Monthly Archives: August 2021

2021-08-02: News Headlines

Staff (2021-08-02). "Give Us the Moratorium": Rep. Cori Bush Sleeps on Capitol Steps Demanding Eviction Protection. democracynow.org We speak with Missouri Congressmember Cori Bush, who is formerly unhoused, about why she has been sleeping on the steps of the U.S. Capitol with others since Friday night to protest her colleagues' decision to adjourn for August recess without passing an extension to the federal eviction moratorium, which expired July 31, as millions are behind on rent. Bush tells Democracy Now! she could not "walk away from this situation and go on vacation" knowing that millions of people could end up on the streets. "This isn't easy. This is not performative in any way. I would rather be at home, but I understand the urgency a…

Staff (2021-08-02). Headlines for August 2, 2021. democracynow.org Millions Could Face Eviction as Congress Fails to Extend Moratorium, "Things Are Going to Get Worse": Fauci Warns Nation as COVID Cases Surge, China, Thailand, Malaysia, Japan Battle Delta Variant, Eight Die in Southwestern Turkey as 100 Wildfires Burn, Thousands of Rohingya Refugees Displaced By Mass Flooding in Bangladesh, U.S.: 91 Large Wildfires Burn in Western States, Trump to DOJ: "Just Say the Election was Corrupt + Leave the Rest to Me", Rep. McCarthy: "It Will Be Hard Not to Hit" Pelosi With Gavel, Taliban Launches Attacks on Three Afghan Provincial Capitals, Iran Denies Responsibility For Attack on Isra…

National Homelessness Law Center (2021-08-02). Unhoused Bill of Rights Introduced by Representative Cori Bush (MO-01). indybay.org (July 29, 2021, Washington, D.C.) — Yesterday, U.S. Representative Cori Bush (MO-01) unveiled the Unhoused Bill of Rights, the "first federal resolution to declare unalienable rights for unhoused persons and provide solutions to permanently end the crisis by 2025."

Anonymous007 (2021-08-02). U.S. Carries Out Third Airstrike On Somalia's Al-Shabaab Militants In Two Weeks. southfront.org Click to see full-size image | The United States military has confirmed that it carried out another airstrike against al-Shabab militants, its third in less than two weeks. | The strike was in support of Somali government forces in the vicinity of Qeycad, in the central Galmudug state, according to the U.S. military. | Both the U.S. and Somali government said there were no civilian casualties. | The Somali government earlier reported the strike was in an area where federal and U.S.-trained forces were fighting the milita…

Ramzy Baroud (2021-08-02). The Little Talked About Covid-19 'Variants': Vaccine Mismanagement Will Have Dire Repercussions. counterpunch.org Do you remember the United Nations Millennium Development Goals? If not, you are not alone. These ambitious goals, which included the eradication of "extreme poverty and hunger", to "combating lethal diseases" and "reducing child mortality worldwide", proved to be yet another empty gesture which, unsurprisingly, amounted to little.

Sonali Kolhatkar (2021-08-02). Fed Up With Democrats, Thousands March to Demand Medicare for All. counterpunch.org Activists in more than 50 cities across the United States marched and rallied on July 24 to demand a Medicare for All or single-payer health care system. With Congress and the White House more focused on passing an infrastructure bill, conducting an investigation into the January 6 Capitol riot, and reforming our immigration system, the

WSWS (2021-08-02). New Zealand nurses reject third union-backed pay deal. wsws.org The intransigence of nurses and healthcare assistants has rattled the Labour-Green Party government, with Health Minister Little denouncing foreshadowed strikes as "hugely disruptive."

Staff (2021-08-02). Day 8 and 9, Samidoun Ghassan Kanafani Brigade in Lebanon: Conclusion and moving forward. samidoun.net On the morning of Friday 30 August, the Ghassan Kanafani Brigade, the Samidoun delegation to Lebanon, visited the recording studio of the "Palestine Today" TV-channel. We were given a tour of the whole studio, showing us the production and recording rooms, and the studio. The delegation also had the opportunity to meet with Saif Mau'ed, director of Palestine Today, and Mohamad Uthman, who before being the coordinator of correspondents was himself a correspondent in the Great Return March in Gaza, where he was shot by the Zionist military forces. In the meeting Mau'ed and Uthman explained the goals of the channel,…

Angélique Mounier-Kuhn (2021-08-02). Lebanon's "National Financial Suicide" thenation.com Lebanon's "National Financial Suicide"

Al-Shabaka (2021-08-02). Israel's Violations of Palestinian Workers' Rights: COVID-19 and Systemic Abuse. juancole.com By Ihab Maharmeh | — ( Al-Shabakah) — The Israeli regime has been systematically violating the rights of Palestinian workers in Israel and its illegal settlements since 1967. How have these violations been exacerbated since the COVID-19 pandemic? Al-Shabaka's guest contributor, Ihab Maharmeh, examines Israel's ongoing abuses of Palestinian workers' labor and human rights. He …

Juan Cole (2021-08-02). Palestinian Christians welcome U.S. United Church of Christ affirmation of right to Boycott Israel for Occupation of Palestinian Territories. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — The Palestinian Christian organization In 2015, the denomination

Angela (2021-08-02). Friday 8/6: Education Webinar: Determined To Stay: Palestinian Youth Fight for Their Village. indybay.org Facebook…

Carla Stea (2021-08-02). President Lopez Obrador Reclaims Mexican Independence. Stands against US Interference, in Solidarity with Cuba. globalresearch.ca

Bill Hackwell (2021-08-02). US State Department Lectures Cuba About Human Rights and Living Conditions. globalresearch.ca

teleSUR (2021-08-02). Cuba Wins Two Gold Medals in Greco-Roman Wrestling. telesurenglish.net In a feat not previously achieved by any athlete, Cuba's Mijain Lopez captured his fourth Olympic gold medal in Greco-Roman wrestling after defeating Georgia's Iakobi Kajaia in the 130 kg final on Monday. | RELATED: | Prior to the Tokyo Olympics, Lopez had won three Olympic gold medals, a feat that Alexander Karelin had also achieved. Born in 1982 in Pinar del Rio, Lopez has had a very successful sports career. I…

Dan Roberts (2021-08-02). The Shortwave Report 07/30/21 Listen Globally! indybay.org A weekly 30 minute review of international news and opinion, recorded from a shortwave radio and the internet. With times, frequencies, and websites for listening at home. 3 files- Highest quality broadcast, regular broadcast, and slow-modem streaming. Radio Deutsche-Welle, NHK Japan, and Radio Havana Cuba.

Aaron Mate (2021-08-02). Syrian Insurgents Guilty of 'Red Line' 2013 Sarin Chemical Attack, Study Finds. globalresearch.ca

Anonymous103 (2021-08-02). Overview Of Latest Developments In Syria's Daraa. southfront.org Illustrative Image | Written by Khaled Iskef. | The news from Daraa governorate have dominated the Syrian scene, after the armed groups deliberately thwarted the settlement agreement that should be implemented in Daraa Al-Balad. Attacking residential neighborhoods and targeting Syrian army posts in the countryside and in the city, they urged the army's response to those attacks, SAA took a military action against the militants who insist to obstruct all efforts to set the settlement on the right track. | During the…

Anonymous007 (2021-08-02). Military Situation In Syria On August 2, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org Click to see full-size image | On August 2, Russia reported that Idlib militants violated the ceasefire regime in Greater Idlib 37 times: 19 — in Idlib province, 11 — in Latakia province, 4 — in Hama province, 3 — in Aleppo province | On August 2, SAA artillery shelled positions of Turkish-backed forces in al-Ankawi and Qalidin | On August 2, SAA artillery shelled positions of Turkish-backed forces in al-Fatira and Barah | On August 2, artillery of Turkish-backed forces shelled…

Bruce C.T. Wright (2021-08-02). Glen Ford, Veteran Journalist and Founder of Black Agenda Report, Dies at 71. His Legacy Will Live. globalresearch.ca

Rosalind English (2021-08-02). Germany's federal court declares Facebook's hate speech curbs to be in breach of citizens' constitutional rights. ukhumanrightsblog.com The Federal Court of Justice in Germany (the Bundesgerichtshof, or BGH) has ruled against the social network provider that deleted posts and suspended accounts amid allegations of "hate speech". The ruling was handed down on the 29th of July (Bundesgerichtshof, Urteile vom 29. Juli 2021 — III ZR 179/20 und III ZR 192/20) and at …

Zero Hedge (2021-08-02). 1.6 Billion Disposable Masks Entered Our Oceans in 2020. globalresearch.ca

WSWS (2021-08-02). Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez visits the US as a lackey of the banks. wsws.org Sánchez's three-day tour to the US to talk with hedge fund managers again exposes the Socialist Party (PSOE)-Podemos government as a tool of the Spanish finance capital.

WSWS (2021-08-02). Workers in Banbury condemn "fire and rehire" sell-out deal at Jacobs Douwe Egberts: "It is a domino effect" wsws.org Socialist Equality Party members campaigned in Banbury, Oxfordshire, on Saturday discussing the "fire and rehire" dispute at the local Jacobs Douwe Egberts factory with workers, young people and retirees.

WSWS repost (2021-08-02). Democratic Socialists of America convention meets to promote Democratic Party. indybay.org From August 1 to 8, delegates of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) will meet online for the organization's biennial convention. The DSA leadership aims to trap growing socialist sentiment within the capitalist, imperialist Democratic Party.

Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting (2021-08-02). Both-Sidesing Democracy to Death. fair.org In the wake of the Capitol Hill insurrection, FAIR ( After January 6, we noted (FAIR.org,

Jenny Miller (2021-08-02). Taking Action Against 5G: Advice from a People's Lobbyist. dissidentvoice.org Perhaps you have been already convinced by reading articles on this site about the devastating effects of the ongoing rollout of massive numbers of 4G/5G so-called small cells (short for cell towers) throughout cities in the U.S. If you're not up to speed about why you should be extremely, extremely alarmed, you can read my …

Jesus Rodriguez-Espinoza (2021-08-02). Gold and Two Silver Medals for Venezuela in Tokyo 2020 Olympics Weekend (+ World Record). orinocotribune.com Caracas, Aug 1, 2021 ( The first medal came during the early hours of Saturday (Caracas time) at the hands of the weightlifter Keydomar Vallenilla who won a silver medal for Venezu…

Dr Pascal Sacré (2021-08-02). El espectro del fundamentalismo de las vacunas: Inclinarse y servir al "Dios de las vacunas" globalizacion.ca ** | El problema, para mí, no es demonizar la vacunación como los fundamentalistas demonizan cualquier alternativa a su Dios, generalmente atacando a las personas que se atreven a hablar de ello. | El problema, para mí, es decirle a la gente…

Anonymous007 (2021-08-02). U.S. And UK Accuse Iran Of Carrying Out Drone Attack On Tanker, Plan UNSC Meeting. southfront.org Click to see full-size image | You can read this article in German: On August 1st, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab accused Iran of being responsible for the alleged drone strike on an oil tanker in the Arabian sea. | This followed accusations by Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennet, which Tehran denied.

Anonymous103 (2021-08-02). Bill Maher Rips Woke Mentality Now Driving Olympic Games: "Belongs In Stalin's Russia" southfront.org Click to see full-size image | Originally published on "Young people have to stop flattering themselves that they're Nostradamus and would have foreseen had they been around back then everything that is unacceptable now," Bill Maher said in his latest commentary on what he's dubbed the "Bummer Games" after the Olympics have gone woke. | He highlighted multiple firings of top Ol…

Anonymous007 (2021-08-02). Military Situation In Afghanistan On August 2, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org Click to see full-size image | On August 2, clashes between the Afghan Army and Taliban continued to the west and south of Herat city | On August 2, Taliban attacked Shindand Airbase with several rockets | On August 2, Taliban attacked Gereshk area in Helmand province | On August 2, clashes between the Afghan Army and Taliban continued inside the city of Lashkar Gah | On August 2, Taliban captured Kariz and Qalaa Kohne south of Lashkar Gah city | 455 Taliban militants were killed and 143 others…

Anonymous007 (2021-08-02). Afghan President Proposes Unknown Security Plan, Blames Americans For Crisis. southfront.org Click to see full-size image | Violent clashes between the Taliban and Afghan government forces are surging across Afghanistan, with President Ashraf Ghani blaming the worsening security situation on the ill-planned and "sudden" withdrawal of American troops. | Afghan security forces spokesman, Ajmal Omar Shinwari, described the current status in Afghanistan as an "emergency situation." | President Ghani also blamed the "abrupt" US withdrawal for the deteriorating security situation. | Ghani h…

Staff (2021-08-02). Bipartisan group of Senators unveil $1 trillion infrastructure bill after marathon negotiations. rt.com After the eleventh-hour effort, a bipartisan group of Senate negotiators have announced they finalized a mammoth infrastructure bill, which includes some $550 in new spending. The bill now heads to the Senate floor. | The group of "moderate" Republicans and Democrats, tasked with ironing out differences so that a $1.2 trillion infrastructure package can be passed, announced on Sunday that the legislative text of the bill was ready. | The 2,702-page document, if approved, will see $550 billion in new funding be earmarked to building and upgrading roads, public transit, rails, bridges, water infrastructure, elec…

Brian Terrell (2021-08-02). Resisting Nuclear Weapons in a Climate Crisis. dissidentvoice.org Court in Cochem On July 21, I was walking in the forests surrounding the German Air Force Base at Bàºchel in the Eifel Mountains with three Catholic Worker friends, Susan van der Hijden of Amsterdam, Netherlands, Susan Crane of Redwood City, California, and Christiane Danowski of Dortmund, Germany. We were there at the end of …

Staff (2021-08-02). "The Ants and the Grasshopper": Raj Patel's New Film Aims to "Decolonize" Climate & Health Solutions. democracynow.org We look at a groundbreaking new documentary on the climate crisis and the global food system, "The Ants and the Grasshopper," which follows the journey of a Malawian farmer as she tries to end hunger and gender inequality in her village, and tackle climate change in the United States. "In this film, what we're trying to do is decolonize the view of how it is that we fix the climate crisis and the health crisis by foregrounding the wisdom of peasants from around the world, whether they're in the United States or from Malawi," says co-director Raj Patel.

Anonymous007 (2021-08-02). Military Situation In Yemen On August 2, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org Click to see full-size image | The Liaison and Coordination Officers' Operations Room (loyal to Ansar Allah) reported 153 ceasefire violations in al-Hudaydah during the past 24 hours | On August 1, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted 4 airstrikes on the Rahbah district | On August 1, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted 3 airstrikes on the Sarwah district | On August 1, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted 2 airstrikes on the Raghwan district | On August 2, clashes between Ansar Allah and Saudi-…

Global Research News (2021-08-02). Selected Articles: The Specter of Vaccine Fundamentalism: Bowing Down and Serving the "God of Vaccines" globalresearch.ca By The issue, for me, is not to demonize vaccination the way fundamentalists demonize any alternative to their God, usually ..

Anonymous007 (2021-08-02). Political Olympic Games: Belarusian Sprinter Refuses To Board Flight To Minsk, Seeks Japanese Police Protection. southfront.org Click to see full-size image | The Tokyo Olympics, after making history by being delayed, still taking place amid COVID-19 chaos and rising numbers of infected in Japan, will also come down in history as the most politicized Olympic Games ever. | On August 1st, a Belarusian sprinter, Krystsina Tsimanouskaya, sought the protection of Japanese police at Haneda Airport after she refused to board a flight to Minsk, the International Olympic Committee and Japanese authorities confirmed."They are trying to get me out of the…

Staff (2021-08-02). "Inflamed": Dr. Rupa Marya & Raj Patel on Deep Medicine & How Capitalism Primes Us for Sickness. democracynow.org As much of the world struggles to cope with the pandemic and its impacts, we speak with Dr. Rupa Marya and Raj Patel, co-authors of the new book, "Inflamed: Deep Medicine and the Anatomy of Injustice," which examines the social and environmental roots of poor health. "Inflammation is the body's appropriate response to damage, or the threat of damage," says Marya, a physician and co-founder of the Do No Harm Coalition. "We're learning that the social structures around us, the environmental, political structures around us, are tuning the immune system to sound out the full range of inflammation." Patel adds that "c…

Paul Antonopoulos (2021-08-02). US Hopes to Turn Philippines into Military Outpost Aimed Against China. asia-pacificresearch.com

Poor People's Campaign & partners (2021-08-02). Monday 8/2: March on Washington D.C. for Voting Rights, Immigrant Rights & Economic Justice w/ PPC. indybay.org Online actions and protest livestream/recording…

WSWS (2021-08-02). Oppose Texas' ban on ground transport for undocumented immigrants! wsws.org Texas Republican Governor Gregg Abbott's executive order declares that private individuals, companies and nonprofit organizations cannot transport undocumented people, and that immigrants can only travel in the custody of federal or state police.

ecns.cn (2021-08-02). COVID-19 disproportionately affects U.S. people of color: poll. ecns.cn The COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionately affected people of color in the United States, U.S. news magazine Newsweek reported Saturday, citing a new poll.

Dean Baker (2021-08-02). GDP Rises 6.5 Percent in Second Quarter, Passing Pre-Pandemic Level of Output. counterpunch.org The economy grew at a 6.5 percent annual rate in the second quarter. This put GDP 0.8 percent above its last pre-pandemic quarter but still leaves it roughly 2.2 percent below its pre-pandemic trend. Productivity Growth Still Strong While the growth for the quarter was somewhat lower than had generally been expected, it would still

WSWS (2021-08-02). Reopening of German economy provokes deadly fourth wave of pandemic. wsws.org The ruthless policy of reopening the economy means it is only a matter of weeks before the number of daily infections reaches several tens of thousands.

WSWS (2021-08-02). Missouri Aviary Cafe workers strike, charge they are "overworked like slaves" wsws.org The Aviary strike is one reflecting of growing militancy among low-paid workers, who are demanding better working conditions, wages and benefits, and compensation for bearing the burden of the ongoing pandemic.

ecns.cn (2021-08-02). Foreign officials, experts oppose politicizing COVID-19 origin tracing. ecns.cn Political leaders and experts worldwide have strongly opposed politicizing the COVID-19 origin tracing issue, saying that such a trend would deal a heavy blow to the global anti-pandemic efforts.

Ice Age Farmer (2021-08-02). Video: "Next Crisis Bigger than COVID": Power Supply, Transportation, Finance. The WEF's "Cyber Polygon" Pandemic Table Top Scenario. globalresearch.ca

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-08-02). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: Telemedicine before and after orthopedic surgery. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org In health care, one of the biggest changes during the COVID-19 pandemic was the expansion of telemedicine. Virtual visits have been used in many specialties, including orthopedics and orthopedic surgery. While the use telemedicine escalated out of necessity during the pandemic, Dr. Shawn O'Driscoll, a Mayo Clinic orthopedic surgeon, believes its use will continue to be used going forward. "I think that the advantages to patients are really going to be the driving forces behind…

Nayvin Gordon (2021-08-02). Fauci's Future Pandemics — Vaccines without public health infrastructure. indybay.org Pandemic, vaccines and failure of Public Health…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-08-02). Emergency department visits related to opioid overdoses up significantly during COVID-19 pandemic. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Emergency department visit rates because of an opioid overdose increased by 28.5% across the U.S. in 2020, compared to 2018 and 2019, recent Mayo Clinic research finds. Emergency visits overall decreased by 14% last year, while visits because of an opioid overdose increased by 10.5%. The result: Opioid overdoses were responsible for 0.32 out of 100 visits, or 1 in every 313 visits, which is up from 0.25, or 1 in every…

WSWS (2021-08-02). Russia conducts military drills in Central Asia and China as US completes troop withdrawal from Afghanistan. wsws.org As talks between the Taliban and the Afghan government have stalled and amid preparations for military drills, both Moscow and Beijing welcomed Taliban delegations in July.

Jason Ditz (2021-08-02). Afghan Forces Bomb Hospital in Helmand Provincial Capital. news.antiwar.com The Afghan Air Force attacked a private hospital in The hospital's owner says there were no Taliban at the small Lashkar Gah hospital. The Defense Ministry has so far declined media requests fo…

Ralph Nader (2021-08-02). Collapsing Federal Corporate Crime Enforcement. counterpunch.org As the size and severity of the corporate crime wave surges, Congress is asleep at the switch. The mostly captive Capitol Hill Gang has sat on an antiquated federal criminal code, starved the budget of regulatory health, safety, and consumer/labor protection agencies, and let corporate crooks routinely get away with their crimes.

Editor2 (2021-08-02). History Tells us the United States' Supposed 'Concern for Democracy' in Nicaragua is Nothing of the Sort. orinocotribune.com By Daniel Kovalik — Jul 30, 2021 | A century and a half has shown us that American meddling in Nicaragua is never about improving the lot of the people of that nation, and only ever about furthering Washington's imperialist agenda. | The US government is back at it. It is again expressing concern about the state of democracy in Nicaragua, and conjuring up a new round of punitive sanctions against that tiny country to allegedly prevent dictatorship from taking hold there. | The newest sanctions bill against the country is titled "Reinforcing Nicaragua's Adherence to Conditions for Electoral Reform (RENACER…

WSWS (2021-08-02). Australia: Widening teacher-student opposition to Sydney school reopening plan amid COVID crisis. wsws.org The schools' reopening proposal flies in the face of all epidemiological science and, if implemented, is guaranteed to result in deaths and serious injuries.

Dr. Joseph Mercola (2021-08-02). COVID-19 Injection Campaign Violates Bioethics Laws. Dr. Robert Malone. globalresearch.ca

ecns.cn (2021-08-02). WHO's plan on second-phase COVID-19 origin tracing politicized: Chinese embassy. ecns.cn The work plan of the World Health Organization (WHO) on the second phase of investigation into the origins of COVID-19 is politicized and lacks a spirit of cooperation, a spokesperson for the Chinese Embassy in Britain said Sunday.

ecns.cn (2021-08-02). Comicomment: Biased U.S. COVID-19 origin tracing just another 'washing powder' farce?>. ecns.cn The U.S. hype on the so-called COVID-19 "lab-leak theory" goes against science and basic facts.

WSWS (2021-08-02). Lollapalooza 2021: A superspreader event, thanks to Illinois Democrats. wsws.org Crowds totaling several hundred thousand people have been exposed to the highly transmissible Delta variant of COVID-19.

Sundance (2021-08-02). CDC Study, Most People Infected with COVID During Massachusetts Outbreak Were Vaccinated, 74 Percent of Outbreak Within Vaccinated Population. globalresearch.ca The Centers …

ecns.cn (2021-08-02). Swiss scientist says Chinese lab leak theory political in nature. ecns.cn The accusation that the COVID-19 virus leaked from a laboratory in the central Chinese city of Wuhan is "more political in nature," Didier Pittet, a leading infectious diseases expert at Geneva University Hospitals, has said.

Brian Shilhavy (2021-08-02). CDC: 11,940 Dead 618,648 Injuries and 1,175 Unborn Babies Dead Following COVID-19 Shots. globalresearch.ca

ecns.cn (2021-08-02). Cooperating to trace COVID-19 origins shared responsibilities for countries: Chinese ambassador. ecns.cn "Cooperating on tracing the origins of the virus is everyone's responsibility," and such research should be conducted worldwide, China's Ambassador to Italy Li Junhua has written.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-08-02). Mayo Clinic Minute: Study shows masks can prevent COVID-19. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Mayo Clinic researchers recently published a study that shows the proper use of masks reduces the spread of respiratory droplets. The findings strongly support the protective value and effectiveness of widespread mask use and maintaining physical distance in reducing the spread of COVID-19. Reporter Jason Howland has more in this Mayo Clinic Minute. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/9fca7M5STEA Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (0: 59) is in the downloads at the end of this post. Please courtesy: …

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-08-02). Mayo Clinic announces next phase of vaccination requirements for COVID-19. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Guided by its values and deep commitment to patients, Mayo Clinic is requiring all employees to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 or complete a declination process by Sept. 17. "We are proud of our staff's high vaccination rates and are grateful that the vast majority have embraced the opportunity to get vaccinated," says Gianrico Farrugia, M.D., Mayo Clinic's president and CEO. "Our patients expect to be safe when they come to Mayo Clinic, and we…

Mary Villareal (2021-08-02). Moderna Rep: Everyone Taking COVID-19 Vaccine Is "Pretty Much" Part of a Clinical Trial. globalresearch.ca

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-08-02). COVID-19 vaccine urgency as delta variant continues to spread. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Viruses constantly change through mutation, and new variants of viruses are expected to occur. Multiple variants of the virus that causes COVID-19 have been documented, including a highly transmittable form of COVID-19 known as the delta variant. The delta variant, which was first seen in December 2020 in India, is spreading globally. It's more contagious than the previous strains that have been detected in the U.S. It's also causing more severe illness.Dr. Melanie Swift, co-chair of Mayo Clinic's…

Doctors for COVID Ethics (2021-08-02). J'Accuse! The Gene-based "Vaccines" are Killing People. Governments Worldwide Are Lying to You the People, to the Populations They Purportedly Serve. globalresearch.ca The Signal of Harm is now indisputably overwhelming, and, in line with universally accepted ethical standards for clinical trials, Doctors for Covid Ethics demands that the 'Covid' vaccine programme be halted immediately.

Pam Long (2021-08-02). Pilots May Hold Key to Mobilizing Against Military COVID Vaccine Mandate. globalresearch.ca

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-08-02). Study shows masks offer protection as COVID-19 infections tick up. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommended this week that people vaccinated against COVID-19 resume wearing masks in public indoor spaces in areas of the United States where the virus is spreading. "Appropriate masking in addition to vaccination remain the best methods to help protect individuals from the Coronavirus," says Gregory Poland, M.D., an infectious disease expert at Mayo Clinic. In fact, published data from Mayo Clinic researchers have found that…

Teodrose Fikremariam (2021-08-02). Dr. Robert Malone, Inventor of mRNA Technology, Signals the Worst-Case Scenario About COVID-19 Vaccines. globalresearch.ca This …

ecns.cn (2021-08-02). China's domestic vaccines still effective against Delta variant: newspaper. ecns.cn The vaccine doses currently being administered across China continue to demonstrate good preventive and protective effects against the COVID-19 Delta variant, China Daily reported Monday.

Megan Redshaw (2021-08-02). CDC Says Vaccinated May be as Likely to Spread COVID as Unvaxxed, as Reports of Serious Injuries after Vaccines Surge. globalresearch.ca

March On, partners (2021-08-02). Saturday 8/28: Sacramento: March On for Voting Rights. indybay.org California State Capitol, 1315 10th Street Sacramento, Sacramento, CA 95814 | Wear a mask. Please follow all current COVID safety guidelines: covid19.ca.gov/

South Bay Indigenous Solidarity (2021-08-02). Tuesday 8/3: Protect Indigenous Sites! Interact with Amah Mutsun Tribal Chair! indybay.org Online, via Zoom. The Zoom link can be found at www.svslvdemocrats.org

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2021-08-01: News Headlines

_____ (2021-08-01). 'A Devastating Failure': Eviction Ban Expires as House Goes on Vacation and Biden Refuses to Act. commondreams.org When journalists gin up controversy over lesser measures, they contribute to public misunderstandings of truth and reality, and make progress in the fight against Covid that much harder.

Staff (2021-08-01). Welcome to the Great Reset? Corporate landlords poised to snatch Americans' property after eviction moratorium EXPIRES. rt.com Millions face imminent homelessness, after the Democrats left Washington for the recess without extending an eviction moratorium set to expire on Saturday. America's largest corporate landlords are about to make a killing. | An 11-month eviction moratorium that prevented tens of millions of Americans from losing their homes during the coronavirus-induced economic shutdown expires on July 31, after Congress left Washington for recess without passing a bill to extend it. | The moratorium was put in place by the Trump administration last year and extended by the Biden administration in June, but a Supreme Court r…

Fight Back (2021-08-01). Eyewitness Venezuela: Homelessness becoming thing of the past. fightbacknews.org Caracas, Venezuela – Groups of women, wearing blue hardhats, stand proudly in front of a five-floor building, surrounded by lush mountains. The community members are building 93 apartments for families in the area. 80% of the workers are women. | "We carry all the materials up on our backs, we are self-sufficient. We work together as a community," said Melida Riva. | They came together and decided they wanted more housing to accommodate their growing community. They reached out to Misión Vivienda, a program started in 2011 to build millions of homes around Venezuela. Once approved, the government sent them the…

National Homelessness Law Center (2021-08-01). Unhoused Bill of Rights Introduced by Representative Cori Bush (MO-01). indybay.org (July 29, 2021, Washington, D.C.) — Yesterday, U.S. Representative Cori Bush (MO-01) unveiled the Unhoused Bill of Rights, the "first federal resolution to declare unalienable rights for unhoused persons and provide solutions to permanently end the crisis by 2025."

Rima Najjar (2021-08-01). Return to Lifta for Palestinians Is Not a Wish; It's a Promise, Israel! globalresearch.ca

Staff (2021-08-01). 7 August, Gothenburg: Demonstration for Palestine / Demonstrera fà∂r Palestina. samidoun.net Friday, 7 August 2: 00 pm Gà∂taplatsen Gothenburg, Sweden Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/608414086807720 Demonstration for Palestine — Stop the forced displacement in Jerusalem — Freedom and return for all Palestinians — Victory to the Palestinian resistance Link to posters: we.tl/t-cPMSkBQgUs Gathering point: Gà∂taplatsen, at 14: 00 Demonstration route: Avenyn Grà∂nsakstorget Domkyrkan Vasagatan Haga Jà§rntorget Closing location: Jà§rntorget 16: 30 Demonstration fà∂r Palestina — Stoppa vrà§kningarna i Jerusalem — Frihet och à•tervà&…

Asa Winstanley (2021-08-01). The plight of Palestinians is well understood, now action needs to be taken. zcomm.org There is no political will in the West to hold Israel to account for its crimes…

Fight Back (2021-08-01). Hands off the Caribbean: Minnesotans stand with Cuba and Haiti. fightbacknews.org Minneapolis, MN – Around 30 people took to May Day Plaza, July 29, to hold signs and banners in a show of solidarity with the people of Cuba and Haiti after a new wave of U.S. intervention attempts. This event came after the Biden administration's July 22 issuance of new sanctions on Cuba, as well as the July 7 assassination of Haiti's President Jovenel MoàØse. | The financial and administrative origin of President MoàØse's assassination by a group of Colombian and U.S. mercenaries has not yet been confirmed. However, investigations later revealed some of the mercenaries responsible had taken p…

Timothy Alexander Guzman (2021-08-01). The US War on Cuba: From Economic Embargoes, Biological Warfare to US-Backed Terrorism. globalresearch.ca Before …

Editor2 (2021-08-01). Cuba, the Invincible Revolution. orinocotribune.com By Sam Marcy — Jul 28, 2021 | The following article by Sam Marcy, a leading Marxist thinker and fighter of the second half of the 20th century, was originally published on Sept. 30, 1993, during an earlier imperialist offensive against socialist Cuba. | Of the great revolutions of the 20th century, including those of the USSR and China, the Cuban Revolution has been subjected to the most onerous siege of all. | It is true that in the early days after the victory of the October Revolution, the Soviet Union was encircled and invaded in a siege unparalleled in all previous modern history. But soon it did have t…

Dan Roberts (2021-08-01). The Shortwave Report 07/30/21 Listen Globally! indybay.org A weekly 30 minute review of international news and opinion, recorded from a shortwave radio and the internet. With times, frequencies, and websites for listening at home. 3 files- Highest quality broadcast, regular broadcast, and slow-modem streaming. Radio Deutsche-Welle, NHK Japan, and Radio Havana Cuba.

teleSUR, emgg, JCM (2021-08-01). Cuba recibe ayuda humanitaria de México y Bolivia. telesurtv.net Cuba atraviesa una compleja situación sanitaria que reporta hoy 8875 nuevos positivos y 65 fallecidos por la covid-19.

Peter Bolton (2021-08-01). Damning open letter calls on Joe Biden to lift Cuba embargo. thecanary.co The US government and allies in the right-wing Cuban exile community have been The most prominent aspect of this lying by omission is a consistent failure to name the biggest cause of s…

Anonymous669 (2021-08-01). Iranian Forces Deployed Radar In Syria's Deir Ezzor: Monitoring Group. southfront.org Illustrative image, source: defapress.ir | The Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has deployed a radar system in the southern countryside of Syria's Deir Ezzor, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reported on August 1. | The radar was reportedly deployed in al-Mazar'a area in the outskirts of the town of al-Mayadin, where Iranian-backed forces maintain a large presence. The London-based monitoring group didn't provide any information on the type of the radar. | Al-Mazar'a overlooks much of the souther…

Anonymous669 (2021-08-01). Greater Idlib Militants Continue To Shell Government-held Areas To 'Support' Daraa (Photos, Video). southfront.org Illustrative image. | Greater Idlib militants, led by al-Qaeda-affiliated Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), continue to shell government-held areas in support of Daraa's former rebels who are being pressured by Syrian authorities. | On July 31 and August 1, HTS and its allies, who operate under the banner of the al-Fateh al-Mubeen Operations Room, shelled government-held areas in southern Idlib, northern Lattakia, northwestern Hama and western Aleppo. | HTS' Turkish-backed allies shared footage of some of their…

Anonymous007 (2021-08-01). Military Situation In Syria On August 1, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org Click to see full-size image | On August 1, Russia reported that Idlib militants violated the ceasefire regime in Greater Idlib 35 times: 23 — in Idlib province, 3 — in Latakia province, 5 — in Hama province, 4 — in Aleppo province | On July 31, a truce has been reached between the SAA and the former rebels meditated by Russia in the south of Daraa province | On July 31, artillery of Turkish-backed forces shelled SDF positions north of Tal Tamar | On July 31, SAA artillery she…

Anonymous669 (2021-08-01). Syrian Army Issued 'Final Warning' To Daraa's Former Rebels — Reports. southfront.org Illustrative image. | Late on July 31, Syrian authorities issued a final warning to former rebels in the southern part of Daraa city, known as Daraa al-Balad, according to a number of sources. | The authorities gave local leaders in Daraa al-Balad time until August 1 to accept a new reconciliation agreement. Under the agreement, 132 local gunmen will be expelled to opposition-held areas in northern Syria. Tight security measures will be also implemented in Daraa al-Balad. | Local leaders are yet to accept the agree…

Anonymous669 (2021-08-01). Afghan Government Forces Prepare Large Operation In Herat As Taliban Fighters Breach City's Main Defense Line (Videos, Photos). southfront.org On August 31, the Taliban claimed that its fighters had breached the main defense line of the northwestern Afghan city…

Anonymous103 (2021-08-01). Kabul Doomed To Lose Control Over Kandahar And Herat Provinces (Videos). southfront.org Taliban's Badri-313 Special Forces | The airport in Kandahar has come under rocket attack, and as a result all flights were cancelled. The attack took place amid the ongoing clashes near the main provincial capitals in southern and western regions of Afghanistan. | On August 1st, at least three rockets were launched towards Ahmad Shah Baba International Airport in Kandahar. Two of the projectiles hit the runway. | All flights have been canceled, but are expected to resume later in the day, as the runway is being re…

Anonymous007 (2021-08-01). Military Situation In Afghanistan On August 1, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org Click to see full-size image | On July 31, Taliban captured several parts of Lashkar Gah city in Helmand province | On August 01, clashes between the Afghan Army and Taliban continued to the west and south of Herat city. Taliban cut the road between Herat Airport and Herat city | On August 01,Afghan Army reportedly sent more troops to Herat city | 254 Taliban militants were killed and 143 others were wounded as a result of Afghan Army operations in Ghazni, Kandahar, Herat, Farah, Jowzjan, Balkh…

Staff (2021-08-01). Several rockets hit Afghanistan's Kandahar airport amid ongoing Taliban assault. rt.com The airport in Kandahar, Afghanistan's second-largest city, has come under rocket attack, forcing the cancelation of all flights, as the Taliban seeks to recapture its former stronghold. | At least three rockets were launched towards Ahmad Shah Baba International Airport on Sunday, with two of the projectiles hitting the runway, airport chief Massoud Pashtun said, as quoted by the news agency AFP. | All flights have been canceled, but are expected to resume later in the day, as the runway is being repaired, the official said. | A Taliban spokesperson, Zabihullah Mujahid, told Reuters the airport was targeted b…

Peter Koenig (2021-08-01). China's Post-Pandemic Economic Growth: Reaching Out and Developing Internal Markets and Well-being. globalresearch.ca "Post-Pandemic" for …

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2021-08-01). The Battle to Suppress Hydroxychloroquine as a Cheap and Effective Drug for the Treatment of Covid-19. globalresearch.ca The campaign against HCQ is carried out through slanderous political statements, media smears, not to mention an authoritative peer reviewed "evaluation" published on May 22nd by The Lancet, which was based on fake figures and test trials.

Jesus Rodriguez-Espinoza (2021-08-01). Venezuela and Peru Advance in Recovering Bilateral Relations — Arreaza in Pedro Castillo Inauguration. orinocotribune.com Caracas, July 31 ( Arreaza informed of the meeting through a post in his Twitter account, stating that issues related to trade, policies of attention to migrants, and the need to strengthen the mechanisms of integration (reg…

Poor People's Campaign & partners (2021-08-01). Monday 8/2: March on Washington D.C. for Voting Rights, Immigrant Rights & Economic Justice w/ PPC. indybay.org Online actions and protest livestream/recording…

Juan Cole (2021-08-01). As Florida's cases Spike to Unprecedented 21,683, Ron "Satan" DeSantis wants to Kill your Kids. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — Jeffrey S. Solocheck at the Miami Herald reports that Florida governor Ron DeSantis on Friday issued a royal decree forbidding school districts to require that pupils wear a mask and threatening to cut funding from any that defied him. DeSantis has also banned Florida municipalities from putting in renewed mitigation …

Aviva Levine (2021-08-01). Chicago hosts Lollapalooza music festival, prioritizing profit over public health. liberationnews.org The festival is happening amid a stark increase in COVID-19 spread across Chicago and Cook County.

Joshua Kendrick Taylor (2021-08-01). Probable cause found for prosecution for police killing of Jay Anderson Jr. liberationnews.org "Every victory counts… I know there are people out there who say 'protesting don't work, you'll be wasting your time…' We are all willing to put in the work… Moving forward, we still have a lot we have to do…"

Pete Dolack (2021-08-01). We Don't Need to Wait for Centuries to Build a Better World. counterpunch.org A crucial argument for the incessantly promoted idea that capitalism will be with us for a long time to come is the idea of inertia in human understanding. Ideas are stubbornly persistent and can only be changed over long periods of time. Slow evolutionary change is the best we can hope for, and the prospects even for that are uncertain and fragile. | If the above were true, then there would have been no revolutions in history. That is quite obviously not the case. Consciousness can change rapidly. It does so exceptionally and under rare circumstances during periods of social upheaval. Yes, not everyday occurr…

Anonymous669 (2021-08-01). Egyptian Army: 89 Terrorists Eliminated In Sinai Operations (18+ Video). southfront.org Egyptian Army soldiers in Sinai peninsula, Source: the Egyptian Ministry of Defense. | The Egyptian Armed Forces (EAF) eliminated 89 ISIS terrorists during recent operations in the northern part of the Sinai Peninsula, the Army's General Command announced on August 1. | In a statement, the General Command said that the recent operations in Sinai had also resulted in: | The seizure of 73 automatic rifles, 140 magazines, 5606 bullets of different calibers, 34 radio devices, a drone equipped with a camera, a night vision sight,…

Anonymous669 (2021-08-01). Iran Denies Responsibility For Recent Tanker Attack Following Accusations By Israeli Prime Minister. southfront.org File image. | On August 1, Israel's Prime Minister Naftali Bennett directly blamed Iran for the Two crewmen, a British and a Romanian, were killed in the attack on the Liberian-flagged tanker which is operated by Zodiac Maritime, a London-based company owned by Israeli billionaire Eyal Ofer. | "The Iranians who attacke…

The Conversation (2021-08-01). Refugees and Asylum-Seekers are at high risk of COVID-19 infection, but low priority for vaccines. juancole.com By Yvonne Su | — ( The Conversation ) — In June, the G7 pledged 870 million COVID-19 vaccine doses to COVID-19 Vaccines Global Access, or COVAX, to help it meet its two billion vaccine goal for lower- and middle- income countries by the end of 2021. The global vaccine-sharing initiative is pooling funds and …

Anonymous007 (2021-08-01). Military Situation In Yemen On August 1, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org Click to see full-size image | The Liaison and Coordination Officers' Operations Room (loyal to Ansar Allah) reported 163 ceasefire violations in al-Hudaydah during the past 24 hours | On July 31, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted 5 airstrikes on the Rahbah district | On July 31, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted 2 airstrikes on the Sarwah district | On July 31, Ansar Allah attacked positions of Saudi-led forces in Khamis Mushait with a suicide drone | On August 1, clashes between Ansar Allah…

_____ (2021-08-01). Craig Murray's Jailing Is the Latest Move in a Battle to Snuff Out Independent Journalism. strategic-culture.org Craig Murray, a former ambassador to Uzbekistan, the father of a newborn child, a man in very poor health and one who has no prior convictions, will have to hand himself over to the Scottish police on Sunday morning. He becomes the first person ever to be imprisoned on the obscure and vaguely defined charge of "jigsaw identification".

Anonymous669 (2021-08-01). Three US Supply Convoys, One Of Them Carrying Sensitive Weapons, Attacked In Iraq. southfront.org Illustrative image. | On August 1, a supply convoy of the US-led coalition came under attack as it was passing in the southern Iraqi province of al-Diwaniyah. | The Sabereen News revealed that the convoy was targeted with a number of explosively formed penetrator (EFP) improvised explosive devices. | According to the Telegram channel, the convoy, which was heading to Ain al-Assad Air Base in the western province of al-Anbar, was carrying Humvee armored vehicles as well as "sensitive weapons". | Less than two hours after th…

Anonymous007 (2021-08-01). Military Situation In Iraq On August 1, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org Click to see full-size image | On July 31, Iraqi security forces reportedly thwarted a rocket attack on Baghdad Airport | On July 31, ISIS attacked an Army barracks in the Jalawla outskirts. One soldier was killed | On July 30, a logistical convoy of the US military was targeted by an IED attack in the Babel area | On July 29, a logistical convoy of the US military was targeted by an IED attack in the Babel area | On July 29, a logistical convoy of the US military was targeted by an IED attack in t…

Jeffrey St. Clair (2021-08-01). Rebirth of a Nation: US History According to DW Griffith. counterpunch.org Still from Birth of a Nation. | Since many high school students across the country will be back to learning their history of the US from Birth of a Nation and Gone with the Wind, it's perhaps instructive to recall that when Birth of a Nation premiered at Clune's Auditorium in LA, to large protests by the NAACP, it was still called The Clansman, the title of the racist novel by Thomas Dixon it was based on. In fact, it's possible that the print that was shown at the White House, which generated such a frenzied reaction from Woodrow Wilson, was still called The Clansman. Dixon was a pal of Wilson's and had arran…

John W. Whitehead, Nisha Whitehead (2021-08-01). Authoritarians Drunk on Power: It Is Time to Recalibrate the Government. dissidentvoice.org The executive power in our government is not the only, perhaps not even the principal, object of my solicitude. The tyranny of the legislature is really the danger most to be feared, and will continue to be so for many years to come. The tyranny of the executive power will come in its turn, but …

Sandra Cuffe (2021-08-01). Guatemalan Communities Turn Out for Indigenous-Led Nationwide Shutdown. zcomm.org Guatemala's attorney general fired a top prosecutor of corruption last week. Now, Indigenous peoples and social movements are calling for both her and the president to resign…

South Bay Indigenous Solidarity (2021-08-01). Tuesday 8/3: Protect Indigenous Sites! Interact with Amah Mutsun Tribal Chair! indybay.org Online, via Zoom. The Zoom link can be found at www.svslvdemocrats.org

WSWS repost (2021-08-01). Democratic Socialists of America convention meets to promote Democratic Party. indybay.org From August 1 to 8, delegates of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) will meet online for the organization's biennial convention. The DSA leadership aims to trap growing socialist sentiment within the capitalist, imperialist Democratic Party.

Pepe Escobar (2021-08-01). Requiem for an Empire: A Prequel. dissidentvoice.org The inexorable imperial rot will go on, a tawdry affair carrying no dramatic, aesthetic pathos worthy of a Gotterdammerung. Assaulted by cognitive dissonance across the spectrum, the Empire of Chaos now behaves as a manic depressive inmate, rotten to the core — a fate more filled with dread than having to face a revolt of the satrapies. …

Staff (2021-08-01). President Maduro Orders Action Against Disruptors of National Economy. orinocotribune.com On Thursday, July 28, President Nicolás Maduro informed that "we have identified, with names and surnames, the people who are destabilizing the prices, the real value of the currency…, now with a clearer picture we have them identified." The Venezuelan president made this comment during the working meeting for the productive economy for July, held at the Sol del Peru Room in the Miraflores Palace. "The study on the induced economic warfare has allowed us to identify the principal destabilizers who are behind the disturbances that have occurred in the month of July," he added. | President Maduro was referring to…

Dean Baker (2021-08-01). The Saving Rate is Still High: Evidence on the Post-Pandemic Economy. cepr.net An important item in the GDP report released this week, that received little attention, is that the saving rate is still well above the pre-pandemic level. For the second quarter as a whole the saving rate was 10.9 percent. If we just look at the month of June alone, the last month in the quarter, …

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-08-01). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: Telemedicine before and after orthopedic surgery. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org In health care, one of the biggest changes during the COVID-19 pandemic was the expansion of telemedicine. Virtual visits have been used in many specialties, including orthopedics and orthopedic surgery. While the use telemedicine escalated out of necessity during the pandemic, Dr. Shawn O'Driscoll, a Mayo Clinic orthopedic surgeon, believes its use will continue to be used going forward. "I think that the advantages to patients are really going to be the driving forces behind…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-08-01). Emergency department visits related to opioid overdoses up significantly during COVID-19 pandemic. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Emergency department visit rates because of an opioid overdose increased by 28.5% across the U.S. in 2020, compared to 2018 and 2019, recent Mayo Clinic research finds. Emergency visits overall decreased by 14% last year, while visits because of an opioid overdose increased by 10.5%. The result: Opioid overdoses were responsible for 0.32 out of 100 visits, or 1 in every 313 visits, which is up from 0.25, or 1 in every…

Lucrecia Hernández Mack (2021-08-01). General Strike in Guatemala Denounces Corruption & Mishandling of Pandemic. zcomm.org Major highways were blocked for hours as protesters marched through Guatemala City and in rural communities denouncing corruption, a worsening economic crisis and the government's catastrophic mishandling of the pandemic…

Nayvin Gordon (2021-08-01). Fauci's Future Pandemics — Vaccines without public health infrastructure. indybay.org Pandemic, vaccines and failure of Public Health…

Dipali Ojha (2021-08-01). Video: India Human Rights Security Council Files COVID Genocide Complaint Against Gates Foundation and Big Pharma. globalresearch.ca Lawyer …

ecns.cn (2021-08-01). WHO's 2nd COVID-19 origins probe seen as Tedros's reelection move: media. ecns.cn The second phase of investigation into the origins of COVID-19 planned by the World Health Organization (WHO) is seen as a potential campaign move by its current Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, who is running for a second five-year term, according to an article published in the U.S. newspaper Politico.

Global Research News (2021-08-01). Act of Censorship Directed against Prominent Physician Dr. Peter A. McCullough. globalresearch.ca One of America's leading physicians on the early treatment of COVID-19, his protocols and scientific works are relied upon to help millions around the globe. Along with half of Americans, Dr. McCullough has appropriate concerns over COVID-19 vaccine safety and …

Global Research News (2021-08-01). Act of Censorship Directed against Prominent Physician Dr. Peter A. MuCullough. globalresearch.ca One of America's leading physicians on the early treatment of COVID-19, his protocols and scientific works are relied upon to help millions around the globe. Along with half of Americans, Dr. McCullough has appropriate concerns over COVID-19 vaccine safety and …

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-08-01). Mayo Clinic announces next phase of vaccination requirements for COVID-19. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Guided by its values and deep commitment to patients, Mayo Clinic is requiring all employees to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 or complete a declination process by Sept. 17. "We are proud of our staff's high vaccination rates and are grateful that the vast majority have embraced the opportunity to get vaccinated," says Gianrico Farrugia, M.D., Mayo Clinic's president and CEO. "Our patients expect to be safe when they come to Mayo Clinic, and we…

ecns.cn (2021-08-01). Domestic vaccines can offer Delta protection. ecns.cn Amid rising concerns over the COVID-19 Delta variant's spread in China, virus experts and vaccine developers reaffirmed that domestic vaccines can provide protection against the highly transmissible strain.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-08-01). Study shows masks offer protection as COVID-19 infections tick up. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommended this week that people vaccinated against COVID-19 resume wearing masks in public indoor spaces in areas of the United States where the virus is spreading. "Appropriate masking in addition to vaccination remain the best methods to help protect individuals from the Coronavirus," says Gregory Poland, M.D., an infectious disease expert at Mayo Clinic. In fact, published data from Mayo Clinic researchers have found that…

Dr. Joseph Mercola (2021-08-01). COVID-19 Vaccines are Killing "Huge Numbers" of People: Government Scrubs Stats on Vaccine-Related Deaths. globalresearch.ca First published on …

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-08-01). COVID-19 vaccine urgency as delta variant continues to spread. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Viruses constantly change through mutation, and new variants of viruses are expected to occur. Multiple variants of the virus that causes COVID-19 have been documented, including a highly transmittable form of COVID-19 known as the delta variant. The delta variant, which was first seen in December 2020 in India, is spreading globally. It's more contagious than the previous strains that have been detected in the U.S. It's also causing more severe illness.Dr. Melanie Swift, co-chair of Mayo Clinic's…

March On, partners (2021-08-01). Saturday 8/28: Sacramento: March On for Voting Rights. indybay.org California State Capitol, 1315 10th Street Sacramento, Sacramento, CA 95814 | Wear a mask. Please follow all current COVID safety guidelines: covid19.ca.gov/

sputniknews (2021-08-01). 'Nasty Disease': UK May Face Annual COVID Death Tolls of 'Tens of Thousands', Scientists Warn. sputniknews.com According to the latest coronavirus data released by the UK government, the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the county has soared to 5.8 million, with 129,654 fatalities as of Saturday.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-08-01). Mayo Clinic Minute: Study shows masks can prevent COVID-19. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Mayo Clinic researchers recently published a study that shows the proper use of masks reduces the spread of respiratory droplets. The findings strongly support the protective value and effectiveness of widespread mask use and maintaining physical distance in reducing the spread of COVID-19. Reporter Jason Howland has more in this Mayo Clinic Minute. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/9fca7M5STEA Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (0: 59) is in the downloads at the end of this post. Please courtesy: …

Prof. Byoung Ho Kang (2021-08-01). Election Recount in South Korea: Supreme Court's Second Silence. globalresearch.ca

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