The rush to save the world and get rich doing it is on, but let's take a realistic look at what is possible, and when.
And how the debate about renewing or curbing Section 215 of the US government's spying program is blocked by COVID-19 politics.
Links:
Some express concerns over rush to find COVID-19 vaccine :: WRAL.com (https://www.wral.com/some-express-concerns-over-rush-to-find-covid-19-vaccine/19105505/)
Unprecedented rush to find COVID-19 vaccine Video - ABC News (https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/News/video/unprecedented-rush-find-covid-19-vaccine-70529511)
COVID-19 and the rush to produce a vaccine | Northwell Health (https://www.northwell.edu/coronavirus-covid-19/news/insights/covid-19-and-the-rush-to-produce-a-vaccine)
Zelensky seeks probe over leaked audio of Biden linking US aid to Ukraine prosecutor's ouster | Fox News (https://www.foxnews.com/politics/zelensky-probe-audio-biden-ukraine)
Ukraine to investigate leaked calls between Joe Biden and ex-president | World news | The Guardian (https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/may/20/ukraine-joe-biden-petro-poroshenko-recordings-investigation)
The CDC and States Are Misreporting COVID-19 Test Data - The Atlantic (https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2020/05/cdc-and-states-are-misreporting-covid-19-test-data-pennsylvania-georgia-texas/611935/?fbclid=IwAR3veUSb7bTgeSwS6VD_u9zr8UsTz14zclqyvKlDsWJPKYEFQR3zhf1p4C0)
Texas stops combining coronavirus antibody, viral test data - News - Austin American-Statesman - Austin, TX (https://www.statesman.com/news/20200522/texas-stops-combining-coronavirus-antibody-viral-test-data)
TWiV 617: Coronavirus Times | This Week in Virology (https://www.microbe.tv/twiv/twiv-617/)
Pompeo declares Hong Kong no longer autonomous from China (https://www.cnbc.com/2020/05/27/pompeo-declares-hong-kong-no-longer-autonomous-from-china.html)
Rep. Devin Nunes: California Ballot Harvesting Law Has Permanently Altered Election Landscape | Video | RealClearPolitics (https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2019/02/08/rep_devin_nunes_california_ballot_harvesting_law_has_permanently_altered_election_landscape.html)
Republicans Drop Bill to End Voting Practice Ripe for Fraud: Ballot Harvesting | Committee on House Administration Republicans (https://republicans-cha.house.gov/media/press-releases/republicans-drop-bill-end-voting-practice-ripe-fraud-ballot-harvesting)
He hates saying that. Just... hates it. - Album on Imgur (https://imgur.com/gallery/86KOwbk)
For Better Or For Worse, Ballot Harvesting For Election Voting Would Be A Cinch With Self-Driving Cars (https://www.forbes.com/sites/lanceeliot/2020/05/26/for-better-or-for-worse-ballot-harvesting-for-election-voting-would-be-a-cinch-with-self-driving-cars/#22fa2ee22129)
What is ballot ‘harvesting,’ and why is Trump so against it? - The Washington Post (https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/05/26/what-is-ballot-harvesting-why-is-trump-so-against-it/)
Ballot harvesting - Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballot_harvesting)
Local News Stations Run Propaganda Segment Scripted and Produced by Amazon - VICE (https://www.vice.com/amp/en_us/article/4ayvwb/local-news-stations-run-propaganda-segments-scripted-and-produced-by-amazon)
A Covid-19 Vaccine Could Be Worth Billions for Moderna and Its Rivals - Barron's (https://www.barrons.com/articles/a-covid-19-vaccine-could-be-worth-billions-for-moderna-and-its-rivals-51589902769)
Influenza Vaccine Market 2020 : Covid 19 Impact Analysis with Top Countries Data, Market Size, Revenue Growth Development, Business Opportunities with Forecast to 2026 - MarketWatch (https://www.marketwatch.com/press-release/influenza-vaccine-market-2020-covid-19-impact-analysis-with-top-countries-data-market-size-revenue-growth-development-business-opportunities-with-forecast-to-2026-2020-05-21)
The $1 billion bet: Pharma giant and U.S. government team up in all-out coronavirus vaccine push | Science | AAAS (https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/03/1-billion-bet-pharma-giant-and-us-government-team-all-out-coronavirus-vaccine-push)
Merck CEO Warns of a Longer Wait for a Covid-19 Vaccine - Barron's (https://www.barrons.com/articles/merck-ceo-warns-of-a-longer-wait-for-a-covid-19-vaccine-51590526690)
UK minister resigns over Dominic Cummings’ lockdown trip - POLITICO (https://www.politico.com/news/2020/05/26/uk-minister-resigns-over-dominic-cummings-lockdown-trip-281706)
Michigan Gov. Whitmer caught in Memorial Day lockdown controversy over husband's reported boat request | Fox News (https://www.foxnews.com/politics/michigan-whitmer-memorial-day-husband-boat-request-coronavirus.amp?__twitter_impression=true)
beth on Twitter: "if we only keep one thing from this pandemic, i hope it’s priests with water pistols https://t.co/2LNCjqEFtc" / Twitter (https://twitter.com/bethbourdon/status/1264702232227971072?s=12)
Coronavirus 'disappearing' so fast Oxford vaccine has 'only 50% chance of working' | UK News | Sky News (https://news.sky.com/story/coronavirus-disappearing-so-fast-oxford-vaccine-has-only-50-chance-of-working-11993739)
Joe Biden, Wearing Mask, Appears in Public at a Veterans Memorial - The New York Times (https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/25/us/politics/joe-biden-memorial-day.html?smtyp=cur&smid=fb-nytimes&fbclid=IwAR08t6Uf_GT0K2Tkdq0XROqNKHrzHgDmSqtEvyPQ7ojHigUFSDaXVL4PAyY&fbclid=IwAR1hAuMO6invevNQm582orVPLTaqwoWUEw0IFlk07M7y8_qL1WT8lSDeB_4&fbclid=IwAR0zSBS1_CbRyxNFXVXSfU6G2T5W2XoyfembtGiP1qeyNFJLG6DGe4J43Q4)
Senate lets Patriot Act keep surveilling internet without a warrant - Vox (https://www.vox.com/recode/2020/5/13/21257481/wyden-freedom-patriot-act-amendment-mcconnell)
Yes, the Patriot Act amendment to track us online is real | Engadget (https://www.engadget.com/yes-the-patriot-act-amendment-to-track-us-online-is-real-173055117.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAACKaTFTG-5O9ygOJREdBt4k9DrSk4Fb1GavGoB2kJXwe5ezHN0kBnLJxMivt_JmCOI032lWiPKO8EbzJoAMwvluWXEecKi7LoZFoatlms7hbtum6zoH4k7kf-xbZ3vKI3eLJ1c3VM0HYxSl0yqpgAulP3TwJW795z59XseSwjw2z)
Joe Biden accuser Tara Reade let go by lawyer | Joe Biden | The Guardian (https://amp.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/may/22/joe-biden-tara-reade-lawyer)
Amazon’s Audible Goes Beyond Books to Chase Spotify in Podcasts - Bloomberg (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-05-22/amazon-wants-to-build-your-favorite-podcast)
The podcasting world is now Spotify versus everybody else - The Verge (https://www.theverge.com/21265005/spotify-joe-rogan-experience-podcast-deal-apple-gimlet-media-ringer)
‘A Year’s Worth of Suicide Attempts in the Last Four Weeks’: California Doctor Calls for End to Lockdown (https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/e2-80-98a-year-e2-80-99s-worth-of-suicide-attempts-in-the-last-four-weeks-e2-80-99-california-doctor-calls-for-end-to-lockdown/ar-BB14sPHh)
Facts of international corruption: Conversations between P. Poroshenko, J. Biden and J. Kerry - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wb-wPUOUmWE)
Trump wears mask with presidential seal during part of Ford plant tour (https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-refuses-wear-mask-front-cameras-during-ford-tour-n1212466)
The CDC and States Are Misreporting COVID-19 Test Data - The Atlantic (https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2020/05/cdc-and-states-are-misreporting-covid-19-test-data-pennsylvania-georgia-texas/611935/)
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