theblaze--2020-12-18--Expert tells NY Times: Elderly white people shouldn't get coronavirus vaccine priority in order to '

Expert tells NY Times: Elderly white people shouldn't get coronavirus vaccine priority in order to 'level playing field' with minorities

Expert tells NY Times : Elderly white people should n't get coronavirus vaccine priority in order to 'level playing field @ @ @ @ @ also said teachers should n't get vaccine priority because they 're white

The COVID-19 vaccine rolled out this week, and now there is a debate about which groups should be a priority on the coronavirus vaccine waiting list. The New York Times attempted to answer the question about the COVID-19 priority list in an article titled "The Elderly vs. Essential Workers: Who Should Get the Coronavirus Vaccine First?"
The article featured health experts, economists, and epidemiologists to give their insight into who should move to the front of the line for the COVID-19 vaccine. Much to the shock of many readers, the experts considered race when deciding who received priority in receiving the potentially life-saving vaccine.
Dr. Peter Szilagyi, a committee member and a pediatrics professor at the University of California, Los Angeles, declared, "The issue of ethics is very significant, very important for this country, and clearly favors the essential worker group because of the high proportion of minority, low-income and low-education workers among essential workers."
Harald Schmidt, an expert in ethics and health policy at the University of Pennsylvania, told the New York Times, "It is reasonable to put essential workers ahead of older adults, given their risks, and that they are disproportionately minorities."
"Older populations are whiter, " Schmidt told the paper. "Society is structured in a way that enables them to live longer. Instead of giving additional health benefits to those who already had more of them, we can start to level the playing field a bit."
Schmidt proclaimed that essential workers should be given priority for the vaccine over the elderly, even though people aged 75-84 have a chance 220 times higher of dying from coronavirus than younger adults, and anyone over the age of 85 has a chance 630 times higher, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Marc Lipsitch, an infectious disease epidemiologist at Harvard's T.H. Chan School of Public Health, also hinted that the race of a person should determine who should or should not get priority on the coronavirus waiting list. Lipsitch said that teachers shouldn't be considered essential workers, "if a central goal of the committee is to reduce health inequities."
"Teachers have middle-class salaries, are very often white, and they have college degrees," Lipsitch told the Times.
Elise Gould, a senior economist at the Economic Policy Institute, asserted that teachers should be prioritized because it would allow people to get back to work with reliable child care at schools.
"And if you think generally about people who have jobs where they can't telework, they are disproportionately Black and brown," Gould said. "They'll have more of a challenge when child care is an issue."
Twitter user Jason Compson was one of the first people to point out the concerning racial aspects of the distribution of the coronavirus vaccine found in the New York Times article.
BlazeTV personalityDave Rubin tore apart the article, "Just The NY Times quoting a doctor who wants to kill older white people for political purposes. (Which was the next obvious step of the garbage The NY Times has been pushing for years.) 'Expert in ethics' doesn't mean what it used to."
BlazeTV'sAllie Beth Stuckey of the "Relatable" podcast, pointed out, "This is so insanely evil. Please, woke Christians, do go on about how Critical Race Theory is just a bogeyman made up by the right that doesn't pose any real threat. Tell me again about how Christian Nationalism is our biggest threat."
New York Post columnist Miranda Devine wrote, "Truly disgusting. Approved eugenics. Elderly are most at risk and should be first in line for a vaccine. The color of their skin is immaterial. What has happened to the medical profession?"
One commenter replied, "This thread shows there is something seriously rotten at the NY Times. The attempts to assign values to people's lives purely by skin color are unethical, immoral, and completely backwards."
Another person noted, "Just a little peek into government run healthcare right here."
The New York Times admitted that governors along with state and local health officials will ultimately decide who gets the coronavirus vaccine first and are not required to follow CDC guidelines.


theblaze--2020-12-18--Glenn Beck's GoFundMe for small businesses crushes goal as Americans step up to help those in need t

Glenn Beck's GoFundMe for small businesses crushes goal as Americans step up to help those in need this Christmas

Glenn Beck 's GoFundMe for small businesses crushes goal as Americans step up to help those in need this Christmas @ @ @ @ @ stand with me to show that the government may have abandoned the small business owner @ @ @ @ @ them '

A fundraiser set up by BlazeTV host Glenn Beck to aid small businesses struggling during the COVID-19 pandemic has blown past its original goal, raising more than $170,000.
"Over 300,000 Americans have died from the COVID-19 virus this year and my heart goes out to every single one of the millions of Americans who will spend their first holiday season without a loved one," Beck said in a post on his website. "Another devastating part of what we've experienced together in 2020 goes beyond the loss of human life. It's the loss of one of the greatest, most special aspects of American society as well.
"Small businesses throughout America are the unnamed victims of this COVID-19 pandemic and economists estimate at least 100,000 small businesses permanently closed in the first two months of this pandemic alone," he wrote. "Well, it's been nearly ten months now. Do the math. That's one million businesses that have closed their doors forever — millions of Americans who poured everything into a dream, with nothing to show for it now."
Beck started a GoFundMe account on Thursday with an initial goal of raising $50,000 to help ailing small businesses across the country. On his radio program Thursday, Beck dedicated time to telling the stories of small business owners who are in desperate need of help as the pandemic threatens their livelihoods, and even their lives.
He shared Catherine Hill's story. Catherine owns a neighborhood bar in Clovis, California, called Miss Kitty's Lounge. In August 2019, she was diagnosed with stage 4 breast cancer. She underwent six months of chemotherapy, 15 rounds of radiation and a radical mastectomy in her battle with cancer. Since the pandemic began, her bar was closed via executive order from the governor and without income, she hasn't been able to pay her rent. Her landlords have now taken her to court and threaten to not only take her business away forever but everything else as well, including life insurance for her kids.
Dave Foldes is the co-owner of Cronies Sports Grill in California. Despite the government orders to close his business, Dave has vowed he will not lay off a single employee during the Christmas season. Attempting to keep that promise has brought him into direct confrontation with California authorities, who have fined him $500 a day — now totaling more than $7,000 — for refusing to abide by the coronavirus restrictions that would force him to lay off employees. He told Glenn his defiance isn't a political statement, he just believes his employees have a right to earn a living and he won't break his commitments to his staff.
In one clip from Beck's show, he shared the heartbreaking story of Rochelle Rene Ratto, a 39-year-old mother of two who owned Boat Barn Bagels. Ratto's bakery in Cañon City, Colorado, was forced to shut down because of COVID-19 restrictions. On October 26, Ratto took her own life.
Ratto's mother, Shari Rogers, said her daughter's death was a casualty of the pandemic. She told the Cañon City Council on Monday that small business owners are in desperate need of assistance to survive.
"She tried to do it, but she couldn't do it and she killed herself," Rogers said. "She was strong, she was smart, she was developing the business mind and doing well. I just feel like dollars are more important than just about anything, and then testing so that when the community freaks out, [business owners] can test themselves and their employees."
COVID 19 is destroying small business, & these owners NEED OUR HELP www.youtube.com
Beck asked his audience to take a stand and give businesses the help they need to prevent more tragedies like Ratto's death.
"I ask you to stand with me," Beck said. "To show that the government may have abandoned the small business owner but we won't abandon them."
In addition to the GoFundMe account Beck set up, he also donated all proceeds collected on Thursday from Glennbeckart.com to help small business owners find relief from COVID-19 restrictions.
As of the time this article was published, Beck's GoFundMe account has raised $173,431, vastly out-raising the initial goal of $50,000.


theblaze--2020-12-18--Transgender clinic set to host seminar on the 'problem of whiteness': 'The baby who is born pink lea

Transgender clinic set to host seminar on the 'problem of whiteness': 'The baby who is born pink learns to become white'

Transgender clinic set to host seminar on the 'problem of whiteness ' : 'The baby who is born pink learns @ @ @ @

An NHS transgender clinic will host what the Daily Mail reports is an "anti-racist seminar" on the "problem of whiteness."
What are the details?
Tavistock and Portman NHS Trust in London is hosting its second anti-racist seminar in which speaker, activist, and author Helen Morgan is set to explain how simply being white is racist and how the United Kingdom is, by virtue of that, "systemically racist."
Titled "Whiteness — A problem for our time," the seminar will delve into how racism is a "problem of whiteness."
Morgan, the outlet pointed out, will "examine white privilege and white fragility from a psychoanalytic perspective." Her forthcoming book, "The Work of Whiteness," is set to hit shelves in 2021.
"[Morgan] will argue the U.K. is systemically racist and 'white privilege and racism' are maintained by 'white fragility, the color-blind approach, and the silencing of process of disavowal that develops in the childhood of white liberal families," the paper reported.
The Daily Mail said Morgan will also explain that the "work required in relation to whiteness and the relinquishment of privilege is essential if we are to dismantle the system of racism that is so embedded" within society.
The outlet reported that British Psychotherapy Foundation, the British Psychoanalytic Council, and the Tavistock Society of Psychotherapists organized the seminar.
The event description, according to the Mail, "suggests the need for white people to turn their gaze and their inquiry towards themselves as one route towards an anti-racist stance in race relations."
What else?
Morgan has previously said that whiteness is a "political and psychological construct" that was first created in 17th century Virginia.
Whiteness, according to Morgan, is a construct devised as a "way of controlling the enslaved and creating political and economic advantage."
As a result, whiteness ultimately "shaped the collective white psyche," which "both recognizes and disavows the reality of white privilege."
"Despite our individual stories, we need to recognize we are part of a white collective with a shared ideology which affords us privilege," she explained. "White ignorance is the way we close our eyes to this inherited white privilege."
As Morgan explained that whiteness has been a problem for generations and generations, even contemporary white children are unwittingly "socialized into whiteness."
"The baby who is born pink learns to become white," Morgan previously stated.


theblaze--2020-12-18--Horowitz: Colorado coroner accuses state of classifying gun deaths as COVID deaths

Many parts of the country are suffering from record homicides this year .
How many of them are being classified as COVID-19 deaths ?
This might sound like a frivolous question , but based on concerns raised by one Colorado coroner , along with other trends we are seeing in the data , one has to wonder how far the net of COVID-19 death counting sweeps .
Earlier this week , Grand County coroner Brenda Bock called out the Colorado Department of Health for listing two of the county 's five recent deaths as deaths among those with COVID-19 , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Earlier this year , the state got a lot of blowback from other coroners after young people who died of alcohol poisoning were found to be listed in the coronavirus death count .
Colorado cleaned up its act better than most states by distinguishing between `` deaths due to COVID-19 '' and `` deaths among COVID-19 cases . ''
However , Bock seems to be concerned that there is still a needless stigma attached to the county if it has a higher tally of deaths `` among '' COVID cases .
One @ @ @ @ @ @ @ some contribution to death in order to be listed in this latter category , even if it 's not the primary cause of death on the death certificate .
But to include gunshot victims is a sham .
We have never recorded death data like this in any form .
`` It 's absurd that they would even put that on there , '' Bock told county commissioners , according to KCNC-TV Denver .
`` Would you want to go to a county that has really high death numbers ?
Would you want @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are contagious .
You know I might get it , and I could die if all of a sudden one county has a high death count .
We do n't have it , and we do n't need those numbers inflated . ''
The state told Bock that anyone who dies within 30 days of testing positive must be included in one of the categories of COVID deaths .
It does n't take a genius to figure out that , with 2 million tests conducted a day and with roughly 60,000 people dying @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lot of bogus counting that overlaps with natural death or other causes of early death .
The two deaths under discussion are believed to have been a murder-suicide case in Frasier , Colorado , where the husband is suspected of shooting his wife before taking his own life .
While this situation was unique , one has to wonder how many of the growing street homicides are also included in the tally .
In May , the Freedom Foundation confirmed from Washington state officials that gunshot victims are indeed included in the death @ @ @ @ @ @ @ prior to being shot .
This is not the first time coroners have disputed death claims .
In May , Pueblo County Coroner Brian Cotter accused the state of inflating the numbers and noted that none of the 14 recorded deaths in the county at the time were directly caused by the virus .
The Armstrong County , Pennsylvania , coroner also accused Pennsylvania 's department of health of putting out `` misleading statistics '' on death numbers in his county .
If states are so liberal in including younger people who died @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , or motorcycle accidents , then we can only imagine how many deaths of elderly people who were within a few months of dying have not been verified to have been caused directly by COVID .
Recent data from Sweden sheds light on the fact that the majority of deaths are not just regular seniors but those who are dying of other ailments in the final months of their lives .
The Swedish study of 122 people who were recorded as dying outside the hospital of the virus in the Östergötland region ( @ @ @ @ @ @ @ found that `` 111 of the deceased outside the hospital had extensive comorbidity . ''
( Translated by Google . )
Additionally , half of them were over 88 years old .
The review found that COVID-19 was the `` direct cause of death '' in just 15 % of cases and that `` very many of those who died with covid-19 outside the hospital had expected short survival . ''
There 's no reason to believe we are not experiencing a similar dynamic here in the United States .
Another overlooked factor @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that , ironically , the lockdowns themselves have caused an enormous number of excess deaths among younger people , mainly through record suicides and drug overdoses .
The CDC estimates that a record 81,000 people died of drug overdoses for the 12-month period ending this past May , shattering the previous record set in 2017 before the numbers started coming down .
Those numbers likely accelerated since May .
Remember , at any given moment , 10 % of the population could easily test positive for the virus when it is spreading , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ percentage of those lockdown-induced drug deaths were also counted as COVID-19 deaths ?

Many parts of the country are suffering from record homicides this year. How many of them are being classified as COVID-19 deaths?
This might sound like a frivolous question, but based on concerns raised by one Colorado coroner, along with other trends we are seeing in the data, one has to wonder how far the net of COVID-19 death counting sweeps.
Earlier this week, Grand County coroner Brenda Bock called out the Colorado Department of Health for listing two of the county's five recent deaths as deaths among those with COVID-19, even though they died of gunshot wounds.
Earlier this year, the state got a lot of blowback from other coroners after young people who died of alcohol poisoning were found to be listed in the coronavirus death count. Colorado cleaned up its act better than most states by distinguishing between "deaths due to COVID-19" and "deaths among COVID-19 cases."
However, Bock seems to be concerned that there is still a needless stigma attached to the county if it has a higher tally of deaths "among" COVID cases. One would still expect COVID to have had some contribution to death in order to be listed in this latter category, even if it's not the primary cause of death on the death certificate. But to include gunshot victims is a sham. We have never recorded death data like this in any form.
"It's absurd that they would even put that on there," Bock told county commissioners, according to KCNC-TV Denver. "Would you want to go to a county that has really high death numbers? Would you want to go visit that county because they are contagious. You know I might get it, and I could die if all of a sudden one county has a high death count. We don't have it, and we don't need those numbers inflated."
The state told Bock that anyone who dies within 30 days of testing positive must be included in one of the categories of COVID deaths. It doesn't take a genius to figure out that, with 2 million tests conducted a day and with roughly 60,000 people dying naturally every week, there is a lot of bogus counting that overlaps with natural death or other causes of early death.
The two deaths under discussion are believed to have been a murder-suicide case in Frasier, Colorado, where the husband is suspected of shooting his wife before taking his own life. While this situation was unique, one has to wonder how many of the growing street homicides are also included in the tally. In May, the Freedom Foundation confirmed from Washington state officials that gunshot victims are indeed included in the death tally if they tested positive for COVID-19 prior to being shot.
This is not the first time coroners have disputed death claims. In May, Pueblo County Coroner Brian Cotter accused the state of inflating the numbers and noted that none of the 14 recorded deaths in the county at the time were directly caused by the virus. The Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, coroner also accused Pennsylvania's department of health of putting out "misleading statistics" on death numbers in his county.
If states are so liberal in including younger people who died untimely deaths due to drugs, alcohol, or motorcycle accidents, then we can only imagine how many deaths of elderly people who were within a few months of dying have not been verified to have been caused directly by COVID.
Recent data from Sweden sheds light on the fact that the majority of deaths are not just regular seniors but those who are dying of other ailments in the final months of their lives. The Swedish study of 122 people who were recorded as dying outside the hospital of the virus in the Östergötland region (51% of all reported deaths) found that "111 of the deceased outside the hospital had extensive comorbidity." (Translated by Google.) Additionally, half of them were over 88 years old. The review found that COVID-19 was the "direct cause of death" in just 15% of cases and that "very many of those who died with covid-19 outside the hospital had expected short survival."
There's no reason to believe we are not experiencing a similar dynamic here in the United States.
Another overlooked factor in the method of counting deaths is that, ironically, the lockdowns themselves have caused an enormous number of excess deaths among younger people, mainly through record suicides and drug overdoses. The CDC estimates that a record 81,000 people died of drug overdoses for the 12-month period ending this past May, shattering the previous record set in 2017 before the numbers started coming down. Those numbers likely accelerated since May. Remember, at any given moment, 10% of the population could easily test positive for the virus when it is spreading, even if they are asymptomatic. What percentage of those lockdown-induced drug deaths were also counted as COVID-19 deaths?
It doesn't mean this virus hasn't induced any early death or tragic untimely deaths, but why do the media and political class have a motivation to obsessively count everything in the most absurd way in order to produce the most morbid news headlines? Well, when the vaccine becomes widely available and the utter fascism still continues, you will know the answer.


theblaze--2020-12-18--Georgia secretary of state announces plans to finally conduct statewide signature-match review

But outcome will not affect 2020 results

At long last, Republican Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger announced on Thursday that his office would be conducting a statewide review of signature matching that took place during the Nov. 3 presidential election.
What are the details?
The news followed an earlier announcement that the secretary of state's office would be cooperating with the Georgia Bureau of Investigations to conduct a limited signature matching review in Cobb County, the state's third most populous county, after President Donald Trump and his allies for weeks advocated for such a review.
"Now that the signature matching has been attacked again and again with no evidence, I feel we need to take steps to restore confidence in our elections," Raffensperger told reporters Monday.
In a news release providing more details about the forthcoming statewide audit, the secretary of state's office said that they would be working with the University of Georgia on a "randomized signature match study of election materials handled at the county level in the November 3 Presidential contest."
"This work will also include research on processes used at the county level to perform signature-matching," the news release added. "The work UGA will perform is a study of a sample of signed envelopes in each county from the presidential election."
"We are confident that elections in Georgia are secure, reliable, and effective," Raffensperger said. "Despite endless lawsuits and wild allegations from Washington, D.C. pundits, we have seen no actual evidence of widespread voter fraud, though we are investigating all credible reports. Nonetheless, we look forward to working with the University of Georgia on this signature match review to further instill confidence in Georgia's voting systems."
What else?
The news release noted that the review is intended to be "forward-looking," indicating that results would not affect the outcome of the 2020 presidential election, but rather would serve to "inform and optimize election administration for future electoral contests." The Cobb County review alone is slated to take two weeks.
Raffensperger and Republican Gov. Brian Kemp certified election results on Nov. 20 showing Democratic challenger Joe Biden defeating President Trump in the state to secure the Georgia's 16 Electoral College votes. The official tabulation showed Biden edging Trump in the state by just under 13,000 votes.
Trump and his allies have maintained that Biden's victory in the state is the result of rampant fraudulent activity. Trump has repeatedly pressured officials in the state to conduct an audit of signature matching, saying if a full review were done he would win the state "easily."
In Georgia, as in many of the battleground states, post-election data showed the overall rejection rate for mail-in votes in November to be significantly lower than in previous elections, raising the potential that fraudulent votes were counted. But, according to Georgia election officials, that decrease was not due to the acceptance of ballots with signature problems.


theblaze--2020-12-18--Teacher arrested for reported cache of child porn; investigators say he digitally manipulated photos

Teacher arrested for reported cache of child porn; investigators say he digitally manipulated photos of students in sexually compromising positions

Teacher arrested for reported cache of child porn ; investigators say he digitally manipulated photos of students in sexually compromising @

Authorities arrested a Pennsylvania teacher after allegedly finding a cache of child pornography on his computer following several tips.
What did investigators find?
According to a Wednesday report from the Scranton Times-Tribune, authorities arrested 44-year-old Jaime Ryan Chorba of Archbald, Pennsylvania, after allegedly discovering "child pornography, lewd images of the teacher in different rooms of the school, and pictures of students unaware they were being photographed."
Chorba, a Valley View District health and physical education teacher, was charged with nine counts of possession of child pornography, two counts dissemination of child pornography, and two counts of criminal use of a communication facility.
A criminal complaint obtained by the Times-Tribune reported that detectives received three tips related to Chorba's online accounts. Upon investigating the tips, detectives reportedly discovered "thousands of images of child pornography."
It somehow got worse from there
Investigators also reported finding "hundreds of images of Chorba exposing his genitals in the school district's gym, locker room, library, and classrooms" as well as a "Playboy magazine with photo of female high school students taped inside."
"Investigators [also] found images of students' feet taken in classrooms, along with students sitting at their desks," the criminal complaint noted. "The students were unaware of being photographed. ... Chorba is accused of editing some of these images, placing naked shots of himself in sexual positions near them."
What is being said about this?
In a statement, Valley View Superintendent Michael Boccella said that the district is aware of the allegations against Chorba and "took immediate action."
"We have been cooperating with authorities and will continue to do so as needed," Boccella said in a statement, pointing out that Chorba had been indefinitely suspended with pay pending an investigation.
WNEP-TV reported that Chorba has been remanded to the Lackawanna County Jail, where he remains on $500,000 bail.
The investigation is ongoing.


theblaze--2020-12-18--Marco Rubio warns that Raphael Warnock is 'unabashed Marxist sympathizer who would destroy the Ameri

Marco Rubio warns that Raphael Warnock is 'unabashed Marxist sympathizer who would destroy the American Dream' Rubio : 'Democrat Raphael @ @ @ @ @ liberal candidate anywhere in the country '

Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) delivered a warning to Georgians about Democratic candidate Raphael Warnock ahead of the upcoming runoff elections on Jan. 5. Rubio urged people to vote for Republican Sen. Kelly Loeffler because Warnock's "policies do not represent Georgia values."
"Democrat Raphael Warnock is the most radically liberal candidate anywhere in the country," Rubio wrote in a Fox News opinion piece. "He would vote in lock-step with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., to eliminate the Senate filibuster, pack the U.S. Supreme Court, raise taxes on families and small businesses by trillions of dollars, decimate families and farmers with the Green New Deal, socialize your health care, shut down the economy, and weaponize technology companies to silence dissent."
Rubio labeled Warnock as "an unabashed Marxist sympathizer who would destroy the American Dream."
"He has repeatedly praised Marxism and socialism, and slammed capitalism, writing that 'the Marxist critique has much to teach the black church' and that the Black middle-class should pay more attention to the 'hard questions about the distribution of wealth,'" the senator wrote.
Earlier this month, Loeffler's campaign released a compilation of Warnock's writings and associations that appear to flirt with Marxism and socialism.
Like Rubio, Loeffler has made comments about Warnock's coziness with Marxism, and in November, she said that her Democratic challenger has "a Marxist ideology."
During an appearance on Fox News' "Hannity" on Wednesday night, Loeffler said she and fellow Georgia Republican Sen. David Perdue "are the firewall to socialism in this country."
"If we don't vote, we could see the election of America's first Marxist senator in this country, right here in Georgia. And that's why we're the firewall," Loeffler said of Warnock if he is elected.
"My opponent, radical liberal Raphael Warnock, is a socialist," Loeffler said during the debate between the candidates earlier this month. Loeffler challenged Warnock to "renounce socialism and Marxism."
Warnock refused to condemn socialism and Marxism, and defended his politics by replying, "I believe in the free enterprise system."
Florida Republican Sen. Rick Scott called Warnock a "radical's radical," and questioned the Democratic candidate's comments about Cuba's former Marxist-Leninist dictator Fidel Castro. When Castro died in 2016, Warnock said, "We remember Fidel Castro, whose legacy is complex. Don't let anybody tell you a simple story."
Scott slammed Warnock's defense of Castro, "Murder isn't complex. Exporting terrorism across Latin America isn't complex. Denying his people basic human rights isn't complex. This shouldn't be hard."
In his article, Rubio concluded that the country does not need "someone like Raphael Warnock who espouses Marxism and has spent his life siding with brutal dictators."
Loeffler and Warnock will face off in a runoff election, as will incumbent Perdue and Democratic challenger Jon Ossoff. The Georgia races will determine which party controls the Senate next year. The Republicans hold a 50-48 advantage, but the chamber would be split if Warnock and Ossoff win, allowing the vice president to break any ties.


theblaze--2020-12-18--Smiling Democratic Gov. Whitmer appears with Santa in video, urges Michigan children not to visit gr

Smiling Democratic Gov. Whitmer appears with Santa in video, urges Michigan children not to visit grandparents for Christmas

Smiling Democratic Gov .
Whitmer appears with Santa in video , urges Michigan children not to visit grandparents for Christmas @ @ @ @ @ look a little bit different so we can stay safe '

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer posted a video on her Twitter page using Santa Claus to spread the message of mask-wearing and social distancing — and the Democrat had an extra-special holiday message for the children gathered on the video chat.
"And another way to stay safe during the holiday is to stay home but call your grandparents and your cousins and your family," Whitmer told the tiny tots with their eyes all aglow, adding, "It's the a safest way to tell the people you love how much you care about them. This year is it has to look a little bit different so we can stay safe."
Image source: Twitter video screenshot via @GovWhitmer
What else was said on the clip?
Whitmer started things off by referring to Santa, her "special guest" on the chat, as "someone who's been really following the rules and making sure that he stays safe and the elves stay safe."
Then in what appeared to be preselected questions, the children on the video chat took turns asking Santa questions, such as "Santa, do you have to wear a mask?" and "How can we keep people safe for Christmas?"
St. Nick answered the latter query: "What I would suggest to do is what the governor is telling all the people of the great state of Michigan to do: Social distance, wash your hands, and make sure you wear your mask when you're outside your home."
How did folks react?
Whitmer — who's drawn national attention for her strict coronavirus lockdown efforts — certainly has her critics. But she has plenty of supporters as well, so reactions to her Twitter video were a mixed bag.
Some commenters gushed with admiration:
"Happy holidays, Governor," one user said. "Helluva job this year under extraordinary circumstances. You are everything a public servant should be. A tower of power. A leader. Compassionate. Tough. Smart as hell."
"I don't even live in your state but you Rock," another commenter said. "Wished you were our Governor."
"Thanks for doing something sweet for the kids this Christmas Governor Whitmer! Merry Christmas!" another user wrote. "To the conservatives that said this was a hoax and now mad their family members are dying due to COVID-19 and stuck at home, you can get coal."
But Whitmer's detractors were just as passionate in response to her Santa video for kids:


theblaze--2020-12-19--Kevin McCarthy receives FBI briefing on Eric Swalwell's relationship with a Chinese spy, and demands

Kevin McCarthy receives FBI briefing on Eric Swalwell's relationship with a Chinese spy, and demands he be cut from Intel Committee

Kevin McCarthy receives FBI briefing on Eric Swalwell 's relationship with a Chinese spy , and demands he be cut @ @ @ @ @ 's the one question that was answered ''

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) demanded that Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell (Calif.) be removed from the House Intelligence Committee after receiving an FBI briefing on his former relationship with a Chinese spy.
Swalwell has met with a chorus of condemnation after a report revealed that he had been in a personal relationship with a woman federal investigators believed to be a Chinese espionage agent.
The California Democrat cut ties with the woman, named Christine Fang, after receiving a "defensive briefing" by investigators in 2015.
However, Republican lawmakers and other critics of Swalwell have used the report to raise doubt about whether the congressman could be compromised by that former relationship.
McCarthy made his opinion clear in a tweet posted on Friday after the FBI briefing.
"I had a briefing from the FBI today to learn more about Eric Swalwell's ties to a reported-spy from China, and one thing is now crystal clear: Swalwell should no longer be on the Intel Committee," McCarthy said.
He also spoke to reporters after the briefing.
"One thing I know for sure — I had questions about whether he should. That's the one question that was answered, he should not be on Intel," he said.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) was also present at the FBI briefing, but she did not address reporters about the information shared with her. She has previously said that she has faith in Swalwell's ability to serve on the committee, and Swalwell has said that Democrats knew about the relationship before it was publicly divulged.
Swalwell also implied that the president's animus toward him had to do with the timing of report.
"I've been a critic of the president. I've spoken out against him. I was on both committees that worked to impeach him," Swalwell said. "The timing feels like that should be looked at."
Christine Fang left the United States in 2015.
Here's McCarthy's comments to reporters after the briefing:


theblaze--2020-12-19--7-year-old Tennessee boy saves baby sister from burning home

'It 's OK to be scared , but you 're brave inside and you can do it when you want @ @

A courageous 7-year-old Tennessee boy pulled his little sister from their burning home in New Tazewell after climbing through a window with a boost from his father. The young hero, Eli Davidson, explained, "I was scared but I didn't want my sister to die."
What are the details?
Eli's parents, Chris and Nicole Davidson, are both former firefighters. The family was asleep when the fire broke out, but Nicole told WVLT-TV, "At about 11:30 someone woke me up, and I know it was God."
Chris grabbed a fire extinguisher and fought off the blaze while Nicole grabbed their two boys because they were closest to the fire, but could not reach the bedroom of their 22-month-old daughter because flames blocked the way from inside.
"The scariest moment of my life is when I thought we couldn't get her," Nicole told the station through tears.
Once the parents and two boys were outside the home, Chris broke out the window to his daughter's bedroom to gain access. At that point, he lifted Eli up to crawl through and grab his sister.
The boy was hesitant at first.
"I said, 'I can't do it' about two times," Eli recalled, "and then I said, 'I got her, Dad.'"
Eli said, "When we got down there, I said that I was scared but I didn't want my sister to die."
He told WVLT, "It's OK to be scared, but you're brave inside and you can do it when you want to."
Nicole noted that the doors to her children's bedrooms were closed, buying her and husband more time to rescue their little girl. Investigators have not yet determined the cause of the fire, but authorities suspect it was electrical.


theblaze--2020-12-20--WaPo admits that Latinos hate the term 'Latinx'

Stop trying to make Latinx happen ; it 's not going to happen

Leftists want to abolish gender identity, and that presents a problem since most Romance languages, including Spanish, have masculine or feminine gender nouns. Progressives attempted to take the gender out of the Spanish language by changing "Latino" to the term "Latinx" around 2004. The only problem is that Latinos and Latinas hate the word "Latinx."
The word "Latinx," which is nearly a "term used exclusively within the United States," has been rejected by the vast majority of actual Latinos. A 2019 poll found that a whopping 98% of Latinos do not identify with the Latinx term. Of those surveyed, 44% preferred to be called "Hispanic," followed by 24% who would like to be classified as "Latino/Latina."
A 2020 Pew Research survey found that only 23% of Hispanics had even heard of the term "Latinx," and a minuscule 3% said they used the word to describe themselves.
This week, a Washington Post writer finally admitted, "Stop trying to make Latinx happen; it's not going to happen."
WaPo published an article titled, "'Latinx' hasn't even caught on among Latinos. It never will." Writer Jose A. Del Real outlined all of the reasons why Hispanics have rejected the progressive agenda to take gender out of their language.
Real noted that despite the word "Latinx" being widely used in progressive mediums and by left-wing politicians, they could be "accused of being out of touch with working-class Latino communities," who dismiss the woke machinations. The writer also points out that "Latinx" doesn't roll off the tongue and "plural derivatives like 'latinxs' and 'amigxs' and 'tixs, are impossible to pronounce."
Real suggests that pushing the term "Latinx" may have hurt Democrats in elections.
"Some strategists and journalists argue that progressives' embrace of 'Latinx' lost some votes among Latino communities in Florida and Texas by imposing a label on people who do not use it to describe themselves," Real wrote.
"This English-language modification to Spanish-language grammar does not achieve linguistically what it hopes to achieve culturally: an expansive recognition of autonomy and difference that people can use in everyday life," Real said.
Despite Hispanics nearly universally rebuffing the woke "Latinx," politicians, brands, and activists are likely to continue to use it to virtue-signal on how woke they are.


theblaze--2020-12-19--Chicago-area hospital abruptly halts administering COVID vaccine after multiple reactions in staff m

Chicago-area hospital abruptly halts administering COVID vaccine after multiple reactions in staff members

'Out of an abundance of caution ... '

One Chicago-area hospital abruptly stopped administering the coronavirus vaccine to its staff after four employees experienced reactions upon receiving the vaccine.
What are the details?
Advocate Condell Medical Center in Libertyville said that since administering the Pfizer COVID vaccine on Thursday, four staff members "experienced tingling and elevated heartrate shortly after the injection," WMAQ-TV reported.
In response, the hospital has stopped administering the vaccine.
"Out of an abundance of caution, we are temporarily pausing vaccinations at Condell, which will allow us time to better understand what may have caused these reactions," the hospital said in a statement.
Meanwhile, Advocate Aurora Health — the umbrella organization of which the Libertyville hospital is a member — cautioned that reactions are not part of a larger problem with the vaccine, highlighting the fact that they have administered thousands of doses with just the four reactions.
"These four team members represent fewer than 0.15% of the approximately 6,000 who have so far received vaccinations across Advocate Aurora Health. At this time, we can share three team members are home and doing well, and one is receiving additional treatment," the hospital system told TheBlaze.
The stoppage, however, was short-lived.
On Saturday, the medical system said they would resume vaccination administration on Sunday, having made necessary adjustments to post-vaccine administration observation times.
"Our site vaccination teams remain prepared to respond quickly and appropriately should anyone experience any kind of reaction," a statement said, WFLD-TV reported. "Out of an abundance of caution, we have increased our post-vaccine evaluation period to 30 minutes for all individuals across all our sites, which exceeds CDC/ACIP recommendations.
Anything else?
The Food and Drug Administration said Friday they are investigating the adverse reactions to the vaccine.
Dr. Peter Marks, director of the FDA's Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, said at a press conference that scientists have do not know with certainty what is responsible for the allergic reactions, but pointed to polyethylene glycol as the possible "culprit."
The ingredient is present in both the Pfizer and the Moderna vaccines.
However, health experts say that the allergic reactions do not mean the vaccine is unsafe for Americans with allergies. Instead, only those with a history of allergic reactions to vaccines, or with any of the ingredients present in either vaccine, should temporarily hold off on being inoculated.
Editor's note: This story has been updated to include new information from Advocate Aurora Health.


theblaze--2020-12-19--EXCLUSIVE: Rittenhouse’s Mother describes what she experienced on the 'worst day of her life'

EXCLUSIVE : Rittenhouse ’ s Mother describes what she experienced on the 'worst day of her life '

Kyle Rittenhouse is a name we can never forget. On that fated night in Kenosha, WI who was the real victim? Those closest to him speak out.
In this exclusive interview, BlazeTV's Elijah Schaffer spoke face to face with Wendy Rittenhouse, Kyle's mom, and attorney about Wendy's experience on August 25.
"That night felt like a nightmare," Wendy explained. "It was one of the worst days of my life." Click here to watch the full interview.
Elijah Schaffer reported live from Kenosha on the night of the shooting. He offered insight into what happened on the night of August 25. Watch the clip below for more details.
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theblaze--2020-12-19--Rich people are trying to skip the coronavirus vaccine line, reportedly offering 'donations' of $25,

Rich people are trying to skip the coronavirus vaccine line, reportedly offering 'donations' of $25,000

Rich people are trying to skip the coronavirus vaccine line , reportedly offering 'donations ' of $ 25,000 Celebrities order @ @ @ @ @ clinic to get COVID-19 vaccine

The United States rolled out the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine this week. Sandra Lindsay, a critical care nurse from Northwell Long Island Jewish Medical Center in Queens, New York, received the very first coronavirus vaccine in the U.S. at 9:23 a.m. on Monday.
There has been debate on who deserves priority on the coronavirus waitlist. One expert told the New York Times that the elderly shouldn't get priority because "older populations are whiter, " and not providing them with a COVID-19 vaccine would "start to level the playing field a bit" with minorities.
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, an advisory group for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, released its official recommendation on who should be at the front of the line for the COVID-19 vaccine. The ACIP put the following groups on the priority waitlist: Healthcare personnel, workers in essential and critical industries, people at high risk for severe COVID-19 illness due to underlying medical conditions, and people 65 years and older.
However, there are rich people trying to skip the line for the coronavirus vaccine by offering to make substantial "donations," according to a report from the Los Angeles Times.
Dr. Jeff Toll works at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, one of the first hospitals to stock the vaccine. One wealthy individual reportedly offered to make a major "donation" to the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center to skip the coronavirus vaccine line. The rich person asked Toll, "If I donate $25,000 to Cedars, would that help me get in line?" Toll said no.
California doctors claim that celebrities have ordered their assistants to badger medical clinics until they get on the COVID-19 vaccine priority waitlist.
"Their people are calling me literally every day," an anonymous doctor claimed. "They don't want to wait. They want to know how they can get it more quickly."
Dr. Ehsan Ali, who runs Beverly Hills Concierge Doctor and boasts of celebrity clients such as Ariana Grande and Justin Bieber, said he is getting "hundreds of calls every single day" from people trying to get the COVID-19 vaccine. "This is the first time where I have not been able to get something for my patients," he admitted.
If you don't have a dedicated assistant or $25,000 to bribe your way to the front of the coronavirus vaccine waitlist, you can see approximately how many people are ahead of you by using the New York Times' "Find Your Place in the Vaccine Line" tool.


theblaze--2020-12-19--Report: Trump considers appointing Sidney Powell special counsel to investigate election fraud

Just one month ago , Trump 's campaign distanced themselves from Powell

President Donald Trump reportedly discussed appointing controversial lawyer Sidney Powell a special counsel to investigate voter fraud, according to the New York Times.
Powell has been a staple in the news following the election because she made numerous unsubstantiated allegations of voter fraud, including, as the Times reported, disseminating "conspiracy theories about a Venezuelan plot to rig voting machines in the United States."
However, Trump's closest advisers voiced opposition to such a move. From the Times:
Most of his advisers opposed the idea, two of the people briefed on the discussion said, including Rudolph W. Giuliani, the president's personal lawyer, who in recent days sought to have the Department of Homeland Security join the campaign's efforts to overturn Mr. Trump's loss in the election.
Mr. Giuliani joined the discussion by phone, while Ms. Powell was at the White House for a meeting that became raucous at times, according to one of the people briefed on what took place. Other administration officials drifted in and out of the meeting, two of the people briefed said, and the White House counsel, Pat A. Cipollone, pushed back on the ideas being proposed.
The report said it's not clear how Trump will proceed, adding that Powell described some of Trump's advisers as "quitters."
The development is surprising given that Trump's campaign distanced themselves from Powell, releasing a statement in late November saying that Powell was, in fact, not a member of the campaign's legal team despite having appeared at press conferences with the campaign's leading attorneys.
"Sidney Powell is practicing law on her own," the Trump campaign said. "She is not a member of the Trump Legal Team. She is also not a lawyer for the President in his personal capacity."
What about voter fraud?
Despite widespread allegations of voter fraud, no evidence ever surfaced proving the claims true. Dozens of court challenges resulted in many of the allegations being tossed with prejudice.
Attorney General William Barr even said earlier in December that the Justice Department investigated credible claims of voter fraud — but found no evidence of widespread wrongdoing.
"To date, we have not seen fraud on a scale that could have affected a different outcome in the election," Barr said.
Despite the conclusion, Trump has reportedly pushed Barr to appoint a special counsel to investigate allegations of voter fraud, the Times reported, but Barr has refused.
At any rate, the Electoral College convened on Monday, formally confirming Joe Biden as the president-elect. Biden won 306 Electoral College votes to Trump's 232 votes.


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theblaze--2020-12-19--Unsettling video shows cops assaulting, pulling taser on young man for playing ice hockey outside

Unsettling video shows cops assaulting , pulling taser on young man for playing ice hockey outside 'Get on the ground @ @ @ @ @ '

Disturbing video is coming out of Canada showing police officers assaulting and aiming a taser at a young man for playing ice hockey at an outside rink in Alberta.
A viral video shows Calgary police shutting down a pickup ice hockey game at an outside rink. The cops claim that the game was violating public health orders. There were reports of 40 people at the Southwood community rink and skatepark.
According to the Alberta government website: "Outdoor team sports must also be limited to 10 people or fewer and 2 metre distancing must be maintained at all times."
Two female officers attempt to apprehend the man, who refuses to abide by the cops' orders to get on the ground. One officer is caught on video kneeing the hockey player, but he continues to stand on the ice. During the tussle, one of the police officers falls to the ground.
When someone asks why the officer has their hand on a gun, the cop replies, "It's not a gun, it's a taser, and he's under arrest, and I have the authority to use force to effect an arrest."
While pointing her taser squarely aimed at the man, the cop screams, "Get on the ground! Get on the f***ing ground! Get on the ground before I f***ing taser you!"
Onlookers urge the man to come off the ice and surrender to the police.
One female officer appears to try to put a chokehold on the man, but fails. The police officers attempt to bring the man to the ground, but he continues to stand in one place and asks, "Why do I have to go to the ground?" One of the officers kicks the man several times in the groin area.
The officers finally have the man's hands behind his back, and he says, "I just asked you what you were doing to that little kid."
The "little kid" could be in reference to a 12-year-old Rayan Sanoubar, who was instructed by police to stop skateboarding at the same park.
"A peace officer came sat in this car and got out and… told skateboarders we have to go and [were] not allowed to be there and we all refused and he called for backup for other police to come," Sanoubar told the Global News.
"They had him on the ground for six minutes, just frozen, cutting his skates off with a knife," Sanoubar said. "They arrested him and threatened us saying: 'We are going to give you tickets if you don't walk away.'"
Authorities said a 21-year-old was charged with obstructing an officer, resisting arrest, and violating the public health act.
Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi said on Friday, "If you see flagrant violations happening, you should phone them in. It doesn't mean if a random pickup hockey game starts on a rink and breaks up quickly you're going to be calling the cops — if you're seeing people putting others at risk, it's something you should be calling in."
"There's no hard, fast rules on how many people may be on a rink … but you'll know it when you see it," Nenshi added.
The names "Ocean" and "Orca" are heard being said in the video. The young man being arrested is allegedly 21-year-oldOceanWiesblatt, according to Rebel News founder Ezra Levant. Ocean Wiesblatt plays for the Portage Terriers, a Canadian junior "A" ice hockey team.
Wiesblatt comes from a family of hockey players; his three brothers, including Orca Wiesblatt, play junior hockey. Another brother, Ozzy Wiesblatt, is an NHL prospect who was drafted in the first round of the 2020 draft by the San Jose Sharks in October.
The Wiesblatt brothers and their mother, who is deaf, were featured in a SportsNet video last December, where the family from Calgary talked about how hockey helped them to overcome adversity.


theblaze--2020-12-19--Dem senator says Republicans who challenge election are 'bordering on' treason, a crime punishable b

Dem senator says Republicans who challenge election are 'bordering on' treason, a crime punishable by death

Dem senator says Republicans who challenge election are 'bordering on ' treason , a crime punishable by death ' ... @ @ @ @ @ fair election in which Joe Biden beat Donald Trump by over 7 million votes '

According to Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), Republican lawmakers who refuse to accept President-elect Joe Biden's electoral victory "are bordering on sedition and treason."
Speaking on CNN, Shaheen suggested that Republicans who continue to challenge the election results are violating their promise to defend the Constitution.
"Each of us who are serving as senators took an oath to uphold and defend the Constitution of the United States. One of the most fundamental principles of the Constitution is the peaceful transition of power," Shaheen said. "These senators and members of Congress who have refused to acknowledge that we had a free and fair election in which Joe Biden beat Donald Trump by over 7 million votes, are bordering on sedition and treason."
Shaheen's allegations are very serious, considering federal law says those individuals found guilty of treason against the U.S. "shall suffer death."
The U.S. criminal code on treason reads:
Whoever, owing allegiance to the United States, levies war against them or adheres to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort within the United States or elsewhere, is guilty of treason and shall suffer death, or shall be imprisoned not less than five years and fined under this title but not less than $10,000; and shall be incapable of holding any office under the United States.
The U.S. criminal code on seditious conspiracy reads:
If two or more persons in any State or Territory, or in any place subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, conspire to overthrow, put down, or to destroy by force the Government of the United States, or to levy war against them, or to oppose by force the authority thereof, or by force to prevent, hinder, or delay the execution of any law of the United States, or by force to seize, take, or possess any property of the United States contrary to the authority thereof, they shall each be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than twenty years, or both.
Shaheen's comments came after the Electoral College met this week to officially confirm Biden's election victory.
Anything else?
Last month, Rep. Bill Pascrell (D-N.J.) said President Donald Trump and his allies should be tried for "crimes against our nation."
"Donald Trump and members of his administration have committed innumerable crimes against the United States," Pascrell said. "He has endangered our national security. He ripped families apart. He poisoned the Census. He has personally profited from his office. He has attacked our elections and sought to throttle democracy."
"Therefore, in 2021 the entire Trump administration must be fully investigated by the Department of Justice and any other relevant offices," Pascrell added. "Donald Trump along with his worst enablers must be tried for their crimes against our nation and Constitution."


theblaze--2020-12-19--Reporters grow frustrated after Biden's team refuses to answer questions

Only a handful of select news outlets have been called on

Members of the press are becoming frustrated with the severely limited access to President-elect Joe Biden. Reporters are miffed that the Biden transition team appears to take questions from only a handful of select media outlets.
The Biden transition team holds a weekly briefing on Zoom, where reporters can request to ask a question. In the latest press briefing on Friday, Biden's team fielded questions from the New York Times, CNN, Washington Post, PBS, and Politico, according to Fox News.
Of the five questions that the media were permitted to ask, none of the inquiries were related to the situation related to Hunter Biden, who admitted earlier this month that he is under a federal investigation regarding his taxes and there is a report that alleges that one of his business partners informed him that he failed to disclose $400,000 in income from the Burisma gas company on his 2014 tax returns.
When certain reporters were not called upon in the most recent briefing, some press members used the Zoom chat to request more access.
Sam Stein from The Daily Beast asked, "Hey guys, there tons of folks looking to ask questions and since this is being done once a week, could we PLEASE go longer or at least hold more frequent briefings?"
"Any chance you can take a few more questions? There are a lot of folks here with questions," Zeke Miller from the Associated Press said in the chat.
White House reporter Andrew Feinberg asked, "Is there a point in saying we want to ask questions if you only call on the same small group every week?"
Fox News correspondent Peter Doocy said that he requested to ask a question but wasn't called on. "We've never been called on in one of these," Doocy lamented.
Biden was also scrutinized this week for appointing several top employees from technology and social media companies to his transition team.
At the same time, Fox News published previously unseen text messages reportedly from former associates of Hunter Biden asking him to include his father in a business venture with a Chinese company.
Earlier this week, a Rasmussen poll found that a majority of Americans believe that the media purposely buried the Hunter Biden laptop story to influence the 2020 election, and give Biden an advantage.


theblaze--2020-12-19--FDA now investigating after multiple allergic reactions to Pfizer COVID vaccine reported across US

FDA now investigating after multiple allergic reactions to Pfizer COVID vaccine reported across US A top FDA official says the @ @ @ @ @ may have been identified

The Food and Drug Administration said on Friday they are investigating after multiple allergic reactions were reported in people who had just received Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine.
The new development comes just days after the Pfizer vaccine began to be administered nationwide.
What did the FDA say?
Dr. Peter Marks, director of the FDA's Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, said at a press conference that five allergic reactions occurred this week in more than one state.
The reactions were reportedly similar to those seen in the United Kingdom last week.
"We are working hand in hand with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and we've actually been working closely with our United Kingdom colleagues, who of course reported the allergic reaction. I think we'll be looking at all the data we can from each of these reactions to sort out exactly what happened, and we'll also be looking to try to understand which component of the vaccine might be helping to produce them," Marks said, the Hill reported.
Marks explained that scientists were not certain what caused the allergic reactions, but pointed to polyethylene glycol as the possible "culprit." The ingredient is present in both the Pfizer and the Moderna vaccine.
What's the background?
At least two of the reactions happened at the same hospital in Juneau, Alaska.
As the New York Times reported, the reactions happened within minutes of vaccine administration:
[The first worker] experienced a rash over her face and torso, shortness of breath and an elevated heart rate. Dr. Lindy Jones, the hospital's emergency department medical director, said the worker was first given a shot of epinephrine, a standard treatment for severe allergic reactions. Her symptoms subsided but then re-emerged, and she was treated with steroids and an epinephrine drip. When doctors tried to stop the drip, her symptoms re-emerged yet again, so the woman was moved to the intensive care unit, observed throughout the night, then weaned off the drip early Wednesday morning, Dr. Jones said.
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The second worker received his shot on Wednesday and developed eye puffiness, lightheadedness and a scratchy throat 10 minutes after the injection, the hospital said in a statement. He was taken to the emergency room and treated with epinephrine, Pepcid and Benadryl, although the hospital said the reaction was not considered anaphylaxis. The worker was back to normal within an hour and released.
Still, the FDA said the vaccine is safe for most Americans who have allergies, Reuters reported.
The agency only warned those Americans who have a history of severe allergic reactions, or a history of allergic reactions to ingredients present in either vaccine, from immediately receiving the vaccine.


theblaze--2020-12-19--Deaf and blind Helen Keller belittled as 'just another privileged white person' in Time magazine

Deaf and blind Helen Keller belittled as 'just another privileged white person ' in Time magazine

Helen Keller was severely impaired by an undiagnosed illness that caused her to go blind and deaf at the age of 19 months old. Despite her debilitating disabilities and a lack of resources available at the time, Keller would go on to become a champion of the deaf and blind by fundraising millions of dollars for those who are disabled. She became a successful writer, publishing 12 books, and would go around the country raising awareness of the plight of the disabled and fight for women's suffrage.
Keller, who graduated from Radcliffe College, which is now Harvard University, co-founded the American Civil Liberties Union and was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian honor that an American can achieve. Despite all of her achievements and accolades against all odds, Keller was declared to be "just another privileged white person" in a Time magazine article.
The article, titled "Co-Founding the ACLU, Fighting for Labor Rights and Other Helen Keller Accomplishments Students Don't Learn in School," highlighted Keller's many accomplishments, but also included a belittling denigration of Keller.
However, to some Black disability rights activists, like Anita Cameron, Helen Keller is not radical at all, 'just another, despite disabilities, privileged white person," and yet another example of history telling the story of privileged white Americans.
The quote was said by Anita Cameron, a self-described "fierce Black autistic lesbian" and member of the American Disabled for Attendant Programs Today organization, according to her Twitter profile, which has a "Black Disabled Lives Matter" banner.
Many commenters found the defaming of Keller to be outlandish.
Mary Vought, the executive director of the Senate Conservatives Fund, said, "You've got to be kidding me. The woke mob is now going after Helen Keller for being white. Nevermind the advancements she worked to achieve for those with disabilities."
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) retweeted Vought and added, "This is INSANE. Woke Lefties are now attacking Helen Keller?? As 'just another, despite disabilities, privileged white person'?? There are many adjectives one can use to describe the extraordinary Helen Keller. 'Privileged' is not one of them."
Donald Trump Jr. reacted by saying, "Holy sh**... they're now canceling Helen Keller for being white. You can't make this crap up anymore. You can never be woke enough."
Writer John Nolte astutely made this point.


theblaze--2020-12-19--House Democrats snub, lash out at Ocasio-Cortez before secret ballot for crucial committee assignmen

House Democrats snub, lash out at Ocasio-Cortez before secret ballot for crucial committee assignment

House Democrats snub , lash out at Ocasio-Cortez before secret ballot for crucial committee assignment ' I 'm taking into @ @ @ @ @ members in primaries and who does n't '

Far-left Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) was snubbed by her fellow Democrats this week.
According to Politico, Ocasio-Cortez aggressively campaigned for a seat on the prized House Energy and Commerce Committee, which would have given her influence over health care and climate policy. Such issues are especially important for Ocasio-Cortez, who advocates for "Medicare for All" and the far-left "Green New Deal."
But the Democratic caucus passed over Ocasio-Cortez, overwhelmingly selecting Rep. Kathleen Rice (D-N.Y.), a moderate Democrat, instead.
Rep. Kathleen Rice. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)
In a secret ballot vote on Thursday, Ocasio-Cortez lost by a vote of 46-13.
But not everything about the vote was secret. According to Politico, some Democrats personally spoke out against Ocasio-Cortez prior to the vote, criticizing the progressive Democrat for campaigning against her moderate colleagues.
"I'm taking into account who works against other members in primaries and who doesn't," Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas) said prior to the vote, Politico reported.
After winning the vote, Rice said:
It is an honor to be selected by my Democratic colleagues to serve on the Energy and Commerce Committee in the 117th Congress. New Yorkers deserve a fighter to lower the cost of prescription drugs, address climate change, and improve our drinking water. I look forward to working with my colleagues to help the incoming Biden-Harris Administration combat the COVID-19 pandemic and build back our economy.
What's the background?
The development comes as Democrats fight over the identity of their party. Ocasio-Cortez, and other members of the "Squad," have spent the last two years trying to steer the Democratic Party to the far-left.
However, moderate Democrats are fighting back, aware that progressive policies do not win elections, but were responsible for many Democratic lawmakers losing their elections last month.
In a Democratic Party conference call after the election, Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-Va.), a moderate Democrat, told her colleagues that Democrats failed to deliver the promised "blue wave" because of far-left policies like "defund the police."
"We need to be pretty clear," Spanberger reportedly said on the call, "It was a failure. It was not a success. We lost incredible members of Congress.
"We have to commit to not saying the words 'defund the police' ever again," she said. "We need to not ever use the words socialist or socialism ever again."
"If we run this race again we will get f***ing torn apart again in 2022," Spanberger predicted.
House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn (D-S.C.) agreed, saying that if Democrats "are going to run on Medicare for All, defund the police, socialized medicine, we're not going to win" future elections.


theblaze--2020-12-21--Professor says votes by black Americans should count twice

A professor is calling for "vote reparations" for Black Americans, which would make their vote count twice as much as other citizens' in order to have fair elections.
Brandon Hasbrouck is an assistant professor at Washington and Lee University School of Law. He teaches criminal law, race relations law, and even offers an entire course dedicated to critical race theory.
"The Critical Race Theory class, taught by Professor Brandon Hasbrouck, examines the institutionalization of racism in the development of American law. It explores the development of critical race theory, investigates the uses and meanings of race in U.S. legal institutions and ideology, and maps the connections between critical race theory and broader national debates about race, racism and racial justice," the Columns reported.
Last week, Hasbrouck wrote an article for The Nation titled, "The Votes of Black Americans Should Count Twice."
"Vote reparations would empower us to replace oppressive institutions with life-affirming structures of economic, social, and political equality," Hasbrouck argued. "And if our elected representatives did not prioritize this transformational work, we could vote them out."
Hasbrouck declared that the Electoral College is a "core problem" because it was set up by the Constitution's framers to "protect the interests of slave states." Hasbrouck added, "Along with the Senate, the Electoral College was critical in the endurance of slavery and its continuation by other means."
"Wyoming, which has just 580,000 residents and is 93 percent white, gets three electors because of its two senators and one representative in the House," the professor deduced. "By comparison, Georgia's Fifth Congressional District — which includes Atlanta, has 710,000 residents, and is 58 percent Black — has no dedicated electors or senators and can only occasionally overcome the mostly white and conservative votes from elsewhere in the state."
If the Electoral College is not eliminated, the professor insisted that the country "implement vote reparations by double-counting ballots cast by all Black residents."
Hasbrouck called for vote reparations for Native Americans.
"Slavery is rightly called America's original sin, but so too was the United States' genocidal seizure of land from its original inhabitants," he wrote in the progressive publication.
"Vote reparations would empower us to replace oppressive institutions with life-affirming structures of economic, social, and political equality," he theorized. "And if our elected representatives did not prioritize this transformational work, we could vote them out."
"Because white votes currently count more than Black ones, double-counting Black votes would restore electoral balance," the professor opined. "Vote reparations would be a giant step toward remedying our nation's long history of denying and devaluing Black votes."
He concluded by saying, "To address systemic racism, we must transform how we choose our government."


theblaze--2020-12-20--Report: Drug overdose deaths far exceed COVID-19 deaths in San Francisco

The number of San Francisco residents who have died from drug overdoses this year far exceeded the number of Bay Area residents who have died from the coronavirus .
The shocking number of overdose deaths come as the COVID-19 pandemic has understandably been the top public health story of 2020 .
That has unfortunately meant that the opioid crisis has taken a back seat in terms of public health awareness .
What are the details ?
According to the Associated Press , 621 people have died in San Francisco of drug overdoses thus far this year , a staggering number @ @ @ @ @ @ @ day .
On the other hand , just 173 San Fransisco residents have died of COVID-19 .
The eye-popping number is a significant increase over drug overdose casualties in San Francisco last year when 441 Bay Area residents , still an alarming number , died from drug overdoses .
According to the San Francisco Chronicle , the opioid crisis has been worsened by fentanyl , an extremely toxic drug that is lethal to humans in very small amounts , and the COVID-19 pandemic .
Unfortunately , the number of overdose victims could have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ first responders have used Narcan nearly 3,000 times between January of November in San Francisco this year .
Narcan reverses the effects of opioids , and has saved countless lives .
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , overdose deaths from cocaine have also increased substantially during the pandemic .
`` Overdose deaths involving cocaine also increased by 26.5 percent .
Based upon earlier research , these deaths are likely linked to co-use or contamination of cocaine with illicitly manufactured fentanyl or heroin .
Overdose deaths involving psychostimulants , such @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The number of deaths involving psychostimulants now exceeds the number of cocaine-involved deaths , '' the CDC said last week .

The number of San Francisco residents who have died from drug overdoses this year far exceeded the number of Bay Area residents who have died from the coronavirus.
The shocking number of overdose deaths come as the COVID-19 pandemic has understandably been the top public health story of 2020. That has unfortunately meant that the opioid crisis has taken a back seat in terms of public health awareness.
What are the details?
According to the Associated Press, 621 people have died in San Francisco of drug overdoses thus far this year, a staggering number that equates to nearly two deaths per day.
On the other hand, just 173 San Fransisco residents have died of COVID-19.
The eye-popping number is a significant increase over drug overdose casualties in San Francisco last year when 441 Bay Area residents, still an alarming number, died from drug overdoses.
According to the San Francisco Chronicle, the opioid crisis has been worsened by fentanyl, an extremely toxic drug that is lethal to humans in very small amounts, and the COVID-19 pandemic.
From the Chronicle:
The numbers come a day after the Centers for Disease Control reported 81,230 drug overdose deaths occurred in the United States in the 12 months ending in May 2020 — the largest number of drug overdoses for that length of time ever recorded and a sign the epidemic is getting worse around the country.
The pandemic has also intensified the epidemic by disrupting city services and forcing many people, who often rely on others to help save them if they overdose, to use alone.
Unfortunately, the number of overdose victims could have been higher.
The Chronicle reported that first responders have used Narcan nearly 3,000 times between January of November in San Francisco this year. Narcan reverses the effects of opioids, and has saved countless lives.
Anything else?
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, overdose deaths from cocaine have also increased substantially during the pandemic.
"Overdose deaths involving cocaine also increased by 26.5 percent. Based upon earlier research, these deaths are likely linked to co-use or contamination of cocaine with illicitly manufactured fentanyl or heroin. Overdose deaths involving psychostimulants, such as methamphetamine, increased by 34.8 percent. The number of deaths involving psychostimulants now exceeds the number of cocaine-involved deaths," the CDC said last week.


theblaze--2020-12-20--EMT soaked in 'sweat and urine' on flight from performing CPR on possible COVID passenger who died a

EMT soaked in 'sweat and urine' on flight from performing CPR on possible COVID passenger who died after emergency landing

EMT soaked in 'sweat and urine ' on flight from performing CPR on possible COVID passenger who died after emergency @ @ @ @ @ that he has coronavirus

An emergency medical technician did everything he could to try to save a fellow passenger on a recent United Airlines flight. The EMT is being lauded as a hero after he performed CPR on a man who allegedly had coronavirus symptoms and later died of cardiac arrest.
During a United Airlines flight with nearly 200 people onboard from Orlando to Los Angeles on Monday, a passenger suffered a medical emergency. The man was shaking and sweating mid-flight, and then he lost consciousness.
Tony Aldapa, an EMT, jumped into action and started performing CPR on the man in distress. Aldapa and two others performed CPR on the man for nearly an hour.
"It was all kinda just second nature to see someone in a bad place, you try to bring them out of the bad place," Aldapa told KCAL-TV. "There were three of us that were essentially tag-teaming doing chest compressions, probably about 45 minutes."
Instead of doing mouth-to-mouth resuscitation, they used a compressible oxygen bag to help the dying man breathe, Aldapa told TMZ.
"I spent the remainder of the flight covered in my own sweat and in that man's urine," Aldapa allegedly wrote on Twitter, according to the Daily Mail.
The Los Angeles-bound United Flight 591 was diverted to New Orleans, where the plane made an emergency landing. The man was taken to a local hospital, but he died of cardiac arrest, according to United Airlines.
Aldapa said that the man's wife informed him that he was experiencing coronavirus symptoms before the flight.
"She told me he had symptoms, he was short of breath and she just wanted to get him home and they plan on getting tested this week," Aldapa told the television station.
Megan Hubbard, a passenger on the flight, claimed that the man's wife said that her husband had COVID-19 symptoms.
"She had stated to everyone that was around us, we all heard, that he tested for COVID last week and that he had symptoms like he had trouble breathing, loss of taste and loss of smell," Hubbard told KCAL. "He was like having a hard time breathing. He didn't look well at all."
CDC Investigating Possible COVID Exposure On LAX-Bound Flight After Passenger Dies www.youtube.com
Now, Aldapa is concerned that he may have coronavirus because he is experiencing symptoms of the respiratory disease.
"Essentially, I just feel like I got hit by a train," he told KCAL. "I had a cough, my whole body still hurt, I had a headache."
Despite the sickness, Aldapa said he does not regret anything.
"Knowing I had the knowledge, training and experience to help out, I could not have sat idly by and watched someone die," he reportedly wrote on Twitter. "I knew the risks involved in performing CPR on someone that potentially has COVID, but I made the choice to do so anyways."
United Airlines released a statement that reads, "We are sharing requested information with the (CDC) so they can work with local health officials to conduct outreach to any customer the CDC believes may be at risk for possible exposure or infection."


theblaze--2020-12-20--TRIGGERED: Vote now for your favorite Triggering Video of the Year

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The Top 20 Things COVID-19 Has Taught Us
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theblaze--2020-12-20--Dr. Birx took family trip to Delaware vacation home, flouting her own coronavirus guidance

Dr. Birx took family trip to Delaware vacation home , flouting her own coronavirus guidance Three generations of her family @ @ @ @ @ meal together

The day after Thanksgiving, Dr. Deborah Birx traveled to one of her vacation properties in Delaware. She was joined by three generations of her family from two households, openly flouting her own guidance she gave only weeks earlier.
Birx, her husband, daughter, son-in-law, and two grandchildren all visited a vacation property on Fenwick Island last month and shared a meal together, according to the Associated Press.
The family trip was a direct contradiction to the advice that Birx gave to Americans regarding Thanksgiving gatherings. On Nov. 20, Birx gave an interview to CNN, where she warned Americans to "be vigilant" and limit holiday celebrations to "your immediate household."
The coordinator of the White House Coronavirus Task Force admitted that she went to one of her vacation homes, and her family shared a meal together.
"She insisted the purpose of the roughly 50-hour visit was to deal with the winterization of the property before a potential sale — something she says she previously hadn't had time to do because of her busy schedule," the AP reported.
"I did not go to Delaware for the purpose of celebrating Thanksgiving," Birx said in a statement.
Birx claimed that everyone who went on the family trip Delaware belongs to her "immediate household," despite the members living in two different homes.
Birx and her husband have a home in Washington. She also owns a home in Potomac, Maryland. That's where her elderly parents and her daughter's family live. Birx visits every so often.
Kathleen Flynn, whose brother is married to Birx's daughter, is the one who exposed the family trip. "She cavalierly violated her own guidance," Flynn said of Birx's hypocrisy.
Flynn said she went public with the information because she is concerned about her own parents. Flynn's mother, 77, regularly visits the Potomac house to provide child care, and then returns to her home near Baltimore, where she lives with her 92-year-old husband, who has health complications.
Three weeks ago, Birx lectured Americans for having Thanksgiving gatherings with family.
"We know people may have made mistakes over the Thanksgiving time period," Birx said. "If you're young and you gathered, you need to be tested about five to 10 days later. But you need to assume that you're infected and not go near your grandparents and aunts and others without a mask."
Birx also instructed families to "even mask indoors if they chose to gather during Thanksgiving and others went across the country or even into the next state."


theblaze--2020-12-20--'Now football is fleeing California': Prestigious college football game heads to Texas over COVID re

'Now football is fleeing California': Prestigious college football game heads to Texas over COVID restrictions

'Now football is fleeing California ' : Prestigious college football game heads to Texas over COVID restrictions 'We are pleased @ @ @ @ @ will now be able to see their students play in the game

Americans desperate for lower taxes and more freedom aren't the only ones fleeing California.
The Rose Bowl, one of college football's most prestigious annual bowl games, will not be played at the Rose Bowl stadium located in Pasadena, California, this season. Instead, the game has been moved to AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, home of the Dallas Cowboys.
The reason? California's iron-clad ban on spectators at sporting events due to the coronavirus pandemic.
"The game in Dallas will still be played in the mid-afternoon window on New Year's Day. We are pleased that parents and loved ones will now be able to see their students play in the game," College Football Playoff executive director Bill Hancock said, the Associated Press reported.
The decision to move the game was made following complaints from teams about the Rose Bowl being "unable to accommodate players' family members because of California's COVID-19 restrictions," the AP reported. Notre Dame head coach Brian Kelly even suggested his team would boycott the Rose Bowl if they were invited to play in the game and parents were prohibited from attending.
According to the AP, the Rose Bowl twice requested an exemption to the COVID-related restrictions on spectators — but were denied by local officials.
More from ESPN:
According to reports Saturday, the Tournament of Roses had asked state health officials to allow 400 to 500 spectators in the 95,000-seat stadium.
"We know that the decision was not an easy one to make," David Eads, CEO and executive director of the Tournament of Roses, said in a statement. "While we remain confident that a game could have been played at the Rose Bowl Stadium, as evident in the other collegiate and professional games taking place in the region, the projection of COVID-19 cases in the region has continued on an upward trend."
The Rose Bowl game has been played every year since 1916.
The last time the Rose Bowl was played outside of California happened in January 1942, when the game took place in Durham, North Carolina. The game had been moved over safety concerns just weeks after the attack on Pearl Harbor.
This season, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish will battle the Alabama Crimson Tide in the game, the first of two College Football Playoff semifinal games.
The winner of the Rose Bowl will then face the winner of the other semifinal game — either the Clemson Tigers or Ohio State Buckeyes — in the College Football National Championship game.
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) reacted to the news about the Rose Bowl's relocation, saying, "Now football is fleeing California."
Editor's note: This story has been updated to reflect the fact that Brian Kelly, not Chip Kelly, is the Notre Dame head coach. We regret the error.


theblaze--2020-12-20--Federal agency says employers can legally require workers to get COVID vaccine

Federal agency says employers can legally require workers to get COVID vaccine The guidance came just days before the CDC @ @ @ @ @ vaccine for people with severe allergies

A federal agency declared last week that employers can legally mandate that employees receive the coronavirus vaccine, or be prohibited from entering the workplace if they refuse.
The guidance came as millions of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine doses were distributed across the United States, with the first inoculation occurring early last Monday. However, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has already published updated guidance on the vaccine following several allergic reactions across multiple states.
What are the details?
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued guidance on Wednesday saying that requiring workers to receive the COVID-19 vaccine does not violate the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990, which prohibits employers from requiring "medical examinations like blood tests, breath analyses and blood-pressure screening" to obtain medical information on workers, the New York Times reported.
"If a vaccine is administered to an employee by an employer for protection against contracting COVID-19, the employer is not seeking information about an individual's impairments or current health status and, therefore, it is not a medical examination," the EEOC said.
However, the agency said questions asked prior to vaccine administration could complicate matters.
Although the administration of a vaccination is not a medical examination, pre-screening vaccination questions may implicate the ADA's provision on disability-related inquiries, which are inquiries likely to elicit information about a disability. If the employer administers the vaccine, it must show that such pre-screening questions it asks employees are "job-related and consistent with business necessity."
What about religious exceptions?
For employees whose "religious belief, practice, or observance prevents" them from receiving the vaccine, the EEOC said that employers must provide a "reasonable accommodation" for workers "unless it would pose an undue hardship under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act."
Religious convictions or disabilities, of course, would not permit an employer to fire a worker who refused the COVID-19 vaccine.
"If an employee cannot get vaccinated for COVID-19 because of a disability or sincerely held religious belief, practice, or observance, and there is no reasonable accommodation possible, then it would be lawful for the employer to exclude the employee from the workplace," the EEOC said.
"This does not mean the employer may automatically terminate the worker," the agency added.


theblaze--2020-12-20--Elite NYC school suffering 'race meltdown' over 'extreme' anti-racist demands: report

These demands by teachers at the $ 54,000 elite school are insane

The Dalton School, an elite school in New York City, is reportedly experiencing a "race meltdown" over anti-racist demands by teachers that some are calling "extreme" and "insane."
The Dalton School is an elite K-12 preparatory school on the Upper East Side of Manhattan that has an exorbitant tuition of $54,180, but also prides itself on being extremely progressive. Jim Best, the head of the school, declared that he has "committed Dalton to becoming a visibly, vocally, structurally anti-racist institution."
The school's website has a "Commitment to Anti-Racism" page, where it outlines it's "anti-racism vision." The objectives include: "All Dalton students will have a deep historical understanding of racial and structural inequities in the U.S., and particularly the history of anti-black racism."
Despite the prep school already committed to anti-racism, the teachers at the Dalton School are allegedly demanding the institution be even more committed to anti-racism. The New York Post reported on the eight-page "anti-racist manifesto signed by dozens of faculty members with a sweeping list of demands."
The purported demands, some based on critical race theory, include:
Hiring 12 full-time diversity officers, and multiple psychologists to support students "coping with race-based traumatic stress."
Assigning a staffer dedicated to black students who have "complaints or face disciplinary action," and a full-time advocate to help black kids "navigate a predominantly white institution."
Paying the student debt of black staffers upon hiring them.
Requiring courses that focus on "Black liberation" and "challenges to white supremacy."
Compensating any student of color who appears in Dalton promotional material.
Abolishing high-level academic courses by 2023 if the performance of black students is not on par with non-blacks.
Requiring "anti-racism" statements from all staffers.
Overhauling the entire curriculum, reading lists and student plays to reflect diversity and social justice themes.
Divesting from companies that "criminalize or dehumanize" black people, including private prisons and tech firms that manufacture police equipment or weapons.
Donating 50 percent of all fundraising dollars to NYC public schools if Dalton is not representative of the city in terms of gender, race, socioeconomic background, and immigration status by 2025.
Colin Wright, managing editor Quillette, posted some of the demands on Twitter. He wrote, "The Dalton School in Manhattan is having a race meltdown. Teachers are holding the school for ransom with demands, but they're so extreme the school will crumble if they give in. But they'll crumble if they don't, too!"
Naked Dollar writer Scott Johnston, who first revealed the alleged manifesto, said, "Dalton's teachers are refusing to come back" until the demands are met.
The Post spoke to parents of children who attend the elite school.
"My ancestors experienced white supremacy by being slaughtered," a Jewish parent reportedly said. "The idea that being white automatically means you are privileged or a white supremacist is ridiculous. My child comes from people who had to fight for everything they got. It's just about skin color now."
Earlier this year, the pricey school received pushback from parents who were unsatisfied with the school's remote education during the coronavirus pandemic. The Dalton School went to all-digital instruction until at least mid-year. Approximately 70 parents signed a petition to open the school, which stated, "Zoom-school is not Dalton."
"We are, in short, frustrated and confused and better hope to understand the school's thought processes behind the virtual model it has adopted," a letter from parents to the school reads, according to Bloomberg. "Please tell us what are the criteria for re-opening fully in person. Covid-19 is not going away and waiting for that to happen is misguided."
The Dalton School is known for its famous alumni such as Anderson Cooper, Christian Slater, and Claire Danes. The school is also where Jeffrey Epstein was hired as a teacher by former headmaster Donald Barr, father of former United States Attorney General William Barr.
In November, journalist Megyn Kelly announced that she had pulled her two sons from a "woke, far-left" elite NYC prep school that planned to implement an extreme racial social justice agenda.
"It's so out of control on so many levels, and after years of resisting it, we're going to leave the city," she said on "The Megyn Kelly Show." "We pulled our boys from their school, and our daughter is going to be leaving hers soon, too. The schools have always been far left, which doesn't align with my own ideology, but I didn't really care. Most of my friends are liberals; it's fine. I come from Democrats as a family."


theblaze--2020-12-20--Texas hospital responds over accusations that medical worker was given fake COVID vaccine shot

Texas hospital responds over accusations that medical worker was given fake COVID vaccine shot 'Syringe is empty , the guy @ @ @ @ @ at all , bad acting '

A Texas hospital has responded to accusations that medical workers were administered a fake coronavirus vaccine shot.
To bolster public confidence in the Pfizer vaccine, which was rolled out to the public last week, medical workers and leaders, like Vice President Mike Pence, have received the vaccine in front of news cameras.
But one University Medical Center of El Paso medical worker's vaccine inoculation triggered controversy because viewers claimed he did not actually receive the shot.
KTSM-TV reported:
In our video, you can see the UMC health care worker with his sleeve rolled up, but when it comes time for the injection, it appears that the person administering the shot doesn't push down on the plunger — the plunger looks like it is already depressed.
Viewers said:
"Syringe is empty, the guy didn't push the syringe at all, bad acting, and the person 'receiving' the vacc is not a nurse but a paramedic says in his badge. False reporting all around," one critic said.
"Clearly that syringe was EMPTY and the plunger was already down. Where's the bandaid? Yeah, nice try! We are not fooled!" another person responded.
"He didn't push anything out of the syringe! He tapped it with his finger...." another person observed.
"So you don't have to even inject it injects it self lol the plunger on the needle is already down the nurse didn't even have to push it done don't let then fool you," one person responded.
How did the hospital respond?
The hospital told KTSM in a statement that to remove any doubt surrounding their staff's inoculation, they proceeded to given the "nurse in question" a second dose of the vaccine.
"After numerous reports emerged on social media claiming one of the five nurses receiving a vaccination on Tuesday did not receive a full dose of vaccine, we want to remove any doubt raised that he was not fully vaccinated and further strengthen confidence in the vaccination process," the hospital said.
The statement continued, "The nurse in question today was vaccinated again. UMC has confirmed with the US Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) that re-vaccinating the nurse will not cause adverse effects. The nurse will need to return after three weeks to receive his second dose."