GOP “reopen” governor’s reign of fear: Faculty Senate report slams political interference; MIAMI HERALD says “fear of upsetting state officials is pervasive among faculty” Download Faculty Senate report here Read Miami Herald story here – Florida Gov. Ron D[...]
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Can someone explain anti-vaxxers?
Nick Rolovich gave up a $3 million-a-year coaching job in order to remain unvaccinated. By then, he was the only major college football coach who wasn’t vaccinated. Sure, he’s suing the college and may eventually get a settlement, but at best that’s a gamble (see article here), and[...]
Where is this deathly ill GOP state senator?
Washington state senator Doug Erickson is MIA. Erickson was last reported to have been medevacked from El Salvador to Florida for Covid-19 treatment. That was three weeks ago. Not a word about him since. At the time, he was seeking Regeneron, a last-ditch drug therapy used to save critically ill Cov[...]
December 8th, 2021 - 6:43 pm § in Health
Not vaxxed? This video is for you!
It’s only fair that you know in advance what will happen to you. Return to The-Ave.US Home Page[...]
December 5th, 2021 - 7:23 pm § in Health, Schools & Colleges
8 kids infected, 75 quarantined, after defiant parents sent an infected child to school
“Parents defied a county health department’s orders and sent their COVID-infected child to school last month, triggering an outbreak among the students,” Huffington Post reports here. The story says 7 other students at an elementary school in Marin County, California, “subsequent[...]
Most Republicans voted today to shut down the government again
The federal government won’t shut down tonight, no thanks to Republicans. Congress barely averted another GOP-driven government shutdown on Thursday, December 2, 2021. Legislation extending the debt ceiling deadline to February 18, 2022, was opposed by 212 House Republicans and 28 GOP senator[...]
They still sell snake oil
If you think medicine shows and fake cures were a 19th-century phenomenon that disappeared after 1900 or so, think again. Human nature is immutable. There were suckers then, and there are suckers now — and unscrupulous hucksters seeking to profit from human gullibility. The latest example: [...]
Trump hid his Covid-19 infection for a week and exposed others
We learned yesterday that Trump tested positive for Covid-19 on September 26, 2020, and kept it secret for a week. During that time, “Trump held a reception for families of fallen service members, hosted a gathering of business leaders at the White House, attended a presidential debate with Biden,[...]
December 1st, 2021 - 2:38 pm § in Donald Trump, Health
Stock market waffles on Omicron
Down Friday, up Monday, down Tuesday and Wednesday, up today; investors are unsure what to make of the new variant, but don’t think it’s the end of the world. Dow +617 points today Return to The-Ave.US Home Page[...]
December 1st, 2021 - 2:48 am § in Foreign Affairs, Health
Greece begins fining older vaccine holdouts
If you’re Greek, over 60, and not vaccinated, you’ll have pay a $114 monthly fine to stay that way. Americans would never stand for that, but we’re not as civilized as they are. Greeks don’t let their kids take guns to school either. Greece has national health insurance (deta[...]