The Daily Populous

Sunday February 7th, 2021 day edition

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While billionaires lost large chunks of their fortune as the stock market collapsed in the early stages of the pandemic, they have long since recouped their losses.

"There shouldn't be one billionaire," he said while speaking on Russian news channel RT.

The older I get, the more flaws I see in capitalism, and the more good things I see in socialism.".

The wealth of billionaires worldwide, meanwhile, increased by a combined $3.9 trillion between March 18 and December 31 last year.

While Ventura did not single out any billionaires, pictures of Tesla founder Elon Musk and Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates appeared as background during his interview.

Ventura, however, claimed billionaires weren't deserving of their fortunes as they never held a physically demanding job.

Everybody talks about a minimum wage, I say it's time for a maximum wage—how about $12 million a year, $1 million a month? »

Sanders criticizes Democrats willing to pare down eligibility for stimulus checks

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Sen. Bernie Sanders Bernie SandersSanders criticizes Democrats willing to pare down eligibility for stimulus checks Sunday shows preview: Budget resolution clears path for .9 trillion stimulus; Senate gears up for impeachment trial The Memo: Bad jobs report boosts Biden stimulus case MORE (I-Vt.) on Saturday hit fellow Democrats who he says are looking to lower the eligibility thresholds for coronavirus stimulus checks.

In other words, working class people who got checks from Trump would not get them from Biden.

Joe Manchin Joseph (Joe) ManchinSanders criticizes Democrats willing to pare down eligibility for stimulus checks The Memo: Bad jobs report boosts Biden stimulus case Biden expects minimum wage increase will be dropped from final relief bill MORE (D-W.Va.) and Susan Collins Susan Margaret CollinsSanders criticizes Democrats willing to pare down eligibility for stimulus checks Biden doubles down on normal at White House The Memo: Bad jobs report boosts Biden stimulus case MORE (R-Maine) related to "targeting" the checks and making sure that "upper-income taxpayers are not eligible.". »

Self-admitted psychedelic use and association with psychedelic culture harm perceptions of researchers’ scientific integrity

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The new study, published in the journal Public Understanding of Science, suggests that stereotypes about psychedelics and their users can impact people’s perceptions of scientists.

In two studies, participants read a brief story about a scientist who was conducting research on psychedelic substances.

In a third study, participants were asked to evaluate the quality of research presented at a “Science of Psychedelics” conference. »

Paris court finds France guilty of failing to meet its own Paris climate accord commitments

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Paris — Four environmental groups are crying victory after France was found guilty of failing to meet climate change goals it committed to in a historic accord signed in and named after its own capital city.

In January, the court called the proceedings the "first major climate trial in France.".

Oxfam France was joined by Greenpeace France and two French environmental groups in bringing the case against the government. »