JUDGE SULLIVAN ISN’T DOING MUCH TO UPHOLD THE DIGNITY AND INTEGRITY OF THE JUDICIARY: ‘What a circus’: Techno Fog and others weigh in on Judge Emmet Sullivan hiring an attorney to represent him.

HOW L.A. COUNTY BECAME CORONAVIRUS EPICENTER: Slower shutdown, density, poverty among theories.

Many epidemiologists pointed to densely packed neighborhoods with overcrowded housing, as well as high rates of poverty, homelessness and even pollution that could be fueling poor outcomes in L.A. County.

Another factor might be when local officials shut down. The Bay Area issued its stay-at-home order on March 16, followed by L.A. County three days later. Though earlier than the rest of the nation, the delay may have set the stage for L.A. County to succeed the Bay Area as California’s center for COVID-19.

Earlier: Coronavirus lessons on density, mass transit, bureaucracy and censorship: They kill.

IT’S FINE TO CHANGE YOUR MIND IN RESPONSE TO NEW FACTS, BUT YOU NEED TO DISPLAY SOME HUMILITY UPFRONT: Why scientists are changing their minds and disagreeing.

If you’ve tuned into the daily news cycle during the coronavirus pandemic, you’ve probably noticed circumstances where scientists seemed reluctant to share information, debated the latest research on social media or downright changed their views.

In our culture, we often hold politicians, corporate executives and other leaders accountable for the consistency of their positions. In political debates, candidates will often point out on the debate stage that a rival swung to the left or right over a controversial issue. It suggests a lack of authenticity, or even careerism, and indicates that they can’t be trusted to do what’s right for their constituents.

In the scientific world, it’s expected that even the highest-ranking academics will evolve their thinking — and many have done so during this Covid-19 pandemic.

But some scientists fear that the public doesn’t understand this, and is losing faith in scientists who change their minds. And that’s having real consequences on the front lines.

If you speak with the Unchallengeable Voice Of God, and then you change your mind and speak again with the Unchallengeable Voice Of God, people will notice.

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WITH HIS CONSCIENCE, WHICH IS TO SAY NONEXISTENT: Where Is Cuomo’s Apology for Killing 10,000 People?

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SPACE: The astronauts on SpaceX’s Crew Dragon launch have named their ship. (But they’re not telling … yet.)

MAKING SPACE GREAT AGAIN: Trump to visit Florida for SpaceX launch.

VICTORY FOR CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE: Minnesota Gov. Loosens Church Restrictions After Catholics, Lutherans Unite.

CORRECTING THE RECORD: I Was In Charge of the Deck Chairs On the Titanic, and They Absolutely Did Need Rearranging. “Did the chairs I so lovingly arranged ever sink beneath the weight of a wealthy, silk-clad bottom? No, they sank beneath the North Atlantic, but that’s hardly the point. The point is, I did my duty to the best of my ability and froze to death with a satisfied heart.”

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MARK RIPPETOE ON GETTING BACK IN THE GYM AFTER 2 OR 3 MONTHS OFF. I should’ve stopped at 225 my first time, as he suggests, instead of 275. As he warns, I was sore as hell.

“HATE SPEECH” AS A CONCEPT WAS NEVER ANYTHING BUT A LAME EXCUSE FOR SILENCING PEOPLE ON THE RIGHT: “Hate Speech” and the New Tyranny over the Mind.

CNN IS ATTEMPTING MAJOR DAMAGE CONTROL OVER BIDEN GAFFE: What Biden said was outrageous. But, some say, so was the reaction.

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And of course: ABC, CBS, NBC Average a Minute on Joe Biden’s ‘You Ain’t Black’ Gaffe.

AMAZON HITS BACK AT JOE BIDEN FOR SAYING THE COMPANY DOESN’T PAY ITS FAIR SHARE IN TAXES. On the other hand, don’t get too excited:

In 2009, at the dawn of the Obama era, the Washington Post declared (though then subsidiary publication Newsweek), “We Are All Socialists Now,” and despite the new ownership under Bezos, his writers still think that AOC’s Green Nude Eel doesn’t go anywhere near far enough in destroying capitalism.

I’M OLD ENOUGH TO REMEMBER WHEN DEMOCRATS WERE HAPPY TO HAVE NEW MANUFACTURING IN THE US.

Related: “When I said AOC was the soul of the soulless Democrat Party that was not hyperbole. Her success in blocking Amazon in New York City was just one of many attempts by Democrats to sabotage capitalism in America. Think not? Look at who runs most of the cities and states that refuse to re-open.”

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MAKE AMERICA BROKE AGAIN: CNBC Reporter: Biden Tax Plan ‘Most Expensive’ in Recent History.

CNBC reporter Robert Frank said Friday that presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden is putting forward the most burdensome tax plan in years.

“The truth is that Joe Biden, even though he’s portrayed as a moderate, is offering the most expensive Democratic tax plan that we’ve seen from any Democratic candidate in recent history,” Frank said in an interview. “Hillary Clinton’s total plan was $1.5 trillion. Biden’s plan is $4 trillion.”

Flashback: Biden calls paying higher taxes a patriotic act.

Is post-Coronavirus America prepared to live up to Joe’s Venezuelan level of patriotism?

I NEED ONE OF THESE TO SOCIALLY ISOLATE ON: This 160-Foot All-Carbon Superyacht Is Like a Bond Villain Lair That Floats.

OLD AND BUSTED: 2019 was going to bring us androids indistinguishable from humans.

The New Hotness? Sex doll shops ‘can’t keep up with demand’ during coronavirus lockdown.

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