Yesterday, I got an email from visitation staff that they are changing visitation dates and can I come on the 16th instead of the 17th. So that has changed. Considering how early I have to start, morning traffic will probably be not too bad. The afternoon may be a different story.
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The Guardian – Henrietta Lacks’ estate sues drug company that sold her cells
Quote – The lawsuit asks the court in Baltimore to order Thermo Fisher Scientific to “disgorge the full amount of its net profits obtained by commercializing the HeLa cell line to the Estate of Henrietta Lacks”. It also seeks an order permanently enjoining Thermo Fisher Scientific from using the HeLa cell line without the estate’s permission.
Click through for story. I hope the estate takes the company to the cleaners. Yes, I have benefitted from this crime – we all have – the polo vaccine is just one way – but most of us in complete ignorance. Thermo Fisher Scientific can’t claim that.
Two related stories:
HuffPost – FBI Raids NYPD Union Office And Home Of Its Right-Wing Leader
Quote – Mullins, a police sergeant detached to full-time union work, is in the middle of department disciplinary proceedings for tweeting NYPD paperwork last year regarding the arrest of Mayor Bill de Blasio’s daughter during protests over the Minneapolis police killing of George Floyd. Mullins’ department trial began last month but was postponed indefinitely after one of his lawyers suffered a medical emergency.
Click through for more on the raid, and see the next story for at least one consequence.
CBS News – New York City police union leader resigns after FBI raids his office and home
Quote – Mullins has previously been accused of violating policy when he posted the police report from New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio’s daughter’s arrest during the George Floyd protests last year. He is currently facing a departmental trial over the accusation. “Ed Mullins dishonored his uniform, his city and his union more times than I can count. It was just a matter of time before his endless hatred would catch up with him. That day has come,” de Blasio tweeted late Tuesday following news of Mullins’ resignation.
Click through for some details. Knowing MAGAts, I’m sure there is far more left unsaid than has yet been said.
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