McClaughry: Sanders, Sinema and the politics of party
Bernie Sanders is not, nor has he ever been, a member any Democratic Party. Why is he telling Democrats what to do in a party that he resolutely refuses to belong to?
Senate bill: up to 5 years in prison for threats to public officials
A handful of Vermont state senators want to extend ‘criminal threatening’ statutes to protect state officials, school board members, and other “groups of persons” from threats of injury or death. The American Civil Liberties Union of Vermont warns the bill “risks potentially chilling political expression.”
Lockdowns did little or nothing to stop deaths from COVID-19, Johns Hopkins study shows
A meta-analysis found that lockdowns across Europe and the U.S. reduced the COVID-19 mortality by 0.2%. The researchers’ “lockdown measures” included school closures, business closures, bans on international travel and internal movement, and other non-pharmaceutical government mandates such as mask mandates.
Canadian province caves to public, abandons planned tax on unvaccinated
“I understand that this divides Quebecers and right now we have to build bridges,” Premier François Legault told reporters at a Tuesday press conference, according to CBC News. “My role is to try to bring Quebecers together to stay united as a people.”
Elon Musk ridicules Trudeau for downplaying trucker protests in Ottawa
Tesla CEO Elon Musk took to Twitter on Sunday to mock Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for downplaying the convoy of truckers currently protesting Canada’s vaccine mandates and COVID-19 restrictions as a “fringe minority.”
Virginia’s attorney general bans mandatory vaccination on college campuses
Virginia’s new Attorney General, Jason Miyares, has made it clear that mandatory COVID vaccination’s by Colleges is not legal in Virginia.
Unvaccinated must be ‘accompanied at all times’ while shopping Big Box stores, Canadian health ministry says
Unvaccinated residents of the Canadian province of Quebec must be accompanied while shopping at big box retailers to ensure they only purchase pharmaceutical products, the province’s health ministry has announced.
VT hospital ICU doctor vents against vax refusers
The University of Vermont Medical Center on Wednesday responded to inquiries about the hospital’s chief of critical care’s social media criticism of vaccine-refusing patients.
Doctor opposing vax mandate ordered to get psych evaluation
A Maine physician who has testified before the Vermont Legislature opposing vaccine mandates has been ordered by the State of Maine to undergo a psychological evaluation in connection with prescribing hydroxychloroquine for Covid-19.
So you’re saying America is the last best hope for a life without tyranny?
What the article says without ever daring to say it is that a few Republican governors and a ragtag “handful” of Americans are swimming against the current to “secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity.”
Most small businesses oppose Biden vaccine mandate, federal workers to march against it
Most American small businesses say they oppose President Joe Biden’s employee vaccine mandate, and they say the rule will make it harder for them to find workers. Meanwhile thousands of federal employees will peacefully march in protest of the mandate.
McClaughry: Bill McKibben’s advice to President Biden — use executive authority ‘boldly’
McKibben is urging that Biden advance every liberal cause using executive authority to decree things that Congress won’t pass. This advice is from a liberal member of the party that’s always worrying about threats to democracy.