Tag Archives: COVIDIOTS

Miami’s NBC News affiliate reports: A couple from Miami Beach was arrested in Hawaii last week after police say they attempted to use fake vaccination cards to travel into the island for a family vacation. Enzo Dalmazzo, 43, and Daniela Dalmazzo, 31, were charged with falsifying a vaccine card, with Daniela facing an additional two counts for submitting fake documents …

New Orleans’ CBS News affiliate reports: Louisiana’s State Bond Commission voted to delay action on funding for several projects in New Orleans, including renovations to the Superdome. Commission members, including Attorney General Jeff Landry [photo], were explicit about what they wanted to see before they would issue funds for the Superdome: Refunds for Saints season ticket holders who would not …

The San Antonio Current reports: As legal battles intensify between Gov. Greg Abbott and municipalities who push back against his order banning local mask mandates, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is asking Texans to rat out local officials. In a Thursday tweet, Paxton’s office urged residents to email a dedicated account to let staff there know “if your local entity …

USA Today reports: Two people were arrested and charged with disorderly conduct after reportedly refusing authorities said they refused to wear masks aboard flights at Nashville International Airport. One passenger disrupted a Spirit Airlines flight Monday by refusing to wear a mask and calling the flight crew “vulgar names,” an arrest affidavit showed. The passenger was denied further travel with …

The Daily Beast reports: Missouri state Rep. Sara Walsh announced Thursday that her husband has died from COVID-19. They were both unvaccinated and contracted the coronavirus earlier this month. Walsh, who announced her candidacy for for U.S. Rep. Vicky Hartzler’s congressional seat last month, has said she refused to get the COVID-19 jab because it has yet to be approved …

CNN reports: Federal authorities are proposing more than a half-million dollars in new fines against commercial airline passengers they say refused to wear masks, hit flight attendants and even threw luggage across the cabin. The Federal Aviation Administration’s announcement Thursday of $531,545 in fines against 34 passengers accused of being unruly on board is the single largest announcement of federal …

Michigan Live reports: Hundreds of Genesee County residents lined Saginaw Street in downtown Flint Wednesday afternoon to protest a mandatory mask mandate that the county health department instituted last week for students in K-6. The peaceful protest was organized by the Genesee County Republican Party. Clio resident Gavin Monk said his grandchildren may also be taken out of school because …

“Natural immunity is better than vaccine immunity. If you have had COVID, there is no real need for a vaccine. Studies out of Israel show that T-cell and B-cell immunity. “This is the type of long-term immunity you get after having been exposed to COVID — makes it way less likely that you will get COVID a second time, less …

San Diego’s Fox News affiliate reports: At least 120 people addressed the San Diego County Board of Supervisors during a contentious 4 1/2-hour public hearing Tuesday on the county’s efforts to combat the coronavirus pandemic. One man, who said he was part of the crew for the discredited film “Plandemic” said he was filming the board members for a sequel. …

From the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe: As of August 17th, His Eminence remains in serious, but stable condition. His family, who with a team of doctors, is responsible for all medical decisions while the Cardinal remains sedated and on a medical ventilator, has great confidence in the care he is receiving. The Cardinal has received the Sacraments from …

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 …

“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 …

The Chattanoogan reports: Jimmy DeYoung Sr. passed away early Sunday morning, according to his wife Judy. Dr. DeYoung had been admitted to Memorial Hospital on Aug. 7. His wife had requested prayer for her husband a short time after he was diagnosed with COVID. He had preached at the Church of the Highlands in Harrison on Aug. 1. That was …

The Wisconsin Examiner reports: The proposal would create an exemption to Wisconsin’s unemployment insurance law that would allow someone who is fired or voluntarily quits because an employer requires a COVID-19 vaccine, or proof of vaccination, to collect unemployment compensation. The lead sponsors of the legislation are Reps. Robert Brooks [photo], Dan Knodl, and Rick Gundrum  and Sen. Duey Stroebel. …

FITS News reports: Pressley Stutts – leader of the Greenville Tea Party and a recently elected South Carolina Republican Party (SCGOP) executive committeeman – was hospitalized late last month with Covid-19 and attendant illnesses and has been battling them ever since. Stutts has taken a turn for the worse over the last few days – news which took many of …

The New York Post reports: GOP mayoral candidate Curtis Sliwa and some local Republican leaders were among 300 people at a Manhattan rally Sunday to protest Mayor Bill de Blasio’s vaccine mandate for city employees and indoor venues. “Let people have individual rights and freedom — and not the boot, crushing the life out of our economic system, your ability …

The Insider reports: National Institutes of Health Director, Dr. Francis Collins, says unvaccinated people are “sitting ducks” as the highly transmissible Delta variant continues to spread in areas across the US. “Fox News Sunday” anchor Chris Wallace asked Collins about how many new COVID-19 cases we can expect to see on a daily basis as the surge continues. “I will …

The Texas Tribune reports: The Texas Supreme Court will decide whether the mask mandates school districts have imposed, in defiance of Gov. Greg Abbott, can move forward. Attorney General Ken Paxton said in a tweet that he has taken the mask mandate fight to the state Supreme Court, and Harris County Attorney Christian D. Menefee tweeted Saturday that the court …

Religion News Service reports: A message from the Twitter account of Cardinal Raymond L. Burke, a conservative prelate and outspoken skeptic of the COVID-19 vaccine, confirmed Saturday (Aug. 14) via Twitter that he had been placed on a ventilator after testing positive for the virus. Speaking at the Rome Life Forum, Burke said that “vaccination itself cannot be imposed, in …

Via press release: Everyone at All Access is terribly saddened to report the untimely passing of veteran radio programmer Tod Tucker yesterday following the onset of viral pneumonia as the result of COVID-19. Tod was 60 years old. His sister, Tamara Tucker, told All Access, “He was on the phone with his son and grandsons. We want to thank everyone …