The Daily Populous

Wednesday April 28th, 2021 evening edition

image for DC police officer: 'It's been very difficult' seeing elected officials trying to whitewash brutal insurrection

Washington(CNN) A DC Metropolitan Police officer who was brutally assaulted while defending the US Capitol during the January 6 insurrection said Tuesday evening that it's been difficult to watch some elected officials and others "whitewash" the episode in its aftermath.

Trump also claimed that some of the rioters "went in, and they are hugging and kissing the police and the guards.".

Fanone suffered a heart attack and a concussion during the insurrection and is now dealing with a traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress disorder.

"I experienced the most brutal, savage hand-to-hand combat of my entire life," he said Tuesday.

Federal prosecutors have filed charges against Thomas Sibick, who allegedly participated in the assault of Fanone.

Prosecutors said Sibick was seen in police body-camera footage assaulting Fanone while he lay on the ground outside the Capitol during the riot.

"I want people to understand that thousands of rioters came to the Capitol hell-bent on violence and destruction and murder. »

New York Post Reporter Who Wrote False Kamala Harris Story Resigns

Authored by nytimes.com
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Ms. Italiano, a veteran Post journalist and longtime chronicler of the New York City courts, is a well-liked figure in the paper’s newsroom.

She did not respond to inquiries about her resignation or how the Harris article came to be.

Representatives for The Post did not respond to calls and emails on Tuesday night. »

Few Young Adult Men Have Gotten the HPV Vaccine

Authored by labblog.uofmhealth.org

But there’s another, older model that’s been mostly ignored by the young men of America: the HPV vaccine.

Using data from the 2010-2018 National Health Interview Surveys, Michigan Medicine researchers found that just 16% of men who were 18 to 21 years old had received at least one dose of the HPV vaccine at any age.

In comparison, 42% of women in the same age bracket had gotten at least one shot of the vaccine. »

Louisiana Lawmaker Argues Schools Must Teach ‘Good’ Of Slavery

Authored by forbes.com
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Louisiana state Rep. Ray Garofalo (R) said Tuesday public schools and universities in the state should be required to teach the "good" of slavery when discussing race, as part of a bill he proposed to ban "divisive concepts" from classrooms in the latest GOP effort taking aim at how schools are allowed to teach about race.

Garofalo, who heads the Louisiana House Education Committee, said schools should "talk about everything dealing with slavery—the good, the bad, the ugly" during a fiery committee hearing Tuesday.

His suggestion was immediately met with disgust from fellow Republican state Rep. Stephanie Hilferty, who noted, "there's no good to slavery, though." »

Fauci: Joe Rogan's COVID-19 comments 'incorrect'

Authored by thehill.com
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Anthony Fauci Anthony FauciWhite House knocks Joe Rogan: 'Did Joe Rogan become a medical doctor while we weren't looking?'

Fauci: Joe Rogan's COVID-19 comments 'incorrect' Spotify's Joe Rogan says 'healthy' young people don't need to worry about getting COVID-19 vaccine MORE, the nation's leading infectious diseases expert, early Wednesday shot down recent comments from Joe Rogan after the popular podcast host suggested young, health Americans do not need to be vaccinated against the coronavirus.

"You're worried about yourself getting infected and the likelihood that you're not going to get any symptoms. »