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A physical therapist died at her home in January just two days after she received a COVID-19 vaccine. Haley Link Brinkmeyer, 28, died January 21 after she received an mRNA shot believed to be either the Pfizer/BioNTech or Moderna vaccine, according to the COVID Blog. The blog, which is operated by COVID Legal USA, aims to publish articles that minimize the effectiveness of masks and vaccines amid the pandemic and helps people file litigation against companies enforcing mandatory vaccine policies. Brinkmeyer's death shocked her family, her mother Shauna O'Neill Link told the blog. In what appears to be a Facebook...

President Joe Biden declined the opportunity to call for New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s resignation, suggesting he would wait until the end of the investigation before giving his verdict. When the president was asked by a reporter if he believed Cuomo should resign, he replied, “I think the investigation is underway and we should see what it brings us.” Biden spoke briefly about the scandals as he returned to the White House on Sunday after spending the weekend at his home in Delaware. Both Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris refused for weeks to publicly weigh in on the scandals...

In Scardina v. Masterpiece Cakeshop, Inc.,(CO Dist. Ct., March 4, 2021), a Colorado state trial court dismissed Colorado Consumer Protection Act claims against a bakery that has been the subject of extensive litigation over its refusal to design wedding cakes for same-sex weddings. In the current case, plaintiffs claimed that the bakery engaged in misleading advertising indicating that they would sell birthday cakes to LGBT individuals. The court dismissed the claim because "the most salient materials Plaintiff allegedly relied on are not advertisements," but were news articles and op-eds. However the court refused to dismiss plaintiff's Colorado Anti-Discrimination Act claim...

When senior living facilities started restricting visitations due to the coronavirus pandemic, Marvin and Rosie Hollingshead were unable to see each other. The pair has been together for 67 years after meeting in high school. They went on to have three children, 12 grandchildren and 25 great-grandchildren. Rosie Hollingshead started living at Valley View Village, a senior living community in early 2020. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, Marving Hollingshead or their children were not allowed to go inside the facility. Rosie and Marvin Hollingshead would meet outside a window twice a week while talking on the phone to be able to...

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Journalists faced increased violence in 2020, with 65 media members worldwide killed on the job, 17 more than the previous year, according to a report by the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ).Both reporters and media workers were victims of violence caused by organized crime groups, extremists and sectarian organizations, the IJF said in its Annual Report on Killings of Journalists and Media Staff. The report focuses on journalists killed by targeted attacks, bomb attacks and crossfire.The group found that Mexico was the most dangerous country for journalists in 2020 based on total deaths, with 14 members of the media killed...

We have questions. Lots of them. But we’re not allowed to ask them. Why? Because the powers that be say so. Welcome to 2021, folks. We’ve entered the age of dystopian thought crimes, unabashed propaganda, and absolute suppression of topics that should clearly be of interest to people in the public square known as the internet.For the record, I am not an “anti-vaxxer.” I’m all in favor of vaccine choice. If someone wants to take a vaccine, they should be able to do so. If they do not want to be vaccinated, they should not be ostracized from, well, anything....

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Sally Grossman, the wife of Bob Dylan's one-time manager, Albert Grossman, and cover model for Dylan’s 1965 LP Bringing It All Back Home has died at the age of 81. Born in 1939, Sally grew up in Queens, N.Y., where she attended Adelphi and Hunter colleges. She’d eventually drop out, pursuing a career with Trans World Airlines and later becoming a waitress, all while remaining ensconced in the Greenwich Village folk music scene. It was there that she met Albert, who ran the Gate of Horn club at the time. Primis Player Placeholder The two were married in 1964. Albert...

<p>Just days before President Joe Biden passed one of the most consequential spending bills in American history, Kevin McCarthy, the Republican minority leader, was reading Dr Seuss on Twitter.</p><p>What, one might wonder, was going on? McCarthy was reading from Green Eggs and Ham in response to a decision made by the estate of Theodor Seuss Geisel (Dr Seuss) to stop publishing six books by the much-loved children’s author because they contained material deemed racially offensive. The issue inflamed conservative media, dominated the airwaves and drew angry condemnation from senior politicians, including Ted Cruz, a Texas senator, who blamed the Seuss decision on Biden.</p>

A HEALTHY, single mother who took the coronavirus vaccine died days later of organ failure - not due to the jab, a Utah health official said. Kassidi Kurill, 39, died on February 5, four days after taking the second dose of the Moderna injection. The woman from Ogden, Utah, had no known preexisting health conditions. Kurill’s family thinks she died from complications due to the Covid-19 jab but are still waiting for her autopsy report. However, the Utah Department of Health’s chief medical examiner Dr Erik Christensen said Kurill’s death was just “temporally related” to the second Moderna dose. “We...

...Distinguishing between the rational fear of the virus and irrational anxiety can prove difficult, and could cause feelings of agoraphobia. Some amount of anxiety is good because it “keep us safe and it keeps us smart,” Waehler said. “We look both ways when we cross the street because we’re afraid we’re going to get hit by a car. That’s a good thing,” he said..... And with the pandemic, it’s good for people to have some fear of the virus if it means they wear a mask, wash their hands and practice social distancing. “But there is a certain number of...

International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach said the organization has agreed to purchase China’s COVID-19 vaccine to administer to willing participants at the Tokyo Olympics this summer and the Beijing Winter Olympics in 2022. However, Japan’s athletes won’t be taking the China-made vaccines after the country’s Olympic committee said Japan wasn’t consulted regarding the IOC’s decision. The vaccine isn’t approved for use in Japan. The IOC has said it will pay for Chinese vaccines for the participating teams participating in the Olympic Games but didn’t offer details about the cost or quantity. Bach also said that distribution of China...

One of the most prolific careers in NFL history has come to an end, as New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees announced Sunday on Instagram he has decided to retire after 20 seasons. Brees' four children, Baylen, Bowen, Callen and Rylen, announced in a video: "After 15 years with the Saints and 20 years in the NFL, our dad is finally gonna retire. So he can spend more time with us! Yeah!! Brees added a message to the post that read: "After 20 years as a player in the NFL and 15 years as a Saint, it is time I...

The whir of a respiratory ventilator filled the Rodriguez house, home to Leo and his wife, Nicole. Insurance bills in their hands, a worried look on Nicole's face, the family shared the turmoil they’ve been through the last few months. Leo, who almost died from COVID-19, was met with mounting medical bills when he returned home. Advertisement Leo is a production supervisor at a propane company with an office in Stockton. As an essential worker, he is obligated to show up to the office and cannot work from home. "Which I didn't mind. I love my job and I love...

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) said he requested a meeting with the head of the U.S. Marine Corps after one of its units tweeted statements insulting Tucker Carlson, along with unusually bellicose comments about the Fox News host.“Under Biden, the military is launching political attacks to intimidate Tucker Carlson & other civilians who criticize their policy decisions,” Cruz wrote on Twitter, saying he requested a meeting with the commandant of the Marines. “Officials in uniform are being used for the campaign. I’ve demanded a meeting with the Commandant of the USMC to put a stop to it.”Over the weekend, a U.S....

IT TRIGGERED A SUBATOMIC CASCADE — AND COULD HAVE AN AVALANCHE OF IMPLICATIONS FOR THE FUTURE OF PHYSICS.Crash Course Scientists have now confirmed that an unusually powerful particle of antimatter crashed down into Antarctica back in December 2016. The collision seems to have triggered a subatomic cascade effect called Glashow resonance, Live Science reports, which is a theoretical phenomenon that requires more energy to set off than even the most powerful particle accelerators can provide. Scientists didn’t expect to see tangible evidence of Glashow resonance, but now that they have it helps further confirm the Standard Model of subatomic physics....

A doctor has been forced out of his position at the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) after expressing a desire to ameliorate racial disparities and to better understand the concept of “structural racism,” but asking whether there might be a more productive term for it.Edward H. Livingston resigned after being accused of hosting “a harmful podcast” that “minimized the effects of systemic racism in health care and questioned its profound impact on millions of people across the county.”JAMA, the world’s most widely-circulated medical journal, is published by the American Medical Association (AMA) and also produces podcasts and video...

Err On The Side Of LOVE. By JAG March 14, 2021 Sunday It's impossible for we humans to always "get it right" with regard to the precise balance between LOVE and Justified Harshness. But err on the side of LOVE. Strongly emphasize such things as: ■ God wants all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth. ■ There is Hope for all men. ■ Second chances for all people. Give'em second chances. ■ Forgiveness. Be forgiving in heart. Forgive people. ■ Never curse the darkness, instead light at least one candle. ■ Do at...

ANew York State whistleblower says that another wrongheaded policy has cost lives to the state’s most vulnerable, and he blames Governor Andrew Cuomo. In 2011, Jeff Monsour won a landmark federal jury trial for whistleblower retaliation after he disclosed abuses in New York state’s group homes. He told The American Conservative that he and Mike Carey, whose son died in a group home over fourteen years ago, have been warning everyone—including Gov. Cuomo—of the so-called floating policy and its deleterious effects on COVID spread in group homes. “You must immediately STOP all floating of caregivers throughout your entire mental health...