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Search continues into the night with almost 100 people unaccounted for in deadly Florida building collapse | 24 June 2021 | An intense search and rescue effort will continue through the night after part of a 12-story residential building collapsed early Thursday in the South Florida town of Surfside, killing at least one and leaving almost 100 people unaccounted for. About 55 of the 136 units at Champlain Towers South collapsed around 1:30 a.m., officials said, leaving huge piles of rubble and materials dangling from what remained of the structure in the beachfront community a few miles north of Miami Beach. At least 99 people were unaccounted for as of Thursday afternoon, according to Miami-Dade Police spokesperson Alvaro Zabaleta.

Miami highway sign hacked to read 'Arrest Fauci,' 'Vaccines Kill' | 23 June 221 | A hacker in Florida reprogrammed a digital highway sign to share COVID-19 theories and a plea to can the nation's top infectious disease expert [sic]. A sign on State Road 836 in Miami read "Arrest Fauci," "COVID-19 was a hoax" and "vaccines kill," on Tuesday morning, according to NBC 6 South Florida. [Regrettably,] Officials had turned off the messages by mid-morning, according to the outlet.

Rudy Giuliani Suspended From Practicing Law in New York State - for 'False and Misleading' Statements of 'Widespread Fraud' in 2020 Election | 24 June 2021 | Former New York City Mayor and Trump Attorney Rudy Giuliani was suspended from practicing law in the state of New York on Friday. The Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court said it was "immediately suspending" Giuliani's license. From the [insane] court document: Rudy made "false and misleading statements" defending President Trump after the 2020 election to "improperly bolster respondent's narrative that due to widespread voter fraud."

Fauci fought Trump order to cancel research grant linked to Wuhan lab | 24 June 2021 | Dr. Anthony Fauci fought orders from the Trump administration to revoke a research grant to a nonprofit linked to the Wuhan Institute of Virology -- only to "reluctantly agree" after it was implied that his job might be on the line, according to a new book. The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases director and his colleagues grappled with how to respond to the request in April 2020 to withhold the remaining $369,819 balance for nonprofit EcoHealth Alliance's project studying coronaviruses, according to the forthcoming book, "Nightmare Scenario: Inside the Trump Administration's Response to the Pandemic That Changed History." "On the afternoon of April 24, [National Institutes of Health] director Francis Collins and Fauci received notice that Trump wanted to formally announce in a 5:00 p.m. press conference that the grant had been terminated," the authors, Washington Post reporters Yasmeen Abutaleb and Damian Paletta, wrote in an excerpt obtained by Fox News.

BBC journalist on British ship HMS Defender says vessel made 'deliberate' move in passing through Russian waters 'to make a point' | 23 June 2021 | A BBC journalist on board the British ship HMS Defender has revealed that the destroyer made a "deliberate" move in passing through Russian territorial waters "to make a point," despite receiving warnings from the coast guard. The state broadcaster's defense correspondent, Jonathan Beale, also noted that the ship’s crew heard shots, but they were believed to be "out of range." In an audio report, Beale revealed that the ship purposely moved into the waters near Crimea, within 12 miles (19km) of the coast, through what the British called a "recognised international shipping lane." The transit through Russian waters took over an hour, the correspondent said.

Biden, bipartisan senators reach deal on infrastructure compromise --Biden backed the $953B infrastructure proposal | 24 June 2021 | Joe Biden on Thursday announced the White House had struck an infrastructure deal with a bipartisan group of senators after weeks of painstaking, back-and-forth negotiations on a plan to improve the nation's crumbling roads and bridges. His announcement followed an Oval Office meeting with a bipartisan group of senators, who were pitching a breakthrough pared-down agreement worth about $953 billion reached the night before. Their proposed framework includes about $559 billion in new spending that will be invested in roads, broadband internet, electric utilities and other traditional infrastructure projects.

Are Covid Vaccines Riskier Than Advertised? There are concerning trends on blood clots and low platelets, not that the authorities will tell you. (Opinion) By Joseph A. Ladapo and Harvey A. Risch | 22 June 2021 | One remarkable aspect of the Covid-19 pandemic has been how often unpopular scientific ideas, from the lab-leak theory to the efficacy of masks, were initially dismissed, even ridiculed, only to resurface later in mainstream thinking... Some scientists have raised concerns that the safety risks of Covid-19 vaccines have been underestimated. But the politics of vaccination has relegated their concerns to the outskirts of scientific thinking--for now... The implication is that the risks of a Covid-19 vaccine may outweigh the benefits for certain low-risk populations, such as children, young adults and people who have recovered from Covid-19... And while you would never know it from listening to public-health officials, not a single published study has demonstrated that patients with a prior infection benefit from Covid-19 vaccination. That this isn't readily acknowledged by the CDC or Anthony Fauci is an indication of how deeply entangled pandemic politics is in science.

CDC Finds More Cases of Heart Inflammation Than Expected in Vaccinated Young Males | 23 June 2021 | More than 1,200 cases of heart inflammation in adolescents and young adults following Pfizer's or Moderna's COVID vaccine have been reported to health authorities in the United States, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on June 23. The bulk of the reports submitted to the  Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System, a passive reporting system run by two top health agencies, dealt with myocarditis or pericarditis experienced after a second dose of a messenger RNA-based COVID-19 vaccine. Of the 1,226 reports of post-vaccination heart inflammation -- a jump from under 800 -- 827 were for myocarditis or pericarditis after dose two... Of the 323 cases meeting the CDC's case definition, 309 were hospitalized. Nine are still hospitalized. The case rate based on reports to the reporting system is higher than expected in young males.

12 Countries Using EU's Digital COVID Certificate, 16 More Ready to Go | 14 June 2021 | The European Union (E.U.) is actually ahead of schedule in getting its Digital COVID Certificate (a.k.a. 'Digital Green Pass') fully rolled out and running smoothly for the summer season. Twelve E.U. member countries have already begun using the system, which went live late last month, while another 16 have completed testing and are ready to implement it at any time. The European Parliament has marked July 1 as the date upon which the certificate will need to be made available for travelers’ use in all member countries.

Gavin Newsom recall becomes official; over 1.7M signatures against California Dem governor verified --The California Secretary of State's Office confirmed the recall Wednesday evening | 23 June 2021 | California’s effort to recall Gov. Gavin Newsom has succeeded in forcing a new election within 90 days following the validation of more than 1.5 million signatures, according to state officials. The California Secretary of State's Office confirmed the move Wednesday evening. The recall petition garnered over 1.7 million signatures, of which only 43 were withdrawn, leaving the effort well above the 1.5 million threshold.

Rasmussen: Majority of American Voters Support Full Forensic Audits of Election Results | 23 June 2021 According to Rasmussen Polling, 55% of American voters support full forensic audits of the election results. And, according to the War Room, 41% of American people do not think Joe Biden is the legitimate president.

Matt Gaetz Calls for Evidence of Twitter Collusion to be Released | 22 June 2021 | After years of pursuing big tech and the recent Twitter ban of former President Trump (R), Florida Representative Matt Gaetz (R-FL) is calling for evidence of Twitter collusion with California politicians to be released. Rep. Gaetz issued a letter to Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey calling on the platform to release all documents and communications showing censorship of political tweets at the behest of California Democrats. The letter comes as conservative influencer Rogan O'Handley's lawsuit against former California Secretary of State and current U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA) exposed collusion between Twitter and politicians in California. This week, Congressman Gaetz has sent letters to the FBI demanding briefings on the Wuhan Lab investigation and the FBI's involvement in the January 6th riots.

Antivirus software pioneer John McAfee dies by 'suicide' in prison - report | 23 June 2021 | Eccentric tech entrepreneur [aka anti-deep state critic] John McAfee [allegedly] died by suicide in a Spanish jail cell Wednesday evening -- hours after reports surfaced that he would be extradited to face federal charges in the US, according to local media.McAfee, the founder of a antivirus software company, was arrested in October of last year and awaiting extradition when he was found dead, police sources told the newspaper El Pais.

Virginia's Loudoun County School Board silences public comment after raucous meeting, 2 men arrested --Loudoun County School Board meetings have become major events in the community | 22 June 2021 | The embattled school board of Virginia's Loudoun County cut off public comments during a fiery meeting Tuesday as residents traded barbs over new transgender policy proposals. The meeting followed weeks of protests from district parents who oppose some of the measures, which they have criticized as potential left-wing indoctrination and a violation of parental rights... Former state Sen. Dick Black, a Republican, excoriated the board over its treatment of Cross and allegations that progressive community members had organized a list of their conservative neighbors to harass and publicly shame. The chamber erupted in cheers, prompting the board to vote 9-0 to end public comment for the rest of the meeting - which led to loud chants of "Shame on you" directed at the board and demands that members resign. At least two people were arrested as parents cut off from speaking before the board remained in the room to deliver their prepared remarks to others in the crowd.

Philippines' Duterte threatens to jail those who refuse COVID-19 vaccine | 22 June 2021 | President Rodrigo Duterte threatened to jail people who refuse to be vaccinated against the coronavirus... "You choose, vaccine or I will have you jailed," Duterte said in a televised address on Monday following reports of low turnouts at several vaccination sites in the capital, Manila. Duterte's remarks contradict those of his health officials who have said that while people are urged to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, it was voluntary.

153 Houston hospital workers fired or quit over COVID vax requirement | 22 June 2021 | More than 150 workers at a Houston hospital quit or were fired on Tuesday after being suspended for refusing to get vaccinated against the coronavirus. The Houston Methodist Hospital system suspended 178 unvaccinated employees without pay two weeks ago for missing a June 7 deadline to get jabbed. Whoever didn't comply or resign during the suspension period was let go on Tuesday, system spokeswoman Gale Smith told The Post. A group of 117 staff members had sued the hospital in May, claiming the COVID-19 vaccines were “experimental” and required inoculations made workers "guinea pigs." The lawsuit compared the vaccine requirement to medical experiments inside Nazi Germany concentration camps.

Nearly 4,000 Fully Vaccinated People in Massachusetts Test Positive for COVID-19 | 22 June 2021 | Nearly 4,000 people in Massachusetts who have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 have contracted the virus, adding to the growing number of breakthrough cases nationwide. According to the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, as of June 12, there were 3,791 people who tested positive for COVID-19 among the 3.7 million fully vaccinated people in the state, accounting for roughly one in 1,000 vaccinated individuals... So-called breakthrough cases refer to cases appearing two or more weeks after a person's final shot. That's primarily the second Pfizer or Moderna dose, but can be the single-shot Johnson & Johnson vaccine.

Supreme Court rules in favor of athletes in NCAA compensation case --The 9-0 decision represents a landmark victory for college players and a significant moment in the history of college athletics. | 21 June 2021 | The Supreme Court sided unanimously with college athletes on Monday, ruling the National Collegiate Athletic Association's restrictions on education benefits for players violate the nation’s antitrust laws. The 9-0 decision represents a landmark victory for college players and a significant moment in the history of college athletics, as lawmakers in Congress and statehouses weigh new laws to allow athletes to profit from personal endorsements and sponsorships.

Seattle commission dismisses complaint about 'Pride' event charging White people 'reparations' fee | 21 June 2021 | The Seattle Human Rights Commission dismissed concerns about a "pride" event that will charge White entrants a "reparations" fee - telling complainants that they should "educate" themselves on the harm they might cause by attending. "We would like to recommend, if possible, that you educate yourself on the harm it may cause Seattle's BIPOC community in your pursuit of a free ticket to an event that is not expressly meant for you and your entertainment," the commission said in a letter to Charlette LeFevre and Philip Lipson of Capitol Hill Pride. LeFevre and Lipson had reportedly argued to the commission that the June 26 event constituted "reverse discrimination in its worse [sic] form."

DOJ Nominee Worked With Hunter Biden at Law Firm Tied to Ukrainian Energy Giant --Hunter Biden laptop emails indicate he attended private dinner with DOJ nominee Hampton Dellinger | 21 June 2021 | Joe Biden's nominee for a top Justice Department position worked alongside Hunter Biden at a prominent law firm that represented Ukrainian energy giant Burisma Holdings, emails from Hunter Biden's laptop show. Hampton Dellinger, who Biden nominated on Friday to lead the Justice Department's Office of Legal Policy, worked on the Crisis Management and Government Response team at Boies Schiller Flexner, an international law firm where Biden served as counsel. Emails from Biden's laptop show he worked closely with lawyers on Boies Schiller Flexner's crisis management team. He referred Burisma Holdings to the crisis unit as a client in April 2014. Biden's laptop emails also indicate he attended a private dinner party with Dellinger and several other Boies Schiller Flexner lawyers in March 2014.

Heart problems in vaccinated students trigger medical, legal scrutiny of campus COVID mandates --Notre Dame law professor Gerard Bradley went so far as to invoke the post-Nazi Nuremberg Code in urging universities to abandon their mandates. | 21 June 2021 | As the government reviews several hundred reports of heart inflammation in young people following COVID vaccination, high-profile medical and legal scholars are calling on colleges to scrap their COVID vaccine mandates, calling them unnecessary and potentially harmful to students. University of California-Irvine medical ethicist Aaron Kheriaty and University of Notre Dame law professor Gerard Bradley went so far as to invoke the post-Nazi Nuremberg Code in urging universities to abandon their mandates, in a Wall Street Journal op-ed this week. Though many universities already offer exemptions based on medical history and religious objections, the professors suggest two more: the emergency use authorization (EUA) status of the COVID vaccines and widespread natural immunity. Younger adults and children have "extremely low" risk of mortality from COVID, epidemiologists Martin Kulldorff of Harvard Medical School and Jay Bhattacharya of Stanford Med wrote in an op-ed for The Hill Thursday.

New Study Links Ivermectin to 'Large Reductions' in COVID-19 Deaths | 21 June 2021 | The use of the anti-parasitic drug ivermectin could lead to "large reductions" in COVID-19 deaths and may have a "significant impact" on the pandemic globally, according to a recent pre-print review based on peer-reviewed studies. For the study, published June 17 in the American Journal of Therapeutics, a group of scientists reviewed the clinical trial use of ivermectin, which has antiviral and anti-inflammatory properties, in 24 randomized controlled trials involving just over 3,400 participants... Using multiple methods of sequential analysis, the researchers concluded with a moderate level of confidence that the drug reduced the risk of death in COVID-19 patients by an average of 62 percent, at a 95 percent confidence interval of 0.19-0.79, in a sample of 2,438 patients.

Supreme Court sides with Catholic foster agency that excludes same-sex couples in 9-0 ruling | 18 June 2021 | The Supreme Court sided unanimously with a Catholic foster agency in a dispute against the city of Philadelphia over whether it should be banned from participating in the city's foster program because it excludes same-sex couples. The group, Catholic Social Services (CSS), claimed that "Philadelphia’s attempts to exclude the Catholic Church from foster care" violated the First Amendment. Lawyers for the city, meanwhile, said that CSS "lacks a constitutional right to demand that DHS offer it a contract that omits the same nondiscrimination requirement every other FFCA must follow when performing services for the City." In a 9-0 ruling, the justices sided with Catholic Social Services.

Supreme Court Tosses Obamacare Challenge by 18 States on Grounds of Legal Standing | 17 June 2021 | By a vote of 7-2, the Supreme Court has upheld the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act--commonly known as Obamacare--for the third time, ignoring the question of its constitutionality by ruling that those challenging it lacked the required legal standing to do so. The majority opinion was written by Justice Stephen Breyer. It was joined by Chief Justice John Roberts and Justices Clarence Thomas, Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan, Brett Kavanaugh, and Amy Coney Barrett.

Media hushes up report suggesting FBI involvement in Capitol riot as White House turns anti-terrorism efforts on American people | 17 June 2021 | Court filings suggest that FBI operatives were among the mob who stormed the US Capitol in January, and may have set up the riot. With the riot used as justification for new terrorism policy, the media is downplaying the story. Fox News broadcast possibly the most consequential report in recent cable news history on Tuesday night. Fox host Tucker Carlson alleged that the Capitol Hill riot on January 6 -- dubbed an "insurrection," an "assault on our democracy," and "domestic terrorism" -- may have been, at least partly, an inside job.

899 People Given Defective COVID-19 Vaccine Doses in NYC's Times Square - Officials | 15 June 2021 | Hundreds of people were administered doses of expired COVID-19 vaccines during an event in New York City's Times Square, city health officials said. The New York City Health Department confirmed that 899 individuals got Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine at the former NFL Experience building between June 5 and June 10. A spokesperson for the department told news outlets on Tuesday that those people should schedule another vaccination session as soon as possible.

Tech companies sue to block Florida 'deplatforming' law | 19 June 2021 | Two groups representing Big Tech have filed a federal lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of Florida's new "deplatforming" law. The bill, passed by the GOP-dominated state Legislature and signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis on May 1, makes it a crime to remove state political candidates from Twitter and Facebook, and assigns penalties of $250,000 a day for any statewide candidate who is deplatformed. Removing more local candidates would cost the company $25,000 a day. The bill also requires tech companies to give users seven days' notice that they are at risk of being banned and offer them the opportunity to correct the issue. Suspensions of up to 14 days would still be allowed. DeSantis has said the law protects citizens from online censorship.

Hundreds of vaccinated Indonesian health workers get COVID-19 | 17 June 2021 | More than 350 health care workers have become infected with COVID-19 in Indonesia and dozens hospitalized despite being vaccinated with China's Sinovac shot, officials said. Badai Ismoyo, head of the Kudus district health office in Central Java, said most of the health care workers were asymptomatic and self-isolating at home, but still, dozens were in the hospital with high fevers and declining oxygen saturation levels... the latest cases come amid concerns about the efficacy of some vaccines against new variants.

Joe Biden is not physically or cognitively fit to be our president': Ex-White House doc Ronny Jackson and 13 GOP reps. send president a letter urging him to take mental test --Jackson has been circulating the letter with House colleagues and has been able to get the signatures of 13 GOP lawmakers | 18 June 2021 | Texas Republican Rep. Ronny Jackson, who served as Donald Trump's White House physician, on Thursday night called on Joe Biden to take a cognitive test to prove that he was capable of leading the country. 'We can't sit on this any longer,' Jackson told Fox News host Sean Hannity. He said Biden's performance overseas this week with world leaders was 'embarrassing'. Jackson told Hannity: 'He's not physically or cognitively fit to be our president right now.' Jackson said he had been saying this for years... It was addressed to the president [sic], his physician Dr. Kevin O'Connor and Chief Medical Advisor Dr. Anthony Fauci, and called on the Biden to share the results with the country 'The American people deserve to have absolute confidence in their president,' it read.

White Illinois Farmers Sue Over Race-Based Farm Loan Relief Program | 20 June 2021 | White Illinois farmers are challenging part of the recent COVID-19 stimulus law in court because it allocates federal benefits based on skin color. The civil rights suit, Kent v. Vilsack, was filed in federal court June 7 by Sacramento, California-based Pacific Legal Foundation (PLF), a national public-interest law firm. Tom Vilsack is being sued in his official capacity as U.S. secretary of agriculture. The firm has filed two other such lawsuits against Vilsack and expects to file more.