Help Make 2021 the Year of the SHERO

Now that 2020 is over, and we are navigating the new legal and political terrain of 2021, it has never been more important to support female driven, independent journalism that connects the dots. 

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All year, SHERO has been focused on delivering the most critical aspects of the news and on the ramifications of important events, in addition to the facts. At SHERO, we focused on:

• the many conflicts of interest within the Trump administration that allowed those in Donald Trump’s inner circle to personally benefit

• a series reporting the unprecedented and traitorous actions of Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, that attempted to undermine the vote in 2020, and threaten our democracy

• ongoing coverage of the systematic attack on Civil Rights, including coverage of the Black Lives Matter movement

• a series revealing the truth about Congressional Covid Relief, including who has really been benefitting from the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Loans and how corporations continue to abuse the process

• continued coverage on the fight for real equality for women in the areas of the economy, reproductive rights and the justice system, including breaking news coverage of the abuse of migrant women in detention in Georgia, who were given hysterectomies and other medical procedures without consent

• the many impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic, including advocacy for critical front-line food chain supply workers, and a chronicle of my own personal experience in battling the coronavirus

• necessary legal analysis that is often absent in main stream media, including detailed descriptions of the real ramifications of political policies, and how they affect us all

• A Sunday Recap every week, that quickly summarizes the vital news from the week, with links included for more detail on the most pressing issues

Below is a compilation of some of our most critical stories for your review that represents the best of the SHERO newsletter this year — please consider becoming a paid subscriber in 2021. Your subscription will support our work that is often made public, and helps to make sure that critical information and suggestions for effectuating real change is delivered to everyone. Paid subscriptions will also ensure that SHERO remains ad free, and that your data is always be managed personally, and never sold to another party. For just $60 a year, you can support independent journalism and join SHERO in the fight to make things better and amplify the voices of those who are often overlooked.

Trump Could Profit From Coronavirus Testing: All of the ways in which Donald Trump was previously invested in companies set to profit from the pandemic, along with a discussion about his failure to prove complete divestment and how he might still be profiting though blind trusts.

The Kushner Kingpin and His Corona Conflicts: A detailed report on Joshua Kushner, brother to chief Trump advisor and son-in law Jared Kushner, and their collective interest in Oscar Health — a company that was given access to federal funds and a lucrative connection to the Trump administration.

Trump Vaccine Czar Still Stands to Profit: A discussion about Trump’s Vaccine Czar, former GlaxoSmithKline executive Moncef Slaoui, and his refusal to divest his stock in Moderna, which is now profiting from it’s successful COVID-19 vaccine.

Trump Chief Advisor Peter Navarro's Role in the Kodak Loan Fiasco: How Trump’s chief Trade Advisor tried to quickly use the failing Kodak enterprise to manufacture medical supplies in order to distract from Trump’s pandemic failures and provide those in Trump’s inner circle with a great investment opportunity — and how he wasted millions of taxpayer dollars to fail miserably.

Destroy the Post Office, Steal an Election: A discussion of the possibility that the Trump administration was intentionally slowing the mail to discourage mail-in voting and how this possibility could even happen.

Friday Night Massacre at the Post Office: A discussion of the breaking news that newly appointed Postmaster General Louis DeJoy had recently distributed a memo describing a substantial restructuring that implemented a hierarchal chart within the United States Postal Service. The DeJoy changes essentially removed high-up, qualified executives and was seen as a Trojan horse within the USPS.

Trump's Postmaster General has Financial Conflicts: An expose on Louis DeJoy’s new changes at the Postal Service to intentionally slow service just before the election, and his multi-million dollar financial investments in companies that create substantial conflicts of interest.

US Post Office is Removing Ballot Sorting Machines from Facilities: A breaking, real-time report on how the Postmaster General started removing a substantial number of mail sorting machines, that would assist with processing mail-in ballots, from facilities around the country without any official explanation or reason given.

USPS Warns of PA Ballot Delay; Mailboxes Removed in OR: A report on the actions of the State of Pennsylvania, that went to court to seek an order allowing votes postmarked by Nov. 3 to be counted up to three days after the election. Also continued reporting on the mailboxes that were being removed in Portland and Eugene, Oregon.

Definitive Guide to Trump's Attempts to Destroy USPS: A critical summary of all of the dangerous actions taken by Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, to intentionally delay the mail and discourage mail-in voting, and the Congressional response to that attempt.

Louisville Police Deletes Evidence Amid Officer Rape Allegations: A bombshell report on allegations against the Louisville Metro Police Department (LMPD) involving their “Explorer Scout” extension program, and how the LMPD concealed at least 738,000 records documenting the sexual abuse of Explorer Scouts by two police officers.

Louisville Police Used "No-Knock" to Target Black Communities: A report on the alarming number of "no-knock" warrants issued for an area of Louisville with predominantly Black residents, and a dive into how the amount of overall Louisville warrants rivals the numbers in much larger cities.

Is "Defund the Police" Disorienting?: An open discussion on how successful the Black Lives Matter movement can be with a slogan that is not appealing to the mainstream and the need to pledge support for the project regardless of the name.

PPP Loan Program Funding is Questionable: A reveal of the Trump insiders and grifters that have benefited from the PPP Program for small businesses, including Kanye West, Elaine Chao, Jared Kushner and various other political figures.

PPP Loans Directly Benefit China: A breakdown of how the federal government actually funded Chinese subsidiaries with millions of taxpayer dollars in PPP Loans, after telling the American public that Chinese sanctions were critical in the ongoing trade war.

All Roads Lead to Kushner: A report on how Jared Kushner profited from PPP Loans during the pandemic, and how his attorney appears to have pursued a bribery scheme involving pardons, that likely would have implicated Kushner and Trump.

Abortion Restrictions, State by State: A detailed guide on how to protect yourself and to find out what you can do to help protect women’s reproductive rights.

Mass Immigrant Hysterectomies Alleged: A breaking report about a whistleblower complaint that was filed by several legal advocacy groups, documenting “jarring medical neglect” within an ICE detention facility, including a refusal to test and treat detainees for coronavirus and an excessive amount of hysterectomies being performed on immigrant women without consent.

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg — We Lost a Legend: My personal essay and eulogy to RBG.

When Trump Nominates a Handmaiden, It's Time to Get Loud: A detailed background on Trump’s future Supreme Court Nominee, including the lack of Amy Coney Barrett’s qualifications, and her outdated and public personal views on women’s roles and her anti pro-choice stance.

Amy Coney Barrett Endorsed Campaign to End ‘Barbaric’ Roe v. Wade: Discussion about Trump's new Supreme Court Nominee, Amy Coney Barrett, who signed an open letter in 2006 that called for the demise of Roe v. Wade and criminal punishment for those who pursue in vitro fertilization.

Trying to Get Tested for Covid-19: An ongoing account of my coronavirus experience in the earlier days of the Covid-19 pandemic, starting in March of 2020.

What it Feels Like to Have COVID-19: A follow up on my symptoms more than two months out and how challenging the virus still was to my health, even after a supposed recovery.

Coronavirus Conspiracies Continue: An expose on several entities attempting to spread deliberate disinformation during the pandemic and the ramifications of those lies. 

Vaccine Privilege Will be Very Real: A discussion about how many Americans at higher risk, including minorities, fear the wealthy will bypass people who are entitled to the vaccine first.

Everything You Need to Know About Pardons: A break down of the pardon process, including the concept of preemptive pardons, that debunks pardon misconceptions and answers most pardon questions.

What McConnell's Corporate Immunity Really Means: A deep dive into the threat of giving corporations a liability shield and the hefty price we will pay for compromising with Senate Republicans.

Trump Will Not Have Total Immunity: Revisiting Executive Privilege and how immunity could be limited for Donald Trump by the courts moving forward.

Subpoenas Spell Trouble for Ivanka: The fallout after Trump's Organization was served with more federal and state subpoenas that demanded answers for the $747,622 paid to Ivanka Trump, for consulting fees that offset a big federal tax bill.

Trump's Last Options for Refusing to Leave Office: A report on Trump’s intention to stay for a second term, what scenarios could force a change leading up to Biden's Inauguration and if Trump has any legal way to hold his position.

Thank you so much for taking the time to read this and for signing up to receive the information provided by SHERO newsletter! I appreciate all of your support, and hope you will join the SHERO community today. Welcome!

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(Amee Vanderpool writes the SHERO Newsletter and is an attorney, published author, contributor to newspapers and magazines and analyst for BBC radio. She can be reached at avanderpool@gmail.com or follow her on Twitter @girlsreallyrule.)