Category: AMERICA

United Airlines Vaccine Mandate ‘Coerced’ Employees Into ‘Violating Their Religious Convictions’: Court

The United Airlines COVID-19 vaccine mandate has violated some employees’ religious beliefs, according to a federal appeals court. The company’s mandate allows for religious exemption applications but even if those applications are granted, some employees to which they are granted are forced to stop working, receive no pay, and stop getting benefits paid by the…


Boston Mayor Lifts Proof of Vaccination Requirement for Businesses

The city of Boston announced Friday that a requirement to present proof of COVID-19 vaccination at most establishments in the city will be lifted. Mayor Michelle Wu and Public Health Commission Executive Director Bisola Ojikutu said the policy change will be effective immediately. “Our public health data show Boston has a 4.0 [percent] community positivity rate; 90.7 [percent]…


New FDA Chief Says He Will Prioritize Fighting ‘Misinformation’

The new Food and Drug Administration (FDA) chief said he will prioritize fighting so-called “misinformation,” although he did not specify anything in particular. “A purely reactive mode is not appropriate, particularly in this new era of social media,” incoming FDA Commissioner Robert Califf, who was just recently a senior adviser at Google Health and Verily, told…


US Surgeon General Says He Tested Positive for COVID-19

U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy announced Friday that he tested positive for COVID-19. Murthy, who is fully vaccinated, said that his wife and 4-year-old son also tested positive for the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus and developed mild symptoms. Previously, he announced his 5-year-old daughter contracted the virus and is now recovering. “Update: my 5…


Fauci: Time to Start ‘Inching’ to Normality, ‘Risky’ to Pull Mask Mandates

White House COVID-19 adviser Anthony Fauci said this week that it’s time for the United States to start heading back to normalcy after two years of lockdowns, vaccine mandates, and other COVID-19-related rules. “The fact that the world and the United States and particularly certain parts of the United States are just up to here…


GOP Senators Miss Vote, Dooming Amendment That Would Have Defunded Biden Administration’s Vaccine Mandates

The Senate on Feb. 18 rejected an amendment to a government funding bill that would have barred funding for federal COVID-19 vaccine mandates that haven’t been blocked by courts. The amendment, offered by Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah), failed in a narrow 46–47 vote. Lee and fellow Republicans were optimistic because they hold a slight majority…


Ready to Roll: Local Organizers Plan Convoy Support Through Pennsylvania

When The People’s Convoy starts moving from California to Washington D.C. on Feb. 23, participating truckers from other areas of the United States are expected to make their way to Washington and join them. In Pennsylvania, multiple unrelated groups are cooperating to offer the convoy encouragement in a variety of ways, including providing food and…


‘Our Kids Are in Crisis’: GOP Energy and Commerce Leader Calls for End to Child Masking

Rep. Cathy McMorris Rogers (R-Wash.), a GOP leader on the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight & Investigations, called for an end to mask mandates for children on Thursday, noting the negative influence these mandates have on children’s mental health and social development. McMorris Rogers’ statement comes after a coalition of 40 school district superintendents…


EXCLUSIVE: ‘The People’s Convoy’ Heading to Washington, Organizers Unveil Their Plans

A trucker-led convoy will kick off on Feb. 23 from the Barstow area in California, and head eastbound toward the capital of the constitutional republic—Washington D.C.—to peacefully protest to end the federal government’s emergency powers (pdf) declared since March 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and restore freedoms protected by the Constitution. Barstow is…


CDC: 10 Percent Chance for Genomic Sequencing of COVID-19 PCR Nasal Swab

In a Feb. 16 Tweet, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said that a large percentage of nasal swab PCR tests for COVID-19 were ultimately subjected to genomic sequencing analysis, raising red flags about the genetic privacy of individuals who took such tests. “Do you have signed consent forms for every single DNA…