Daily Archives: November 22, 2021

2021-11-22: News Headlines

imperial.ac.uk (2021-11-22). "Large uncertainties" over warming outcomes from current climate policies. imperial.ac.uk There is a risk that "false precision" in the reporting of climate policy outcomes could lead to complacency by governments, researchers have warned.

imperial.ac.uk (2021-11-22). Pianists learn to play with robotic third thumb in just one hour. imperial.ac.uk Pianists equipped with a third robotic thumb were able to adapt to using the extra digit after just one hour of practice, Imperial research has found.

Aaron Maté (2021-11-22). Corrupting Science: in Syria probe, OPCW erased experts' inconvenient findings. thegrayzone.com Early in the OPCW's Douma investigation, expert toxicologists ruled out chlorine gas as the victims' cause of death. Leaks expose how senior OPCW officials censored this explosive finding — and then targeted the inspector who raised the alarm. In the early days of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons' investigation of an alleged chemical attack in Douma, Syria, expert toxicologists ruled out chlorine gas as the cause of death for the more than 40 civilians reported at the …

Paul Rogers (2021-11-22). COP26 focused on long-term climate goals. But what does this decade hold? zcomm.org Change must happen before 2030 to avoid disaster. Despite the disappointment around Glasgow, climate science and activism offer hope of progress…

Kevin Mwanza (2021-11-22). Lawsuit: Student Suspended From School For Saying There Are Only 2 Genders. moguldom.com A New Hampshire student-athlete filed a lawsuit against his high school after he was suspended from football for violating the district's non-binary gender identity and pronouns policy when he said there are "only two genders" in a text conversation with another student off the school grounds. The Exeter High School freshman, identified as M.P. in …

WSWS (2021-11-22). Oppose the attempt by the teachers union to sell out Scranton strike! wsws.org The SFT has announced a deal with the Scranton School District that will pit teachers against their community and solve none of the immense problems facing educators, students and parents in Scranton.

Fight Back (2021-11-22). Denver students hold rally for reproductive rights. fightbacknews.org Denver, CO – On November 16, students gathered on Auraria Campus to stand against attacks on reproductive rights. The event was held by Denver Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) and The Brazen Project. Members of each organization gave speeches advocating for reproductive rights and bringing attention to the recently enacted Texas Heartbeat Act. Students protested the ban and advanced the demand that women have access to safe and legal abortions in Texas and across the U.S. | As of September 1, abortion is outlawed in Texas once a fetal heartbeat can be detected. Heartbeats begin about six weeks after concep…

WSWS (2021-11-22). Herd immunity policy leads to four-digit COVID-19 incidence levels in German schools. wsws.org The catastrophic rise of coronavirus cases among largely unvaccinated school students is a result of the criminal herd immunity policy being followed by governments at federal and state levels.

Staff (2021-11-21). State offers thousands of dollars in vaccine jingle contest. rt.com South Carolina has launched a jingle contest for K-12 students, challenging them to write a song promoting Covid-19 vaccination, and offering thousands of dollars to the winner. | The South Carolina Department of Education (SCDE) and South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) announced the 'Sing It to Win It' campaign this week, encouraging students "to channel their creativity for a Covid-19 vaccine campaign" and produce a short song praising the virtues of vaccination against Covid-19. | The campaign offers thousands in funds for the music programs of the top three schools. | Read m…

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2021-11-21). America's "Long War" against the Korean Nation. globalresearch.ca

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2021-11-21). Video: The 2020-2021 Economic Crisis. Global Poverty, Unemployment and Despair. globalresearch.ca

Staff (2021-11-21). Reasons why more Americans are unlikely to have kids revealed. rt.com The number of childless Americans who think they are unlikely to have kids in the future has jumped 7% in two years, a new poll has revealed. The majority of them say they just don't want children. | Some 44% of Americans aged between 18 and 49 who don't have children believe it's unlikely they will ever be parents, a new Pew Research Center About 23% of childless respondents seemingly ruled out ever having children, saying it was…

Fight Back (2021-11-21). National SDS condemns Israel's attacks on Palestinian human rights organizations. fightbacknews.org Fight Back News Service is circulating the following statement from Students for a Democratic Society (National). | National SDS unequivocally condemns Israel's designation of 6 Palestinian human rights organizations as "terrorist". The targeted organizations include the Bisan Center for Research and Development, Al-Haq, Addameer, the Union of Agricultural Work Committees, the Union of Palestinian Women's Committees and the Defense for Children International-Palestine. All of these organizations have longstanding roots among the Palestinian people. We see this as the US-backed Israeli apartheid regime paving the…

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2021-11-21). The US-NATO War of Aggression against Yugoslavia. globalresearch.ca First published on March 21, 2021 |
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Staff (2021-11-21). Fauci gives a 'perfectly honest' response to booster question. rt.com White House health advisor Dr. Anthony Fauci said that the "guidelines" for what makes someone 'fully vaccinated' against Covid-19 could soon be changing, depending on the "science." | Appearing on CNN on Sunday, Fauci was asked if booster shots would soon be required for someone to be considered fully inoculated, something required for many to work and enter certain businesses. While not giving a direct yes or no answer, the infectious disease expert said the current administration is open to it. | "We're going to be following that very carefully," Fauci said, adding that the Joe Biden administration "might m…

C.J. Polychroniou (2021-11-21). Climate Diplomacy Failed Again. Only Movements From Below Can Save the Planet. truthout.org The outcome at COP26 doesn't bode well for the future of the planet, but then again, no one remotely aware of the history of international climate talks should have expected anything but a failure at Glasgow. | As a matter of fact, given what we already know about the science of climate change (fossil fuels are the primary culprits behind global warming), and, in light of our experience with the catastrophic effects of global warming (heat waves, wildfires, floods, droughts, melting glaciers,…

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