Below The Fold: The news that do not make the headlines but are important. By PL Hade
It’s been a news-packed week. Rudy Giuliani’s law license was suspended, the Trump Organization was informed there are criminal charge coming, Tucker Carlson called the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs a “pig” and “stupid,” the DOJ is suing Georgia over its new voting law, Pelosi announced a select committee to investigate the January 6th insurrection, Biden announced a bipartisan infrastructure bill (Rs already backtracking) coupled with a reconciliation bill and on Thursday NJ had no Covid19 deaths.
- Years before Florida building collapse, an engineer warned of ‘major structural damage’ to the condo“. A 2018 report from an engineer warned building managers of “major structural damage” to the concrete at Champlain Towers South.” https://www.washingtonpost.com/…/florida-condo…/…
- Trump wanted to invoke the Insurrection Act to deploy 10,000 troops on the streets against BLM protesters, but Mike Esper and General Milley pushed back.
- “Mr. Trump, enraged by the demonstrations, had told the attorney general, William P. Barr, the defense secretary, Mark T. Esper, and the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of staff, Gen. Mark A. Milley, that he wanted thousands of active-duty troops on the streets of the nation’s capital, one of the officials said. ”https://www.nytimes.com/…/trump-insurrection-act…
- GOP Sen Moran is wavering is his support of the bipartisan infrastructure deal. He wants assurances from Manchin and Sinema that they will oppose reconciliation for him to stay onboard. Bloomberg News
- For the People Act
- “The bill doesn’t “ban” ID checks at the ballot box. It requires states to give voters an alternative to the state-required ID: a signed statement under penalty of perjury attesting to their identity.” Daniel Dale
- Attorney General Merrick Garland announces lawsuit against Georgia over its voting law“ Garland, flanked by other department leaders, including Clarke, Deputy Attorney General Monaco, and Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta, told reporters that the lawsuit ‘is the first of many steps we are taking to ensure that all eligible voters can cast a vote, that all lawful votes are counted and that every voter has access to accurate information.’” https://www.cbsnews.com/…/attorney-general-merrick…/
- New Jersey on Thursday became the second state after California to set aside funds to pay for the statewide legal representation of unaccompanied children in their immigration proceedings. https://www.njspotlight.com/…/legal-aid-unaccompanied…/
- “Senior official tells NPR the White House is informing both Congress and the Afghan government that it will relocate thousands of Afghan citizens – 20,000 to 100,000 – who worked for the US government before the official exit date of US troops 9/11.” NPR
- The US 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has blocked a federal judge’s controversial ruling that overturned California’s longtime ban on assault weapons, in which he likened the AR-15 to a Swiss Army knife. CNN
- New Jersey lawmakers unanimously passed their “easy enrollment” bill which lets people use tax return data to check financial assistance eligibility for health coverage https://www.healthinsurance.org/health…/new-jersey/…
- Arkansas, New Jersey governors to head National Governors Association https://thehill.com/…/559879-arkansas-new-jersey…
- Sarah Huckabee has raised 5 million so far to fund her race for the Arkansas Governor. She’s pushing the “failed” immigration policy of the Ds and screaming about the radical left. If you want to donate to Dr. Chris Jones, a Democrat running for the nomination: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/bs_jon_web Here’s his first campaign video: https://twitter.com/JonesForAR/status/1404800863667957778
- The Manhattan district attorney’s office has informed Donald J. Trump’s lawyers that it is considering criminal charges against his family business. Charges could come this week. https://www.nytimes.com/…/trump-organization-criminal…
- Covid19
- 607,158 Americans have died of Covid19
- NJ: 199 new positives
- Deaths – 6
- 4,914,936 fully vaccinated New Jerseyans.
- New Jersey population 9,288,994 (Approximately 1,938,000 are under 18 – if anyone has the data on how many are under 12 please let us know.)
- WHO urges fully vaccinated people to continue to wear masks as delta Covid variant spreads https://www.cnbc.com/…/delta-who-urges-fully-vaccinated…
- The Delta variant now represents 20% of the Covid19 cases in the US. More people under 40 are ending up in the hospital with this variant. What should I know about the delta variant?https://apnews.com/…/europe-coronavirus-vaccine-health…
- Fauci Warns Dangerous Delta Variant Is The Greatest Threat To U.S. COVID Efforts https://www.npr.org/…/delta-variant-coronavirus…
- The Delta Variant Is a Grave Danger to the Unvaccinated One half of America is protected. The other is approaching a perilous moment in the pandemic. https://www.newyorker.com/…/the-delta-variant-is-a…
- The Delta Variant Could Create “Two Americas” Of COVID, Experts Warn
- If you are fully vaccinated, you are most likely to be safe. But in parts of the US where few people have gotten COVID vaccine shots, the Delta variant could trigger renewed deadly surges. https://www.buzzfeednews.com/…/delta-variant…
- As the U.S. emerges from the pandemic, Missouri is becoming a cautionary tale for the rest of the country. The state is seeing an alarming rise in cases due to the fast-spreading delta variant and resistance among many people to getting vaccinated. https://apnews.com/…/mo-state-wire-michael-brown…https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oz7yDU1FmJQ