San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich slams Texas governor for lifting Covid mandates

San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich blasted Gov. Greg Abbott on Tuesday for rescinding Texas’ mask mandate and rolling back other Covid-19 restrictions, calling the decision “mystifying,” “ridiculous” and “ignorant.”

Speaking to reporters before San Antonio’s 119-92 victory over the New York Knicks, Popovich said that the coronavirus pandemic is still raging and that Abbott’s actions defy science.

“I’m worried about the people in our state,” said Popovich, who has led the Spurs to five NBA championships. “That’s a pretty mystifying decision considering the situation that we’re all in.”

Source: San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich slams Texas governor for lifting Covid mandates

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La foresta pluviale amazzonica ospita una su 10 specie conosciute sulla Terra: Ignacio Palacios “Siamo abitanti delle foreste e non vogliamo che la nostra gente muoia. I bianchi probabilmente pensano che il loro Dio riuscirà a rimuovere dal cielo l’epidemia di fumo dalle loro fabbriche? Si sbagliano. Il paradiso … si sta ammalando come noi! […]

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How To Strengthen Social Security

In Saner Thought

For years we have been bombarded by the narrative the the Social Security system is broke and will eventually fail….this has been a Repub narrative for as long as I can remember….and yet SS goes on and on….

But if you want to sure up the system then maybe eliminating the cut-off point for paying into it….and everyone regardless pays into it.

Those are the simple ones…but those are unacceptable to politicians because the wealthy do not want to buy into the system.

Here is yet another way to help strengthen the system….

What does the minimum wage have to do with Social Security? On the surface, they might seem like unrelated issues. After all, the minimum wage is for workers and Social Security is for people who’ve stopped working due to old age or disability. But in fact, the two are closely linked—and raising the minimum wage to a…

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Bolsonaro tells Brazilians to ‘stop whining’ after record Covid-19 deaths

After two straight days of record COVID-19 deaths in Brazil, President Jair Bolsonaro on Thursday told Brazilians to stop “whining” and move on, in his latest remarks attacking distancing measures and downplaying the gravity of the pandemic.

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First locally made AstraZeneca COVID vaccine doses rolling out from March 22 – ABC News

Australia has secured 53.8 million doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine, of which 50 million will be made locally.

“We are still working and still expect to get those other 3.8 million, and we may yet get more in coming weeks,” Professor Murphy said.

Source: First locally made AstraZeneca COVID vaccine doses rolling out from March 22 – ABC News

Exclusive: U.S. blocked Myanmar junta attempt to empty $1 billion New York Fed account – sources | Reuters

Myanmar’s military rulers attempted to move about $1 billion held at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York days after seizing power on Feb. 1, prompting U.S. officials to put a freeze on the funds, according to three people familiar with the matter, including one U.S. government official.

Source: Exclusive: U.S. blocked Myanmar junta attempt to empty $1 billion New York Fed account – sources | Reuters