Trump campaign sues three Iowa counties over absentee mailings

Active undermining of state government and fair elections

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The Trump campaign is suing three Iowa counties over their absentee ballot request forms, marking the latest effort to go after states and localities that seek to make it easier to vote by mail this fall.Acco…

(Active GOP attempt to take power from states in violation of the Constitution) To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to prohibit an election official from transmitting a ballot to an individual by mail for an election for Federal office unless the official certifies to the chief State election official that the individual is eligible to vote in the election. (H.R. 8072) – GovTrack.us

Jason Smith

Representative for Missouri’s 8th congressional district

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Source: To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to prohibit an election official from transmitting a ballot to an individual by mail for an election for Federal office unless the official certifies to the chief State election official that the individual is eligible to vote in the election. (H.R. 8072) – GovTrack.us

The NYPD Is Finally Waking Up to Hate Crimes Against Asian Americans

There were reportedly more than 2,300 racist incidents against Asian Americans between the beginning of the pandemic and July 15, according to the Asian Pacific Policy Planning Council. More than 300 of those incidents were reported in New York, including an incident last month where two men slapped an 89-year-old woman and set her shirt on fire.

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The New York Police Department announced the formation of a task force to handle potential hate crimes against Asians and Asian Americans, amid an ongoing spike in violence linked to the coronavirus pandemic.

There were reportedly more than 2,300 racist incidents against Asian Americans between the beginning of the pandemic and July 15, according to the Asian Pacific Policy Planning Council. More than 300 of those incidents were reported in New York, including an incident last month where two men slapped an 89-year-old woman and set her shirt on fire.

The new spike in violence has been linked to the COVID-19 pandemic after the first cases of coronavirus were discovered in China late in 2019. President Donald Trump and other members of the Republican Party have repeatedly blamed China for the spread of the virus to the United States, where authorities have struggled mightily to keep the pandemic under control. 

Though studies have indicated that the first cases of coronavirus in New York City came from Europe and other parts of the United States, the attack has stuck. A July Pew survey found that 78 percent of Americans blame the Chinese government’s initial handling of the Wuhan outbreak either a “great deal” or a “fair amount” for the pandemic’s global spread. 

Trump has even referred to the virus as “kung flu,” and in an incident caught on video earlier this month, a New York City subway passenger used the slur in a confrontation with a Taiwanese-American woman.

For months, Asian American community members have called for more action from authorities. “The sentiment among the Asian Americans is that not enough is being done,” NYPD deputy inspector Stewart Loo said Tuesday. “Everyone’s saying the same thing. ‘The police don’t care, Asian Americans’ voices don’t matter.’ This task force is saying otherwise.”

The team will reportedly include 25 bilingual Asian American officers and will be a permanent fixture in the NYPD. “This task force has been built and will continue to build trust and understanding between the NYPD and with Asian New Yorkers,” NYPD chief of detectives Rodney Harrison said. 

Still, advocates only see this as a first step in combating racism against Asian Americans. 

“We applaud the city’s decision to create an Asian Hate Crimes Task Force, a move that is long overdue,” Thomas Yu, co-director of Asian-Americans for Equality, told CNN in a statement. “At the same time, far more needs to be done. There is a critical need for resources at every level of government to fight hate crimes wherever they occur.”

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Cover: A store clerk wears a face mask and a shield in a tranditional chinese medicine and herbs store in the Chinatown section of lower Manhattan, New York, NY, May 18, 2020. (Anthony Behar/Sipa USA)(Sipa via AP Images)

Another two years lost to climate inaction, says Greta Thunberg | Environment | The Guardian (pollution fuels Covid-19 vulnerability)

“Even a child can see that the policies of today are incompatible with the current best available science,” they said.

Scientists calculate that global carbon emissions must be cut by half by the end of this decade if humanity is to have a reasonable chance of keeping temperature rises to below 1.5C, the limit set in the Paris climate deal. Drops in emissions during coronavirus lockdowns are only a small blip in a long-term rising trend and will have a “negligible” effect on the climate crisis, researchers say.

“We understand the world is complicated and that what we are asking for may not be easy or seem unrealistic,” said the school strikers. “But it is much more unrealistic to believe that our societies would be able to survive the global heating we’re heading for. We are inevitably going to have to fundamentally change, one way or another. The question is: will the changes be on our terms, or on nature’s terms?”

Source: Another two years lost to climate inaction, says Greta Thunberg | Environment | The Guardian

21 Lebanon students questioned after 1 positive COVID-19 test (and so the retreat begins, after open schools should not have taken place)

“1 student positive today = 21 quarantined students today.”

A day after its first day of school with new virus precautions in place, the Lebanon district emphasized how parents can help prevent the spread of the new virus.

Source: 21 Lebanon students questioned after 1 positive COVID-19 test

Coronavirus outbreak strikes Laniado geriatric wing as testing falters – The Jerusalem Post (Why is testing a problem in so many nations?)

The health director explained to Army Radio that there is a nationwide shortage of testing kits, not just at Laniado. The hospital generally receives 400 kits every week, but the Health Ministry informed them this week that there was a national shortage as the Health Ministry ordered 10,000 kits but only received 4,000. The hospital only received 200 kits this week.

Source: Coronavirus outbreak strikes Laniado geriatric wing as testing falters – The Jerusalem Post

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