(2021-08-10). Bad Boy Records Producer Of '90s Hits Chucky Thompson Passes Away At 53. moguldom.com Record producer Chucky Thompson, who created hits for the likes of Biggie, Nas, Usher, Mary J. Blige and J.Lo, died Aug. 9 at the age of 53 after battling covid-19. In January, Thompson posted a petition on his FaceBook page calling for the vaccine to remain voluntary. Producer Young Guru broke the news Monday online and paid homage to …
(2021-08-10). Venezuela: CNE Opens Nomination Process of Candidates for 21N Regional Elections. orinocotribune.com This Monday, August 9, Venezuela's National Electoral Council (CNE) began the process of announcing the nominations of candidates put forth by all political parties and political organizations for participation in the regional and municipal elections scheduled for November 21. The CNE process will be ongoing until August 29. | The information was provided by the Principal Rector of the National Electoral Council (CNE), Tania D ¥Amelio, who through her official Twitter account @taniadamelio, wrote: "According to the electoral schedule, the #CNE begins today and until August 29, the process of presentation, adm…
(2021-08-10). Popular MAGA Pastor Gets Spooky: You Don't Need Mask Or Vaccine Because You Have Jesus. moguldom.com Despite a staggering surge in covid-19 cases, a popular right-wing, MAGA pastor encouraged his in-person and television congregation not to wear masks or get vaccinated against covid-19 because they "got Jesus." In a video clip that was reposted to Twitter by Right Wing Watch, Pastor Joshua Feuerstein passionately advocates his anti-mask, anti-vaccine position. "Let me …
(2021-08-09). Housing Advocates Welcome CDC Eviction Moratorium But Say It's Not Enough. truthout.org 
Image Credit: Facebook: KC Tenants | Despite a new two-month moratorium on evictions issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, millions of people in the U.S. are still at risk of losing their homes as landlords in some states fight back against the measure. The new CDC moratorium is "a band-aid over a bullet wound," says Tara Raghuveer, director of KC Tenants, a tenants' rights organization in Kansas City. "This is a very small step. It's the bare minimum. And for many tenants … th…
(2021-08-09). Data Suggests Police Prey On Drivers In Black DC Neighborhoods. popularresistance.org In Washington D.C., Black residents fill the city's coffers with fines and fees collected through traffic enforcement. A new analysis from The Washington Post found that 62 percent of all fines were from majority Black neighborhoods with an average median income of less than $50,000. | Metro Database Reporter John D. Harden searched through millions of records over a five-year period from 2016 to 2020. According to the report, the disparity remains even through the pandemic period of March 2020 to June 2021. | In a Twitter thread, Harden laid out some facts about the cycle of debt that can trap some drivers in th…
(2021-08-09). Venezuela Registers 1,155 COVID-19 Cases on Saturday and Maintains a 95% Recovery Rate (12 Deaths). orinocotribune.com 
On Saturday August 7, Delcy Rodríguez, the executive vice president of Venezuela, tweeted that there were 1,155 new COVID-19 cases, all by community transmission, detected in the last 24 hours by the Venezuelan health authorities. The recovery rate remains at 95%, with 297,536 patients healed, thanks to the free treatments guaranteed by the Venezuelan Government. | During the daily report offered by the Presidential Commission for the Control and Prevention of COVID-19, Rodríguez specified that community cases were detected in 23 states: Miranda (236), Carabobo (192), Caracas (133 ), Lara (104), Yaracuy (104), La…
(2021-08-09). Progressives Demand More as Infrastructure Bill Clears Key Senate Hurdle. zcomm.org "We're not backing down now," the Congressional Progressive Caucus tweeted after Saturday's vote. "If the bill doesn't fund these sufficiently, it's not getting our votes."
(2021-08-09). 2021 Climate Disasters Raise Alarm Over Food Security. popularresistance.org In July, A Video Went Viral On Social Media In Argentina Showing People Walking Across What Looks Like A Desert. But It Isn't A Desert. This Is The Bed Of The Paraná River, Part Of The Second-Largest River System In South America. Normally The Stream Rises In Brazil And Reaches The Sea Via The River Plate, Draining A Vast Watershed Covering All Of Paraguay, Southern Brazil And Northern Argentina. Normally The Water Volume Flowing To The Atlantic Roughly Equals That Of The Mississippi River. | What's Happening Now Is Not Normal. The Drying Up Of Large Stretches Of River Comes As The Most Severe Drought Since 1944…
(2021-08-09). Experts Warn Viral Police Video and Media Coverage of Fentanyl Could Cause More Harm. commondreams.org "The economy would suffer no harm if CEOs were paid less (or were taxed more)."