Thursday, February 4, 2021

And another day of the GOP going full Q, audits, outbreaks, lawsuits, a goal to “destroy everyone,” Megacycle” shifts, pillows, monthly basic income for moms, facial-recognition software, and the noisy ocean comes to a close:

“Nature soaks ever evil with either fear or shame.” -- Tertullian

Deaths

US: 466,988 (+5058)

World: 2,294,419 (+15,866)

Cases

US: 27,273,890 (+123,433)

World: 105,417,124 (+509,945)

The US House votes to remove GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene from committee assignments in the wake of recently unearthed incendiary and violent past comments.

In Voting to Back Marjorie Taylor Green, the GOP Goes Full Q. Today, House Republicans faced a choice. Most sided with hate and lies.

Trump quickly rejects impeachment managers' request for testimony at impeachment trial.

Florida health officials call for audit after over 1,000 Covid-19 vaccine doses spoiled.

Pennsylvania school district suspends school bus service after COVID outbreak among drivers.

Election Tech Company Sues Fox News, Giuliani And Others For $2.7 Billion. The suit names Fox stars Lou Dobbs, Maria Bartiromo and Jeanine Pirro, as well as Trump allies Rudy Giuliani and Sidney Powell. “They knew the election was not stolen," the company says it in a court filing. "They knew the election was not rigged or fixed. They knew these truths just as they knew the Earth is round and two plus two equals four."

'Their goal is to destroy everyone': Uighur camp detainees allege systematic rape. "This confirms the very worst of what we have heard before," he said. "It provides authoritative and detailed evidence of sexual abuse and torture at a level clearly greater than what we had assumed."...There were "four kinds of electric shock", Sedik said - "the chair, the glove, the helmet, and anal rape with a stick". — No, the story doesn’t get better. This is horrific.

Amazon Is Forcing Its Warehouse Workers Into Brutal 'Megacycle' Shifts. The company has been quietly transitioning warehouse workers at Amazon warehouses nationwide to a 10-hour graveyard shift, known as the "megacycle."

David Hogg launching pillow company to 'put MyPillow out of business'.

"We are in a moment of rage": Inside the movement to win basic income for moms.

Romney proposes monthly payments for families with children.

When you post photos of yourself or friends and family online, you may not imagine they could be used to develop facial-recognition systems that can identify individuals offline. A new site hopes to raise awareness of this issue by offering a rare window into how a fraction of our pictures are used.

The "hands-free" sneakers will retail for $120.

The noisy ocean: Humans have made the world's seas a very loud place to live.

Life’s short. Live, love, create, and help others.

Until next time, my friends. Stay safe and stay sane. Good night.