Author: Jimmy Cooper
US Army mandates vaccines while LA officers sue over vaccine mandates
Posted by Jimmy Cooper / September 15, 2021The US Army mandated that all active duty soldiers must be vaccinated by December 15. Meanwhile, police in Los Angeles are suing over vaccine mandates, while officers elsewhere in the state are threatening to quit. Mobile vaccine units in Colorado will now have security details. People have been harassing the details for some time, but …
Read MoreClimate change so urgent we can’t wait for pandemic to end
Posted by Jimmy Cooper / September 7, 2021More than 220 medical journals have warned that climate change is causing such harm to peoples’ health that we cannot wait for the pandemic to end before taking drastic action. Scientists have warned that a glacier in the Canadian Rockies is melting faster than it ever has in recorded history. This year’s heat waves and …
Read MoreTaiwan scrambles jets as Chinese enter airspace
Posted by Jimmy Cooper / September 6, 2021This past summer, Chinese jets entered Taiwanese airspace multiple times. In June, China sent a massive force of 28 aircraft into Taiwanese airspace, including nuclear-capable bombers, the largest and most threatening show of force yet. The Chinese government, angered by recent developments between the U.S. and Taiwan, has warned the U.S. State Department to “stop …
Read More68 Florida hospitals have only two days worth of oxygen
Posted by Jimmy Cooper / August 29, 2021Sixty-eight Florida hospitals are running out of oxygen––they have only two days left before running out. A small Texas town called Iraan, popular 1,200, has effectively shut down. First the school district closed, and then the city building. At least one resident has been airlifted out of Texas due to a lack of hospital beds. …
Read MoreHouston ER doc says hundreds of patients waiting for beds
Posted by Jimmy Cooper / August 24, 2021An ER doctor in Houston has described hundreds of patients waiting for admission, but a lack of beds means they’re stuck in a holding pattern. As early as last week, another Houston doctor has said the ICU in his hospital is “like a war zone.” Throughout the city, hospitals are erecting tents in preparation for …
Read MoreSouthern hospitals running out of staff, beds amid COVID surge
Posted by Jimmy Cooper / August 10, 2021Southern hospitals are running out of staff and beds as the Delta variant surges in the region. More children are getting sick from COVID, largely due to the Delta surge. An infant in Houston, for example, was airlifted 150 miles because there weren’t enough beds there. An increase in rare “breakthrough” cases––that is, cases in …
Read MoreMask requirements coming back in still more places
Posted by Jimmy Cooper / August 3, 2021Masks are being required in even more places as the COVID virus resurges thanks to the Delta variant. San Francisco and neighboring counties have reinstated mask mandates, and McDonald’s throughout the U.S. will also require masks. Upscale fitness establishments Equinox and SoulCycle are set to proof of vaccination by September. Major tech employers, including Google, …
Read MoreSummer heatwave to set new records in Europe
Posted by Jimmy Cooper / August 2, 2021Eastern Europe––including southern Italy, Greece, and Turkey––is coming off record-breaking temperatures only to enter even higher temperatures as another heatwave set in. That earlier heatwave caused massive ice melt in Greenland. A “heat dome” is set to punish the United States with extreme temperatures, making for yet another brutal heat wave this summer. According to …
Read MoreSome Missourians are getting secretly vaccinated to avoid criticism
Posted by Jimmy Cooper / July 31, 2021In a sign of just how polarizing the vaccine has become, some Missourians are getting vaccinated in secret to avoid backlash from their families. Just three states––Florida, Missouri, and Texas––account for 40% of the nation’s COVID surge. All three states are severely lagging in vaccination rates. The US has extended its public health emergency as …
Read More3 states account for 40% of the US COVID surge
Posted by Jimmy Cooper / July 24, 2021Just three states––Florida, Missouri, and Texas––account for 40% of the nation’s COVID surge. All three states are severely lagging in vaccination rates. The US has extended its public health emergency as the Delta variant causes a new COVID surge. The number of COVID cases has tripled in the States––mostly among the unvaccinated––and misinformation about the …
Read MoreNo January 6 rioters charged as traitors yet
Posted by Jimmy Cooper / July 15, 2021Despite the litany of clearly seditious crimes committed by the January 6 riots (listed below), none of the Capitol rioters have been charged with treason. Investigators say that an ex-cop charged in the Capitol riots had a pipe bomb in his home, highlighting just how prepared (and violent) the attackers were. Six Californian members of …
Read MoreUK Labor party calls for Beijing 2022 winter Olympics boycott
Posted by Jimmy Cooper / July 8, 2021The Labor Party in the United Kingdom has called for the government and royalty to boycott the Beijing Olympics, specifically citing the ongoing Uighur genocide. There have been calls for boycotting the Beijing Olympics are increasing tensions with China since spring. For example, thirteen MPs from Canada have signed a letter to the International Olympic …
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