Für GM-Autogewerkschaftsarbeiter gibt es noch viel über Elektrofahrzeuge zu lernen

Kimberly Fuhr, Mitglied der UAW Local 5960, inspiziert am Donnerstag, den 6. Mai 2021, einen Chevrolet Bolt EV während der Fahrzeugproduktion im Orion-Montagewerk von General Motors in Orion Township, Michigan.

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2015 lernte Marland „Lanny“ Brown, wie man ein vollelektrisches Auto baut.

Als Mitglied der United Auto Workers Local 5960 war er ein stundenweiser Angestellter gewesen General Motors für fast 31 Jahre, hauptsächlich in seinem Fahrzeugmontagewerk in Lake Orion, Michigan, als er sich einem Kernteam von 15 Kollegen von Local 5960 anschloss, das in das technische Zentrum von GM in Incheon, Südkorea, geschickt wurde, um dort für die Montage des Chevrolet Bolt EV geschult zu werden.

Das Orion-Werk, das seit 1983 in Betrieb ist, begann mit der Umstellung von der Herstellung einer Vielzahl von Fahrzeugen mit Verbrennungsmotor (ICE) auf Elektrofahrzeuge. Nach ihrer Umschulung, dem populären Begriff für die Verbesserung der beruflichen Fähigkeiten, kehrten Brown und das Team zu Orion zurück und schulten über mehrere Monate etwa 1.000 andere Montagearbeiter sowohl in den subtilen als auch in den wesentlichen Unterschieden beim Zusammenbau eines Elektrofahrzeugs. Ein Teil der Änderungen für die Pflichten der Arbeitnehmer betraf die Umrüstung in der Karosseriewerkstatt und in der Motorenfertigung, um Komponenten und Produktionsprozesse aufzunehmen, die sich von Elektrofahrzeugen unterscheiden.

Während ein Großteil der EV-Baugruppe, sagte Brown, der eines ICE-Fahrzeugs ähnelt – wie der Einbau von Türen, Fenstern, Reifen, Bremsen, Sitzen und Instrumententafeln –, ist der Antriebsstrang, bestehend aus Motor und Getriebe, bemerkenswert anders. Anstelle eines benzinbetriebenen Motors und eines Mehrganggetriebes ist ein unter dem Cockpit montierter Lithium-Ionen-Akkupack, der einen emissionsfreien Elektromotor und ein Einganggetriebe mit Energie versorgt. “In der Motorenlinie setzen wir statt eines Vergasers eine Stromverteilungseinheit ein”, sagte Brown und nannte ein Beispiel.

Die ersten Bolts rollten im Oktober 2016 über die Linie und markierten den ersten Vorstoß von GM in ein vollelektrisches Fahrzeug (der eingestellte Chevy Volt war ein Plug-in-Hybrid) und lange bevor der Autohersteller 2021 ankündigte, dass er nur noch Elektrofahrzeuge herstellen würde 2035. Doch für die nächsten drei Jahre baute das Orion-Werk auch weiterhin zwei ICE-Fahrzeuge – den Chevy Sonic und den Buick Verano – bevor es 2020 ausschließlich auf den Bolt umstellte und 2021 das Bolt EUV (Elektro-Nutzfahrzeug) hinzufügte.

In der Branche wird dies als langsamer Bau bezeichnet, sagte Jack Hund, der Markteinführungsmanager bei Orion, der während seiner 23 Jahre bei der Firma zahlreiche neue Modelleinführungen in verschiedenen GM-Werken beaufsichtigt hat. „Wir haben begonnen, den Bolt langsam am Fließband einzuführen“, sagte er, ein Prozess, der bis zu einem Jahr dauern kann, während die Fehler behoben werden. “Wir wissen, dass es beim ersten Mal nicht glatt laufen wird.”

„Wir haben nach und nach immer mehr gebaut [EV] Einheiten”, sagte Hund. “Die Leute an der Linie waren so an die ICE-Fahrzeuge gewöhnt, dass es eine Weile gedauert hat, bis sie ihre Arme und Gedanken daran gewöhnt hatten. Es gab andere Fähigkeiten, die sie auf das EV anwenden mussten“, zum Beispiel das Erlernen der Nuancen neuer Drehmomentwerkzeuge, um Teile mit einem bestimmten Druck am Auto zu befestigen.

“Da ich während meiner gesamten Karriere in einer ICE-Umgebung war, hat die große Veränderung mit elektrischen Hochspannungskabelverbindungen zu tun”, sagte Brown. Für alle Montagearbeiter ist eine spezielle Schulung zum sicheren Umgang mit diesen potenziell gefährlichen Verbindungen erforderlich, sagte er. Im Wesentlichen „bedarf es mehr eines Elektrikers als eines Mechanikers“, um ein Elektrofahrzeug zusammenzubauen, sagte Brown.

Neben der Umschulung am Arbeitsplatz stellt GM einigen Arbeitnehmern eine virtuelle Komponente zur Verfügung. „Wir haben ein System, in dem Sie sich an einem Computer befinden und die Elemente der Arbeit darin erledigen [a prescribed] Auftrag”, sagte Reuben Jones, Betriebsleiter bei Orion. “Sie bekommen mentale Repräsentanten, die ihnen helfen, sobald sie an der Linie angekommen sind. Es ist äußerst wichtig, Fahrzeuge auf dem richtigen Qualitätsniveau und auf sichere Weise zu bauen. Virtuelles Training hat die Dinge auf eine andere Ebene gebracht. Das spart Zeit, das spart Geld und hilft uns, das Produkt viel schneller auf den Markt zu bringen.”

Ein weiteres externes Schulungsprogramm findet an der Technical Learning University (TCU) von GM im nahe gelegenen Warren, Michigan, statt. Das kürzlich modernisierte Zentrum beherbergt Fertigungslaboreinrichtungen, die Schritte entlang der Montagelinie simulieren, einschließlich Robotik und Blechfertigung. Zusätzlich zu diesem technischen Training „verflechten wir das, was wir jetzt als menschliche Fähigkeiten bezeichnen, zu denen gehört, wie man zuhört, wie man Teamarbeit und Fähigkeiten zum kritischen Denken entwickelt“, sagte Kimberlea Dungy, Leiterin für globales Technologielernen bei der TCU.

Da die Umschulung von UAW-Arbeitern während der stetigen Umstellung der großen drei Autohersteller auf Elektrofahrzeuge fortgesetzt wird, gibt es ein damit zusammenhängendes Problem, das die Gewerkschaft beschäftigt. Da es in Elektrofahrzeugen weniger Teile gibt als in Verbrennungsmotoren, sagte der damalige Vorstandsvorsitzende des Volkswagen Konzerns, Herbert Diess, im Jahr 2019, erfordert der Bau eines Elektrofahrzeugs etwa 30 % weniger Aufwand, was einen Abbau von Arbeitsplätzen bedeutet. Während diese Zahl von anderen Führungskräften und Forschern wiederholt wurde, gab es keine empirische Studie, die diese Behauptung stützt. Die UAW ihrerseits untersucht die Angelegenheit weiter und bleibt wachsam.

Die aktuellen Verträge der UAW mit GM, Ford und Stellantis (ehemals Fiat Chrysler), die im September 2019 ratifiziert wurden, tragen zum Schutz der Arbeiter in Montagewerken wie Orion bei, die von der ICE- zur EV-Produktion wechseln. Im Wesentlichen verhandeln die UAW und jedes der Unternehmen darüber, massive Investitionen im Zusammenhang mit Elektrofahrzeugen in die derzeitigen von der UAW vertretenen Einrichtungen zu tätigen, um Arbeitsplätze an diesen Standorten zu erhalten und Umschulungsmöglichkeiten anzubieten.

In einem September-Interview mit der Washington Post sprach Mary Barra, CEO von GM, das Problem der Arbeitsplätze im Zusammenhang mit Elektrofahrzeugen an und erklärte: „Wir ordnen Elektrofahrzeuge oder Komponenten für Elektrofahrzeuge unserem bestehenden Fußabdruck zu. Das werden wir also weiterhin tun. Es ist ein Vorteil nicht nur wegen der Belegschaft, sondern auch, weil wir die Anlage haben.”

„In der Vergangenheit gab es immer Sorgen um den Verlust von Arbeitsplätzen, aber seitdem haben Elektrofahrzeuge ihren Weg in die Großen Drei gefunden [assembly plants]verstehen wir mehr über sie“, sagte David Michael, Kommunikationskoordinator für UAW Local 5960. Bei Orion seien aufgrund der EV-Produktion keine Arbeitsplätze verloren gegangen, sagte er, und tatsächlich „sehen wir die Hinzufügung von Arbeitsplätzen. “

Auf die Frage nach dem Schicksal von Arbeitern, deren Jobs speziell für ICE-Fahrzeuge waren und nicht mehr benötigt werden, sagte Michael, dass sie „jetzt entweder EV-Komponenten und Antriebsstränge bauen oder alternative Arbeiten zum Bau von EVs ausführen. Sie sind hier in Ordnung. Wir hatten eine Fließband wo [ICE] Motoren sind ausgefallen, und jetzt sind es elektrische Antriebsstränge.

Die Wahrscheinlichkeit, dass Orion weiterhin Arbeitsplätze behält und neue Mitarbeiter einstellt, ist vielversprechend, nachdem Anfang dieses Monats angekündigt wurde, dass GM die Bolt-Produktion von fast 44.000 Fahrzeugen in diesem Jahr auf über 70.000 im Jahr 2023 steigern wird. Während der Gesamtmarkt für Elektrofahrzeuge in den USA immer noch nur etwa 5 % beträgt der Neuwagenverkäufe – aber schnell wachsend – unter den 1,65 Millionen Elektrofahrzeugen, die in den ersten neun Monaten des Jahres 2022 verkauft wurden, entfielen mehr als 22.000 auf den Bolt.

Die Vorsitzende und CEO von General Motors, Mary Barra, gibt eine Investition in Höhe von 300 Millionen US-Dollar in das GM Orion-Montagewerk für elektrische und selbstfahrende Fahrzeuge im Orion-Montagewerk am 22. März 2019 in Lake Orion, Michigan, bekannt.

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Nichtsdestotrotz ist das Orion-Montagewerk für eine weitere große Renovierung geplant. GM gab im Januar bekannt, dass es 4 Milliarden US-Dollar investieren wird, um die Anlage erneut umzurüsten, diesmal für die Produktion von vollelektrischen Modellen des Chevy Silverado und GMC Sierra, Pickups, die mit dem Ford F-150 Lightning, der EV-Version des Dauerbrenners, konkurrieren sollen meistverkauftes Fahrzeug in den USA Bezüglich der Zukunft des Bolt hat GM nichts außer der Tatsache bestätigt, dass seine Produktion fortgesetzt wird, während die Anlage für die elektrischen Pickups umgebaut wird.

Die Umstellung auf EV-Pickups, sagte GM, wird 2024 beginnen und voraussichtlich mehr als 2.350 neue Arbeitsplätze bei Orion schaffen und etwa 1.000 aktuelle Arbeitsplätze erhalten, wenn das Werk voll in Betrieb ist. Die neuen Stellen bei Orion werden von einer Kombination aus GM-Übernehmern und Neueinstellungen besetzt, sagte GM.

Dieser jüngste Übergang erfordert eine weitere Runde der Umschulung der Belegschaft von Orion. „Wir haben ein Kernteam, das an den elektrischen Pickups arbeitet und mit Ingenieuren und Zulieferern interagiert, um zu erfahren, wie die Fahrzeuge zusammengebaut werden“, sagte Tom Wickham, Senior Manager, Manufacturing Communications bei Orion, von GM in einer E-Mail. „Wie bei früheren Markteinführungen wird das Kernteam schließlich dabei helfen, den Rest des Orion-Teams zu schulen, bevor wir mit der regulären Produktion der Elektrofahrzeuge Silverado und Sierra beginnen.“

GM gab außerdem bekannt, dass die Unternehmen im Rahmen ihres Joint Ventures Ultium Cells mit der südkoreanischen LG Energy Solution zur Herstellung von Batteriezellen für Elektrofahrzeuge 2,6 Milliarden US-Dollar in den Bau einer dritten Anlage in Lansing, Michigan, investieren, in der voraussichtlich mehr als 1.700 neue entstehen werden Arbeitsplätze, wenn die Anlage voll in Betrieb ist.

Dies wirft die quälende Frage auf, ob diese Arbeitsplätze in der Batterieherstellung sowie andere zur Herstellung von Teilen für Elektrofahrzeuge von der UAW vertreten werden, wenn ja, zu welchem ​​​​Lohnsatz. Im Juli berichtete Bloomberg, dass Arbeiter im bestehenden Werk von Ultium Cells in Lordstown, Ohio, bis zu 22 US-Dollar pro Stunde verdienen, verglichen mit 32 US-Dollar Stundenlohn für einen traditionellen UAW-Montagearbeiter. Ultium hat erklärt, dass es laut Reuters „das Recht der Arbeitnehmer respektiert, sich gewerkschaftlich zu organisieren, und die Bemühungen der UAW oder jeder anderen Gewerkschaft, Arbeiter in der Batteriezellenherstellung an unseren Produktionsstandorten zu organisieren“.

„Eines der Dinge, auf die ich geachtet habe, ist, ob einige Arbeitgeber in der [auto] Industrie wird diese Verschiebung nutzen [to EVs] als Gelegenheit zu versuchen, die Bezahlung, die Leistungen und die Qualität der Arbeitsplätze herunterzustufen“, sagte Gordon Lafer, Direktor des Arbeitsbildungs- und Forschungszentrums an der Universität von Oregon in Eugene. „Es ist wirklich nicht klar, wie die Qualität dieser Arbeitsplätze sein wird .”

Die Besorgnis über die Auswirkungen von Elektrofahrzeugen auf Arbeitsplätze und Einrichtungen war ein umstrittenes Thema während der Vertragsverhandlungen zwischen GM und der UAW im Jahr 2019, die scheiterten und zu einem sechswöchigen UAW-Streik in GM-Werken führten. Die Arbeitsniederlegung kostete GM fast 2 Milliarden US-Dollar an Produktionsausfällen und die Mitarbeiter fast 1 Milliarde US-Dollar an Löhnen. Beide Seiten einigten sich jedoch darauf, das zur Schließung vorgesehene GM-Werk Detroit-Hamtramck für die Produktion von Elektrofahrzeugen umzubauen. Heute baut diese Einrichtung, die jetzt als Factory ZERO bekannt ist, die elektrischen Silverado- und Sierra-Pickups sowie den elektrischen Hummer.

Der Vertrag der UAW mit GM läuft nächstes Jahr aus, und die Produktion von Elektrofahrzeugen, Batterien und verwandten Komponenten wird sicher wieder auf der Agenda stehen. “Es wird absolut ein Brennpunkt für diese Verhandlungen sein”, sagte Michael. „Die UAW-Führung konzentriert sich auf Elektrofahrzeuge und darauf, wohin diese Arbeit gehen wird. Wir haben einen gewerkschafts- und arbeiterfreundlichen Präsidenten [Biden] der großartige Gesetze verabschiedet, die den Autoherstellern beim Übergang zu Elektrofahrzeugen zugute gekommen sind, also werden wir alles tun, um jeden Arbeitsplatz in den Vereinigten Staaten zu nutzen.

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Kinzinger opens the door to adjust to Trump’s request for a reside testimony

Has Trump Finally Started Eating His Own Dick? Is he the dog that got the car? Are there another ten million clichés that suggest Trump’s ego has finally driven the process of “self-destruction”? Yes, it seems so, considering Trump casually dismissed the idea of ​​responding to the subpoena when he could testify live. The man who believes his life is a TV show and that ratings are more important than facts wants to make the “Super Bowl” by testifying live before the committee. Except that the committee wasn’t supposed to say yes. Somewhere deep in Trump’s brain, he was surely counting on the committee to be the adults who say “no.” Instead, the committee could hold him fully accountable by granting his request:

From ABC News, Adam Kinzinger drops a bombshell:

The Jan. 6 House of Representatives committee investigating last year’s Capitol riot would have to negotiate with former President Donald Trump if it offered to testify live in response to the panel’s subpoena, Rep. Adam Kinzinger said Sunday.

“I think that will be a negotiation‘ said Kinzinger, R-Ill., a member of the committee, to ABC’s This Week host George Stephanopoulos. “I won’t raise that until we know for sure if the President tried to come in and speak to us live.”

Sounds like an open door, yes?

Video by Kinzinger:

Having already noted that Trump could spell his own death by condemning himself to a dozen charges in his opening statement (He’ll deviate from script in 20 seconds), the committee has reasons to be cautious, and thinks so Kinzinger when he says “negotiations”.

There will be no judge in command of the room, no one to silence Trump, and no one to say, “The witness will answer the question…” with the threat of throwing him in jail out of contempt if he doesn’t. Trump could completely ignore the questions and start talking about unrelated topics. Admittedly, he will probably convict himself of two dozen other crimes, but he will certainly avoid questions. There is a known cure for such a hostile witness. You ask a very simple question, and if it takes Trump 2 minutes or whatever to do anything other than answer the question, the attorney or representative completely ignores the answer and calmly asks the question again, with the same words and the same Ton, and continues do this for 20 minutes, and then say, “I see you cannot answer the question.” If Trump is testifying live, the review should be conducted by a very experienced trial attorney, not the representatives themselves. Every question is too valuable and should go through someone who does this twice a month for high stakes.

Ultimately, however, the committee has far more to gain than Trump as long as Trump is on a watch.

Trump is not smart. He is not educated. He will not see the problems in certain issues. His arrogance knows no bounds. His belief that he can convince anyone of anything is one of his most dangerous traits. He’s angry, more than angry. He has no control and will try to get a handle on the process… all of this adds up to the worst nightmare a defense attorney could have and the biggest undoing for any “defendant” even if they don’t know it.

Given that the committee is made up of nine dispassionate members, all of whom are more focused, more fully evolved, intellectual, better educated, not there for their own glory and dedicated to a noble cause, one is assured that whatever risks (which are real) are outweighed by the dreamlike opportunity afforded by putting the world’s most prolific and terrible liar on the witness stand.

It’s all in the negotiations. Get a clock to limit each answer to two or one minute. thirty seconds. It’s the main hearing. Oh! And please try before the elections? The more the country is covered in a Trump-lit fat fire, the better for Dems.

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CDC recommends Covid-Omicron booster photographs for kids ages 5 and older

Tatiana Perez, 11, receives a dose of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at a vaccination center in San Jose, Costa Rica on January 11, 2022.

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday recommended the new Omicron boosters for children ages 5 and older, allowing pharmacists to start administering the shots soon.

CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky approved the footage just hours after it was approved by the Food and Drug Administration. Walensky made the quick decision without a meeting of the CDC’s independent panel of vaccine experts.

Children ages 5 to 11 are eligible for Pfizer’s Omicron vaccines, and children ages 6 to 17 are eligible for Moderna vaccines two months after they receive their primary series or a previous booster with the first-generation vaccines to have.

Pharmacies can start administering the shots as soon as they have doses. According to a company statement, Pfizer plans to ship up to 6 million booster doses for children within the next week.

Pfizers In September, new boosters were released for people aged 12 and over modern were approved for adults over the age of 18.

dr Peter Marks, chief of the FDA’s vaccines division, said children are at increased risk of exposure to the virus as they personally return to school and families return to their pre-pandemic lives.

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Although Covid is generally less severe in children than adults, children with the disease are being hospitalized, Marks said. Health officials are also concerned about the potential risk of a long Covid, even in children who have had mild illness from the virus, he said.

“We encourage parents to consider a basic vaccination for children and introduce an updated booster dose if needed,” Marks said.

The FDA hopes that the new boosters, targeting the dominant subvariant omicron BA.5, will offer significantly better protection against infection and disease than the first generation of Covid syringes.

The FDA approved the BA.5 shots for children without direct human data on their effectiveness. The agency cleared the boosters based on adult data from a similar shot targeting the omicron BA.1 subvariant. The agency also examined clinical trials in children who received the original vaccines as a booster.

The new boosters target omicron BA.5 as well as the original Covid strain that first emerged in Wuhan, China in 2019. The FDA hopes the vaccines will provide lasting protection even as the virus continues to evolve because they cover a wide range of mutations.

The first generation of Covid shots were developed in 2020 to target the original strain of Covid. They no longer provide meaningful protection against infection and mild illness because they mismatch the dominant omicron variant, which has mutated to evade the antibodies that prevent the virus from entering human cells.

So far, more than 11 million Americans ages 12 and older have received the new booster shots, according to CDC data.

It’s unclear how strong parental demand for the new shots will be. Almost 50% of people aged 5 and over received a booster shot with the first generation of vaccines.

Jen Shah denies Tamra judges’ declare of “crashing” BravoCon 2022

Executive Producer of Real Housewives Andy Cohen addressed Jen’s absence during a BravoCon panel on October 16th. “She pleads guilty. I think that sadly ended the engagement there,” he said, adding that he would like the opportunity to sit down and talk to her because he has “a lot of questions for her.”

In July, Jen pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud and money laundering in her ongoing federal fraud case. Jen, who is awaiting sentencing, could face a maximum of 30 years in prison.

Stay tuned for E! News for more BravoCon 2022 news.

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Trump Media has fired a whistleblower after chatting with the Washington Put up

In this photo illustration, the logo of social media platform Truth Social is seen displayed on a smartphone with a photo of former US President Donald Trump in the background.

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Former President Donald Trump’s media outlet fired an executive Thursday after he shared internal documents from a Securities and Exchange Commission whistleblower complaint with the Washington Post and spoke to the newspaper, the news agency reported Saturday.

Will Wilkerson was senior vice president of operations at Trump Media and Technology, which owns the social network Truth Social, and was one of the company’s early employees.

Wilkerson filed the SEC’s whistleblower complaint in August, alleging that the company relied on “fraudulent misrepresentations … in violation of federal securities laws,” according to the Post, about an investment vehicle known as the Special Purpose Acquisition Company to go public. or SPAC.

In the article, Wilkerson also described disputes within Trump Media, including tensions with CEO Devin Nunes, who as a Republican congressman was one of Trump’s staunchest defenders. Wilkerson also said another executive detailed how Trump pressured him to give shares in the company to his wife, Melania Trump.

A spokeswoman for Trump Media has denied the Post’s story, touting Truth Media’s availability on the Apple App Store, Google Play Store and Samsung Galaxy Store. “As Chairman of TMTG, President Trump hired Devin Nunes as CEO to create a culture of compliance and build a world-class team to lead Truth Social,” the spokeswoman said in a statement emailed to CNBC .

Digital World Acquisition Corp.the SPAC, which is trying to take the media company public, did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

CNBC also reached out to Wilkerson’s attorneys for comment.

Trump Media fired Wilkerson for making “unauthorized disclosures” to the Post, the newspaper said. One of his lawyers called the dismissal retaliation against a whistleblower, according to the report. There are laws that protect whistleblowers.

The report comes as DWAC is urging its shareholders to vote to delay its proposed merger with Trump Media, which was announced last year. DWAC has warned it could liquidate if it doesn’t complete the merger, which would be worth hundreds of millions of dollars to Trump Media.

DWAC CEO Patrick Orlando directed another of his companies to fund DWAC to keep it afloat through December. He has already adjourned a shareholders’ meeting four times, an indication that he does not have the support of shareholders to delay the merger.

The deal between Trump Media and DWAC is under investigation by SEC regulators and Justice Department prosecutors. Trump Media has blamed the SEC for delaying the deal.

The article also detailed undisclosed discussions between Trump, his media company executives and Orlando over the past year before DWAC went public and the deal was announced. These conversations may have violated SEC rules.

Wilkerson shared internal transcripts, memos, photos, videos and other material relevant to the SEC investigation with the Post. All of the materials were previously made available to government investigators, the Post said, citing Wilkerson’s attorneys.

Trump Media suspended the executive branch after the Miami Herald first reported the SEC complaint on Oct. 6, calling it a “blatant violation” of its nondisclosure agreement, according to the Post.

Read the full Washington Post report here.

– CNBC’s Jack Stebbins contributed to this article.

omicron recordings considerably boosted BA.5 antibodies in early human information

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Pfizer and his German partner BioNTech On Thursday, their new omicron boosters said protective antibodies against the dominant adult omicron BA.5 subvariant were substantially increased in the first direct human data released to the public on the new vaccines.

The study looked at blood samples taken from 40 people aged 18 to 55 and 40 people over the age of 55 who received the Omicron booster vaccine. Both age groups saw significant increases in antibodies that block the BA.5 subvariant from entering human cells, according to the companies.

Pfizer also compared 40 people over the age of 55 who received the Omicron booster shot to 40 people of the same age who received a fourth dose of the first-generation vaccine. Participants who received the first-generation vaccine saw a limited rise in antibodies to BA.5, according to the companies.

The time between administration of the third dose and the Omicron booster was approximately 11 months, while the time between the third dose and the fourth dose of the first-generation vaccine was six months.

The initial data suggests that the safety profile of the new boosters is identical to that of the original vaccine, the companies said. Pfizer and BioNTech said they will release more data on the immune response to the vaccines in the coming weeks.

“These early data suggest that our bivalent vaccine is expected to provide better protection against currently circulating variants than the original vaccine and may help stem future increases in cases this winter,” said Albert Bourla, CEO of Pfizer, in an explanation.

US health authorities have approved Pfizer’s Omicron boosters for everyone ages 5 and older. The shots target both the BA.5 sub-variant and the original version of Covid, which first appeared in China almost three years ago. The first generation vaccinations were only developed against the first virus strain.

White House health officials have said the new shots should offer much better protection against Omicron than the first-generation vaccines as the country faces a possible winter surge. First-generation vaccines no longer provide meaningful protection against infections and minor illnesses because the virus has mutated so severely.

The Food and Drug Administration approved the Omicron syringes without direct human data on how they fare against Omicron BA.5, which currently causes most infections in the US. The agency instead relied on human data from a similar shot developed by Pfizer against the original version of Omicron called the BA.1, as well as data from animal studies that directly examined how the shots compared to the BA.5.

The FDA acted quickly to release the syringes this fall to stave off a wave of infections. As a result, Pfizer didn’t have time to collect data from clinical trials. dr Peter Marks, head of the FDA vaccines division, said the agency approved the Omicron shots using the same process used to update flu shots each year, which is also not usually based on human data.

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Akademiks says he ended his girlfriend’s combat in viral video

DJ Academics landed in questionable waters when he allegedly decided to control his girlfriend’s behavior.

On Thursday (October 13), Akademiks was a trending topic on social platforms for a video in which he aggressively addresses a brunette woman in public. The woman’s identity was unclear at the time, but he later claimed she was his girlfriend. In the clip, Akademiks could be seen pushing the brunette into a wall while he stood in front of her screaming.

Here’s what the viral video shows

Amid his yelling, Akademiks boasted, “I’m the prize” — unwittingly prompting backlash for the phrase online. Meanwhile, he kept a red-haired woman at a distance. The woman, who was later identified as his girlfriend, eventually took off Akademik’s hat and tossed it across the floor. Towards the end of the clip, the presenter stormed off camera while continuing to yell that he was “the prize.”

Although there was ample opportunity for a physical fight after Akademiks left, both women kept their hands to themselves. However, when the host was between them again, the brunette slapped the redheaded woman.

Literally caught in the middle, Akademiks apparently tried to tell the women apart by shielding his girlfriend against the wall. Meanwhile, the redhead threw punches from behind and at one point grabbed the brunette’s hair. Then a second woman from the off ran towards the altercation and began punching Akademik’s friend from any angle she could sneak her into.

Akademiks is such a character pic.twitter.com/9MfrzUXf8H

— Glock Topickz (@Glock_Topickz) October 14, 2022

DJ Akademiks enters the shadow room to explain the video

After The Shade Room shared video of the altercation, DJ Akademiks offered an explanation in the comments section. He claimed his girl was “drunk” and mad at women who approach him for photos at a party.

Then the moderator gave another exclusive explanation of what happened in The Shade Room’s comments section.

“I stopped a fight. My girl was drunk and was aggressive towards other women because they approached me for photos at a party,” he wrote. “One of the girls swung onto her and this is where this video starts. I try to get women to relax. But they don’t listen. They fight over pictures and shit.”

Akademiks also exclusively told TSR that he initially separated his girlfriend from another woman after she was pinched. He then went live on social media to further explain the situation.

“At the end of the day, even if my chick doesn’t respect me and frolics in public — admittedly she was drunk — you don’t want someone jumping on your girl,” he said. “But I can’t hit anyone either. I can’t beat the other girls, I just have to be like, ‘yo chill, let’s end it somehow.

Social media users are pulling Akademiks for yelling “I am the prize.”

Despite the physical aspect of the viral clip, social media users clipped at the host. People called him out for claiming to be a prize but also for interfering in a female fight. Keep scrolling to see the online comment!

Academics going back and forth with a woman yelling “I’m the prize” is the weakest shit I’ve seen a grown man do in a long time

– 👑#4, for the Old Nat Royals👑 (@Southside_Gunn) October 14, 2022

Akademiks and the fresh and fit niggas be lame as hell They just talk crazy to women, but that’s what happens when insecure niggas who’ve been bullied and in trouble girls never get some money and power. You’ll never see them sit around and talk crazy in a real nigga face

— Uncle Re 🏁 (@_KingRe) October 13, 2022

Freddie Gibbs reacts to Akademiks altercation with his girlfriend 👀https://t.co/FoC4kxW3kg pic.twitter.com/U6aCEQ3T15

— HipHopDX (@HipHopDX) October 15, 2022

Not lying DJ Akademiks on this fresh and fit podcast a few days ago was crazy and then it’s fucking crazy that he’s following up with the way he’s behaving in the hallway with this woman. What makes it worse is that his tone is different in men

— LegendOfWinning (@LegendOfWinning) October 14, 2022

Fighting over DJ Akademiks is some special Ed shit

— Olajuwon Williams 🌸 (@Odog318) October 14, 2022

Which one of you ragged bitches said Akademiks was the prize 😒

— Dixie Normus ✨ (@Nohelyyx) October 14, 2022

Everyone is talking about DJ Akademiks saying “he’s the prize” in this video.

He didn’t lie.

You better understand now that the dating game (for many women) is about who has resources/status.

Look up hypergamy…that’s a lot of women today…

And they should be.

— AugSly19🇺🇸 (@SilentCalm19) October 14, 2022

I’ve never heard a grown man yell “I’m The Prize” to this day and it was done by Akademiks 🤣🤣. Whooo that boy 🤣 pic.twitter.com/jEos03S0SM

— Buy ​​My GotDang Books 😤 (@authorjcopeland) October 14, 2022

Mark Kelly beats Blake Masters earlier than midterms

Democratic U.S. Senator Mark Kelly of Arizona, who is running for re-election to the U.S. Senate in the 2022 U.S. midterm election, appears in an undated handout photo provided to Reuters on October 5, 2022.

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According to Federal Election Commission records, Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly outperformed his opponent, Republican Blake Masters, in the third quarter.

Kelly’s campaign went into October, weeks before the midterm elections, with almost six times as much cash.

Kelly’s campaign raised just over $21 million from July 14 through September 30. Masters, endorsed by former President Donald Trump, grossed over $4.7 million during the same period.

Kelly’s campaign went into October with over $13 million, while Masters had just over $2.8 million in his war chest. One of Masters’ largest single donations was a $4,950 contribution from the National Rifle Association. Masters, a wealthy businessman, contributed over $570,000 to his own campaign last quarter.

Election day is November 8th.

The race was once seen as a strong opportunity for Republicans in the fight for Senate control, but Kelly has been ahead in many of the most recent polls. A RealClearPolitics poll average has Kelly 4.5 points ahead. The Cook Political Report describes the race as a “lean Democrat”.

Former U.S. President Donald Trump shakes hands with U.S. Senate nominee Blake Masters (R-AZ) onstage during a rally ahead of the midterm elections in Mesa, Arizona October 9, 2022.

Brian Snyder | Reuters

The Senate is split 50-50, with Democrats relying on Vice President Kamala Harris for decisive votes.

A spokesman for Kelly’s team referred CNBC to a recent statement from the campaign manager Emma Brown promotes the Senator’s fundraiser. A spokeswoman for the Masters campaign did not respond to a request for comment.

The Masters’ delay in raising funds from Kelly was an issue throughout the campaign. The nonpartisan Center for Responsive Politics reveals that Kelly had raised over $52 million in the third quarter, while Masters raked in just under $5 million.

Fundraising in the last quarter by both campaigns does not include the amount raised by outside groups supporting each candidate. The Arizona bailout, a pro-Masters super PAC that once received $15 million from Masters ally and former boss billionaire Peter Thiel, raised over $4 million from mid-July through late September. The Super PAC, which has unlimited cash to raise and spend, has over $1.9 million at its disposal.

Although Thiel did not contribute to the Super PAC last quarter, some recent top donations include a $3 million contribution from shipping supplier Richard Uihlein and $1 million from cryptocurrency executives Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss.

Thiel has signaled that since Masters stands behind Kelly in both fundraising and polling, he will continue to raise funds for his former employee. Masters was chief operating officer at Thiel Capital until earlier this year.

“We proceed to fund the Ukrainian authorities without cost”

A smartphone with the Starlink logo on the screen.

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Elon Musk said in a tweet on Saturday that his company SpaceX will continue to fund Starlink satellite internet terminals for the Ukrainian government while it fights invading Russian forces.

“To hell with that,” the billionaire tweeted, “although Starlink is still losing money and other companies are getting billions in taxpayer dollars, we’re just going to keep funding the Ukrainian government for free.”

It wasn’t immediately clear if Musk, who is also the CEO of Tesla, was sarcastic. In response to a tweet about the move, Musk said, “We should still be doing good deeds.” In response to another tweet that said Musk had already paid taxes that fund Ukraine’s defenses, he said, “Destiny loves irony.”

The tweets follow a statement by Musk on Friday, in which he said SpaceX could not fund Starlink terminals in Ukraine “indefinitely” after a report suggested his space company had asked the Pentagon to foot the bill.

Musk did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

In a letter from SpaceX to the Pentagon, the company said that using Starlink in Ukraine could cost nearly $400 million over the next 12 months, according to a report by CNN. SpaceX has signed several contracts with the US government.

The Starlink internet terminals donated by SpaceX were crucial in keeping the Ukrainian military online during the war against Russia, even if the communications infrastructure is destroyed. Russia began invading Ukraine in February.

Musk was criticized by Ukrainian officials earlier this month when he released a Twitter poll assessing support for what he believed to be a likely outcome to the war between Russia and Ukraine.

He appeared to confirm that SpaceX was planning to leave Ukraine in some capacity on Friday, responding to a Twitter post that referred to Ukraine’s ambassador telling Musk to fuck off.

“We’re just following his recommendation,” Musk said.

The SpaceX founder is also in the midst of a $44 billion bid to buy Twitter, which he was trying to walk out of. A judge ruled he has until October 28 to complete the acquisition if he hopes to avoid a trial.

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