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Several Republican attorneys general have said that President Joe Biden’s federal mandate for COVID-19 vaccinations hasn’t yet come into effect for private businesses, adding that if it is ordered, they will file lawsuits against it.Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen, a Republican, noted that the White House only last week submitted the text of its emergency rule regarding vaccinations to the Office of Management and Budget, meaning it hasn’t gone into effect.But, Knudsen noted that “no such rule or regulation is currently in effect,” adding (pdf) that there has been a “great deal of confusion” over Biden’s announcement last month.“Further, my...

An unvaccinated Virginia couple in their 40s recently died of COVID-19, leaving behind four children — and the dad with one tragic regret before he succumbed. “He called me up and said, ‘Mom, I love you, and I wish that I’d got the shot,’” said Terry Mitchem, the mom of Kevin Mitchem, to Washington DC’s NBC 4. She and other relatives of Kevin and his late wife Misty are now urging those who have to be vaccinated to get immunized. “Please get it,” Kevin’s father, Don Mitchem, told the station through tears.

This might come as a surprise, but 40% of California state employees are unvaccinated despite Gov. Gavin Newsom's directive to mandate the jab or be subjected to regular testing. Newsom issued this new directive in July following a surge in COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations, and deaths. At the time, he said, "We are now dealing with a pandemic of the unvaccinated, and it's going to take renewed efforts to protect Californians from the dangerous Delta variant." Still months later, less than two-thirds of state workers, or 62%, were vaccinated, according to The Sacramento Bee. The figure is much lower than the...

Having made a mess of Afghanistan, the Biden administration now turns its trademark incompetence to something closer to home; namely, the supply chains that put toys under our Christmas trees and food on our tables.Biden is using the pandemic as an excuse, but the truth is that government diktats, handouts, and cronyism have catastrophically gummed up our supply chains, and it’s getting worse.In response to rising criticism about his absent administration amid “bare-shelves Biden” trending online, the president bestirred himself on Oct. 13 to trumpet a Band-Aid, while his transportation secretary smirks about late shoppers and predicts shortages may last...

OSHA is reportedly getting ready to issue the vaccine mandate President Biden asked them to create. This action is unprecedented on several levels. Using OSHA’s emergency powers to avoid the administrative law procedures that include a public comment period is dubious at best. To issue an Emergency Temporary Standard, “OSHA must determine that workers are in grave danger due to exposure to toxic substances or agents determined to be toxic or physically harmful or to new hazards and that an emergency standard is needed to protect them.”div class="thm-piano-mop-premium">Does COVID-19 meet that standard? The current infection fatality rates (IFR) for Americans...

We can guess that British Member of Parliament Sir David Amess, cruelly and painfully stabbed to death while meeting with constituents, was likely targeted for his pro-Israel and philo-Semitic views, now that the name of the suspect arrested at the scene has been released.Around 6 PM EDT Saturday, the UK Guardian first reported:Sources have confirmed to the Guardian that the suspect’s name is Ali Harbi Ali, 25.Other British media picked up the story and added details. The Sunday Times and Evening Standard both chose to emphasize the suspect’s family as victims: “Father’s shock after son held over Sir David Amess...

My son just read this to me. He wrote it. He's 22, and loves his country.O Lord my God I pray to you today with a heavy heart These past years, my country has torn itself apart From bad elections, to phony ballots, to all-out political war To gender changes, riot rages, and many, many moreOur 'leader', an idiot dictator, whose mind is all but gone And of those who voted for him, are now seeing they were wrong Our country is a mess, and because of that I fear Those of us who believe in freedom won't be able...

Your house is your biggest investment, but it could also be a source of income you hadn’t thought about.Get this: In 33 of the 50 biggest metro areas in the United States, rents are higher than typical monthly mortgage payments. If you own a home in one of those cities and you’re thinking about moving, it might be wiser to rent your home instead of selling it.The typical rent-to-mortgage difference for these areas means renting could mean money left over after paying the mortgage that you could save for your dream vacation, invest for your retirement or use to pay...

A day after Chicago police officers were required to disclose their Covid-19 vaccine status or risking losing pay, the city's police department issued a memo informing officers elective time off is restricted, according to a copy of the memo obtained by CNN affiliate "Until further notice, the use of elective time by sworn CPD members is restricted. Furthermore, the use of elective time will require prior approval from the Deputy chief or above within the requesting member's chain of command," the memo obtained by WLS reads. The memo was issued Saturday to all sworn officers and was to be read...

A woman is accused of fatally shooting a man earlier this week when he refused to kiss her — and instead asked his girlfriend for a kiss — while the three were hanging out and drinking at their Rolling Meadows home, Cook County prosecutors said at her bond hearing Saturday. Claudia Resendiz-Flores, 28, had recently moved in with the couple at the Preserve at Woodfield apartment complex at 4700 Arbor Drive in the northwest suburb, according to prosecutors and Rolling Meadows police.

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor issued a bulletin on Oct. 1 to prepare for compensating federal employees, under the Federal Employees’ Compensation Act (FECA), who have been injured by COVID-19 shots after President Joe Biden’s executive order mandating it.The bulletin, number 22-01, appears to be a first of its kind as FECA has never been used to compensate employees for injuries from vaccines, according to the bulletin itself.“The FECA does not generally authorize provision of preventive measures such as vaccines and inoculations,” the bulletin states. However, for the COVID-19 jabs it provides “employees impacted by this mandate who...

US Treasury Deputy Sec Warns Shortages Will Continue Until EVERYONE Is Jabbed... This Is A Man-Ew-Fact-Turd Crisis That Was War Gamed By The WEF... They Plan To Starve Us Into Submission...

Join together with Fellow FREEPERS to Pray for AMERICA: For those in Authority in Government, Family, Military, Business, Healthcare, Education, Churches, and the Media. 'I Urge, then, First of All, that Requests, Prayers, Intercession and Thanksgiving be Made for Everyone: for Kings and All those in Authority that we May Live Peaceful and Quiet Lives in All Godliness and Holiness.' 1 Timothy 2:1-2Religion Forum Threads Labeled [Prayer] are Closed to Debate of Any Kind. (Is.40:31)They that Wait Upon the LORD Shall Renew their Strength; They Shall Mount Up with Wings as Eagles; They Shall Run, and not be Weary; And...

bor advocates are calling it “Striketober.” As weary health care workers across California enter the 19th month of the pandemic, thousands are walking off the job and onto the picket line, demanding more staffing. The strikes and rallies threaten to cripple hospital operations that have been inundated by the COVID-19 Delta surge as well as patients seeking long-delayed care. More than two dozen hospitals across the state — including some Kaiser Permanente and Sutter Health facilities and USC Keck Medicine — have experienced strikes by engineers, janitorial staff, respiratory therapists, nurses, midwives, physical therapists and technicians over the past four...

A woman was allegedly raped on a suburban Philadelphia train last week while police said there were "a lot of people" around who "should have done something." Police said they had arrested a man connected to the rape that allegedly happened on a SEPTA El train on Wednesday. Fishton Ngoy, 35, has been charged with rape and several other counts. According to authorities, the incident was caught on surveillance video that showed bystanders on the train when it happened who "did nothing."

California parents and teachers who oppose school vaccine mandates are planning a statewide walkout Monday, according to reports. News about the planned protest has spread on social media, with organizers suggesting that parents pull their children out of school and that teachers and staff who support the protest stay home. California became the first state to mandate vaccinations or coronavirus testing for eligible children to attend in-person classes at public and private schools after Gov. Gavin Newsom signed the requirement Oct. 1. Students who don’t comply will be required to do an independent study. There are medical and personal belief...

Between Oct. 17 and Nov. 2, a video featuring Harris will play during the morning services of over 300 black churches across Virginia. In the video, Harris encourages viewers to vote for gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe in the upcoming election, according to CNN. The announcement generated controversy on social media, with many questioning if playing the video at church violates laws against political partisanship by religious institutions. Since 1954, Congress has prohibited all 501(c)(3) organizations, including churches, from participating in political campaigns in order to maintain their exemption from income tax.

A 41-year-old Virginia man with close ties to Capitol. Hill has been arrested on multiple counts of possession of child pornography. The Fairfax County Police Department said Thursday that it had arrested Stefan Bieret, 41, of Burke, Virginia. Jake Sherman of online political news site Punchbowl News wrote in a Twitter post that Bieret is well known on Capitol Hill. “Capitol insiders will know Stefan very well. A longtime employee of the House Sargent at Arms. If you’re in the Capitol on a regular basis, you will have seen this face,” he tweeted. . https://t.co/O1ipLL4URS — Jake Sherman (@JakeSherman) October...

I played a lot of Off Road, Defender, Battlezone, Astro Blaster, Galaga in the Golden age. I know a few people who collect and refurb pinball machines, but I was never coordinated enough to play those so I have no favorite, but I appreciate the art and mechanism as I may a fine watch or automobile.

A Wisconsin ex-therapist is charged with felony exploitation of a client who reported for counseling sessions as part of a court-ordered treatment for alcohol and drug addiction. A former employee for Waukesha County Health and Human Services, 42-year-old Kristina Daul is accused of having a sexual relationship with a client from December 2020 until summer 2021. During an initial court appearance Friday, her bond was set at $50,000. She is due back before a judge Tuesday. The female victim, who had been getting alcohol and drug treatment through the county's Drug Treatment Court, said she and Daul would engage in...