Ohio hospital systems requiring COVID vaccine for organ transplants
Posted by Robert Leonard / October 14, 2021Major hospital systems in Ohio are requiring COVID vaccines for organ transplants, adding to the increasing number of organizations that require vaccines. Southwest has recently become the latest airline to require vaccines, joining an ever-growing number of organizations doing so. In fact, nearly ever major airline is now requiring vaccines for employees. Almost all Fox …
Read MoreJudge sentences more time than prosecutors ask for in Capitol trials
Posted by Thomas Bush / October 14, 2021A federal judge is consistently giving people who stormed the Capitol on January 6 more time than prosecutors ask for, saying “There have to be consequences for participating in an attempted violent overthrow of the government, beyond sitting at home.” A hairdresser who was connected with QAnon and stormed the Capitol has been sentenced to …
Read MoreHairdresser who stormed the Capitol sentenced to 14 days in jail
Posted by Annie May / October 13, 2021A hairdresser who was connected with QAnon and stormed the Capitol has been sentenced to two weeks in jail. The Capitol rioter who said she wanted to shoot Pelosi “in the friggin’ brain” has pled guilty to a misdemeanor for illegally protesting. Recently, Chief U.S. District Judge Beryl A. Howell of Washington has challenged the …
Read MoreTexas governor prohibits vaccine mandates, airline defiant
Posted by Thomas Bush / October 13, 2021Texas Governor Gregg Abbott has outlawed all vaccine mandates with an executive order, including enacted by private corporations. The move is an open attack on Biden’s own executive order. For their own part, two Texas-based airlines––American and Southwest––will not abide by Gregg Abbott’s mandate. Southwest has recently become the latest airline to require vaccines, joining …
Read MoreUnusual climate event shaping up for this winter
Posted by Thomas Bush / October 12, 2021A Sudden Stratospheric Warming event may be on the way this winter, a phenomenon in which the Polar Vortex is disrupted and extreme weather strikes in unusual places––like the winter storm in Texas last year. North Dakota is in the midst of a drought so bad that it is being compared to the Dust Bowl, …
Read MoreFacebook to turn down politics on feeds
Posted by Kendall / October 12, 2021Facebook is planning to reduce the amount of political news that shows up on peoples feeds, according to Nick Clegg, vice president for global affairs and communications at Facebook. Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Ressa has criticized Facebook, calling it a threat to democracy and “prioritize[s] the spread of lies laced with anger and hate …
Read MoreTaiwan president vows defense in response to China
Posted by Thomas Bush / October 11, 2021Last week, Chinese President Xi Jinping vowed to achieve a “peaceful reunification” with Taiwan, despite the threatening presence of Chinese fighters in Taiwanese airspace over the past months. In response, the Taiwanese president has vowed to defend Taiwan’s sovereignty. Biden has sided with China as tensions heat up between China and Taiwan, reiterating that the …
Read MoreAlmost all major airlines require COVID vaccines for employees
Posted by Ivan Vaquero / October 11, 2021Southwest has recently become the latest airline to require vaccines, joining an ever-growing number of organizations doing so. In fact, nearly ever major airline is now requiring vaccines for employees. Almost all Fox News employees have now been vaccinated, even as hosts go on the air and cast doubt on vaccine efficacy. The US Army …
Read MoreWestern U.S. face drought worse than the Dust Bowl
Posted by Catherine Reed / October 10, 2021North Dakota is in the midst of a drought so bad that it is being compared to the Dust Bowl, threatening the livelihood of ranchers and famers. More than two feet of rain fell in Italy in a single day, the first time that’s happened in European history. Nobel prize winner Giorgio Parisi, an Italian, …
Read MoreGoogle and YouTube ban climate misinformation ads
Posted by Annie May / October 10, 2021Google has announced it will stop running ads on YouTube channels that deny climate change, effectively cutting off revenue for content creators capitalizing on misinformation. More than two feet of rain fell in Italy in a single day, the first time that’s happened in European history. Nobel prize winner Giorgio Parisi, an Italian, has called …
Read MoreChina vows “peaceful reunification” with Taiwan
Posted by Robert Leonard / October 9, 2021Chinese President Xi Jinping vowed to achieve a “peaceful reunification” with Taiwan, despite the threatening presence of Chinese fighters in Taiwanese airspace over the past months. Biden has sided with China as tensions heat up between China and Taiwan, reiterating that the U.S. will abide by the “one China” policy––meaning the US will follow the …
Read MoreNobel Peace Prize winner calls Facebook a threat to democracy
Posted by Robert Leonard / October 9, 2021Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Ressa has criticized Facebook, calling it a threat to democracy and “prioritize[s] the spread of lies laced with anger and hate over facts.” When Facebook and its related sites went down recently, traffic to actual news sites went up. Frances Haugen, the whistleblower who revealed that Facebook knew it was …
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