The Covid Blog

LOS BARRIOS, SPAIN — The Nuestra Señora del Rosario (Our Lady of the Rosary) nursing home is reeling due to mass deaths after mRNA inoculations.

All residents and workers at the facility received the first dose of Pfizer mRNA in early January, according to Spain mainstream media outlet ABC de Sevilla. Most residents became extremely ill shortly after the shots. It is believed many came down with COVID-19, despite being “vaccinated against it.” Continue reading “Spain: second Pfizer shots halted after 46 nursing home residents die after the first shot”

Daily Mail

Congress held its first hearing on reparations for slavery since the May 2020 death of George Floyd, which reignited the Black Lives Matter movement.

Members of the Judiciary subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties met over Zoom Wednesday to discuss H.R. 40, which aims to ‘establish a commission to study and consider a national apology and proposal for reparations for the institution of slavery.’     Continue reading “Congress holds reparations for slavery hearing for first time since BLM protests rocked the nation – with Dems pushing for bill to ‘consider a national apology’”

MSN

Portland police officers confronted a group of residents on Tuesday who tried to salvage food that was thrown away by a grocery store, authorities said.

A power outage caused by a winter storm forced workers at the Hollywood West Fred Meyer in Portland to toss thousands of perishable items into two large dumpsters outside the store, police said. Continue reading “Police clash with residents in Portland over discarded food after power outage”

Yahoo News

Billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates on Wednesday rebuked a claim made a day before by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott that put the blame for that state’s massive cold-weather power outage on the failure of renewable energy sources, such as wind and solar.

In fact, extreme weather like the winter storm that swept across the country in recent days will become more likely as climate change worsens, Gates told Yahoo Finance, advocating instead for an expansion of renewable energy as part of his call for the U.S. to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050. Continue reading “Bill Gates says Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s explanation for power outages is ‘actually wrong’”

Daily Mail

A New York waitress was fired from her job on Monday after she told her bosses at a tavern that she wanted to wait to get the COVID-19 vaccine until she could learn more about its side effects on women who are pregnant.

Bonnie Jacobson, 34, said she is not an ‘anti-vaxxer’ but wanted to wait for more research as she recently starting trying to get pregnant with her husband, she told DailyMail.com.   Continue reading “New York City waitress is FIRED from job for saying she wanted to wait to get COVID-19 vaccine over concerns of its effects on pregnancy”

Health Impact News – by Ramiro Romani

Excerpts:

I’m currently writing this post in a dark room by candelight and it seems fitting.

Ever since I got into this space, and even before, people have always been quick to recommend ProtonMail, a ‘private’ email service based in Switzerland. Continue reading “ProtonMail is Inherently Insecure, Your Emails Are Likely Compromised”

Yahoo News

Months after becoming the first country in the world to test its entire population, Slovakia now has the highest coronavirus death rate in the world.

The nation currently has the highest seven-day rolling average of daily COVID deaths per 1 million people in its population compared with any other country. Continue reading “Country that tested entire population for COVID now has highest death rate in world”

CBS 3

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Eight people, ranging in age from 17 to 71 years old, were shot in broad daylight near SEPTA’s Olney Transportation Station on Wednesday afternoon. The shooting left a 71-year-old man fighting for his life.

Philadelphia Police say the shooting happened shortly before 3 p.m. at Broad Street and Olney Avenue. It’s a very active investigation and a terrifying scene for eyewitnesses.  Continue reading “Eight People Shot In Broad Daylight Near Olney Transportation Station, Philadelphia Police Say”

RT

Anger has been spilling on Twitter over photos that purportedly show Texas Senator Ted Cruz boarding a plane to Cancun, Mexico. People criticized him for “fleeing” when his state has been badly hit with extreme cold.

Several photos that have been circulating on social media since Wednesday appear to show Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and his family arriving at the airport and then boarding a flight – allegedly heading to Cancun, Mexico. Continue reading “‘My family freezing, my senator is in Cancun’: Twitter explodes as Ted Cruz accused of traveling out of storm-hit Texas”

Law Enforcement Today – by Gregory Hoyt

GOLDSBORO, NC – A 12-year-old boy is being credited with opening fire on two alleged intruders who broke into his home and non-fatally shot his grandmother.

According to officials, one of the intruders the boy fired upon died as a result of the sustained gunshot wounds. Continue reading “Police: Boy, 12, opens fire on home invaders who shot his grandmother – takes out one of the shooters”

AP

WASHINGTON (AP) — By the thousands, U.S. service members are refusing or putting off the COVID-19 vaccine as frustrated commanders scramble to knock down internet rumors and find the right pitch that will persuade troops to get the shot.

Some Army units are seeing as few as one-third agree to the vaccine. Military leaders searching for answers believe they have identified one potential convincer: an imminent deployment. Navy sailors on ships heading out to sea last week, for example, were choosing to take the shot at rates exceeding 80% to 90%. Continue reading “Thousands of service members saying no to COVID-19 vaccine”

MSN

As a historic winter storm raged across Texas over the weekend, Akilah Scott-Amos received an alarming message from her power company: Please switch services because “prices are about to explode.”

The 43-year-old owner of an organic skincare and apothecary shop was initially confused by the message from Griddy, which sells wholesale power for a monthly membership, but she began to look for other providers. Continue reading “$5,152 Power Bill? Texas’ Winter Storm Hell Only Gets Worse”

The Hill – by John Bowden

Rush Limbaugh, the radio host who revolutionized conservative talk radio and became the medium’s biggest and most influential star, is dead at the age of 70.

Limbaugh’s death was announced on his program by his wife, Kathryn Limbaugh. The Hill has reached out to “The Rush Limbaugh Show” for further comment. Continue reading “Rush Limbaugh dead at 70”