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PODCAST | Biden’s COVID ‘Scamdempic’ 2.0

LISTEN NOW | I wanted to elaborate a little bit about something we talked about – or I guess I ranted about – in this segment and that is the attempt by the politically manipulative to move us back to masks and “Hey, let's take another variatio

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PODCAST | The Bluster That Is Biden’s COVID Emergency

Listen now | Before we get into this segment of The Captain’s America: Third Watch, I want to say a couple words about the lead piece over at UndergroundUSA.com, We Won’t Get Fooled Again: I Will Not Comply. We talk about that in this segment as well.

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We Won’t Get Fooled Again: I Will Not Comply

As the authoritarian Leftist machine gears up to advance another fear-porn false narrative about a new strain of COVID – not coincidentally just before the run-up to the 2024 Election, we will again hear talk of lockdown orders and mask mandates. The qu

Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

Still Fighting With My Employer—Can You Help? | Workplace Coach Blog

Still Fighting with My Employer for reimbursing me for work from home expenses--isn't there a law that can help me?

Miscellaneous | Interesting stories

Maverick Navy captain, Brett Crozier, has no regrets after pandemic controversy

Retired Navy Captain, Brett Crozier, who was booted from his command after a pandemic controversy, speaks about his new book, "Surf When You Can."

Politics | Politics

How the ‘Unvaccinated’ Got It Right

Scott Adams is the creator of the famous cartoon strip, Dilbert. It is a strip whose brilliance derives from ...

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Anthony Fauci documentary on PBS covers a career of crises

NEW YORK (AP) — There's a moment in the new PBS documentary about Dr. Anthony Fauci when a protester holds up a handmade sign reading, “Dr.

Politics | Politics

Fauci vs. Fauci

A compilation of countless lies and contradictions on Gain of Function, Lab Leak Theory, Masks, Lockdowns, Vaccine Side Effects and Masks.

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PODCAST | Why Won’t The Mainstream Media Complex Report On The COVID Smoking Gun?

Listen now | I wanted to touch on an idea that Marjorie Taylor-Green has been promoting and that's the “National Divorce.” I get what she's trying to say. She's saying it wrong. We don't need a National Divorce. What we need to do

Psychology | Health & Wellbeing

To mask or not to mask? COVID-19 experts share their advice : NPR

NPR asked COVID-19 experts how we should keep weighing risk as we enter the fourth year of the pandemic.

Politics | Politics

30% increase in heart attacks among very young.

CBS notes a HUGE increase in heart attack deaths since the pandemic among the very young. Blames failure to mask and vaccinate!?!

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VIDEO | Our Birthright Can Only Be Protected Symbiotically

Watch now (7 min) | Our nation is divided. That is, perhaps, the understatement of the millennium, young as it is. From race relations to the economic divide to every disjointed political identity the manipulators of the narrative have conceived, if the p

Politics | Healthcare

The Most Important Dataset of the Pandemic Was Just Released

Germany Has Provided The Means To Quantify The Human Cost Of The Experimental Vaccination Program

Politics | Covid 19

'We can no longer say this is a pandemic of the unvaccinated': CDC data indicates vaccinated, boosted people together make up majority of COVID-19 deaths

President Joe Biden last December warned of a "winter of severe illness and death for the unvaccinated." But new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention highlighted a trend that would suggest that the greater share of COVID-19 deaths this

Politics | Op-Ed

Victor Davis Hanson: The Pathetic Democratic Pantheon

Over the last few months the four icons of the Democratic Party—Joe Biden, Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, and Nancy Pelosi—have hit the campaign trail. They’ve weighed in on everything from “right…

Psychology | Parenting and Kids

Pandemic may have altered some personalities to be more neurotic, less agreeable

The pandemic may have altered adults' personalities, making them somewhat less extroverted, open, agreeable and conscientious, a study found.

Politics | Politics

China’s Wuhan institute studied deadly bioterrorism agent, Congress told

China’s Wuhan Institute of Virology, where the COVID-19 pandemic may have started, conducted work on a deadlier virus with a 60% lethality rate, according to recent Senate testimony.

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PODCAST | Fearporn, ‘Dysinformation’ & Monkeypox

With the economy in crisis, fuel prices and costs of raw materials through the roof, military confro

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Fearporn, ‘Dysinformation’ & Monkeypox

With the economy in crisis, fuel prices and costs of raw materials through the roof, military confrontation being threatened in two theaters, a full-blown invasion on our southern border, and a nation divided to an extent not seen since the US Civil War,

News | Global issues

WHO's Afraid of the Big, Bad Freedom

Wait, WHO's grabbing power? Yes, they are. Flush off their unprecedented interference during the COVID pandemic, the World

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Alcohol-Related Deaths Soared During Pandemic, Outpaced COVID-19 For Adults Under 65

The number of deaths in the United States from alcohol-related causes soared during the coronavirus pandemic, jumping 25% year-over-year in 2020, according to a new study.

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Harvard medical professor says it's time to move on from pandemic

Many pandemic protocols are ineffective public health measures and the risk perception among the vaccinated is “way off," said Harvard's Dr. Stefanos Kales.

Miscellaneous | Opinion

Opinion: Arsonist who targeted Gonzalez-Fletcher home must be caught and severely punished

The attack on the home of the prominent Democrats may have been prompted by their political stands. That is outrageous.

Science & Technology | Israeli Innovation

How did Israeli tech do so well during a pandemic?

A unique attitude to business and life enabled Israeli high-tech to reach new heights at a difficult time for the whole world.

Politics | Politics

Gavin Newsom and Eric Garcetti photographed without a face mask alongside Magic Johnson at LA Rams, 49ers game at SoFi S

Governor Gavin Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti face criticism after being spotted at the LA Rams, 49ers game without their face masks on.

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California likely to extend paid sick leave amid pandemic

California workers would get up to two weeks of paid time off if they get sick from the coronavirus.

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End of pandemic in Europe ‘plausible’ after Omicron, says WHO

Regional director cautions that despite hopes variant will make COVID-19 a more manageable endemic illness, pathogen can still mutate

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COVID is now an ‘endemic,’ not a ‘pandemic,’ San Francisco doctors say

Doctors are calling for a language pivot to emphasize that California should work toward "an end to all remaining restrictions, particularly as they apply to children."

Health & Fitness | Health News

EXPLAINER: What does it mean for COVID-19 to be endemic?

Some European countries such as Spain are making tentative plans for when they might start treating COVID-19 as an “endemic” disease , but the World Health Organization and other officials have warned that the world is nowhere close to declaring the pande

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In Greece, unvaccinated people ages 60 and up now face monthly fines

The nation imposed the new mandate on Monday as it looks to bring its vaccination rate closer in line with the EU average. The unvaccinated will face penalties starting at 50 euros, or roughly $57.

Health & Fitness | Health & Fitness

Endemic vs. Pandemic—How COVID Is Evolving Amid Avalanche of Omicron Cases

While there is optimism that COVID cases are leveling off, the World Health Organization has said it is too early to say that the pandemic is over.

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Despite omicron, Covid-19 will become endemic. Here’s how.

The variant has changed how we get from "pandemic" to "endemic," but that doesn’t mean we’re back to square one.

Psychology | Personality

Mood of the Year: Languishing

If you felt a chronic sense of ‘blah’ in 2021, you weren’t alone. Here’s a guide to recharging your emotional batteries and getting back on the road to thriving.

Miscellaneous | Interesting Links

How a photo from the other side of the world sparked a continent-spanning pandemic love story | CNN Travel

When Kathy Antoine posted a Facebook photograph of the view from her window in Tahiti in May 2020, the image caught the attention of Reggie Laroche, who lived 5,000 miles away in Florida. Here's how the two strangers connected and what happened next.

Entertainment | Entertainment

4-Year-Old Feels Lonely In Quarantine, Sets Up A Fairy Garden, Her Neighbor Notices And Pretends To Be A Fairy Named Sap

During these stressful times, we could all use a heartwarming story about a little girl who still believes in fairytales, magic, and fairies. Kelly Victoria—a photographer based in LA, California—thought the same when she decided to share how she and her

Health & Fitness | Health

How Bad Is Delta Variant? Vaccinated, Unvaccinated People Can Spread It: Study - Bloomberg

People inoculated against Covid-19 are just as likely to spread the delta variant of the virus to contacts in their household as those who haven’t had shots, according to new research.

Business & Finance | Business & Finance

You Worked Remotely During the Pandemic…But Your Employer Says You Have to Come into the Office? Not So Fast. - Workplace Coach Blog

If you worked remotely during the pandemic, you may have grounds to insist you should still be allowed

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Organizing online, Covid skeptics drive public health professionals from their jobs

At the same time Montana hospitals are seeing record numbers of Covid patients, county health officers are resigning or being forced out by elected officials who don't follow public health guidance.

Psychology | Health & Wellbeing

What Is Compassion Fatigue?

Here’s how to retain your humanity even if you’re feeling burned out. 

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Australia Covid-19: Sydney is reopening and starting to live with coronavirus on 'Freedom Day' - CNN

For more than a year and a half, Australia has shut itself off from the world, closing borders and imposing strict lockdowns to stamp out Covid-19 outbreaks in a bid to eliminate the virus entirely. But on Monday its largest city is taking the first tenta

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United Airlines fires 593 people for not complying with COVID vaccine mandate

United Airlines said it has fired almost 600 employees for refusing to get vaccinated against COVID, despite the mandate the company put in place.

Humor | Humor

Nurse Carefully Weighs Whether She Better Off Getting Vaccine Or Losing Job And Dying

UTICA, NY—Blasting state officials for putting her into such an “impossible position,” local nurse Sophia Wood confirmed Wednesday that she was carefully weighing whether she was better off getting the vaccine or losing her job and dying. “On the

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CEO who gave all his employees minimum $70,000 paycheck thriving six years later

Dan Price faced praise and criticism six years ago when he boosted all his employee's salaries to $70,000 a year. But instead of the economic gloom and doom ...

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Sweeping new vaccine mandates for 100 million Americans

WASHINGTON (AP) — In his most forceful pandemic actions and words, President Joe Biden on Thursday announced sweeping new federal vaccine requirements affecting as many as 100 million Americans in an all-out effort to increase COVID-19 vaccinations and

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As School Board Meetings Get Hostile, Some Members Are Calling It Quits

More and more school board members, largely unpaid volunteers, are resigning or questioning their service as meetings have devolved into shouting contests between deeply political constituencies.

Psychology | Personality

Zoom dysmorphia is following us into the real world | WIRED UK

Eighteen months of using front-facing cameras has distorted our self-image – and a new study reveals that the effects aren't going away easily

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Delta Air Lines Is Going To Start Charging Unvaccinated Employees $200 Per Month

Delta will not mandate employees to be vaccinated against the coronavirus, but its CEO says the charge is necessary because the average hospital stay for the virus costs the airline $40,000.

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A Woman Who Coughed On Store Food, Claiming She Had Coronavirus, Gets A Jail Sentence

She gets at least a year in jail for going to a supermarket near Wilkes-Barre, Pa., in March 2020, and purposely coughing on fresh produce while yelling that everyone would get sick.

Health & Fitness | Health & Fitness

How will the pandemic end? The science of past outbreaks offers clues.

The answer depends on many factors, perhaps the most critical being the global nature of the crisis.

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There's Vaccine Drama In Arkansas, Where Rates Are Low And Everyone Has An Opinion

The state has one of the lowest vaccination rates in the U.S. And this weekend, 80,000 doses will expire because of lack of demand. The campaign is on to get people to sign up.

Business & Finance | Business & Finance

Delta Variant Fears Further Split the Workplace - Workplace Coach Blog

Delta variant feears create workplace tensions; employees need to intervene

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New Study Finds Lockdowns Didn’t Save Any Lives; May Have Killed People

A disturbing new study from the Rand Corporation reveals that the State mandated and CDC prescribed COVID lockdowns didn’t save any lives...

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Mike Lindell says he lost $7M in failed mask venture touted by Trump: "Can't give them away"

Lindell first announced the venture in the White House Rose Garden last March, alongside former President Donald Trump and several other CEOs.

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The Changing of a Long-Used Rubric for Classifying Mortality Boosted COVID Numbers

As with all things COVID, the reality of the matter is not as it appears. This now relates to the overall mortality rate which has been...

Politics | The China Threat

Rand Paul ‘Very Worried’ U.S. Funding Being Used For Chinese ‘Frankenstein Super-Virus’ Bioweapons

Speaking with Fox News’ Jeanine Pirro on Saturday, Sen. Rand Paul expressed concern that U.S. funding may still be used by the Chinese communist regime to

History | Historic Los Angeles

The History Los Angeles Has Lost to the Pandemic

The city is opening up, but here are some landmarks and treasures that we miss already.

Sports | Cycling

Cycling across Europe in the pandemic - BBC World Service

Over a billion euros has been invested in cycling across Europe since the start of the pandemic. Some of the continent's biggest cities are being transformed...

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COVID-CON: CDC Changes Test Criteria to Affect ‛Better COVID Numbers’

The Center for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) has again altered the way data is compiled with regard to the COVID pandemic. This time...

Sports | Cycling

Pegoretti Cycles: Reflections

In Reflections, Pegoretti riders around the world share their stories of life during the past year, their thoughts for the future, and how cycling, community, and creativity help them find moments that matter.

Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

Worn out. Skeptical. Disengaged. - Workplace Coach Blog

'When employees no longer trust employers, what happens when trust dies?

Travel | Travel Israel!

Destination Israel: Travelers May Soon Plan Their 1st Post-Pandemic Trip

After a year of COVID, travelers are looking – and booking – trips they hope to make in the coming months, and Israel is one of the top global destinations.

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Who Won't Get a Third Stimulus Check (Not Everyone is Eligible!) | Kiplinger

Not everyone is getting a third stimulus check. See if you're on the list of people who aren't eligible for a third-round payment.

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New $1,400 stimulus checks are on the way. Here's who qualifies for the money

As President Joe Biden has signed off on new coronavirus relief aid, $1,400 stimulus checks should start arriving soon.

Business & Finance | Business

Why People Are Quitting Their Jobs During The Pandemic

The pandemic has acted as a "destabilizing moment" in most people's lives, which has prompted or even required us to stop and think about the things that we most value in society. For some, that has resulted in quitting their jobs.

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Mask-Refusing Woman Who Tried to Shame San Diego Barista Now Suing Creator of Viral GoFundMe Page

The man who created the viral “Tips for Lenin” GoFundMe page is being sued by the San Diego woman who tried to shame the Starbucks barista online for following COVID-19 safety protocols and refusing to serve her.

Business & Finance | Business & Finance

3 Essential Tips for Successfully Running a Remote Business | Inc.

Whether you are transforming your traditional business model to remote or are in the early start-up phases, you need to recognize the new rules and norm of the game.

Science & Technology | Science & Technology

Wuhan Lab *Was* Cause Of COVID-19, Claims Award-Winning Scientist in New Study Citing 600 Pieces of Evidence.

The February study argues against two prevailing theories that COVID-19 was transmitted to humans either via a wet market or a lab accident.

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Johns Hopkins expert says COVID-19 pandemic could end by April

Makary echoes previous health officials who believe herd immunity is possible by April.

Miscellaneous | Interesting Links

Pining for the Sounds of Your Favorite Watering Hole? The ‘I Miss My Bar’ Site Can Help

Cozy, crowded watering holes still aren’t safe to visit in person, but you can now mimic the din at home.

Politics | Demos

The Pandemic Is Over - American Greatness

Conservative writers and pundits haven’t done too well this past year, and many of them turned out not even to be especially “conservative.

Entertainment | Entertainment

Art House Movie Theaters Fight On Amid Pandemic | Hollywood Reporter

While some independent movie houses have closed indefinitely, others persevere with a mix of drive-ins, virtual screenings and concession sales as they apply for long-awaited federal relief.

Miscellaneous | Interesting Links

Furloughed Highland Park man turns passion into new full-time job - ABC7 Los Angeles

When Louis Easton was furloughed from his office job in 2020, he turned his passion into a full-time job.

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Biden’s ‘American Recovery Act’ Includes Hidden 150% Obamacare Expansion

Any mention of a temporary expansion that breathes life back into Obamacare was mysteriously missing from a summary of the

Politics | Covid

When Will Covid Pandemic End? Vaccine Calculator Shows 7 Years at Current Rate - Bloomberg

Our new calculator shows how long it will take states and countries to vaccinate 75% of their populations

Politics | Narrative

Cuomo’s COVID Policies Killed 50% More People in Nursing Homes Than Originally Thought

A devastating report by Letitia James, the Democrat New York State attorney general who achieved office with the help of

Miscellaneous | Interesting Links

High school principal works overnight at Walmart to help students in need

Henry Darby has been giving back to others since he was a child. So when he learned that students at his North Charleston High School were in need, he picked up an overnight job at Walmart to help.

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Teachers Union President Declares In-Person Instruction, Teen Suicides Caused By Lockdowns Are ‘White Privilege’

Scott Wilson, the president of the Washington state-based Pasco Association of Educators (PAE), stated in a Zoom meeting that re-opening

Health & Fitness | Health

TRUMP THERAPEUTIC: Regeneron’s Antibody Cocktail Is 100 Percent Effective Against COVID

An antibody cocktail in phase three trials produced by Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, is emerging as a game-changer in the fight against

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As Biden Became President, Medical Journal Quietly Retracted Study That Claimed Hydroxychloroquine Is Ineffective

A leading medical journal has issued a retraction of their endorsement for a study that concluded the anti-viral drug hydroxychloroquine

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Amazon Offers To Help Distribute COVID Vaccines On Biden’s First Day In Office, Never Offered To Help Trump

Online retail behemoth Amazon reached out to offer its distribution services almost immediately after Joe Biden was sworn in, an

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RightMinded with Frank Salvato

An irreverent, raw, outspoken New Right podcast that focuses on current events, the culture war, political issues, and relevant topics to those who choose to be aware....

Business & Finance | Business & Finance

Many of Our Employees Refuse Vaccinations - Workplace Coach Blog

Should we make COVID vaccination mandatory? Many of our employees plan to refuse it.

Family & Parenting | Parenting

Kids’ screen time up 50% during pandemic

For most parents, pre-pandemic expectations around screen time are no longer realistic.

News | News

STUDY: COVID Lockdown Harms Are 10 Times Greater Than Benefits

As President-Elect Biden and his COVID Czar Jeff Zients contemplate another lockdown and whether to impose a mask mandate onto

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Californians shouldn't travel more than 120 miles from home, state says

Under updated guidance from the California Department of Public Health, travelers from other states or countries are also "strongly discouraged" from coming to California.

Business & Finance | Business & Finance

Retention Strategies a "Must" During a COVID-19 - Workplace Coach Blog

Employee retention strategies are a must during COVID-19. Here are 5 specific tactics leaders need, along with specific information.

Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

Arianna Huffington: This Is Our Opportunity to Take Action on Mental Health

In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, this Mental Health Month, we have an opportunity to take steps to identify our signs, stressors and solutions.

News | News

Fighting back against internet lies

Scott Pelley reports on Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act of 1996, which protects internet platforms from liability for what users post on their sites, Sunday on 60 Minutes.

Miscellaneous | Interesting stories

Gaining Perspective While Waiting In Line to Cross the Border

By Geoff Page After a day long trip to Tijuana on Wednesday, I found a few emails my phone had not picked up because of where I was. One was from editordude asking if any of his band of merry prank…

Business & Finance | Business & Finance

Lead Us Through This Mess: COVID-19 Leadership Truths - Workplace Coach Blog

COVID-19 requires leadership to inspire, communicate transparently, provide crisis plans, create trust and team

News | News

'Toxic Individualism': Pandemic Politics Driving Health Care Workers From Small Towns

A wave of departing medical professionals in rural areas threatens to leave gaping holes in these health care systems and local economies, triggering a death spiral that may be hard to stop.

Science & Technology | Science & Technology

WHAT?! New Study of 10 Million Chinese Finds Asymptomatic Covid Spread Never Existed

In complete contradiction to the popular narrative used by Democrat politicians and governors across the United States, a new study

News | News

US Surpasses 19 Million COVID-19 Cases Amid Fears Of Holiday Surge | Sunday TODAY

The United States has surpassed 19 million cases of the coronavirus, adding more than a million infections in less than a week. This comes amid fears of anot...

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Stay-At-Home Order Update San Diego County

Grim coronavirus numbers in San Diego County match equally bad, if not worse, numbers across the state. NBC 7’s Alexis Rivas takes a look at where we stand now and how we can get out.

Politics | Politics

7 Ways Governments Used the Coronavirus Pandemic to Crush Human Rights

Seven ways governments around the world have used the coronavirus pandemic to diminish human rights and civil liberties.

Business & Finance | Business

US seed-stage investing flourished during pandemic | TechCrunch

If you didn’t think much about seed in 2020, you’re not alone. Late, huge rounds consumed most of the media’s oxygen, leaving smaller startups to compete for scraps of attention.

News | News

'It's So Much Worse Than Before.' Dread And Despair Haunt Nurses Inside LA's ICUs

As hospitals struggle with the patient surge in Los Angeles County, their ICU nurses are overwhelmed by the physical demands and emotional toll of caring for the most seriously ill COVID-19 patients.

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California Health System Buckling Under COVID-19 Pandemic

California’s health care system is buckling under the strain of the nation’s largest coronavirus outbreak and authorities say it may fracture in weeks if people ignore holiday social distancing.

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Metro teen jailed for breaking COVID-19 quarantine in Cayman Islands is ‘scared to death,’ mom says

The mother of a metro Atlanta teen arrested and sentenced to prison for violating the Cayman Islands quarantine rules said her daughter is scared to death in prison.

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Column: A cancer patient needed critical care. Because of the COVID-19 surge, she died without it

Kim Folsom was a former nurse with a radiant smile and matronly toughness. When she needed to be transferred to a larger hospital, none had space because of the COVID-19 surge.

Music | Music

How Music Persisted During the Pandemic | Pitchfork

From Bandcamp Fridays to Verzuz battles, these were our silver linings from a strange, stuck year in music.

Business & Finance | Business & Finance

Mandatory COVID Vaccinations: The Rules - Workplace Coach Blog

Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccinations: Here are the rules employers need to follow

News | News

California Hospitals Discuss Rationing Care As Virus Surges

California’s overwhelmed hospitals are setting up makeshift extra beds for coronavirus patients, and a handful of facilities in hard-hit Los Angeles County are drawing up emergency plans in case they have to limit how many people receive life-saving car

Politics | Politics

Vaccinated Teachers Won’t Mean Automatic School Reopenings In San Diego County

Teachers are currently expected to be vaccinated behind frontline healthcare workers and nursing home residents.

News | News

Extra body bags, refrigeration trucks: Valley agencies are preparing for the rising COVID-19 death toll

Central Valley agencies are preparing for an influx of COVID-19 deaths as California activates the Mass Fatality Program.

Politics | Politics

REMOVED: Johns Hopkins Study Saying COVID Has ‘Relatively No Effect on Deaths’ Is Expunged

A study critical to the narrative that COVID-19 is a deadly virus with the same killing power as smallpox or

Politics | Politics

WATCH: Pelosi Admits She Sold Out Americans, Small Business on COVID Relief for Political Purposes

If you ever wanted to gauge just how heartless and despicable Progressive-Democrats can be you need look no further than

Politics | Politics

Anti-Lockdown Medical Experts Rip Fauci Over ‘Erroneous Statements’ On Pandemic, Lockdowns

Health experts behind a petition supporting a targeted public policy approach to the pandemic responded to criticism leveled by Dr. Anthony Fauci on

News | News

Bar owner drove into officer while fleeing arrest for flouting shutdown orders, sheriff says

Danny Presti drove his turquoise Jeep about 100 yards with a sergeant on the hood, leaving the officer with fractured shinbones, authorities allege. Presti's bar has brazenly flouted coronavirus restrictions.

News | News

COVID-19 Vaccine Takers May Feel Ill, So The Government Is Issuing Them Covid Papers Proving They’re Safe

Even as the debate over the potency of the COVID virus continues to be had, Big Pharma – in collusion

News | News

Nearly 85% Of California Residents To Be Under Stay-At-Home Orders Through Christmas

State officials announced on Saturday that they will bring back sweeping new restrictions as coronavirus cases continue to climb and ICU capacity dwindles.

Health & Fitness | Health & Fitness

CDC says coronavirus came to the US much earlier than we thought

The CDC published a new coronavirus study that shows the virus was present in the US in early December 2019, much earlier than initially thought. The first positive COVID-19 test in the US dates back to January 19th.

Business & Finance | Business & Finance

Suspect Our Employee of Lying to Get Extra Time Off; Can We Fire Him Without Proof? - Workplace Coach Blog

Your employee lies about COVID to get extra leave. Can you fire him or do you need proof?

News | News

More Americans Pay Rent On Credit Cards As Lawmakers Fail To Pass Relief Bill

Many Americans who've lost income in the pandemic are falling deeper into debt — forced to pay bills or even their rent on credit cards. It's a sign of trouble ahead for the economy.

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New York Fire Department Won’t Require Medics, Firefighters to Get COVID-19 Vaccine

New York’s governor and New York City’s mayor have been two of the most ardent proponents of everything that is

News | News

Government Model Suggests U.S. COVID-19 Cases Could Be Approaching 100 Million

Government scientists estimate that the true number of coronavirus infections is eight times the reported number of 12.5 million, meaning "most of the country remains at risk," the team reports.

News | News

NEW NORMAL?: Students at SUNY Must Test Negative for COVID to Leave for Thanksgiving

In a move more appropriate for a 1960s Soviet gulag than a 21st Century American university, the Chancellor of the

Business & Finance | Business & Finance

Employees Stage a Thanksgiving Rebellion - Workplace Coach Blog

Employer policies & holiday celebrations

Entertainment | Music

Faces of the arts shutdown: Laura Chavez: 'This is the first time I have ever busked in my life'

The blues-rocking guitarist usually plays at least 250 days a year on tour. Now, she is playing music on street corners the first time in her life — and enjoying it

Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

Pandemic winter dread is real. Here’s how to conquer it. - Vox

Psychology points to one simple principle that’s highly effective at improving our mental health and well-being.

Business & Finance | Business & Finance

Can We Use a Contact Tracing App to Protect Our Business & Employees? - Workplace Coach Blog

Using a contact tracing app; what you need to know as an employer or employee

News | News

States Issue New Covid-19 Restrictions As Virus Surges | NBC Nightly News

Whether urging residents to stay home or rolling back reopenings, officials across the country are imposing more restrictions. North Dakota’s governor issued...

News | News

U.S. Adds 184,000 Coronavirus Cases In 1 Day, With No End In Sight

The country set another record for daily infections. America is the world leader in COVID-19 fatalities. President-elect Joe Biden expressed alarm and urged the Trump administration to take action.

Advice & Self-Help | dating, relationships

Grown-Up Dating, By Force | Julie Ferman Associates

Here is a real-life example of dating done well, even today, mid-April, 2020, when we're asked to, required to stay at home, and for so many – all alone. Dating? Today?

Travel | Travel

Palm Springs and Joshua Tree Are Booming as Pandemic Escapes – WWD

What's happening in Palm Springs and Joshua Tree travel, restaurants and shopping.

Miscellaneous | Opinion

Sweden hits record for new COVID-19 cases amid warning that herd immunity is not 'ethically justifiable'

Sweden's chief epidemiologist warns herd immunity is not "ethically justifiable" as the country hits its highest daily case figure since the pandemic began.

Miscellaneous | Opinion

The Swedish COVID-19 Response Is a Disaster. It Shouldn’t Be A Model for the Rest of the World

Sweden's unique approach to the pandemic has drawn interest from other countries. But the data are clear: it's largely been a failure.

Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

How to Recover From Sleep Disruptions During the Pandemic | Psychology Today

An unstructured and unscheduled day may cause COVID-related insomnia at night. Here are some steps for returning to normal.

Health & Fitness | Health & Fitness

After This Declaration, No One Can Say 'Science' Demands Lockdowns

While left-leaning media and pundits claim that evidence and science guide their decisions, the Great Barrington Declaration proves their dishonesty.

Health & Fitness | Health & Fitness

Aerosol transmission of Covid-19: A room, a bar and a classroom: how the coronavirus is spread through the air | Society

The risk of contagion is highest in indoor spaces but can be reduced by applying all available measures to combat infection via aerosols. Here is an overview of the likelihood of infection in three everyday scenarios, based on the safety measures used and

News | News

Santee customer berates Starbucks barista when asked to wear a mask

The incident took place Saturday at the Starbucks located on North Magnolia Avenue in Santee.

News | News

Fauci admits administration has restricted his media appearances, says he's not surprised Trump got COVID

In a wide-ranging 60 Minutes interview, Dr. Anthony Fauci expresses his frustration with a Trump campaign ad; explains why, early in the pandemic, masks were largely recommended for health care workers; and says whether he plans to vote in person.

Psychology | Psychology

The Process Of Psychological Recovery Begins While A Stressful Event Is Still Going On, According To Study Of Early Stag

By Emma Young. Feelings of autonomy increased across early weeks of pandemic, suggesting at least some aspects of psychological recovery begin during stressful experience.

Health & Fitness | Health

A Dose of Optimism, as the Pandemic Rages On - The New York Times

The months ahead will be difficult. But the medical cavalry is coming, and the rest of us know what we need to do.

Politics | Politics

NYT: Experts Confident Pandemic To Be Over ‘Far Sooner’ Than Expected, Trump Efforts ‘Working With Remarkable Efficiency

A new report from The New York Times indicates that experts have “genuine confidence” that the coronavirus pandemic will end “far sooner” than originally

Business & Finance | Business & Finance

Nearly 100,000 establishments that temporarily shut down due to the pandemic are now out of business

More than 97,966 businesses have permanently shut down during pandemic, according to Yelp.com's Local Economic Impact Report.

Music | Concerts

Jazz saxophone player draws crowd around his Fullerton house – Orange County Register

Joe Lawton, a retired doctor who grew up in Bellflower and attended St. Anthony High, rediscovered his love for playing music and now entertains his neighbors during the coronavirus pandemic.

Science & Technology | Israeli Innovation

Israel: Vital-sign scanning offers a way to travel, dine out again

Binah’s AI-powered software scans skin to read vital signs identified by epidemiologists as being associated with a likelihood of Covid-19 infection.

Psychology | Health & Wellbeing

Mask wearers are “dramatically less likely” to get a severe case of Covid-19

When people wear masks, they can still get infected, but they’re more likely to have milder symptoms.

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My Boss Refuses to Wear a Face Mask - Workplace Coach Blog

Question: In past weeks, it’s just been four or five us in the office. Two of us wear masks when …

Science & Technology | Israeli Innovation

Israeli Data Scientist Suggests 'End of Coronavirus Peak' Is Near

Coronavirus infection rates will decline in as little as two to three weeks, according to a data model created by BGU Professor Mark Last.