Despite promise, few in US adopting COVID-19 exposure apps

By The Associated Press

Six months ago, Apple and Google introduced a new smartphone tool designed to notify people who might have been exposed to the coronavirus, without disclosing any personal information. But for the most part, Americans haven’t been all that interested.

Fewer than half of U.S. states and territories — 18 in total — have made such technology widely available. And according to a data analysis by The Associated Press, the vast majority of Americans in such locations haven’t activated the tool.

Data from 16 states, Guam and the District of Columbia shows that 8.1 million people had utilized the technology as of late November. That’s about one in 14 of the 110 million residents in those regions.

In theory, such apps could bolster one of the most difficult tasks in pandemic control: Tracing the contacts of people infected with the coronavirus in order to test and isolate them if necessary. In practice, however, widespread COVID-19 misinformation, the complexity of the technology, overwhelmed health workers needed to quickly confirm a diagnosis, and a general lack of awareness have all presented obstacles, experts and users say.

“There’s a lot of things working against it,” said Jessica Vitak, an associate professor at the University of Maryland’s College of Information Studies. “Unfortunately, in the U.S., COVID has been politicized far more than in any other country. I think that’s affecting people’s willingness to use tools to track it.”

more at: https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/promise-us-adopting-covid-19-exposure-apps-rcna189

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STATESMichigan Attorney General Dana Nessel Said Her Adopted Son was ‘Devastated’ After Hearing ‘Merry Christmas’

Michigan attorney general Dana Nessel recently posted a tweet indicating that her adopted son was so triggered after hearing “Merry Christmas,” he nearly broke out in tears.

“Let me begin by wishing you all a very Merry Christmas. Remember the word? Remember we started five years ago and I said “You’re going to be saying Christmas again,” and we say it proudly again although they’ll be trying to take that word again out of the vocabulary. We’re not going to let them do that,” she wrote in her first since-deleted tweet.

Nessel made it clear that President Trump’s support of Christmas has triggered her greatly, as this “empowered” LGBT leader is apparently so weak-minded that she is agitated by the smallest of microaggressions.

“I remember the first time I was at a store with my son and an employee said “Merry Christmas” to us. My son looked devastated as asked “Are we the only people who don’t celebrate Christmas?” I answered “No, and we are just as American as everyone else.” Glad @JoeBiden knows that,” Nessel wrote in a subsequent tweet.

After being humiliated over her initial tweets that were later deleted, she followed up with a defense of “Happy Holidays” on the basis that it honors the diversity that has become America’s de facto state religion as the nation disintegrates:

Saying “Happy Holidays” this time of year does not denigrate Christianity. It simply acknowledges and respects the great diversity of our nation and includes each and everyone of us who call ourselves proud Americans. - Dana Nessel (@dananessel) December 6, 2020

more at: https://bigleaguepolitics.com/michigan-attorney-general-dana-nessel-said-her-adopted-son-was-devastated-after-hearing-merry-christmas/

Soros-backed, newly-elected District Attorney federally indicted on 11 counts of tax fraud: ‘I don’t get intimidated’

NEW ORLEANS, LA – With his recent win, City Council President Jason Williams will become the new District Attorney for Orleans Parish. Williams won 58 percent of the vote over former judge and one-time interim District Attorney Keva Landrum.

Louisiana politics:

"Jason Williams wins New Orleans DA's race even with tax fraud trial looming"https://t.co/UfqWSEElrR

— Josh Kraushaar (@HotlineJosh) December 7, 2020

However, Fox 8 Live reported that soon after Williams says the oath, he could face a federal jury on 11 counts of tax fraud. Reportedly, he was federally indicted back in June. Williams said:

“I’m a fighter. I’m willing to fight. I don’t get intimidated and I’m going to fight injustice even if it’s happening to me.”

Despite being federally indicted on 11 counts of tax fraud, Williams is still promising a “new era” for the office.

Williams has run on the promise of completely reforming the office, from the inside out. He calls it “injecting humanity back into the process,” and not just prosecuting as many people as they can.

Williams ran as a progressive, vowing to remake a criminal justice system that he called both racist and sexist and to end the “win at all costs” culture that he said has shaped the prosecutor’s office over the last several administrations.

Williams claimed the federal indictment for tax fraud was a politically motivated attack to prevent his election. He will be the first district attorney with no experience as a prosecutor in decades.

Jason Williams’ outsider campaign to reform the top prosecutor’s office in New Orleans was validated by voters as the defense attorney and at-large council member defeated establishment candidate Keva Landrum. https://t.co/zRGKXPtbp0

— New Orleans Public Radio (@WWNO) December 7, 2020

Williams is a defense attorney casting himself as a progressive who claims to be fighting for a more just and humane criminal legal system for his entire career.

He vowed to never seek more punitive sentences through the use or threat of the habitual offender law, charge juveniles as adults, or use material witness warrants to see the arrest of victims of crimes.

He also said that every prosecutor currently working for the Cannizzaro administration would need to reapply for their jobs if and when he takes office.

Williams pleaded not guilty to all the charges in the indictment. He has been accused of inflating business expenses between 2014 and 2018 to avoid paying nearly $200,000 in taxes and failing to report several cash payments over $10,000.

more at: https://www.lawenforcementtoday.com/newly-elected-da-jason-williams-is-facing-11-counts-of-tax-fraud/