The second person in the U.S. officially diagnosed with a variant of Covid named "Omicron" was, like the first patient, vaccinated. That's according to health officials. Nonetheless, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) says the emergence of Omicron among vaccinated people shows the importance of preventing Covid and its spread by getting vaccinated. Read the […]
(READ) CDC releases an alarming increase in U.S. autism numbers: 1 in 44 8-year-olds
The following is a news analysis. Around the year 2000, before autism became so routinely seen and diagnosed among children, if the American public had been told a serious affliction would be hitting America's children at a rate of one in every 50 babies... it might have led to understandable panic and demands to find […]
Washington Post's Philip Bump publishes Media Matters disinformation
The following is a news analysis. A decade ago it would have been hard to imagine a major, reputable news organization publishing disinformation and propaganda, and failing to do even the most basic fact checking. But today, it's become almost routine. A case in point is an article in The Washington Post by someone named […]
Media Mistakes in the Biden Era: the Definitive List
Read: Media Mistakes in the Trump Era here 40. Thurs. Dec. 2, 2021 Philip Bump of The Washington Post repeats Media Matters false claim, stating that the forensically-proven government intrusion of Sharyl Attkisson's CBS computers never happened. 39. Fri. Nov. 19, 2021 Countless media outlets defamed and otherwise published false information about Kyle Rittenhouse, who […]
(READ) Hundreds of Google employees push back on Covid-19 vaccine mandate
The following is an excerpt from Becker's Hospital Review. At least 600 Google employees have signed a manifesto going against the tech giant's COVID-19 vaccination requirements, CNBC reported Nov. 23. The manifesto asks Google leaders to create a new vaccination mandate that is "inclusive of all Googlers" and claims that the company's decision will affect the rest […]
Trump Would Win Rematch With Biden
Less than a third of voters think it would be a good idea for President Joe Biden to run for reelection, and he would lose a rematch to former President Donald Trump by a double-digit margin. A new national telephone and online survey by Rasmussen Reports finds that only 30% of likely U.S. voters think […]
(READ) Doctor sues pharmaceutical employer over Covid-19 vaccine mandate
Four employees of the pharmaceutical company Bristol Myers Squibb, including a physician, are suing after the company reportedly denied their requests for exemption from Covid-19 vaccine mandates on the basis of religious beliefs. The lead plaintiff is Dr. Carrie Kefalas, a mother of three. Other plaintiffs include a biotechnologist, a data integrity professional, and a […]
Federal judge: Covid-19 vaccine mandate for health care workers may be unconstitutional
Federal judges have ordered a temporary halt to the start of mandatory vaccination for millions of health care workers across the country. In Louisiana, a U.S. District Judge said that the federal Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) cannot enforce mandates it was requiring of hospital systems, nursing homes, and other health care entities […]
