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This Tuesday, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced that the state would be abandoning its mask mandate and its businesses will go back to functioning at 100 percent capacity, effective on March 10.
"Covid has not suddenly disappeared," Abbott said. "But state mandates are no longer needed."
<p>Speaking on MSNBC this Tuesday, epidemiologist Dr. Camara Phyllis Jones<strong></strong> said that the decision was "premature and may cost many, many lives." </p><p>Later in the segment, Jones said that she's worried Abbott's decision may give other state leaders the impetus to enact similar reopening measures. </p><p>"It's almost like you've been carrying this umbrella in the rain and you say, like, 'Oh, you know, I don't need an umbrella anymore because I'm dry' -- but no. Even as the numbers are going down -- first of all, the numbers of people who are dying, the numbers of infections are going down but they're above the highest levels that we had this summer across the country, and then you don't close the umbrella when the threat has not gone away. It's still raining." </p><p>Watch the video below: </p><p><br/></p><div class="rm-embed embed-media"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kdyv7bpcjCc" width="560"></iframe></div>
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Loser Republican wants voter suppression to correct ‘Democratic-leaning imbalance’ in the electorate
March 02, 2021
Former Sen. David Perdue (R-GA) is still complaining about losing his election during the January runoffs.
Speaking on Fox News Tuesday, the lawmaker claimed proposed legislation making it easier to vote will exacerbate "Democratic-leaning imbalance" in the electorate.
<p> "It will absolutely clear the field for all these Democratic-leaning imbalances that we saw in Georgia," he told Fox News. </p><p><br/></p>
<div class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="25735daabd0fe08aeb06fe8f2c2693e3" id="943b2"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-partner="rebelmouse" data-twitter-tweet-id="1366844892442419204"><div style="margin:1em 0">Former Sen. David Perdue blasts federal voting rights measure in his first TV interview since his defeat. “It will… https://t.co/x86ARJoHSf</div> — Greg Bluestein (@Greg Bluestein)<a href="https://twitter.com/bluestein/statuses/1366844892442419204">1614716191.0</a></blockquote></div>
<p><br/></p><p>The comment comes just hours after Republican lawyers confessed to the U.S. Supreme Court that the reason they want tighter voting laws is that <a href="https://www.rawstory.com/listen-rnc-lawyer-makes-stunning-admission-to-supreme-court-justices-that-gop-needs-voter-suppression-laws-to-win/" target="_blank">it's the only way Republicans can win</a>.</p><p> "What's the interest of the Arizona RNC here in keeping, say, the out-of-precinct ballot disqualification rules on the books?" asked Justice Amy Coney Barrett. </p><p><span></span>"Because it puts us at a competitive disadvantage relative to Democrats," said lawyer, Michael Carvin, <a href="https://www.motherjones.com/mojo-wire/2021/03/gop-lawyer-says-the-quiet-part-out-loud-in-scotus-voting-rights-case/" target="_blank">according to <em>Mother Jones</em>.</a> "Politics is a zero-sum game," he added.</p>
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Uber is spinning off the sidewalk robotics division of the Postmates delivery service acquired last year, creating a new company called Serve Robotics.
A statement Tuesday from Serve said it had an unspecified amount of seed funding from venture capital firm Neo with participation by Uber and other investors.
<p>Serve Robotics "will continue spearheading the development of a new form of mobility by creating autonomous robots to deliver goods in urban environments," a statement from the new company said.</p><p>"Its fleet has already proven its viability by serving thousands of households in Los Angeles and has been especially useful during the pandemic by providing customers with contactless delivery."</p><p>The move comes with Uber narrowing its focus on ride-hailing and meal delivery, while spinning off or selling non-core operations such as its e-bike division.</p><p>Serve meanwhile enters a crowded market for robotic delivery which has gained traction in recent years.</p><p>"While self-driving cars remove the driver, robotic delivery eliminates the car itself and makes deliveries sustainable and accessible to all," said Ali Kashani, co-founder and chief executive of Serve Robotics.</p><p>"Over the next two decades, new mobility robots will enter every aspect of our lives -- first moving food, then everything else."</p><p>According to Serve, nearly half of all restaurant deliveries in the US are within a 40-minute walk, offering opportunities for robotic delivery.</p><p>Uber last year announced plans to buy Postmates for $2.65 billion in stock, in a move shaking up the sector which has seen surging growth during the coronavirus pandemic.</p>
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