THE GREAT REOPENING: Next wave of U.S. states set to reopen as coronavirus could push jobless rate to 16%.

EVOLUTION: A new explanation for the origins of human fatherhood.

JOE PAPPALARDO: Digging Up Regolith: Why Mining the Moon Seems More Possible Than Ever: For decades, the idea of mining the moon was pure science fiction for most and a wild concept for even the most ardent believers. Now technical advances and rare political support are making it an actual possibility.

MORE LIKE THIS, PLEASE: AG Barr Directs DOJ To Go After States, Localities Violating Civil Liberties Over Coronavirus.

IT ALWAYS HELPS TO BE LUCKY: Germany’s Covid-19 Story. A combination of good fortune and widespread public compliance helped Germany weather the first wave of infections better than other countries.

ADAM FORD: Oh look, I updated some of Pelosi’s Kavanaugh tweets in light of credible accusations against Biden.

IT’S THE TESTING, STUPID: New Jersey’s Corona Debacle.  Governor Phil Murphy has failed to provide sufficient testing for residents, setting back the state’s timetable for restarting the economy. But to give him his due: he did manage to shut down a drive-in tulip farm where the visitors never got out of their cars.

SERFS MUST BE TAUGHT THEIR PLACE IN THE NEOFEUDAL PROGRESSIVE REPUBLIC: This Is What California Is Doing to the Little Guy During This Pandemic.

SO MANY QUESTIONS, SO MANY ANSWERS THE MEDIA IGNORES: Frequently posing the most relevant questions are the scribes at Issues & Insights. Today, they note that CDC data shows “the current average U.S. overall death rate, even amid the coronavirus pandemic, is actually lower than it has been for much of the past seven years and well below the long-term average.” Don’t expect to see that in the New York Times or Washington Post any time soon.

I, MECHANICAL PENCIL: Why a socialist economy can never work.

ROBIN HANSON: 2 Lockdown Cost-Benefit Analyses.

STREAM AWAY INTO THE NIGHT: Comcast waives data cap until at least June 30 in response to pandemic.

KRUISER: Vox Dusts Off the Race Card: ‘Anti-Black Racism Is Driving’ Lockdown Protests.

MY FRIENDS IN NYC AND ITALY WHO HAVE BALCONIES HAVE FOUND THEM VERY COMFORTING: A Lesson from Social Distancing: Build Better Balconies.

#TIMESUP:

JAZZ SHAW: The CNN, Larry King Live Story On Tara Reade Takes Another Strange Turn.

But let’s get back to the original, curious question about that Google Play feed. So it doesn’t look like CNN could have deleted the entry from the index. That brings us back to the other possibilities I was mulling over yesterday. It either had to be some bizarre technical glitch or somebody deleted it. The “glitch” theory still seems like total gibberish. The rest of the entire 1993 season is displayed in chronological order. Also, as noted yesterday, the August 10 and 12 shows are listed with sequential episode numbers rather than showing a gap in the sequence. That smacks of an intentional choice to disappear the episode down the memory hole.

Something stinks.

Dispatches From The Epicenter: Blue Angels and Thunderbirds fly by NYC and NJ.

Thanks. We needed that.

WITH DNC IN MIND, CITY BANS CARRYING URINE, FECES: Oyster flatulence worries climate scientists.

(Classical reference in headline. And yes, the article is from 2017. I’m really looking forward to the return of such luxury beliefs.)

TO BE FAIR, THERE ISN’T MUCH HE DOES DO QUIETLY: Democrats Aren’t Convinced Trump Will Leave Office Quietly.

No need to click. Just another concern-trolling Vanity Fair piece worrying about something no one is actually worried about. What will these people do with themselves when Trump quietly (on the Trump Scale) leaves office on January 20, 2025?

WHAT COULD GO WRONG? Joe Biden has given ‘counsel’ to Michigan Gov. Whitmer amid coronavirus. Exit quote: “We’re cut from a similar cloth – he loves people.”

With or without their consent, apparently.

THAT’S WEIRD, BECAUSE MY GYM REOPENS ON FRIDAY. Oh, right, it’s Jen Rubin talking here.

Also, I wouldn’t bet the farm on a vaccine. I put the odds of a useful vaccine at no more than 50-50.

BELIEVE ALL WOMEN: Two More Witnesses Come Forward Corroborating Tara Reade’s Sexual Assault Allegations Against Biden.

FELLOW TRAVELERS, USEFUL IDIOTS, OR WHOLLY-OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF THE PRC — YOU MAKE THE CALL! The Atlantic Favors the Chinese Communist Party’s Approach to Free Speech.

CONRAD BLACK: “The Democrats are taking their stand on the coronavirus crisis in an untenable position.”