(2020-12-22). US to offer Covid vaccines at some 4,000 sites nationwide. laprensalatina.com By Alex Segura Lozano Los Angeles, Dec 21 (efe-epa).- The United States already has the capacity to administer the Pfizer and Moderna Covid-19 vaccines at some 4,000 sites around the country, according to official figures, after on Monday Americans began being inoculated against the sometimes deadly viral disease. US Health and Human Services Secretary Alex …
(2020-12-22). Arizona State University workers go union, found United Campus Workers chapter. peoplesworld.org 
PHOENIX—In a historic move for organized labor in Arizona, workers at Arizona State University have joined with staff at the University of Arizona to unionize with United Campus Workers. On Dec. 17, the newly-formed ASU-UCW chapter took to Twitter and Facebook to officially go public with the "wall-to-wall" union, meaning it's intended to represent every …
(2020-12-22). Baseball's racist legacy today as MLB finally recognizes 'Negro Leagues' — a WW commentary. workers.org 
Twitter feed: @mmashcat Major League Baseball first announced on Dec. 9 that it would finally incorporate all of the players, statistics and records from the "Negro Leagues" (NL) into its present-day records. Many said it was about time and that this recognition is long overdue. Both sentiments are justified. Pennsylvania's . . . |
(2020-12-22). Microsoft and Google join Facebook's legal battle against Israeli NSO Group. middleeasteye.net 
Microsoft and Google join Facebook's legal battle against Israeli NSO Group | Tech giants, in addition to Cisco, Linkedin and others, filed an amicus brief in support of Facebook's lawsuit against the surveillance company | Tue, 12/22/2020 – 18: 56 | Facebook's lawsuit alleges NSO Group facilitated government hacking in 20 countries (AFP/File photo) | Microsoft and Google have joined forces with Facebook in it…
(2020-12-22). US return to JCPOA right way for defusing tensions: China. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 22 (MNA) — In a tweet on Tues. China's foreign ministry spox named the US as the main culprit for the current tensions and urged Americans to return to the JCPOA.
(2020-12-21). VIDEO: Ask The Experts: Covid-19 Vaccine — Now Banned on YouTube and Facebook. globalresearch.ca The opinions of prominent scientists who question the lockdown, the face-mask or social distancing are "taken down" by Google: | " …
(2020-12-21). No Rush To Vaccinate in Brazil, President Bolsonaro Believes. telesurenglish.net Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro downplayed the urgency for distributing COVID-19 vaccines in his country because he considers that they interfere with people's lives. | RELATED: | "The rush is not justified," the far-right politician said in a video posted on social media. "It is an interference in people's lives." | Previously, last week, Bolsonaro compared the pandemic with the rain and said he will not take any va…
(2020-12-21). 'Zombie Angelina Jolie' statue which terrified residents in Russian city lasts just one day, torn down after outcry from locals. rt.com 
Tearing down statues has become a new frontier in the West's culture wars. But one Russian town's decision to cart off a "terrifying" new metal monument is unlikely to cause much controversy. | Authorities in Novovoronezh were filmed using a crane to pull up the figure and load it into a truck on Monday. Named 'Alenka', it had been unveiled only the day before, in honor of the 250th anniversary of the village first founded on the site. | However, the installation found few fans in the local community, with social media users fearing that its blank stare and alien-like features would scare children. One user…
(2020-12-21). Home Secretary 'caused legal storm by posting tweet about migrant deaths'. thecanary.co The home secretary caused a legal storm with an "ill-advised" tweet about the deaths of 39 migrants while the people-smuggling trial was going on. | Twitter politics: | On 23 October, the anniversary of the tragedy, Priti Patel's Twitter account posted: One year ago today, 39 people lost their lives in horrific circumstances at the hands of ruthless criminals. My thoughts remain with everyone who was affected by that day, particularly the loved ones of the people who so tragically died. | The comments were made as the prosecution of four alleged people-smugglers linked to the deaths was continuing at the O…
(2020-12-21). Once in a Lifetime Jupiter and Saturn Conjunction Visible in the Sky. sputniknews.com The last time the two biggest planets in the Solar System passed each other this closely was approximately 400 years ago, and the last time it happened during nighttime on Earth was about 8,000 years ago, which ultimately makes the event an extremely rare occurrence.
(2020-12-20). Zodiac's cipher codebreaker speaks out: Killer was his own self-defeating "publicist" salon.com Salon spoke to Sam Blake, an Australian mathemetician inspired to crack the 340 cipher after watching YouTube…
(2020-12-20). The Tories leaked Tier 4 plans to a journalist with a broken Twitter account. thecanary.co The Tories appear to have leaked the controversial 'Tier 4' plans to a journalist whose main Twitter account is " Hi, I'm Carolin64723572. I have breaking news.: | Looking at the time stamp, it appears Caroline Wheeler was one of the first journalists to share the det…