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“Well, you’re right, as of today I’m not allowed to enter the States under these circumstances. Yes, of course, I’m aware of that. That is an extra motivation to do well here [at Wimbledon]. “Hopefully I can have a good tournament, as I have done in the last three editions. Then I’ll just have to wait and see. “I would …

Deadline reports: New York Republican gubernatorial candidate Andrew Giuliani won’t get a shot. But he wants television to give him a shot at convincing voters. Giuliani claims that New York’s local news station, NY1, barred him from their studios for the next gubernatorial debate because he’s unvaccinated. Last week, CBS also barred Andrew Giuliani from their studio debate because of …

The New York Post reports: New York gubernatorial hopeful Andrew Giuliani plans to debate his GOP primary opponents “whether or not” CBS New York allows him into the room, he said Sunday. Giuliani, 36, revealed that the network planned to bar him from in-person participation in Monday night’s debate because he’s refused to provide proof he’s vaccinated against COVID-19. Speaking …

The Associated Press reports: South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, who has elevated her national prominence through a hands-off approach to pandemic restrictions, won the Republican primary on Tuesday against a former legislative leader who accused her of using the office to mount a 2024 White House bid. The first-term governor’s primary win against former South Dakota House Speaker Steve Haugaard …

The Guardian reports: Van Morrison has issued legal proceedings against Northern Ireland’s Department of Health and its minister Robin Swann over an opinion piece written for Rolling Stone magazine. In September 2020, Morrison released three anti-lockdown songs, with lyrics that accused scientists of “making up crooked facts”. “The new normal is not normal,” he sang. “We were born to be …

Vice News reports: Many of the biggest names in the global anti-vax and coronavirus conspiracy scenes converged on the UK city of Bath on Friday for a major conference that aims to give a respectable veneer to COVID truther ideology. The 3-day Better Way Conference bills itself as, in the words of its organiser Dr Tess Lawrie – a vocal …

Posted today to Eric Clapton’s Facebook page: Eric Clapton is unfortunately suffering from Covid having tested positive shortly after the second concert at the Royal Albert Hall. He has been told by his medical advisors that if he were to resume traveling and performing too soon, it could substantially delay his full recovery. Eric is also anxious to avoid passing …

The Detroit Press reports: The mother of a west Michigan teenager is suing Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital for officials’ decision to require the girl be vaccinated before receiving a kidney transplant. The teen’s adoptive parents are arguing the hospital’s requirement violates their religious beliefs, although a medical expert said the transplant puts her at greater risk of death from infectious …

The Associated Press reports: Four cadets at the Air Force Academy may not graduate or be commissioned as military officers this month because they have refused the COVID-19 vaccine, and they may be required to pay back thousands of dollars in tuition costs, according to Air Force officials. It’s the only military academy, so far, where cadets may face such …

Media Matters has the transcript: New York Governor Kathy Hochul has never actually been elected to the office she holds, but she has tested positive for COVID-19. Recently, right now, you know what that means. It means the vaccine works perfectly. Here’s the statement she released: “Thankfully I am vaccinated and boosted. Reminder to all New Yorkers, get vaccinated and …

Mediaite reports: Covid variants are real, and not an invention of an American political party. The omicron variant, for example, was first discovered in South Africa. What’s more, it’s unclear how a new Covid variant that brings more death and dysfunction to the United States helps Democrats — the party currently in power. That said, the conspiracy theory has persisted, …

The Michigan Advance reports: The University of Michigan’s 2020 graduates on Saturday finally received the Big House ceremony they were denied two years ago, with Dr. Anthony Fauci fittingly giving the “comeback” commencement speech for the students whose senior year at the university was upended by COVID-19. Meanwhile, a caravan of cars and trucks circled Michigan Stadium, emblazoned with messages …

NBC News reports: The U.S. on Wednesday surpassed 1 million Covid-19 deaths, according to data compiled by NBC News — a once unthinkable scale of loss even for the country with the world’s highest recorded toll from the virus. The number — equivalent to the population of San Jose, California, the 10th largest city in the U.S. — was reached …

The Ohio Capitol Journal reports: A candidate challenging Ohio’s incumbent governor in a Republican primary shared a photo of himself in front of a sign depicting an image of syringes arranged as a swastika — the chosen symbol of Nazi Germany as it waged a systematic slaughter of millions of Jews and others in Europe. Joe Blystone, a cattle farmer …

The Associated Press reports: Police wearing helmets and shields made several arrests Friday night in Canada’s capital after facing off against protesters opposed to COVID-19 mandates. Big-rig trucks attempted to make their way to Parliament Hill as part of the “Rolling Thunder” rally, organized by Freedom Fighters Canada, a group dedicated to speaking out against COVID-19 mandates. Many of the …

The Hollywood Reporter reports: Joe Rogan says his recent controversy has given his Spotify podcast even more horsepower. The podcaster claims the media frenzy over anti-vax conspiracy theorist guests and his past use of the N-word has netted him two million additional subscribers. “It’s interesting, my subscriptions went up massively — that’s what’s crazy. During the height of it all, …

The Washington Post reports: Within weeks, it’s likely that the 1,000,000th American will die of covid-19. The millionth death on record, that is — it’s likely that the number of deaths is undercounted. At the outset of the pandemic, after all, medical professionals didn’t know what they were looking for, and Americans were unprepared for the effects of the coronavirus …

ABC News reports: Heather Simpson of Dallas, Texas, said she turned to wellness groups and became an online influencer almost overnight when she posted anti-vaccine beliefs on Facebook after watching an anti-vaccine documentary. “At the time, I was a stay at home mom. I was lonely. I didn’t have family or friends close by,” Simpsons said. When Simpson started sharing …

Deutsche Welle reports: Investigators in the western German state of Rhineland-Palatinate said on Thursday they had arrested four members of a right-wing extremist chat group that was seeking to bring down Germany’s democracy. Those arrested were German nationals linked to the COVID-denier protest scene and the “Reichsbürger” movement, the investigators said. State prosecutors in Koblenz and the State Criminal Police …

“I made this choice, and I thought I could keep it to myself, I can keep it private, but people are always gonna wonder why. I was raised in a holistic household where anti-vax is not like a term that was ever used. “It’s a weird term that’s kind of been thrown around just to label people. We grew up …