“Inslee announces Washington’s COVID-19 recovery plan”

“Inslee said it is unlikely many restrictions under the “Stay Home, Stay Healthy” order will be modified before May 4. Rather, this plan is intended to be a framework for the loosening of restrictions contingent on a steady decrease of the spread of COVID-19,” from the Office of Gov. Jay Inslee. Read more

“As some states begin to loosen COVID restrictions, most Americans say it’s not safe”

“A new poll released Tuesday found 65% of Americans do not think gatherings of 10 or more people will be safe until the end of June, and another 21% said it wouldn’t be safe until the end of May,” by Charles Duncan, McClatchy Newspapers. Read more

Washington state Department of Social and Health Services offers additional relief funding

“The Washington state Department of Social and Health Services has opened coronavirus relief funding to people without citizenship status or proof of a Social Security number…People not eligible for other COVID-19 assistance programs can apply to the Disaster Cash Assistance Program,” by Josephine Peterson, Tacoma’s News Tribune. Read more

“Bill Gates — Most Dangerous Philanthropist in Modern History?”

By Dr. Mercola. Read more

“The Day Petroleum Was Less Than Worthless [Monday, April 20, 2020]”

By William Rivers Pitt, Truthout. Read more

“CDC director warns second wave of coronavirus this winter could be worse”

“Even as states move ahead with plans to reopen their economies, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned Tuesday that a second wave of the novel coronavirus will be far more dire because it is likely to coincide with the start of flu season,” by Lena H. Sun, The Washington Post. Read more