David Beard
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National Geographic | National Geographic
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David Beard The researchers wanted to track down a rare cheetah. Iran, without evidence, called them spies. From prison, they've gotten Iranian publishers to donate hundreds of books on wildlife and conservation, and are giving talks to other inmates on those topics. 43h
After Fleeing Poland, an Antiracism Activist Finds Refuge in Norway
Nytimes.com 6d 2 tweets
A decision to grant asylum on political grounds highlights growing concerns over democratic backsliding in Poland.
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David Beard Because of democratic backsliding in Poland, Norway has given asylum to an antiracist activist fleeing that racist government. 6d
CPJ joins statement demanding justice for Maltese journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia - Committee to Protect Journalists
Committee to Protect Journalists 7d 1 tweets
The Committee to Protect Journalists today joined 18 other international press freedom and human rights organizations in a statement calling on Maltese authorities to conduct a thorough and effective criminal investigation into the killing of...
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David Beard Three years ago, journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia had evidence of corruption by her nation's political leaders. She was killed in a car bomb. Three years later, there is no justice. This morning, her face and cause are atop the homepage. 7d
The US has reached 8 million Covid-19 cases, and the pace of new infections signals a tough winter
CNN 8d 8 tweets
The United States on Friday surpassed 8 million recorded Covid-19 cases -- a milestone that comes as daily infection rates are rising, which experts say is setting the country up for a very difficult winter.
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David Beard What's the difference between a masked America and some Americans forgoing face masks in the next few months? At least 70,000 lives, public health officials project. #WearAMask #COVID19 7d
National Geographic | National Geographic
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David Beard Also in today's newsletter — this nugget from , far from the bother of the Beltway. 11d
Trump asked Walter Reed doctors to sign NDAs in 2019
NBC News 16d 24 tweets
At least two Walter Reed doctors who refused to sign non-disclosure agreements last year were not permitted to be involved in Trump’s care.
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David Beard Doctors working on the president during a hush-hush emergency medical trip to Walter Reed last November were forced to sign NDAs. 2 doctors who didn't were dismissed from treatment of the ailing leader. We still don't know why he was rushed to the hospital 16d
Drop charges against Des Moines Register reporter, Columbia University demands
Des Moines Register - Des Moines Register 18d 2 tweets
Reporter Andrea Sahouri was on assignment and protected under the First Amendment, staff and students at the Columbia School of Journalism say.
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David Beard . is a reporter who was covering a protest in Iowa. Police pepper sprayed her. Handcuffed her. Took her to jail. The paper's editor & the school, her alma mater, have demanded charges be dropped. 18d
Americans Should Learn From Trump’s Infection
Nicholas Kristof - Nytimes.com 21d 18 tweets
Forget the snark. Just wear a mask.
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David Beard Will Americans learn from the president's misfortune to #WearAMask? That's what is asking, noting that our forefathers wore masks a century ago to try to stop a deadly influenza pandemic 20d
How past U.S. presidents have battled illness in office
History & Culture 22d 3 tweets
A hidden stroke. A heart attack that was presented as indigestion. The American presidency’s history of incapacity and sickness.
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David Beard #Trump isn't the 1st president to get sick in office. One hid a stroke. Another a heart attack. A third got a cancer operation on a yacht (and told the public he was on a fishing trip) w/ 22d
The magnitude of America’s contact tracing crisis is hard to overstate
Science 22d 1 tweets
These essential programs are getting creative to overcome funding shortages, testing delays, case surges, and public distrust.
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David Beard How do you contact trace a presidential exposure to #COVID19? How do you find out who he has exposed? Here's a look at the sorry state of US contact tracing. 22d
Conservative hoaxers face charges over false voter robocalls
AP NEWS 23d 5 tweets
Two notorious conservative operatives were charged Thursday with felonies in connection with false robocalls that aimed to dissuade residents in Detroit and other U.S. cities from voting by mail,...
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David Beard Michigan charged 2 notorious conservative operatives with 4 felonies for false robocalls seeking to scare away African Americans from voting by mail. They falsely claimed such voting could lead to arrest, debt collection & forced vaccination #suppression 23d
Want to reduce your COVID-19 risk? You need to sleep more.
Science 23d 2 tweets
Sleep is a simple way to bolster the immune system against colds, influenza, and other respiratory infections.
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David Beard Sleep more. That's one way to reduce your #COVID19 risk. It also will increase the effectiveness of an eventual vaccine. 23d
"Will You Shut Up, Man" Black T-shirt
Team Joe Store 25d 6 tweets
Official Webstore of Biden for President
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David Beard That was quick. #Debates2020 25d
The Prophet of the Revolt
Pullrequest.substack.com 36d 14 tweets
Martin Gurri and the ungovernable public
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David Beard "By the time I was 10, I had lived through a dictatorship of the right and a dictatorship of the left. I learned early in my life that the worst democracy is infinitely better than the best-performing tyranny" - 28d
To Beat Trump, Mock Him
Nicholas Kristof - Nytimes.com 28d 25 tweets
The lesson from pro-democracy fighters abroad: Humor deflates authoritarian rulers.
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David Beard When Putin poisons you, but you survive—& keep your sense of humor. From Alexander Navalny: "Ending up in an Omsk morgue where the cause of death would be listed as ‘lived long enough’ was the ultimate goal of my cunning plan. But Putin outplayed me.” 28d
Coronavirus Survey Halted After Workers Faced Racial Slurs, Officials Say
Nytimes.com 28d 7 tweets
Workers were followed, videotaped and threatened in confrontations across Minnesota, the state Department of Health said.
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David Beard A #coronavirus survey in Minnesota was stopped after multiple cases of residents “intimidating and shouting racial and ethnic slurs” at public health workers who had been going door to door #COVID19 28d
‘I Feel Sorry for Americans’: A Baffled World Watches the U.S.
Nytimes.com 29d 36 tweets
From Myanmar to Canada, people are asking: How did a superpower allow itself to be felled by a virus? And why won’t the president commit to a peaceful transition of power?
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David Beard “The world sees the dismantling of social cohesion within American society and the mess in managing Covid,” said Yenny Wahid, an Indonesian politician. “There is a vacuum of leadership that needs to be filled, but America is not fulfilling that role.” 28d
Houston doctor dies of COVID-19: 'She could make any moment feel special'
ABC13 Houston - ABC13 Houston 32d 2 tweets
"What started as intense flu-like symptoms escalated within the week to a hospital stay," said her family.
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David Beard She was 28. Dr. Adeline Fagan cared for women and babies. She became one of 697 heath workers to die of #COVID19 32d
A Notorious COVID Troll Actually Works for Dr. Fauci's Agency
Lachlan Markay - The Daily Beast 33d 39 tweets
Bill Crews is a PR official at the National Institutes of Health. But he also has another job: an anonymous RedState editor who rails against the agency for which he works.
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David Beard Anonymous Fauci and NIH attacker actually is a flack paid by taxpayers to promote the public health work of the National Institutes of Health. This employee called Fauci a "mask nazi" for wanting to curtail #COVID19 by 33d
Van Morrison to release lockdown protest songs
BBC News 36d 13 tweets
The musician attacks the government and "scientists making up crooked facts" in his latest music.
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David Beard These are among the musicians who have died of #COVID19: John Prine Toots Hibbert Ellis Marsalis Jr. Adam Schlesinger Bruce Williamson Nick Cordero Trini Lopez Lee Konitz Wallace Roney Waddup, Van Morrison? 36d