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Alabama had more people die last year during the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic than births "This past year, 2020, is going to be the first year that we know of in the history of our state where we actually had more deaths than births," Alabama Health Officer Dr. Scott Harris said Friday during a news briefing. "Our state literally shrunk," he said. Preliminary data shows that 64,714 people died in Alabama in 2020 while there were 57,641 births In 2019, the state recorded 54,109 deaths and 58,615 births, according to the health department. According to state data, 7,182 people in Alabama died due to Covid-19 in 2020 and total Covid-19 deaths reached 13,209 as of Saturday. Covid-19 deaths and hospitalizations have been rising over the past few months -- and it's not impacting everywhere equally. In Alabama 41% of people are fully vaccinated, according CDC More bed space has opened recently however: "It is not because these patients are miraculously getting better and going home. It's because they're dying," Dr. Kierstin Kennedy, the chief of hospital medicine at the University of Alabama Medicine. Of Alabama's 67 counties, 65 have a "high" level of coronavirus transmission, and two are at the "substantial" tier, state data shows. Most of the vaccinated patients she has seen get extremely sick or die are older or have significant co-morbidities that negatively affect their immune systems. Otherwise it's a surge of the unvaccinated almost exclusively The governor urged people to get vaccinated to protect themselves and others as well as to help the state's economy recover.

#TrickleUp #AndrewYang #Yang2024 #ThirdParty #RankedChoiceVoting  Former presidential and New York mayoral candidate Andrew Yang is set to launch a third party next month, according to two people familiar with the matter. Yang is expected to start the party in conjunction with the Oct. 5 release of his new book, "Forward: Notes on the Future of Our Democracy." It's not clear what the name of Yang's third party will be or how he plans to deploy it in 2022 or 2024

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A Colorado county clerk is accused of assisting in leaking election data to a QAnon influencer. Tina Peters is now under investigation by the FBI, according to reports. MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell told Vice News that Peters is now "holed up" in a safe house. Peters, a so-called "Trump Truther," permitted surveillance cameras to be turned off for up to two months, it is alleged. The official at the center of the probe, Mesa County clerk Tina Peters, is accused of compromising voting machines and allowing someone to share sensitive data with QAnon figurehead, Ron Watkins, Insider previously reported. She is under investigation by the Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold, and on Tuesday, the FBI said it was also looking into it. The FBI announced that it was working with Colorado's District Attorney's office "to determine if there was a potential federal criminal violation," FBI Denver office spokeswoman Courtney Bernal told the Denver Post.

#TrickleUp #MikeLindell #BreakingNews #FBIMostWanted A Colorado county clerk is accused of assisting in leaking election data to a QAnon influencer. Tina Peters is now under investigation by the FBI, according to reports. MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell told Vice News that Peters is now "holed up" in a safe house. Peters, a so-called "Trump Truther," permitted surveillance cameras to be turned off for up to two months, it is alleged. The official at the center of the probe, Mesa County clerk Tina Peters, is accused of compromising voting machines and allowing someone to share sensitive data with QAnon figurehead, Ron Watkins, Insider previously reported. She is under investigation by the Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold, and on Tuesday, the FBI said it was also looking into it. The FBI announced that it was working with Colorado's District Attorney's office "to determine if there was a potential federal criminal violation," FBI Denver office spokeswoman Courtney Bernal told the Denver Post. Two weeks ago, when Griswold issued an order authorizing her staff to travel to Mesa County to inspect the election system, Peters was on her way to MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell's "cyber symposium" in South Dakota, Vice News reported. Lindell told Vice News on Wednesday that, following the symposium, a member of his own security team leaked the secret location she was staying in, the media outlet reported.

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#TrickeUp #MuteTheMedia #ChicagoStrike The strike we are going to discuss is the one happening in Chicago right now. Auto Mechanics at more than 50 Chicago-area dealerships went on strike Monday after rejecting a contract offer. This came after months of bargaining. The auto mechanics were offered a contract inadequate counterproposal Saturday and 97% of the union members voted to turn down. Then 99% of the mechanics then voted to begin a strike. This strike has some real unity behind it. The union released a statement: "Withholding labor until fair working terms and conditions are agreed to is a Union member's last resort and the decision was not made lightly" This is not the first time this union has gone on strike for improved working conditions. In 2017, a strike that lasted over seven weeks took place after similar contract negotiations. This time around the union is demanding three primary issues be resolved.

#TrickleUp #MuteTheMedia #Covid #Desantis #Florida #DeltaVariant More than 4.2 million kids have tested positive for Covid-19 since the pandemic began. An uptick in cases recently can be linked to the highly transmissible Delta variant that is now the dominant strain of covid in the country and the beginning of the school year. Currently, children and teens represented 19% of reported cases in the most recent data for last week. Children under 12 do not have an approved vaccine available to them. That demographic makes up 66% of all minors and 15% of the total population of the United States. This demographic is not expected to have an approved vaccine for several more months. The states Texas and Florida made up ⅓ of the covid cases last week and Idaho saw a specific surge in covid infections in babies and toddlers. As of Monday, the CDC reported 526 deaths among children ages 0-17. Among the 25 million US children between 12 and 17 years old, about 10.9 million have been vaccinated with at least one dose of vaccine, according to CDC data. In an effort to protect children we're going to provide a link to the state board of education asking that they mandate masks in public schools until school age children are fully vaccinated. Let us know in the comments of your thoughts on whether or not you think schools will have to go remote like last year.

#TrickleUp #MuteTheMedia #CrowdfundBasicIncome #IncomeMovement #SupportAct #UBI Tonight we are talking about basic income and we are going to start off talking about Alexandria, VA. With a population of around 160,000 people and a poverty rate of 8.6% or 1 in 12 people living in poverty, the city of Alexandria has decided to launch a guaranteed basic income pilot. With federal funding from the American Rescue Plan Act the city has devised an allocation plan that includes a recovery goal ‘Everyone has access to the basics' which includes investing funds to boost early childhood care, housing and food security, and provide a guaranteed basic income to 150 families. The allocation plan states that “a monthly cash transfer of $500 on a pre-loaded debit card would be provided to approximately 150 families for 24 months. Participants would be supported through case management to help families establish goals, navigate systems, and fully participate in the pilot. A research partner will assist with the monitoring of outcomes and assess the program's impact. This would provide a comprehensive understanding of if/how participants achieve greater economic stability and the implications for future investments in programs designed to reduce poverty. In addition, research partners would help surface insights that will lead to improvement in Alexandria's human services systems.” The total cost of the guaranteed basic income pilot is estimated to cost $3 million. The city of Alexandria received more than $59 million from the American Rescue Plan Act. This is not unlike “a similar pilot program [that] took place recently in Stockton, California. A study in March of those involved with the program showed participants transitioned to full-time jobs and had better health.” The 150 families mirrors that of yet another recent proposed basic income pilot in Los Angeles, California where 150 young adults will be given a basic income of about $1200 a month for 3 years.

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#TrickleUp #ArizonaAudit #MAGA #StopTheSteal Ken Bennett was once referred to as the "director" of audit of votes in Maricopa County by Republicans He's now reportedly disallowed from entering the building where the recount is happening. Bennett served as Arizona's Secretary of State and president of the state Senate He was the only person associated with the recount with experience in elections Officially listed as the liaison to the state Senate, which paid $150,000 of the $9 million the audit is reportedly costing. "Questions are mounting about who is in control of the long-running partisan review of Maricopa County's 2020 election results — the Arizona Senate, which ordered it, or the outside firms that are running it," The Arizona Republic reported Friday evening. "On Friday, Ken Bennett, the Senate liaison to the audit, was not allowed into the building at the state fairgrounds where the audit is taking place, a day after he shared data with outside critics from an ongoing ballot count."

#TrickleUp #Strike #FritoLay #Protest #Boycott A 20 day strike by 600 Frito-Lay workers in Topeka, Kansas has come to an end after workers negotiated a wage increase, a day off every week, and the end of what workers called "suicide shifts," where employees get only an eight hour break between shifts. The New York Times first reported on Saturday that workers and the company had reached an agreement and ratified a contract. Workers had previously rejected a contract proposal in early July, Insider's Mary Meisenzahl reported, with workers pushing back against low pay and mandated overtime, according to the Wichita Eagle. Under that proposal, workers would have received a 2% wage increase, according to Labor Notes. Labor Notes reports that some workers were working 12 hour shifts for seven days in a row. The workers at that plant "make, package, and ship nearly every type of Frito-Lay snack," according to Labor Notes, which includes Cheetos, Lays, and Doritos.

Republicans and Right Leaning Media Change of Tune with Covid and Vaccines Mitch Mcconnell "If there is anybody out there willing to listen: Get vaccinated," "These shots need to get in everybody's arms as rapidly as possible or we're going to be back in a situation in the fall that we don't yearn for - that we went through last year," "it never occurred to me" that after the COVID-19 vaccines that were quickly developed for use in the U.S., "we'd have difficulty getting Americans to get the shot." Sean Hannity "Please take Covid seriously. I can't say it enough. Enough people have died. We don't need any more death," "Research like crazy. Talk to your doctor, your doctors, medical professionals you trust based on your unique medical history, your current medical condition, and you and your doctor make a very important decision for your own safety." "And it absolutely makes sense for many Americans to get vaccinated. I believe in science, I believe in the science of vaccination."

Early Push Back on Planned October 15 Strike Arbitrary Date Deadline Too Soon Not Traditionally Organized Not Enough People Involved Advocating for Workers Striking Advocates for People Losing Their Livelihood Who is Behind It Alternative Patron Strike Take the Pressure off of those traditionally employed and boycott all corporations on that day Holiday Strike Support only small business (Halloween and Christmas) Refuse to partake in traditions that excuse historical atrocities (Thanksgiving)

Jeff Bezos Potentially Increased His Net Worth by $1.4 Million While Going into Space Jeff Bezos' Net Worth $202.7 billion went to space after the successful launch of the Blue Origin rocket's first passenger flight. whole trip took just 10 minutes and 10 seconds net worth – thought to have gone up by $75bn in 2020 according to Bloomberg's Billionaire Index This works out as $6.25bn per month, $1.44bn per week, $205m per day, $8.56m per hour, and $142,667 per minute, $2,377.78 per second. Net worth potentially increased during trip: $1,450,447.80 After trip to space Bezos: “I am announcing a new philanthropic initiative. It is called the Courage & Civility Award. It recognizes leaders who aim high and who pursue solutions with courage.” First two recipients we're Van Jones and chef José Andrés - awarded 100 million a piece The two donation were less than what he would have made that Tuesday ($205m per day)

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#TrickleUp #GeneralStrike #MuteTheMedia Last month we discussed the planned general strike for July 1st and a couple weeks ago we discussed why we thought it didn't have the impact to make the national news. Recently emerged in the conversation of general strikes is the October 15th planned General Strike. As detailed by the website OctoberStrike.com people are intending another possible strike. Reasons behind the strike include zero requirements for paid time off for maternity leave, unemployment numbers, 71% of all global carbon emissions being linked to only 100 corporations, federal minimum wage stagnation, 40 million Americans being at or below the poverty line, big Pharma extortions, and the average American being $90,460 in debt just to afford basic necessities like housing, food, clothes, education, and medical bills. The website states “This demonstration serves to show your company, and our country as a whole, that you deserve basic human rights. Your labor is a bargaining tool and you are worth more than what society is offering you.”

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China said it will take “necessary measures” to respond to the U.S. blacklisting of Chinese companies over their alleged role in abuses of Uyghur people and other Muslim ethnic minorities The Commerce Ministry said the U.S. move constituted an “unreasonable suppression of Chinese enterprises and a serious breach of international economic and trade rules.” China will “take necessary measures to firmly safeguard Chinese companies' legitimate rights and interests,” the ministry's statement said.

Biden Fires Trump-Appointed Head of Social Security Administration, Who Refuses to Leave President Biden fired Social Security Commissioner Andrew Saul, who had been appointed by form Saul insists he will still sign in to work on Monday morning remotely from his New York home. “I consider myself the term-protected commissioner of Social Security,” Saul told the Washington Post, characterizing his firing as a “Friday Night Massacre.” Biden had asked on Friday morning for the resignation of both Saul and David Black, the deputy commissioner. Black resigned, but Saul refused.

#TrickleUp #Biden #ExecutiveOrders #PresidentBiden #BreakingNews #News #Politics #Democrats President Joe Biden signed a sweeping executive order to promote competition in the US economy The order covers a large range of policies with 72 initiatives by more than a dozen federal agencies, according to the White House. One part targets a key business strategy used by Silicon Valley companies, another aims to lower prescription drug prices, and cracks down on Big Tech and internet service providers, among several other provisions. Of particular interest it will ban or limit non-compete agreements The order seeks to encourage the Federal Communications Commission to reintroduce a so-called "nutrition label" for internet service providers

#TrickleUp #Japan #InnovationParty #News #UBI The Japan Innovation Party (維新の党, Ishin no Tō) was a political party in Japan. It was launched on 22 September 2014, following the merger of the Japan Restoration Party headed by Tōru Hashimoto, and the Unity Party, led by Kenji Eda. On 27 March 2016 the party merged with the Democratic Party of Japan and Vision of Reform to form the Democratic Party

The new Isreali government actually gets a vote of confidence — a huge if — Bennett will lead a coalition of eight parties ranging from right to left. The real power will be centrist Yair Lapid, who sewed this strange coalition together, who leads the coalition's largest party, Yesh Atid, and who will become prime minister in two years if — a humongous if — the coalition survives. As prime minister, Bennett will at most be first among equals in the cabinet, and perhaps only a figurehead.

Trump reportedly deleted his blog because he was upset people were mocking it and it had such a small audience. #TrickleUp #MuteTheMedia #MindfulSkeptics #Trump2024 #Trump #Biden #GOP #Republicans #Qanon Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Blog, Supporters, views, traffic, clicks, ads, sponsors, The Young Turks, The hill, Rising, independent media, Main Street media, CNN, MSNBC, Fox News

What do you think the demands be for the General Strike? #GeneralStrike #TrickleUp #YangGang #Progressives #Unions #MindfulSkeptics #MuteTheMedia

We discuss what is "Human Nature" and how it has been applied in our history and in our current social construct. #TrickleUp #HumanNature #MindfulSkeptics #MuteTheMedia #UBI #Humanism

More than half of the U.S. adult population is now fully vaccinated against the virus, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. As of May 26, 129.8 million Americans—including 74.1% of seniors, 50.3% of adults, and 39.7% of the total population—are in that category, up from 125.5 million a week ago. The nation is poised to reach half of the total population with at least one vaccine dose by week’s end: 165.1 million people, or 49.7% of the population, currently have received at least one shot.

Mayor Quinton Lucas announced a plan to reallocate about one-fifth of the Kansas City Police Department #TrickleUp #DefundThePolice #KansasCity #MindfulSkeptics #YangGang

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Join the Discord Server: https://discord.gg/Vy9jPTC Donation Links to The Trickle Up https://www.patreon.com/trickleup Gofundme: gf.me/u/xyvx2h #TrickleUp #Vaccines #Covid19 #MindfulSkeptics Fully vaccinated people no longer need to wear a face mask or stay 6 feet away from others in most settings, whether outdoors or indoors, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in updated public health guidance released Thursday. Fully vaccinated people will also still need to wear masks on airplanes, buses, trains and other public transportation unvaccinated people should still continue to wear masks, adding they remain at risk of mild or severe illness, death, and risk of spreading the disease to others. People with compromised immune systems should speak with their doctor before giving up their masks CDC could change its guidance again if the Covid pandemic worsens or additional variants emerge

Lt. Col. Matthew Lohmeier joined The Steve Gruber show to discuss his new book "Irresistible Revolution: Marxism's Goal of Conquest & the Unmaking of the American Military" He alleges that Marxist ideologies are becoming widespread within the armed forces "Since taking command as a commander about 10 months ago, I saw what I consider fundamentally incompatible and competing narratives of what America was, is and should be," He also said “had recognized those narratives as being Marxist in nature." Lohmeier decried the New York Times 1619 Project, a historical look at how slavery formed America's institutions, as "anti-American

Former President Donald Trump will resume holding rallies next month, The Post has confirmed. Dates and locations have not yet been announced, team is in the process of selecting venues for a pair of events in June A third rally is expected to take place around the July 4 Trump has had a few interviews since leaving office He has not addressed a campaign-style rally since Jan. 6 He told The Daily Wire that he was “enthused” about the possibility of a 2024 run “I look forward to doing an announcement at the right time,” he told host Candace Owens. “As you know, it’s very early. But I think people are going to be very, very happy when I make a certain announcement. You know, for campaign finance reasons, you really can’t do it too early because it becomes a whole different thing.”

The United Nations human rights office said it was “deeply alarmed” over violence against protesters in the Colombian city of Cali, where “police opened fire on demonstrators” and allegedly killed and injured several people Monday night. #TrickleUp #Columbia #MuteTheMedia #MassiveCollectiveAction #Protests #YangGang

Anger persists among the core activists about Trump's impeachment and Romney's frequent criticisms of him The vote failed 711-798 according to Utah Republican Party spokeswoman Lynda Cox Guymon claimed a some delegates told him they decided not to vote for the censure resolution because they felt that Romney had "received the message" earlier in the day. The resolution to censure Romney was submitted by Don Guymon, a party delegate from Davis County and had eight co-sponsors The resolution contained unproven conspiracy theories, including about President Joe Biden and his family It also targeted Romney fo his conviction votes in 2020 and 2021 Further claims included "House impeachment managers doctored evidence" and "denied due process" The resolution then held Romney responsible for having voted to "proceed with the unconstitutional impeachment and convict President Trump despite the lack of evidence and due process."

The National Space Council will continue operations under the Biden Vice President Kamala Harris will chair the organization. Senior administration officials confirmed on a call with reporters on Saturday and said the White House process to hire an executive secretary to manage the council is "well underway." The National Space Council oversees the three main areas of US space activities—national security, civil space, and commercial space Dormant from 1993 to 2017, President Trump revived it to advise the administration on space policy VP Pence chaired the council, and Scott Pace served as executive secretary

We review Biden's Speech before congress after his first 100 day in office. 

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U.S. House of Representatives has passed a measure to make the District of Columbia the 51st state This is the second time a bill for DCs statehood has passed the house “We look forward to a swift vote in the Senate on this essential legislation,” House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said ahead of Thursday’s 216-208 vote. Some worry moving too quickly with the narrowly controlled senate could More senators have co-sponsored the statehood bill than ever 5 members of the Democratic caucus have not signed on Sens. Mark Kelly and Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona; Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire; Joe Manchin of West Virginia; and Angus King of Maine, an independent who caucuses with the Democrats.

The Senate passed legislation Thursday targeting anti-Asian hate crimes after an uptick of incidents during the Covid-19 pandemic. Lawmakers approved the measure in a 94-1 vote. Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., was the only member to oppose the bill. The legislation, introduced by Sen. Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii, in March, would direct the Department of Justice to expedite the review of hate crimes related to Covid-19 that were reported to law enforcement agencies and help them establish ways to report such incidents online and perform public outreach.

Vivica is a New Yorker that supports Dianne Morales and offered some advice for Andrew Yang to improve his chances of getting ranked higher among supporters like herself in the Mayoral race in New York City.

phenomenon called "vaccine breakthrough" infections that break through the vaccine's protection incomplete protection occurs to some extent with a vaccine against any disease The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has so far received reports of about 5,800 breakthrough cases numbers gathered so far are in line with what's expected No "unexpected patterns have been identified in case demographics or vaccine characteristics," the CDC says Have been reported among people of all ages with a little more than 40% among people age 60 or older 65% of such cases have been women 29% of those experiencing breakthrough infections experienced no symptoms 7% were hospitalized 74 people died

George Floyd died from a low level of oxygen that damaged his brain and caused his heart to stop, a medical expert testified Thursday in the trial of Derek Chauvin, the fired Minneapolis officer charged in Floyd's death. Dr. Martin Tobin, an expert who specializes in pulmonology and critical care, was the first witness called to the stand on the ninth day of the trial. #BLM #TrickleUp #PoliceBrutality #DerekChauvin #YangGang #NoJusticeNoPeace

We discuss the article about Joe Biden's executive orders in regards to gun control and the possible effects and legality of them.

State lawmakers finalized a deal on Thursday to legalize recreational marijuana in New York, paving the way for a potential $4.2 billion industry that could create tens of thousands of jobs and become one of the largest markets in the country.

San Francisco on Thursday launched a six-month guaranteed income pilot program that will give 130 local artists affected by the COVID-19 pandemic $1,000 monthly. ... It is the latest guaranteed income project, also known as universal basic income (UBI), to launch in the nation Join the Discord Server: https://discord.gg/Vy9jPTC Donation Links to The Trickle Up https://www.patreon.com/trickleup Gofundme: gf.me/u/xyvx2h

While recent seven-day averages concerning COVID-19-related hospitalizations across the country have remained stable, health officials in Michigan have noted an "alarming" rise among unvaccinated individuals. In the first three weeks of March, officials tallied a 633% increase in hospitalizations among adults ages 30-39, and an increase of 800% among those ages 40-49.

Is the filibuster racist? We review the original article about this and give our opinions. LINK: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1TLziHjqFd1oquMxmeXeDqlLRiV6EPAwQBHn8QVJNIms/edit?usp=sharing Join the Discord Server: https://discord.gg/Vy9jPTC Donation Links to The Trickle Up https://www.patreon.com/trickleup Gofundme: gf.me/u/xyvx2h

Oath Keepers Leader Worked With Proud Boys and others Before Capitol Riot The source of the allegations came come from a Department of Justice memo opposing the pretrial release of Kelly Meggs. Join the Discord Server: https://discord.gg/Vy9jPTC Donation Links to The Trickle Up https://www.patreon.com/trickleup Gofundme: gf.me/u/xyvx2h Kelly Meggs of Florida is accused of being one of 10 members of the Oath Keepers who played a leading role in the Capitol assault Began making contact for potentially violent action as early as mid December. Between Dec 12 and Jan 4th Kelly had participated in about 10 virtual meetings. Kelly made multiple posts describing his efforts on Facebook. "This week I organized an alliance between Oath Keepers, Florida 3%ers, and Proud Boys. We have decided to work together and shut this s--- down." He provided a list of provisions that people would need in Washington, including mace, gas masks, batons and armor

Vice President Kamala Harris to Oversee Response to Rising Migrant Numbers On Wednesday Joe Biden handed leadership of diplomatic efforts along the border to the VP She will be building partnerships with Mexico, El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras (Northern Triangle Countries) Harris will work to strengthen the democratic institutions to reduce the instability that causes people to risk the journey Harris has also spoke on the need for aid in conjunction with diplomatic efforts Responsibility for handling the immediate problem remains with Homeland Security and Health and Human Services

A law in Arkansas enacted in 1901 can lead to jail time for missed rent Arkansas is the only state to enforce criminal consequences for failure to pay rent The practice has continued even in light of the pandemic The law is known as the Failure to Vacate Statue Allows landlords to press criminal charges on tenants who fail to vacate within ten days Landlords can initiate this process if rent is even one day late

llinois governor, JB Pritzker, signs legislation to end the cash bail system in the state. Gov. J.B. Pritzker has signed off on a law that will end cash bail House Bill 3653 has been in the process of being made for several years Pushed by grassroots mobilization of more than 100 reform organizations and the llinois Legislative Black Caucus Portions of the law will go into effect as early as July The Abolishment of cash bail will not go into full effect until 2023 under a 2 year plan