Here is some news you may have missed this week, from VAST improvements in the Post Office (now that we have a New Administration), to an Earthquake, a NY Newspaper (right-leaning) wanting a false news story, Good News in Wages, Consumer confidence Index, and a plan to get the IRS to go After Non-taxpayers! ** Florida becomes a hateful State to Voters and LGBT people, and This ends with a Really Funny Quote from Trevor Noah! (Sources: AP, The Hill, Huffpost, YahooFinance): Now, Here's the news you may have missed:
> U.S.
POST OFFICE SPEEDS UP PLANS TO GET 138 PACKAGE-SORTING MACHINES RUNNING AHEAD
OF HOLIDAY SEASON – Under the Biden Administration,
the USPS has “accelerated” its
investment and procurement of 138 package-sorting machines, and expects to have
them running ahead of its 2021 peak holiday season, the agency announced
Tuesday. The agency previewed its investment of this equipment in its 10-year
plan unveiled last month. The purchase of package-sorting equipment is only
part of $40 billion in capital investments USPS plans to make over the next
decade.
> LARGE INDIA EARTHQUAKE - A 6.4-magnitude earthquake has struck the Indian state of Assam, causing significant damage to some buildings in a country currently hard-hit by the coronavirus. Tremors were reportedly felt across the entire northeast region, including the neighboring state of Meghalaya. The aftershock was also felt in the state of West Bengal.
> REPORTER RESIGNS AFTER NY POST WANTS FAKE HARRIS STORY - Veteran New York Post reporter Laura Italiano said she resigned after being ordered to write a false story that claimed migrant children were being given copies of a book written by Vice President Kamala Harris in "welcome kits." The story set off a dayslong misinformation cycle in right-wing circles.
> INDIA'S COVID-19 DEATH TOLL TOPS 200,000
> Biden administration raises the minimum wage for federal contractors from $10.95 to $15 per hour; workforce is estimated at around 700,000 people across the US (More) > |
> **ABOUT TIME WE GO AFTER NON-TAXPAYERS!! - Biden Proposes $80B for the IRS over 10 years to recoup an estimated $700B in unpaid taxes (More)
> US consumer
confidence index increases to highest level in 14 months, its fourth consecutive monthly
increase (More)
**What Country does this moron live in?**
LINDSEY GRAHAM: 'NO' SYSTEMIC RACISM HERE Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said on "Fox News Sunday" systemic racism doesn’t exist in the U.S
> Ford to build a $185M battery research, development, and manufacturing facility in Detroit, in an effort to consolidate its electric vehicle supply chain
> (Idiot) OKLAHOMA GOV. SIGNS LAW MAKING ABORTION ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE
> U.S. marks slowest population
growth since the Depression
WASHINGTON
(AP) — U.S. population growth has slowed to the lowest rate since the Great
Depression, the Census Bureau said
FLORIDA IS UNKIND TO LGBT PEOPLE & VOTERS:
**Now Florida is Limiting Ability to Vote**
FLORIDA LAWMAKERS PASS DRACONIAN VOTING RESTRICTIONS Florida's GOP leadership looks set to follow Georgia's lead
in clamping down on voting, even though former President Donald Trump won the
state in November. Legislation restricting voting by mail and banning giving
food and water to voters waiting in line now heads to Gov. Ron DeSantis. [AP]
**Add Florida and West Virginia to LGBT Haters**
ANTI-TRANS YOUTH BILLS ADVANCE AS BIDEN SPEAKS As Biden called for the passage of the Equality Act during his speech to Congress, lawmakers in Florida and West Virginia advanced anti-transgender legislation. 2021 is shaping up to be the most dangerous year on the books for the LGBTQ community
FUNNY QUOTE FROM TREVOR NOAH ABOUT CRUZ DURING BIDEN’S SPEECH
“Ted Cruz was so bored at that speech, he fell asleep,” Noah said.
“And I know what you’re thinking right now, you think I’m going to say
something like ‘Oh that’s weird, I thought lizards slept with their eyes open,’
but I’m not going to say that. Because honestly, that was the most relatable
thing that Ted Cruz has ever done. Because that speech was boring.”
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