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riversedge's JournalJ.D. Vance Defends Texas Abortion Ban, Calls Rape 'Inconvenient'
Source: daily beast
J.D. Vance, who is trailing several GOP candidates in the Senate primary, told Spectrum News 1 that “in Texas they’re trying to make it easier for babies to be born.”
Updated Sep. 23, 2021 5:46PM ET / Published Sep. 23, 2021 4:40PM ET
In a local news interview published Wednesday, author and venture capitalist turned Senate candidate J.D. Vance suggested he would support prohibiting abortion even in cases of rape and incest—and dismissed those catalysts as “inconvenient.”
Asked by Curtis Jackson of Spectrum News 1 in Columbus, OH, whether a woman should be forced to give birth even if the pregnancy was the result of incest or rape, Vance replied that “the question betrays a certain presumption that’s wrong.”
“It’s not whether a woman should be forced to bring a child to term; it’s whether a child should be allowed to live, even though the circumstances of that child’s birth are somehow inconvenient or a problem to the society,” said Vance, who lags behind several Republican candidates in his Ohio primary. “The question to me is really about the baby. We want women to have opportunities, we want women to have choices, but, above all, we want women and young boys in the womb to have a right to life.”...........................................................
Read more: https://www.thedailybeast.com/jd-vance-defends-texas-abortion-ban-calls-rape-inconvenient
https://twitter.com/joncoopertweets/status/1441181840119795716?s=20
Florida Lawmaker Introduces Copy Of Texas Abortion Law--GOP Politicians In Other States Are Likely To
Breaking|Sep 22, 2021,01:26pm
Florida Lawmaker Introduces Copy Of Texas Abortion Law—GOP Politicians In Other States Are Likely To Follow
Alison Durkee
Topline
A Florida state lawmaker introduced legislation Wednesday that copies Texas’ near-total ban on abortion, with GOP legislators is otherRepublican-led states expected to to also attempt to replicate thecontroversial law, which empowers private citizens to enforce the ban through lawsuits.
Texans Rally At State Capitol Against New Abortion Bill
Abortion rights activists rally at the Texas State Capitol on September 11, 2021 in Austin, Texas. Getty Images
Key Facts
Like Texas’ law, the Florida bill, introduced by state Rep. Webster Barnaby, a Republican, bans physicians from performing abortions if a “fetal heartbeat” is detected, a term medical experts criticize as factually misleading but typically happens approximately six weeks into a pregnancy.
The Florida bill also copies the Texas provision that anyone except a government employee can bring a civil lawsuit against anyone who performs an abortion that violates the ban or “knowingly engages in conduct that aids or abets” an abortion, with the plaintiff eligible toreceive at least $10,000 in damages per abortion.
The Florida bill seems to have the support of GOP leadership in the legislature: Florida State Senate President Wilton Simpson said after the Texas law took effect that lawmakers were “already working on” their own so-called fetal heartbeat bill............................................
Big Pharma, medical firms donated $750K to Kyrsten Sinema -- then she opposed drug bill
Source: raw story
September 23, 2021
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, the controversial Arizona Democrat who threatens to derail President Biden's legislative agenda, received more than $750,000 in donations from the pharmaceutical and medical device industries. After that, she announced her opposition to a Democratic plan to lower prescription drug costs.
Sinema told White House officials that she opposes House and Senate bills that would allow Medicare to negotiate drug costs, sources told Politico this week. Democrats estimate these bills would save $450 billion over the next decade and thereby pay for a large portion of President Joe Biden's $3.5 trillion spending plan. The budget bill would expand child care, health care and paid family leave and would fund programs to combat climate change, among other measures. Three House Democrats have also balked at the plan, although they have offered a "centrist" alternative that would drastically limit which drugs are subject to Medicare negotiation. Sinema reportedly opposes that proposal as well. During her successful 2018 Senate campaign, Sinema repeatedly vowed to lower prescription drug prices and drug costs for seniors.
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Sinema has received $519,988 from PACs and individuals in the pharmaceutical industry throughout her political career, according to data from the Center for Responsive Politics. She brought in more than $120,000 in pharma contributions between 2019 and 2020 even though she is not up for re-election until 2024. Sinema has also received $190,161 from donors in the pharmaceutical manufacturing space and $62,797 from the medical supplies industry.
Sinema's office is led by a former lobbyist whose firm worked on behalf of pharmaceutical companies. The senator's chief of staff, Meg Joseph, was a registered lobbyist and principal at Clark & Weinstock, where her clients included the health insurer Health Net. During her tenure, the company also lobbied on behalf of numerous pharmaceutical companies, including Pfizer, drug distributor AmerisourceBergen Corp., and the biotech firm Genzyme Corp. It also lobbied on behalf of Pharmaceutical Research & Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) and AdvaMed, two major industry trade groups.........................................
Read more: https://www.rawstory.com/big-pharma-medical-firms-donated-750k-to-kyrsten-sinema-then-she-opposed-bill/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
Money speaks.
https://twitter.com/AdamGreen/status/1441044191212195860?s=20
Big Pharma, medical firms donated $750K to Kyrsten Sinema — then she opposed drug bill
https://twitter.com/realTuckFrumper/status/1440986816149004290?s=20
U.S. Senator Kyrsten Sinema speaking with attendees at the 2019 Legislative Forecast Luncheon hosted by the Arizona Chamber of Commerce & Industry at the Arizona Biltmore in Phoenix, Arizona. (Gage Skidmore/Flickr)
Steve Bannon admits he helped plan 6 January Trump rally to 'kill the Biden presidency in the crib
https://twitter.com/tribelaw/status/1440868274779000834?s=20
https://twitter.com/MalcolmNance/status/1440779279306874884?s=20
Steve Bannon admits he helped plan 6 January Trump rally to ‘kill the Biden presidency in the crib’
Former White House strategist ‘privately told President Trump to have a reckoning on January 6th,’ Robert Costa says
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/steve-bannon-capitol-riot-biden-b1925068.html
Gustaf Kilander Washington, DC
10 hours ago
Trump White House Chief Strategist Steve Bannon has said that he spoke with Donald Trump ahead of his rally on 6 January, discussing how to “kill the Biden presidency in the crib” before a pro-Trump mob laid siege to the Capitol to stop the certification of President Joe Biden’s election victory.
During a broadcast on Real America’s Voice, Mr Bannon played a clip ................................
Lauren Boebert paid rent and utilities with campaign funds, FEC filings show
Source: Denver Post
Republican congresswoman later reimbursed her campaign for $6,650
UPDATED: September 22, 2021 at 5:48 p.m.
Republican U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert paid rent and utility bills with campaign funds in violation of federal campaign finance laws, new filings with the Federal Election Commision show.
The filings, submitted to the FEC on Tuesday, also indicate that Boebert reimbursed her campaign for the $6,650 worth of payments. Representatives for the congresswoman could not immediately be reached for comment.
Each of the four payments in question (two for $2,000 each and another two for $1,325 each) were amended to show payments for the same amount, description and on the same days to John Pacheco, whose address is the same as Shooters Grill in Rifle, which Boebert owns. Pacheco’s relationship to Boebert was not immediately clear.
The latest discrepancy appeared in a July campaign finance report for the committee Lauren Boebert for Congress. Payments to Venmo were described as “Personal expense of Lauren Boebert billed to campaign account in error. Expense has been reimbursed.”...................................
Read more: https://www.denverpost.com/2021/09/22/lauren-boebert-rent-utilities-campaign-finance/
https://twitter.com/TristanSnell/status/1440876711873220609?s=20
U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert participates in a discussion on the 2nd Amendment during the Conservative Political Action Conference on Feb. 27, 2021, in Orlando, Florida. Joe Raedle, Getty Images
Having Trouble Finding WISCONSIN Vaccine Record?..........use this link...........
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Sep 20, 2021, 6:06 PM (2 days ago)
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Wisconsin Department of Health Services
COVID-19 Update
Weekly Update: September 20, 2021
To find a COVID-19 vaccine location in Wisconsin, visit Vaccines.gov or call 211 or 877-947-2211. As we continue to see cases of COVID-19 rise, it’s also important that we all add layers of protection, like wearing masks and staying home when feeling sick.
Recently Vaccinated? You Have 10 Days Left to Get $100.
If you got your first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine between August 20 and September 19, you have until September 30 to sign up to receive a $100 U.S. Bank Rewards card!
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Know the Facts: Status of Pfizer COVID-19 Booster Shots
On Friday, the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee (FDA VRBPAC) recommended a booster dose for primary series recipients of the Pfizer vaccine who are 65 or older and people who are at high risk of severe COVID-19. This recommendation is just a first step in the process. Before booster doses can begin, approval must be granted by the FDA and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices. The committee is expected to meet this week.
While there are still steps to come, Wisconsin is prepared and stands at the ready to begin booster dose vaccination. As we wait to learn more, please be patient. There is ample vaccine supply, and everyone who is recommended for a booster dose will receive one.
Having Trouble Finding Your Vaccine Record?
If you got the COVID-19 vaccine in Wisconsin, you can find your vaccine record on the Wisconsin Immunization Registry (WIR). Follow the links below to access the WIR public immunization records portal.
https://www.dhfswir.org/PR/clientSearch.do?language=en
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If you are unable to access WIR, call the organization where you received your COVID-19 vaccine or fill out the Wisconsin Immunization Registry Record Release Authorization form using this link, https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/forms/f02487.pdf.
Learn how to locate your COVID-19 vaccine record.
For more information visit, https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/covid-19/vaccine-record.htm.
Use Your Phone to Slow the Spread of COVID-19
The WI Exposure Notification app is available to download for free from the Google Play Store or enable in Settings on your iPhone. The more people who use the app, the faster we can stop the spread of COVID-19 in Wisconsin.
How does it work? Once you activate the app, your phone exchanges anonymous signals with other phones that are near it for at least 15 minutes. If somebody who has the app tests positive for COVID-19, they can then send an alert using the app to those other phones.
Stay alert. WI Exposure Notification on your mobile devices
Learn more about the app by visiting WI Exposure Notification App webpage.
Are You a School, Employer, or Event Organizer? Host an On-Site Vaccination Clinic!
Schools, faith-based, community-based organizations, or community events who want to hold an on-site clinic for a group of individuals ready to be vaccinated, can communicate their interest to DHS by filling out the vaccination clinic matching survey and learn more on the DHS COVID-19 vaccine partner resources webpage. Employers can also hold an on-site clinic for their employees and their families, visit our COVID-19: Businesses, Employers, and Workers webpage to sign up.
Vaccine Distribution Summary
Check out the latest data on Wisconsin’s vaccination effort. DHS updates provider data every Tuesday, and the administered number is updated every weekday at 2 p.m.
COVID-19 by the Numbers
• Cases
• Deaths
• Disease Activity
• Race and Ethnic Disparities
• Vaccine
Testing
If you are feeling ill or if you may have been exposed to someone that has tested positive for COVID-19, visit our testing page to learn the different ways you can get tested.
• Call your provider or 211 if you have symptoms or have been exposed to COVID-19, even if you are fully vaccinated.
• Visit a community testing site.
• Request an at-home collection kit.
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Resilient Wisconsin
Everyone reacts differently to stressful situations like the COVID-19 pandemic. But taking care of yourself, your friends, and your family can help you cope with the challenges you’re experiencing. Resilient Wisconsin has information and tools to support good health for you, your friends, and your family.
DHS materials are available in multiple languages as electronic files you can view online or download and print. You can use these materials at home or for your business. Visit the DHS website to view what resources are available to you.............................................
Loony tunes Michael Flynn says Deep State planning to put covid Vaccine in salad dressing
I wonder if Flynn has always had this tendency [thoughout the years] to be this crazy? He was a hot shot US General in the military at one time. --Or is this just more recent--like over the last several years of being brainwashed by listening to fox and rw radio.???
@RonFilipkowski
In a show dedicated to covid and election fraud conspiracies, Michael Flynn yesterday brings up an article he read that the Deep State medical establishment is planning to secretly put the covid vaccine in salad dressing.
https://twitter.com/RonFilipkowski/status/1440644282759614478?s=20
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https://twitter.com/micwazoo/status/1440645665927823366?s=20
I think this tweet may be spot on!!
https://twitter.com/DeathMetalV/status/1440646118174457862?s=20
.@POTUS has now added more federal judges to the bench than any new President in 50 years.
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has now added more federal judges to the bench than any new President in 50 years.
https://twitter.com/WHCOS/status/1440380683432566793?s=20
So much good work by our President gets lost in the news maw. Keep highlighting achievements. And please expand SCOTUS before all our rights are rolled back.
https://twitter.com/B52Malmet/status/1440640461262102535?s=20
Texas sues Biden admin for the First Amendment right to misgender trans people while they work
Good article. It gives some context to this issue--like other Repug lawsuits and a bit of history.
https://twitter.com/cathalbrae/status/1440516729604509701?s=20
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R)
Texas sues Biden admin for the First Amendment right to misgender trans people while they work
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton really wants the state to misgender trans workers. So he took his case to federal court
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2021/09/texas-sues-biden-admin-first-amendment-right-misgender-trans-people-work/
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By Alex Bollinger Tuesday, September 21, 2021
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) has filed a federal lawsuit against the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), saying that the federal agency’s guidance on LGBTQ rights is “extreme federal overreach” that violates Texas’s “sovereign right” to determine workplace policies, specifically when it comes to LGBTQ job discrimination protections in the workplace.
The lawsuit goes so far as to claim that employers like the state of Texas have a First Amendment right to refer to transgender people by the wrong names and pronouns.
To promote the lawsuit, Paxton claimed that letting trans people use the correct restroom at work will lead to violence against women and child molestation, a claim not made in the suit itself.
“States should be able to choose protection of privacy for their employers over subjective views of gender, and this illegal guidance puts many women and children at risk,” he said in a statement...................
Florida's next surgeon general opposes mask, vaccine mandates
Source: Miami Herald
Updated September 21, 2021 3:57 PM
Gov. Ron DeSantis announced a new surgeon general for Florida on Tuesday, a Harvard-trained doctor who advocated for an approach to the coronavirus pandemic that emphasizes protecting individual rights over community-based precautions.
Dr. Joseph Ladapo, a UCLA researcher who expressed skepticism that vaccines could help end the pandemic, said Tuesday that he would “reject fear” as a public health strategy.
“Florida will completely reject fear as a way of making policies,” Ladapo said. “That’s been something that’s been, unfortunately, a centerpiece of health policies.”
As surgeon general, Ladapo will oversee the state’s Department of Health, Florida’s lead agency on combating the coronavirus pandemic. He replaces Dr. Scott Rivkees, a pediatrician whose last day was Monday.
Ladapo indicated on Tuesday that he’ll play a more prominent role than Rivkees, who was noticeably absent from public appearances over the last year.............................
Read more: https://www.miamiherald.com/news/coronavirus/article254412224.html#storylink=cpy
I shake my head at this. Blacks have worse outcomes for #covid and most health problems--and yet this new S. Gen of Florida is Black--he will be working against the health of Blacks--and all people of Florida for that matter.
In the end it does not matter what color the SG=--their duty is to protect the health of its citizens. Given what he believes and says, Ladapo will not be improving the health of no one.
"Ladapo’s hiring now means three major Florida health agencies will be led by Black officials. The Department of Children and Families is led by Shevaun Harris. The Agency for Health Care Administration is led by Simone Marstiller."
Read more here: https://www.miamiherald.com/news/coronavirus/article254412224.html#storylink=cpy
https://twitter.com/joncoopertweets/status/1440461909539450886?s=20
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Gov. Ron DeSantis announces new Florida surgeon general
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