And another day of drafts, supporting violence against the government, TX violating voting rights, children living with long Covid, vaccines for kids under 5, tools of white supremacy, suing the NFL, and TX schools banning books in record numbers comes to a close:
"Nothing strengthens authority so much as silence." — Leonardo da Vinci
Deaths
US: 913,924 (+6734 over two days)
World: 5,705,264 (+23,609 over two days)
Cases
US: 76,516,202 (+938,126 over two days)
World: 381,999,843 (+6,810,858 over two days)
Trump advisers drafted more than one executive order to seize voting machines. Former President Donald Trump's advisers drafted two versions of an executive order to seize voting machines -- one directing the Department of Defense to do so and another the Department of Homeland Security -- as part of a broader effort to undermine the 2020 election results, multiple sources tell CNN.
1 in 4 Americans say violence against the government is sometimes OK. Nearly a quarter of Americans say it's sometimes OK to use violence against the government — and one in 10 Americans say violence is justified "right now." Republicans and ideological conservatives are most likely to say violent protest against the government is justifiable right now, the report found. Among Republican men, the figure rises to nearly 1 in 5.
Texas violated voting rights law during redistricting, retiring state GOP senator says in sworn court statement. A three-judge federal panel is hearing arguments in a lawsuit claiming that Texas Republicans violated the Voting Rights Act when they redrew state Senate District 10 in Tarrant County to lessen Black and Hispanic voting power.
Trump Declares Support for January 6 Insurrectionists. The ex-president said he’d pardon those who attacked the Capitol and called for supporters to help him fight off criminal probes.
Poll: Most Americans aren't 'done with COVID.' But new numbers hint they may be soon. According to the latest Yahoo News/YouGov poll, nearly seven in 10 Americans (69 percent) say the pandemic is not “over in the U.S.,” and just a third (34 percent) say it’s “over as it pertains to [their] own life,” regardless of whether it’s “over for others.” The fast-moving Omicron variant is still causing 500,000 cases and 2,500 deaths a day; more than 140,000 COVID patients are currently hospitalized…The survey of 1,568 U.S. adults, which was conducted from Jan. 20 to Jan. 24, found that a full third of vaccinated Americans (37 percent) now say that COVID is “more of an inconvenience” than a “health concern” for them, while fewer than half (49 percent) say the opposite. Likewise, even though most vaccinated Americans (55 percent) still want to “do more to vaccinate, wear masks and test,” nearly four in 10 (37 percent) now insist “we need to learn to live with COVID-19 and get back to normal.”
‘The scariest thing’: the children living with long Covid. Though long covid diagnosis is considered very rare in children, Haley is not alone. Some children across the US have reported an array of symptoms – ranging from headaches, stomachaches and dizziness, to fatigue, brain fog and mood changes – long after their initial infection. Long Covid can last anywhere from four weeks to months – although definitions vary – and, while it presents differently based on developmental stage, doctors say it can affect virtually any age, even infants.
Pfizer asks FDA to allow COVID-19 vaccine for kids under 5. Pfizer on Tuesday asked the U.S. to authorize extra-low doses of its COVID-19 vaccine for children under 5, potentially opening the way for the very youngest Americans to start receiving shots as early as March.
Denmark scraps most pandemic restrictions, no longer considers COVID 'a socially critical disease'. While the Omicron variant is surging in Denmark, it's not placing a heavy burden on the health system and the country has a high vaccination rate.
Sex workers are 'dropping like flies' and forced into 'risky work' as COVID runs rampant. Lydia says many sex workers have stopped “screening” – the process by which they assess if a client is safe – because they can no longer afford to turn anyone away.
Banned: Books on race and sexuality are disappearing from Texas schools in record numbers. Facing pressure from parents and threats of criminal charges, some districts have ignored policies meant to prevent censorship. Librarians and students are pushing back. Her safe haven is now a battleground in an unprecedented effort by parents and conservative politicians in Texas to ban books dealing with race, sexuality and gender from schools, an NBC News investigation has found. Hundreds of titles have been pulled from libraries across the state for review, sometimes over the objections of school librarians, several of whom told NBC News they face increasingly hostile work environments and mounting pressure to pre-emptively pull books that might draw complaints…All but a few of the challenges this school year targeted books dealing with racism or sexuality, the majority of them featuring LGBTQ characters and explicit descriptions of sex. Many of the books under fire are newer titles, purchased by school librarians in recent years as part of a nationwide movement to diversify the content available to public school children.
Here are 50 books Texas parents want banned from school libraries. — Wow. People are unfucking believable.
School Boards Have Long Been a Tool of White Supremacy. What animates much of today’s white backlash to critical race theory is the same germ that caused anxiety over Black education in the 1800s. And formal bans on CRT—now law in 8 states—have again created an environment of intimidation.
A Christian school in Brisbane, Australia has sparked outrage for requiring parents to sign an enrollment contract that refers to homosexuality as a sin and includes it in a list of "immoral" behavior alongside bestiality, incest, and pedophilia.
ABC suspends ‘The View’ host Whoopi Goldberg for saying Holocaust ‘not about race’. Goldberg made the comments Monday during a discussion on "The View" about Tennessee school board’s banning of “Maus,” a graphic novel about the Nazi death camps.
Fired Miami Dolphins coach sues NFL, alleging racist hiring. Fired Miami Dolphins coach Brian Flores, suing the NFL and three teams Tuesday over alleged racist hiring practices for aspiring coaches, is alleging the Dolphins offered him $100,000 a game his first season to “tank” so the club could secure the top draft pick...“In certain critical ways, the NFL is racially segregated and is managed much like a plantation,” the lawsuit said.
Next winter storm will stretch over 2,000 miles. As the second winter storm in less than a week sets up across the country, 21 states are gearing up for a blast of winter precipitation and dangerously cold temperatures.
Using melatonin for sleep is on the rise, study says, despite potential health harms. "Taking sleep aids has been linked in prospective studies with the development of dementia and early mortality," she said. Melatonin has been linked to headache, dizziness, nausea, stomach cramps, drowsiness, confusion or disorientation, irritability and mild anxiety, depression and tremors, as well as abnormally low blood pressure. It can also interact with common medications and trigger allergies.
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Until next time, my friends. Stay safe and stay sane. Good night.
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