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Here is a link to my daughter’s kindergarten teacher. His name is Brendan Jackson and he teaches at New Lambton South public school in New Lambton, Newcastle, NSW, Australia. My daughter had only been in kindergarten for seven weeks when our school shut down. He sends his little videos like this every day. He really makes a huge difference in her life.  … [Read more...] about The best of a bad situation: this week’s Covid-19 silver linings

It was 1955 in the cradle of the Confederacy. Just the year before the supreme court had outlawed segregation and a 14-year-old boy, Emmett Till, had been murdered for saying "Bye Baby" or wolf whistling to a white woman in a grocery store in rural Mississippi. Ms Parks said she was thinking of him when she decided she would not be moved. From the position where she was ushered off the bus on Dexter Avenue she could see the point where Jefferson Davis had stamped his foot and declared an independent Confederacy to defend slavery less than a century before, and where the former governor George Wallace would promise "segregation now, segregation tomorrow, segregation for ever" less than 10 years later. … [Read more...] about Taking a stand by sitting down

While restrictions across Europe have seen cases on the continent fall dramatically, the pandemic is hitting its peak in Brazil and Russia where the infection rate is spiralling. … [Read more...] about Apocalyptic virus from chicken farms could dwarf coronavirus and kill HALF world’s population, scientist warns

Footage apparently taken inside the mall during the attack showed people running from stalls to take cover. “It was about 5pm that I heard the gunfire,” said Uam. “Then a crowd started running. I could see it clearly because I was in front of the mall. I saw him shooting and I saw him moving in front of the parking lot where he later took a selfie that he posted on Facebook.” … [Read more...] about Thai PM defends security at military base after soldier’s killing spree

“If parents have questions, if they don’t go in this outlandish direction in those conspiracies, and they have concerns and they asked their physicians, that’s perfectly legitimate,” Omar said. He said the onus will be on health care providers and doctors to not treat the skeptics with contempt, but rather to answer people’s questions with respect. … [Read more...] about Another threat looming in the fight against coronavirus: anti-vaxxers