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<h1 data-aos="fade-down" id="daily-dose">Daily-Dose</h1>
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<h1 data-aos="fade-right" data-aos-anchor-placement="top-bottom" id="contents">Contents</h1>
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<li><a href="#from-new-yorker">From New Yorker</a></li>
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<li><a href="#from-vox">From Vox</a></li>
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<li><a href="#from-the-hindu-sports">From The Hindu: Sports</a></li>
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<li><a href="#from-the-hindu-national-news">From The Hindu: National News</a></li>
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<li><a href="#from-bbc-europe">From BBC: Europe</a></li>
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<li><a href="#from-ars-technica">From Ars Technica</a></li>
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<li><a href="#from-jokes-subreddit">From Jokes Subreddit</a></li>
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<h1 data-aos="fade-right" id="from-new-yorker">From New Yorker</h1>
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<li><p data-aos="fade-left" data-aos-anchor-placement="bottom-bottom"><strong>Should Gig Work Be Government-Run?</strong> - The labor reformer Wingham Rowan wants to reimagine labor markets for the digital age. - <a href="https://www.newyorker.com/tech/annals-of-technology/should-gig-work-be-government-run">link</a></p></li>
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<li><p data-aos="fade-left" data-aos-anchor-placement="bottom-bottom"><strong>The Humanitarian Challenge of Unaccompanied Children at the Border</strong> - A lawyer who met with children held in Border Patrol custody describes the urgency of expediting their release. - <a href="https://www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a/the-humanitarian-challenge-of-unaccompanied-children-at-the-border">link</a></p></li>
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<li><p data-aos="fade-left" data-aos-anchor-placement="bottom-bottom"><strong>On the Overnight Shift with the Amazon Union Organizers</strong> - At around 4 A.M., two veteran union reps whipped votes outside the Amazon facility in Bessemer, Alabama, and swapped stories of past organizing efforts at Piggly Wigglys and a condom factory in Eufaula. - <a href="https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2021/03/29/on-the-overnight-shift-with-the-amazon-union-organizers">link</a></p></li>
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<li><p data-aos="fade-left" data-aos-anchor-placement="bottom-bottom"><strong>Why There Is So Much Confusion About the AstraZeneca Vaccine</strong> - A lack of transparency seems to have caused unnecessary doubts—and damaged the effort to build public trust in vaccines. - <a href="https://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/why-there-is-so-much-confusion-about-the-astrazeneca-vaccine">link</a></p></li>
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<li><p data-aos="fade-left" data-aos-anchor-placement="bottom-bottom"><strong>Sherry Turkle’s Plugged-In Year</strong> - The sociologist has critiqued our digital addictions. Now, like the rest of us, she’s been trapped behind her screens. - <a href="https://www.newyorker.com/culture/persons-of-interest/sherry-turkles-plugged-in-year">link</a></p></li>
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<li><strong>Disney thought the pandemic would have eased up by May. It has changed its mind.</strong> -
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<img alt="Scarlett Johansson in Black Widow." src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/OuLWPjxGohvWqpQ46xYKnROcGBw=/0x0:1184x888/1310x983/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/69013764/blackwidow2.0.jpg"/>
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Marvel Studios
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You’ll have to wait until July to see Black Widow in theaters or at home.
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Not long ago, Disney thought you’d be ready to go to the movie theaters by early May. Now it has changed its mind: Disney is pushing back the release of <em>Black Widow</em>, its next big-budget Marvel movie, from May 7 to July 9.
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And even then, Disney is hedging its bets: Instead of insisting that you watch Scarlett Johansson in theaters on opening day, the studio will also let customers stream the movie at home, via its Disney+ service, for an additional $30.
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Both of those developments are significant moves. In a single press release, the entertainment giant is telling the world two things:
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Disney doesn’t think there will be enough demand for its most popular and valuable movie franchise in a couple of months — either because consumers don’t want to go or because, in some cases, they will be prevented from going by remaining pandemic restrictions.
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And even when Disney does bring <em>Black Widow</em> to theaters in July, it is worried enough about demand to get rid of the theatrical “window” — the gap between when movies debut in theaters and when they are available for home viewing.
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The collapsed window may be even more significant for Disney, since it was the studio that had previously insisted that it was committed to bringing its biggest movies to theaters first and keeping the existing system intact. For years, other studios have talked about, and in some cases experimented with, changing that system, but they weren’t able to do so because of pushback from the movie theaters — even as streaming services like <a href="https://www.vox.com/2017/6/12/15783110/netflix-hollywood-movies-windows-home-streaming-regal-cinemark-moffettnathanson">Netflix and Amazon</a> helped customers expect to stream big movies at home right away, without waiting at all.
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<a href="https://www.vox.com/recode/21575382/wonder-woman-1984-hbo-max-pandemic-theater-home">The pandemic changed all of that</a>: A year ago, as the stay-at-home rules closed theaters around the world, some major studios started to take high-profile movies, like <em>Trolls 2</em>, and let consumers stream them at home. And late last year, AT&T’s WarnerMedia said it would <a href="https://www.vox.com/recode/22151073/warner-bros-hbo-max-movies-jason-kilar-warnermedia-interview">stream all of the movies</a> it had planned to release in 2021 and show them through its HBO Max service, at no additional charge.
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But Disney, whose movie strategy is based exclusively on big-budget films from franchises it thinks will draw huge audiences — Marvel, Star Wars, Pixar — has made a point of committing to traditional theatrical releases.
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In December, shortly after WarnerMedia announced its shift to streaming movies, Disney told investors it was still <a href="https://www.vox.com/recode/2020/12/10/22168842/disney-coronavirus-pandemic-black-widow-star-wars-movie-theaters-streaming">planning on bringing <em>Black Widow</em> to theaters in May</a>, even though it was willing to experiment with other release strategies for less-valuable movies. Earlier this month, for instance, Disney put out <em>Raya and the Last Dragon </em>in theaters and on Disney+ at the same time; it will try that strategy again on May 28 for <em>Cruella</em>, a riff on its 101 Dalmations franchise. And it has put other movies that had been scheduled for theaters exclusively on Disney+, like last year’s <em>Soul.</em>
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<em>Black Widow</em> is in a different category than those movies — or, at least, it was meant to be. The announcement comes as increasing numbers of theaters are opening across the country — even Los Angeles and New York City, two major movie markets that have been shut down for a year, are starting to allow people into indoor theaters again, at limited capacity.
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<li><strong>The effort to recall California Gov. Gavin Newsom, explained</strong> -
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<img alt="A protester holds a placard that says “Dictator Newsom Is the Least Essential Thing In California #RecallNewsom.”" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/gCGu0Ac1pRzjxfMu23Ny0UIdWXo=/203x0:3446x2432/1310x983/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/68857285/GettyImages_1214817851.0.jpg"/>
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A protester during a demonstration against Gov. Gavin Newsom in Sacramento in May 2020. | Jeff Gritchen/Getty Images
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Covid-19 made governors popular, until it didn’t. Now, California’s Newsom may lose his seat.
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One and a half million. Or, to be more exact,<strong> </strong>1,495,709. That’s how many signatures are needed to force California Gov. Gavin Newsom into a recall election.
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Thanks to the state’s affinity for direct democracy, a judge’s order extending the deadline to collect signatures, and Newsom’s much-discussed decision to attend a <a href="https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-11-18/newsom-french-laundry-dinner-explanation-photos-jason-kinney-california-medical-association-covid-19">$350-a-person, unmasked, indoor dinner party</a> — all of which catalyzed resentments governors around the country are facing over Covid-19 restrictions — Newsom, a Democrat, just might have to face a recall.
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The California secretary of state’s office has <a href="https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/recalls/cumulative-newsom-heatlie.pdf">released</a> the total signatures received as of March 11. Of the 1.4 million signatures they’ve counted so far, nearly 1.2 million are valid. (The recall committees have submitted 1.8 million names, but some of the signatures are still being counted).
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If the recall effort gets the necessary signatures, that doesn’t mean Newsom necessarily loses his job, it just puts the question to the voters in an election that will happen <a href="https://calmatters.org/explainers/recalling-california-governor-explained/">likely near the end of the year</a>. A <a href="https://www.probolskyresearch.com/category/news-insight-and-research/">new poll from Probolsky Research</a> surveyed 900 voters March 16-19 and found 40 percent of voters in favor of the recall effort and 45.7 percent opposed.
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Newsom’s team is clearly taking the matter seriously, <a href="https://stoptherepublicanrecall.com/">launching an official campaign </a>on March 15 to “Stop the Republican Recall.” The effort seeks to tie the recall effort with far-right extremists like “anti-vaxxers, Q-Anon conspiracy theorists and anti-immigrant Trump supporters.” Newsom’s new campaign has garnered support from big Democratic names like Sens. Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, and Cory Booker.
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The 2003 ballot to recall California Gov. Gray Davis.
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The ballot, if a recall election takes place, would ask two questions: if voters want to recall the governor, and who should replace him in the event that the majority votes to recall. Hundreds of people could decide to run, as California has no candidate cap during recalls, and the winning candidate only needs a plurality to claim victory.<strong> </strong>
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The last time a California governor was successfully recalled was in 2003, when Arnold Schwarzenegger managed to snatch a win from then-Gov. Gray Davis and over 100 other candidates.
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“It’s an expensive, distracting pain in the ass for Californians if it happens,” Dan Newman, a spokesperson for Newsom, told Vox. “In the Davis recall we had 135 candidates and it was a total circus. Some people think we could have 10 times as many candidates this time around.”
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FiveThirtyEight’s February <a href="https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/californias-gavin-newsom-will-likely-face-a-recall-election-but-hell-probably-survive-it/?cid=_inlinerelated">analysis</a> indicated that “Newsom seems well positioned to survive” a potential recall election, as California’s electorate has become a lot more Democratic since 2003 when Davis lost his seat.
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In 2000, 53 percent of the state voted for Al Gore and in 2004, 54 percent voted for John Kerry — but Hillary Clinton tied up the state with 61 percent of the vote in 2016, and Joe Biden won 63 percent last November.
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Additionally, Davis’s approval rating was in the low 20s and, importantly, his disapproval rating was in the high 60s, whereas recent polls have Newsom’s favorability rating <a href="https://www.politico.com/states/california/story/2021/02/02/newsom-approval-rate-plummets-in-california-1361562">between 46 and 52 percent</a>. A different<strong> </strong><a href="https://www.kron4.com/news/california/exclusive-poll-californians-split-on-newsom-as-recall-looms/">poll</a> conducted by<strong> </strong>six California TV stations and Emerson College released March 15 had only 38 percent of the state in favor of voting to recall the governor, with 48 voting to keep him — but there’s 13.9 percent who say they’ve yet to make up their minds.
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Recall organizers argue that it’s more important to note that Newsom’s favorables have been trending down, which they view as an indication that he has further to fall. And Newsom is facing the challenges of vaccine distribution, a worsening <a href="https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-12-06/coronavirus-covid-homeless-eviction-housing-unemployment-lockdown-reclaim-dark-winter">homelessness crisis</a>, and getting kids back into school as quickly as possible, so they say there’s ample opportunity for his support to drop.
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“If [Newsom] wants to project out that he’s not in a vulnerable position and pooh pooh the fact that he is in trouble and that he has upset his constituents, I’m okay with that. That’s tone deaf. There’s plenty of evidence that he is in trouble,” Anne Dunsmore, co-chair of Rescue California, one of the committees working to recall Newsom, told Vox.
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The French Laundry affair, direct democracy, and a stroke of legal luck
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So, if Newsom is still reasonably popular, why is he teetering on the edge of facing a recall election?
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There are some structural reasons: Only 19 states allow citizens to recall their public officials. In California, the only requirement is that 12 percent of the total number of voters in the previous election sign on to the effort, and that those signatures are from voters in at least five counties. And recall efforts are incredibly common in the state — every single governor since Reagan has had recalls filed against them, and this is the sixth effort Newsom himself has faced.
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Hair dresser Nikki Johnson dons a “Recall Newsom”mask and “Make Hairstylists Essential again” hat as she protests coronavirus salon closures by Gov. Gavin Newsom in Costa Mesa in August 2020.
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California has a strong culture of direct democracy. Citizens are used to voting on dozens of ballot measures which allow them to legislate by popular will, and are the only electorate since 1921 to have ever recalled their state’s chief executive. Born out of the post-Gilded Age progressive movement, “direct democracy, for better or for worse, has become California’s most distinctive and emblematic political institution. Initiative, referendum, and recall elections were added to the state constitution in 1911,” <a href="https://journals.openedition.org/siecles/1109?lang=en">writes</a> San José State University historian Glen Gendzel.
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So, California governors are much more at the whim of their electorate than other governors. Anger with Covid-19 orders fueled many of the recall efforts against governors <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Gavin_Newsom_recall,_Governor_of_California_(2019-2021)">in 2020</a>: Republican Govs. Mike Dunleavy of Alaska, Doug Ducey of Arizona, and Brad Little of Idaho, and Democratic Govs. Jared Polis of Colorado, John Bel Edwards of Louisiana, Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan, Tim Walz of Minnesota, Steve Sisolak of Nevada, Phil Murphy of New Jersey, Kate Brown of Oregon, and Tony Evers of Wisconsin all have faced recall efforts.
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But none have yet come as close as California’s to forcing them into another election. In fact, none of these states have ever successfully recalled a governor; only California and North Dakota carry that distinction.
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But even so, Newsom might have been fine — were it not for the pandemic. The recall petition Newsom is facing now was <a href="https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/recalls/complete-list-recall-attempts">actually filed on February 21, 2020</a>, weeks before a state of emergency was declared in response to Covid-19. As a result, the petition itself doesn’t even mention the crisis. Instead, it cites some traditional grievances like high taxation and the state’s homelessness crisis as well as many traditionally Republican complaints like accusing the governor of imposing a “sanctuary state status,” failing to “enforce immigration laws,” and overruling “the will of the people regarding the death penalty,” among others.
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Without Covid-19, however, the petition would likely be languishing in obscurity. In November, nine months after its supporters had begun gathering signatures, the Sacramento County Superior Court issued a final judgment extending the deadline to collect signatures. The Court writes that in light of the various stay-at-home orders, it had become “extremely difficult for petitioners to engage in signature-gathering activities for their proposed initiative.”
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On November 17, recall organizers told <a href="https://dailycaller.com/2020/11/24/gavin-newsom-recall-petition-california-french-laundry-restaurant-coronavirus/">the Daily Caller</a> that they had only collected 749,196 signatures, which even with a 100 percent validity rate wouldn’t have come close to succeeding.
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But Newsom can’t put all the blame on Covid-19 — on November 6, while a stay-at-home order that limited outdoor gatherings to three different households was in effect, he attended a birthday party at French Laundry, unmasked, along with people from several households. While the governor’s team initially claimed that the dinner at the three-Michelin-star restaurant was outdoors, on November 18, Fox 11 obtained photos of the governor indoors with several other guests, none of whom appeared to be masked.
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EXCLUSIVE: We’ve obtained photos of Governor Gavin Newsom at the Napa dinner party he’s in hot water over. The photos call into question just how outdoors the dinner was. A witness who took photos tells us his group was so loud, the sliding doors had to be closed. 10pm on <a href="https://twitter.com/FOXLA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"><span class="citation" data-cites="FOXLA">@FOXLA</span></a> <a href="https://t.co/gtOVEwa864">pic.twitter.com/gtOVEwa864</a>
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— Bill Melugin (<span class="citation" data-cites="BillFOXLA">@BillFOXLA</span>) <a href="https://twitter.com/BillFOXLA/status/1328932610169561090?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 18, 2020</a>
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Newsom’s hypocrisy and decision to dine at a <a href="https://sf.eater.com/2020/9/3/21421335/french-laundry-yountville-thomas-keller-indoor-dining-rich-people">$350-per-person</a> establishment while so many of the state’s residents suffered from the economic downturn and residents were being warned against holiday gatherings with family<strong> </strong>was a mobilizing moment for the recall effort.
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Even Newsom’s spokesperson acknowledged it was a good organizing tool due to the attention it received — even as he deflected blame onto the country’s partisanship. “More than 6 million people in California voted for Trump, so there’s no shortage of people willing to sign something saying get rid of every Democrat if you give them enough time,” Newman told Vox.
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That dinner may end up costing the governor more than a few hundred dollars.
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Who’s behind the recall effort?
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Unsurprisingly, all public evidence indicates that the organized effort is Republican-dominated: Most of the major donors are Republicans, all of the notable endorsers are Republican, and a few of the grievances in the petition itself are issues usually cited by the right — hostility toward immigration and favoring the death penalty, in particular.
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Significant endorsements of the effort have come almost exclusively from Republicans — Newt Gingrich, former Republican Speaker of the House, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, and Newsom’s 2018 opponent, John Cox, have all lent their voices in favor of recalling Newsom. There are no comparable Democratic endorsements.
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The quarter-million from the RNC isn’t the only big money. According to <a href="https://calmatters.org/explainers/recalling-california-governor-explained/">CalMatters</a>, several GOP donors have given hundreds of thousands to the effort. However, the largest single donation thus far has come from John Kruger, an “Orange County entrepreneur… [who] has donated to both GOP and Democratic candidates.” Kruger gave $500,000 to the effort. There are also other big names involved like venture capitalists Chamath Palihapitiya and David Sacks.
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The LA Times <a href="https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-01-23/recall-newsom-effort-qanon-antivaxxer-extremist-ties">reported last month</a> that a few far-right extremists were involved in some of the efforts to collect signatures. Organizers deny they are systematically courting these extremists or that they make up a large faction within the supporters of the movement.
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“This is not a right-wing extremist movement. This is a movement of the people of California,” Mike Netter, founding member of one of the committees to recall Newsom, told Vox.
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But even if the organized effort is Republican-dominated, that doesn’t mean that Democratic and non-affiliated voters aren’t growing disillusioned with the governor. In a Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies <a href="https://escholarship.org/uc/item/1tj8q5rb">poll</a> released February 2, Newsom’s approval rating was underwater among registered voters, with 46 percent approving and 48 percent disapproving of the job he was doing.
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Only 31 percent of Californians agreed that Newsom was doing “an excellent or good job in handling the pandemic overall,” down from 49 percent last September. However, 49 percent of voters felt it would be bad for the state to hold a special election recalling the governor.
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<img alt=" " src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/g9wMsWZ_PBnkXORWXlb-wdvuhwA=/800x0/filters:no_upscale()/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/22319205/Screen_Shot_2021_02_21_at_5.36.56_PM.png"/> <cite>Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies</cite>
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Everyone agrees that if the recall election happens, a lot is riding on Newsom’s ability to oversee a competent vaccine distribution program, ensure that kids can get back to school, and whether the economy rebounds quickly.
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<li><strong>What’s new for small businesses in the American Rescue Plan</strong> -
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<img alt="A foods truck with people lined up to order." src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/YW53umyIqn6C7fFpvdqqJkzzoH4=/320x0:5440x3840/1310x983/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/69013395/1307135977.0.jpg"/>
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The “What The Truck” weekly food truck meet returns on March 14, 2021, at Crosspoint Church in Valencia, California. | Robin L Marshall/Getty Images
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Restaurants and venues will soon be able to apply for dedicated grants.
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Now that the <a href="https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2021/3/10/22320350/stimulus-bill-covid-19-passes-house">American Rescue Plan (ARP) is officially law,</a> more help is on the way for small businesses, including additional money for efforts like the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and a whole new grant offering specifically for restaurants.
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In total, <a href="https://www.democrats.senate.gov/download/arp_-title-by-title-summary">the ARP</a> — which Congress passed two weeks ago — has about $50 billion dedicated to bolstering grants and loans for small businesses still navigating the economic fallout of the <a href="https://www.vox.com/coronavirus-covid19">pandemic</a>. According to <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2020/09/16/yelp-data-shows-60percent-of-business-closures-due-to-the-coronavirus-pandemic-are-now-permanent.html">a Yelp study</a>, as of August 31, 2020, nearly 100,000 establishments had permanently closed since last March, and another 65,000 had done so temporarily.
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The new money in the ARP is in addition to more than $600 billion that’s been allocated in previous bills. In this package, $28.6 billion is set aside for a new program called the Restaurant Revitalization Fund, $15 billion is allocated to beef up funding for Targeted Economic Injury Disaster Loan Advance payments (a.k.a. EIDL grants), $7.25 billion is for PPP, and $1.25 billion is laid out to boost the Shuttered Venue Operators Grant program.
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Because the legislation has only recently become law, not all of the aid it provides is accessible just yet, though the Small Business Administration (SBA) is expected to issue more guidance shortly. At this point, here’s what we know about these programs and how businesses can access the support they offer.
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“We always recommend talking to your lender, and just staying on top of SBA’s website to see when these programs go live,” says Awesta Sarkash, government affairs manager for the advocacy group Small Business Majority. For now, check out the <a href="https://www.sba.gov/funding-programs/loans/covid-19-relief-options">SBA hub for pandemic relief</a> for more information.
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Paycheck Protection Program
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<strong>Who qualifies: </strong>Small businesses are now able to apply for up to two loans via PPP.
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To get a <a href="https://www.sba.gov/sites/default/files/2021-01/Top-line%20Overview%20of%20First%20Draw%20PPP%20%281.8.2021%29-508.pdf">first draw PPP loan</a>, most businesses that meet the size standards set by SBA are eligible. For many industries, that means having 500 employees or fewer, though these constraints vary.
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Meanwhile, there are more restrictions on <a href="https://www.sba.gov/funding-programs/loans/coronavirus-relief-options/paycheck-protection-program/second-draw-ppp-loans">second draw PPP loans</a>. To qualify, businesses had to receive a first PPP loan and show that it’s already been (or will be) spent in full. Additionally, only businesses with 300 employees or fewer that can show at least a 25 percent decline in their gross receipts between comparable quarters in 2019 and 2020 are eligible.
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<strong>What it is: </strong>This effort was established in 2020 to help businesses cover their payroll costs specifically, with the goal of preventing layoffs and enabling businesses to bring back employees they had furloughed or let go.
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Businesses can receive fully forgivable loans of up to 2.5 times their monthly payroll costs, up to $10 million in total for the first loan and up to $2 million for the second. The funds, however, need to be used a certain way in order for them to ultimately be forgiven. Businesses in the program will have to demonstrate that they used at least 60 percent of the funds for payroll costs, for instance, while the remaining 40 percent can be utilized on operational costs like rent and other overhead.
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<strong>How to apply: </strong>PPP is run through lenders including banks, fintech companies, and community development financial institutions (CDFIs), so business owners must apply directly through them.
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The best first step for businesses applying to the program is to reach out to either a lender they have an existing relationship with or one of the options <a href="https://www.sba.gov/funding-programs/loans/lender-match">listed on the SBA website</a>.
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Though several larger banks have said they won’t consider clients that don’t have an existing line of credit with them, there are a number of other options that are open to new customers, including fintech companies such as PayPal and CDFIs.
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Businesses should be prepared with their monthly payroll data and tax identification information. The application forms for first draw loans <a href="https://www.sba.gov/sites/default/files/2021-03/Borrower%20Application%202483%20revised-508.pdf">look like this</a>, while application forms for second draw loans <a href="https://www.sba.gov/sites/default/files/2021-03/Borrower%20Application%202483-SD%20revised-508.pdf">look like this</a>.
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<strong>What’s new: </strong>The ARP adds another $7.25 billion to PPP and makes organizations such as agricultural groups and local digital news services eligible for these loans.
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Currently, businesses have until March 31 to apply to PPP, though Congress is actively working to extend the deadline through the end of May. (Lawmakers were unable to include an extension in the ARP due to budget reconciliation rules.)
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Economic Injury Disaster Loan and Targeted EIDL Advance payments (a.k.a. EIDL grants)
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<strong>Who qualifies: </strong>There are two programs that are part of the Economic Injury Disaster program including targeted grants and more standard SBA loans.
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EIDL grants: The grant — or targeted advance — program is currently aimed at businesses in low-income communities that have applied for EIDL relief in the past but did not receive the full amount they needed. These businesses also had to show a 30 percent decline in revenue in an eight-week window from March 2020 onward versus a comparable time frame before then. SBA is reaching out directly to those eligible for this targeted advance <a href="https://www.sba.gov/sites/default/files/2021-02/Targeted%20EIDL%20FAQ_Final-508_0.pdf">via email</a>.
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EIDL loans: The loans program, meanwhile, is still open to all small businesses that meet the SBA size standards and have suffered economic injury during the pandemic.
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<strong>What it is:</strong>
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EIDL grants:<em> </em>Businesses in need that have previously submitted applications are eligible for up to $10,000 in grants. These include businesses that either did not receive grants in the past or ones that received a smaller amount than they requested. SBA is directly reaching out to these businesses in order to update them.
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EIDL loans:<em> </em>Businesses pursuing the loans can receive up to $150,000 to use on everything from payroll to operational costs.
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<strong>How to apply</strong>:
|
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EIDL grants:<em> </em>Currently, the grants application process is closed to new applicants, and SBA is focused on addressing applications they already received. Those who are eligible for this advance will receive a specific email notice from SBA.
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EIDL loans:<em> </em>The application for EIDL loans is directly through SBA’s website <a href="https://covid19relief.sba.gov/#/">here</a>. Businesses should be prepared with gross revenue information as well as payroll data.
|
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<strong>What’s new: </strong>There’s $15 billion in new funds dedicated to this program, which are intended to help distribute grants to businesses that didn’t previously get as much as they had requested.
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<strong>Who qualifies: </strong>Businesses that operate venues including theaters, museums, and concert halls are able to participate in this program. They need to be able to show that they suffered a 25 percent decline in revenue between comparable quarters in 2019 and 2020, and <a href="https://www.sba.gov/sites/default/files/2021-03/SVOG%20Eligibility%20Requirements-v2.pdf">that they meet the SBA’s eligibility requirements</a>.
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<strong>What it is: </strong>This program was created last December as part of the stimulus bill that Congress passed at the time. It’s aimed at helping venue operators who’ve been hit particularly hard by the pandemic, given the need for social distancing and public health restrictions that limit larger gatherings.
|
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|
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|
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Businesses are able to obtain grants of up to 45 percent of their annual 2019 gross earned revenue, capped at $10 million.
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|
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|
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|
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<strong>How to apply: </strong><a href="https://www.svograntportal.sba.gov/s/">Businesses can apply directly through the SBA website,</a> which is slated to begin taking applications on Thursday, April 8. They should be prepared with their 2019 tax return, quarterly income statements, and payroll statements. The SBA will also be holding a webinar about the program on <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/svog-application-informational-webinar-registration-147041437899">Tuesday, March 30</a>.
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<strong>What’s new:</strong> The program previously received $15 billion in funding in the stimulus bill passed last December and received another $1.25 billion in the ARP.
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The Restaurant Revitalization Grant program
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<strong>Who qualifies: </strong>Businesses that focus predominantly on serving food and beverages are able to apply, including restaurants, bars, caterers, food trucks, and brewpubs.
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<strong>What it is: </strong>A new program established by the ARP, this effort is intended to help one of the industries disproportionately affected by the pandemic and distribute grants to establishments in need.
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These grants could be as much as the difference in revenue that businesses experienced between 2020 and 2019, based on their gross receipts, and are capped at $10 million. $5 billion of the funding for the program is also specifically set aside for establishments that made $500,000 or less in gross receipts in 2019.
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“The shuttered venue program is up and running. Hopefully the idea is the restaurants one can look really similar,” says Sarah Crozier, a communications director for the advocacy group Main Street Alliance.
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<strong>How to apply: </strong>Information about this program’s application isn’t available yet, but the SBA should be issuing guidance shortly. Much like the venues program, the application is expected to go through the agency directly.
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<strong>What’s new: </strong>The ARP includes $28.6 billion to set up this program and ultimately distribute to different establishments.
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<h1 data-aos="fade-right" id="from-the-hindu-sports">From The Hindu: Sports</h1>
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<li data-aos="fade-left" data-aos-anchor-placement="bottom-bottom"><p data-aos="fade-left" data-aos-anchor-placement="bottom-bottom"><strong>Motor racing-Nissan commits to electric Formula E until end of 2026</strong> - Formula E is due to introduce its next generation of more powerful and faster cars for its ninth season starting in 2022-23.</p></li>
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<li data-aos="fade-left" data-aos-anchor-placement="bottom-bottom"><p data-aos="fade-left" data-aos-anchor-placement="bottom-bottom"><strong>Umpires’ Call and Sawhney’s future to come up at ICC Meeting on March 30</strong> - Chief Executive Manu Sawhney is currently on leave after an internal investigation allegedly found him to be “abrasive” in his behaviour towards the employees of the organisation.</p></li>
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<li data-aos="fade-left" data-aos-anchor-placement="bottom-bottom"><p data-aos="fade-left" data-aos-anchor-placement="bottom-bottom"><strong>Kohli, Rohit move up in ICC T20 rankings</strong> - In other gains for India’s batsmen, Shreyas Iyer has moved up five places.</p></li>
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<li data-aos="fade-left" data-aos-anchor-placement="bottom-bottom"><p data-aos="fade-left" data-aos-anchor-placement="bottom-bottom"><strong>India vs Oman | India seek to play fearless football against Oman</strong> - Oman has won five of the six matches played against India in the last decade.</p></li>
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<li data-aos="fade-left" data-aos-anchor-placement="bottom-bottom"><p data-aos="fade-left" data-aos-anchor-placement="bottom-bottom"><strong>ISSF World Cup | Aishwary Pratap Tomar wins gold in 50m rifle 3 positions</strong> - Tomar is a Tokyo Olympics quota-holder</p></li>
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<h1 data-aos="fade-right" id="from-the-hindu-national-news">From The Hindu: National News</h1>
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<li data-aos="fade-left" data-aos-anchor-placement="bottom-bottom"><p data-aos="fade-left" data-aos-anchor-placement="bottom-bottom"><strong>Parliament passes National Commission for Allied, Healthcare Professions Bill</strong> - A bill to set up a Commission for regulating and prescribing uniform education standards for allied and healthcare professionals was approved by Par</p></li>
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<li data-aos="fade-left" data-aos-anchor-placement="bottom-bottom"><p data-aos="fade-left" data-aos-anchor-placement="bottom-bottom"><strong>INX Media: Delhi court issues summons to Chidambaram, son Karti in money laundering case</strong> - A Delhi court Wednesday issued summons to former Union minister P. Chidambaram and his son Karti in the INX Media money-laundering case on taking cog</p></li>
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<li data-aos="fade-left" data-aos-anchor-placement="bottom-bottom"><p data-aos="fade-left" data-aos-anchor-placement="bottom-bottom"><strong>National Conference leader Kundal submits resignation</strong> - He has found himself “totally redundant” in the NC and nobody ever thought of utilising his services for anything.</p></li>
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<li data-aos="fade-left" data-aos-anchor-placement="bottom-bottom"><p data-aos="fade-left" data-aos-anchor-placement="bottom-bottom"><strong>SC dismisses Andhra CM’s complaint against Justice Ramana</strong> - It was dealt with under confidential in-house procedure, dismissed after due consideration, says court statement</p></li>
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<li data-aos="fade-left" data-aos-anchor-placement="bottom-bottom"><p data-aos="fade-left" data-aos-anchor-placement="bottom-bottom"><strong>Parliament proceedings | IAF facing shortage of 405 pilots: Minister</strong> - Induction numbers have been increased to address the issue, he says</p></li>
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<h1 data-aos="fade-right" id="from-bbc-europe">From BBC: Europe</h1>
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<li data-aos="fade-left" data-aos-anchor-placement="bottom-bottom"><p data-aos="fade-left" data-aos-anchor-placement="bottom-bottom"><strong>Coronavirus: EU plans tougher controls on vaccine exports</strong> - The proposals come after AstraZeneca was accused of failing to honour its contract with the EU.</p></li>
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<li data-aos="fade-left" data-aos-anchor-placement="bottom-bottom"><p data-aos="fade-left" data-aos-anchor-placement="bottom-bottom"><strong>Coronavirus: Russia’s Putin gets vaccine but without cameras</strong> - Russia’s president wants to encourage people to get vaccinated but gets his jab behind closed doors.</p></li>
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<li data-aos="fade-left" data-aos-anchor-placement="bottom-bottom"><p data-aos="fade-left" data-aos-anchor-placement="bottom-bottom"><strong>Coronavirus: Germany imposes Easter lockdown to curb new surge</strong> - Rising infections have put Germany in a “very serious” situation, Chancellor Angela Merkel says.</p></li>
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<li data-aos="fade-left" data-aos-anchor-placement="bottom-bottom"><p data-aos="fade-left" data-aos-anchor-placement="bottom-bottom"><strong>Russia and China hit back at Western sanctions</strong> - Russia firmly backs China, which is stung by Western sanctions for cracking down on Uighurs.</p></li>
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<li data-aos="fade-left" data-aos-anchor-placement="bottom-bottom"><p data-aos="fade-left" data-aos-anchor-placement="bottom-bottom"><strong>Coronavirus: Travellers from 33 countries must quarantine</strong> - The Irish government says travellers must spend two weeks in quarantine at their own expense of about €2,000.</p></li>
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<h1 data-aos="fade-right" id="from-ars-technica">From Ars Technica</h1>
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<li><p data-aos="fade-left" data-aos-anchor-placement="bottom-bottom"><strong>Free software advocates seek removal of Richard Stallman and entire FSF board</strong> - Open letter signed by hundreds: RMS “has no place” in free software community. - <a href="https://arstechnica.com/?p=1751815">link</a></p></li>
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<li><p data-aos="fade-left" data-aos-anchor-placement="bottom-bottom"><strong>HBO drops full trailer for new sci-fi period drama The Nevers</strong> - HBO’s new series will air in two parts due to a pandemic-related production hiatus. - <a href="https://arstechnica.com/?p=1751618">link</a></p></li>
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<li><p data-aos="fade-left" data-aos-anchor-placement="bottom-bottom"><strong>Ransomware operators are piling on already hacked Exchange servers</strong> - The fallout from the Microsoft Exchange server crisis isn’t abating just yet. - <a href="https://arstechnica.com/?p=1751780">link</a></p></li>
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<li><p data-aos="fade-left" data-aos-anchor-placement="bottom-bottom"><strong>NASA lays out plans for its first flights on Mars</strong> - The expectation is that we’ll have five flights over the course of a month. - <a href="https://arstechnica.com/?p=1751774">link</a></p></li>
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<li><p data-aos="fade-left" data-aos-anchor-placement="bottom-bottom"><strong>Authorities raise red flags about AstraZeneca’s vaccine press release [Updated]</strong> - The “unforced error” in data reporting may raise more doubts about the vaccine. - <a href="https://arstechnica.com/?p=1751492">link</a></p></li>
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<li><strong>We discovered my grandfather is addicted to Viagra</strong> - <!-- SC_OFF -->
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No one is taking it harder than grandma
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<p data-aos="fade-left" data-aos-anchor-placement="bottom-bottom"> submitted by <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/jpereira73"> /u/jpereira73 </a> <br/> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/Jokes/comments/mbwpq4/we_discovered_my_grandfather_is_addicted_to_viagra/">[link]</a></span> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/Jokes/comments/mbwpq4/we_discovered_my_grandfather_is_addicted_to_viagra/">[comments]</a></span></p></li>
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Dad: “Twerking hard or hardly twerking?”
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<p data-aos="fade-left" data-aos-anchor-placement="bottom-bottom"> submitted by <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/joule2387"> /u/joule2387 </a> <br/> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/Jokes/comments/mbqm7u/dad_walks_into_strip_club/">[link]</a></span> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/Jokes/comments/mbqm7u/dad_walks_into_strip_club/">[comments]</a></span></p></li>
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Because fat ninjas are the best ninjas.
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<p data-aos="fade-left" data-aos-anchor-placement="bottom-bottom"> submitted by <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/TheRichTurner"> /u/TheRichTurner </a> <br/> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/Jokes/comments/mbu5nz/why_do_you_never_see_a_fat_ninja/">[link]</a></span> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/Jokes/comments/mbu5nz/why_do_you_never_see_a_fat_ninja/">[comments]</a></span></p></li>
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There would be mass confusion
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<p data-aos="fade-left" data-aos-anchor-placement="bottom-bottom"> submitted by <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/Anukrit_Subedi"> /u/Anukrit_Subedi </a> <br/> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/Jokes/comments/mbw66t/imagine_americans_switched_from_pound_to/">[link]</a></span> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/Jokes/comments/mbw66t/imagine_americans_switched_from_pound_to/">[comments]</a></span></p></li>
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Get up at 5:00AM every day<br/>
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90 minutes of cardio<br/>
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Take a cold shower<br/>
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Journal<br/>
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Schedule out your day<br/>
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Dad owns Fortune 500 company<br/>
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