Marijuana Breathalyzer Technology.

Sates legalize, sell and tax pot. Then states get more revenue from arresting you for driving under the influence. See how it works?

Marijuana Moment: Federal Agency Will Host ‘Open And Candid Discussion’ On Marijuana Breathalyzer Technology.

A federal agency this spring will convene government officials, forensics experts, academics, industry representatives, law enforcement and standards organizations for what it describes as “an open and candid discussion” about “the path forward to realize meaningful cannabis breathalyzer technology and implementation.”

The two-day event, hosted by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), which is part of the U.S. Department of Commerce, is scheduled to be held in Boulder, Colorado, on April 16 and 17.

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Unlike with alcohol, there’s currently no widely accepted field test to determine whether someone is under the influence of marijuana.

In 2023, a federally funded report by researchers at NIST and the University of Colorado Boulder concluded that evidence does “not support the idea that detecting THC in breath as a single measurement could reliably indicate recent cannabis use.”

“A lot more research is needed to show that a cannabis breathalyzer can produce useful results,” Kavita Jeerage, a NIST materials research engineer and co-author of the report, said at the time. “A breathalyzer test can have a huge impact on a person’s life, so people should have confidence that the results are accurate.”

More recently, a U.S. Department of Justice researcher cast doubt on whether a person’s THC levels are even a reliable indicator of impairment.

States may need to “get away from that idea,” Frances Scott, a physical scientist at the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) Office of Investigative and Forensic Sciences under DOJ, said on a podcast early last year.

Scott questioned the efficacy of setting “per se” THC limits for driving that some states have enacted, making it so a person can be charged with driving while impaired based on the concentration of cannabis components in their system. Ultimately, there may not be a way to assess impairment from THC like we do for alcohol, she said.

One complication is that “if you have chronic users versus infrequent users, they have very different concentrations correlated to different effects,” Scott said. “So the same effect level, if you will, will be correlated with a very different concentration of THC in the blood of a chronic user versus an infrequent user.”

That issue was also examined in a federally funded study last year that identified two different methods of more accurately testing for recent THC use that accounts for the fact that metabolites of the cannabinoid can stay present in a person’s system for weeks or months after consumption.

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“The consensus is that there is no linear relationship of blood THC to driving,” [a study preprint posted on The Lancet by an eight-author team representing Canada’s Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Health Canada and Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia identified and assessed a dozen peer-reviewed studies concluded]. “This is surprising given that blood THC is used to detect cannabis-impaired driving.”

Most states where cannabis is legal measure THC intoxication by whether or not someone’s blood THC levels are below a certain cutoff. The study’s findings suggest that relying on blood levels alone may not accurately reflect whether someone’s driving is impaired.

“Of the 12 papers included in the present review,” authors wrote, “ten found no correlation between blood THC and any measure of driving, including [standard deviation of lateral position (SDLP)], speed, car following, reaction time, or overall driving performance.
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Evan [sic] as far back as 2015, a U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) concluded that it’s “difficult to establish a relationship between a person’s THC blood or plasma concentration and performance impairing effects,” adding that “it is inadvisable to try and predict effects based on blood THC concentrations alone.”

In a separate report last year, NHTSA said there’s “relatively little research” backing the idea that THC concentration in the blood can be used to determine impairment, again calling into question laws in several states that set “per se” limits for cannabinoid metabolites.

Duels.

We ought to revive this tradition.

FBI paying attention to online slang; it "might be Extremism."

Other slang that may draw FBI scrutiny includes "Looksmaxxing" and "LARPing". Read more at:

NY Post: FBI documents associate internet slang like "based" and "red pill" with "extremism".

New documents released Monday warned that common internet lingo is being associated with “Violent Extremism” by the FBI.
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Many of the terms mentioned in the FBI’s list of incel terminology are either widely used across the internet or innocuous in nature.

"Lingo"? 🤣 Groovy Baybee. Very Hip.

"It was just like those incels Chad and Stacey, who are based and red pilled, to say, 'Hey, it's over. Just be first.' They both are Looksmaxxing. Their LARPing is tedious." 

^ This is how the FBI, under AG Merrick Garland's DOJ and, Biden and his Handlers, spends its time...¯\_(ツ)_/¯...

President Trump declares houses of worship essential. Will override governors who don't comply.

MSN: President Trump demands governors reopen churches, synagogues and mosques "right now".

President Donald Trump on Friday demanded that governors reopen churches, synagogues and mosques "right now," threatening to override them if they do not do so by the weekend.

JUNIOR Senator Romney Supports Vote-by-Mail.

Utah's AssClown JUNIOR Senator Mittens Romney

Breitbart: Romney Defends Vote-by-Mail: Works ‘Very, Very Well’ in Utah. 

Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT), one of the Republican Party’s most vocal critics of President Donald Trump, responded to the president’s criticism of recent vote-by-mail initiatives by Democrat governors, claiming the voting system works seamlessly in his home state.

“In my state, I’ll bet 90% of us vote by mail. It works very very well and it’s a very Republican state,” Romney told reporters on Capitol Hill when asked about the president’s comments, according to ABC News.

No matter what is said by President Donald Trump, rest assured JUNIOR Senator Mittens will embrace the opposite.
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President Trump: "Mitt Romney? Mitt is one of the kindest, helpful, sincere, humble and generous person I have ever known."

JUNIOR Senator Mitt Romney: "No! No I am not kind, helpful, sincere, humble or generous! I am none of those things! No one who knows me likes me! No one!"

How's that Utah Recall of JUNIOR Senator Mittens going?

I don't recall where I read it, but Romney hates - just HATES -  being referred to as Utah's JUNIOR Senator. So please, if you're ever writing about him, make sure to call him Utah's JUNIOR Senator.

Some Minnesota Churches to defy Gov Walz and open for services.

Timmy Mussolini

Post Bulletin (via Archive): Minnesota restaurants, bars and salons get June 1 date to reopen, churches to hold services against state orders.

Senate Majority Leader Paul Gazelka, R-East Gull Lake, said he was "dumbfounded" at the governor's move to allow restaurants, bars and salons to reopen, but not letting churches reopen.

"I see no reason why churches are any more dangerous a place for coronavirus transmission than Walmart or a mall," Gazelka said. "If you can get a haircut, shop at a mall, or eat at a restaurant, you should be able to go to church.”
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But faith leaders on Wednesday said that wasn't good enough. In a statement, leaders of the Minnesota Catholic Conference and the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod in Minnesota said they would hold services beginning next week despite state orders restricting gatherings to 10 people or fewer.

“Darkness and despair have taken hold of so many of our fellow Americans in the face of the economic and social hardship of the COVID-19 pandemic,” Archbishop Bernard Hebda said. “Faith has always been a source of comfort and strength and now more than ever it is of the utmost importance that we are able to meet the spiritual needs of our community.”

If businesses and restaurants can reopen at limited capacity, churches ought to be able to as well, faith leaders said.

Walz is really enjoying his newfound tyranny. Any why wouldn't he? He's still getting paid.

Do any image search on Tim Walz, you'll see he hasn't missed any meals. He's not worried about meals next week, let alone tomorrow. He hasn't had to worry about paying the mortgage or rent. His utilities are all paid. His transportation and travel is provided and funded. He doesn't worry about how he'll pay for healthcare and insurance. All of this, paid by taxpayers. Why, it's like he's not living in reality.

Flashback 2017: Tim Walz calls rural, conservative, Red Minnesota, "rocks and cows."

37 Senators that voted to let the FBI seize your internet history without a warrant. The bill failed by one vote.

Privacy News Online: These are the 37 Senators that voted to let the FBI seize your internet history without a warrant.

A key amendment to the USA Freedom Reauthorization Act of 2020 that would have required authorities to obtain a warrant before gaining access to American internet browsing and search history just failed on the Senate floor by a single vote. For those that are unaware, key parts of the Patriot Act – namely the mass surveillance section – is currently unauthorized and needs to be reauthorized by Congress to stay in effect. The current bill under consideration to do that is called the US FREEDOM Reauthorization Act of 2020 and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has snuck in an amendment that would allow the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Department of Justice (DOJ) to seize internet search and browsing history if they claim it is tied to an active investigation.
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27 Republicans and 10 Democrats voted against the amendment and 4 senators were no-shows.
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[The 37 senators were:]

Barrasso, John (R-WY)

Blackburn, Marsha (R-TN)

Blunt, Roy (R-MO)

Boozman, John (R-AR)

Burr, Richard (R-NC)

Capito, Shelley Moore (R-WV)

Collins, Susan M. (R-ME)

Cornyn, John (R-TX)

Cotton, Tom (R-AR)

Fischer, Deb (R-NE)

Graham, Lindsey (R-SC)

Hyde-Smith, Cindy (R-MS)

Inhofe, James M. (R-OK)

Johnson, Ron (R-WI)

Lankford, James (R-OK)

McConnell, Mitch (R-KY)

Perdue, David (R-GA)

Portman, Rob (R-OH)

Roberts, Pat (R-KS)

Romney, Mitt (R-UT)

Rubio, Marco (R-FL)

Shelby, Richard C. (R-AL)

Thune, John (R-SD)

Tillis, Thom (R-NC)

Toomey, Patrick J. (R-PA)

Wicker, Roger F. (R-MS)

Young, Todd (R-IN)

Carper, Thomas R. (D-DE)

Casey, Robert P., Jr. (D-PA)

Feinstein, Dianne (D-CA)

Hassan, Margaret Wood (D-NH)

Jones, Doug (D-AL)

Kaine, Tim (D-VA)

Manchin, Joe, III (D-WV)

Shaheen, Jeanne (D-NH)

Warner, Mark R. (D-VA)

Whitehouse, Sheldon (D-RI)

@ Bernard Kerik Twitter:

What about BERNIE SANDERS ? He was too busy to show up for work and vote on a matter of such little importance.

Daily Beast: Senate Proposal Against Warrantless Internet Spying Died by One Vote. Bernie Sat It Out Entirely.

A bipartisan proposal to protect citizens’ internet search and browsing history from warrantless government surveillance died in the Senate on Wednesday. It lost by just one vote.
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Sens. Lamar Alexander (R-TN), who is quarantining from the coronavirus, Patty Murray (D-WA), Ben Sasse (R-NE) and Bernie Sanders (I-VT) did not vote, according to the roll call.

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MN Gov Walz holds hostage small businesses in his rule of tyranny.

H/T: Odyssues.

KARE 11 News:  Minn. Senate passes bill to reopen businesses

ST PAUL, Minn. — In what was a largely symbolic move the Minnesota Senate's Republican majority Monday pushed through a bill that would let all Minnesota businesses reopen in spite of any emergency orders from Gov. Tim Walz.

Business owners would be expected to comply with CDC and Minnesota Dept. of Health guidelines on social distancing, masks and other infection control practices.

Under the Senate's legislation, those plans wouldn't have to be reviewed by the government and the state would be barred from stripping business and professional licenses from those businesses.

The DFL-controlled House isn't expected to pass a similar bill, but the debate once again allowed Republicans in the legislature to assert a position that distinct from the governor's measured response.

"The ma and pa shops that are on main street in many of our small towns in my district and throughout Minnesota, they’ve been continuing to call and ask and say we know we can operate safely," Sen. Andrew Mathews, a Republican from Princeton, told colleagues.

"I had a business owner who reached out, contacted me, and he laid out what his safety plan would be, he had already come up with it."
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"I think if the governor’s using that science the small businesses, the small boxes, ought to be able to use that same science that has currently allowed for the big box stores," Sen. Mary Kiffmeyer, a Big Lake Republican asserted.

A Soft Coup of Timmy Mussolini's draconian Tyranny? I'm all for it.

Timmy Mussolini

KSTP: Walz faces another lawsuit asking to end 'unconstitutional shutdown orders' for small businesses, churches.

Upper Midwest Law Center, a Minnesota-based public interest law firm, has filed a lawsuit on behalf of multiple Minnesota churches and small business owners to strike down Gov. Tim Walz's 'stay at home' emergency executive orders as "unconstitutional under the First, Fifth and 14th Amendments to the United States Constitution," a lawsuit states.

The lawsuit was filed on Wednesday in U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota. To see a copy of the complaint, click here.

By posing other and different constitutional questions to a federal court, this lawsuit differs from a separate suit filed recently in the state appeals court by the Free Minnesota Small Business Coalition.

The following are named plaintiffs in the case:

    Northland Baptist Church of St. Paul, and Pastor John Bruski,
    Living Word Christian Center,
    Glow In One Mini Golf LLC in Blaine, and its owner and operator, Aaron Kessler,
    Myron's Cards and Gifts, Inc., and its owner and operator Larry Evenson,
    Andrew Hulse and Gay Bunch-Halse, owners and operators of 18 | 8 Fine Men's Salons in Maple Grove and Wayzata.

"Governor Walz's scheme of selecting economic winners and losers by wholly shutting down some businesses while allowing others to remain open violates the Plaintiff businesses' 14th Amendment due process and equal protection rights," stated Doug Seaton, Esq., President of the Upper Midwest Law Center. "Governor Walz's actions also constitute a taking under the Fifth Amendment, and his prohibition on worshippers gathering violates churches' and individuals' First Amendment rights. The Constitution requires that the Governor respect the individual rights of all citizens at all times, narrowly tailor any restrictions, and apply the same rules to all. It is clear that his continuing lockdown executive orders fail these constitutional requirements."

"They Live"; The Coronavirus Edition. (Video)

Via You Tube aplanetruth 4u.

Clip from the film "They Live".

Sydney police shocking arrest of mom protesting lockdown as young son watches in horror. "Why is she under arrest? She's not done anything wrong?"

Vvia @ Twitter Avi Yemini:

News.Com AU Coronavirus Australia: Dramatic arrest of a mother protesting in Sydney shocks bystanders.

Two clips shared to Facebook depict the woman speaking with police officers near Parliament of New South Wales in Sydney's CBD at around 3.50pm on Saturday, then being dragged into a police van as her screaming son is torn from her arms.

Wearing a yellow sign that read: “If you don't know your rights, you don't have any. Magna Carta,” the woman was protesting with around 40 people against the coronavirus lockdown, as part of the “Exercising My Rights” group.

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“You guys should be here holding the signs with us, defending us. I don't consent to what you're doing,” she said, as a female officer asked for her name.

“We’re doing nothing wrong … We’re not acting in aggression … Am I under arrest?,” she responded.

“No, I’m just trying to speak to you … I am asking for your name because I do believe you are committing an offence,” the officer explained.
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Moments later in a second clip, the altercation took a turn for the worst as police are seen dragging the woman by her arms as her son wails and passers-by object.
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A group of protesters walked along Macquarie Street on Saturday to “exercise their rights” during the global health crisis.

According to the “Exercising My Rights” Facebook page and website, the protests are about the negative consequences of lockdown.

“These lockdowns have stripped us of our basic liberties in an unprecedented way,” the website reads.

“People have lost their jobs, their businesses destroyed, and who knows how many lives will be lost from the consequences of these extreme social-distancing laws.

“But … the laws in NSW, Australia, do allow me to go out and get some exercise. So, that’s what I’m going to do.["]
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“The child was removed from the woman’s hold and she was taken to Surry Hills Police Station, where her identity was established, and she was issued an infringement notice for fail to comply with noticed direction in relation to COVID-19. (Oh, the "infringement" or citation couldn't have been done on site, no...no...we need a performance of Covid-19 Enforcement Theater. - DD)

“The child was placed in the care of a relative and the Department of Family and Community Services were notified.”

1 in 4 Americans says they would refuse COVID-19 vaccine, poll says

WFTS ABC Tampa Bay: 1 in 4 Americans says they would refuse COVID-19 vaccine.

[According to a new ABC News/Ipsos released Friday]...Those Americans who are opposed to getting a vaccine, experts say, often fall into one of two categories. But, unlike most things in American politics and concerning the coronavirus outbreak, those groups are not partisan in nature, with about equal proportions of Democrats and Republicans saying they were likely to get the vaccine.

"There's always been an anti-vaccine group of individuals that are going to refuse vaccines no matter what," said Dr. Carlos del Rio, an infectious disease expert, and a professor of medicine, epidemiology and global health at Emory University. "The question is, how do they impact other people."

Not that I put faith in polls...just taking note of the Covid-19  anti-Vax crowd. Add me as skeptical and declining it as well. Would you get vaccinated for Covid-19?
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Kansas City Missouri reverses demand for list of churchgoers, but the fight isn't over.

FOX4 KC: Quinton Lucas DUI and mugshot

Wiki: Quinton Lucas

Liberty Counsel: Kansas City Repeals Name Gathering Order.

Liberty Counsel broke the story after being contacted by concerned pastors. The story went viral quickly and now, as a result of the public outcry over this unconstitutional provision, Kansas City reversed the Fourth Amended Order and issued a Fifth Amended Order on May 4. Under the new order released yesterday, the recording of names and contact information is no longer mandatory. The Fifth Amended Order encourages religious groups to record names and contact information, but it is now voluntary. (Here comes KC's "we pay snitches" program. - DD)
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The amended order now states: “Attendees are not required, however, to provide their names or contact information at any religious gathering.” The recording of names and contact information was also removed from the other “non-essential” operations. However, the Fifth Amended Order still imposes the 10/10/10 rule and no more than 50-person limit on outside religious gatherings, the latter of which is not imposed on any secular gathering.
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["]Due to the overwhelming public outcry, the Kansas City Mayor reversed course and removed this unconstitutional provision. That is the good news. The bad news which Kansas City must still remedy is the continued unconstitutional treatment of churches and houses of worship compared to other secular gatherings," [said] Liberty Counsel Founder and Chairman Mat Staver.

Churchgoers required to register with Kansas City, Missouri government. (May 2, 2020)

Churchgoers required to register with Kansas City, Missouri government.

 

FOX4 KC: Quinton Lucas mugshot - arrested for DUI in Douglas County.

FOX4 KC Archived

Wiki: Quinton Lucas

Liberty Counsel: Churchgoers Must Register With the Government in Kansas City.

Kansas City, Missouri, officials are now requiring every church to submit a list of members and attendees along with their names, addresses and telephone numbers to city officials for tracking and surveillance purposes.

I am running out of adjectives to describe how completely insane the tyrannical abuses launched by state governors and local officials against pastors and churches are becoming. It is as if these leaders never bothered to so much as glance at the Constitution they swore to uphold and defend. They seem to be governing from some make-believe, dystopian viewpoint.

Yesterday, we received a desperate call from a Kansas City, Missouri, church whose local government is reaching new and terrifying heights in destroying our constitutional freedom. The Kansas City government is now DEMANDING that churches turn over membership lists, along with the names, telephone numbers and physical addresses of anyone who enters a church! This order also applies to all businesses.

The new order states that by recording names and contact information, the health department will be able “to more quickly trace, test, and isolate individuals who may have been exposed to COVID-19.” Anyone who does not provide this information should be refused entrance!

The Germans did this very thing to Jews – collecting the names and locations of all known synagogue attendees - in the early days of the Nazi regime.
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These attacks on our churches cannot stand.
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[Signed]
In Christ,

Mat Staver
Founder and Chairman

Please read the full story at the Liberty Counsel link.

Where is the normally loud "separation of Church and State" crowd in all of this? Surely there must be...3 or...4 of them who attend places of worship. This should not only offend them, but scare them.

Have mosques and other places of worship received the same "request" from the Kansas City Politburo? Have leaders of other denominations spoken up in defense of, advocating on behalf of, and aligning themselves with, Liberty Counsel?

This is my opinion, and only my opinion: In instances like those described in the Liberty Counsel letter, the best - and only - response to any government agency requesting this type of information is: "We have turned these matters over to our attorneys and they will be in contact with you." The end.

Read more at Meto Voice News.

Adam Carolla nails the absurdity on California Lockdown from Tucker Carlson April 30, 2020.

Carolla nails it. His humor is so dry...I love it.

Tucker Carlson: Maine restaurant owner Rick Savage will defy DEM Gov. Janet Mills and open for business on Friday.

Washington Examiner: Tucker Carlson cuts off Maine restaurant owner for trying to read out Maine governor's cellphone number.

Elon Musk: "Shelter-in-place is fascist."

Market Watch: Tesla's Musk doubles down against coronavirus restrictions, calling it fascism.

Elon Musk reiterated his criticism of ongoing shelter-in-place orders across the U.S., calling it an "infringement of people's rights" and saying that telling people they cannot leave their homes is "fascist, this is not democratic. Give people back their (expletive) freedom." [.] "It's outrage" that will cause "great harm" not just to Tesla but other companies and suppliers, Musk said in a call with analysts late Wednesday. While many will weather the storm, there are many small companies that will not, Musk said.

 Musk's Progressive Acolytes are pretending he didn't say anything.

Judge rules against Illinois DEM Gov. Pritzker's continuing stay-at-home orders.

Illinois Review: Judge rules in Rep. Bailey's favor, against Gov Pritzker's continuing Stay-at-Home orders.

BREAKING: Clay County Circuit Court Judge Michael McHaney ruled in favor of State Rep. Darren Bailey against Governor Pritzker's extended executive order Monday. McHaney granted a restraining order to temporarily block Pritzker's continuing stay-at-home order set for May 1st. The governor's current order is to remain in place. Governor says Illinois Attorney General is preparing to appeal.

And Gov. Pritzker's response:

People everywhere tired of confinement. France Dance Busted, Crowded Cali Beaches.

Above: @ Corentin Chrétien-Droz (hit the link for more videos)

RT: Parisians defy Covid-19 lockdown with outdoor DANCE PARTY that prompts police raid. 

Dozens of people gathered in a posh historic district of Paris for an impromptu street party, dancing to music blasted by a resident from his balcony amid the coronavirus lockdown. The party triggered a rapid police response.

Townhall: Californians flock to the beach. 

With the temperature in California rising above 90 degrees this weekend, tens of thousands of Californians flocked to sunny beaches in defiance of Gov. Newsom's stay-at-home order. Beaches operated by the state remain closed, but some city beaches are now open.

People surfing and sunbathing in hot weather became breaking news this weekend as an estimated 50,000 people descended upon Newport and Huntington Beaches. The beachgoers could be seen throwing caution to the wind as they engaged in "nonessential" activities such as swimming, sunbathing, and surfing.

Police tell nudists they must wear face masks.

CNN Travel: Czech nudists told to wear face masks by police.

Face masks aren't mandatory everywhere, but strict rules on wearing them have been enforced in the Czech Republic -- even for nudists.

The European country has begun to relax restrictions imposed because of the coronavirus, but at the height of concerns late last month, police were called in to remind people that while it was OK to get naked in designated public places, mouths needed to be covered.

Czech law enforcers issued a warning after officers were called out on March 27 in the small town of Lázně Bohdaneč, east of Prague, because of complaints about maskless naturists basking in warm weather.

"Unfortunately, many of the sunbathing citizens were gathered in large groups, and some were not wearing face masks.," a police statement said. "Upon the arrival of the police, everyone agreed to respect the government regulation [that face shields are compulsory outside the home].

"Citizens are allowed to be without clothes in designated locations, but they still must cover their mouths, and only gather in appropriate numbers."

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Food delivery and pickup apps bring disappearing dining rooms.

Daily Mail: US restaurants are removing their dining rooms.

A Chopt Salad opened in New York on Tuesday without tables or cash registers.
Customers can order and prepay online with the option for delivery or pickup.
Chick-fil-A Inc has similar sites in Nashville and Louisville.
More restaurants are turning to these so-called dark, virtual or ghost kitchens.

Restaurants are doing away with dining rooms as consumers increasingly order food deliveries through apps such as Uber Technologies Inc's Uber Eats and GrubHub Inc.

The newest Chopt Creative Salad Co location, which opened Tuesday in New York, is unlike any of the chain's other 61 sites. It has no cash registers or tables for customers.
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Off-premise digital orders are a major growth area for fast-food and fast-casual chains. More are turning to these so-called dark, virtual or ghost kitchens, which can also save labor and real estate costs.

 

The remnants of SodoSopa.

The heyday of SodoSopa. 

Well...there's always CtPa Town.