Tag Archives: COVIDIOTS

The Tampa Bay Times reports: Gov. Ron DeSantis said Florida will fine local governments $5,000 for each employee who is required to be vaccinated, threatening some cities and counties with millions of dollars in penalties for adopting strict vaccine “mandates.” In Gainesville, more than 200 employees, including police and firefighters, have sued the city. Some of those employees said Monday …

The Guardian reports: At the top of a Florida-based telehealth website that promises “quality meds with fast shipping”, above a menu of skin care products, erectile dysfunction medications and hair loss treatments, sits a bright orange banner with bold lettering: “LOOKING FOR IVERMECTIN? CLICK HERE,” it reads. The telehealth site is one of numerous online providers that have moved to …

Fox News reports: Trump, in the exclusive Fox News interview, said that during his administration, more people were interested in getting vaccinated against COVID-19. “If you remember, when I was president, there were literally lines of people wanting to take it,” Trump said, pointing to vaccine hesitancy among some Americans. “Now, you have a different situation, and it’s very bad.” …

Newsweek reports: A woman who became the center of a harassment campaign against a Chicago hospital as QAnon supporters demanded they treat her COVID-19 diagnosis with ivermectin has died, according to reports. Veronica Wolski, a popular QAnon advocate best known for hanging banners from a bridge in Chicago, died in the early hours of Monday morning after spending weeks in …

Newsweek reports: Fox News anchor Chris Wallace confronted Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts over the latter’s opposition to President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 vaccine mandates—questioning the Republican about why he views the commander-in-chief’s orders differently than requirements for students in Nebraska to receive a number of vaccinations before enrolling in school. Ricketts was one of a number of GOP governors to condemn …

Albany’s CBS News affiliate reports: Lewis County General Hospital will stop delivering babies after September 24 because too many maternity unit workers have resigned over COVID vaccination mandates. That’s according to Lewis County Health System Chief Executive Officer Gerald Cayer [photo], who held a news conference Friday in Lowville. He said 6 employees in the maternity unit resigned rather than …

The Idaho State Journal reports: Breaking news from Lt. Gov. (and Republican gubernatorial candidate) Janice McGeachin: If you received a COVID vaccine within the last 28 days, there’s a good chance that you will die soon. So get your estate planning in order, your life insurance policy paid up and make a visit to your local funeral-home director for final …

Gothamist reports: Vaccinated New Yorkers make up just 4% of COVID-19 infections so far this year, according to data provided by the New York State Department of Health. Unvaccinated people were 21 times as likely to be infected or hospitalized statewide. The trends offer another strong indication that the vaccines saved tens of thousands of people this year from severe …

The San Diego Union-Tribune reports: The Poway Unified Board of Education ended its Thursday meeting early after a group of people protesting mask-wearing mandates interrupted the proceedings, officials said. The board was expected to discuss its safety protocols and public health guidance updates. They never got to those items. According to a statement issued by the board Thursday evening, a …

“You want to lecture Americans and scold Americans and tell them how bad they are and how they should be hated and give license to attacks on people that have different views or medical conditions you might not even know about. “But you better get the vaccine or Dr. Joe Biden is going to unleash the full force of the …

CNBC reports: Americans who are unvaccinated against Covid-19 are largely driven by a mistrust of the government and fears over vaccine side effects, and there is very little that can be done to persuade them to get the shots, a new CNBC/Change Research poll reveals. Among the 29% of U.S. voters who are unvaccinated, 83% say they do not plan …

The Associated Press reports: “I am so disappointed that particularly some Republican governors have been so cavalier with the health of these kids, so cavalier with the health of their communities,” Biden said during a visit to Brookland Middle School in northeast D.C. “This isn’t a game” Asked on Friday about potential legal maneuvering to stop enforcement of the new …

Media Matters has the transcript: Joe Biden’s weaponization of OSHA to force all companies with over 100 employees to either mandate vaccines or test their employees for COVID at least once a week is tyrannical. It’s not just tyrannical, it is dictatorial in extremis. It is amazingly dictatorial. And, as I say, companies that don’t comply are going to face …

The Anchorage Daily News reports: Eagle River Republican Sen. Lora Reinbold has asked to be excused from legislative business in the state Capitol, telling fellow lawmakers that her ban from Alaska Airlines makes it impossible to fly into Juneau. In a procedural request Thursday morning, she asked to be excused from votes in the Capitol starting Sept. 11. The excusal …

The Washington Post reports: People who were not fully vaccinated this spring and summer were over 10 times more likely to be hospitalized, and 11 times more likely to die of covid-19 than those who were fully vaccinated, according to one of three major studies published Friday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that highlight the continued efficacy …

The Washington Examiner reports: The Republican National Committee plans to sue the federal government over President Joe Biden’s newly announced vaccine mandates for federal employees and millions of private-sector workers. “Joe Biden told Americans when he was elected that he would not impose vaccine mandates. He lied,” RNC Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel said in a statement Thursday evening. “Now small businesses, …

Fox News reports: Republican members of Congress and state governors were appalled by news Thursday that President Joe Biden will force employers with more than 100 workers to require coronavirus vaccinations or test employees weekly, vowing to block the new policy and terming it unconstitutional. The mandate, which is expected to affect as many as 100 million Americans in an …

Reuters reports: The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is doubling fines for first-time offenders who fail to wear masks, effective Friday, and said repeat offenders could face fines as high as $3,000. The White House said President Joe Biden was directing the higher fines to “ensure that masking requirements remain in place on the other modes of transportation as we continue …

“I know this. What I’ve had for the last three weeks – are you guys looking at me? – is not a virus. I want you to listen to me again. Because we’ve all been programmed to say ‘COVID virus.’  “What I had was not a virus. I got that from the holy spirit. What I have – had – …

Mediaite reports: Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) said Wednesday he believed Dr. Anthony Fauci should receive up to “five years in jail” for allegedly lying in his testimony to Congress. “It’s a felony punishable by five years in jail,” Paul said in an evening interview with Fox News host Sean Hannity. “I don’t think Biden Department of Justice will do anything …