And another day of travel restrictions, infected students, raves, anti-vaccine comments, banning proof of vaccinations, keeping things secret, a ‘strong message,’ McConnell’s racism, Manchin’s BS, and more sexual assault comes to a close:
“Age is not important unless you’re a cheese.” -- Helen Hayes
Deaths
US: 590,055 (+848)
World: 3,193,653 (+14,466)
Cases
US: 33,103,974 (+59,903)
World: 152,002,365 (+884,686)
Biden set to restrict travel from India amid coronavirus surge. The restrictions were recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and will go into effect Tuesday.
Number of Americans fully vaccinated tops 100 million. -- Now the rest of you get vaccinated.
Colorado’s K-12 school outbreaks now infecting more students than they did at December peak. Colorado is one COVID-19 outbreak short of the point where many K-12 schools moved to remote learning in December, with more students infected than at the previous peak...Outbreaks also continued to grow in nursing homes, assisted living facilities and child care centers.
Thousands hit Liverpool rave in trial reopening from lockdown. Around 3,000 revellers aged 18 to 20 danced to pounding music in a warehouse on the docks, in close contact with each other and without wearing masks, according to a Reuters witness.
Joe Rogan addresses his controversial anti-vaccine comments. Joe Rogan, Spotify's (SPOT) top podcast host, responded to the controversy surrounding his remarks that healthy young people should not get the Covid vaccine...”I'm not a doctor," Rogan said. "I'm not a respected source of information, even for me." — But people listen to you, you fuck. Your words have weight. They shouldn’t, but they do.
Florida passes bill banning proof of COVID-19 vaccine for students.
Antifa fears, UV lights: What the group running Arizona GOP's election audit tried to keep secret. The private companies hired by Arizona Senate Republicans to recount millions of ballots from the 2020 election are concerned about possible Antifa attacks and planned to use UV lights to hunt for fraud, internal documents released as part of a legal battle with Democrats revealed.
Trump allies worry Giuliani raid sent 'strong message' to ex-President's inner circle. A Wednesday raid by federal agents of an apartment and office belonging to former New York City mayor and one-time Donald Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani has left allies of the former President feeling uneasy about what could come next, according to sources close to Trump. "This was a show of force that sent a strong message to a lot of people in Trump's world that other things may be coming down the pipeline.”
McConnell sends letter to Education secretary demanding removal of the 1619 Project from federal grant programs. -- The GOP white supremacy is once again on full display.
Manchin pans DC statehood bill in another break with Dems. -- Manchin is not a Democrat. He also apparently knows nothing about statehood.
Idaho legislator accused of sexual assault resigns after ethics panel pushes expulsion.
"Game of Thrones" actress accuses Marilyn Manson of rape in new lawsuit.
W. Va. governor unable to cite one example to justify trans athlete ban. Ruhle responded, “But sir, you have no examples of this happening.” She added, “Why would you take your time to do this? Let’s talk about other things that I can give you examples of in your state. According to U.S. News & World Report, West Virginia ranks 45th in education, 47th in health care, 48th on the economy and 50th in infrastructure. If you cannot name one single example for me of a child doing this, why would you make this a priority? I just named four things that would seem to me like a much bigger priority.”
First lesbian couple elected prom king and queen in Ohio school district go viral.
Al Qaeda promises 'war on all fronts' against America as Biden pulls out of Afghanistan.
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Until next time, my friends. Stay safe and stay sane. Good night.
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