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Pope Francis orders online release of second world war-era ‘Jewish’ files | Vatican | The Guardian

Pope Francis has ordered the online publication of 170 volumes of files relating to Jewish people from the recently opened Pope Pius XII archives, amid renewed debate about the legacy of the second world war-era pope.

The archive of 2,700 cases “gathers the requests for help sent to Pope Pius XII by Jewish people … after the beginning of Nazi and fascist persecution”, said the Vatican’s secretary for relations with states, Paul Richard Gallagher, in a statement.

Although the documents have been available for consultation by scholars since March 2020, Pope Francis requested they be accessible to everyone, said the statement. Putting the archive online “will allow the descendants of those who asked for help to find traces of their loved ones from any part of the world”, it said.

 

Source: Pope Francis orders online release of second world war-era ‘Jewish’ files | Vatican | The Guardian

U.S. Rep. Louie Gohmert asked Trump for a pardon after insurrection | The Texas Tribune

Cassidy Hutchinson, the former aide to then-White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, told the committee that Gohmert asked for a pardon. The other Republicans who asked for pardons were Reps. Matt Gaetz of Florida, Mo Brooks of Alabama, Andy Biggs of Arizona and Scott Perry of Pennsylvania, Hutchinson said.

Source: U.S. Rep. Louie Gohmert asked Trump for a pardon after insurrection | The Texas Tribune

US allows commercial labs to test for monkeypox | CIDRAP

Yesterday the White House announced that commercial laboratories will be authorized to perform monkeypox tests, which will greatly increase the capacity for the nation to detect the poxvirus.

Aegis Science, Labcorp, Mayo Clinic Laboratories, Quest Diagnostics, and Sonic Healthcare will now conduct the tests.

“These commercial laboratories will dramatically expand testing capacity nationwide and make testing more convenient and accessible for patients and health care providers,” the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) said in a press release. “Health care providers will be able to use these laboratories by early July and testing capacity through these companies will be ramped up throughout the month.”

US public health labs can currently process about 8,000 orthopoxvirus tests per week, but this move means tens of thousands of tests could be conducted weekly. Last week, White House officials conformed that public health labs across the country were processing roughly 60 tests per day.

 

Source: US allows commercial labs to test for monkeypox | CIDRAP

My novel is done! + Pod38: Royal Beauty + Birgit’s True Elfins

Happiness Between Tails by da-AL

This post's title over artist Ann Newmarch's poster of a woman carrying a man. Under it is written, "Women hold up half the sky."
I can’t believe I never saw this image before, though Australians have known it for decades. It’s by artist Ann Newmarch.

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Click H-E-R-E for my podcast page at AnchorFM. This week’s show is the audio version of “Royal Beauty + Birgit’s True Elfins.”

At the Happiness Between Tails podcast page,you’ll also find links to subscribe, hear, and share it via most any platform, fromSpotify andApple Podcasts,toGoogle Podcastsand Pocket Casts,along withRadioPublicand Castbox andStitcherand more, plus anRSS feed. Check out the full list of 50+ places.

Yay! It’s done! I finally finished (I know, I know it took foooor-ever!) writing my book #1 (Flamenco & the Sitting) of the two novels (#2 is Tango & the Sitting Cat) that are linked, but that can each stand alone.

Ulp! Now what?!

First up is…

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Biden administration erases $6 billion more in student loans for defrauded borrowers – UPI.com

The Department of Education has reached an agreement wiping away roughly $6 billion in federal student loan debt for 200,000 borrowers who had claimed in a class-action suit that they were defrauded.

Source: Biden administration erases $6 billion more in student loans for defrauded borrowers – UPI.com

A Symptom of the New GOP — Eric Greitens — Filosofa’s Word

Eric Greitens … does that name ring a bell for you?  It probably does today, but a month ago, unless you live in the state of Missouri, you probably hadn’t heard of him.  Before I get into his current newsmaking event and the ramifications, let me give you a little bit of background on Mr. […]

A Symptom of the New GOP — Eric Greitens — Filosofa’s Word

Biden administration moves to expand Title IX protections – Los Angeles Times

The Biden administration proposed a dramatic overhaul of campus sexual assault rules on Thursday, acting to expand protections for LGBTQ students, bolster the rights of victims and widen colleges’ responsibilities in addressing sexual misconduct.

The proposal, announced is intended to replace a set of controversial rules issued during the Trump administration by Education Secretary Betsy DeVos.

 

Source: Biden administration moves to expand Title IX protections – Los Angeles Times

Republican who livestreamed Capitol attack given three months in prison | US Capitol attack | The Guardian

West Virginia lawmaker who participated in the January 6 attack on the Capitol while livestreaming the deadly insurrection has been sentenced to three months in prison.

Derrick Evans, 37, was arrested and charged shortly after the attack, in part thanks to self-incriminating video footage he shot of himself leading and egging on rioters who overwhelmed police at the Capitol.

He resigned, then pleaded guilty to the felony of committing civil disorder in March, but was given bail and appeared virtually from his home for sentencing on Wednesday.

Evans, who had been sworn into the Republican-led legislature less than a month before the attack, is among 21 lawmakers known to have joined the rioters trying to overturn the 2020 election. He is the only one to be prosecuted so far.

Source: Republican who livestreamed Capitol attack given three months in prison | US Capitol attack | The Guardian