And another day of being ‘in crisis and at risk of failing,’ Navarro speaks, accepting political violence, a FL hospital turning away pregnant women, the Trumps subpoenaed, good and evil, Apple, Bowie, and decriminalizing sex work in Australia comes to a close:
“I think that a lot of people don’t understand what it means to lose democracy.” — Dr. Joanne Freeman
“As long as there are no consequences for January 6, the public will have no faith in Democracy.” -- Lisa Guerrero
"We know that no one ever seizes power with the intention of relinquishing it. Power is not a means; it is an end. One does not establish a dictatorship in order to safeguard a revolution; one makes the revolution in order to establish the dictatorship." — George Orwell, 1984
Deaths
US: 848,826 (+1418)
World: 5,465,779 (+5458)
Cases
US: 57,075,508 (+933,333)
World: 292,935,360 (+2,301,004)
6 in 10 Americans say U.S. democracy is in crisis as 'The Big Lie' takes root. A new NPR/Ipsos poll finds that 64% of Americans believe U.S. democracy is "in crisis and at risk of failing." That sentiment is felt most acutely by Republicans: Two-thirds of GOP respondents agree with the verifiably false claim that "voter fraud helped Joe Biden win the 2020 election" — a key pillar of the "Big Lie" that the election was stolen from former President Donald Trump.
Peter Navarro: Trump Distributed Bogus Election Fraud Research to ‘Every’ Congressional Republican. The former trade adviser discusses how he briefed Trump on election fraud and helped hatch a scheme to block the vote certification on Jan. 6. “There were over 100 congressmen ready to implement the plan,” Navarro says. The ploy called on sitting congressmen and senators, during the Jan. 6 joint session of Congress, to object to the counting of votes from six battleground states, where Navarro had decried fraud and electoral irregularities. Across both chambers, each state challenge would prompt four hours of debate. The intention was to create a 24-hour Republican propaganda blitz that could “punch through” directly to the public and give Mike Pence, in his capacity as Senate president, cover to delay certification of the Electoral College vote, sending the contested tallies back to the states. Navarro, Bannon, and their GOP allies on the Hill hoped the contested states would revoke their certifications, deprive either candidate of the required 270 Electoral College votes, and give Trump one last shot victory — with the House of Representatives ultimately voting to decide the outcome of the 2020 election, using an arcane protocol that favored Trump. -- This should bother anyone who is not a fascist. America was very close to saying goodbye to democracy on January 6, 2021.
New polling shows rising acceptance of political violence 1 year after January 6 riot. This is the disturbing reality laid bare in two recent polls that capture a deeply divided country with much reckoning left to do over the deadly riot and its place in US history.
Los Angeles County school teachers will be required to wear surgical grade masks. The county will also require masks for all outdoor activities where physical distancing is not possible, except while eating or drinking, according to guidance posted Jan. 1. The county recommends students wear well-fitting thick masks with a nose wire. Additionally, the department recommends eligible students and staff get their booster vaccine dose.
Florida hospital turning away pregnant patients due to COVID-19 surge. Fort Lauderdale’s Holy Cross Health was forced to temporarily close its labor and delivery unit as it experiences a rapid rise of COVID-19 infections among staff.
Covid is rampant among deer, research shows. The findings are a reminder that human health is intertwined with that of animals and that inattention to other species could prolong the pandemic.
Trump, Ivanka, Don Jr. subpoenaed in New York AG’s probe. The New York attorney general’s office confirmed Monday that it has subpoenaed former President Donald Trump and his two eldest children, Ivanka and Donald Trump Jr., demanding their testimony in an investigation into the family’s business practices.
Elizabeth Holmes guilty of 4 counts of fraud, acquitted on 4 in Theranos trial. Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes was convicted of four federal fraud charges Monday and acquitted on four others while a jury deadlocked on the three remaining charges after months of trial.
10 of the country's most populous cities set homicide records last year. More than two-thirds of the country's 40 most populous cities saw more homicides last year than in 2020, according to a CNN analysis of police department data. Ten of those cities recorded more homicides in 2021 than any other year on record. Those are Philadelphia; Austin, Texas; Columbus, Ohio; Indianapolis; Portland, Oregon; Memphis, Tennessee; Louisville, Kentucky; Milwaukee; Albuquerque, New Mexico; and Tucson, Arizona. Minneapolis tied its previous record number of homicides, with 97 in the years 1997 and 2021.
LAPD officer who fatally shot 14-year-old in Burlington store was following active shooter protocols, union says. In the Dec. 23 incident, officer William Jones — assigned to the North Hollywood Division of the LAPD — opened fire on and killed assault suspect Daniel Elena Lopez, 24, at the store full of last-minute holiday shoppers. During a search for additional suspects, police found Orellana-Peralta had been struck in the dressing room after the wall had been penetrated by gunfire.
Protesters call for charges against LAPD officer who killed 14-year-old in clothing store dressing room. Protesters are calling for the firing or arrest of LAPD Officer William Jones Jr. in the fatal shooting of Valentina Orellana Peralta, a 14-year-old girl who was in a clothing store dressing room when she was killed.
Roughly six-in-ten Republicans (59%) say that most things in society can be clearly divided into good and evil, compared with 38% of Democrats. Many major religions have clear teachings about good and evil in the world. For example, the Abrahamic traditions – Judaism, Christianity and Islam – use concepts such as God and the devil or heaven and hell to illustrate this dichotomy. It may be somewhat unsurprising, then, that highly religious Americans are much more likely to see society in those terms, while nonreligious people tend to see more ambiguity.
Victoria plans to decriminalise all sex work within two years. Here's what that means. Many in the industry are anxiously waiting for the upper house to pass the bill, which they say will protect workers, reduce stigma and violence and have financial benefits.
Apple becomes first U.S. company worth $3 trillion. On the first trading day of 2022, Apple marked a new milestone: it became the first U.S. company to reach a market value of $3 trillion.
David Bowie’s Estate Sells His Entire Publishing Catalog to Warner Chappell Music. The agreement includes songs from the 26 studio albums released during Bowie’s lifetime in addition to the posthumous studio album Toy, which will be released Friday.
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