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Can a hospital require employees to get vaccinated?
A Texas hospital chain with 26,000 employees is demanding they all get vaccinated against Covid-19 by June 7 or lose their jobs, although it offered exemptions for pregnant women, other medical reasons, and religious objectors. Some of those not eligible for exemption are unhappy, and 117 of them ar[...]
Attention seeker
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) stirred up a hornet’s nest on Friday by comparing mask mandates to Stars of David (photo, left) and alluding to Nazi gas chambers (read story here). There’s nothing original or creative about this; rightwing pastors and other anti-maskers have used this[...]
Trump allies want more sham “audits” of 2020 ballots
“In a bid to bolster former President Donald Trump’s lies about widespread fraud in the 2020 election, Trump’s Republican allies are now seeking Arizona-style audits in other swing states,” CNN reported on Wednesday, May 19, 2021. Read story here. So far, only one such “[...]
May 19th, 2021 - 8:54 pm § in Law and Courts, News Media
Update: Ex-cops charged in brutal arrest of confused elderly woman
“On June 26, 2020, a Loveland, Colorado cop violently arrested a frail, elderly, confused woman, breaking her bones,” I previously posted on April 17, 2021, here. “Karen Garner, 73, who suffers from dementia, had wandered away from her family to a nearby Walmart store, picked up $1[...]
May 13th, 2021 - 9:32 pm § in News Media, Politics
Seattle Times rips Sawant, urges signing recall petition
Dr. Steve Schwartz, founder of this blog, didn’t think much Kshama Sawant. See, e.g., his postings here, here, here, here, here, and here. That’s just a small sampling; for more, enter “Sawant” in the search function, and be prepared for a deluge. Steve really had no use for[...]
May 12th, 2021 - 8:45 pm § in America, Biden, Business, China, Christianity, Donald Trump, Economics, Environment, Foreign Affairs, Health, Humor, Hypocrisy, Israel/Palestine, Jews, Law and Courts, Misc., News Media, Politics, Racism, Religion, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Schools & Colleges, Science, The Ave Scene, UW
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May 11th, 2021 - 2:14 pm § in Economics, News Media
What’s the stock market doing? Nothing that matters.
MAY 11, 2021 — The stock market is, or should be, mostly a big yawn. It goes up, down, back up, down again, etc. ad. infinitum. The best way to manage your portfolio is pay little to no attention to it. Study after study has shown that trying to manage around market swings reduces long-term r[...]
April 29th, 2021 - 8:07 pm § in News Media
Headlines that leave you shaking your head
From ABC News on Thursday, April 29, 2021: “Man charged for threatening gov. cites free speech” (story here) “Man accused of vandalizing mosque says it was a joke” (story here) From NBC News on Thursday, April 29, 2021: “Pro-Trump web forums are abuzz with directions to[...]
April 28th, 2021 - 8:48 pm § in News Media, Politics
Tucker Carlson is a “Karen” (video)
The incendiary Fox host tells viewers to call the cops on kids wearing masks. Read story here and watch video below. Return to The-Ave.US Home Page[...]