What an Unvaccinated Sergeant Who Nearly Died of Covid-19 Wants You to Know – The New York Times

No one thought Frank Talarico Jr. was going to live. Not his doctors, his nurses or his wife, a physician assistant who works part time at the Camden, N.J., hospital where he spent 49 days fighting to survive Covid-19.

A 47-year-old police sergeant, he was not vaccinated against the coronavirus. Unconvinced of the vaccine’s merits, he figured he was young and fit enough to handle whatever illness the virus might cause.

He was wrong.

“If it’s an eye opener for somebody — so be it,” Sergeant Talarico said recently at his home in Pennsauken, N.J., about five miles northeast of Camden. He plans to get the vaccine as soon as the doctors he credits with saving his life at Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital give him final medical clearance.

“If I was vaccinated,” he said, “I have to think I wouldn’t have gotten as sick as I did.”

Decoding the role of mainstream and social media in the recent anti-Muslim violence in India · Global Voices

Anti-Muslim violence has been escalating in India with state-sponsored attacks on Muslims and open calls for genocide becoming increasingly common. On the other hand, through strategic campaigns and the dissemination of misinformation and propaganda on social media platforms and primetime news channels, right-wing groups have made Hindus believe in their victimhood. They have convinced the majority that the only way they can protect their rights and freedom is by eliminating Muslims from the country. “Hindus are under threat,” “Muslims should be treated as second class citizens,” and “Secularism marginalizes India’s Hindus” were the top narrative frames present in media items in the CMO research. Source: Decoding the role of mainstream and social media in the recent anti-Muslim violence in India · Global Voices

रफूगर / Darner

Kaushal Kishore

रफू करते करते
मेरे कीमती शॉल पर
एक खूबसूरत डिजाइन बन गई है,
इस जिंदगी को भी तलाश है
एक कुशल रफूगर की…

🪴🪴🪴🪴🪴

My precious shawl
has got a beautiful design
after frequent darning,
this life is also looking for
a skilled darner…

–Kaushal Kishore

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Pharmacist Sentenced for $180 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme | OPA | Department of Justice

Abraham W. Bolden, Sr. – Chicago, Illinois Abraham Bolden is an 86-year-old former U.S. Secret Service agent and was the first African American to serve on a presidential detail.  In 1964, Mr. Bolden was charged with offenses related to attempting to sell a copy of a Secret Service file.  His first trial resulted in a hung jury, and following his conviction at a second trial, even though key witnesses against him admitted to lying at the prosecutor’s request, Mr. Bolden was denied a new trial and ultimately served several years in federal custody.  He has steadfastly maintained his innocence, arguing that he was targeted for prosecution in retaliation for exposing unprofessional and racist behavior within the U.S. Secret Service.  Mr. Bolden has received numerous honors and awards for his ongoing work to speak out against the racism he faced in the Secret Service in the 1960s, and his courage in challenging injustice.  Mr. Bolden has also been recognized for his many contributions to his community following his release from prison.   Source: Pharmacist Sentenced for $180 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme | OPA | Department of Justice