The Daily Populous

Tuesday December 22nd, 2020 day edition

image for Ilhan Omar says she won't get the COVID-19 vaccine immediately because Congress members are 'not more important' than frontline workers

Unlike many other Congress members who are lining up to receive the shot, Rep. Ilhan Omar stated on Sunday that she won't be getting the COVID-19 vaccine immediately with other members of Congress.

Omar argued that lawmakers are "not more important" than the people "who are making sacrifices everyday," citing frontline workers and teachers.

Omar argued in a tweet that it's "shameful" for lawmakers to get the vaccine ahead of people she described as "making sacrifices everyday," particularly frontline workers.

Dr. Brian Monahan, the attending physician of Congress, last week encouraged lawmakers to get the vaccine and has started to administer it to several members.

Among the long list of high-profile Congress members that have taken the vaccine include Sens.

Other Congress members have echoed the calls and criticized their colleagues for supposedly "skipping" or "cutting" the line to get the vaccine. »

'This Is Atrocious': Congress Crams Language to Criminalize Online Streaming, Meme-Sharing Into 5,500-Page Omnibus Bill

Authored by commondreams.org

The CASE Act will supercharge copyright trolling exactly at a time when we need to fix the law to have less trolling.

"The fact that these are getting added to the must-pass government funding bill is just bad government," Masnick added.

As outlined in the bill, copyright holders could be awarded up to $30,000 if they find their creative work being shared online. »

Biden receives the coronavirus vaccine.

Authored by nytimes.com

Mr. Biden, however, warned Americans that vigilance in the coming months was still necessary.

His wife, Dr. Jill Biden, received the vaccine privately, earlier in the day on Monday, according to a spokesman, and joined him at the hospital.

Representative Cedric L. Richmond, Democrat of Louisiana and one of Mr. Biden’s closest advisers, tested positive for the coronavirus last week, the transition team announced. »

Trump personally pressured more than 150 Republicans to overthrow election for him, report says

Authored by independent.co.uk

Donald Trump launched an expansive campaign to convince more than 150 Republican officials to overturn election results in his favour, a new report claims.

He called at least 11 people, and invited 20 Republicans to meet personally with him at the White House.

Mr Trump then pressured Republicans in the House of Representatives to join in on the lawsuit: 126 Republicans agreed to join. »

Men in Surrey treatment and recovery centre learn how to knit together

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Technically, what Mendonca and a group of men at the Phoenix Society are doing isn’t knitting since it doesn’t involve traditional knitting needles.

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They want other toques to go to the homeless and to babies in hospital once the pandemic is over. »