If you get scammed by this, you deserve it. “The hidden market for fake vaccine cards has been growing as more states start to enforce vaccine mandates for public gatherings, and employers require proof of vaccination,” the Guardian reported (here), and “many of the people offeri[...]
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Beef prices are soaring. Is that bad?
“Meatflation” is here. “Startlingly high” beef prices “are appearing in meat aisles across the country,” the tabloid Daily Mail reported on Tuesday, November 9, 2021, which is blaming supply chain backlogs, staffing shortages in processing plants, and social dista[...]
Ted Cruz goes after Big Bird
Republican anti-vaxxing is so crazy that Sen. Ted Cruz (aka “Ted Crud”) is going after Sesame Street’s Big Bird. And what did Big Bird do to piss off the coward from Texas who embraced Trump with both arms after the latter called his father a terrorist during the 2016 debates? This[...]
Narrowly re-elected N.J. governor says Democrats “not doing enough”
President Biden’s ambitious social spending package is stalled in Congress because two senators of his own party think it’s too big, spends too much, and does too much. New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy, a Democrat who narrowly won re-election last week (details here), disagrees. He thinks his[...]
November 6th, 2021 - 1:13 pm § in Health
Benched idol, anti-vax liar
Aaron Rodgers is a terrific quarterback. Nobody disputes that. Family man? Nope. Not married, never has been. He dates actresses and celebrities. He recently knocked one up, but otherwise doesn’t have what you’d call a family. He has a father, mother, and two brothers, but they’re [...]
November 5th, 2021 - 7:05 pm § in Health
How to tell if someone’s your friend
Tip #1: If they’re trying to get you killed, they’re not your friend. Tip #2: If they desert you in the face of a real enemy, they’re not your friend. Tip #3: If they dump you because you’ve decided to get vaccinated, they’re not your friend. Jim Sells, 71, a retired pi[...]
November 4th, 2021 - 11:00 pm § in Health, Schools & Colleges
Fired anti-vax coach questions WSU’s process
Ex-WSU football coach Nick Rolovich, who is appealing his firing through university channels, says the human resources department’s approval of his request for a religious exemption was arbitrarily overturned by the athletic director. Seattle’s KING 5 News reported (here), “It is u[...]
November 1st, 2021 - 7:08 pm § in Health, Law and Courts
Should cops be fired for fake vaccine cards?
Do we even need to debate this? Lancaster is a city of about 60,000 in the heart of Pennsylvania’s Amish country. That city doesn’t require its employees to get vaccinated against Covid-19, but those who don’t have to wear masks in city buildings at all times. Anti-vaxxers usually [...]
Why are deadly car accidents soaring?
Americans are killing themselves and each other with cars. Road deaths are soaring (see story here). Experts attribute it to reckless driving, drinking and drugs, more speeding, more people not using seatbelts — in short, people are going nuts on the streets after being cooped up in their home[...]
Suddenly, school board elections really matter
You need to know who’s running for your community’s school board. It isn’t easy, because these elections are officially non-partisan, so there’s no party labels to help you identify toxic candidates. You have to dig through voter pamphlets, look up endorsements, and search th[...]