State to Require Employees to Get Vaccine or Wear Two Masks

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All city employees will also have to provide proof that they have been vaccinated against the coronavirus, according to a press release from the Philadelphia Department of Public Health, which details the new policies.

“All City employees will be required to provide proof that they’ve completed their schedule of COVID-19 vaccinations , new employees hired must be fully vaccinated a condition of their employment, and employees who are not fully vaccinated by September 1 will be required to wear two masks (a cloth mask over a disposable or surgical mask) at all times while working on-site,” the press release read.

The statement also boasts of the effectiveness of vaccines.

“Being vaccinated against COVID-19 results in an eight-fold reduction of risk if you’re fully vaccinated compared to when you are not. If you’re fully vaccinated, you have a 25-fold reduction of your risk of being hospitalized or dying from COVID. The COVID vaccines protect people very well and are the best way to avoid a severe enough infection that could end up in hospitalization,” the press release read.

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Biden Is Tougher on GOP Governors Who Defy His Mask Guidance Than He Is on the Taliban

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Joe Biden is putting the screws to Republican governors who are defying the federal government’s mask guidance for schools.

I guess when it comes to opposing politicians, Biden is a holy warrior. But the Taliban? Not so much.

Biden said at a press conference that he would not “stand by” and allow governors to prevent local districts from “keeping students safe” by imposing mask mandates. . .

“I’m directing the secretary of education to take additional steps to protect our children,” Biden said at the press conference. “This includes using all of his oversight authorities and legal action if appropriate against governors who are trying to block and intimidate local schools officials and educators.” . . .

We might wish that Biden had shown this much fight against the Taliban, which now has 15,000 Americans at their mercy. He’s certainly dropping the hammer on Republican governors. (Read more from “Biden Is Tougher on GOP Governors Who Defy His Mask Guidance Than He Is on the Taliban” HERE)

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Capitol Police Investigate ‘Bomb Threat’

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The United States Capitol Police were negotiating with a man who claimed to have a bomb in a pickup truck outside the Library of Congress on Thursday, prompting evacuations from government buildings in the area.

The man drove a black pickup onto the sidewalk of the Library of Congress at about 9:15 Thursday morning, and the police responded to a disturbance call, Chief J. Thomas Manger of the Capitol Police said in a news conference.

When the police arrived, the man said he had a bomb and one of the officers observed what appeared to be a detonator in his hand, Chief Manger said. (Read more from “Capitol Police Investigate ‘Bomb Threat’” HERE)

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Biden Lyin’: President Doesn’t Think Afghanistan Withdrawal Could Have Been Handled Better; Joe Doubles Down on Withdrawal, Snaps Over Question About Horrific Scenes; Support for US Withdrawal From Afghanistan — and for Biden’s Foreign Policy — Tumbles (VIDEO)

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By Breitbart. During a portion of an interview with ABC News on Wednesday, President Joe Biden said that he doesn’t think the exit from Afghanistan could have been handled any better and “the idea that somehow, there’s a way to have gotten out without chaos ensuing, I don’t know how that happens.”

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Joe Doubles Down on Withdrawal, Snaps Over Question About Horrific Scenes

By New York Post. President Biden maintains that no mistakes were made in the US withdrawal from Afghanistan — waving off the scenes of chaos, confusion and desperation in his first interview on the matter since the fall of Kabul.

“So you don’t think this could have been handled — this exit could have been handled better in any way, no mistakes?” ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos asked Biden.

And when Stephanopoulos tried to ask Biden about the horrific scenes of people clinging to and falling from departing US airplanes, the president grew combative.

“We’ve all seen the pictures. We’ve seen those hundreds of people packed in a C-17. We’ve seen Afghans falling –“

“That was four days ago, five days ago!” Biden cut Stephanopoulos, even though the images were taken on Monday.

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Poll: Support for US Withdrawal From Afghanistan — and for Biden’s Foreign Policy — Tumbles as Taliban Takes Control

By Yahoo News. Amid the swift and sudden collapse of Afghanistan this week — and widespread coverage of the chaos that has engulfed the war-weary country as the Taliban seized control again — support for both the long-planned withdrawal of U.S. forces and for President Biden’s handling of foreign policy has declined significantly, according to a new Yahoo News poll.

At the same time, more Americans still favor the U.S. withdrawal than oppose it — and there are early signs that the political fallout for the president could be limited in the long run.

The survey of 1,649 U.S. adults, which was conducted from Aug. 16 to 18, found that while 50 percent of respondents said one month ago that they favored the decision to “withdraw all [U.S.] combat troops from Afghanistan by the end of August,” just 40 percent say the same today. Over the same period, opposition to Biden’s plan to withdraw increased from 22 percent to 28 percent.

Such a rapid shift is unwelcome if unsurprising news for the White House, which has struggled to explain how it failed to anticipate the speed with which the Taliban toppled the Afghan army and government, leaving diplomats and Afghans who assisted the U.S. effort scrambling to escape the country.

As a result, significantly more Americans now disapprove of Biden on foreign policy (48 percent) than approve (36 percent) — a sizable shift from last month, when the country was evenly divided on the question (42 percent disapproving to 41 percent approving). Notably, disapproval of Biden’s foreign policy increased by the same amount (7 points) among Democrats (to 18 percent) and Republicans (to 86 percent). (Read more from “Poll: Support for US Withdrawal From Afghanistan — and for Biden’s Foreign Policy — Tumbles as Taliban Takes Control” HERE)

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CNN Correspondent Has Close Call With Taliban Outside Kabul Airport (VIDEO)

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CNN correspondent Clarissa Ward says she was screamed at by Taliban fighters to cover her face and her producer was nearly pistol-whipped as the violence and chaos on the ground in Kabul escalates.

During a live cross near Kabul airport on Wednesday, Ward gave a harrowing account of the “mayhem” that’s occurring as thousands of Afghans — many who helped the US fight the war — plead with troops to evacuate them.

The 41-year-old TV reporter, who was wearing a hijab, told of how a Taliban fighter armed with a “huge makeshift whip” approached her near the airport perimeter while “shouting at me to cover my face.”

The most terrifying ordeal came when two Taliban fighters tried to pistol-whip her producer for taking a video on his iPhone, Ward said. (Read more from “CNN Correspondent Has Close Call With Taliban Outside Kabul Airport (VIDEO)” HERE)

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Maricopa Approves Financial Claim Against Arizona Senate for Cost of Voting Machines Subpoenaed for Audit

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Maricopa County approved a financial claim against the Arizona Senate for reimbursement of the nearly $3 million spent to replace election equipment that was decommissioned due to the Republican-led chamber’s 2020 election audit.

The county’s board of supervisors voted unanimously on Wednesday to serve Senate President Karen Fann a notice of the claim, which seeks $2,833,220 for the cost of replacing machines “rendered useless” by the audit.

County supervisors emphasized the county was not filing a lawsuit against the state Senate with the financial claim. Instead, they sought to hold Fann accountable to an agreement she signed in April to indemnify the county of audit costs.

However, supervisor Bill Gates said the claim demonstrates the county reserves the right to sue if it has to “work out the payment” for the decommissioned machines.

Fann expressed opposition to the claim, signaling the matter will make its way to court. (Read more from “Maricopa Approves Financial Claim Against Arizona Senate for Cost of Voting Machines Subpoenaed for Audit” HERE)

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It’s Official! Biden Admin Wants COVID Jabs Every Eight Months

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U.S. health officials on Wednesday formally recommended booster shots for fully vaccinated individuals after 8 months of their vaccine series.

In a joint statement attributable to officials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), and White House COVID-19 Response team, public health officials admitted they are beginning to see “evidence of reduced protection against mild and moderate disease” in those who have been vaccinated:

Based on our latest assessment, the current protection against severe disease, hospitalization, and death could diminish in the months ahead, especially among those who are at higher risk or were vaccinated during the earlier phases of the vaccination rollout.

The statement recommended booster shots, which they said are “needed to maximize vaccine-induced protection and prolong its durability.” . . .

“We are prepared to offer booster shots for all Americans beginning the week of September 20 and starting 8 months after an individual’s second dose,” the joint statement read. (Read more from “It’s Official! Biden Admin Wants COVID Jabs Every Eight Months” HERE)

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Biden Says US Will Require Nursing Homes Get Staff Vaccinated or Lose Federal Funds

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President Joe Biden announced on Wednesday that he is directing all nursing homes to require their staff be vaccinated against Covid-19 in order to continue receiving Medicare and Medicaid funding.

Biden said he is directing the Department of Health and Human Services to draw up new regulations making employee vaccination a condition for nursing homes to participate in Medicare and Medicaid. The decision on nursing home staff represents a significant escalation in Biden’s campaign to get Americans vaccinated and the tools he is willing to use, marking the first time he has threatened to withhold federal funds in order to get people vaccinated.

“Now, if you visit, live or work at a nursing home, you should not be at a high risk of contracting Covid from unvaccinated employees. While I’m mindful that my authority at the federal government is limited, I’m going to continue to look for ways to keep people safe and increase vaccination rates,” the President said during a speech at the White House.

Additionally, the President announced that he is directing Education Secretary Miguel Cardona to use “all of his oversight authorities and legal action, if appropriate, against governors who are trying to block and intimidate local school officials and educators” who want children to wear masks in the classroom. (Read more from “Biden Says US Will Require Nursing Homes Get Staff Vaccinated or Lose Federal Funds” HERE)

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Teen Suffers Heart Attack Days After Receiving COVID-19 Vaccine; Fully Vaccinated Americans Dying of COVID-19

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By Danielle Ong. A 16-year-old boy in Singapore suffered a heart attack just days after receiving a shot of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine.

Singaporean medical investigators said the teenager developed acute severe myocarditis six days after receiving his first dose of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine. He later suffered a heart attack.

“The myocarditis was likely a serious adverse event arising from the COVID-19 vaccine he received, which might have been aggravated by his strenuous lifting of weights and his high consumption of caffeine through energy drinks and supplements,” the Ministry of Health (MOH) said Monday in a press statement, according to Yahoo News.

The teenager is now recovering and is undergoing inpatient rehabilitation before he can resume his activities. Officials at the MOH said the boy is expected to be discharged in the coming weeks.

“The independent clinical panel appointed to assess and adjudicate the VIFAP application found that while he has made good improvement, because his condition was severe and critical, he will require treatment and rehabilitation for some time yet to continue his recovery,” the ministry said. (Read more from “Teen Suffers Heart Attack Days After Receiving COVID-19 Vaccine” HERE)

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12 Fully Vaccinated Texans Die Of COVID-19

By Danielle Ong. dozen people in El Paso, Texas, have now died from COVID-19 despite being fully vaccinated against the virus, according to authorities.

Health department officials from El Paso on Monday reported that 14 individuals have died of COVID-19 over the past week, including one fully vaccinated individual. All of the residents who died had underlying health conditions, which authorities did not identify.

Most of the fatality victims were men between the ages of 40 to 90. Two of the 14 victims were women in their 70s, according to KVIA.

El Paso has now reported 12 coronavirus-related deaths involving people who have been fully vaccinated against the virus. Overall, the city’s health officials have reported 2,744 deaths, including the unvaccinated.

The 14 new deaths come after health officials in the city reported 750 new COVID-19 cases in the past week, including 189 breakthrough infections. (Read more from “12 Fully Vaccinated Texans Die Of COVID-19” HERE)

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Actor Claims Americans “Who Believe In Religion” Are Just as Fanatical as the Taliban

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Weighing in on the recent and disastrous withdrawal of American forces from Afghanistan, actor Tim Russ, perhaps best known for portraying Lieutenant Commander Tuvok on Star Trek: Voyager, has equated the faith of Americans “who believe in religion” to the violent religious fanaticism of the Taliban.

Taking to his personal Twitter account on August 16th, just a few days after the Taliban took over the Afghanistan capital of Kabul in the near-immediate absence of US forces, Russ asserted, “The Taliban are as fanatical about their beliefs and culture as the millions of people right here in the U.S. who believe in religion, conspiracy theories, and alternate reality.”

While it appears that Russ is deriding a hypothetical individual who believes in just one of those tenets, it’s also likely that he’s lashing out specifically against those who not only support President Donald Trump, but also position themselves as pro-life in regards to the debate surrounding abortion.

That such a specific group is the target of Russ’ condemnation is evidenced by the actor’s own social media history, in which he can be seen regularly taking swings at the ‘Christian right’. (Read more from “Actor Claims Americans “Who Believe In Religion” Are Just as Fanatical as the Taliban” HERE)

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