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War Has Been the Governing Metaphor for Decades of American Life. This Pandemic Exposes Its Weaknesses Cold War

War Has Been the Governing Metaphor for Decades of American Life. This Pandemic Exposes Its Weaknesses

When President Donald Trump declared a national emergency last month, as the coronavirus outbreak worsened, he deployed language familiar and perhaps oddly comforting to many Americans. Designating himself “a wartime president,” Trump likened the country’s COVID-19 response to the U.S.’s mobilization during World War II. “Every generation of Americans has…
bubmag
April 16, 2020
The world’s largest cargo plane is taking to the skies to transport COVID-19 supplies. Take a look inside the six-engine Antonov An-225 Mriya. Cold War

The world’s largest cargo plane is taking to the skies to transport COVID-19 supplies. Take a look inside the six-engine Antonov An-225 Mriya.

An Antonov An-225 Mriya. GLEB GARANICH/Reuters The Antonov An-225 is the world's largest cargo plane, armed with six engines and a massive cargo hold.After a two-year stay in maintenance, the Ukrainian-built aircraft is now sky-bound once again and its first flight was a COVID-19 mission between China and Europe. The Soviet…
bubmag
April 15, 2020
10 Sunday Reads Cold War

10 Sunday Reads

My easy like Sunday morning helpful resources reads: Medical: • Handbook of COVID-19 Prevention and Treatment (ALNAP) • Blood plasma taken from covid-19 survivors might help patients fight off the disease (MIT Technology Review) • The Best Hopes for a Coronavirus Drug (The Atlantic) • Pfizer Identifies Lead Coronavirus Drug…
bubmag
April 12, 2020
‘Insecure’ Season 4 Soundtrack Debut: Cautious Clay, Yung Baby Tate and St. Panther Cold War

‘Insecure’ Season 4 Soundtrack Debut: Cautious Clay, Yung Baby Tate and St. Panther

Last October, Issa Rae announced a new partnership with Atlantic Records, introducing the world to her own Raedio Label focused on cultivating new and exciting talent while providing music supervision for other television shows. With Insecure set to kick off its fourth season on HBO this Sunday, April 12, Atlantic…
bubmag
April 10, 2020
An A-10 Thunderbolt made an emergency landing in Georgia with its landing gear up Cold War

An A-10 Thunderbolt made an emergency landing in Georgia with its landing gear up

An A-10 Thunderbolt II made a belly landing at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, after its pilot declared an in-flight emergency Tuesday during a routine training flight, according to the Air Force. The A-10C, assigned to the 75th Fighter Squadron at the base, touched down "without its landing gear extended,"…
bubmag
April 8, 2020
The 10-engine plane time forgot: Convair’s B-36 Peacemaker Cold War

The 10-engine plane time forgot: Convair’s B-36 Peacemaker

Prototype Designed during World War II, only one prototype was built, the XB-36 seen here. It first flew in August 1946. While there were numerous differences between this and the first production aircraft, the most noticeable is the more traditional cockpit design. Read the article Published:April 8, 2020Caption:Geoffrey MorrisonPhoto:National Museum…
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April 8, 2020
COLD WAR II: GOP sounds alarm after ‘quasi-official’ Chinese outlet gains access to coronavirus pres… Cold War

COLD WAR II: GOP sounds alarm after ‘quasi-official’ Chinese outlet gains access to coronavirus pres…

COLD WAR II: GOP sounds alarm after ‘quasi-official’ Chinese outlet gains access to coronavirus press briefing, promotes Beijing. “Only last week, there were multiple flights coming from China full of medical supplies,” the reporter from Hong Kong-based Phoenix TV began during Monday’s briefing. “Companies like Huawei and Alibaba have been…
bubmag
April 7, 2020