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Biden Insists He Needs $30B More To Fight Covid

(CNN) The Biden administration has informed key lawmakers that it will likely need $30 billion in supplemental funding to continue the fight against Covid-19, a source familiar with the matter said. The $30 billion request is expected to include $17.9 billion to fund vaccines and treatments, $4.9 billion for testing, $3 billion to fund Covid-related health care costs for the uninsured and $3.7 billion to prepare for future variants, the source familiar with the matter...

SF Voters Oust School Board Members; Recall Driven By Covid Policies

San Francisco residents recalled three members of the city's school board Tuesday for what critics called misplaced priorities and putting progressive politics over the needs of children during the pandemic.

Nanny-State Soda Tax Boosts Beer Sales – D’oh!

FOUNDATION FOR ECONOMIC EDUCATION – Never underestimate the ability of politicians to try to micromanage our lives and make everything worse in the process. The latest example of big government’s inherent incompetence comes courtesy of the city of Seattle. In 2018, the city established a tax on soda and other sugary drinks “designed to result in the improved health of Seattle residents.” Yet a new peer-reviewed study shows that the tax has backfired in a...

Biden’s Odd Behavior Increases

Headline USA – Sen. Roger Marshall, M.D., R-Kan., said that if the GOP regains majority control after the mid-term elections, they would consider passing legislation requiring that President Joe Biden undergo a cognitive exam. “What can you tell us about the mental capacity of our commander-in-chief?” asked Fox News host Maria Bartiromo. “Is this a national security issue?” The question was certainly appropriate given the disturbing rash of unhinged, confused and incoherent outbursts from Biden. “Unfortunately, it is,”...

Biden Suggests Ending Mask Mandates Is ‘Premature’

THE NEW YORK TIMES – President Biden responded to American frustration with pandemic restrictions, saying that it was still too soon to lift indoor mask mandates, while suggesting that other restrictions may soon be able to end. In the roughly 22-minute interview, some of which was previewed before Sunday, Mr. Biden said that decisions by some state governors last week to begin lifting indoor mask mandates were “probably premature,” but acknowledged that it was a...

Millions About To Lose Medicaid Benefits

KAISER HEALTH NEWS – The Biden administration and state officials are bracing for a great unwinding: millions of people losing their Medicaid benefits when the pandemic health emergency ends. Some might sign up for different insurance. Many others are bound to get lost in the transition. State Medicaid agencies for months have been preparing for the end of a federal mandate that anyone enrolled in Medicaid cannot lose coverage during the pandemic. Before the public health...

Joe Who? Dems Up For Election Distance Themselves From Biden, Policies

BREITBART – Vulnerable Democrats in purple states have begun distancing themselves from President Joe Biden as the 2022 midterm elections quickly approach. This November, at least two Senate Democrats stand to lose their seats in swing states that the increasingly unpopular President Biden won by slim margins: Sen. Raphael Warnock of Georgia and Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona — neither of which have called for the president’s aid. According to the Washington Post, when Mark Kelly...

Harvard Medical Prof. Says the Government’s Pandemic Response ‘Failed Miserably’

FOUNDATION FOR ECONOMIC EDUCATION (FEE) – Dr. Stefanos Kales, a professor of medicine at Harvard University, has joined the chorus of voices who are saying the government’s response to the pandemic was a mistake and public health officials should shift to a policy of protecting the vulnerable. Kales, who also serves as a director at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, said: "I think what we saw is the danger of turning over...

Biden Puts Focus on Drug Prices as He Tries to Revive Agenda

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is trying to jump-start progress on his stalled domestic agenda by refocusing attention on one of his most popular proposals, limiting the cost of prescription drugs. Biden is traveling on Thursday to Culpepper, Virginia, where White House press secretary Jen Psaki said the president will call attention to the "unacceptable" cost of medications. "We need to act to stop the abuse of American families," she said. Biden's trip to Virginia...

Top White House Scientist Resigns

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s top science adviser Eric Lander resigned, hours after the White House confirmed that an internal investigation found credible evidence that he mistreated his staff, marking the first Cabinet-level departure of the Biden administration. An internal review last year, prompted by a workplace complaint, found evidence that Lander, the director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy and science adviser to Biden, bullied staffers and treated them disrespectfully. The...

Stacey Abrams Tries To Explain Maskless Photo

CNN, Feb 8, 2022 – Georgia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams speaks to CNN's Erin Burnett about a maskless photo of her taken at a school event with a classroom of masked students and faculty. NOW PLAYING: Stacey Abrams speaks out on maskless photo of her from school event https://youtu.be/8rI2WUST3xs Teachers unions call for decisions about masks in schools to be guided in science “We need to look for a statewide, science-based decision that reflects the needs of...

School Proves Mask Mandate Is About Control, Not Safety Or Science

DIGHTON, MASSACHUSETTS (CBS) — Parents of music students claim they weren’t allowed to attend the winter concert, but the high school basketball team was allowed to play in front of a crowd. Dighton Middle School sixth grader Eliana Faria wishes her parents could’ve attended her winter concert instead of viewing a recording: “I felt very sad, and I was like, this isn’t fair.” On January 12, middle schoolers performed their winter concert at the high school auditorium....

More Liberal Politicians Photographed Without Masks

Fox News – New York City Mayor Eric Adams went maskless indoors days even though a statewide indoor mask mandate is in effect and the mayor requires the city's school students to mask up. Bronx Little Italy posted on Instagram with photos of the mayor and others without wearing face masks: "Earlier today the Belmont welcomed @nycmayor, NYC Council Members, @nycsmallbiz and @thenycalliance to Arthur Avenue to speak with our restaurateurs about the outdoor dining...

Over-the-Counter Ivermectin Coming Soon?

A new bill recently introduced in New Hampshire would allow residents to get ivermectin from pharmacies without first getting a prescription or approval from a doctor.

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