Author: Josh Taylor
Ghislaine Maxwell trial finally underway
Posted by Josh Taylor / November 14, 2021Ghisliane Maxwell’s trial has finally begun, after months of waiting. Just before the trial began, Maxwell was denied bail for a fourth time. Maxwell’s third bail request was denied in June. The court also refused to hear her complaints of “horrific” jail conditions. Her lawyer therefore publicized Maxwell’s allegedly terrible conditions in jail: raw sewage, water …
Read MoreTech CEO from Jan. 6 riots gets a month in jail
Posted by Josh Taylor / November 13, 2021The tech CEO who participated in the January 6 riot at the Capitol (famously throwing a chair) has been sentenced to 30 days in jail. In related news, the Justice Department is seeking a prison sentence of more than four years for the so-called QAnon Shaman, in order to set an example for future would-be …
Read MoreFederal court blocks release of Trump records
Posted by Josh Taylor / November 12, 2021A federal court has blocked White House documents from being released to congressional investigations. The Justice Department is seeking a prison sentence of more than four years for the so-called QAnon Shaman, in order to set an example for future would-be insurgents. A House committee investigating the Capitol riot has subpoenaed six more of Trump’s …
Read MoreLA’s strict vaccine mandate begins
Posted by Josh Taylor / November 8, 2021Like San Francisco and New York, Los Angeles has enacted a vaccine mandate, but LA’s is much stricter. Most types of businesses and public buildings are covered by the mandate. Hospitalizations due to COVID are on the rise in Colorado, but there are only 100 ICU beds left in the entire state. CDC data reveals …
Read MorePfizer requests approval from FDA for kids aged 5-11
Posted by Josh Taylor / September 29, 2021Pfizer has sent data tot he FDA in order to get approval for vaccines among children 5 to 11. Last month, Pfizer and BioNTech announced that they were planning to ask regulators for approval to administer vaccines to children older than five. If granted, that should help reduce the risk COVID poses to school children. …
Read MoreNorway abandons all COVID restrictions
Posted by Josh Taylor / September 27, 2021Norway has abandoned masks, social distancing, and all other COVID restrictions in a bid to return to life as normal. The move is in stark comparison to the situation in the United States. There, the rate of daily COVID deaths has climbed to the highest levels since March. It is timely, therefore, that the FDA …
Read MoreAll California national forests closed amid “wildfire crisis”
Posted by Josh Taylor / September 1, 2021All national forests in California have been closed until September due to the state’s “wildfire crisis,” according to the U.S. Forest Service. The hope is that closing the forest will prevent more fires and keep firefighters safe and able to concentrate their efforts on preexisting fires. The deadly flooding in Germany last month was fueled …
Read MoreMore and more companies, locations requiring COVID vaccines
Posted by Josh Taylor / August 26, 2021Masks and vaccines will be required in more places in the coming months, as Delta surges around the country. CVS is requiring all nurses, pharmacists, and corporate employees to be vaccinated. Anyone entering a Goldman Sachs office will likewise have to be vaccinated. Likewise, LSU will require either proof of vaccination or a negative COVID …
Read MoreDelta straining Mississippi hospitals, EMS operations
Posted by Josh Taylor / August 23, 2021The Delta variant has filled Mississippi hospitals with patients. Anyone who arrives at the hospital by ambulance simply won’t have space––they’ll be stuck in the hallways with a gurney. The state of Florida has requested 300 ventilators from the federal government as cases continue to rise. Nevertheless, the state has done very little to slow …
Read MorePhilippines running out of nurses as Delta spreads
Posted by Josh Taylor / August 22, 2021The Delta variant has gotten so bad in the Philippines that the country is running out of nurses. The Delta variant has been causing serious problems around the world. During the Olympics, the Japanese government begun a new policy to help curb the spread of COVID during the Olympics: the state will publicly name anyone …
Read MoreWith new school year approaching, masks and vaccines cause strife
Posted by Josh Taylor / August 13, 2021As families get ready to send children back to school, local and state governments struggle with how to run school safely. California will require teachers and school staff either to be vaccinated or to get tested weekly. Meanwhile, even though Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has unilaterally banned any kind of mask mandates, local officials are …
Read MoreAnother heat wave set to scorch the US
Posted by Josh Taylor / July 26, 2021A “heat dome” is set to punish the United States with extreme temperatures, making for yet another brutal heat wave this summer. According to a recent study, extreme heat and cold is killing 5 million people a year, and the number is rising as temperatures get more extreme. The United States has just experienced the …
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