“We need a voice”: Dollar General workers take strike action Peoples Dispatch
The value of the federal minimum wage is at its lowest point in 66 years Economic Policy Institute
Rail workers push to strike. Here’s why they’re angry. NBC News
Arkansas and Nebraska Refuse Federal Rental Assistance Intercept
California police fatally shot 23-year-old Black man as he ran away, video shows Guardian
Celebrating Rachel: Jackie Robinson’s widow and her impact beyond the game ESPN
Monkeypox
1470 cases of monkeypox. No longer any point in comparing to the outbreak 19 years ago when we were able to contain it after 47 cases.
Is it time to say the quiet part out loud? Our individualized perspective to public health ruined our ability to control diseases.— Dr. Theresa Chapple (@Theresa_Chapple) July 15, 2022
MONKEYPOX IS NOT AN STI. MONKEYPOX IS NOT AN STI. MONKEYPOX IS NOT AN STI.
modes of transmission:
skin contact
bodily fluids
large respiratory droplets
fomites (particularly clothes n bedding)
infected animals— ☼ (@livelaughlmao) July 19, 2022
Excluding Insulin From Drug Price Reform a ‘Slap in the Face,’ Advocates Say Common Dreams
Big Pharma Has Raised Drug Prices 1,186 Times This Year, Analysis Shows Common Dreams
Abortion
Texas woman speaks out after being forced to carry her dead fetus for 2 weeks wfmz.com
Climate
Horrific heat descends upon Western Europe: 104°F in London Yale Climate Connections
US Intel Officer Targeted by John Bolton Reacts To Coup-Plot Confession ScheerPost
Nicaragua
Nicaragua Celebrates 43 Years of Revolution: A Clash between Reality and Media Misrepresentation Resumen
China
‘Outlived its Usefulness’: From Taiwan, Ex-Pentagon Chief Esper Calls for End to One China Policy Sputnik
If Pelosi goes to Taiwan, it will be a huge historic mistake for Washington Global Times
U.S./NATO war
Ukraine’s ‘Great Game’ surfaces in Transcaucasia M. K. Bhadrakumar
IT’S JUST THE WEATHER pic.twitter.com/4dkb9seafA
— PoliticsJOE (@PoliticsJOE_UK) July 18, 2022
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