Category: Social Control

Another Blow to the US Food Market: Fire Breaks Out at a Food Processing Plant West of Waupaca County in Wisconsin

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Another Blow to the US Food Market: Fire Breaks Out at a Food Processing Plant West of Waupaca County in Wisconsin
A fire ignited inside a food manufacturing facility in the town of Belmont near the Portage-Waupaca County, Wisconsin on Monday. Multiple fire departments responded to a fire at Festive Foods on County Highway D around 9 a.m., WSAW-TV reported. The company owner and president, Mike Holmgren, said the cause of the fire is still under investigation. The crew tried to put out the fire for almost nine hours since it started, according to an update from News 9.… Read the rest

Biden Administration To Provide Grief Counselors At All Gas Pumps

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Biden Administration To Provide Grief Counselors At All Gas Pumps
WASHINGTON, D.C.—In a move to help alleviate pain at the pump, the Biden Administration has announced a $1 billion initiative to provide grief and trauma counselors to stand by at all gas pumps across the nation. The plan will fund licensed therapists and psychiatrists to stand at the ready at gas pumps from New York to California to comfort people mourning the loss of hundreds of dollars every time they fill up their tanks.… Read the rest

Suicide-Related Ambulance Calls Rose By More Than 50% During COVID, Australian Study Finds

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Suicide-Related Ambulance Calls Rose By More Than 50% During COVID, Australian Study Finds
The Guardian reported: Suicide-related ambulance presentations in Australia increased by more than 50% in the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, new research suggests. Analysis of ambulance data between March 2020 and March 2021 found a significant and sustained increase in attendances for suicide attempts, suicidal ideation and self-harm compared to before the pandemic. The study, published as a preprint that has not yet been peer-reviewed, drew on data from the National Ambulance Surveillance System.… Read the rest

Court Bans Expert From Alleging Cover-Up of COVID-19 Chinese Lab Origins

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Court Bans Expert From Alleging Cover-Up of COVID-19 Chinese Lab Origins
Newsweek reported: A scientist who accused a COVID-19 expert of hiding that the virus originated in a Chinese lab has been banned from spreading “fake news” after a legal challenge. Hamburg-based nanoscience specialist Professor Dr. Roland Wiesendanger alleged in an interview with German magazine Cicero, published in February of this year, that Professor Dr. Christian Drosten from Berlin’s Charite Clinic was consciously refusing to tell people the truth about the origin of the COVID-19 virus.… Read the rest

Omicron Sub-Variants BA.4 and BA.5 Account for up to 13% of COVID Variants in U.S. – CDC

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Omicron Sub-Variants BA.4 and BA.5 Account for up to 13% of COVID Variants in U.S. – CDC
US News reported: The BA.4 and BA.5 sub-variants of Omicron are estimated to make up nearly 5% and 8% of the coronavirus variants in the United States as of June 4, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Tuesday. The two sublineages, which were added to the World Health Organization’s monitoring list in March and designated as variants of concern by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), were present in all U.S.… Read the rest

Pennsylvania Governor Tests Positive for COVID-19 for Second Time

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Pennsylvania Governor Tests Positive for COVID-19 for Second Time
The Hill reported:  Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf (D) tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday for a second time but is experiencing “mild” symptoms. He tweeted Monday night that he is “grateful” that he recently received a second COVID-19 booster shot and will be isolating at his home in accordance with guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The Food and Drug Administration authorized a second booster shot in late March for anyone aged 50 or older after at least four months have passed since their first booster.… Read the rest

Oracle Quietly Closes $28B Deal To Buy Electronic Health Records Company Cerner

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Oracle Quietly Closes $28B Deal To Buy Electronic Health Records Company Cerner
TechCrunch reported on June 7: At the end of last year, just before Christmas, Oracle made a big move when it announced it was acquiring electronic health records company Cerner for $28 billion, thrusting it quickly into the top enterprise deal for 2021, just under the wire. Today, the company announced it has closed the deal, effective tomorrow. The announcement was anticlimactic in a way, full of corporate financial speak: “Oracle Corporation (NYSE: ORCL) announced that a majority of the outstanding shares (the “Shares”) of Cerner Corporation (Nasdaq: CERN) were validly tendered, and the other conditions to the tender offer have been satisfied or waived.… Read the rest

Will Anti-Abortionists Use ‘Uterus Surveillance’ Against Women in the U.S.? Weaponizing Fertility Trackers

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Will Anti-Abortionists Use ‘Uterus Surveillance’ Against Women in the U.S.? Weaponizing Fertility Trackers
Will Anti-Abortionists Use ‘Uterus Surveillance’ Against Women in the U.S.? The Guardian reported: If you are looking for a cheerful column that will make you giggle and distract you from everything that is wrong with the world, click away now. This week I have nothing but doom, gloom and data trackers for you. If you are hoping to sink into a well of existential despair, maybe let out a few screams into the void, then you’ve come to the right place.… Read the rest

CDC Says You Should Wear a Mask While Traveling — for Monkeypox, Contact Tracing

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CDC Says You Should Wear a Mask While Traveling — for Monkeypox, Contact Tracing
CDC Says You Should Wear a Mask While Traveling — for Monkeypox Gizmodo reported: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is stepping up its guidance concerning monkeypox. While the risk of monkeypox is still thought to be low for the general public, the agency is now warning people to take more precautions while traveling. These precautions include avoiding contact with visibly sick people as well as wearing a mask.… Read the rest

Apple Just Killed the Password — For Real This Time

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Apple Just Killed the Password — For Real This Time
WIRED reported: Your passwords are terrible. Year after year, the most popular passwords leaked in data breaches are 123456, 123456789, and 12345 — “qwerty” and “password” come close behind — and using these weak passwords leaves you vulnerable to all sorts of hacking. Weak and repeated passwords are one of the most significant risks to your online life. For years, we’ve been promised a more secure, password-free future, but it seems like 2022 will actually be the year that millions of people start to move away from passwords.… Read the rest