Mike Pompeo has been discussing multilateralism a lot lately...

The poorest 20% of Americans would see their income rise by 29% if $2000 stimulus checks were to be approved by Congress. (Study by ITEP)

REMINDER: The majority of lawmakers in the 116th Congress (pre-election) were millionaires. Many still retain their seats in Congress

The collective wealth of the US’ 651 billionaires has risen by $1.1 trillion since the start of the pandemic

These billionaires could provide a $3000 stimulus check to every man, woman & child in the USA and still be richer than they were 9 months ago.

Free school meal provisions in England under neoliberal privatisation:

This is considered 3 days worth of food for a family amid the pandemic.

In other news: the wealth of the UK’s 45 richest people went up by 20% between March and June 2020.

Yet this is all we can afford?

Sheldon Adelson, billionaire GOP mega-donor who helped fuel the rise of Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu, has passed away aged 87.

His record:

-Claimed ‘There is no such thing as a Palestinian’

-Claimed Obama should drop a nuke on Iran to stop its nuclear program

-Supported the bombing of Syria

-Many alleged a de-facto deal with Trump, opening funds of up to $200 million in donations to President Trump and GOP after the White House arguably facilitated Israel’s annexation plans in the West Bank

NEW EPISODE OF GOING UNDERGROUND:

Ex-Editor of The Guardian Alan Rusbridger on Julian Assange, Capitol Riots, Trump's Social Media Ban

https://youtu.be/37glGjkgbV8

The US has placed Cuba🇨🇺 on the list of state sponsors of terror

Cuba has sent doctors to 40 countries across 5 continents to combat COVID-19

Cuba has a higher number of doctors per capita than the United States

Israel has excluded millions of Palestinians living under Israeli occupation from its COVID vaccination program.

1.5 million Israelis have already received the vaccine.

Under the Geneva Convention, an occupying power has responsibility for the welfare of those under occupation

UK vaccination statistics (published 12th of January):

2,474,205 have received the COVID-19 vaccine

Of which, first dose: 2,080,280
Of which, second dose: 393,925

The U.K. is currently ranked 4th globally for vaccinations per 100 people