Reported Covid Deaths by U. S. Region: Northeast – 211,923 deaths Midwest – 211,648 deaths West – 189,805 deaths South – 378,472 deaths RANDOLPH SEALS, 39, WAS elected the coroner for Bolivar County, in rural western Mississippi, in 2015. But the relentlessness of the deaths linked to Covid, and his personal ties to so many … Continue reading A Special Scourge of the South: Covid at 1 Million Deaths
Democrat Hakeem Jeffries calls out Clarence Thomas David Badash, The New Civil Rights Movement — May 12, 2022 Democratic House Caucus Chairman Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) delivered an impassioned speech Wednesday, telling Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas he should “have a conversation” with his spouse. The far-right activist and lobbyist Ginni Thomas reportedly had a months-long … Continue reading Quote of the Weekend: Rep. Hakeem Jeffries vs. Clarence Thomas
[NOTE: Since I live in North Carolina, the #2 biggest meat packing state, issues of disease, pollution & regulation of these industries were familiar, well before COVID. But the pandemic highlighted some key problems: while Governor Roy Cooper and the state health secretary Mandy Cohen delivered daily “don’t panic” briefings, outbreaks in areas with large … Continue reading Trump’s Superspreader Packing Plants
[NOTE: Since I live in North Carolina, the #2 biggest meat packing state, issues of disease, pollution & regulation of these industries were familiar, well before COVID. But the pandemic highlighted some key problems: while Governor Roy Cooper and the state health secretary Mandy Cohen delivered daily “don’t panic” briefings, outbreaks in areas with large … Continue reading Dead Meat: How Trump & Cronies Turned Slaughterhouses Into Covid Death Traps
AP News: US, Western Europe fret over uncertain Ukraine war endgame BY MATTHEW LEE — May 11, 2022 WASHINGTON (AP) — An interminable and unwinnable war in Europe? That’s what NATO leaders fear and are bracing for as Russia’s war in Ukraine grinds into its third month with little sign of a decisive military victory … Continue reading Seeking a Ukraine “End Game”, and The Divergent Evolution of the Ukrainian & Russian Armies