Rep. Chris Jacobs votes no to post office bills – by chance?
Rep. Chris Jacobs, RN.Y., claimed side with House of Representatives Democrats to provide a $ 25 billion boost in funding for the U.S. Postal Service, but said he accidentally hit “the wrong button” on Saturday. The US House of Representatives passed a USPS funding package with 26 Republicans breaking party …
Read More »USPS funding: Donald Trump launches conspiracies as House resigns from the Postal Service
While the legislation is unlikely to get a seat in the Republican-held Senate under the iron hand of Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, the debacle in which one of America’s most beloved institutions emerged three months before voters decide whether to to select again. On the eve of the Republican National …
Read More »Good news. The latest COVID-19 tests work without ‘Tickling Your Brain’
Early COVID-19 images of swabbing from Wuhan, China, looked more like an Ebola news story – health care workers were completely immersed in personal protective equipment (PPE), inserting swabs so deep that brain damage seemed difficult. When COVID-19 (and testing) spread around the world, there were reports of “the brain …
Read More »Asteroid to fly past Earth just before election day, NASA says
As if 2020 is not already crazy enough, an asteroid is heading towards Earth just before election day. According to NASA JPL’s Center for Near Objects Studies, space rock 2018VP1 will fly past Earth on November 2, a day before the US presidential election. At 6.5 feet in diameter, it …
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