Daily Archives: July 11, 2021

2021-07-11: News Headlines

Henry A. Giroux (2021-07-11). The Politics of Racial Cleansing and Erasing History. zcomm.org This whitening of history is now largely being reproduced by right-wing attacks on diversity, critical race programs in the public and higher education…

repost (2021-07-11). East Bay Union Bureaucrats Support Billionaire Privatizer & GAP/A's Owner John Fisher. indybay.org The leadership of the Alameda Labor Council and the Alameda Building Trades are supporting Billionaire GAP & A's owner John Fisher who wants to privatize the Howard Terminal at the Port Of Oakland. This would destroy the working port and threaten 80,000 unionized jobs as well as escalate the gentrification of West Oakland with 3,000 million dollar condos. Despite massive community opposition they are siding with Fisher and his family who also run the union busting KIPP and Rocketship charter schools.

Staff (2021-07-11). 90-year-old Belgian woman dies after contracting two coronavirus variants at same time, researchers say. rt.com An elderly patient in Belgium died shortly after testing positive for co-infection with two different strains of the coronavirus, it has been revealed. Researchers say she likely contracted the strains from two different people. | The case was reported by Belgian scientists at the European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, which was held online this year. | A 90-year-old woman was admitted to a hospital in Aalst, Belgium in early March following several falls. She tested positive for Covid-19 the same day. She lived alone, receiving nursing care at home, and had not been vaccinated.

Staff (2021-07-11). 90-year-old Belgian woman dies after contracting two coronavirus variants at same time, researchers say. rt.com An elderly patient in Belgium died shortly after testing positive for co-infection with two different strains of the coronavirus, it has been revealed. Researchers say she likely contracted the strains from two different people. | The case was reported by Belgian scientists at the European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, which was held online this year. | A 90-year-old woman was admitted to a hospital in Aalst, Belgium in early March following several falls. She tested positive for Covid-19 the same day. She lived alone, receiving nursing care at home, and had not been vaccinated.

Dr. Peter McCullough (2021-07-11). Video: The COVID Vaccine Agenda and the Suppression of Alternative Treatments. Dr. Peter McCullough. globalresearch.ca

sputniknews (2021-07-11). Sputnik V Gives 90% Protection Against Delta Strain of COVID-19, Scientist Says. sputniknews.com NOVOSIBIRSK (Sputnik) – Viral vector and mRNA vaccines, including Russia's Sputnik V, provide enough protection against the new Delta strain of the coronavirus, Head of the Novosibirsk State University's Laboratory and corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS) Sergey Netesov told Sputnik.

Dr. Joseph Mercola (2021-07-11). NIAID, Moderna Had COVID Vaccine Candidate in December 2019. globalresearch.ca

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-07-11). Tumor cell PD-L1 may mediate sensitivity to chemotherapy in colorectal cancer treatment. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Data in a study by Mayo Clinic Cancer Center researchers indicates that the level of tumor cell PD-L1, a protein that acts as a brake to keep the body's immune responses under control, may be an important factor for sensitivity to chemotherapy in colorectal cancer treatment. The study was published Friday, July 2, in Oncogene. "We have identified a mechanism by which absent or low levels of tumor cell PD-L1, which is commonly found…

South Front (2021-07-11). Video: The Afghan Army and the Taliban Ramp Up the Fight, as Turkey Primes to Join in. globalresearch.ca

South Front (2021-07-11). Video: Priming for Great Power Conflict? US Army to Field Mid-range Missile Battery Soon. globalresearch.ca

Rod Driver (2021-07-11). Keeping Poor Countries Poor: The Absurdity of Comparative Advantage. globalresearch.ca

Emanuel Pastreich (2021-07-11). The War on Freedom: How Tyranny Overran the United States. globalresearch.ca

Alliance for Natural Health (2021-07-11). 5G Microwave Neighborhoods Coming. globalresearch.ca

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-07-11). Newly discovered genetic variants in a single gene cause neurodevelopmental disorder. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic researchers have discovered that genetic variants in a neuro-associated gene called SPTBN1 are responsible for causing a neurodevelopmental disorder. The study, published in Nature Genetics, is a first step in finding a potential therapeutic strategy for this disorder, and it increases the number of genes known to be associated with conditions that affect how the brain functions. "The gene can now be included in genetic testing for people suspected of…

_____ (2021-07-11). Black People's Reasons For Not Getting Vaccinated Are Much Deeper. popularresistance.org Many blame the relatively lower vaccination rates in communities of color on "vaccine hesitancy." But this label overlooks persistent barriers to access and lumps together the varied reasons people have for refraining from vaccination. It also places all the responsibility for getting vaccinated on individuals. Ultimately, homogenizing peoples' reasons for not getting vaccinated diverts attention away from social factors that research shows play a critical role in health status and outcomes.

Dave DeCamp (2021-07-11). Russia Ready to Activate Tajikistan Military Base Over Fighting in Afghanistan. globalresearch.ca

Dr. Paul Craig Roberts (2021-07-11). The Problem with Wikipedia and the Digital Revolution. globalresearch.ca

Mike Ludwig (2021-07-10). Teachers' Unions Are Pushing Back Against Attacks on Anti-Racist Education. zcomm.org Educators targeted by right-wing legal groups and news outlets say the stories fed through the media about anti-racist education in public schools are often distorted if not completely inaccurate…

WSWS (2021-07-10). Online IYSSE meeting (Sri Lanka): How to fight against the militarisation and privatisation of education. wsws.org A new bill will empower the Defence Ministry to set up university faculties, which will conduct fee levying for various academic courses.

Jeff Bryant (2021-07-10). The right wing is pumping out critical race theory attacks to boost its propaganda war on public education. nationofchange.org "No one deserves the school I went to," says Celia Gottlieb. Gottlieb is currently enrolled in Middlebury College and working as an intern with New York University's Metro Center, but she is talking about the high school she attended in Highland, New York, a small community in the Lower Hudson River Valley region of the …

WSWS (2021-07-10). CDC says vaccinated teachers and students don't need masks. wsws.org The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday that vaccinated teachers and students don't need to wear masks inside school buildings, further loosening guidelines for reopening schools even as COVID-19 cases surge throughout the country.

_____ (2021-07-10). Illinois Bill Mandating Public Schools Teach Asian American History. popularresistance.org Illinois State Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz (D), who sponsored the bill, said in a statement that her legislation will "ensure that the next generation of Asian American students won't need to attend law school to learn about their heritage."

_____ (2021-07-10). Illinois Bill Mandates Public Schools Teach Asian American History. popularresistance.org Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) has signed legislation mandating public schools teach Asian American history, making the state the first in the nation to do so. | The legislation, the Teaching Equitable Asian American History Act, requires a unit of Asian American history to be taught in public schools beginning in the 2022-2023 school year. | As part of the curriculum, students should be taught "the contributions of Asian Americans toward advancing civil rights from the 19th century onward," Pritzker's office said in a statement. | The curriculum should also include "the contributions made by individual Asian Amer…

repost (2021-07-10). East Bay Union Bureaucrats Support Billionaire Privatizer & GAP/A's Owner John Fisher. indybay.org The leadership of the Alameda Labor Council and the Alameda Building Trades are supporting Billionaire GAP & A's owner John Fisher who wants to privatize the Howard Terminal at the Port Of Oakland. This would destroy the working port and threaten 80,000 unionized jobs as well as escalate the gentrification of West Oakland with 3,000 million dollar condos. Despite massive community opposition they are siding with Fisher and his family who also run the union busting KIPP and Rocketship charter schools.

Anonymous103 (2021-07-10). Vaccine Billionaires and Human Guinea Pigs. southfront.org Click to see full-size image | Written by How do you make a potentially dangerous and ineffective drug appear like a miracle of modern science? You could, for instance, enrol only certain people in clinical trials and exclude others or bring the study to a close as soon as you see a spike in the data that imp…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-07-10). Tumor cell PD-L1 may mediate sensitivity to chemotherapy in colorectal cancer treatment. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Data in a study by Mayo Clinic Cancer Center researchers indicates that the level of tumor cell PD-L1, a protein that acts as a brake to keep the body's immune responses under control, may be an important factor for sensitivity to chemotherapy in colorectal cancer treatment. The study was published Friday, July 2, in Oncogene. "We have identified a mechanism by which absent or low levels of tumor cell PD-L1, which is commonly found…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-07-10). Newly discovered genetic variants in a single gene cause neurodevelopmental disorder. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic researchers have discovered that genetic variants in a neuro-associated gene called SPTBN1 are responsible for causing a neurodevelopmental disorder. The study, published in Nature Genetics, is a first step in finding a potential therapeutic strategy for this disorder, and it increases the number of genes known to be associated with conditions that affect how the brain functions. "The gene can now be included in genetic testing for people suspected of…

Badri Raina (2021-07-10). Why Men of Conscience Like Stan Swamy Are Dangerous for the Powers That Be. zcomm.org Stan paid for being a true Christian — a servant of the needy and the powerless — as Jesus had paid for his convictions…

Rob Hyde (2021-07-10). [World Report] The slow road to atonement. thelancet.com New research is spurring renewed efforts by august German medical institutions to acknowledge and address their historical connections with Nazi rule. Rob Hyde reports.

Udani Samarasekera (2021-07-10). [Perspectives] Etheldreda Nakimuli-Mpungu: innovator in mental health. thelancet.com Etheldreda Nakimuli-Mpungu is a rising researcher and clinician doing innovative work in mental health and HIV in sub-Saharan Africa. She is a Senior Lecturer and psychiatric epidemiologist in the Department of Psychiatry at Makerere University College of Health Sciences (MakCHS) and head of the consultation—liaison psychiatric service at Mulago National Referral Hospital, Kampala, Uganda. Almost a decade ago, she recalls that "around that time, there were researchers who had resolved that Africans cannot comprehend psychotherapy; therefore, they gave persons living with HIV antidepressants as first-line tr…

WSWS (2021-07-10). Sri Lankan government uses coronavirus laws to ban protests. wsws.org The ban is a response to mass strikes and demonstrations by workers, farmers, students and fishermen against attacks on social conditions and democratic rights.

WSWS (2021-07-10). University of Sydney meeting supports students' campaign in defence of Macquarie University academic. wsws.org The overwhelming vote is another indication of the underlying striving by university workers and students to fight the ongoing historic offensive against jobs and conditions, despite the opposition of the NTEU to any unified struggle.

Madaar (2021-07-10). Birzeit University students targets of latest Israeli arrest campaign. peoplesdispatch.org Israel's crackdown on Palestinian students has intensified in recent months and is part of a broader effort to depolitize the universities and break the strong link they have with the struggle for national liberation…

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