Sunday, October 11, 2020

10-11: armed, far-right Trumpian groups—like Wolverine Watchmen—plan to go to the polls; Zoom-bombing at UCLA; Trump border wall funding plan illegal, says court

Clara Bow (1905-1965)
UCLA investigates ‘Zoom-bombing’ attacks during online classes
-- Disruptions took place at least twice Monday, according to the Daily Bruin, with someone shouting homophobic slurs during a chemistry class and then attacking participants’ appearances, and another person interrupting a calculus class with racist and homophobic slurs directed at the professor. Alex Wigglesworth in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 10/11/20

Trump border wall funding plan illegal and construction must stop, court rules -- President Trump’s pledge to build a southern border wall suffered another defeat when a federal appellate court in San Francisco ruled Friday night that the president could not use his emergency powers to divert $3.6 billion in military construction funding to build the wall. Michael Cabanatuan in the San Francisco Chronicle$ -- 10/11/20 

What if armed, far-right groups go to the polls? Some plan to -- They go by names like Oath Keepers, Wolverine Watchmen and the Three Percenters. They chat on Gab, Discord, 4chan and other social media. Heavily armed and loyal to President Trump, many vow to descend on polling places Nov. 3 in a far-right show of unity. Molly Hennessy-Fiske, Jaweed Kaleem in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 10/11/20 

California thought it could delay climate disaster. Now millions of acres are burning -- California tried harder than any state to fight climate change. Two governors imposed a groundbreaking emissions cap-and-trade system while state regulators forced American automakers to build more efficient cars. None of those policies kept California from becoming the poster child for what climate change really looks like. Debra Kahn Politico -- 10/11/20 

Josephine Baker (1906-1975)
Average deaths in California drop to lowest point in months
-- California’s daily average death count has dropped to its lowest point in more than three months, signaling that the mid-summer’s wave of infections is finally over — even as coronavirus infections spread unevenly yet again across the state. Fiona Kelliher in the San Jose Mercury$ -- 10/10/20 

Coronavirus perceptions and overall assessments of the president’s performance continue to hamper his candidacy. 
—WashPo 

The White men without college degrees who love the president. 
—WashPo 

In an extract from his new book, a colleague recalls a meal with the mathematician who shared the 2020 Nobel prize in physics 
—Guardian UK

OC Covid numbers: 244 new cases (high); 1 new death (low)

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Thanks for the selected updates during this strange time. Keep hope alive.

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