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New Zealand Reports First Death Possibly Linked To Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine
New Zealand’s COVID-19 vaccine Independent Safety Monitoring Board (CV-ISMB) announced its first death linked to Pfizer’s vaccine against the coronavirus. After inoculation, a woman suffered myocarditis, which is a rare side effect related to an inflammation in the heart muscle. Health care professionals and consumers have been advised to heighten their awareness of myocarditis and pericarditis. Both can occur after the COVID-19 vaccines.
GOP Rep. Adam Kinzinger Blames Trump & Biden For Taliban Takeover Of Afghanistan
Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Illinois) is blaming both the Trump and Biden administrations’ policies for the crisis in Afghanistan. He pointedly criticized former President Donald Trump‘s deal with the Taliban in 2020. Kinzinger, an Air Force veteran who served in Iraq and Afghanistan, voiced these sentiments to CNN on Sunday.
CNN's Chris Cuomo Says He Urged His Brother Gov. Andrew Cuomo To Resign
Chris Cuomo, a news anchor on CNN and New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo‘s brother, has revealed that he had urged his brother to resign following sexual assault allegations made against him. Gov. Cuomo is expected to step down next week. By that time, it will be more than two weeks after New York Attorney General Leticia James and her office found that he had sexually harrassed around a dozen women.
Biden Administration To Increase Food Stamp Benefits By 27% To Highest Level Ever
On Monday, the Biden Administration announced that Food Stamp benefits will increase by 27% above pre-pandemic levels starting in October. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that this is the biggest increase in the program’s 46-year history. This change is part of a USDA review of the program under the 2018 Farm Bill. Beneficiaries will now receive approximately a $36 hike in average monthly benefits. Now, according to the agency, eligible people will receive $169 per month.
Biden Addresses Nation After Collapse Of Afghan Government
President Joe Biden initially planned to stay at the Camp David retreat with some of his family members until Wednesday, but he returned to the White House on Monday ahead of his address to the American public on the collapse of the U.S.-backed government in Afghanistan.
After Sharp Fall, U.S. Poverty Rate Predicted To Rise As Pandemic Relief Expires
A report from the Urban Institute, a liberal-leaning think tank based in Washington, D.C., reveals that while poverty levels in the U.S. have reached record lows because of pandemic emergency measures, high levels of impoverishment are still likely to persist. The policies that contributed to poverty’s decline, like Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), child tax credits and stimulus checks, are set to soon expire for some Americans.
Andre Bazin’s Philosophy on “Ambiguity” in Film
By Gabrielle Guz (Written in October 2020 for my Film and Media Theory class at Columbia University.) The very act of defining the word “ambiguity” is ambiguous, but were it given a meaning via a list of some rudimentary yet similarly ambiguous synonyms, it would go as follows: vagueness, uncertainty, and dubiety.
Noam Chomsky's Media Control: Spectatorship versus Participation
By Gabrielle Guz (Written in December 2020 for my Film and Media Theory class at Columbia University.) In his groundbreaking back-pocket book, Media Control: The Spectacular Achievements of Propaganda (1991), Noam Chomsky elicits a specific anecdote that provokes questions on curious underpinnings for people’s dependence on mainstream authority figures.
Laura Mulvey and the Contradictory Structure of Looking in Narrative Fiction
By Gabrielle Guz (Written in November 2020 for my Film and Media Theory class at Columbia University.) Something that is anxiety-inducing for the vast majority of the world’s population, if not its entirety, is that the notion of “being yourself” is unrealistic.
A Mother's Touch
By Gabrielle Guz (Written in January 2017 in honor of my Mama Alla. I was a junior in high school.) Such an ineffable sensation.
Germany, Pale Mother: A Reparative Vision on Trauma and Healing
By Gabrielle Guz (Written in December 2020 for my German Film After 1945 Class at Columbia University.) Helma Sanders-Brahms’s Germany, Pale Mother (1980) garnered controversy when it premiered at the Thirtieth International Berlin Film Festival in February 1980. Though laudatory remarks came in regards to its captivatingly addressing WWII, “Third Reich,” and fascism, German critics seemed to direct their disagreement towards its auto-biographical sentimentalism.
Trump Calls Out U.S. Women's Soccer Team's 'Wokeness' Again
Former President Donald Trump has criticized, yet again, the U.S. women’s national soccer team. He said that the players would have won the gold medal, instead of the bronze, if they had been preoccupied with “wokeness.” Last week, the women’s soccer team won third place in Tokyo and took home a bronze medal after defeating Australia 4-3 on Thursday. They were unable to secure a gold medal after losing to Canada 1-0 earlier.
Grief, Yes, It Hurts Not to Talk About It
By Gabrielle Guz Just to put it out there: Yes, I’m an orphan. My parents died when I was sixteen. Yes, it has been very hard. Yes, it is alright that you’ve broached this subject. Yes, hold on, I do want to talk about it. That’s how the social scene of my freshman year in college felt like.
Grief and Unlikely Triumph: The Coen Brothers’ Inside Llewyn Davis (2013)
By Gabrielle Guz (Written in December 2020 for my Independent Cinema Class at Columbia University.) Llewyn Davis (Oscar Isaac), in Ethan and Joel Coen’s Inside Llewyn Davis (2013), does not merely exist. That’s, after all, what he signs up for when he chooses to make a “living” out of folk-singing in New York City’s Greenwich Village in the 1960’s. “Existing,” in his mind, implies a kind of settling-down, which would detract from his creative leanings.
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo Resigns Amid Sexual Harassment Allegations
Andrew Cuomo announced on Tuesday that he will resign from his job as governor of New York amid explosive results revealed in an independent report on sexual harassment claims against him. Even though he still denies any wrongdoing, his resignation is final and will be effective in 14 days. Cuomo and his outside counsel Rita Galvin have said that Attorney General Letitia James‘ report feels more like a political smear campaign than an objective investigation.
Here's My Wish
By Gabrielle Guz (Written in January 2019. My freshman year of college. Dedicated to my high school teachers.) Lately, one question hovers and doesn’t quite settle. All at once, it begins, maintains, and concludes a cordial-turned-unbearable exchange - a question that is an interlocutor on its own, speaking only to itself, not really expecting an answer: “So, how are you liking college?” (An internal monologue commences: How am I liking college? My, what’s the best response?
Tennessee GOP State Rep. David Byrd Begs Doubters To Get COVID-19 Vaccine After Getting Virus
Tennessee State Rep. David Byrd (R), 63, once a COVID-19 doubter, released a statement about his experience with COVID-19. Byrd, 63, told News Channel 5 Nashville last June that the media is doing a disservice to the public by sensationalizing the coronavirus for the sake of forwarding liberal political agendas. But his take has changed after he contracted the virus the day before Thanksgiving in 2020. His battle lasted for months and he stayed on a ventilator for 55 days in an intensive care unit.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Fires Back At Biden After Criticism: 'Why Don't You Do Your Job?'
On Tuesday, President Joe Biden criticized Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-Florida) for putting his state at high risk amid COVID-19 spikes by “getting in the way” of experts who are trying to encourage people to do “the right thing.” The CDC has reported that there have been more than 50,000 new infections in the state and at least 100 deaths. Additionally, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services also reported that there are more than 11,500 new hospitalizations as of Tuesday.
U.S. Hits 70% COVID-19 Vaccination Mark, A Month After Biden's Deadline
President Joe Biden‘s administration hoped to hit the 70 percent vaccination mark for all American adults by July 4, but the goal was only reached on Monday. Cyrus Shahpar, the COVID-19 data director at the White House, made the announcement on Twitter. He wrote that at least 70 percent of adults have received at least their first dose.
U.S. Customs & Border Protection Terminates Border Wall Construction Projects
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced on Friday that the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will terminate two border wall contracts in the Laredo Sector that cover about 31 miles. The contracts were previously funded with DHS fiscal year appropriations, but one of President Joe Biden‘s first aims in office was to stop wall construction projects. After a further review, Biden has ordered a halt of funds budgeted for the military or DHS going toward wall projects.
U.S. Economy Returns To Pre-Pandemic Levels
The National Bureau of Economic Research said earlier this month that the pandemic recession was the shortest of all recent downturns – it lasted for just the two months of March and April 2020. Now, there’s news that the U.S. economy in the second quarter has grown at the fastest rate since last fall at an annualized rate of 6.5%. The economy has now returned to its pre-pandemic levels in terms of real gross domestic product.
275,000 To Gain Health Insurance After Missouri Supreme Court Orders Medicaid Expansion Under Obamacare
The Missouri Supreme Court has ruled that the state must expand Medicaid, becoming the 38th state to implement the Affordable Care Act’s provision to increase insurance coverage for the poor. The decision ends 15 years of acrimonious debate in the state on whether or not Medicaid should be expanded. Medicaid will now be available to adults 19 years or older whose income is 138% of the federal poverty level or below under the ACA, better known as Obamacare.
After Trump Abuses, Garland Limits Justice Department Contacts With White House
Attorney General Merrick Garland has released a five-page memo outlining a plan to limit the Justice Department’s contacts with the White House. The only exception would be in cases of national security.
Cheney Challenges Trump’s ‘Loving Crowd’ Comment At First Jan. 6 Committee
During the House select committee’s first hearing on the January 6 insurrection Tuesday, Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyoming) asked officers to describe how former President Donald Trump’s comments on the rioters being a “loving” crowd made them feel. “When you think about that and share with us the vivid memory of the cruelty and the violence of the assault that day and then you hear former President Trump say quote ‘It was a loving crowd.
Democrats Seek To Impose Carbon Border Tax To Curb Emissions
Last week, the European Union proposed imposing a carbon border tax on countries that do not have strict pollution control policies. This week, Democratic lawmakers proposed an annual carbon tax on countries, like China, which are not taking serious measures to reduce their carbon emissions. The proposal comes from the Office of the United States Trade Representative, the Department of Treasury and the Biden’s Administration.
Biden Says Children 12 Years & Younger Could Get Vaccinated By Fall
At a CNN town hall on Wednesday in Cincinnati, President Joe Biden said that children under the age of 12 will probably be able to get vaccinated by August or the fall. While he said that he does not have a specific date yet, he believes that Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech, which began their clinical trials for COVID-19 vaccines for children under the age of 12 in March, could obtain final results at the end of August, beginning of September or October.
Enrollment In Obamacare Reaches A Record High With 2 Million More Americans Signing Up
President Joe Biden reopened enrollment to the Affordable Care Act exchanges, better known as Obamacare, on February 15, and since then, more than two million Americans have signed up for 2021 coverage on federal and state exchanges, according to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The federal exchange deadline is set to end on August 15 while various states have set up their own deadlines.
Biden’s $300 Per Month Child Tax Credit Payment Has Begun – Expected To Cut Child Poverty By 50%
Another part of President Joe Biden’s coronavirus relief went into effect last week: the first monthly child tax credit payments were sent out to millions of families who have been struggling amid the pandemic. The IRS and the Treasury Department paid, predominantly through direct deposit, a total of $15 billion to about 35 million families. Altogether in those families, there are more than 60 million children. Experts expect the credit to help lift 50% of poor American children out of poverty.
Josiah Colt, Who Swung From Senate Balcony On Jan. 6, He Pleads Guilty In Insurrection Probe
Josiah Colt, 34, was photographed swinging from a balcony inside the Senate chamber on January 6. Now, he has pleaded guilty to one felony charge of obstruction. He is believed to have co-conspired with two other riot suspects, Ronald Sandlin and Nathan DeGrave. Both of whom have been charged separately, and they have since pleaded not guilty. Because Colt cooperated with prosecutors, he will only be sentenced to four to five years in prison.
Michelle Fiscus, Top Tennessee Health Official, Fired For Promoting COVID-19 Vaccines To Teens
Dr. Michelle Fiscus, a top health official in Tennessee, was fired from her job on Monday after she suggested that teens, ages 13-17, receive the COVID-19 vaccination. She worked as the Medical Director of Tennessee’s Vaccine-Preventable Diseases and Immunization Program for the Department of Health.
Joint Chief Chairman Mark Milley Was Concerned Trump Would Order A Coup To Stay In Power
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley was frightened, shortly after the November presidential election, about the potential for defeated President Donald Trump to order a military coup to stay in power while the rest of the country was focused on securing a peaceful transition to President Joe Biden’s administration.
Schumer Urges The NRA Be Investigated For Bankruptcy Fraud
On Sunday, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer pressed the Justice Department to investigate the National Rifle Association for bankruptcy fraud. The New York Democrat believes that the NRA is financially solvent and that it sought bankruptcy to protect itself from a New York lawsuit. Judge Harlin Hale rejected the NRA’s bankruptcy filing in May.
E-Mails Show Ivanka Trump May Not Have Testified Accurately In Inaugural Probe
Documents reveal that Ivanka Trump may not have testified truthfully last December when asked whether or not she was involved in planning the 2017 inauguration. Last year, Karl Racine, the attorney general of Washington D.C., began a probe into how former President Donald Trump‘s inauguration committee used charitable funds. Racine has alleged that those funds were used to enrich the Trump family.
Trump Praises January 6 Capitol Rioters: 'There Was Love In The Air'
Former President Donald Trump praised the January 6 Capitol rioters calling them “patriots” whose goals have been to “save” the nation’s democracy. Following Trump’s speech on Jan. 6, insurrectionists invaded the Capitol seeking to overturn the election and disrupt the Electoral College count. “Love was in the air,” Trump said of the rally on Fox News Business. Trump on who shot Ashli Babbitt: "I've heard also that it was the head of security for a certain high official. A Democrat.
Biden Signs Order To Limit Non-Compete Agreements
President Joe Biden has issued an executive order that will restrict worker non-compete agreements. The goal is to increase competition in the marketplace and limit big corporations’ limitations on their workers’ ability to move up the ladder in their careers. In his 2020 presidential campaign, Biden ran on the promise to get rid of non-compete clauses in employment contracts.
The COVID-19 Delta Variant Raises New Concerns Among Health Experts
The COVID-19 Delta variant appears to be much more contagious than federal health experts had previously believed. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) data, this new strain is responsible for more than 51 percent of new U.S. COVID-19 cases from June 20 to July 3. Dr. Rochelle Walensky, the director of the CDC, told reporters on Thursday that her agency’s estimate is just that, an estimate at best.
Gov. Gavin Newsom Launches 'Clean California' Day To Help Move Homeless Into Housing
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) launched his latest initiative, Clean California Day, this week with the goal of freshening up streets and public spaces. He said that the project would contribute $1.1 billion towards state and local litter abatement programs. Additionally, it would offer 11,000 people jobs to participate in the effort. Today is Clean California’s Statewide Day of Action!! CA is the most beautiful place in the world — but our streets are simply too dirty. It’s time to clean them.
Sen. Mitch McConnell Promises A 'Hell Of A Fight' Over Democrats' Massive Infrastructure Bill
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell warned Democrats on Tuesday that they are in for a “hell of a fight” if they continue to pursue reconciliation to pass President Joe Biden’s multi-trillion-dollar infrastructure passage. McConnell’s comments come during a two-week break in the Senate in honor of July 4.
Russian Hacker Gourp, REvil, Commits One Of Its Largest U.S. Ransomware Attacks
The Russian hackers REvil, also known as Sodinokibi, undertook a large ransomware attack on Friday after breaching a Florida-based IT software company, Kaseya. The cybercriminals admitted their involvement via a message they posted onto their dark web blog, ironically called “Happy Blog.” There, they also mentioned that they have infected more than one million companies worldwide. Now, they are asking for $50 million in Bitcoin (originally it was $70 million).
Biden Celebrates America 'Coming Back Together' On 4th Of July
On Sunday, President Joe Biden stepped out to a group of reporters and onlookers on the South Lawn of the White House not only to wish America a happy Independence Day but also to celebrate the successes made against COVID-19. “This year, the Fourth of July is a day of special celebration, for we are emerging from the darkness of a year of pandemic and isolation, a year of pain, fear, and heartbreaking loss,” he told reporters.
Supreme Court Overturns California's Donor Disclosure Rule
On Thursday, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned California’s mandate that charities must disclose their contributors’ names.
Progressive Charles Booker Announces Run For U.S. Senate Against Rand Paul
Charles Booker, a progressive former state lawmaker in Kentucky, has launched his 2022 campaign for the Democratic nomination to run against Sen. Rand Paul (R-Kentucky) for the U.S. Senate. Booker began his campaign on the west side of Louisville, a majority-black area, that he represented in Kentucky’s state House of Representatives. When he announced his run, he wrote on Twitter: “Let’s make freedom ring.
Donald Rumsfeld, Controversial Two-Time Defense Secretary, Dies At 88
Donald Rumsfeld, the secretary of defense for Presidents Gerald R. Ford (1975-1977) and George W. Bush (2001-2006), a three-term U.S. congressman from Illinois (1963-1968), the director of the Office of Economics (1968-1970), the U.S. Representative to NATO (1973-1974), a one-time presidential candidate (1988) and the chairman of several companies, died on Tuesday at 88. Former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld died Tuesday at the age of 88. @mitchellreports on his life and complicated legacy.
House Approves Jan. 6 Commission, Rep. Liz Cheney Accepts Pelosi Appointment
On Wednesday, the House approved an independent commission to investigate the January 6 Capitol insurrection in a 222-190 vote with just two Republicans voting in favor. The Democrats initially proposed an independent commission that would be modeled after the one that probed into the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. Reps.
William Barr Calls Trump’s Election Fraud Claims ‘Total B.S’
William Barr, former President Donald Trump‘s attorney general, was known for his unquestioning loyalty to Trump. But things broke down between Barr and Trump on December 1, 2020, about a month after the election was over. What he told Michael Balsamo, a Justice Department beat reporter at the Associated Press over lunch in a private dining room in Barr’s office, angered Trump. Along with Barr at that dinner were Justice Department Chief of Staff Will Levi and spokesperson Kerri Kupec.
Trump-Appointed Border Patrol Chief Rodney Scott Ousted From His Position
Rodney Scott, the chief of the Border Patrol, said on Wednesday that he is resigning from his job. He was appointed to the position by former President Donald Trump in January 2020. Scott was a strong supporter Trump’s border wall plan. President Joe Biden, on the other hand, has canceled the $16 billion wall construction and overturned many of his predecessor’s top policies. Instead, Biden says he is focused on reuniting migrant families separated under the Trump Administration.
Kamala Harris Visits U.S.-Mexico Border Facing Tough Questions
After many weeks of criticism from Republicans, Vice President Kamala Harris finally visited the U.S.-Mexico border on Friday. Her main takeaway: the crisis at the border should not be reduced to partisan politics. “[The migrants] were asking me questions: ‘How do you become the first woman vice president?'” she said. “It also reminds me of the fact that this issue cannot be reduced to a political issue. We are talking about children. We are talking about families.
Trump Organization Faces Criminal Charges In New York This Week
A Trump attorney confirmed Friday that former President Donald Trump‘s business is facing criminal charges as soon as this week from the Manhattan District Attorney’s office. The company reportedly avoided paying payroll taxes on benefits provided to employees, such as rent-free apartments and cars. Ron Fischetti, who has been an attorney for Trump, contacted New York district attorney Cyrus Vance and Mark Pomerantz, the new special prosecutor, and he tried to convince them not to press charges.
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte Threatens To Jail People Who Refuse COVID-19 Vaccine
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte threatened in a television address on Monday to jail people who refused to get vaccinated against COVID-19 – or forced them to get an injection of Ivermectin, which is an anti-parasite drug for pigs that has not been considered as an alternative treatment for the virus. U.S. and European regulators and the World Health Organization (WHO) have not recommended the drug for COVID-19.
Michigan Republicans Shut Down 'Ludicrous' Voter Fraud Claims In New Report
In a new report released on Wednesday, Republican lawmakers in Michigan confirmed that claims of voter fraud in the state during the 2020 presidential election are baseless. The report summarized 28 hours of legislative hearings that included speeches from former president Donald Trump supporters and those who worked alongside him, like former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani.
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