Daily Archives: October 22, 2021

2021-10-22: News Headlines

Eve Ottenberg (2021-10-22). The Rightwing Horror That Won't Go Away. counterpunch.org Trump may belong to that select club of presidents whose arrogance matches that of our generals. Early in his presidency, he horrified some official by asking why we had H-bombs if we couldn't use them? While it's true he didn't start any new wars, don't try telling that to Chinese leadership. They clearly believed he was a nut ready to nuke them. After all, at a certain point you have to take the most powerful man on the planet at his word, and if he's babbling about China being a threat, enemy number one and a country that deliberately concocted and released a global plague killing millions of people, because,…

Global Research News (2021-10-22). Selected Articles: Throwing Off the Tyranny of Canada's Mandatory Vaccines. globalresearch.ca By Trudea…

teleSUR (2021-10-22). Cuba To End Pandemic-Related Transport Restrictions. telesurenglish.net Since over 60,5 percent of the Cuban population has already been immunized against the coronavirus, the National Temporary Working Group to Fight COVID-19 approved the gradual restoration of all public transportation services from Nov. 1. | RELATED: | "Our office will remove all restrictions on car and bus traveling schedules and eliminate checkpoints at each province's entrances," the Transport Ministry's Passen…

Celeste McGovern (2021-10-22). Vaccine Researcher Admits 'Big Mistake,' Says Spike Protein Is Dangerous 'Toxin'. globalresearch.ca First published in …

Brian Shilhavy (2021-10-22). CDC: 16,310 Dead 778,685 Injured Following COVID-19 Shots — 2.5X More Deaths than Following All Vaccines for Past 30 Years — 2,102 Fetal Deaths. globalresearch.ca

Gérard Delépine (2021-10-22). High Recorded Mortality in Countries Categorized as "Covid-19 Vaccine Champions". The Vaccinated Suffer from Increased Risk of Mortality compared to the Non-vaccinated. globalresearch.ca This "health strategy" based on false simulations, lies, promises never kept, propaganda and the fear campaign has become unbearable. In turn it has been followed by the extortion of consent to be vaccinated, by outright blackmail.

Brian Shilhavy (2021-10-22). PhD Researcher's Analysis of VAERS Data Reveals 5,427% Increase in Deaths Following COVID Shots Compared to All Vaccines the Past 10 Years. globalresearch.ca

WSWS (2021-10-22). Video: A socialist program to eliminate COVID-19. Become an electoral member of the SEP today. wsws.org SEP Assistant National Secretary Max Boddy warns, "Children, almost all unvaccinated, are being recklessly sent back to school, risking infection, illness and death to force their parents back to work."

Marina Bulatoviƒá (2021-10-22). The Noose is Tightening, the Clock is Ticking: Justin Trudeau's "Covid Mandate" against Canadians, Both "Unvaccinated" and "Vaccinated" globalresearch.ca ***…

Pedro Gonzalez (2021-10-22). The Impending Mass Firing of America's Unvaccinated. globalresearch.ca

Isheka N. Harrison (2021-10-22). CDC: Risk Of Dying From Covid Is 11 Times Higher For Unvaccinated Adults. moguldom.com Unvaccinated adults are 11 times more likely to die from covid-19 than those who are fully vaccinated, according to newly released data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Data from August also showed that unvaccinated adults were six times as likely to test positive for covid-19, and 19 times more likely to be …

WSWS (2021-10-22). California public schools face massive budget cuts due to COVID-19 pandemic. wsws.org While Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom has repeatedly bragged that public schools in the state have remained open, enrollment has fallen precipitously due to the pandemic, pushing districts to the point of collapse.

Ann Brown (2021-10-22). After Insider Trading Allegations During Pandemic, Fed Bans Members From Owning Individual Stocks, Restricts Trading. moguldom.com The Federal Reserve has taken action against its top officials following a series of scandals involving possible insider trading by banning senior staff and policymakers from owning individual stocks and bonds and restricting trading. The central bank pledged to also increase the frequency of reporting and public disclosures. In September, two of the 12 regional …

WSWS (2021-10-22). Global Online Picket Line: Oct 22 school strike. wsws.org Today, parents, teachers and workers in countries around the world are once again supporting the call from UK parent Lisa Diaz for a one day school strike to fight against the deadly reopening of schools as the COVID-19 pandemic rages.

Tom Mackaman (2021-10-22). The removal of Jefferson's statue is a gift to the political right. zcomm.org It is not accidental that the attack on Jefferson, the figure most closely associated with equality in American history, comes in the midst of a pandemic that has killed 750,000 Americans…

teleSUR (2021-10-22). Pope Francis Asks the G20 For a Creative Solution to the Crisis. telesurenglish.net Pope Francis asked the G20 leaders to find solutions to the global economic crisis by considering the asymmetries between countries. | RELATED: | "The end of the pandemic must be creative. One does not come out of a crisis the same. One comes out better or worse. The end of the pandemic has to point towards something better. Otherwise, we will go backwards," he said in an interview with Telam published on Friday.

Adan Salazar (2021-10-22). Harvard Study Finds COVID-19 Surged Most Among Vaxxed Communities. globalresearch.ca

WSWS (2021-10-22). Bolsonaro charged with mass murder for COVID-19 herd immunity policy in Brazil. wsws.org The CPI report stands as an indictment not just of Brazil's fascistic president, but of heads of state and ruling classes the world over.

WSWS (2021-10-22). "Fifth wave" of COVID-19 underway in France. wsws.org COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations are rising as the winter surge begins in France threatening to lead to tens of thousands more deaths.

Subhankar Banerjee (2021-10-22). The Kunming Declaration & Biodiversity Fund Set a Path toward a More Just Global Biodiversity Framework. counterpunch.org In August 2019, in the middle of heavy monsoon rain and floods, my sister Sudakshina Sen (an avid wildlife photographer) and I arrived at the Western Ghats in southwest India, a global biodiversity hotspot. One day, we got stuck on the sinuous state highway SH-78, due to fallen trees on the road from the storm.

WSWS (2021-10-21). Australian Labor governments push homicidal "live with the virus" program. wsws.org The Victorian Labor government is ending a lockdown amid more than 2,000 infections a day, while its Queensland counterpart is the first administration in Australia to adopt policies aimed at reintroducing COVID in a jurisdiction where it has been eliminated.

teleSUR (2021-10-21). Ecuadorean Doctors Protest Against Precarious Labor Conditions. telesurenglish.net The Ecuadorian Medical Federation (FME) summoned health workers to protest on Thursday against the elimination of norms contemplated in the Humanitarian Support Law that granted job stability to public officials who worked during the epidemiological emergency. | Related | Starting at 4: 30 p.m., doctors and nurses will hold rallies in several provinces to demand that President Guillermo Lasso guarantee supply of medicines in public ins…

Staff (2021-10-21). Headlines for October 21, 2021. democracynow.org Republican Senators Use Filibuster to Block Federal Voting Rights Bill, Biden Touts Compromise Deal After Sens. Manchin and Sinema Reject Build Back Better Agenda, White House Prepares for Mass Vaccinations of Children Aged 5 to 11 in November, Police Unions Oppose COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates, Senate Questions Rahm Emanual on Police Murder of Laquan McDonald in Ambassadorship Hearing, Syrian Civilians Killed in Idlib Shelling; HRW Warns of Abuses Against Returning Refugees, Ethiopian Gov't Continues Airstrikes in Tigray Amid Mounting Humanitarian Crisis, U.S. Court Rules in Favor of Guantánamo Prisoner Held for 14…

Makia Freeman (2021-10-21). 10 Current Trends of Operation Coronavirus as of October 2021. globalresearch.ca

Global Research News (2021-10-21). Selected Articles: Forced Vaccination Was Always the End Game. America's Move Towards Authoritarianism. globalresearch.ca By The unspoken truth is that the novel coronavirus provides a pretext…

WSWS (2021-10-21). German health minister demands ending of protective measures against coronavirus. wsws.org If the government does not extend the "epidemic situation" up to November 25, it means that no more measures will be taken to protect the population from the coronavirus .

teleSUR, SH (2021-10-21). Nicaragua recibe 1.2 millones de vacunas anticovid cubanas. telesurtv.net El lote de las vacunas Abdalá y Soberana 02 sera usada para la inmunización contra el coronavirus en niños entre dos y 17 años.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2021-10-21). Unvaccinated Canadians Become Social Outcasts and the New Persecuted Minority. libya360.wordpress.com Eva Bartlett In Canada, the supposedly benevolent country that prides itself on inclusivity, Covid totalitarianism has become unavoidably apparent, with its decision that soon only the fully vaccinated can travel. Vaccine mandates have also been imposed on healthcare workers, municipal employees and federal public servants. Basically, as part of what PM Justin Trudeau called one…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-10-21). Covid Queries: Altered DNA and microchips. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Q: I've heard some theories circulating about the COVID-19 vaccine, including that it was developed to control the general population through microchip tracking or "nanotransducers" in our brains. I've also heard that it will alter my DNA. Are these theories true? A: No, those assertions are false. "There is absolutely not a microchip in the vaccine," says Martin Herrmann, M.D., medical director of Mayo Clinic Health System in Waseca and New Prague. "Also, there's no…

Jyotsna Singh (2021-10-21). Cuba-Vietnam: On the road to vaccine self-reliance. peoplesdispatch.org Cuba and Vietnam share a rich history of anti-imperialist struggles and are living examples of the daily battle against US hegemony. During the pandemic, they are paving the way for South-South solidarity and enhancing local production, a must for a self-reliant Global South…

teleSUR (2021-10-21). Venezuela to Begin Production of Abdala Vaccine in January. telesurenglish.net The President of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, announced Thursday that as of January 2022, the South American country would begin producing the Abdala vaccine in cooperation with Cuba to continue fighting the Covid-19 pandemic. | RELATED: | "As of January 2022, Venezuela will start production of the Abdala vaccine in cooperation with the Republic of Cuba (…) its production will be carried out in a public plant and…

teleSUR (2021-10-21). WHO Says Pandemic Will Last Longer Due to Vaccine Apartheid. telesurenglish.net Dr. Bruce Aylward, one of the WHO's leaders, said that, in that context, the crisis caused by the spread of SARS-Cov-2 could "easily extend to 2022." | Less than 5% of Africa's population has been vaccinated with the two doses, compared with 40% in most other continents. | RELATED: | The original idea behind Covax, the United Nations-backed global program to distribute vaccines fairly, was that all countries could ac…

Prof. Anthony J. Hall (2021-10-21). Putting Trudeau On Notice, Our Governments are No Longer Legitimate: Throwing Off the Tyranny of Canada's Mandatory Vaccines. globalresearch.ca

Mary Villareal (2021-10-21). Over 100 Workers Sue Top US Nuclear Weapons Lab over Coercive Vaccine Mandates. globalresearch.ca

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-10-21). Covid Queries: Do I need the vaccine if I've had COVID-19? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Q: I already had COVID-19 and recovered. Why should I get the vaccine when my body is already immune to it now? A: When someone has had an infection, and the body has produced antibodies as a result, this is called "natural immunity." But early evidence suggests natural immunity to COVID-19 may not be very long-lasting. At least one study indicates that if you had COVID-19 and are not vaccinated, your risk of getting COVID-19…

teleSUR (2021-10-21). Pfizer Claims Booster Restores Full Protection Against COVID-19. telesurenglish.net Pfizer and BioNTech announced Thursday that a large-scale trial of their COVID-19 vaccine booster showed it restored full protection against the disease. | RELATED: | In a Phase 3 randomized, controlled trial, a Pfizer-BioNTech booster dose was administered to more than 10,000 individuals 16 years of age and older, who previously received the Pfizer-BioNTech primary two-dose series. | It showed a relative vaccine effica…

The Liberty Beacon (2021-10-21). Video: Nurse Whistleblower: Vaccines & Remdesivir Are Killing and Maiming, Not Fake Variant. globalresearch.ca

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-10-21). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: Continuing progress in battle against COVID-19. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org "October is going to be a very exciting month in the U.S., regarding COVID-19 vaccines," says Dr. Gregory Poland, head of Mayo Clinic's Vaccine Research Group. "On Oct. 14 the Federal Drug Administration is going to look at COVID-19 boosters for Moderna. On Oct. 15, (the FDA will review) boosters for Johnson & Johnsons' COVID-19 vaccine. And on Oct. 29, the FDA will look at extending emergency use for the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for children down to…

Jon Rappoport (2021-10-21). New Evidence for Infanticide in the Creation of the Fetal Cell Line Used for COVID Vaccine Testing. globalresearch.ca

Zero Hedge (2021-10-21). White House Details Plan to "Quickly" Vaccinate 28 Million Children Age 5-11. globalresearch.ca

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-10-21). Mayo Clinic Minute: Flu during a pandemic. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Have you had your flu shot yet? The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that everyone over 6 months get a flu shot every season with rare exceptions. Now in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, it's important to be vaccinated for COVID-19 and the flu. And you can get both shots at the same time. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/vGrUz75YoiI Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (1: 12) is in the downloads at the end of…

Kevin Mwanza (2021-10-21). What Is The Delta Plus Variant? Here Are The Actual Facts About The Risks. moguldom.com The delta variant, first discovered in India in December 2020 before it spread around the globe, has been making headlines in recent days because it has a new mutation: delta plus. Scientists in the U.K. are investigating new concerns about the delta plus variant, also known as AY.4.2, amid rising caes. They are concerned about …

_____ (2021-10-21). The United States Is Doubling Down On Deadly Sanctions. popularresistance.org Washington, DC – The 2021 Sanctions Review Report released by the United States Department of the Treasury on October 18 is an ominous warning. This unsigned report should set off international alarm bells among human rights organizations, international health agencies and peace, justice, and community groups , impacted countries and most countries in the United Nations. | One of President Biden's first actions in office was to call for a review of existing US and multilateral financial and economic sanctions to evaluate whether they are "unduly hindering" targeted countries' responses to the COVID-19 pandemic. T…

Chuck Collins (2021-10-21). U.S. Billionaires are Now $2.1 Trillion Richer Than Before the Pandemic. counterpunch.org America's billionaires have grown $2.1 trillion richer during the pandemic, their collective fortune skyrocketing by 70 percent — from just short of $3 trillion at the start of the COVID crisis on March 18, 2020, to over $5 trillion on October 15 of this year, according to Forbes data analyzed by Americans for Tax Fairness

Fight Back (2021-10-21). Students say, 'The uprising continues' at 15th Annual SDS Conference in Minnesota. fightbacknews.org Minneapolis, MN – On the weekend of Oct. 16-17, almost 170 students convened at the University of Minnesota for the 15th National Convention of National Students for a Democratic Society. It was the first time SDS organizers had gathered together physically since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. | Last year, SDS hosted a series of national webinars, but this experience was vastly different. Student organizers gathered together to discuss the four crises of the last two years – pandemic, economic crisis, police killings, and environmental disasters. Another theme was "From George Floyd to Winston Smith, The Upr…

WSWS (2021-10-21). AFSCME report indicts museums for taking federal money and laying off workers, claims unions offer "protection" wsws.org Museums and other institutions in the US have taken millions in federal money during the pandemic and, despite their ability in many cases to withstand the crisis, have proceeded to destroy tens of thousands of jobs.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-10-21). Tips to keep your kids safe this Halloween. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org After last year's halt on Halloween due to the COVID-19 pandemic, sweet relief is coming for those who celebrate the spookiest day of the year. "This year, we're looking toward a Halloween that hopefully brings back some of the activities that kids really enjoy this time of year," says Dr. Nipunie Rajapakse, a pediatric infectious diseases physician with Mayo Clinic Children's Center. "That includes some activities like trick-or-treating. I think one of the big things…

Jane K. Brundage (2021-10-21). The Path to a Livable Future Cannot be the Path We're On. counterpunch.org Stan Cox has pulled off quite a feat with his latest book The Path to a Livable Future: A New Politics to Fight Climate Change, Racism, and the Next Pandemic. In a relaxed, inviting style, Cox sets unorthodox ideas in a persuasive human and environmental context. Cox explains: "The path to a livable future now involves

Fight Back (2021-10-21). Students say, 'The uprising continues' at 15th Annual SDS Conference in Minnesota. fightbacknews.org Minneapolis, MN – On the weekend of Oct. 16-17, almost 170 students convened at the University of Minnesota for the 15th National Convention of National Students for a Democratic Society. It was the first time SDS organizers had gathered together physically since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. | Last year, SDS hosted a series of national webinars, but this experience was vastly different. Student organizers gathered together to discuss the four crises of the last two years – pandemic, economic crisis, police killings, and environmental disasters. Another theme was "From George Floyd to Winston Smith, The Upr…

WSWS (2021-10-21). Mobilize the working class to eliminate COVID-19! Attend the October 24 meeting on "How to end the pandemic!" wsws.org The New York City Educators Rank-and-Files Safety Committee is calling on educators, parents and all workers to attend the October 24 webinar "How to end the pandemic," which is being hosted by the World Socialist Web Site and the International Workers Alliance of Rank-and-File Committees.

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