Trump & RFK are bringing back the worst of U.S. criminal racist medical abuses of the past, like the Tuskegee experiment that killed over 100 African American men the South. This time, in the name of proving that vaccines are unnecessary, or dangerous, they've awarded a $1.6 million grant to a group of controversial Danish researchers (The Bandim group) to delay the hepatitis B vaccine to children in Guinea-Bissau, despite the fact that it has already been proven safe and effective, particularly when given to newborns. This is in a region with high endemic hepatitis B prevalence (up to 20% of the population is infected). And it is particularly unethical and cruel, when any delay in vaccination increases the risk of lifelong, irreversible hepatitis infection and premature death. Past studies by the Bandim researchers have been challenged by mainstream scientists, but championed by anti-vaccine activists like RFK Jr. The grant smacks of corruption and cronyism, as it was awarded to the Danish team without any competition from any other scientists. A review published in Vaccine last month found that the Bandim researchers “have systematically over-interpreted the findings from their randomized trials” for 25 years.

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CDC awards $1.6 million for hepatitis B vaccine study by controversial Danish researchers

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Criminality of the system in action: Court just ruled that Tesla must restore Musk’s 2018 pay package, worth $56 billion at the time, but now worth $100 billion, bringing his net worth up to $749 billion. The original judge had said that the 2018 plan “is the largest potential compensation opportunity ever observed in public markets by multiple orders of magnitude—250 times larger than the contemporaneous median peer compensation plan.” But a vicious campaign by Musk and the corporate media helped set the stage for a reversal on Friday. Under the new package, Musk would earn $50 million per hour, or 3 million times more than the starting wage of his Tesla factory workers, who earn $18-per-hour.

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Musk's $56 billion Tesla pay package must be restored as court rules cancellation was too extreme

Shareholder Richard J. Tornetta brought the suit, accusing Musk and the Tesla board of a breach of fiduciary duties.

#capitalism #elonmusk #greed

Today in Labor History December 22, 1905: San Francisco poet Kenneth Rexroth was born. He was an anarchist, a member of the IWW, and considered by many to be the father of the beat poetry scene, although he never considered himself a beat. Orphaned at a young age, he had very little formal education, but he was an avid reader and taught himself multiple languages. He went on the road as a teen, working along the way as a cowboy cook, a wrangler, peddler and toothbrush maker. #workingclass #LaborHistory #anarchism #IWW #poet #poetry #books #sanfrancisco #beatnik [@bookstadon](

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U.S. Politics in a Nutshell: 1. REPUBLICANS: Campaigns exploit misdirection to convince those whose interests they don’t serve to vote for them anyway, by blaming other marginalized people for all their problems, and then promising to solve those problems by attacking these other marginalized communities, meanwhile creating enough hatred & distraction to slip their hands into their supporters’ pockets and continue fleecing them. 2. DEMOCRATS: Campaigns exploit misdirection to convince those whose interests they don’t serve to vote for them anyway, by virtue-signaling to their supporters, promising to love and protect marginalized communities from the Republicans, meanwhile creating enough undeserved trust & distraction to slip their hands into their supporters’ pockets and continue fleecing them.

Today in Labor History December 22, 2010: President Obama signed the repeal of the Don't ask, don't tell policy. The 17-year-old law banned LGBTQ people from serving openly in the U.S. military. As a result, LGBTQ people could serve openly and kill innocent civilians throughout the world for the benefit of American corporations, just like their cis and straight sisters and brothers. The fascists currently running the U.S. government have since taken things the opposite direction, implementing Executive Order 14183, which bans all transgender people from serving in the military. The Supreme Court has upheld the ban. Not only have they fired trans servicemen and women, but they have denied them retirement and other benefits they had earned. #workingclass #LaborHistory #dadt #DontAskDontTell #lgbtq #homophobia #transphobia #imperialism #obama #civiliansn #transrightsarehumanrights #fascism #trump #hegseth

Today in Labor History December 22, 1997: Méxican paramilitaries (Mascara Roja) associated with the ruling PRI party massacred 45 indigenous peasants in the village of Acteal, Chiapas, including children. They also stabbed pregnant women in the bellies to murder their unborn children. The peasants were members of the activist group, Las Abejas (the bees), who were supporters of the Zapatistas. In 2020, the government took responsibility for the massacre, and the Human Rights Secretary apologized. However, survivors are demanding that former President Zedillo be tried. #workingclass #LaborHistory #acteal #massacre #chiapas #mexico #maya #indigenous #zapatista

Today in Labor History December 22, 1989: Ion Iliescu overthrew Nicolae Ceaușescu, the Communist dictator of Romania, after days of bloody protests against his repressive rule. Ceausescu and his wife were tried and convicted of genocide against the Romani people, and executed on Christmas Day, 1989. In the 1970s and 80s, Queen Elizabeth had granted him knighthood, and both the U.S. Vice President George H.W. Bush and Secretary of State George Schultz had praised the man. #workingclass #LaborHistory #ceausescu #romania #communism #dictatorship #execution #genocide

Happy Birthday Kuwai Balagoo. Rest in Power!