And another day of ceasefires, abortion bans, ‘horrifying assaults,’ banning mask mandates, police body camera footage cover-ups, the Benadryl challenge, the world’s largest iceberg, and yes, he said the ‘fucking short-bus people,’ all comes to a close:
“These are people with brain damage, they’re fucking retarded, they’re on the goddamn spectrum." -- Albert Watkins, the lawyer for Jacob Chansley, the self-described QAnon shaman
Deaths
US: 602,616 (+1286 over two days)
World: 3,444,656 (+26,226 over two days)
Cases
US: 33,833,181 (+58,236 over two days)
World: 165,842,599 (+955,778 over two days)
Israel and Hamas have announced a ceasefire after 11 days of fighting in which 232 Palestinians in Gaza and 12 people in Israel have been killed.
What are the stakes of the Supreme Court's decision to hear a case that challenges Roe v. Wade? The stakes are huge here. The Supreme Court is essentially debating if all state laws that ban pre-viability abortions are unconstitutional.
Texas governor signs ‘fetal heartbeat’ abortion ban, exposing abortion providers to lawsuits.
FBI releases videos of "horrifying assaults" on officers during Jan. 6 riot.
US Capitol Police officer's letter blasts Republican opposition to January 6 commission. “It is inconceivable that some of the Members we protect, would downplay the events of January 6th. Member safety was dependent upon the heroic actions of USCP. It is a privileged assumption for Members to have the point of view that 'It wasn't that bad.'"
The 'QAnon Shaman's' lawyer blames autism for his client's Jan. 6 actions. Here's how wrong he is.. Lawyers regularly invoke autism to excuse their clients' actions, both playing into and adding to the stigma faced by other people on the autism spectrum. “A lot of these defendants — and I’m going to use this colloquial term, perhaps disrespectfully — but they’re all fucking short-bus people,” Watkins told Talking Points Memo. “These are people with brain damage, they’re fucking retarded, they’re on the goddamn spectrum." — Fuck. You.
US military sees a 55% jump in Covid-19 vaccinations over last month.
King County health directive ‘strongly urges’ people to wear masks indoors despite CDC guidance:
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signs law banning mask mandates in schools, cities and counties. Leaders of Iowa school districts cannot require students or staff to wear masks and Iowa cities and counties cannot impose mask mandates under a law Gov. Kim Reynolds signed early Thursday. — Sacrificing public safety to own the Libs.
St. Louis lawyer who waved rifle at protesters is running for Senate in Missouri. “I've always been a Republican, but I've never been a politician," McCloskey told [Tucker] Carlson. "But, you know, God came knocking on my door last summer disguised as an angry mob, and it really did wake me up."
UNC withholds tenure for "1619 Project" journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones after conservative backlash. Faculty members were told that the board chose not to act on her tenure because of her lack of academic experience, per a professor at the school.
Louisiana state troopers were captured on body camera video stunning, punching and dragging Robert Greene, a Black man, as he apologized for leading them on a high-speed chase -- footage of the man’s last moments alive that The Associated Press obtained after authorities refused to release it for two years...The 2019 arrest outside Monroe, Louisiana, is the subject of a federal civil rights investigation. But unlike other in-custody deaths across the nation where body camera video was released almost immediately, Greene’s case has been shrouded in secrecy and accusations of a cover-up. — Because those actions help me believe most cops are good. <\sarcasm>
Indianapolis woman sees home appraisal jump nearly $150K after hiding her race. She purchased the house for $100,000 in 2017 and expected it to be valued similar to her sister’s home in the same area, which was appraised at roughly $198,000 in 2019. An appraisal conducted by CityWide and Jeffrey Pierce of Pierce Appraisal in spring 2020 valued her home at $125,000. A second appraisal conducted by Freedom Mortgage and Indianapolis-based appraiser Tim Boston of the Appraisal Network valued her home at $110,000. A third appraisal — conducted after Duffy did not declare her race in her application and took down all family photos and African American art in her home — came back at $259,000...During her third attempt, Duffy communicated only by email with the appraisal company, which is not identified in the complaints. She also asked the white husband of a friend to sit in on the appraiser’s visit.
Trump administration secretly obtained CNN reporter's phone and email records. The Trump administration secretly sought and obtained the 2017 phone and email records of a CNN correspondent, the latest instance where federal prosecutors have taken aggressive steps targeting journalists in leak investigations.
Trans men and non-binary people 'discouraged' from life-saving cervical screenings, research finds. The NHS says any person with a cervix between the ages of 25 to 49 should be invited to a cervical screening every three years. All people with a cervix who are registered with a GP and aged 50 to 64 are invited for a cervical screening every five years. But according to the charity’s report, the NHS cervical screening programme invites only people who are registered as women or female to take part. The researchers said this means trans and non-binary people, who are registered at their GP as male, will usually have to request a test.
Drinking any amount of alcohol causes damage to the brain, study finds.
An Oregon doctor is warning about a dangerous new virtual trend called the Benadryl challenge, which has become popular on social media sites like TikTok. The goal is to get high by taking as much of the over the counter drug as possible.
World's biggest iceberg breaks off from Antarctica. — It’s pretty big.
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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