The Guardian – by Johana Bhuiyan

It was a routine bike ride around the neighborhood that landed Zachary McCoy in the crosshairs of the Gainesville, Florida, police department.

In January 2020, an alarming email from Google landed in McCoy’s inbox. Police were requesting his user data, the company told him, and McCoy had seven days to go to court and block its release.
 Continue reading “The new warrant: how US police mine Google for your location and search history”

Epoch Times – by Jack Phillips

Los Angeles County, the most populous county in the United States, announced Wednesday it would require proof of COVID-19 vaccination at bars, nightclubs, breweries, lounges, and related businesses.

The order will also require vaccine proof or a negative COVID-19 test for large outdoor events, including Los Angeles Rams, Chargers, and Dodgers games, said County Public Health Director Dr. Barbara Ferrer to the Board of Supervisors. Would-be customers will have to have at least one vaccine dose by Oct. 7 and be fully vaccinated by Nov. 4, she said. Continue reading “Los Angeles County to Mandate COVID-19 Vaccine Passports: Officials”

AZ Central

HUDSON, Ohio — An Ohio mayor is asking all five school board members of his town to resign or face possible criminal charges over high school course material that he said a judge called “child pornography.”

Hudson, Ohio Mayor Craig Shubert made the statement during a board of education meeting after multiple parents complained about the content of some writing prompts contained in a book called “642 Things to Write About” provided to high school students  enrolled in a college credit course called Writing in the Liberal Arts II. Continue reading “Mayor calls for Ohio school board to resign over material suggesting kids write about sex, drinking”

World Tribune

An ABC news fishing expedition on Facebook took a startling turn over the weekend, after a reporter asked readers to share stories of loved ones who died of Covid after refusing or delaying to get the vaccine.

Instead, thousands of readers reported of loved ones who died after vaccination and, even worse, dying from adverse reactions to the vaccine.  Continue reading “Thousands flood ABC affiliate’s Facebook page with vaccination horror stories”

Gateway Pundit – by Cristina Laila

A federal judge on Tuesday issued an emergency injunction blocking New York state’s vaccine mandate for healthcare workers.

Recall, ousted governor Andrew Cuomo in August announced healthcare workers must take the jab in order to keep their jobs. Continue reading “Clinton-Appointed Judge Blocks New York’s Vaccine Mandate for Healthcare Workers”

Times of Israel

Israel is working on a system to conduct genetic scanning for all those who arrive in the country in order to better identify travelers infected with the coronavirus, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said at a cabinet meeting Sunday.

Bennett told ministers that the system will eventually be deployed at Ben Gurion Airport, the country’s main international terminus. Continue reading “Bennett says Israel to genetically scan all arrivals for the coronavirus”

Breitbart – by Paul Bois

Some self-identified Republicans claim they arrived at their polling center to cast their ballots in the California recall election only to be told they had “already voted.”

“At El Camino Real Charter High School in Woodland Hills, some voters say they were told the computers showed them as already having voted, even though they had not,” reported KTLA. Continue reading “California Recall: Polling Center Tells Some Republicans They ‘Already Voted’”

Epoch Times – by Cynthia Cai

Roughly 1,200 first responders in Hawaii are suing the state over its new vaccine mandate. Hawaii Gov. David Ige announced the mandate on Aug. 5, mandating that state and county employees must provide proof of full vaccination for COVID-19 or be subject to regular weekly testing and travel restrictions (pdf).

Ige said in the mandate that employees had until Aug. 16 to comply or face “disciplinary action, up to and including termination.” However, Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi extended the deadline by one week due to a possible sudden shortage of county workers caused by the unvaccinated employees having to stay home. Continue reading “1,200 Hawaii 1st Responders Sue State Over Vaccine Mandate”

Gateway Pundit – by Cassandra Fairbanks

Health care workers at Kentucky’s Med Center in Bowling Green refused to comply with the vaccine mandate or turn in their resignation.

Instead, two workers showed up and refused to leave until someone told them that they are fired. Continue reading “Kentucky Health Care Workers Refused to Comply With Vaccine Mandate, Forced Hospital to Fire Them”

Newsweek

President Joe Biden‘s new vaccine mandates for federal employees don’t apply to members of Congress or those who work for Congress or the federal court system.

Biden issued two executive orders on Thursday requiring vaccination against COVID for federal workers and contractors who work for the federal government. He also asked the Department of Labor to issue an emergency order requiring businesses with more than 100 employees to ensure their workers are vaccinated or tested on a weekly basis. Continue reading “Members of Congress And Their Staff Are Exempt From Biden’s Vax Mandate”