In today's news: Another historic Biden nominee receives Senate confirmation. Far-right extremists and Tucker Carlson (but I repeat myself) are outraged by a jury's conviction of George Floyd's killer. Facebook continues to get people killed, this time through the promotion of con artists, vaccine hoax-crafters, and conspiracy theorists using the social network to disparage pandemic safety for self-promotion and to sell their own (fake) products.
Here's some of what you may have missed:
• Vanita Gupta confirmed as associate attorney general despite Republican attacks
• Chauvin guilty verdict induces much wailing and gnashing of teeth among far-right extremists
• Tucker’s first show after Chauvin verdict went even further off the rails than anyone anticipated
• Minnesota hockey coach dies after being punched over social distancing concerns
• Scammers, forgers, and frauds: A handful of anti-vax racketeers are bilking the nation
From the community:
• Coal Miners Join with Climate Activists to Support Biden's Infrastructure Plan
• “Bagel Dogs for the Chosen People” Offered to Jewish Soldiers to Attend Military Boss’s Bible Study
Here's some of what you may have missed:
• Vanita Gupta confirmed as associate attorney general despite Republican attacks
• Chauvin guilty verdict induces much wailing and gnashing of teeth among far-right extremists
• Tucker’s first show after Chauvin verdict went even further off the rails than anyone anticipated
• Minnesota hockey coach dies after being punched over social distancing concerns
• Scammers, forgers, and frauds: A handful of anti-vax racketeers are bilking the nation
From the community:
• Coal Miners Join with Climate Activists to Support Biden's Infrastructure Plan
• “Bagel Dogs for the Chosen People” Offered to Jewish Soldiers to Attend Military Boss’s Bible Study