Daily Archives: September 15, 2021

2021-09-15: News Headlines

Jeff Cohen (2021-09-15). To Avert Failure, Biden Should Listen to the "Radicals" — Not Corporate Media. zcomm.org If Biden won't even heed Schumer's urgent advice to give the country an FDR-like push forward — and instead listens to the "go-slow/go-small" warnings of giant corporations and their media — the GOP will win big in 2022…

Shawgi Tell (2021-09-15). More Mandated Vaccinations Will Not Solve Economic Failure One Iota: May Even Make Things Worse. dissidentvoice.org On September 9, 2021, President Joe Biden publicly issued sweeping statements and demands that make it clear that, whether they like or it, millions more people will have to get vaccinated or risk losing their livelihoods and security. His posture has been described by mainstream media as "aggressive." Many alternative news and information sources describe …

_____ (2021-09-14). Senate Dems Urge Biden to Redirect Billions of Unspent War Funds to Help Afghan People. commondreams.org The U.S. is the only liberal-democratic country in the world with a political system set up for two mainstream parties, a long and continuous history of union suppression, and without a major socialist party at the national level.

Project Censored (2021-09-14). Ray McGinnis and Ken Jenkins. projectcensored.org As the nation marks 20 years since the September 11 attacks, Mickey interviews Ray McGinnis, the author of a new book that looks at numerous questions that remain unanswered by official authorities. This new book further explores questions not even addressed by the 9/11 Commission despite being submitted by the 9/11 Family Steering Committee that lobbied the Bush administration to launch a formal investigation into the attacks. Then long-time 9/11 researcher Ken Jenkins explains why activists must be aware of cognitive biases in their own thinking, especially on controversial issues such as 9/11. While Jenkins st…

Ann Brown (2021-09-14). Black America Voices Concerns About YouTube Showing Naked Lil Nas X Videos To Kids. moguldom.com Openly gay hip-hop artist Lil Nas X may be racking up hit singles and praise from the LGBTQ community for coming out, but he is also stacking up criticism from Black parents over his uncensored video in which he and other Black men appear naked. Parents want YouTube to stop showing it. In July, Lil …

_____ (2021-09-14). To Avert Failure, Biden Should Listen to the "Radicals"—Not Corporate Media. commondreams.org A coalition of 18 organizations called the administration's decision "a terrible blow to its stated commitment to human rights and to the rule of law."

_____ (2021-09-14). Railways and Pipelines Bring Peace and Prosperity. strategic-culture.org Washington should face up to facts and accept that the U.S. must cooperate with China and Russia rather than maintaining its aggressive stance. | Two major developments in international commercial conveyance were reported in August and September, but neither of them received much cover by mainstream western media. First was the news that the China-Europe rail link was proving outstandingly successful, as recounted by the

Sam Carliner (2021-09-14). Never Forget Victims of the Drone Program. counterpunch.org As the mainstream press spent this past weekend once again ensuring that Americans never forget the fear and anger of 9/11 which prompted 20 years of war, 10 of the latest victims of 9/11 were being wiped from historical memory. Just two weeks before the 20th anniversary of 9/11, a US drone killed the Ahmadi

Staff (2021-09-14). Guaidó's 'Asset' at Monómeros Resigns — Flight Risk. orinocotribune.com Amid alerts about her possible escape from Colombia, Carmen Elisa Hernández, the official appointed by former deputy Guaidó and his primary "asset" within the Monómeros company, has resigned. Monómeros was illegally appropriated by groups controlled by the former ultra-right-wing deputy, in complicity with the government of Iván Duque. | Carmen Elisa Hernández was recognized by Colombian authorities as president of the board of directors of the multimillionaire firm belonging to Venezuela's Petróleos de Venezuela SA (PDVSA), which operates in the towns of Barranquilla and Buenaventura in Colombia. | According to…

Gurkan UA. (2021-09-14). Poloxamer 188 vs Placebo for Painful Vaso-occlusive Episodes in Children and Adults With Sickle Cell Disease. jamanetwork.com To the Editor A recent issue of JAMA published the results of a phase 3 multicenter, randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial of poloxamer 188 in children and adults with SCD. Poloxamer 188 is a nonionic block polymer surfactant reported to improve microvascular blood flow and reduce hydrophobic cell-cell interactions, but it is believed not to affect specific receptor-ligand interactions that are critical in adhesive interactions of blood cells and the endothelium in SCD. Poloxamer 188 has been thought to therapeutically reduce whole blood viscosity and to improve blood flow in SCD.

Langland JT. (2021-09-14). A Review of the Diagnosis and Management of Headache. jamanetwork.com To the Editor In an otherwise comprehensive review of preventive therapeutics for migraine headaches, Dr Robbins neglected to include low-dose aspirin as an effective option. The Physicians' Health Study, a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study of 22‚ÄØ071 physicians, found a statistically significant 20% reduction in migraine recurrence with use of 325 mg of aspirin every other day. The British Doctors Trial, which randomized 5139 male participants to aspirin, 500 mg/d, or control, also showed a significant 28.8% reduction in migraine recurrence. A systematic review of migraine pro…

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