And another day of spreading easily, sparring, ‘proof of being unvaccinated,’ mandating vaccinations, food programs, gerrymandering four states, the security bill, gymnastics, a bisexual game character, and melting Greenland ice comes to a close:
“People protect what they love.” -- Jacques Yves Cousteau
Deaths
US: 628,492 (+394)
World: 4,214,601 (+11,002)
Cases
US: 35,584,272 (+96,782)
World: 197,364,593 (+672,096)
The Delta coronavirus variant surging across the US appears to cause more severe illness and spreads as easily as chickenpox.
Biden orders tough new vaccination rules for federal workers. President Joe Biden on Thursday announced sweeping new pandemic requirements aimed at boosting vaccination rates for millions of federal workers and contractors as he lamented the “American tragedy” of rising-yet-preventable deaths among the unvaccinated.
House Republicans spar with Pelosi over return of mask requirements. -- Republicans are literally trying to kill you.
California restaurant says patrons must show 'proof of being unvaccinated'. The sign is taped to the window of Basilico's Pasta e Vino, an Italian restaurant in Huntington Beach southeast of Los Angeles. "We have zero tolerance for treasonous, anti-American stupidity. Thank you for pondering," text at the bottom of the sign reads. -- Literally trying to kill their patrons.
Netflix has become the first major Hollywood studio to implement a blanket policy mandating vaccinations for the casts of all of their U.S. productions, as well as those who come into contact with them on set.
Food programs helped fight hunger during the pandemic. But will they last?
GOP Could Retake the House in 2022 Just by Gerrymandering Four Southern States. Republicans need to gain just five seats to regain control of the House. This is their road map to getting there. The bulk of the attention on voting rights this year has focused on the wave of new laws in GOP-controlled states intended to make it harder for Democratic constituencies to cast a ballot, by doing things like rolling back voting by mail and shortening early voting periods. These new voting restrictions could certainly swing a close election, but the ultimate partisan effects are unknown, whereas the new redistricting maps enacted by Republicans will have a devastating and surgical impact on Democratic representation, voting rights advocates say. “There’s no question Texas, Georgia, Florida, and North Carolina are enough to give Republicans the number of seats they need to win back the House,” says Michael Li, a redistricting expert at the Brennan Center. — Get out and vote. The GQP is counting on you not to.
Congress passes $2.1 billion Capitol security bill. The House and Senate on Thursday passed a bill that would secure funding for the U.S. Capitol and the Capitol Police in the wake of the Jan. 6 riot, which was at risk of having to furlough officers without additional money.
The amount of Greenland ice that melted on Tuesday could cover Florida in 2 inches of water.
Jamie Lee Curtis reveals her younger child is trans, expresses 'wonder and pride'. Proud mom Jamie Lee Curtis is opening up about her family, speaking publicly for the first time about her transgender daughter.
People have discovered that this iconic game character is canonically bisexual and they’re losing it. Om Nom, the cute green alien from popular mobile game Cut The Rope is canonically bisexual. That’s right, the little hungry blob originally had a boyfriend – but this was changed to a girlfriend during development.
Suni Lee becomes first Asian American woman to take gold in gymnastics all-around. With a gymnastics gold medal under her belt, Sunisa “Suni” Lee’s name is already in the history books. But the 18-year-old has broken another barrier, becoming the first Asian American woman to win gold in the Olympics’ all-around competition.
Scarlett Johansson is suing Disney for making Black Widow available to stream the same day as its theatrical release. The actor said she was promised the release would be exclusively theatrical, but the company released the movie on Disney+ on the same day it was released in theaters.
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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