“No immigrant has taken your job. You were laid off by a capitalist who required cheap labor and took advantage of that immigrant to increase his profits, and nothing makes him happier than to hear you blame the immigrant and not him.” -- mohamad safa
“It is a crime to exploit patriotism in the service of hatred.” — Emile Zola
Deaths
US: 733,575 (+517)
World: 4,867,211 (+4404)
Cases
US: 45,204,373 (+26,164)
World: 238,647,343 (+297,631)
Texas abortion law foes target lawmakers’ corporate donors. Foes of Texas’ strict abortion ban are taking aim at companies that donated money to the bill’s sponsors, hoping consumers will pressure corporate America to join the fight against a surge of restrictions.
Italian police arrest far-right party officials after anti-vax riot. Italian police said on Sunday they had arrested 12 people, including top officials of the extreme right-wing party Forza Nuova, following clashes in Rome against a government drive to make the COVID-19 "Green Pass" mandatory for all workers.
People with higher socioeconomic status have lower emotional intelligence, especially at high levels of inequality. The study authors point out that the small effects they found could end up having considerable consequences. For example, social issues like violence are more common in areas with greater inequality, and these issues seem to involve a lack of attending to others’ emotions and needs. “Perhaps one of the reasons that countries with lower inequality suffer less from these problems may be that their citizens are more attentive to the struggles of those around them,” the authors suggest.
New film chronicles fight to remove homosexuality's 'mental disorder' label. The PBS documentary “Cured” details gay activists’ yearslong battle to get the American Psychiatric Association to remove homosexuality from its list of mental disorders.
How Instagram led to two teens' eating disorders.
Clinic that agreed to perform Colombian woman’s euthanasia reverses decision. Martha Sepúlveda Campo, 51, would have been the first patient without an immediate terminal prognosis — those expected to live for six months or less — to receive euthanasia in Colombia.
Most college students don’t graduate in 4 years, so the government counts 6 years as ‘success’. As the White House proposes spending billions to improve completion rates, colleges measure successful graduation rates at six and even eight years.
Missing Ski Found Trapped in 1,300-Year-Old Ice. Seven years ago, archaeologists found an exquisitely preserved prehistoric ski on a Norwegian mountaintop, and the team has been searching for the missing counterpart ever since. Incredibly, they are now claiming to have found the missing relic.
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