Friday, April 9, 2021

Friday, April 9, 2021

 And another day of drops in vaccine availability, budget proposals, investigations, sham candidates, an ‘army’ of poll watchers, more GOP racism, an HIV vaccine, and more comes to a close:

“Does anybody else in here feel the way I do?” — Roger Waters


Deaths

US: 574,840 (+984)

World: 2,928,575 (+13,762)


Cases

US: 31,802,772 (+85,368)

World: 135,297,064 (+786,537)


U.S. will experience 85% drop in Johnson & Johnson vaccine availability next week, and is unlikely to see steady output until production issues at a Baltimore facility are resolved.


Georgia becomes third state to shut down Johnson & Johnson vaccine site after adverse reactions.


President Biden's initial partial budget proposal includes a 40.8% increase in spending on education, a $14 billion increase in spending on climate change and the largest budget increase for the CDC in nearly 20 years.


A House ethics panel has opened an investigation of U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz, citing reports of sexual and other misconduct by the Florida Republican. Gaetz has not been charged with a crime and has denied any wrongdoing.


Feds told that Gaetz, lobbyist discussed running sham candidate in state Senate race.


Texas Republicans are working to recruit an “army” of 10,000 poll workers and watchers to fight voter fraud in Houston, leaked video of a Harris County Republican Party presentation reveals. The official said he is seeking volunteers from the suburbs where he lives “that will have the confidence and courage to come down here in these areas,” he said, pointing to Houston’s diverse urban center on a map of voting precincts. “This is where the problems occur,” he said. “If we don’t do that, this fraud down here is really going to continue.” -- Another racist GQPer.


White supremacists plan nationwide "White Lives Matter" rallies for April 11. -- More fucking racists.


ADL calls on Fox News to fire Tucker Carlson over racist comments about 'replacement' theory.


Texas GOP chairman Allen West falsely says Texas could secede from the US: 'We could go back to being our own Republic'. -- And we all saw how well Texas managed its electrical grid.


13 women accusing Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson of sexual misconduct must identify themselves in lawsuits they have filed against the NFL star, two judges said.


A clinical trial for a HIV vaccine has been an overwhelming success.


Scientists will study brain of former NFL player who police say killed five people then took his own life.


Pandemic, hunger force thousands into sex work in Mexico. Hardships caused by the coronavirus pandemic have forced former sex workers in Mexico back into the trade years after they left, made it more dangerous and reduced some to having sex in cars or on sidewalks for lack of available hotels.


Prince Philip dies at 99.


DMX, gravel-voiced rapper and actor, dies at 50.


Volcano erupts for a second time on Caribbean island of St. Vincent.


A fossil of a skunk-like mammal that lived during the age of dinosaurs has been discovered in Chilean Patagonia, adding further proof to recent evidence that mammals roamed that part of South America a lot earlier than previously thought.


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


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


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