And another day of same-sex marriage bills, US gun death rates at highest levels, Twitter again allowing Covid misinformation, the World Cup reflecting the entire planet, monks testing positive for meth, and NYC getting tough with the mentally ill comes to a close:
“Beware of the politics of neutrality.” — Habiba Ibrahim
Covid Deaths
US: 1,105,049
World: 6,638,678
Covid Cases
US: 100,532,711
World: 646,998,989
Landmark same-sex marriage bill wins Senate passage. The bill, which would ensure that same-sex and interracial marriages are enshrined in federal law, was approved 61-36 on Tuesday, including support from 12 Republicans. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said the legislation was “a long time coming” and part of America’s “difficult but inexorable march towards greater equality.” Democrats are moving quickly, while the party still holds the majority in both chambers of Congress. The legislation now moves to the House for a final vote.
Study: U.S. gun death rates hit highest levels in decades. The U.S. gun death rate last year hit its highest mark in nearly three decades, and the rate among women has been growing faster than that of men, according to study published Tuesday.
Oath Keepers’ Rhodes guilty of Jan. 6 seditious conspiracy. Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes was convicted Tuesday of seditious conspiracy for a violent plot to overturn President Joe Biden’s election, handing the Justice Department a major victory in its massive prosecution of the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection.
Twitter ends enforcement of COVID misinformation policy. Twitter will no longer enforce its policy against COVID-19 misinformation, raising concerns among public health experts and social media researchers that the change could have serious consequences if it discourages vaccination and other efforts to combat the still-spreading virus.
Elon Musk says Apple stopped advertising and threatened to boot Twitter from app store. Twitter's billionaire owner asked in a series of tweets whether Apple hated free speech and if it would go after Tesla, his electric-car company. "Apple has mostly stopped advertising on Twitter. Do they hate free speech in America?" asked Musk. -- Musk does not understand the concepts learned in Business 101. And he is certainly no genius. He’s just a privileged white boy.
As Qatar World Cup unfolds, planet keeps spinning. Nations, their disputes and their aspirations and those of minority communities don't just go away when the World Cup is unfolding. Soccer is not human society itself, with all its thorny issues. But it is at times a reflection of the entire planet.
NATO renews membership vow to Ukraine, pledges arms and aid. NATO doubled down Tuesday on its commitment to one day include Ukraine, a pledge that some officials and analysts believe helped prompt Russia’s invasion this year. The world’s largest security alliance also pledged to send more aid to Ukrainian forces locked in battle with Russian troops.
Justice Department intervenes for struggling water system. The Justice Department made a rare intervention Tuesday to try to bring improvements in the beleaguered water system in Mississippi’s capital city, which nearly collapsed in late summer and continues to struggle.
Every monk in Thai temple defrocked after testing positive for meth. "The temple is now empty of monks and nearby villagers are concerned they cannot do any merit-making," he said. Merit-making involves worshippers donating food to monks as a good deed.
Mayor says NYC will treat mentally ill, even if they refuse. New York City’s mayor on Tuesday said he was directing police and city medics to be more aggressive about getting severely mentally ill people off the streets and subways and into treatment, even if it means involuntarily hospitalizing some people who refuse care.
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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