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Early Addition: Trump Says Virus That's Killed Over 200K Americans "Affects Virtually Nobody"
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Ben Yakas
Published Sep 22, 2020
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- Mitt Romney announced that he would support a floor vote on Donald Trump’s nominee to replace Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the Supreme Court.
- Trump declared during a rally yesterday that “the virus affects virtually nobody, it’s an amazing thing,” so I guess the 200,000+ Americans who have died from COVID-19, and the millions more who have been sickened and affected by it, are all "virtually nobody."
- Rolling Stone has unveiled a massive updated list of the 500 greatest albums of all time, go read it and argue away!
- The Guardian looks at how Kentuckians have come to stop trusting their water.
- Making new friends as an adult is hard as it is, so making new friends as an adult during a pandemic is even harder.
- Cardi B and her sister are facing a defamation lawsuit after the rapper posted a video on social media accusing a group of Long Island beachgoers of being racists.
- What do you do about words that sound like slurs, but aren't actually slurs—and the people who utter them? That's a debate happening on some college campuses.
- The Times looks at why Justice Ginsburg didn't retire during Obama's presidency, but you should also read Rebecca Traister's take on this ICYMI.
- Is aging a disease that can be targeted and treated?
- A NJ drag strip has been cited for COVID-19 violations after cops found at least 1,000 spectators at recent races.
- You can now stream Fleet Foxes' fourth album Shore, which they released today to coincide with the autumnal equinox today.
- Also, listen to a new single from Yo La Tengo, and watch a Peter Gabriel-influenced music video from tUnE-yArDs.
- And finally, enjoy some quality hippo ASMR:
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