Monthly Archives: August 2021

Fox Host: Booster Shots Are Scam By Big Pharma

Mediaite reports: On Fox News Primetime Tuesday night, Will Cain suggested that a Pfizer study concluding that the shot becomes less effective as time goes on is simply part of a scheme to make more money. “Well, it’s about time to roll up your sleeves and get the jab, again,” said Cain. “The U.S. is expected to recommend a Covid-19 …

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Arizona Gov To Defund Schools With Mask Mandates

CNN reports: Arizona Republican Gov. Doug Ducey said Tuesday that the state would use federal Covid relief money to increase the funding available to public school districts only if they’re open for in-person learning and don’t require children to wear masks. To be eligible for the grant funding — $163 million in total — Arizona school districts must be open …

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Hannity Plugs MyPillow For Americans Stuck In Kabul

“How would you like to be in Kabul today, as an American, and you can’t get to the airport? Where are you thinking your life is headed? If you’re one of those family members, I bet you’re not sleeping. MyPillow.com. That’s where I go. I fall asleep faster, I stay asleep longer. These are going to be a lot of …

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Pope Francis And Cardinals Issue Vaccine PSA [VIDEO]

The Associated Press reports: Pope Francis is adding his voice to a campaign to overcome vaccine skepticism, issuing a public service announcement insisting that vaccines are safe, effective and an “act of love.” The video message released Wednesday is aimed at a global audience but directed particularly at the Americas. It features six cardinals and archbishops from North, Central and …

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Voldemort: Dump Those Afghan Refugees On Pakistan

“Those who are advocating mass Afghan resettlement in this country are doing so for political, not humanitarian, reasons. It is extraordinarily expensive to resettle a refugee in the United States. “They get free health care, they get free education, they get free housing, they get free food, they get cash welfare. “For the price that you could resettle refugees in …

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Carlson Praises Anti-Vaxxers As “Brave Souls” [VIDEO]

“It’s kind of hard to argue with their reasoning. And if you want to argue, what’s the argument against it? Speak slowly so we can understand, but no one wants to argue anything anymore. It’s purely about obedience, it’s hardly about medicine. “More than 150 health care workers in that Houston hospital system were fired, so remember that the next …

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Texas Supreme Court Rules That Democrats Can Be Forcibly Brought To State Capitol To Achieve Quorum

The Texas Tribune reports: The all-Republican court sided with Gov. Greg Abbott and House Speaker Dade Phelan — and ordered a Travis County district judge to revoke his temporary restraining order blocking the civil arrest of Democratic lawmakers whose absences have denied the chamber the number of present members needed to move any legislation. “The legal question before this Court …

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T-Mobile Discloses Hack Of Customers’ Personal Info

Reuters reports: T-Mobile US Inc said on Wednesday an ongoing investigation into a cyberattack on its systems revealed that some personal data of about 7.8 million of its current postpaid customers were compromised. The company was made aware of the attack late last week, it said in a statement, after an online forum claimed that personal data of its users …

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Pence Op-Ed: Biden Broke Our Deal With The Taliban

From a Wall Street Journal op-ed by Mike Pence: When Mr. Biden became president, he quickly announced that U.S. forces would remain in Afghanistan for an additional four months without a clear reason for doing so. Once Mr. Biden broke the deal, the Taliban launched a major offensive against the Afghan government and seized Kabul. They knew there was no …

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Top Donor Has Huge Stake In Drug Touted By DeSantis

ABC News reports: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis — who has been criticized for opposing mask mandates and vaccine passports — is now touting a COVID-19 antibody treatment in which a top donor’s company has invested millions of dollars. DeSantis has been flying around the state promoting Regeneron, a monoclonal antibody treatment that was used on then-President Donald Trump after he …

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CHATTER AWAY: Overnight Open Thread

Variety reports: Netflix has released the first look of Elizabeth Debicki as Princess Diana and Dominic West as Prince Charles in “The Crown.” Season 5, which started production in the U.K. last month, features Debicki as the princess through the early 1990s and West as her estranged husband. Debicki takes over from Emma Corrin, who played Diana in season 4 …

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Creepy Robots Do Back Flips And Parkour [VIDEO]

USA Today reports: Boston Dynamics, the company known for its robotic dogs, now has a humanoid robot capable of doing gymnastics. The robotics company previously has shown how its robot dogs can go down stairs and open doors. Some police departments have begun using the robot dogs, typically called Spot, to help patrol. And Atlas, which the company dubbed “the …

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FL To Punish Counties For Mandating Masks In School

Jacksonville’s NBC News affiliate reports: The State Board of Education on Tuesday voted in favor of a recommendation to “use its enforcement powers” against Alachua County Public Schools after the district defied a statewide order to allow students to opt out of wearing a face mask without a doctor’s note. With a unanimous vote, the board authorized the Florida Department …

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Court Hears Arguments In $2.7B Smartmatic Lawsuit

Deadline reports: Rudy Giuliani’s attorney rehashed conspiracy theories and was light on evidence when pressed by a judge Tuesday in a defamation suit brought by voting software firm Smartmatic. Joe Sibley of Camara & Sibley asked New York State Supreme Court Judge David Cohen to dismiss six of the claims against his client Giuliani because they constituted “product disparagement,” or …

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Lawsuit Challenges Constitutionality Of Newsom Recall

Politico reports: A complaint filed in U.S. District Court for the Central District of California argues that the state’s recall provision violates the equal protection clause of the U.S. Constitution by allowing sitting governors to be replaced by candidates who have received fewer votes. Gubernatorial recalls in California involve a two-part ballot. Voters are asked whether to recall the sitting …

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Hobbyist Website About Tunnels Under US Capitol Saw Surge In Traffic In Days Before Riot, FBI Was Notified

Washington DC’s NBC News affiliate reports: The founder and administrator of an obscure website about underground infrastructure in Washington, D.C., saw a sudden and suspicious spike in traffic in the days before the U.S. Capitol insurrection. The sharp increase in web visitors alarmed the site’s operator so much that he contacted the FBI. Elliot Carter, who operates the site, worried …

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Texas Governor Contracts COVID, Is Fully Vaccinated

Via press release from Abbott spokesman Mark Miner: Governor Greg Abbott today tested positive for the COVID-19 virus. The Governor has been testing daily, and today was the first positive test result. Governor Abbott is in constant communication with his staff, agency heads, and government officials to ensure that state government continues to operate smoothly and efficiently. The Governor will …

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TSA To Extend Transport Mask Mandate Thru Jan. 18th

Reuters reports: President Joe Biden’s administration plans to extend requirements for travelers to wear masks on airplanes, trains and buses and at airports and train stations through Jan. 18 to address ongoing COVID-19 risks, three sources told Reuters. Major U.S. airlines were informed of the planned extension on a call with the TSA and CDC on Tuesday, the three people …

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Lindell Accuses Far-Right Christian Extremist Outlet TruNews Of Being Antifa And Funded By Media Matters

Kyle Mantyla reports at Right Wing Watch: Lindell’s symposium was such an utter debacle that even his own experts were forced to admit that they had no proof of anything that Lindell had been claiming. Predictably, Lindell reacted to the fiasco by spreading new conspiracy theories alleging that left-wing reporters worked with “antifa” activists to sabotage his event, going so …

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FBI Joins Probe Into QAnon Colorado County Clerk

CNN reports: The FBI Denver field office has joined a Colorado district attorney’s investigation into the County Clerk’s office and how voting machine logins from the county wound up in a QAnon-affiliated video, an FBI spokeswoman told CNN. Voting machine logins from Mesa County were featured in an August 3 video posted on a QAnon-affiliated Telegram ​channel about 2020 election …

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