Follow-up:

At once elfin and Mephistophelian, the Amazing Randi @3:01

Paty was posthumously awarded the Légion d’honneur by President Macron @8:49

Reuters reports on the chilling effect this kind of terror has in France

Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan accuses French President Emmanuel Macron of “attacking Islam,”

Trump & Cronies:

Amy Coney Barrett was confirmed @20:10

Barrett’s adherence to the teachings of the Roman Catholic Church’s Magisterium @22:47

If you’re feeling terrified and want to take action, the best thing you can do is donate to an abortion fund. @32:45

Trump tells Religion News Service that he’s no longer Presbyterian, and now identifies as a non-denominational Christian. @ 33:42

The President of the United States said that wind turbines emit fumes that make climate change worse and “kill all the birds.” @34:36

Coronavirus:

WHO: Remdesivir doesn’t work for COVID. FDA: Let’s approve it anyway. @49:02

Americans’ trust in the information they get about COVID-19 has dropped since the spring @53:57

What foods can we eat to boost our immunity to COVID-19? None! That’s not a thing. @55:14

The administration last year quietly disbanded the office with the expertise for exactly this job.” @56:32

a campaign to get mall Santas to promote an eventual COVID vaccine in exchange for early access

Immune response drops @58:21

State News:

OH - A public high school in Ohio is giving students extra credit for watching PragerU videos @59:07

ID - AP: “Moments after hearing an Idaho hospital was overwhelmed by COVID-19 patients and looking at sending people as far away as Seattle for care, members of a regional health department board voted Thursday to repeal a local mask mandate.” @1:01:57

NC - The United House of Prayer for All People, a Pentecostal church in Charlotte, North Carolina, was the source of 121 COVID-19 infections, resulting in three deaths so far, so the county public health department issued an abatement order, temporarily closing the church for being an “imminent hazard.” @1:02:53

Final stories:

Glenn Beck also seems to think that the end is coming @1:03:49