3/7-8/21 - Uh-oh -
Dying Earth:
Earthquake swarm in Iceland continues, now with over 20.000 earthquakes detected since the start, facing an even higher eruption risk in the next few days. {Severe Weather.EU}
Gasoline spill in North Carolina worse than first reported .{AP}
Twelve states sue Biden to stop him tackling climate crisis. {Independent}
1/6 DC Riot:
'QAnon shaman' must remain in jail, judge rules. {CNN}
Rep. Eric Swalwell Sues Trump, Giuliani and Others over January 6 Capitol Insurrection. {Democracy Now}
‘I will not step one foot out of line’: 18-year-old charged in Capitol riot begs for release. {Independent}
A man who provided security for Roger Stone on Jan. 6 is arrested in connection with the Capitol assault. {NYT}
Nothing Will Fundamentally Change(?):
Biden Issues Exec. Order to Expand Voting Access on Anniversary of Bloody Sunday. {Democracy Now}
Killer Cops & Courts:
N.Y.P.D. Releases Secret Misconduct Records After Repeal of Shield Law. {NYT}
Cop allegedly ran a Hitman-for-Hire scheme in Dallas, TX: DPD vows to investigate (lurid story). {ABC}
Rochester Police Tackle and Pepper-Spray Black Mother Walking with 3-Year-Old Daughter. {Democracy Now}
Defund Police:
Black Lives Matter activists return to the streets as George Floyd murder trial begins. {SBS}
U.S. Supreme Court rejects case over 'qualified immunity' for police (a special right police have that allows them to never face legal charges for killings). {Reuters}
Judge permanently dismisses charges against Kenneth Walker, boyfriend of Breonna Taylor. {CBS}
COVID-19 & America's Mayors:
Senate Passes $1.9 Trillion Stimulus Package, Votes Down $15/Hour Min. Wage Amendment. {DemocracyNow}
Texas service workers demand vaccine access, protest end to mask order. {ABC}
12-year-old helps more than 1,600 people get vaccines after building a website to help seniors (if vaccine distribution is so good a 12 year old can do it in Roblox, why can't the mayors do it?). {CBS}
Wyoming to lift mask mandate, restrictions on restaurants, bars, gyms on March 16. {The Denver Channel}
Calls Grow for NY Gov. Cuomo to Resign as Two More Former Aides Describe Sexual Harassment. {Democracy Now}
White students in Boulder, CO riot over COVID rules. {ABC}
International Affairs:
U.S. reportedly prepares action against Russia after major cyberattack. {CNBC}
The U.S. might pull out last 2500 troops from Afghanistan on May 1st, it might not, 'all options remain on table. {Aljazeera}
Switzerland votes to ban burkas. {CNN}
Violence Continues In Myanmar As Police Enforce Curfew And Occupy Hospitals. {NPR}
Burmese Workers Launch Strike as Protests, and Violent Crackdown, Intensify. {Democracy Now}
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry Describe Royal Family’s Racism. {Democracy Now}
Market:
SPY up. GME way up! BTC up.
Alaska seeks over $1B in lawsuit against poultry industry. {AP}
Good read! Union organizer Jane McAlevey explains the problems with sectoral organizing. {The Nation}
Shoe Zone names Terry Boot as new finance boss — replacing predecessor Peter Foot. {The Sun}
Space:
Allan MacDonald dies, the man who refused to approve the 1986 Challenger launch (that exploded) and later exposed a NASA coverup. {NPR}
Black holes could be dark stars with 'Planck hearts' (They may not be black or holes). {Space}
China shows first high-def pictures of Mars taken by Tianwen 1. {CNSA}
