Source: How William Lever built a business empire from soap – PeoPlaid Biography
Steve King, Jeanine Pirro compare crackdown on far right to Kristallnacht
Fascists calling freedom defenders and anti-fascists – fascist – the ultimate lie by right wing that attacked American Democracy Wednesday, January 6, 2021 and killed police officers – the blood is on their hands…
Amazon, Apple and Google have all decided to ban the social media app Parler, which is popular among the far-right, from their platforms.
AMERICA/CHILE – New violence in Araucania: appeal of the Bishop of Temuco, “only fraternity generates social peace” – Agenzia Fides
In Araucania, the Bishop continues, at the origin of this situation there are also deep injustices and longstanding political, ideological, social and economic conflicts, which neither society nor democratic institutions have been able to assess and resolve. “Together with Pope Francis, we are firmly convinced that only fraternity generates social peace, because it creates a balance between freedom and justice, between personal responsibility and solidarity, between the good of people and the common good. Consequently, our political community has an imperative obligation to promote all this with transparency and responsibility”.
The Bishop reiterates his closeness to the pain of the victims of yesterday and today, inviting us not to harden our hearts with hatred, resentment or revenge, but patiently awaiting the comfort of God and His justice. Finally, recalling the words of Pope Francis, “life is the art of a culture of encounter”, Monsignor Héctor Vargas highlights that “it is a question of building society according to another logic, according to which, by accepting the great principles of the rights that derive from the possession of an inalienable human dignity, it is possible to take up the challenge of dreaming and thinking about another policy, another humanity and another Araucania”. Source: AMERICA/CHILE – New violence in Araucania: appeal of the Bishop of Temuco, “only fraternity generates social peace” – Agenzia Fides
COVID-19 hospitalization rates for children rise in U.S., study finds
The COVID-19 hospitalization rate for children across the United States increased by 800% over the course of six months between mid-May and mid-November of last year, according to a study published Monday.
Justice Dept. Pursues at Least 150 Suspects in Capitol Riot

Federal law enforcement officials have embarked on a nationwide manhunt as they grapple with the fallout from the government’s failure to protect the Capitol.
Which Covid vaccine is better? Pfizer v Oxford v Moderna – BBC News
Man seen carrying Pelosi’s lectern during Capitol riot released on $25K bail | TheHill
Tampa-area news outlet WTSP reported that Adam Johnson, 38, was released on bail with the conditions that he surrender his passport and wear an electronic monitoring device. Source: Man seen carrying Pelosi’s lectern during Capitol riot released on $25K bail | TheHill
One Planet summit: Merkel rails against deforestation

The coronavirus pandemic put climate issues on the back burner in 2020. France and the UN hope the summit will get global leaders again talking about climate change policy and protecting biodiversity.
Average Daily U.S. Death Toll Exceeds 3,000 and Keeps Rising
The dire statistics follow a surge in new cases and hospitalizations that has extended to every part of the country. Here’s the latest pandemic news.
Opinion | The Roots of Josh Hawley’s Rage – The New York Times
That this neo-medieval vision is incompatible with constitutional democracy is clear. But in case you’re in doubt, consider where some of the most militant and coordinated support for Mr. Trump’s postelection assault on the American constitutional system has come from. The Conservative Action Project, a group associated with the Council for National Policy, which serves as a networking organization for America’s religious and economic right-wing elite, made its position clear in a statement issued a week before the insurrection.
It called for members of the Senate to “contest the electoral votes” from Georgia, Pennsylvania, Michigan and other states that were the focus of Republicans’ baseless allegations. Among the signatories was Cleta Mitchell, the lawyer who advised Mr. Trump and participated in the president’s call on Jan. 2 with Brad Raffensperger, Georgia’s secretary of state. Cosignatories to this disinformation exercise included Bob McEwen, the executive director of the Council for National Policy; Morton C. Blackwell of The Leadership Institute; Alfred S. Regnery, the former publisher; Tony Perkins, president of the Family Research Council; Thomas Fitton of Judicial Watch; and more than a dozen others.
Although many of the foot soldiers in the assault on the Capitol appear to have been white males aligned with white supremacist movements, it would be a mistake to overlook the powerful role of the rhetoric of religious nationalism in their ranks. At a rally in Washington on Jan. 5, on the eve of Electoral College certification, the right-wing pastor Greg Locke said that God is raising up “an army of patriots.” Another pastor, Brian Gibson, put it this way: “The church of the Lord Jesus Christ started America,” and added, “We’re going to take our nation back!”
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