Covidiots

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 …

The Oregonian reports: Kevin Purnell was fired Monday as superintendent of the Adrian School District just one week after students returned to school. The Adrian School Board, convening in an emotionally charged special meeting, voted 4-1 Monday evening to terminate Purnell after meeting in an executive, or closed door, session for less than half an hour to consider the matter. …

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports: Dr. Kathleen Toomey stopped us in our tracks when she revealed that anti-vaxxer protesters had disrupted several vaccination drives — and forced one to shut down. We asked aides to Toomey, the state’s top health official, to elaborate. Her office promptly detailed how public health staff “have been harassed, yelled at, threatened and demeaned by some …

“My name is Melissa, I have two daughter in the school system. These are demonic entities and we need to stick together. Remember, we have authority in Christ Jesus. “These are demonic entities in all of the school boards in all of the United States of America. And all of us Christians will be sticking together to take them all …

The Roys Report reports: On Sunday, John MacArthur acknowledged for the first time that COVID-19 swept through Grace Community Church last winter — a fact he’s failed to admit until now, despite evidence reported months ago by The Roys Report. MacArthur also divulged that he and his wife had COVID last December. Before his Aug. 29 sermon, MacArthur said that …

The State Journal-Register reports: The wife of Randy Clouse, 61, lost her bid to force Memorial Medical Center to allow her husband to receive ivermectin, a drug mentioned by Fox News hosts Tucker Carlson, Sean Hannity and Laura Ingraham as a possible treatment for COVID-19. “She should have a right to try to save her husband,” Ralph Lorigo, a lawyer …