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The Insider reports: Argentinian authorities have charged Andreas Kalcker, a key figure in a sprawling movement that hails toxic bleach as a “miracle” medical treatment. The charges follow a seven-month-long investigation by the Unidad Fiscal para la Investigación de Delitos contra el Medio Ambiente (UFIMA), which investigates medical crimes in Argentina. The investigation was launched after the August 2020 death …

Fox News reports: An Oregon trooper was placed on paid leave after he posted a video on Instagram saying he will defy the liberal state’s vaccine mandate for government workers. “I swore an oath to uphold the Constitution of the United States, to protect the freedom of the people who pay my salary,” Zachary Kowing, 29, said. “I do not …

CBS Los Angeles reports: A California woman now faces federal assault and interfering with a flight crew charges after she allegedly attacked a Southwest Airlines flight attendant on a flight from San Diego to Sacramento in May. The incident occurred, according to prosecutors, after the flight attendant asked the woman to place her mask above her nose. Vyvianna Quinonez, the …

The Wall Street Journal reports: Former President Donald Trump, who received a Covid-19 vaccination before leaving the White House this year, said he is unlikely to receive the booster shot that U.S. health regulators are expected to approve in the coming months. “I feel like I’m in good shape from that standpoint—I probably won’t,” Mr. Trump said in an interview …

Oklahoma City’s NBC News affiliate reports: A rural Oklahoma doctor said patients who are taking the horse de-wormer medication, ivermectin, to fight COVID-19 are causing emergency room and ambulance back ups. “There’s a reason you have to have a doctor to get a prescription for this stuff, because it can be dangerous,” said Dr. Jason McElyea. Dr. McElyea said patients …

Tucson’s NBC News affiliate reports: A conflict over the COVID-19 quarantine policy at a Vail Unified School District elementary school has been resolved shortly after protesters threatened to make a citizen’s arrest on the principal Thursday morning. According to VUSD officials, a student at Mesquite Elementary School was asked to quarantine after he reportedly was in close contact with an …

“Buying a fake vaccination card is not a, quote, serious crime. It’s not even close to a serious crime. Buying a fake vaccination card is an act of desperation by decent, law-abiding Americans who have been forced into a corner by tyrants. You know what’s a serious crime? Forcing Americans to take drugs they don’t need or want. That’s a …

The Providence Journal reports: While Rhode Island’s colleges tout high vaccination rates against COVID-19, religious exemptions are not always difficult to obtain. At the University of Rhode Island, requesting one is as simple as checking a box. A copy of the one-page form, which the school sent to The Providence Journal, asks students seeking exemptions to provide personal information including …

The Honolulu Star-Advertiser reports: The scene outside Honolulu Hale turned hostile as anti-vaccination and anti-mask protesters demanded a meeting with Mayor Rick Blangiardi on Wednesday. A video circulating on social media shows Blangiardi snapping at a man during the demonstration orchestrated by Aloha Freedom Coalition, a group that describes itself as an advocate for personal freedoms. The mayor verbally clashed …

Denver’s Westword reports: Denver Bible Church pastor Bob Enyart, a longtime Denver media personality who remains an active podcaster, made headlines last October when a lawsuit he filed prompted a U.S. District Court judge appointed by President Donald Trump to grant a temporary restraining order against the Colorado public-health order regarding COVID-19 and mask use at religious services, as well …

From the American Medical Association: Ivermectin is approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for human use to treat infections caused by internal and external parasites. It is not approved to prevent or treat COVID-19. Ivermectin is also available to treat certain veterinary conditions; medications formulated or intended for use in animals should not be used by humans. …

The Sarasota Herald-Tribune reports: A chiropractor in Venice provided more than 500 medical exemption forms for children attending Sarasota County Schools who did not want to wear a mask. Dan Busch, a chiropractor at Twin Palms Chiropractic, has signed roughly one-third of all medical exemption forms turned in district-wide, district spokesman Craig Maniglia said Wednesday morning. After the influx of …

Via email from hate group leader Mat Staver: We have now received reports from two separate clients that two nurses working at the same hospital in a western state (we will not identify yet) committed suicide. Instead of revoking its mandatory shot policy, the hospital reminded staff not to bully. But the hospital policy is bullying these health care workers …

Media Matters has the transcript: GERALDO RIVERA (CO-HOST): There’s the premise that unvaccinated people should not travel because of the risk — the exponential risk — they pose to people, children, for example. And the other thing is, the cruelty of the, you know, the cavalier “Well, don’t go to the hospital bed if you are that arrogant and not …

Salon reports: At a gathering on Sunday evening at the Godspeak Calvary Chapel in Newbury Park, California, Kirk responded to a an audience question about COVID vaccinations by saying that if one of his employees were to ask about vaccine mandates, they would be fired. “And somebody asked me the other day: ‘So Charlie, are you going to require the …

Newsweek reports: Candace Owens, a vehement vaccination critic, has accused a laboratory in Colorado of refusing to test her for COVID-19 because of her political views. Last month, the right-wing conservative firebrand dubbed the vaccine as “purely evil,” tweeting that it “will never enter my arm.” She had earlier said that she was proud” to not be vaccinated against COVID-19. …

The Tampa Bay Times reports: Florida businesses and governments that require proof of COVID-19 vaccination from customers or members of the public will soon face $5,000 fines, according to a new Department of Health rule. Earlier this year, the Republican-led Florida Legislature passed a bill, SB 2006, banning businesses, governments, and schools from requiring “vaccine passports.” On Aug. 27, the …

Input reports: Earlier this afternoon, r/NoNewNormal, an anti-vax subreddit with more than 124,000 users, was banned from Reddit, for “brigading,” the act of one community overwhelming another with a stream of spam and memes, a form of digital invasion designed to drown out the voices of internet foes. CNET reports: Though the admin confirmed there’s been a “pronounced” increase in …

Hawaii News Now reports: Another visitor to Hawaii has been arrested for allegedly using a fake vaccine card to fly to the islands. On the card was one major error that was a red flag for authorities: “Moderna” was misspelled as “Maderna,” court documents allege. State investigators said they received a tip that 24-year-old Chloe Mrozak of Oak Lawn, Illinois …

“I’m a mama bear and I know there’s a lot of mama bears here tonight, and no one’s gonna mess with our cubs.  And tonight I’m simply here to tell you to unmask our children. “We’re done begging. In fact, we’re done asking for permission. We are gonna be unmasking our children today. The pandemic is over, the parents are …