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NYC hits ‘tipping point’ of residents eager for vaccine — now comes the hard part
The city faces a challenge in reaching people who couldn’t dedicate time and resources to getting the vaccine.
Sharpening resistance: States fret pause in J&J vaccine could drive up hesitancy
The Biden administration remains adamant that sticking with the science will boost public confidence in the vaccine rollout.
CDC vaccine panel unexpectedly delays decision on Johnson & Johnson shot
The Biden administration recommended pausing the use of millions of doses on Tuesday.
Ask a Teacher: My Child’s Future Preschool Teacher Is a Conspiracy Theorist
Should I find another preschool?
Biden’s spending plans collide with a resurgent U.S. economy
The numbers signal the U.S. is well on its way toward a revival, one that’s widely expected to reach record levels of growth later this year.
‘Crazy things happen’: Biden’s next spending spree fuels a fight over risks
The president’s team is preparing a $3 trillion spending proposal to power through Congress. They’re betting markets and the economy will cooperate long enough to pass it.
Black workers, hammered by pandemic, now being left behind in recovery
Structural inequities in the U.S. labor market that have affected Black and Hispanic workers’ ability to advance out of low-paying jobs, as well as discrimination in hiring practices, are also likely having an effect.
“We’re in a Transition Phase”: Dr. Monica Gandhi on Vaccine Safety & Why You Still Need a Mask
U.S. health officials have delayed a decision on whether to resume the use of Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine after reports of blood clots in six women who received doses. Dr. Monica Gandhi, an infectious disease physician and professor of medicine at the UCSF/San Francisco General Hospital, says it’s “prudent” to investigate reports of blood clots but notes the issue “is very rare” and unlikely to cause more than a temporary delay.
Anderson Cooper Shares ‘The Sad Fact’ About Mass Shootings In The U.S.
The CNN anchor showed a map detailing mass shootings in the last month alone, reeling off the killings one by one.
‘Nativist Crap’: Critics Erupt In Fury Over New Conservative ‘Anglo-Saxon’ Caucus
GOP Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene and Paul Gosar appear to be behind the group that aims to push “uniquely Anglo-Saxon political traditions.
News Roundup: Biden’s popularity soars; McConnell likes Manchin and Sinema; another mass shooting
Happy Friday! There are plans for the weekend to make, there are appointments for vaccinations to be searched for, and there’s a Republican Party continuing its efforts to gum up the works. A lot of news happened today.
Marjorie Taylor Greene and Paul Gosar launch ‘America First Caucus,’ and it’s as bad as you imagine
Do not—Do. Not.—dismiss this as just a handful of Republicans: Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene and Paul Gosar are starting an “America First Caucus” in the House of Representatives, and they might as well go ahead and call it the You Will Not Replace Us Caucus or get real honest and call it the White Supremacist Caucus, because the introductory description of the group’s purpose, as reported by Punchbowl News, is breathtaking.
McConnell flat-out tells Republicans to use Manchin and Sinema to obstruct Biden, Democrats
Both Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Republican leader Mitch McConnell strategized this week with their conferences on the filibuster, and both had as their focus the two problem children of the Democrats: Sens. Joe Manchin of West Virginia and Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona.
First plea bargain for cooperating Oath Keepers witness in Jan. 6 insurrection cases is approved
A self-described “lifetime member” of the Oath Keepers has become the first defendant in the Jan. 6 insurrection cases to enter a guilty plea as part of a cooperation agreement with prosecutors, following a hearing in U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., Friday morning.
The plea bargain for Jon Schaffer, 53, a heavy-metal guitarist from Indiana who was photographed assaulting officers with bear spray and entering the U.S. Capitol, was approved by Judge Ahmit Mehta.
Polling on the actual popularity of anti-trans bills may surprise you—including from Republicans
In addition to facing the novel coronavirus, changes in school, work, and even housing stability for folks across the nation, Republicans are pushing anti-trans legislation from every angle. As Daily Kos continues to cover, transgender youth appear to be an easy mark for the GOP, and attacks tend to hit in a few key areas. One, trying to bar transgender girls and women from girls’ sports teams. (For contrast, by the way, trans women are literally allowed to compete in the Olympics.
Justice Department Sues Trump Crony Roger Stone For Alleged $2 Million In Unpaid Taxes
Prosecutors say Stone and his wife shielded their income in a commercial entity and used funds they owed the IRS on a “lavish lifestyle” instead.
Yeah, I Bought Some Dogecoin Today
If the financial and crypto markets are going to be so dumb, count me in.
‘Incoherent’: Democrats, Advocates Baffled By Biden Argument On Refugees
Historically, the U.S. has been able to work with various political situations, backlogs and surges from vulnerable populations without an issue.
The Hard-Fought Award for the Most Irresponsible Vaccine Coverage Goes To …
Just impressively terrible.
The Danger of a ‘Dudes Only’ Vaccine
The Johnson & Johnson shot is teetering on the precipice of becoming America’s “dudes only” vaccine. On Tuesday, the CDC and FDA advised halting the vaccine’s nationwide rollout to investigate six cases of a rare blood-clotting disorder that’s occurred in people within about two weeks of receiving the vaccine—all of them women under the age of 50.
Dear Care and Feeding: My Biracial Stepson Wants to Go to a Racist Southern College
Parenting advice on college choices, autism concerns, and body-conscious shopping.
The Blood-Clot Problem Is Multiplying
For weeks, Americans looked on as other countries grappled with case reports of rare, sometimes fatal blood abnormalities among those who had received the AstraZeneca vaccine against COVID-19. That vaccine has not yet been authorized by the FDA, so restrictions on its use throughout Europe did not get that much attention in the United States.
Biden administration reverses Trump restrictions on fetal tissue research
Fetal tissue research has been used in the development of numerous vaccines and treatments, including for Parkinson’s, HIV and Covid-19.
‘Bullhorn Lady’ In Trouble With Judge After Defying Court With Mesh Mask
“No reasonable person could think that defendant’s ‘mask’ complied” with Rachel Powell’s conditions of release, a judge wrote.
Rep. Lauren Boebert Has Most Useless Take On Mass Shootings Yet
Twitter critics slammed the gun-loving congresswoman’s blazingly obvious comment after the Indianapolis massacre.
General Override
Who lost Afghanistan? Generations of diplomatic and military historians will debate that question, and there will be blame to share among presidents, members of Congress, generals, and statesmen. Here’s an easier question: Who lost the debate over when to leave Afghanistan? The military did.On Wednesday, President Joe Biden announced that the United States would fully withdraw from Afghanistan by September 11, 2021, exactly two decades after the attacks that incited the American invasion.
The Books Briefing: The New Legacy of America’s Wilderness
In nature documentaries such as A Perfect Planet and Planet Earth, the wilderness seems free of human influence, Emma Marris wrote in a recent story for The Atlantic. Sweeping, unpeopled vistas and close-up shots of animals render the world in an enhanced, almost unnatural, high-definition style.Such visions of untouched, wild lands are nothing new; John Muir, an early conservationist, even likened our country to a sort of Garden of Eden.