RIPs and Infected

893,430 around the world.

193,253 of the Failed Statians.

India and Peru

COVID in Vic

Q fever goes global

John Was Trying to Contact Aliens https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jr83bJsT6OA

Millerites https://www.thoughtco.com/millerites-definition-1773334 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millerism

Conspiratorial thinking https://theconversation.com/coronavirus-plandemic-and-the-seven-traits-of-conspiratorial-thinking-138483

Native Weevils and Eucalypts https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2018-08-16/native-weevil-attacking-eucalyptus-trees-in-monaro-region-of-nsw/10004390

Cathy Smith - John Belushi's overdose administrator https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/04/us/cathy-smith-dead.html

Irving Kanarek - Charles Manson's lawyer https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/03/us/irving-kanarek-dead.html

Dmitry Svetushkin - suicide by defenestration https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dmitry_Svetushkin

Comrade Duch https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kang_Kek_Iew

David Graeber - author of 'Debt: The First 500 Years', and 'Bullshit Jobs' https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Graeber

Lou Brock https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lou_Brock

Ty Cobb https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ty_Cobb

Not dead, but lithium poisoned ... Bill Oddie https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-54054925

Toots Hibbert https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toots_Hibbert

Follow-Up

Belarus

Nord Stream https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nord_Stream#Baltic_Sea_offshore_pipeline https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baltic_Sea

Novichok!(?) https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-54002880

Sudan https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-09-04/sudan-ends-30-years-of-islamic-law-by-separating-religion-state

Julian Assange https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/julian-assange-wikileaks-extradition/2020/09/06/dff773be-eede-11ea-bd08-1b10132b458f_story.html

Montenegro https://www.yourvalley.net/stories/montenegros-ruling-party-supporters-protest-after-vote-loss,185517 https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/world/thousands-protest-against-pro-serb-rallies-in-montenegro-13087500

5000 Fingers of Dr T - Clan Analogue https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9pjDG4C5Tc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-1pih9NMGg

Things

Yes, agree. But I wish journos would make a point of asking the Opposition every time they slam what is being done what they would do differently and why. Both government and Opposition and the rest of us would benefit. Allowing these lazy free kicks takes us nowhere. - Margaret Simons

Stacks

Tax the Stacks and put the money into the ABC

https://www.theguardian.com/media/2020/sep/01/facebook-instagram-threatens-block-australians-sharing-news-landmark-accc-media-law

https://www.forbes.com/sites/danielcassady/2020/09/03/report-doj-plans-on-filling-antitrust-charges-against-google-in-september/#1a32e21e328e

Deepfakes https://blogs.microsoft.com/on-the-issues/2020/09/01/disinformation-deepfakes-newsguard-video-authenticator/

Neural Network Zoo https://www.asimovinstitute.org/neural-network-zoo/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edge_detection

Games (specifically excluding Chess)

Greece v Turkey https://www.dw.com/en/turkey-threatens-greece-over-disputed-mediterranean-territorial-claims/a-54828554

https://www.dw.com/en/turkey-slams-us-over-lifting-cyprus-arms-embargo-nicosia-welcomes-decision/a-54793053

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