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As the United States heads into flu season, Americans can't let up in the fight against the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, Dr. Anthony Fauci said Thursday. Although the number of new daily cases of coronavirus in the U.S. has slowly been declining, the country is still closing in on 200,000 deaths from COVID-19 and more than 6 million confirmed infections. “We need to hunker down and get through this fall and winter because it’s not going to be easy,” Fauci said. Fauci also spoke about the COVID-19 vaccine trials and the possibility of post-Labor Day surges, noting that as one region...

Due to the government shut down....the Silliness Thread has been #barrycaded. ***THIS***THREAD***IS***CLOSED***DONOTCROSS******THIS***THREAD***IS***CLOSED***DONOTCROSS******THIS***THREAD***IS***CLOSED***DONOTCROSS******THIS***THREAD***IS***CLOSED***DONOTCROSS******THIS***THREAD***IS***CLOSED***DONOTCROSS******THIS***THREAD***IS***CLOSED***DONOTCROSS******THIS***THREAD***IS***CLOSED***DONOTCROSS******THIS***THREAD***IS***CLOSED***DONOTCROSS******THIS***THREAD***IS***CLOSED***DONOTCROSS******THIS***THREAD***IS***CLOSED***DONOTCROSS******THIS***THREAD***IS***CLOSED***DONOTCROSS******THIS***THREAD***IS***CLOSED***DONOTCROSS******THIS***THREAD***IS***CLOSED***DONOTCROSS*** Naw....no amount of barrycading is gonna stop me....Now, as reported at American Glob, Barrycade Earns Entry At Urban Dictionary.  The definition seems to fit:1. barrycade 1. A barrier (usually temporary) that exists for no reason.2. A barrier erected for political reasons.“Dude, Obama barrycaded the park.”“Hey, let’s put up some barrycades to keep those World War II veterans away from the open-air World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C., in order to try and score some cheap political points.”What I've been wondering about the barrycades... When the government does something...

Judging by the ground rules established by the political parties concerning how the Washington press corps covers today's election-related events inside the Beltway, Democrats are probably preparing for a tough night, while Republicans are gearing up for what could be an historic election.House Democrats and Republicans are each holding various press events today, but Democrats have been careful to control media access on election night, in anticipation of a vote count that analysts have predicted will result in a tumultuous evening for the Democratic Party.That's in stark contrast to the celebration kicked off when then-House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and...

My aunt, who used to live in Texas City, moved to Austin this summer. I collected these videos for her and thought some of my fellow Gulf Coast FReepers as well as some of those on NN's ping list might be interested in viewing them.