politics

The Suicide Squad had a weak opening at the box office. HBO Max and uneven DC Comics movies are part of it, but the anti-vax movement owns much blame.

Not a ton of research on this, but greater racial identity predicts higher self esteem and that this is especially true of white people. More generally, group identity predicts better wellbeing, and does so more strongly things like socio-economic status. https://t.co/j0sqxE3rDx https://t.co/yUVPsW8rQI

A new COVID-19 variant, named lambda, has arrived in California. The emerging lambda variant has been popping up in the news as it spreads rapidly throughout South America. In California, at least 152 cases have been reported, the first as early as September 2020, according to state public health officials. Experts say lambda could be more infectious & resistant to vaccines than the original SARS-CoV-2 virus. But there is no evidence, at least so far, that it’s as infectious as the delta variant that now dominates. So do Californians need to worry about this new variant? Not just yet.

Justin Trudeau announces the Governor General has accepted his request to dissolve parliament. Voting day is set for September 20th.

This morning, the President and Vice President met with their national security team and senior officials to hear updates on the draw down of our civilian personnel in Afghanistan, evacuations of SIV applicants and other Afghan allies, and the ongoing security situation in Kabul.

The President is to be commended for the clarity of purpose of his statement on Afghanistan and his action. The Taliban must know the world is watching its actions. We are concerned about reports regarding the Taliban’s brutal treatment of all Afghans, especially women and girls.