“Not everybody wants to vote, and if somebody is uninterested in voting, that probably means that they’re totally uninformed on the issues,” he said. “Quantity is important, but we have to look at the quality of votes, as well.”Source: Arizona House Republican says party thinks ‘everybody shouldn’t be voting’ | TheHill
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Court nixes upcoming argument on Medicaid work requirements – SCOTUSblog
The Biden administration, which is unwinding the controversial Medicaid policy, asked the court in February to scrap a pair of cases in which the justices had agreed to review the policy. Acting Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar told the justices that, in light of “greatly changed circumstances,” it no longer made sense for the court to take up the issue. She asked the justices to cancel the March 29 argument and instead vacate two decisions by a federal appeals court that the justices had agreed to review. Source: Court nixes upcoming argument on Medicaid work requirements – SCOTUSblog
Jamaica’s first vaccination day brings optimism, though COVID-19 numbers continue to soar · Global Voices (by Emma Lewis)
On March 10, the first anniversary of COVID-19’s arrival in Jamaica, a senior public health nurse who confessed to being “afraid of injections” was the first national to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. She received the vaccine at a faith-based centre for the homeless in downtown Kingston.
The day before the vaccination roll-out began, the Ministry of Health and Wellness announced that there had been 808 new cases reported in 24 hours, considered high for the country of 2.9 million. There have been 463 deaths recorded to date. Jamaica currently has close to 13,000 active cases and with 277 hospitalised, most public hospitals are close to or at full capacity.
A Small Town and a Spray of Bullets in Myanmar – The New York Times
Until Thursday, Myaing, a small town in central Myanmar, was best known for its production of thanaka, a bark that is ground for use as a cooling cosmetic.
But in the late morning of March 11, the town, which can be traversed in 10 minutes, became synonymous with the brutality of the military that seized power last month. Myaing’s rain-slicked streets were mottled with blood as police officers shot into a cluster of unarmed civilians, killing at least eight people and injuring more than 20, according to witnesses and hospital officials.
U Myint Zaw Win was among the crowd that scattered with the bursts of live ammunition in the late morning, outside Myaing’s police station. When he looked back, he saw a body with half its head blown apart, on a street that he has walked all his life. He did not know whose body it was, but he said a mason and a bus driver were among the dead.
“They were shooting people like shooting birds,” Mr. Myint Zaw Win said of the police officers, some of whom he said he knows personally because Myaing is a small town where almost everyone knows each other.
Greene calls Italian-American House Democrat ‘Rep. Mussolini’ | TheHill
Cicilline responded to Greene’s comments on Twitter, saying, “I’m an Italian and a Jew. Mussolini was a fascist dictator in league with Adolf Hitler, who murdered six million Jews. Marjorie Taylor Greene can get lost.” Source: Greene calls Italian-American House Democrat ‘Rep. Mussolini’ | TheHill
Lawmaker pushes to allow concealed weapons in Texas public schools | The Texas Tribune – (inviting mss murder into Texas K-12 schools-nuts)
Six years after Texas passed a controversial measure allowing licensed gun owners to carry concealed handguns on college campuses, one Republican state lawmaker is pushing to expand the law by allowing licensed adults to carry weapons in public and charter schools.
The bill’s staunchly pro-gun author, state Sen. Bob Hall, sees the move as a logical extension of Texas’ campus carry law, which passed in 2015 over the passionate pleas of Democrats, gun control advocates and some university officials who feared increased violence.
Hall’s bill is one of several addressing school safety this session, with other lawmakers seeking to expand the state’s school marshal program, which lets trained school teachers and support staff carry guns on campuses. Gov. Greg Abbott has endorsed that program, and the Legislature has expanded it in previous years.
Source: Lawmaker pushes to allow concealed weapons in Texas public schools | The Texas Tribune
Military leaders hit Tucker Carlson over ‘divisive’ remarks on women in military | TheHill
“Women lead our most lethal units with character,” tweeted Sgt. Maj. of the Army Michael Grinston, the service’s top enlisted leader. “They will dominate ANY future battlefield we’re called to fight on. @TuckerCarlson’s words are divisive, don’t reflect our values. We have THE MOST professional, educated, agile, and strongest [noncommissioned officer] Corps in the world.”
“Thousands of women serve honorably every day around the globe,” tweeted Gen. Paul Funk, commanding officer of the Army Training and Doctrine Command. “They are beacons of freedom and they prove Carlson wrong through determination and dedication. We are fortunate they serve with us.”
Funk’s deputy, Lt. Gen. Ted Martin, posted a photo of his daughter in combat fatigues and said “contrary to what you may be hearing this WOMAN & 1000’s of WOMEN like her are NOT ‘making a mockery of our military.’”
“You WISH your daughter was as AWESOME as MINE! so BACK OFF,” Martin added.
Maj. Gen. Pat Donahoe, commander of Fort Benning and the Army Maneuver Center of Excellence, posted a video of himself conducting a reenlistment ceremony for a female soldier as “a reminder that @TuckerCarlson couldnt be more wrong.”
Source: Military leaders hit Tucker Carlson over ‘divisive’ remarks on women in military | TheHill
Parkinson’s skin-swab test ‘in sight’ – BBC News
A simple skin-swab test could be used to help diagnose the degenerative brain condition Parkinson’s disease, UK scientists say.
Studies with volunteers show it can quickly detect tell-tale compounds in sebum – the oily substance that protects the skin.
People with Parkinson’s can have higher than usual concentrations of these.
Researchers discovered this after a woman amazed doctors with her ability to detect Parkinson’s through smell.
Retired nurse Joy Milne, 68, from Perth, noticed the “musky” smell on her husband, Les, years before his Parkinson’s diagnosis.
She has been helping scientists at the University of Manchester explore the link.
And a blinded test of her odour-detecting skills found she was 100% accurate.
Coronavirus: Pfizer vaccine 97% effective against severe cases – The Jerusalem Post
The Pfizer coronavirus vaccine is about 97% effective against severe cases and 94% against asymptomatic infections, new data jointly released Thursday by the pharmaceutical company and the Health Ministry shows.
Source: Coronavirus: Pfizer vaccine 97% effective against severe cases – The Jerusalem Post
Morocco: Ministers Summoned Over Failed Vaccine Agreement With China
To date, the North African country has received 1.5 million doses of the Sinopharm vaccine.
Despite the joint-clinical trials between the two countries, Morocco is in fact receiving the same treatment as other countries that did contribute to the joint clinical trials. On this note, the President of the House of Representatives has summoned the ministers who participated in the signing of the agreements: one securing the supply of vaccines, and the other on the construction of a vaccine manufacturing center to supply Africa.
Source: Morocco: Ministers Summoned Over Failed Vaccine Agreement With China
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