Monthly Archives: January 2021

2021-01-22: News Headlines

Staff (2021-01-22). Battleground Baltimore, Jan. 22. therealnews.com One reason why The Real News Network calls Baltimore home is because we know that the struggles the people in this majority-minority city face (unequitable access to resources like education, clean air, and transportation, for example) are the struggles people face all over the globe. This is the second installment of our weekly news roundup from the Baltimore trenches, which we hope will help keep our friends and neighbors abreast of what's going on in our city, but we also hope these stories will resonate with people united in the struggle everywhere. | The Life and Death of Dante Barksdale | On Sunday morn…

M. K. Bhadrakumar (2021-01-22). Boris Johnson Has Done Modi a Favour. asia-pacificresearch.com

Stephen Lendman (2021-01-22). Can US Workers Be Dismissed for Refusing to Be Vaxxed? globalresearch.ca According to Law Professor Dorit Reiss: | "Requiring a vaccine is a health and safety work rule, and employers can" fire noncompliant staff. | Attorney David Betras explained that "workplace vaccination requirements aren't new, and they passed constitutional muster long ago," …

Stephen Lendman (2021-01-22). Biden's Mask-Wearing Mandate. globalresearch.ca Biden and his press agent media won't explain what's vital for everyone to know. | On his first day in office as selected, not elected, president, he signed a blizzard of executive orders. | Among them was mandatory wearing of face masks …

imperial.ac.uk (2021-01-22). Imperial scientists conduct COVID-19 testing on London's transport network. imperial.ac.uk Researchers from Imperial are working with Transport for London to regularly test the city's transport network for the virus which causes COVID-19.

Dr. Joseph Mercola (2021-01-22). WHO Finally Admits COVID-19 PCR Test Has a 'Problem'. globalresearch.ca In an "inauguration" of its own while Joe Biden was being sworn into office, the World Health Organization (WHO) Even though they've been widely used across the U.S. …

Alan MacLeod (2021-01-22). Pivot to Asia: China Tech Ban Mirrors 1980s Attempts to Destroy Japanese Competition. globalresearch.ca In the 1980s, the US imposed a 100% tariff on virtually all Japanese electronics and forced Tokyo to sign a one-sided trade deal that reserved much of its domestic semiconductor sector for American companies. | *** | With just days left in …

Ben Norton (2021-01-22). US Backs Al-Qaeda in Yemen while Dubbing Its Houthi Enemies 'Terrorists'. globalresearch.ca The US State Department designated Yemen's Houthi movement — the most effective force in fighting al-Qaeda — as a "terrorist" organization. Meanwhile Washington and Saudi Arabia have supported al-Qaeda. | *** | The United States government has designated the main enemy of …

Ray McGovern (2021-01-22). Round Up the Usual Suspects; Don't Forget Putin. globalresearch.ca Interviewed by Mrs. Clinton Monday, Speaker Nancy Pelosi eagerly rose to the bait when Clinton spoke of "her concerns that the outgoing commander-in-chief was compromised by the Kremlin". Setting the stage, Clinton expressed the hope that "we'll find out who …

Manlio Dinucci (2021-01-22). A ONU proíbe as armas nucleares e a Itália, o que é que faz? globalresearch.ca Hoje, 22 de Janeiro de 2021, é o dia que pode ficar na História como o ponto de viragem para livrar a Humanidade daquelas armas que, pela primeira vez, têm a capacidade de fazer desaparecer a espécie humana e quase …

Manlio Dinucci (2021-01-22). L'Onu proibisce le armi nucleari e l'Italia che fa? globalresearch.ca Entra in vigore il Trattato Onu che proibisce le armi nucleari, ma la Nato proibisce all'Italia di aderirvi. Il governo non vede, non sente e non parla. Restano cosਠin Italia, paese "non-nucleare", le vecchie bombe nucleari Usa tra poco …

grants.gov (2021-01-22). DEFENSE CIVILIAN TRAINING CORPS. grants.gov FY2021-DCTC-FORECAST | Opportunity ID: | 329760 | Opportunity Number: | FY2021-DCTC-FORECAST | Opportunity Title: | DEFENSE CIVILIAN TRAINING CORPS | Opportunity Category: | Discretionary | Opportunity Category Explanation: | Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement | Grant | Procurement Contract | Category of Funding Activity: | Education | Category Explanation: | CFDA Number(s): | 12.006 | Eligible Applicants: | Public and State controlled institutions of higher education | Private institutions of higher education | Additional Information on Eligibility: | A…

grants.gov (2021-01-22). FY 2021 Julia Taft Refugee Fund, U.S. Embassy Kinshasa. grants.gov AF-DRC-FY21-POL-01 | Funding Opportunity ID: | 330779 | Opportunity Number: | AF-DRC-FY21-POL-01 | Opportunity Title: | FY 2021 Julia Taft Refugee Fund, U.S. Embassy Kinshasa | Opportunity Category: | Discretionary | Opportunity Category Explanation: | Funding Instrument Type: | Grant | Category of Funding Activity: | Other (see text field entitled "Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity" for clarification) | Category Explanation: | WASH, Social services, Income generating activities, Education, Health, Vocational training | CFDA Number(s): | 19.517 | Eligible Applican…

Global Research News (2021-01-22). This Week's Most Popular Articles. globalresearch.ca

grants.gov (2021-01-22). Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE): Office of Indian Education (OIE): Formula Grants To Local Educational Agencies Assistance Listing Number 84.060A. grants.gov ED-GRANTS-011221-002 | Funding Opportunity ID: | 330776 | Opportunity Number: | ED-GRANTS-011221-002 | Opportunity Title: | Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE): Office of Indian Education (OIE): Formula Grants To Local Educational Agencies Assistance Listing Number 84.060A | Opportunity Category: | Mandatory | Opportunity Category Explanation: | Funding Instrument Type: | Grant | Category of Funding Activity: | Education | Category Explanation: | CFDA Number(s): | 84.060 | Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibi…

grants.gov (2021-01-22). Development of Advanced Analytical Methods for the Characterization of Iron Carbohydrate Complex – Ferric Derisomaltose (U01) Clinical Trials Not Allowed. grants.gov RFA-FD-21-016 | Funding Opportunity ID: | 330774 | Opportunity Number: | RFA-FD-21-016 | Opportunity Title: | Development of Advanced Analytical Methods for the Characterization of Iron Carbohydrate Complex – Ferric Derisomaltose (U01) Clinical Trials Not Allowed | Opportunity Category: | Discretionary | Opportunity Category Explanation: | Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement | Category of Funding Activity: | Consumer Protection | Food and Nutrition | Science and Technology and other Research and Development | Category Explanation: | CFDA Number(s): | 93.103 | Elig…

grants.gov (2021-01-22). DoD Breast Cancer, Innovator Award. grants.gov W81XWH-21-BCRP-INNOV | Funding Opportunity ID: | 330758 | Opportunity Number: | W81XWH-21-BCRP-INNOV | Opportunity Title: | DoD Breast Cancer, Innovator Award | Opportunity Category: | Discretionary | Opportunity Category Explanation: | Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement | Grant | Category of Funding Activity: | Science and Technology and other Research and Development | Category Explanation: | CFDA Number(s): | 12.420 | Eligible Applicants: | Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional In…

mgrochowski (2021-01-22). Cancel ALL Student Debt — 2021 YDSA Winter Conference Preview. dsausa.org This is a preview event for the 2021 YDSA Online Winter Conference. Learn more about the Winter Conference here: y.dsausa.org/2021wintercon/ Biden has the power to cancel ALL student debt with a stroke of his pen, but he won't do it without a movement to force his hand. Join us on Friday, February 5 at 8PM…

Rod Driver (2021-01-22). The Illusion of Democracy: Government by the Rich for the Even Richer. globalresearch.ca "Democracy has little meaning when big business rules the life of the country through its control of the means of production, exchange, transportation, and communication, reinforced by command of the press, press agents and other means of publicity and propaganda". …

Pepe Escobar (2021-01-22). The Making of US Empire at the Dawning of Its End. globalresearch.ca This article was originally published on As the Exceptional Empire gets ready to brave a destructive — and self-destructive — new cycle, with dire, unforeseen consequences bound to reverberate across the world, now more than ever it …

grants.gov (2021-01-22). DoD Breast Cancer, Breakthrough Award Level 3. grants.gov W81XWH-21-BCRP-BTA3 | Funding Opportunity ID: | 330756 | Opportunity Number: | W81XWH-21-BCRP-BTA3 | Opportunity Title: | DoD Breast Cancer, Breakthrough Award Level 3 | Opportunity Category: | Discretionary | Opportunity Category Explanation: | Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement | Grant | Category of Funding Activity: | Science and Technology and other Research and Development | Category Explanation: | CFDA Number(s): | 12.420 | Eligible Applicants: | Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Addi…

Danny Haiphong (2021-01-22). Casualties of the Old Cold War Should Inform Opposition to U.S.' New Cold War Against China. globalresearch.ca The US share of the global economy has shrunk dramatically This past week, the United States celebrated another Martin Luther King …

grants.gov (2021-01-22). Priority HIV/AIDS Research within the Mission of the NIDDK (R01 Clinical Trial Optional). grants.gov PAS-21-031 | Funding Opportunity ID: | 330783 | Opportunity Number: | PAS-21-031 | Opportunity Title: | Priority HIV/AIDS Research within the Mission of the NIDDK (R01 Clinical Trial Optional) | Opportunity Category: | Discretionary | Opportunity Category Explanation: | Funding Instrument Type: | Grant | Category of Funding Activity: | Food and Nutrition | Health | Category Explanation: | CFDA Number(s): | 93.847 | Eligible Applicants: | State governments | County governments | City or township governments | Special district governments | Independent school districts | Public…

grants.gov (2021-01-22). Quantify the expression of metabolizing enzymes and transporter proteins in lung, eye and skin tissue in relevant animal models and humans (U01) Clinical Trial Not Allowed. grants.gov RFA-FD-21-018 | Funding Opportunity ID: | 330752 | Opportunity Number: | RFA-FD-21-018 | Opportunity Title: | Quantify the expression of metabolizing enzymes and transporter proteins in lung, eye and skin tissue in relevant animal models and humans (U01) Clinical Trial Not Allowed | Opportunity Category: | Discretionary | Opportunity Category Explanation: | Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement | Category of Funding Activity: | Consumer Protection | Food and Nutrition | Science and Technology and other Research and Development | Category Explanation: | CFDA Number(s):…

Tom Clifford (2021-01-22). US President Biden: How to Deal With China. globalresearch.ca The lexicon has changed. Words and phrases that seemed to define our world until quite recently now belong to a bygone era. Remember BRICs? The grouping of the next economic superpowers. Well, Brazil, Russia, India and China now resemble a …

grants.gov (2021-01-22). DoD Breast Cancer, Transformative Breast Cancer Consortium Award. grants.gov W81XWH-21-BCRP-TBCCA | Funding Opportunity ID: | 330757 | Opportunity Number: | W81XWH-21-BCRP-TBCCA | Opportunity Title: | DoD Breast Cancer, Transformative Breast Cancer Consortium Award | Opportunity Category: | Discretionary | Opportunity Category Explanation: | Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement | Grant | Category of Funding Activity: | Science and Technology and other Research and Development | Category Explanation: | CFDA Number(s): | 12.420 | Eligible Applicants: | Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text…

grants.gov (2021-01-22). BJA FY 21 Tribal Civil and Criminal Legal Assistance Program. grants.gov O-BJA-2021-51003 | Funding Opportunity ID: | 330760 | Opportunity Number: | O-BJA-2021-51003 | Opportunity Title: | BJA FY 21 Tribal Civil and Criminal Legal Assistance Program | Opportunity Category: | Discretionary | Opportunity Category Explanation: | Funding Instrument Type: | Grant | Category of Funding Activity: | Affordable Care Act | Category Explanation: | CFDA Number(s): | 16.815 | Eligible Applicants: | Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education | Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibili…

Dr. Joseph Gerson (2021-01-22). A New Day for Human Survival: On the Promise of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. globalresearch.ca On Friday, January 22, people in cities and towns across in the United States and around the world, will celebrate the entry into force of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW). | Those gathering, online and elsewhere, stand …

grants.gov (2021-01-22). FY 2021 Global Sports Mentoring Program. grants.gov SFOP0007530 | Funding Opportunity ID: | 330769 | Opportunity Number: | SFOP0007530 | Opportunity Title: | FY 2021 Global Sports Mentoring Program | Opportunity Category: | Discretionary | Opportunity Category Explanation: | Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement | Category of Funding Activity: | Other (see text field entitled "Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity" for clarification) | Category Explanation: | Please see full announcement. | CFDA Number(s): | 19.415 | Eligible Applicants: | Public and State controlled institutions of higher education | Nonpro…

Don Fitz (2021-01-22). Do You Remember Cuba's Dedication to Angola? counterpunch.org Cuban blood left its stamp on the conscience of the world after the Angolan Wars of 1975-1988. Corporate politicians are united in their desire for us to ignore this reality. Fed up with foreign wars, Portuguese officers overthrew Prime Minister Marcello Caetano on April 25, 1974. Many former colonies had the opportunity to define their

grants.gov (2021-01-22). Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE): Education Opportunity Centers (EOC) Program Assistance Listing Number 84.066A. grants.gov ED-GRANTS-011321-001 | Funding Opportunity ID: | 330754 | Opportunity Number: | ED-GRANTS-011321-001 | Opportunity Title: | Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE): Education Opportunity Centers (EOC) Program Assistance Listing Number 84.066A | Opportunity Category: | Discretionary | Opportunity Category Explanation: | Funding Instrument Type: | Grant | Category of Funding Activity: | Education | Category Explanation: | CFDA Number(s): | 84.066 | Eligible Applicants: | State governments | County governments | City or township governments | Special district governments | Public…

Dr. Andrew Glikson (2021-01-22). The Fatal Consequences of High Atmospheric Methane Levels. globalresearch.ca It is hard to think of a more Orwellian expression than that describing the increase in toxic atmospheric methane gas as " Several of the large mass extinctions of species in the geological past are attributed to …

grants.gov (2021-01-22). DoD Breast Cancer, Breakthrough Award Levels 1 and 2. grants.gov W81XWH-21-BCRP-BTA12 | Funding Opportunity ID: | 330755 | Opportunity Number: | W81XWH-21-BCRP-BTA12 | Opportunity Title: | DoD Breast Cancer, Breakthrough Award Levels 1 and 2 | Opportunity Category: | Discretionary | Opportunity Category Explanation: | Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement | Grant | Category of Funding Activity: | Science and Technology and other Research and Development | Category Explanation: | CFDA Number(s): | 12.420 | Eligible Applicants: | Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entit…

grants.gov (2021-01-22). Pilot and Feasibility Studies to Facilitate the Use of Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support to Improve Diabetes Care (R34 Clinical Trial Required). grants.gov RFA-DK-20-032 | Funding Opportunity ID: | 330761 | Opportunity Number: | RFA-DK-20-032 | Opportunity Title: | Pilot and Feasibility Studies to Facilitate the Use of Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support to Improve Diabetes Care (R34 Clinical Trial Required) | Opportunity Category: | Discretionary | Opportunity Category Explanation: | Funding Instrument Type: | Grant | Category of Funding Activity: | Food and Nutrition | Health | Category Explanation: | CFDA Number(s): | 93.847 | Eligible Applicants: | State governments | County governments | City or township governmen…

grants.gov (2021-01-22). Development of a model selection method for population pharmacokinetics analysis by deep-learning based reinforcement learning (U01) Clinical Trials Not Allowed. grants.gov RFA-FD-21-027 | Funding Opportunity ID: | 330753 | Opportunity Number: | RFA-FD-21-027 | Opportunity Title: | Development of a model selection method for population pharmacokinetics analysis by deep-learning based reinforcement learning (U01) Clinical Trials Not Allowed | Opportunity Category: | Discretionary | Opportunity Category Explanation: | Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement | Category of Funding Activity: | Consumer Protection | Food and Nutrition | Science and Technology and other Research and Development | Category Explanation: | CFDA Number(s): | 93.103…

Andrew Korybko (2021-01-21). Sweden Doesn't Need to Join NATO to be a Security Threat to Russia. globalresearch.ca Sweden's growing ties with NATO over the past half-dozen years make many observers wonder whether the Nordic country will soon join the transatlantic bloc, but it actually doesn't even have to do so formally since it's already a de facto …

The Canary (2021-01-21). Nearly nine million people borrowed more cash due to pandemic. thecanary.co Nearly nine million people in Great Britain had to borrow more money because of the coronavirus pandemic, new figures show.The Office for National Statistics (ONS) data, published on Thursday, showed that 17% of adults reported borrowing money in December 2020 compared to 11% at the end of June.It also showed that the proportion of people borrowing more than £1,000 had increased from 35% to 45% during the same period. | Nearly 9 million people had to borrow more money because of the T…

Suzanne Downing (2021-01-21). Class Warfare: Pupils in Anchorage Will Kneel in Front of Their Chairs, No Recess. anti-empire.com Some of the youngest students returning to classes today in Anchorage will enter a dystopian classroom world, where they must kneel for hours on end on the floor while masked, and have no recess or art or physical expression. | Pre-K—2, K—6, self-contained special needs programs, and the Whaley School are returning to in-person learning at Anchorage School District classes on Tuesday, Jan. 19. | Parents who viewed the classroom their students will be returning to expressed shock: All desks have been removed. Students will kneel on gardening pads and use chairs as their desks for 5.5 hours. | [Parents,…

Prof. Joseph H. Chung (2021-01-21). Washington's 40-year North Korea Policy: Success or Failure? globalresearch.ca Washington's 40-year offensive policy of North Korean regime change has gone nowhere. | Bill Clinton created a chance of peace with North Korea in 1994 and he blew it. | George W. Bush accepted the 2005 agreement for peace, then, he threw …

Stephen Lendman (2021-01-21). Shut Down Dissent. Going After the New "US Domestic Terrorists" globalresearch.ca Post-9/11, war on dissent in the US raged. | In 2010, the ACLU said "freedom is under fire in the US." | "There is a pall over our fire. (There are) attempts to squelch dissent." | "A chilling message has gone out across …

imperial.ac.uk (2021-01-21). Vaccines may not signal immediate end to epidemic, researchers say. imperial.ac.uk The vaccine rollout may not signal an immediate end to the Covid-19 epidemic, according to latest modeling from Imperial's Covid-19 Response Team.

Ryan Cristián (2021-01-21). The COVID Illusion, An 'Unauthorized Human Experiment' & The MAGA Straw-Man. thelastamericanvagabond.com Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (1/20/21). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth

Dr. Joseph Mercola (2021-01-21). Fauci Now Says COVID-19 Vaccine May Become Mandatory. globalresearch.ca Will the COVID-19 vaccine become mandatory? That's a question many are asking these days and, by the looks of it, the answer may well be yes — although as I'll explain later, I suspect the harms of the vaccine will …

Dr. Pascal Sacré (2021-01-21). The COVID-19 RT-PCR Test: How to Mislead All Humanity. Using a "Test" To Lock Down Society. globalresearch.ca The misuse of the RT-PCR technique is used as an intentional strategy by some governments, supported by scientific safety councils and by the dominant media, to justify the violation of a large number of constitutional rights, the destruction of the economy with the bankruptcy of entire active sectors of society,…

WSWS (2021-01-21). New York City workers demand action to defend Hunts Point strikers. wsws.org Teachers, transit and other workers in New York City denounced Tuesday's police attack on striking warehouse workers and are calling for unified action to fight the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic and poverty wages.

Peoples Dispatch (2021-01-21). French students protest government apathy in education sector. peoplesdispatch.org On January 20, thousands of university students marched in the major cities of France demanding concrete actions from the government to help the students who are in distress due to COVID-19 restrictions.

Kathy Kelly (2021-01-21). About Suffering: A Massacre of the Innocent in Yemen. globalresearch.ca In 1565, Pieter Bruegel the Elder

Matt Kennard (2021-01-21). UK Mega Meddling — UK Sets Up Media Influencing Project in Venezuela Amid Secretive £750,000 'Democracy Promotion' Programme. globalresearch.ca The UK government has established a journalism project to 'influence' Venezuela's 'media agenda' while a Foreign Office-funded foundation is spending £750,000 on a secretive 'democracy-promotion' programme in the country, as Britain appears to deepen efforts to remove the Maduro government….

WSWS (2021-01-21). Tennessee educators and parents call for fully funded remote learning to contain the pandemic. wsws.org In opposition to Governor Bill Lee's scheme to pressure schools to reopen, we call for the immediate closure of all schools and for the provision of ample resources to provide high quality remote learning to all students.

John Rubino (2021-01-21). Why Hardly Anyone Trusts the Virus Experts. globalresearch.ca Early in the pandemic, "trust the science!" could actually be used in a debate without attracting derisive laughter. But as the flip-flops, mistakes and, yes, lies have accumulated, a consensus seems to be forming that the health care authorities are …

2021-01-21: News Headlines

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mgrochowski (2021-01-22). Cancel ALL Student Debt — 2021 YDSA Winter Conference Preview. dsausa.org This is a preview event for the 2021 YDSA Online Winter Conference. Learn more about the Winter Conference here: y.dsausa.org/2021wintercon/ Biden has the power to cancel ALL student debt with a stroke of his pen, but he won't do it without a movement to force his hand. Join us on Friday, February 5 at 8PM…

Stephen Lendman (2021-01-21). Shut Down Dissent. Going After the New "US Domestic Terrorists" globalresearch.ca Post-9/11, war on dissent in the US raged. | In 2010, the ACLU said "freedom is under fire in the US." | "There is a pall over our fire. (There are) attempts to squelch dissent." | "A chilling message has gone out across …

Suzanne Downing (2021-01-21). Class Warfare: Pupils in Anchorage Will Kneel in Front of Their Chairs, No Recess. anti-empire.com Some of the youngest students returning to classes today in Anchorage will enter a dystopian classroom world, where they must kneel for hours on end on the floor while masked, and have no recess or art or physical expression. | Pre-K—2, K—6, self-contained special needs programs, and the Whaley School are returning to in-person learning at Anchorage School District classes on Tuesday, Jan. 19. | Parents who viewed the classroom their students will be returning to expressed shock: All desks have been removed. Students will kneel on gardening pads and use chairs as their desks for 5.5 hours. | [Parents,…

John Rubino (2021-01-21). Why Hardly Anyone Trusts the Virus Experts. globalresearch.ca Early in the pandemic, "trust the science!" could actually be used in a debate without attracting derisive laughter. But as the flip-flops, mistakes and, yes, lies have accumulated, a consensus seems to be forming that the health care authorities are …

WSWS (2021-01-21). The science of the pandemic supports teachers' concerns over the dangers of school reopening, Part two. wsws.org Science validates teachers' concerns that in-person education during the pandemic is a dangerous proposition. This article reviews some of the more recent scientific findings.

WSWS (2021-01-21). Tennessee educators and parents call for fully funded remote learning to contain the pandemic. wsws.org In opposition to Governor Bill Lee's scheme to pressure schools to reopen, we call for the immediate closure of all schools and for the provision of ample resources to provide high quality remote learning to all students.

imperial.ac.uk (2021-01-21). Vaccines may not signal immediate end to epidemic, researchers say. imperial.ac.uk The vaccine rollout may not signal an immediate end to the Covid-19 epidemic, according to latest modeling from Imperial's Covid-19 Response Team.

Ryan Cristián (2021-01-21). The COVID Illusion, An 'Unauthorized Human Experiment' & The MAGA Straw-Man. thelastamericanvagabond.com Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (1/20/21). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth

Dr. Joseph Mercola (2021-01-21). Fauci Now Says COVID-19 Vaccine May Become Mandatory. globalresearch.ca Will the COVID-19 vaccine become mandatory? That's a question many are asking these days and, by the looks of it, the answer may well be yes — although as I'll explain later, I suspect the harms of the vaccine will …

Peoples Dispatch (2021-01-21). French students protest government apathy in education sector. peoplesdispatch.org On January 20, thousands of university students marched in the major cities of France demanding concrete actions from the government to help the students who are in distress due to COVID-19 restrictions.

Dr. Pascal Sacré (2021-01-21). The COVID-19 RT-PCR Test: How to Mislead All Humanity. Using a "Test" To Lock Down Society. globalresearch.ca The misuse of the RT-PCR technique is used as an intentional strategy by some governments, supported by scientific safety councils and by the dominant media, to justify the violation of a large number of constitutional rights, the destruction of the economy with the bankruptcy of entire active sectors of society,…

Kathy Kelly (2021-01-21). About Suffering: A Massacre of the Innocent in Yemen. globalresearch.ca In 1565, Pieter Bruegel the Elder

Matt Kennard (2021-01-21). UK Mega Meddling — UK Sets Up Media Influencing Project in Venezuela Amid Secretive £750,000 'Democracy Promotion' Programme. globalresearch.ca The UK government has established a journalism project to 'influence' Venezuela's 'media agenda' while a Foreign Office-funded foundation is spending £750,000 on a secretive 'democracy-promotion' programme in the country, as Britain appears to deepen efforts to remove the Maduro government….

Prof. Joseph H. Chung (2021-01-21). Washington's 40-year North Korea Policy: Success or Failure? globalresearch.ca Washington's 40-year offensive policy of North Korean regime change has gone nowhere. | Bill Clinton created a chance of peace with North Korea in 1994 and he blew it. | George W. Bush accepted the 2005 agreement for peace, then, he threw …

Andrew Korybko (2021-01-21). Sweden Doesn't Need to Join NATO to be a Security Threat to Russia. globalresearch.ca Sweden's growing ties with NATO over the past half-dozen years make many observers wonder whether the Nordic country will soon join the transatlantic bloc, but it actually doesn't even have to do so formally since it's already a de facto …

imperial.ac.uk (2021-01-21). Imperial students launch educational platform to boost diversity in STEM. imperial.ac.uk Accelerate aims to support students from underrepresented backgrounds to secure university offers, internships and graduate jobs.

Zachary Conti (2021-01-21). President Biden Extends Student Loan Payment Freeze. indybay.org President Biden will extend the freeze on student debt payments as one of his first executive actions after his inauguration.

Children's Health Defense (2021-01-21). Vaccine Injury Reporting Systems 'Utterly Inadequate,' Independent Researchers Say. globalresearch.ca New peer-reviewed study of adverse events following MMRV vaccines highlights the urgent need for independent research on vaccine safety and the importance of informed consent and vaccine choice. | *** | As health officials strive to brush off as "

Steve Watson (2021-01-21). Barrage of New Countries and Airlines to Adopt Vaccine Passports. globalresearch.ca New York Times admits schemes could lead to "a dystopic system that would limit the rights of people who have been careful to avoid infection and are unable or unwilling to be vaccinated" | *** | Several more countries have indicated that …

Philip A Farruggio (2021-01-21). Democracy USA? Biden's Neoliberal "Far Left Wing Agenda" globalresearch.ca You look at what they call 'The Industrialized world' and you can get a feel for how they run their democracies. Canada, France, New Zealand, Australia, South Korea and Scotland, to name a few, all have at least FIVE viable …

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2021-01-21). The 2020 Worldwide Corona Crisis: Destroying Civil Society, Engineered Economic Depression, Global Coup d'État and the "Great Reset" globalresearch.ca We are at the crossroads of one of the most serious crises in modern history. We are living history, yet our understanding of the flow of events since January 2020 has been blurred. Worldwide, people have been misled both by their governments and the media.

mgrochowski (2021-01-21). Rediscovering Earth, Reclaiming Our Lives: A Conversation with Kim Stanley Robinson. dsausa.org Kim Stanley Robinson has been called one of the greatest science fiction writers of our age and has shown a pronounced focus on the environment throughout his work. In this webinar, he talks with philosopher Anders Dunker about what it will take to re-imagine and achieve a new relationship to the Earth and to each…

happen.network (2021-01-21). Video: The New Normal Documentary. globalresearch.ca A great documentary that investigates The Fourth Industrial Revolution, what the 1% has to gain and the rest of us are about to lose. | Watch the video below. | * | Note to readers: please click the share buttons above or below. …

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happen.network (2021-01-21). Video: "The New Normal" Documentary. globalresearch.ca We are at the crossroads of one of the most serious crises in World history. We are living history, yet our understanding of the sequence of events since January 2020 has been blurred. | Worldwide, people have been misled both by …

Rod Driver (2021-01-21). How to Buy Politicians: Corruption and Lobbying. globalresearch.ca "Very few of the common people realize that the political and legal systems have been corrupted by decades of corporate lobbying"(1) | Until recently, the terms Public Relations (PR) and lobbying were used slightly differently. Lobbying means direct communications with policy-makers. …

Don Fitz (2021-01-21). Remembering Cuba's Commitment to Angola's Liberation Movement. globalresearch.ca Cuban blood left its stamp on the conscience of the world after the Angolan Wars of 1975-1988. Corporate politicians are united in their desire for us to ignore this reality. | Fed up with foreign wars, Portuguese officers overthrew Prime Minister …

Qassam Muaddi (2021-01-21). 'Stripped to the Bone': Israel Advances Plan to Cut Off Palestinian Suburb from Jerusalem. globalresearch.ca Vehicles move slowly a few metres down the crowded main street of Aizarya, a Palestinian suburb east of Jerusalem, before stopping again. | Islam Rabea, a 23-year-old minibus driver, pulls on the handbrake and begins musing again. | "This town is more …

Kester Kenn Klomegah (2021-01-21). Russia's Financial Strategy for Africa. globalresearch.ca In order to raise its geopolitical influence, Russia has been making efforts identifying mega infrastructure projects such as nuclear power and energy, natural resources exploration and talks consistently about increasing trade with Africa. On the other hand, Russia primarily needs …

Swiss Policy Research (2021-01-21). "Q Anon" May Have Been an FBI Psyop. globalresearch.ca A recent Reuters investigation may indicate that "Q Anon" was in fact an FBI cyber psyop. | The "Q Anon" phenomenon has generally been regarded as a

John C. A. Manley (2021-01-21). Medical Doctor Warns that "Bacterial Pneumonias Are on the Rise" from Mask Wearing. globalresearch.ca Important article by John C. A Manley. First published in October 2020 | "A group is suing Tulsa Mayor G.T. Bynum and Tulsa Health Department Executive Director Bruce Dart, saying the city's mask mandate is harmful to healthy people," reports

Colin Todhunter (2021-01-21). Farmers' Protests Reflect Existential Crisis of Indian Agriculture. globalresearch.ca With over 800 million people, rural India is arguably the most interesting and complex place on the planet but is plagued by farmer suicides, child malnourishment, growing unemployment, increased informalisation, indebtedness and an overall collapse of agriculture. | Given that India …

Cuba Solidarity Campaign (2021-01-21). Cuba Solidarity Campaign Statement on the United States Listing of Cuba as a State Sponsor of Terrorism. globalresearch.ca The Cuba Solidarity Campaign adds its voice to the worldwide condemnation of the outgoing Trump administration's listing of Cuba as a 'state sponsor of terrorism'. | Trump's move is designed to hinder the incoming Biden administration from reprising the Obama era's …

South Front (2021-01-20). Video: Iran Expands Its Presence in Syria, Deploys Intel Signals System Near Border with Jordan and Israel. globalresearch.ca The situation in Syria's Idlib appears to be, once again, on the brink of escalation, with the US preoccupied with what's happening at home, and Turkey attempting to push towards Ain Issa, while being targeted by its own proxies. | The …

Global Research News (2021-01-20). Selected Articles: The New Domestic War on Terror Is Coming. globalresearch.ca By The last two weeks have ushered in a wave of new domestic police powers and rhetoric in the name of fighting "terrorism" that are carbon …

_____ (2021-01-20). 'Subsidizing The Spread Of Covid'. popularresistance.org Nearly 200 corporate landlords received $320 million in federal pandemic-related assistance only to turn around and file more than 5,380 evictions between mid-March and mid-October of last year, recklessly displacing thousands of impoverished Americans in the midst of a public health and economic emergency. | That's according to Taxpayer Subsidized Evictions: Corporate Landlords Pocket Federal Sweetheart Deals, Subsidies, and Tax Breaks While Evicting Struggling Families, a newreport(pdf) published Tuesday by the Jobs With Justice Education Fund and the Private Equity Stakeholder Project.

WSWS (2021-01-20). The science of the pandemic supports teachers' concerns over the dangers of school reopening—Part one. wsws.org Science validates teachers' concerns that in-person education during the pandemic is a dangerous proposition. This article reviews some of the more recent scientific findings.

John C. A. Manley (2021-01-20). Video: The Silent Enemy: The Lockdown Concerto of Dr. Ronald B. Brown, PhD. globalresearch.ca He disrupted the academic world with his peer-reviewed paper exposing the exaggerated threat of an "invisible enemy" (the novel coronavirus). According to Dr. Brown "the public's overreaction to the coronavirus pandemic was based on the worst miscalculation in the history of humanity."

oneworld.press (2021-01-20). . oneworld.press Serbian student Luka Stevanovich studies law and is looking forward to taking up a master's degree programme at St Petersburg State University.

oneworld.press (2021-01-20). . oneworld.press Serbian student Luka Stevanovich studies law and is looking forward to taking up a master's degree programme at St Petersburg State University.

Andrew Perez (2021-01-20). "Covid Relief Plan": Biden Lifts Health Care Plan from Insurance Lobbyists. globalresearch.ca President-elect Joe Biden's new COVID relief plan does not adopt existing Democratic legislation to expand government sponsored medical coverage nor does it propose a promised public health insurance option. Instead, it adopts proposals from health insurance lobbying groups' recent …

imperial.ac.uk (2021-01-20). Precise mapping shows how brain injuries inflict long-term damage. imperial.ac.uk Researchers have shown how forces acting on the brain during traumatic injury are linked to damage seen years after the initial trauma.

Ashley Curtin (2021-01-20). Washington denies permits for massive fracked gas-to-methanol refinery. nationofchange.org "Today's science-based decision helps ensure Washington's promise of a livable planet for generations to come."

Global Research News (2021-01-20). مقالات البحث العالمية متاحة الآن باللغة العربية. globalresearch.ca

Seyed Hossein Mousavian (2021-01-20). Nine Hurdles to Reviving the Iran Nuclear Deal. globalresearch.ca Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on January 8 that Tehran was in no rush for the United States to rejoin the 2015 nuclear deal formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), but, he also said, …

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Jennifer Lynch (2021-01-20). HART: Homeland Security's Massive New Database Will Include Face Recognition, DNA, and Peoples' "Non-Obvious Relationships" globalresearch.ca This article was originally published on EFF in June 2018. | So why do we know so little about it? | The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is quietly building what will likely become the largest database of biometric and biographic …

WSWS (2021-01-20). Chicago Teachers Union postures with "strike" vote as schools continue in-person learning. wsws.org In response to overwhelming anger from teachers and parents over the continued drive to reopen schools and businesses in the city, the union's House of Delegates is calling an emergency meeting Wednesday.

Katie Alvord (2021-01-20). Is Wireless Technology an Environmental Health Risk? globalresearch.ca Early in 2012, I started having debilitating cognitive lapses, pressure headaches, nausea and worse when around wireless and electronic devices. | That winter and spring, I'd put in long hours, drafting an eco-themed novel, writing for a hyperlocal news blog and …