Heap o' Links Wed Apr 21, 2021

Note that the strong suggestion here is that the Postal Service has been weaponized to find right-wing "insurrectionists" -- while the federal government continues to label antifa and BLM terrorism "protected first amendment activity."

Nowhere else has a picture said a thousand words better than when it is about North Korea.

we’re all thinking it when someone gives us their pronouns, but this cat just does it pic.twitter.com/vJRSlcUcqy

— Jessica O’Donnell (@heckyessica) April 21, 2021

Once upon a time, the Cardinal rule of business was to never even discuss politics, yet nowadays, more and more large comporations are brazenly chosing to alienate half of the country by taking sides against Donald Trump, against Republicans, by attacking voting integrity laws, by pushing for censorship of conservative speech, and/or by fomenting the Democrat's toxic culture war, including the false and racist narrative of systemic racism. As a whole, these companies represent a dangerous threat to our country and our freedoms.

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@SpeakerPelosi speaking at presser with CBC: Thank you George Floyd for sacrificing your life for justice...Because of you and because of thousands, millions of people around the world who came out for justice, your name will always be synonymous for justice.

…Scientists in Israel identified six cases in a new study of patients developing a skin rash known as herpes zoster — or shingles — after receiving the Pfizer vaccine.… Herpes zoster starts off as a small, itchy skin rash, but if left untreated, it could cause nerve damage and pain… This can include a prolonged burning sensation on the skin even after the rash disappears.… those with autoimmune inflammatory rheumatic diseases had a higher risk of developing the herpes infection.…