Trump CDC chief: Coronavirus ‘escaped’ from Chinese lab
The World Health Organization has concluded that theory is “extremely unlikely.
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‘Alex Azar Anonymous’: Trump health officials start a club to counter former HHS chief
Leaders of Trump’s Covid response are aligning their stories, worried that Azar will try to pin the blame on them in upcoming books.
The pandemic dramatically reduced flu cases. That could backfire.
The low levels of flu during the Covid-19 pandemic have left experts with a much smaller pool of data used for predicting which flu strains will predominate next winter.
California will expand vaccine eligibility to all adults April 15
The moves are possible due to an expected vast increase in vaccine supply, Newsom said in a statement.
Help! My Friend Won’t Stop Critiquing My Interior Decorating Choices.
I don’t want him in my new home.
Dear Care and Feeding: My In-Laws Keep Bringing Their Sick Kids Into My House
Parenting advice on unhygienic in-laws, husband anxiety, and ableism.
‘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.
Fed sees U.S. economic growth surging to 6.5 percent this year
Central bank officials now expect the unemployment rate to drop to 4.5 percent by the end of 2021.
Treasury secretary minimizes risk of inflation caused by Covid relief package
Janet Yellen said the greater risk was not strengthening the economy as it recovers from the impact of the pandemic.
Former Stockton Mayor Tubbs joins Newsom as economic adviser
He is best known for his work on a Stockton pilot project that provided $500 a month to a small group of low-income residents.
Evanston, Illinois, to Pay Reparations to Black Families Harmed by Decades of Racist Housing Policies
Evanston, Illinois, has become the first city in the United States to make reparations available to its Black residents for past discrimination and the lingering effects of slavery. The Chicago suburb’s City Council voted 8 to 1 to distribute $400,000 to eligible Black households, with qualifying residents receiving $25,000 for home repairs or down payments on property.
Danny Glover on Amazon Union Drive, the Power of Organized Labor & Centuries of Resistance in Haiti
As workers in Bessemer, Alabama, continue to vote on whether to establish the first unionized Amazon warehouse in the United States, we speak with actor and activist Danny Glover, who recently joined organizers on the ground to push for a yes vote. “This election is a statement,” says Glover, one of the most high-profile supporters of the closely watched union drive. Nearly 6,000 workers, most of them Black, have until March 29 to return their ballots.
Jim Crow Redux: Georgia GOP Governor Signs “Egregious” Voter Suppression Law Targeting Black Voters
Georgia’s Republican Governor Brian Kemp has signed a sweeping elections bill that civil rights groups are blasting as the worst voter suppression legislation since the Jim Crow era. The bill grants broad power to state officials to take control of election management from local and county election boards.
Yemen Enters 7th Year of U.S.-Backed, Saudi-Led War That Caused the World’s Worst Humanitarian Crisis
As the world’s worst humanitarian crisis enters its seventh year in Yemen, we look at the toll of the U.S.-backed, Saudi-led air war. A new report by the Yemen Data Project summarizing the impact of air raids over the past six years finds the bombing campaign has killed almost 1,500 civilians every year on average, a quarter of them children. Journalist Iona Craig, who heads up the Yemen Data Project, says there have been almost 23,000 air raids since the war began in 2015.
Eric Trump Disgusted Biden Traveled Home, But His Dad Golfed 19 Times At This Point In Office
“It’s heartbreaking,” the second son told Maria Bartiromo. “I know how much time and effort my father put into the job.
News Roundup: ‘Black privilege,’ a white insurrectionist, and Lindsey Graham is always, always on TV
It’s Sunday, which means that Sen. Lindsey Graham was on television again to express unconvincing outrage about a Thing. County maps of COVID-19 vaccination efforts continue to show big disparities. Oh, and a Capitol insurrectionist seems quite sure that her white skin will spring her from any jail cell the feds try to toss her in.
Here’s some of what you may have missed:
• ‘We’re tired of it’: Sen.
Trump Hogs Mic At Mar-a-Lago Wedding Reception To Bash Joe Biden
“Do you miss me yet?” the self-absorbed former president asked, instead of talking about the happy couple.
A Florida lead smelter and the NCAA’s ‘shell game’ are two of my reads of the week. What are yours?
The internet is a vast and wonderful and terrible place filled with things to read, some of which are—I know, weird—not at Daily Kos.
I’m Beginning to Wonder If Literally Everyone Has Had This Sexy Experience but Me
Is this more rare than I think?
Nuts & Bolts: Inside a Democratic Campaign: Don’t waste your breath
It’s another Sunday, so for those who tune in, welcome to another discussion of the Nuts & Bolts of a Democratic campaign. If you’ve missed out, you can catch up any time: Just visit our group or follow the Nuts & Bolts Guide. Every week I try to tackle issues I’ve been asked about. With the help of other campaign workers and notes, we address how to improve and build better campaigns, or explain issues that impact our party.
GOP Rep.-Elect Pleads With Republicans To Get Vaccinated As Polls Show Hesitancy
Julia Letlow was elected to the seat that was left empty when her husband died from the coronavirus.
Devin Nunes’ mom does his FEC reports, and she appears to be really bad at it
California Rep. Devin Nunes is famously suing the Twitter parody account @DevinNunesMom, but in real life, his mom does his fundraising committees’ FEC reports.
It’s not that weird, of course. I mean, I don’t get it personally, but that could be because my mom’s voted for every GOP presidential candidate since Eisenhower and still somehow thinks Donald Trump is human. No, the weird part is that Nunes’ mom appears to be really bad at her job.
Lindsey Graham Says He Could Shoot Gangs With His AR-15, Twitter Critics Go Ballistic
“If there’s a natural disaster in South Carolina where the cops can’t protect my neighborhood, my house will be the last one that the gang will come to,” he said.
Ex-former guy spokesman allegedly lied about employment status to reduce child support payments
Assuming Jason Miller is a real person and not a failed Soviet-era experiment to cross the human genome with the formula for Axe Body Spray, he appears to be in some trouble.
According to The Guardian, the former former-guy spox, who impregnated another Trump campaign adviser while engaging in an extramarital affair in 2016, lied about his employment status in order to reduce his child support payments.
‘Double Down’: Swing-District Democrats Embrace Biden Agenda
Many in the party see stimulus checks, an infrastructure plan, and tax hikes on the rich as key to winning working-class votes.
‘I Didn’t Realize How Much of a Machine It Is.’
To be a fan of The Bachelor is to accept a set of contradictions. It professes to help people find true love, but via artificial means. Contestants will say they’re on the show “for the right reasons,” but later admit to non-romantic motives or bristle at the thought of getting engaged. It implies that love is universal by casting a wide net for suitors, but it didn’t feature a Black lead until Matt James became the Bachelor this year.
Dear Care and Feeding: My Husband Insists That Exposing Our Kids to Graphic Movies Is No Big Deal
Parenting advice on sex and violence in media, name changes, and Mother’s Day.
My Mother-in-Law Dresses My Daughter Like a Doll and Stages Creepy Photo Shoots
My daughter has a pixie cut now.
The U.S. Doesn’t Know How to Treat Its Allies
President Joe Biden is promising the world that “America is back,” but his effort to reclaim global leadership shouldn’t come at the expense of the country’s closest friends. At a NATO foreign ministers’ meeting last week, Secretary of State Antony Blinken sharply criticized Germany’s efforts to get more natural gas from Russia through a pipeline project known as Nord Stream 2.