Friday, April 30, 2021
Hundreds report abnormal menstruation after being teargassed during Portland protests
…The new research, based on an online survey of more than 2,200 people, challenges claims that the health consequences of being teargassed are minor and temporary, said Dr Britta Torgrimson-Ojerio, a researcher at Kaiser Permanente Northwest and the lead author of the study.
‘It’s, like, so unfair’: Trump defends Giuliani after FBI raid - POLITICO
The former president called his personal attorney "a great patriot."…
https://www.politico.com/news/2021/04/29/trump-defends-giuliani-fbi-raid-484991
https://www.politico.com/news/2021/04/29/trump-defends-giuliani-fbi-raid-484991
What is in Biden's American Families Plan? — Quartz
… In addition to family life, Biden's plan has the potential to revolutionize the entire economy. It's bound to resonate with both companies and workers, beleaguered by months of pandemic work-life balance. It's unclear, though, whether a divided Congress will feel the same…
Biden’s stance on abortion rights triggers U.S. Catholic bishops spring debate on Communion rights - The Washington Post
… USCCB President Los Angeles Archbishop José Gomez issued a statement that Biden "will advance moral evils," including contraception, abortion and same-sex marriage...
Poll: Americans overwhelmingly approve of 'root causes' immigration strategy | TheHill
…Pollster Civiqs found that 85 percent of survey respondents agreed that the United States needs to engage with other countries to address migration patterns…
Many Republican voters agree with Biden - 'trickle-down economics' has failed | Reuters
… A majority of Americans support measures favored by President Joe Biden to substantially redistribute U.S. wealth, according to an Ipsos poll for Reuters released on Thursday, including tax hikes on the wealthy and a higher minimum wage…
The four-decade decline in global corporate tax rates | Reuters
… However, it would be well below the 46% U.S. companies faced in the 1980s before the free-market Reagan and Thatcher revolutions fired up competition between governments worldwide to cut their corporate tax rates lower...
What the back-and-forth over America being a ‘racist country’ is actually about - The Washington Post
… Many Republicans see discussions of racial discrimination as accusations that Whites — and they themselves — are racist. Polling shows White Republicans generally see Whites, Blacks and Hispanics as all facing equivalent levels of discrimination. A 2019 poll found only a bare majority of Republicans viewed racism as a serious problem in the country — and among supporters of former president Donald Trump, less than half said it was...
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/04/29/what-back-and-forth-over-america-being-racist-country-is-actually-about/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/04/29/what-back-and-forth-over-america-being-racist-country-is-actually-about/
Biden: 'Trickle-down economics has never worked' | TheHill
"When you hear someone say they don't want to raise taxes on the wealthiest 1 percent or corporate America, ask them, whose taxes do you want to raise instead, and whose are you going to cut?" Biden added.
55 Corporations Paid $0 in Federal Taxes on 2020 Profits – ITEP
… Now, with most corporations reporting their third year of results under the new corporate tax laws pushed through by President Donald Trump in 2017, it is crystal clear that the TCJA failed to address loopholes that enable tax dodging—and may have made it worse…
Opinion | Biden upends the Republican ‘unity’ test - The Washington Post
… Biden has proved a challenging adversary for Republicans to vilify. He's a generally congenial and empathetic politician, who has a compelling personal story rife with loss. He has working-class bona fides and has resisted conscription into Republican-framed culture wars. Republicans have tried caricaturing him as old and ineffectual — yet also somehow unusually effective at transforming the country into a socialist hellscape...
Seeking diversity, employers drop college degree requirements for more jobs. : NPR
… "If you arbitrarily say that a job needs to have a bachelor's degree, you are screening out over 70% of African-Americans. You're screening out about 80% of Latino-Latina workers, and you're screening out over 80% of rural Americans of all races," he explained. "And you're doing that before any skills are assessed. It's not fair."…
Extremists plotting to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer also plotted to blow up a bridge, feds say - The Washington Post
Last September, as two would-be kidnappers made their way to the vacation home of Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) for nighttime surveillance, the pair made a pit stop at a nearby highway bridge, according to prosecutors...
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/04/29/whitemer-bridge-domestic-terrorism-michigan/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/04/29/whitemer-bridge-domestic-terrorism-michigan/
Satellites show world's glaciers melting at an amazing rate | TheHill
The global loss "mirrors the global increase in temperature."…
Anthony Alvarez shooting: Chicago police body cam video released - The Washington Post
"We can't live in a world where a minor traffic offense results in someone being shot and killed," Lightfoot said while taking questions at an event. "That's not acceptable to me, and it shouldn't be acceptable to anyone."
Takeaways from Biden’s first address to Congress - The Washington Post
… And of the 39.6 percent capital gains rate he's proposing for top earners: "That's where it was when George W. [Bush] was president."…
Church Services Are Designed to Influence You. Here’s How
With an intuitive understanding of human psychology, churches design their services to manipulate your emotions. This is how they do it.
https://youtu.be/7btz0ocXDeg
https://youtu.be/7btz0ocXDeg
Thursday, April 29, 2021
Editing in Cruz Video Distorts Biden's Position on Guns - FactCheck.org
…Left out is Biden's full answer, which makes clear he was referring only to the purchase of semi-automatic firearms, or so-called assault weapons…
Top 5 takeaways from Biden’s American Families Plan - The Washington Post
Biden has an ambitious plan that would greatly expand the U.S. government's role in daily life. It will be tough to pass...
Ex-Florida deputy accused of planting drugs on motorists set for trial
… "When he arrested me, I lost my job and I had to pretty much sell everything I had that was worth anything to keep a roof over my head," Fears said. "I couldn't find a job because nobody wanted to hire somebody with a fresh meth arrest. Me and my wife split up for a while over that because it was just so damn stressful."…
White House announces sweeping $1.8tn plan for childcare and universal preschool
…During a press briefing last week, Brian Deese, a senior adviser to the president, said the plan "will provide critical support for children and families and, in – by doing so, critical support for our economy by boosting labor force participation and future economic competitiveness"…
A Black woman was dragged by her hair out of a car during a traffic stop in North Carolina, lawsuit says - CNN
…The force applied by the officers caused Bottom's "shoulder to 'pop,' tearing her rotator cuff and causing severe injury," according to the lawsuit…
US Catholic bishops may press Biden to stop taking Communion - ABC News
… "What we're seeing now is an effort to please donors who want a church which will wage a culture war," Millies said.
Opinion | The next Republican attack on Biden will boomerang on the GOP - The Washington Post
… For better or worse, even if Biden gets everything he wants on taxes, that will still be basically true. If someone who makes $50 million a year from investments has to pay a few million more in taxes, their lives will be pretty much the same. There are only so many yachts one person can own.
But, given the large public investments this could help fund at a time of such deep public need, the country could be much better off. Let's see Republicans argue against that ...
What is in the American Families Plan? - The Washington Post
The White House's proposal would direct hundreds of billions of dollars to child care, paid family and medical leave, tuition-free community college and numerous other initiatives…
Reporter behind bogus Kamala Harris story quits, makes striking claim
…On Tuesday, the author of the original Post article, Laura Italiano, wrote on Twitter that she had resigned from the paper, describing the Harris article as "an incorrect story I was ordered to write and which I failed to push back hard enough against." …
Ancient Christian thinkers made a case for reparations that has striking relevance today
…Particularly notable is the fact that Tertullian makes the case for reparations to be paid to the descendants of the Israelites who had been forcibly enslaved centuries earlier...
Only racist ignorance lets Rick Santorum think America was ‘birthed from nothing’
Although the United States quickly accuses other nations of genocide, it hasn't acknowledged its own genocide against Indigenous people…
Wisconsin Catholic priest warns congregants against Covid vaccine, defying pope and his bishop
"That said, many bishops are in a bind because many of their parishioners believe Covid is a hoax," Steidl said. "If they speak out against conspiracy theories, they may lose the financial support of alt-right parishioners. Even if bishops believe that Covid is real and vaccinations work, it may be safest to remain quiet."…
Wednesday, April 28, 2021
PolitiFact | Ted Cruz’s dubious claim that GOP didn’t “rig” SCOTUS confirmations
… "I don't know what else you call it. When you use your majority to make up the rules as you go along in ways that benefit your party, that's kind of the definition of rigging the game. You make the rules that lead to the outcome that you desire," Berman said…
Feds Charge 2 NJ Cops With Assaulting Man, Lying on Police Report
…Patino "struck" the man in his head and his body "numerous times," prosecutors say. At the same time, prosecutors allege Tineo-Restituyo picked up the man and threw him to the ground…
Stephen Miller, Mark Meadows’ America New Legal Outfit Sues Biden Admin Over COVID Aid Policy
A lawsuit filed by Miller and Mark Meadows' new organization argues that $5 billion in COVID aid earmarked for non-white farmers is "patently unconstitutional."…
Some middle-class families will have a tax rate of zero this year — or less - CBS News
… Middle-class taxpayers earning $50,000 to $75,000 will have an effective average tax rate of -1.9%, while those earning between $50,000 to $75,000 will face a tax rate of 1.8%, the JCT found...
Tucker Carlson, Unmasked - The Atlantic
… But Carlson doesn't object to the state harassing people or exercising undue power. He delights in it, as long as the state is harassing the people he hates. The cruelty, as my colleague Adam Serwer has said, is the point. This is the lodestar of the Trump and post-Trump GOP, which values owning the libs above all—not merely rhetorically, but with the fist of government...
Is Mitch McConnell Ready To Answer 73 Questions? | LET'S BE REAL
Can Mitch McConnell answer these 73 questions?
https://youtu.be/39eNTNaFwuE
https://youtu.be/39eNTNaFwuE
US police killings of Black Americans amount to crimes against humanity, international inquiry finds
In devastating report, human rights experts call on International Criminal Court prosecutor to open an immediate investigation...
Thousands of barrels of toxic DDT found dumped in California ocean
Extent of possible toxic waste site near Catalina Island 'staggering', says chief scientist on sea survey...
Josh Hawley attacks ‘woke capitalism’ and claims to be victim of cancel culture
In new book, Hawley defends his actions over the Capitol riot but doesn't mention raising his fist in solidarity with pro-Trump mob...
Pastor Joshua Feuerstein, Who Spoke Before Jan. 6 Riots, Says GOP Dead, 'MAGA vs. Everybody'
… "This is the kingdom of darkness versus the kingdom of light. Do you feel that? We will rise up, and like Paul Revere, we'll say, 'the leftists are coming, the leftists are coming, the leftists are coming!" Peters told raucous rallygoers on January 5…
GOP and Fox News Spread an Insane New Lie About Biden Banning Meat: A Cl...
Seth takes a closer look at the House GOP leader stonewalling a commission to investigate the Capitol insurrection and conservatives coming up with an insane new lie about Joe Biden.
https://youtu.be/wzQj6D0fyIg
https://youtu.be/wzQj6D0fyIg
Last-Ditch Plot to Undermine Biden’s Presidential Election Goes Full QAnon
…The counting has just begun, but already the audit has become almost inextricable from the far-right internet. There, audit-watchers share tips and concerns about security offered by Ron Watkins, a man suspected of helping birth the QAnon craze…
Tucker Carlson Tells Fox Viewers to Call the Cops if They See Kids Wearing Masks Outdoors
The Fox News star implored his loyal viewers to openly harass and mock anyone they see wearing a face mask outdoors because "it's repulsive."…
Tuesday, April 27, 2021
Supreme Court Eyes Rich Activists, Their Anonymous Donations And Tax Breaks : NPR
"The idea that an investigator can start a full-blown investigation and issue a bunch of subpoenas completely blinks the reality of how bureaucracies work," he says. Regulators "have to get some kind of a red flag before they know which charities to pick out for that kind of investigation."
Uninvited Trump is specter at GOP retreat | TheHill
...Cheney has led the small but vocal group of Republicans who are holding Trump accountable for the attack. In her latest split from McCarthy, she's calling for the creation of an independent commission, modeled on the bipartisan 9/11 commission, to investigate the Jan. 6 assault as a standalone event...
Meet the Anti-Mask Michigan ‘Scientist’ Stoking the Fourth Wave
...Kelly is not a certified industrial hygienist, which she told The Daily Beast was "a personal choice" (credentialing is not required to register as an industrial hygienist with the AIHA). Instead, Kelly, who holds bachelor's and master's degrees in occupational safety and health, describes herself as a "senior industrial hygienist," something Sue Marchese, a managing director at the American Industrial Hygiene Association, told The Daily Beast is "not a real thing."...
Apples to apples, the Senate GOP infrastructure proposal is smaller than it appears - The Washington Post
... In all, it looks like the GOP plan would add $189 billion to the baseline of current spending, compared to Biden's $785 billion for the same line items. (A variety of items in Biden's overall plan are not addressed in the GOP version, especially in green energy areas.)...
Majority approve of Biden infrastructure plan — CBS News poll - CBS News
... Nationwide, 58% approve of the administration's infrastructure proposal. This includes 90% of Democrats and a 57%-majority of independents, but only 19% of Republicans. People of color approve of the plan in large numbers, while White Americans are split fairly evenly, divided by partisanship and ideology...
The GOP Is a Grave Threat to American Democracy - The Atlantic
Unless and until Republicans summon the wit and the will to salvage the party, ruin will follow...
CNN urged to fire Rick Santorum after racist comments on Native Americans | Rick Santorum | The Guardian
Outrage among Native Americans after ex-senator tells rightwing students' conference that colonists 'birthed nation from nothing'...
Ex-Trump adviser mocked for claiming Biden pushing ‘plant-based beer’ | US politics | The Guardian
Larry Kudlow grumbles that Biden's climate policies would force Americans to drink 'plant-based beer' – instead of meat-based?
GOP Criminalizes Dissent with Anti-Riot Laws Targeting Black Lives Matter
We look at a slew of anti-protest laws pending in Republican-led states, and some that have already passed, such as in Florida, where Republican Governor Ron DeSantis signed a controversial measure known as the “anti-riot bill” that is widely viewed as a response to the Black Lives Matter movement and calls to “defund the police.” Under the new law, a public gathering of three or more people can be classified as a “riot,” and anyone who “willingly” participates in such a gathering can be charged with a third-degree felony. Many of the anti-protest bills pending in other states have the exact same language as the Florida plan. “These are really extreme laws,” says Nick Robinson, a senior legal adviser with the International Center for Not-for-Profit Law, which has tracked 81 anti-protest bills introduced in 34 states so far this year. They “expand the definition of rioting” in order “to target protesters,” Robinson tells Democracy Now!
https://youtu.be/CKTLONa4eS8
https://youtu.be/CKTLONa4eS8
Why Michigan Republicans’ attack on voting rights is ‘particularly anti-democratic’
...They can take advantage of a quirk in Michigan's law allowing voters to send a bill to the legislature if just over 340,000 voters sign a petition asking them to take it up. These kinds of bills cannot be vetoed by the governor...
Republicans fret over AOC backing for Biden as 100-day mark draws near
"I think he's been a very destabilising president, and economically thrown a wet blanket over the recovery, wanting to raise taxes a large amount and regulate America basically out of business..."
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