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NOTES FROM THE PANDEMIC: 5.9.20 DIGBOSTON UPDATE

Written by DIG STAFF Posted May 9, 2020 Filed Under: COVID, NEWS+OPINIONS, Update

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A Mass state prisoner’s pandemic diary


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May 9, 2020

Number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Massachusetts: 76,743


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MASKHOLES: HOW NOT TO COVER YOUR FACE IN A PANDEMIC

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THE NEW FACE OF DIRECT ACTION IN MASS DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

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COVID-19 STREAMS: SIX FEET APART SESSIONS, BLUE FEST & MUCH MORE

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CUPCAKES AND CORONAVIRUS: A MASS STATE PRISONER’S PANDEMIC DIARY

https://digboston.com/cupcakes-and-coronavirus-a-mass-state-prisoners-pandemic-diary/

SILVER DINING PLAYBOOK: KEEPING FAMILY MEALS ALIVE DURING THE PANDEMIC

https://digboston.com/silver-dining-playbook-keeping-family-meals-alive-during-the-pandemic/

COLLEGE STUDENTS, NOW HOME, STILL STRUGGLING WITH MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES

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WHAT LOVE OF OUR NEIGHBORS LOOKS LIKE IN THE AGE OF THE CORONAVIRUS

https://digboston.com/what-love-of-our-neighbors-looks-like-in-the-age-of-the-coronavirus/

BILLY BRAGG TALKS LIVESTREAMING AHEAD OF BIG ONLINE MOTHER’S DAY SHOW
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DISPENSARY WORKERS NOTE UNSAFE CONDITIONS DURING PANDEMIC AND ALWAYS

https://digboston.com/dispensary-workers-note-unsafe-conditions-during-pandemic-and-always/

CURATORS, CREATIVES AIM TO INDIVIDUALIZE ART IN THE NEW VIRTUAL AGE

https://digboston.com/curators-creatives-aim-to-individualize-art-in-the-new-virtual-age/

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Revealed: major anti-lockdown group’s links to America’s far right

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/may/08/lockdown-groups-far-right-links-coronavirus-protests-american-revolution


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State Wire: Efforts Underway To Formalize COVID-19 Remembrance Day In Mass

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