February 6, 2021

NEWS, POLITICS, COMMENTARY & LAW

Feb 07, 2021

February 6, 2021

The memo calls for agencies to combat criminalization of LGBTQ identity, protect LGBTQ refugees and asylum-seekers, address human rights abuses affecting LGBTQ people and work with nations and international organizations to combat discrimination. - @NBCOUT

nbcnews.toBiden signs foreign policy memo putting U.S. at ‘forefront’ of global LGBTQ rightsPresident Joe Biden called on embassies and agencies “to lead by the power of our example”

COVID-19 News,

The Associated Press @AP

The nation’s top health officials are sounding the alarm about the Super Bowl being a potential superspreader event. They urge people to gather with friends over Zoom, not in crowds or at bars and parties.

apne.wsOfficials plead: Don’t let Super Bowl become superspreaderKansas City Chiefs superfan Ty Rowton hugged strangers in the streets of Miami last year after watching his team win the Super Bowl and then joined hundreds of thousands of fans back home at a...

White House COVID-19 Response Team @WHCOVIDResponse

The President's new uses of the Defense Production Act, as we announced this morning, mean Pfizer can ramp up vaccine production to deliver hundreds of millions of doses in the coming months and we can commit to delivering more than 60 million at-home tests by this summer.

The New York Times @nytimes

“The pandemic is also a mental health crisis for mothers that fervently needs to be addressed, or at the very least acknowledged,” writes our parenting columnist @JessGrose.

nyti.msAmerica’s Mothers Are in CrisisIs anyone listening to them?

Financial Times @FT

Oxford/AstraZeneca Covid jab far less effective against S African strain, study shows

on.ft.comSubscribe to read | Financial TimesNews, analysis and comment from the Financial Times, the worldʼs leading global business publication

Vice-President Kamala Harris

CSPAN @cspan

.@VP Harris & Secretary @JanetYellen meet with @usblackchambers - LIVE online here: c-span.org/video/?508694-…

SENATE MAJORITY LEADER CHUCK SCHUMER

Chuck Schumer @SenSchumer

I’m so proud to partner with @SenMarkey and many grassroots organizations to reintroduce the THRIVE agenda We will work to enact the THRIVE Agenda to fight the climate crisis, create millions of jobs in renewable energy, and invest in Black, Hispanic, and Indigenous communities https://t.co/WrOkykBSoD

Ed Markey @SenMarkey

The compounding crises impacting our country—economic inequity, the climate crisis, racial injustice, and this pandemic—all require a bold, intersectional, and immediate response. That is why @RepDebDingell and I reintroduced the THRIVE Agenda today. https://t.co/1NA0Bfo2cu

HOW MOST STATES VOTED IN THE 2020 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION

The New York Times @nytimes

Explore in new detail how most states voted in the 2020 U.S. presidential election with our interactive map.

nyti.msAn Extremely Detailed Map of the 2020 ElectionAn interactive map that lets readers explore in new detail how most states voted in the 2020 presidential election.

More COVID-19 News,

USA TODAY Graphics @usatgraphics

One mask provides good protection against spreading the coronavirus, but two masks could offer more. As more-contagious variations of the virus are discovered, the notion of doubling up on masks is gaining traction, especially for those at higher risk: usatoday.com/in-depth/graph…

More Info on the Capitol riot

CNN Politics @CNNPolitics

Read former US Capitol Police chief's letter to Congress on the delays and failures leading up to the Capitol riot cnn.it/3aGTOHp

Rioters info using smartphone data

New York Times Opinion @nytopinion

Using data provided by a source, @cwarzel and @stuartathompson were able to identify some of the Capitol rioters. This time-lapse animation shows smartphones as they moved from Trump’s rally to the Capitol on Jan. 6. nyti.ms/39U8DaB

WHY IS MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE STILL IN CONGRESS?

Molly Jong-Fast🏡 @MollyJongFast

I wrote about all the other Marjorie Taylor Greenes in the Republican Party in ⁦@voguemagazine⁩

vogue.comMarjorie Taylor Greene Is No Outlier. She Is Now the Face of the Republican PartyGeorgia Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene is just a symptom of the moral decay of the GOP, one that Mitch McConnell seems powerless to stop and Kevin McCarthy seems eager to accelerate.

George Takei @GeorgeTakei

Totally normal, nothing to see here.

comicsands.comQAnon Congresswoman Once Claimed Ruth Bader Ginsburg Was Replaced By A Body DoubleA resurfaced clip of Republican Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene shows she supported the QAnon conspiracy theory SCOTUS Justice RBG was replaced by a body double.

NBC Politics @NBCPolitics

Reps. Nicole Malliotakis, Mario Diaz-Balart, Carlos Gimenez and Maria Elvira Salazar were among 11 Republicans who joined Democrats in voting against Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene. - @NBCLatino

nbcnews.to4 Latino Republicans voted against Marjorie Taylor Greene. A first step against disinformation?Four Latino Republicans voted to strip Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of her committee posts. Some say it’s a welcome first step against disinformation.

More info on the U.S. Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021

Olivia Little @OliviaLittle

NEW: Mike Lindell's Facebook is full of insider info from January 6 •Photo w/ Flynn + Boebert at the rally before the insurrection •Videos claiming he spent Jan 4 + 5 w/ Sidney Powell, Flynn, senators + even met w/ Brazilian President Bolsonaro's son

mediamatters.orgMyPillow CEO Mike Lindell’s Facebook posts are full of insider information from January 6Lindell has posted multiple images and videos from January 6 that depict his actions in the lead-up to the Capitol insurrection and potentially implicate others

COMMENTARY

Nick_Anderson_ @Nick_Anderson_

Great to see @jaketapper sharing @newcounterpoint cartoons!

Jake Tapper @jaketapper

Cartoons in @newcounterpoint on @mtgreenee from @deAdder and @Ramireztoons https://t.co/7VgInZQgnx

Emvironmental news,

CBS News @CBSNews

Study warns U.S. cities may be dramatically underestimating their carbon footprints — some by as much as 145%

cbsn.wsU.S. cities are dramatically underestimating their carbon footprints — some by more than 120%The U.S. emits the second-most carbon dioxide in the world annually, and inaccurate emission data could prevent cities from effectively tackling climate change.

Barack Obama @BarackObama

Climate change is a real threat to us all—but feeling helpless or overwhelmed isn’t going to solve it. As long as we stay hopeful and keep working with the urgency the challenge demands, we can make a difference.

theatlantic.comInevitable Planetary Doom Has Been ExaggeratedHope for the future is a reasonable and necessary prerequisite for action.

WTF?

Bloomberg @business

Oil companies and science teachers are at war over climate change

trib.alBloomberg - Are you a robot?

In foreign relations,

CBS News @CBSNews

Thousands in Myanmar took to the streets of Yangon Saturday to denounce the military coup and demand the release of elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi. The protest built despite an internet blockade imposed by the junta after demonstrators first began to gather.

The New York Times @nytimes

Fight or hide? Defiance persists in Myanmar despite arrests, beatings and communication blackouts after a military coup.

nyti.msTo Fight or Hide: Fear Grips Myanmar With Military Back in ChargeThousands of people marched in the city of Yangon on Saturday. It was the largest demonstration since the military seized power in a coup on Feb. 1, and detained the country’s elected civilian leaders.

Axios @axios

China appears to have taken another major step in its quest to move the world away from the dollar and position itself as a major power in the world's financial markets.

axios.comChina looks to take its digital currency globalChina is far ahead of the U.S. in the development of a central bank-backed digital currency.

Los Angeles Times @latimes

Hong Kong’s arrested protesters now face years of fear and limbo

latimes.comHong Kong’s arrested protesters now face years of fear and limboMore than 10,000 were arrested after pro-democracy protests in 2019. While the world deals with COVID, they’ve languished in a grueling trial process.

Los Angeles Times @latimes

UN: Situation in Ethiopia's Tigray now 'extremely alarming'

latimes.comSituation in Ethiopia’s Tigray now ‘extremely alarming,’ U.N. saysLife for civilians in Ethiopia’s embattled Tigray region has become “extremely alarming” as hunger grows and fighting remains an obstacle to reaching millions of people with aid, the United Nations says in a new report.

NAVALNY CALLS PUTIN, “VLADIMIR THE UNDERPANTS POISONER"

In the L.A Times, ‘For Putin, Navalny is twisting the knife’, we learn the following. Putin's Russia has arrested more than 10,000 people for the arrest of Alexei Navalny. Navalny has denounced his arrest. After all he was poisoned by a Russian nerve agent that almost killed him. Navalny was treated in Germany. When Navalny returned to Russia he was arrested for violating his probation terms for not reporting to the Russian authorities. Navalny's excuse? He was being treated in Germany for a life threatening nerve agent poisoning. Navalny called Putin “a little man in a bunker" and “Vladimir the underpants poisoner". Navalny was sentenced to a term that will keep him in custody over two years. Russia? Protests continue.

https://enewspaper.latimes.com/infinity/latimes/default.aspx?pubid=50435180-e58e-48b5-8e0c-236bf740270e

Los Angeles Times @latimes

How Russia has tried to stem pro-Navalny protests