NORTH AMERICAN KANT SOCIETY. VNAKS: Kant, Iberoamerica, and the Mathematical Schematism.

 

Dear David McDonald, Two quick things: 1. This week we're emphasizing the *North* American (and not just American) side of NAKS with a presentation by Prof. Efraín Lazos Ochoa of the Instituto de Investigaciones Filosóficas, UNAM, Mexico City. Prof. Lazos will open by describing the current Kantian scene in Iberoamerica and then go on to present a talk on "Kant and the Mathematical Schematism." Katherine Dunlop (UT-Austin) will offer comments, and the session will be chaired by Alejandro Naranjo Sandoval (Princeton/UC-Davis) ¡Todos son bienvenidos!  https://northamericankantsociety.org/VNAKS 2. In the June issue of our newsletter, we invited you to submit proposals for VNAKS sessions by August 15th.  Here is the application form, which contains detailed instructions. Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions. Note that we are also always happy to receive proposals for NAKS sessions at APA meetings. best regards, Andrew Chignell President, North American Kant Society

HOW SOON WE FORGET....Donald Trump wants to cure the coronavirus by doing what?

 

AS YOU READ THE ARTICLE BELOW, REMEMBER;

- THIS IS AN INTELLECT THAT ACHIEVED THE OVAL OFFICE 
BY ELECTION FRAUD, THROUGH BOGUS VOTE TOTALS.
- THIS IS AN INTELLECT THAT APPOINTED 3 SUPREME COURT 
JUSTICES.
-  THIS IS AN INTELLECT THAT PROMOTED "GET RICH QUICK" 
SCHEMES ON THE INTERNET.
-  THIS IS AN INTELLECT THAT IGNORES TREATIES, SUPPORTS 
"FASCIST" DOCTRINES, AND MAKES EXCUSES FOR CRIMES 
COMMITTED BY WHITE SUPREMACISTS.

AND SO ON...

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  Thursday, April 23, 2020.  FROM AOL.NEWS.

At an unusually contentious briefing Thursday of the coronavirus task force, President Trump floated the idea that people infected with COVID-19 might be treated using injections of disinfectant and applications of ultraviolet light.

Trump brought up those theories in the context of a presentation by William Bryan, a scientist at the Department of Homeland Security, about research indicating that the virus can be killed on surfaces and in aerosols by heat, humidity, sunlight and disinfectants, specifically bleach and isopropyl (rubbing) alcohol. None of the medical experts at the briefing suggested that these were plausible treatments for people already infected.

"Supposing we hit the body with a tremendous — whether it's ultraviolet or just very powerful light. And I think you said that hasn't been checked, but we're going to test it,” Trump said. “And then I said supposing you brought the light inside the body, either through the skin or some other way."

As Bryan looked on uncomfortably, the president went on to speculate about the possibility of using disinfectants as a treatment.

''And then I see the disinfectant where it knocks it out in a minute, one minute. And is there a way we can do something like that, by injection inside or almost a cleaning? Because you see it gets in the lungs and does a tremendous number on the lungs,” Trump continued.

“It would be interesting to check that. That you're gonna have to use medical doctors with, but it sounds interesting to me, so we’ll see."

THIS IS WHAT CAN HAPPEN WHEN YOU STAND UP TO TRUMPIAN/REPUBLICAN LIES AND DECEPTIONS.

REMEMBER THIS:

ABUSE OF PROCESS.

An abuse of process is the unjustified or unreasonable use of legal proceedings or process to further a cause of action by an applicant or plaintiff in an action. It is a claim made by the respondent or defendant that the other party is misusing or perverting regularly issued court process (civil or criminal) not justified by the underlying legal action.

The elements of a valid cause of action for abuse of process in most common law jurisdictions are as follows: (1) the existence of an ulterior purpose or motive underlying the use of process, and (2) some act in the use of the legal process not proper in the regular prosecution of the proceedings

Typically, the person who abuses process is interested only in accomplishing some improper purpose that is collateral to the proper object of the process and that offends justice...

WHY DO I BRING THIS UP? READ ON.

Lawyers sanctioned over 'fantastical' suit alleging 2020 U.S. election was stolen

BY JAN WOLFE.

(Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Wednesday sanctioned two lawyers who brought a lawsuit alleging the 2020 presidential election was stolen from Donald Trump and his supporters, calling their case "one enormous conspiracy theory." 

"This lawsuit was filed with a woeful lack of investigation," U.S. Magistrate Judge N. Reid Neureiter said in a lengthy written decision  which came four months after he dismissed the case. 

Neureiter ordered the two lawyers, Gary D. Fielder and Ernest John Walker, to pay the legal fees incurred by people and entities they sued, including Facebook Inc and voting machine company Dominion Voting Systems Inc. 

The amount of money the two will need to pay has not yet been determined by Neureiter, who has asked Dominion and Facebook to provide documentation about how much they spent. 

Fielder, through a representative, declined to comment. Walker did not immediately respond to a request for comment. 

Fielder and Walker, both of Colorado, filed their lawsuit in December on behalf of 160 million U.S. voters, alleging that Dominion, Facebook, its founder Mark Zuckerberg, his wife Priscilla Chan and elected officials in four states conspired to steal the election — and asking for $160 billion in damages. 

  In Wednesday's order, the judge said the lawyers sowed doubt over President Joe Biden's victory with no evidence. 

  "Albeit disorganized and fantastical, the Complaint’s allegations are extraordinarily serious and, if accepted as true by large numbers of people, are the stuff of which violent insurrections are made," the judge said. 

  A judge in Detroit last month appeared likely to reprimand Sidney Powell, a former Trump campaign lawyer, and other attorneys over a lawsuit they filed in Michigan seeking to overturn Biden's election victory in November. 

  U.S. District Judge Linda Parker suggested the lawyers should have investigated the claims more carefully before suing. 

  (Reporting by Jan Wolfe; Editing by Sonya Hepinstall) 

Announcing District Wins. U.S. REP. JAKE AUCHINCLOSS.

 Last week, the House passed its annual appropriations package in a “minibus” that included key wins for the Fourth District, including of my Community Project Funding (CPF) requests. 

The Massachusetts Fourth, from Fall River to Brookline, is a powerhouse of talent and work ethic. From the life sciences to education to clean energy, we are innovators and builders. But for too long we have lacked the infrastructure we need to fully thrive. The investments included in this package will make our towns stronger and will lower costs for working families. They will make our water cleaner, our future greener, and our children healthier.

District Projects Included in Passage: 

•  Labor-HHS-Ed Project: Manet Community Health Center Satellite Clinic in Attleboro 

                     Amount of Request: $500,385 Amount Received: $500,000 

•  Labor-HHS-Ed Project: Bristol Community College’s National Offshore Wind Institute 

                   Amount of Request: $2,000,000 Amount Received: $2,000,000 

•  Homeland Project: Somerset Emergency Dam Improvements 

                 Amount of Request: $1,130,000 Amount Received: $975,000 

•  Homeland Project: North Attleborough’s Ten-Mile River Dredging Project to Mitigate Flooding 

              Amount of Request: $1,500,000 Amount Received: $1,500,000 

•  THUD Project: New Hope New Domestic Violence Shelter 

           Amount of Request: $2,000,000 Amount Received: $2,000,000 

•  THUD Project: City of Fall River Urban Renewal Plan Parking Lot and Facility Improvements

            Amount of Request: $1,500,000 Amount Received: $1,500,000

•  Interior Project: Town of Medway for Central Water Treatment Facility Improvements 

           Amount of Request: $2,750,000 Amount Received: $2,750,000 

•  Interior Project: Norton Water and Sewer Department for Source Water Well Replacement Project 

          Amount of Request: $1,475,000 Amount Received: $1,475,000 

•  Interior Project: Town of Plainville for Water System Capacity Expansion 

           Amount of Request: $1,500,000 Amount Received: $1,500,000 

•  Interior Project: Town of Hopedale for Water Supply and Storage Enhancement Project 

          Amount of Request: $2,000,000 Amount Received: $2,000,000


Additional Fourth District Wins: 

Housing 
I successfully advocated for an increase in funding to $100 million for the HUD Housing Counseling Assistance program. The Housing Counseling program provides assistance to first-time homebuyers before purchasing, homeless prevention counseling, and reverse mortgage counseling for seniors. Specifically to help our aging population, I secured  $1.03 billion for the Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly program. 

Part of affordable housing is affordable home construction. Unfortunately, the cost to build homes has continued to increase. Factory-built housing can be built to the same high-quality standards as stick-built housing, but artificial barriers prevent widespread usage. The Democrats’ appropriations bill directs HUD to complete a study that measures the regulatory barriers to factory-built housing and the impacts they have on communities. I drafted this  language, and successfully advocated for its inclusion in the House bill.  

Safer Streets & Strong Towns
As a member of the Transportation & Infrastructure Committee, I am a champion of bikeable, walkable streets and additional investments in innovative public transportation options. The House Democrats’ spending bill incorporated my language to encourage municipalities to design streets in a safer, multimodal way, and to incorporate Massachusetts’ “Complete Streets” model into design and retrofits.

Clean Energy & Environmental Protection
I worked with my colleagues in the New England delegation to secure funding for renewable energy, clean water, and clean air. This included securing $7.5 million to support Southern New England Estuaries’ mission of preserving the ecological health of southeastern New England’s estuaries, watersheds, and coastal waters. Also to address the threat of climate change, I successfully advocated for a three-fold increase in EPA funding for Global Climate Change Research Programs. Finally, to develop new, renewable energy sources, I secured nearly $700 million for Department of Energy research into fusion energy.

Job Training
In Massachusetts' 4th Congressional District, 13,000 youth and 78,000 adults are eligible to receive federally funded job training . In 2020, the district received $1.9 million in Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Adult and Youth State Grants.

House Democrats’ appropriations bill provides $3.1 billion in WIOA funds for job training for disadvantaged youth and adults, and for assistance to dislocated workers, an 8.8 percent increase over 2021.

This increase would provide $151,000 in additional WIOA funds for job training in the district. The additional funds support middle class and working families by helping youth and adults obtain good-paying jobs. 

Public Education
In Massachusetts' 4th Congressional District, an estimated 13,000 children benefited from federal Title I education funding in 2021 , including 8,000 children living in poverty, receiving monthly Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) , or in foster care. In 2021, the district received $13.5 million in Title I funds.

House Democrats’ appropriations bill provides $36 billion in Title I funds, a 118 percent increase over 2021.

This increase would provide $15.9 million in additional funding for schools in the district to support these children at risk of failing out of school. 

I successfully advocated for an additional $3 billion to be invested in child care, Head Start and Early Head Start programming nation-wide.

Veterans’ Health Care
In Massachusetts' 4th Congressional District, there were 10,000 veterans signed up to receive health care from the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) in 2020. The VHA spent $145 million in 2020 providing health care to 8,000 veterans in the district.

House Democrats’ appropriations bill provides $98.5 billion for veterans’ health care, an 8 percent increase over 2021.

This increase would provide an additional $32.0 million in funding for veterans’ health care in the district. These additional funds will enable the VHA to improve access to health care in key areas like women’s health, mental health, and opioid treatment; provide more veterans with home and community-based services; recruit and retain nurses and physicians; and support crucial medical research that improves veterans’ health and quality of life.

I also successfully advocated for Veterans Suicide Prevention Outreach Programs to be nearly doubled in funding, securing a total of $600 million for the program nationwide.

Biomedical Research
I championed record-level funding for biomedical research in the House Democrats’ appropriations bill, which will strengthen Massachusetts’ 4th Congressional District as a life sciences hub. The bill includes $3.4 billion in NIH Alzheimer’s Disease research funding, $7 billion for the National Cancer Institute and $2.2 billion for Community Health Centers.

Onwards,

 

Jake Auchincloss
Member of Congress