Louisiana Doctors Cancel Brain Aneurysm Surgeries to Deal With Influx of COVID Patients — Damned Report
August 3, 2021
Tuesday August 3, 2021
CVD-19
Louisiana Doctors Cancel Brain Aneurysm Surgeries to Treat COVID Patients
A number of health experts have described the dangerous and deadly effect the Delta variant of COVID-19 is having in the state of Louisiana, including how doctors are being forced to cancel key surgeries to free up space for those suffering from the virus.
By Ewan Palmer, Newsweek
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo asks private businesses to use vaccine passports
“Run a vaccine-only admission.”
By Ken Macon, Reclaim the Net
‘Act of terror’: Polish minister condemns arson attack on vaccination site, vows to fight threats against health officials
The recent attack on a vaccination site in Poland was a “terrorist attack” incited by an online disinformation campaign, the health minister said, promising to fight against hatred toward medical workers.
By RT
GOP Chairman Defends Comparing Unvaccinated to Jews in Nazi Germany
The controversial Facebook post has been criticized by several top Republican figures in Oklahoma since it was uploaded on Friday.
By James Crump, Newsweek
Sweden plans Covid booster shots, with most of population likely to receive 3rd shot in 2022
Sweden’s health authority has announced that most Swedes are likely to be offered a Covid booster shot in 2022, while vulnerable people could receive their third shot this autumn.
Swedish Release
Indoor mask mandates revived for 8 counties in San Francisco Bay Area, including for fully vaccinated
Health departments across California’s Bay Area have reintroduced indoor mask mandates, requiring residents in eight regions to don face coverings – vaccinated or not – as officials point to the rapid spread of the Delta variant.
By RT
Apple bans “Unjected,” dating app for non-vaccinated
Apple banned Unjected, a dating and community app aimed at unvaccinated individuals. It was deleted from Apple’s App Store in a move that the app’s creators have described as censorship.
By Christina Maas, Reclaim the Net
Facebook locks out Filipino legislator Mike Defensor over ivermectin posts
Defensor has been told he may be permanently banned.
By Dan Frieth, Reclaim the Net
Covid in Scotland: Nicola Sturgeon to set out plans for lifting restrictions
The whole of Scotland is currently in level zero of the virus alert system, and the first minister has said she is hopeful of going further on 9 August.
By BBC
UK employers warned forcing vaccine passports in the workplace could be a criminal offense
Employers in the UK have been cautioned that forcing vaccine passports in the workplace may be a criminal offense, amid worries that “no jab, no job” practices are gaining ground.
By Dan Frieth, Reclaim the Net
Johnson & Johnson Pulls Application For Accelerated Approval Of COVID-19 Shot In India
Johnson & Johnson has withdrawn its application seeking accelerated approval of its COVID-19 vaccine, drugs regulator Drugs Controller General of India informed.
By Vandana Singh, Benzinga
TWITTER-AP-REUTERS
Twitter is collaborating with The Associated Press (AP) and Reuters
We’re excited to share that Twitter is collaborating with The Associated Press (AP) and Reuters to expand our efforts to identify and elevate credible information on Twitter.
By Joanna G, Twitter News
SURVEILLANCE
Banned Chinese surveillance tech is being used by US authorities to track criminals in realtime
The system could be used to find anyone anywhere.
By Ken Macon, Reclaim the Net
GERMANY-CHINA
German-Italian Woman Charged With Spying for China
German prosecutors say a German-Italian woman has been charged with espionage on suspicion of being an informant for Chinese intelligence for years.
By Associated Press
ELECTION CHAOS
Fourth police officer who responded to Jan. 6 attack dies by suicide
A department spokesman said Officer Kyle DeFreytag, who had been with the department since November 2016, was found dead on July 10. He was 26 years old. Police confirmed DeFreytag was among a host of MPD officers who were sent to the Capitol in response to the riot.
By Joseph Choi and Brooke Seipel, The Hill
Arizona Election Audit Mocked by Maricopa County Chairman
"If you haven't figured out that the election in Maricopa County was free, fair, and accurate yet, I'm not sure you ever will," Republican Jack Sellers said.
By Andrew Stanton, Newsweek
PROMO
IT Strategies for Your Business: Phishing Pt. 3
Phishing is one of the most common ways hackers gain access to networks and sensitive data. Although it is one of the oldest forms of malicious attacks, hackers still revert to it the most because it is easier to trick the untrained eye.
By Kumar Daniel
US NAVY
US Navy, Marines to Conduct Biggest Exercise in 40 Years
The US Navy and Marines are beginning their largest amphibious exercise in 40 years, spanning 17 time zones.
By Hercules Reyes, Defense Post
US-SOMALIA
Biden Administration Escalates Airstrikes in Somalia
The US bombed Somalia on Sunday, the third time in less than two weeks
By Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com
DEEPFAKES
Senators Introduce Bill to Help Agencies Counter Deepfakes and Deceptive Media
The proposal would create a Department of Homeland Security-led task force to pinpoint technologies useful to trace content back to inception.
By Brandi Vincent, Next Gov
FACEBOOK & TWITTER
Facebook and Twitter ban radical Islamic preacher Anjem Choudary
It took Twitter and Facebook five days to ban a radical Islamic preacher who had been convicted to five and a half years and served time for supporting the Islamic State terror group.
By Didi Rankovic
TESLA
Tesla battery fire finally flamed out after four-day conflagration
Only one Megapack went up, adjacent containers mostly kept their cool
By Simon Sharwood, APAC Editor
SPACE
AWS agrees deal to expand Greece’s space industry with the cloud
Amazon Web Services is partnering with Greece’s government on economic and technology initiatives that aim to turn the country into a regional space hub.
By Jason Rainbow, Space News
IMF
IMF’s $650 billion in pandemic relief will mostly go to rich countries
“The Board of Governors of the IMF… approved a general allocation of Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) equivalent to US$650 billion on August 2, 2021, to boost global liquidity,” IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said in a statement made public on Monday.
By RT
GERMANY-SOUTH CHINA SEA
Germany sends warship to South China Sea for first time in two decades amid rising tensions
A German frigate has set sail for the South China Sea for the first time in some two decades as part of a six-month mission, as Berlin pledges its commitment to its allies and to ‘freedom of navigation’.
By Jon Jackson, Newsweek