Year: 2020

Corona mutata: A new high in the USA
- The United States reported more than 69,000 new coronavirus cases on Friday, bringing the country’s total count to over 8 million reported cases, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University.
- The last time the U.S. reported a daily count that high was in late July as the coronavirus swept through Sun Belt states.
- The surge in cases comes as infectious disease experts warn the U.S. could face a “substantial third wave” of infections this winter.
Now on to the third wave!

The U.S. is averaging roughly 55,000 new coronavirus cases every day, based on a weekly average to smooth out the reporting, a more than 16% increase compared with a week ago, according to a CNBC analysis of Johns Hopkins data. New cases were growing by 5% or more in 38 states as the number of infections in the Midwest continues to surge.
October 17, 2020
Will Billy return for STRANGER THINGS season 4?

A new picture that Montgomery posted onsocial media is getting the fans excited about the possible return of Montgomery in Stranger Things season 4 as Billy.

October 17, 2020
News anchor fired for being in HUBIE HALLOWEEN!

Not because of how awful the movie on Netflix was, but because it violated terms of her contract.

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Boston news anchor Alaina Pinto has been fired by station WHDH for appearing in Adam Sandler’s new Netflix Halloween movie, Hubie Halloween.

“Earlier this week I was let go from 7 News,” Pinto tweeted Thursday. “I am posting this because I want to be open and honest with all of you. Last year, I participated in a cameo in the recently released Netflix movie by Adam Sandler, ‘Hubie Halloween.’” The film bowed on Oct. 7 on the streamer.

The appearance was a violation of Pinto’s contract, which she said she “mistakenly violated.”

“I am deeply disappointed and saddened, and I hoped this would not be how things evolved,” Pinto wrote. “Thanks to all my wonderful 7 News viewers and my supportive and great colleagues at the station.”

October 17, 2020
Nothing says Halloween like a candy chute

The pandemic got you down? Cathy Bambenek’s candy chute may be just what you need in 2020?

https://wfaa.com/embeds/video/287-f1139730-b08a-4ade-bf5c-bf9cb5360902/iframe

There are tips being provided by WFAA in Dallas on how to create your own socially distance candy chute

-Buy PVC pipe which you can find at any hardware store or use a shipping tube if you have one at the home. *make sure the openings are large enough for candy to pass through.

– Cut the tube to the desired length *if trying to keep 6 feet social distance make sure the tube is longer than 6 feet

-Angle pipe or tube based on location and specifications of your home

-Make sure the contraption is safely set so you don’t put trick-or-treaters in harms way

-Make sure the person dispensing candy sanitizes hands or wear gloves

-Try to avoid trick-or-treaters from gathering in close proximity around the tube

THEY NEED TO STAND BACK FROM THE TUBE. AVOID THE TUBE.

Stay distant from the tube.

October 17, 2020
I had a legit nightmare about Freddy Kreuger last night

In my dream, I can’t tell what was real.. I think I was being filmed in a movie, but when Freddy went to push me against a sharp object, I felt the pain. Then I pretended to be dead until I heard him smash through a window and leave. At this point I called 911 and heard ambulance sirens in the distance coming, when I finally had hope.

None of this horror would have been happening if it was just a movie, right?

Incidentally I was watching the ELM STREET marathon on AMC and also fell asleep listening to Richard Syrett take calls from people on Coast to Coast AM about real life encounters with the paranormal..

So yea.. that could be why, too

October 17, 2020
Trump’s newest UFO comments
President Donald Trump was asked about the potential existence of a new task force within the military to study UFOs. He responded that he would look into the matter.

There was reporting a popular mechanics magazine on October 14, 2020. This article was linked by Clyde Lewis on his Facebook page where Clyde joked “25th amendment”

Here is the report in full: https://www.popularmechanics.com/military/weapons/amp34361453/trump-acknowledges-ufos-and-threatens-aliens/?fbclid=IwAR0kyQ1RkjkUsmjRDaNVrc-5v4hsGJWaaBRocAgYDRLlP0Uz04-BUCK6GdU

And here is the screenshot of Trump’s quoye
October 16, 2020
5:55 on October 15: Twitter is down amidst Biden controversy

The outage appears massive and global.

Searches and feeds out without reaults

This as controversy brews over twitter censorship of the New York POST article on Joe and Hunter Biden

October 15, 2020
35 years ago: Back to the Future almost didn’t have Michael J Fox
Eric Stolz was originally cast as Marty McFly when first choice Michael J. Fox was unavailable due to his shooting schedule on Family Ties. But on Jan. 10, 1985, after about six weeks of filming, the actor was fired due to his style being deemed too intense and not comedic nor manic enough. An arrangement was then made to bring Fox aboard even as he continued to film Family Ties.
Ew

The movie would not have been the same without Fox..

It’s magic was the stars and how they interacted ..

EW has a story on the 35th anniversary here
October 15, 2020
Political stories to share in the dark
Facebook and Twitter have both been accused of violating the first amendment rights of the New York Post by censoring an article that the post published referencing emails found about Hunter Biden.

I would say you can go to Twitter or Facebook to find the article but you cannot. The article has been banned from being published, and the algorithms are even stopping private messaging from sharing the link to the New York Post.

Instead you have to go about it the old-fashioned way and go directly to the post website itself.

Meanwhile the potential issue of censorship has become a hot topic on Facebook, and Twitter. Users of both social media platforms are actively sharing the screenshots of the New York post main page about the boat and emails and protesting their right to share the link.

Here is a great video to explain the background and aftermath

Major media stars and also the president have weighed in on this on Facebook, and today Ted Cruz announced that subpoenas will be issued for Jack Dorsey a Twitter for him to appear next Friday under oath before the Senate Judiciary committee.

In the meantime, CEO Jack opined on Twitter that the communication regarding the banning of the link was not handled very well.
October 15, 2020
Did you sign up for the big John Carpenter giveaway on Storm King?
A lot of her fans are pretty excited about the big John Carpenter giveaway! You can win some autographed materials including a record and poster from the Halloween films.

But you also have to download an app and enter to win, the chances of downloading it today and winning are pretty slim since he would have to get into the app daily and do certain activity to earn points.
The app is called Storm King, it’s most likely now on your phone too. Although it may be too late to win this John Carpenter autographed record, other prizes are sure to come with the next few months that could be equally cool.

John Carpenter using the term “big giveaway“ is also cool. Halloween 3 is the most underrated film, as most people were waiting for the Michael Myers sequel instead of the standalone.

This movie has been claimed by people in the modern era now much more than it was then.
October 15, 2020