The Daily Populous

Monday April 27th, 2020 night edition

image for Trump claims the media misrepresented his coronavirus cure comments. Video proves otherwise.

It demonstrates the lengths to which he’s willing to go to shift blame instead of simply admitting he misspoke.

Suffice it to say that Birx looked less than thrilled with Trump’s comments.

Here's Trump's tweet claiming he wasn't speaking to Dr. Birx about "light and heat" being a potential coronavirus cure, followed by the video clip proving he's lying pic.twitter.com/lYhxpO3tlz — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) April 25, 2020.

I think he just saw the information at the time immediately before the press conference and he was still digesting.”.

Dr Birx defends Trump musing about disinfectant injections: "When he gets new information, he likes to talk that through out loud ...

I think he just saw the information at the time immediately before the press conference and he was still digesting."

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The Union Effect in California #1: Wages, Benefits, and Use of Public Safety Net Programs

Authored by laborcenter.berkeley.edu

Unions have historically played a role in improving wages and benefits by enabling workers to join together to negotiate with employers.

Overall, we estimate that unions increase workers’ earnings in California by $18.5 billion annually through collective bargaining.

By organizing and bargaining collectively, union workers are able to significantly improve their wages, benefits, and working conditions. »

'We did it to ourselves': scientist says intrusion into nature led to pandemic

Authored by theguardian.com

'We did it to ourselves': scientist says intrusion into nature led to pandemic.

The vast illegal wildlife trade and humanity’s excessive intrusion into nature is to blame for the coronavirus pandemic, according to a leading US scientist who says “this is not nature’s revenge, we did it to ourselves”.

Wet markets are traditional markets selling live animals (farmed and wild) as well as fresh fruit, vegetables and fish, often in unhygienic conditions. »

Psychedelic mushrooms for depression: 'This is the one that changed things'

Authored by dw.com
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But over the past decade, a resurgence in psychedelic research has yielded new insights, with some labs running human trials.

They cocoon you from the stresses of life, which are many and repeated, and they allow your brain to heal.".

Nutt and his team of researchers have been concluding a second human trial of psilocybin to treat depression. »

Hungary prepares to end legal recognition of trans people

Authored by theguardian.com

Trans people and rights activists say the law, which has been introduced into parliament as attention is focused on the coronavirus pandemic, will increase discrimination and intolerance towards trans people.

Parliament is still sitting, but instead of focusing on fighting coronavirus, it is dealing with issues such as the new trans legislation.

“I cannot change my legal name to anything that doesn’t give me away as a trans person,” said Ördög. »