Biden to employers: Offer
vaccination incentives
Posted By: Ribicon, 4/21/2021 2:01:36 PM
President Biden will tell companies Wednesday to offer gift cards and other incentives to workers who get vaccinated for COVID-19 and offer to reimburse small businesses that give paid time off to employees who step out for the shots. Mr. Biden will unveil a tax credit that offers companies and nonprofits with 500 or fewer employees up to $511 per day, per worker, to offset the costs of providing full wages during the vaccination and recovery time from side effects. The tax credit will be offered until Sept. 30 and will apply to nearly half of private-sector employees in America, according to the administration.
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Los Angeles Dodgers create section
for vaccinated fans; masks still
required for ticket holders 11 replies
for vaccinated fans; masks still
required for ticket holders 11 replies
The Los Angeles Dodgers will attempt to incentivize fans to get COVID-19 vaccines by creating a special section for those who are immunized.
Select outfield seats will be open to fans this Saturday when the team takes on the San Diego Padres.
Details regarding the seats, which are in sections 166LG and 168LG in the loge level, include the following:
• Negative tests must be provided for children under 2 years old.
• Ticket holders must have received shots at least two weeks prior to attending the game.
• Children between 2-15 years old must have a virus test within 72 hours of admission.
Stocks slumped on Thursday on a report that President Biden will propose almost doubling the capital gains tax on wealthier people. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell more than 200 points after Bloomberg reported that Mr. Biden wants to raise the rate to 39.6%, from the highest current rate of 20%. The Nasdaq and S&P 500 indexes also fell. Coupled with an existing surtax on investment income, the proposal means that federal tax rates for investors could be as high as 43.4%, Bloomberg said. The tax hike would be on top of Mr. Biden‘s proposed increases in the corporate tax and the hike for taxpayers earning more than $400,000
A researcher has found that cities that had Black Lives Matter protests saw a significant decrease in police homicides, but also a large overall increase in murders. Travis Campbell, an economics PhD candidate at the University of Massachusetts, published his findings in a recent pre-print study examining the impact of BLM protests on police use-of-force incidents.
His analysis, which is still undergoing peer-review, found that cities with BLM protests had 15 to 20 percent fewer police homicides than expected if the protests had not taken place, equating to 300 fewer police killings nationwide over five years. But, in a revised
Human remains found during a search Wednesday are that of the missing Amish teenager who disappeared in Pennsylvania last summer, officials believe.
Linda Stoltzfoos, 18, was last seen walking home from a church service in the Bird-in-Hand area of Lancaster on on June 21 last year. She never returned home. In December last year Justo Smoker, 34, was charged with criminal homicide. Officials said then that the suspect's DNA was discovered on the victim's stocking, which had been found buried in the woods alongside her bra. Lancaster County DA Heather Adams said Thursday they now believe Stoltzfoos was killed within hours of her kidnap
The government is paying travel costs for sponsors trying to pick up migrant children from shelters, amid the surge of unaccompanied children seeking asylum at the border. The policy underscores the White House’s urgency to get the children out of beleaguered and overcrowded shelters, according to Axios. About 275 minor migrants have been arriving at the southern border from Central America everyday, and about 20,000 are reportedly in federal custody. The US is not turning them away for humanitarian reasons.(Snip) Paying for sponsors to get to the border is a “normal part of the unaccompanied children program’s operations,” Administration for Children and Families officials
The square where George Floyd was murdered by ex-Minnesota cop Derek Chauvin now has a sign with special rules for white people. The placard at the entrance of George Floyd Square in Minnesota calls it “a sacred space for community, public grief, and protest,” telling visitors to “honor the space as a place to connect and grieve as caring humans.” But most of the instructions are listed under five orders “for white people in particular.” “Decenter yourself and come to listen, learn, mourn, and witness,” the first bullet points reads, adding, “Remember you are here to support, not to be supported.” “Be mindful
The US will likely reach a “tipping point” over the next few weeks when supply of the COVID-19 vaccine will outpace those willing to receive it, according to a report released this week. “While timing may differ by state, we estimate that across the U.S. as a whole we will likely reach a tipping point on vaccine enthusiasm in the next 2 to 4 weeks,” the nonprofit Kaiser Family Foundation said in the report published Tuesday. “Once this happens, efforts to encourage vaccination will become much harder, presenting a challenge to reaching the levels of herd immunity that are expected to be needed,” the report said.
Olympia, Wash.–The Washington State Department of Agriculture has reported its first cases of COVID-19 antibodies in dogs. In total, 23 dogs who were part of a University of Washington study, tested positive for COVID-19 antibodies. While other cases of coronavirus in pets have been reported in the U.S., state officials say these are the first reported cases in Washington. The Washington State Department of Health recommends that you avoid contact with your pets if you test positive for COVID-19. If no one else can take care of your pets, wear and mask and wash your hands before interacting with them.
More than two dozen angry protesters swarmed the Oklahoma House of Representatives chamber during a session on Wednesday to demonstrate against several bills that target demonstrators and trans girls. The House and Senate were forced to lock their chambers as the protesters entered the Capitol's House gallery on the fifth floor while lawmakers were in session. Video shows the group chanting 'no justice no peace' and 'Black Lives Matter'. But others heckled legislators, with one screaming 'you are a [expletive] disgrace to the whole country!' One of the bills the group showed up to demonstrate against was a Republican-backed anti-protest bill
A crew of six men and a woman, some armed with knives, went on a rampage in a Bronx McDonald’s, stealing a purse from a customer they beat up and then snatching a pocketbook from a woman who tried to intervene, cops said Wednesday.(Snip) The first victim, a 22-year-old woman, was approached by the crew as she stood near the counter at the McDonald’s. The group quickly corners her and knocks her to the ground and then kicking and punching her while she’s down, video released by cops shows. A man in a blue jacket and red pants grabs her purse and hops away.
NBA star LeBron James called for the Ohio cop who shot dead 16-year-old Ma'Khia Bryant to be held accountable for his actions in a now-deleted tweet on Wednesday. Bryant, a black teenager, was killed by a white Columbus police officer on Tuesday while charging at two people with a knife, sparking more outrage over the continued use of lethal force by cops just moments after former Minneapolis cop Derek Chauvin was found guilty on murder and manslaughter charges over the death of George Floyd.
In response to Bryant's death, James, who is consistently outspoken about social justice issues, tweeted: 'You're next. #ACCOUNTABILITY.'
A 52-year-old woman was shot in the head in a broad daylight attack Wednesday in Brooklyn, cops said. The gunfire erupted just before 1 p.m. at St. Marks Place and 4th Avenue in Park Slope, police said. “I heard one shot and knew it was from a gun,” said local bodega cashier, Mohammed Ali.
The 57-year-old man said he ran outside and saw, “a lady lying face-up on the sidewalk and above her eyes was a hole with blood coming out.”(Snip)
“It’s scary. If the bullet hadn’t hit her, I might have been the one hit.”
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President Joe Biden on Tuesday filed an appeal seeking to force doctors and hospitals to perform potentially harmful transgender-related procedures and surgeries even if they hold objections.As outlined by BECKET Law’s Luke Goodrich, a court in January struck down the administration’s move to punish doctors who don’t perform transgender-related procedures for supposed “sex discrimination.” Biden on Tuesday officially appealed the ruling.“The plaintiffs are religious doctors, hospitals, and clinics who joyfully serve ALL patients regardless of sex or gender identity. They routinely provide top-notch care to transgender patients for everything from cancer to the common cold,” Goodrich outlined Tuesday.
Today it was reported that the US Postal Inspection Service was spying on conservatives in America. We believe we discovered where they got their list of conservatives to spy on. Today we found out that the US Postal Service is spying on Americans who just happen to be conservative.(Snip) The spying program is known as iCOP, or Internet Covert Operations Program, and involves goons trolling through social media sites to look for “inflammatory” posts – and then sharing the information with other government agencies.
More than two dozen angry protesters swarmed the Oklahoma House of Representatives chamber during a session on Wednesday to demonstrate against several bills that target demonstrators and trans girls. The House and Senate were forced to lock their chambers as the protesters entered the Capitol's House gallery on the fifth floor while lawmakers were in session. Video shows the group chanting 'no justice no peace' and 'Black Lives Matter'. But others heckled legislators, with one screaming 'you are a [expletive] disgrace to the whole country!' One of the bills the group showed up to demonstrate against was a Republican-backed anti-protest bill
Governor Ron DeSantis is on a collision course with Joe Biden and what is already the most radical administration in American history.The Florida Republican continues to elevate his national profile. His remarkable success in handling the COVID crisis by balancing the historic health disaster with protecting the economy & preserving civil liberties make him a rising star.With a possible 2024 White House bid in his future (if former President Donald J. Trump chooses not to run again) DeSantis has positioned himself to emerge as the nation’s top critic of Biden. The governor has already butted heads with Sleepy Joe when he recently sued the administration
Evidence of a "cold" American civil war has been playing out in the streets of America for the last year and the reality is it’s been percolating for decades. (snip) Such was the beginning of the journey that brings us to America circa 2021. Today you’re either on the side of angels or the side of Hitler. There’s no middle ground. George Washington was a slave-owning racist and nothing else matters. Michael Brown and George Floyd were innocent victims of racist cops. Period. All women should be believed… unless they accuse Democrats. There is an infinite number of genders. Clearly.
Chris Christie is seriously considering launching a 2024 bid to try his hand at winning the White House again, at least three sources familiar with his thinking told Axios.The former Republican New Jersey governor toasted to friends, according to the Wednesday report, that so far he would be the only Republican in the 2024 primary field with executive experience.Christie, 58, has also revealed to confidants that whether former President Donald Trump runs or not will not affect his own decision on the matter.If Trump doesn't run, the field would be wide open and likely muddied with another crowded primary contest.
MINNEAPOLIS — The judge who oversaw Derek Chauvin’s trial in George Floyd ’s death said the jury would remain anonymous until he deemed it safe to release their names, in an effort to not just protect the 12 jurors from outside influence but also to preserve Chauvin’s right to a fair trial. Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill hasn’t said how long their names might stay secret. He told potential jurors in the runup to the trial that their names would come out eventually, but assured them he would protect their privacy as long as he feels it’s necessary. How Long
President Joe Biden issued a call to action to world leaders on Thursday, asking them to work together to keep the earth's temperature from rising too high in the next decade, arguing it would result in new jobs and economic opportunities.'The signs are unmistakable. The science is undeniable. The cost of inaction is mounting,' he said in his speech kicking off his Climate Summit.'This is a moral imperative, an economic imperative,' Biden argued. 'Time is short, but I believe we can do this. And I believe that we will do. Thank you for being part of the summit.'In his remarks, Biden stressed the importance of working together but also emphasized
AOC now blames 'racial injustice' for the
climate crisis as she relaunches her Green
New Deal 39 replies
climate crisis as she relaunches her Green
New Deal 39 replies
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has been mocked for claiming that climate change is a product of racial injustice, as she relaunched her controversial Green New Deal.The New York congresswoman on Tuesday spoke in front of the Capitol to promote her plan, which set a series of ambitious targets such as eliminating U.S. greenhouse gas emissions within a decade and transitioning the economy away from fossil fuels.Ocasio-Cortez said that climate change must be viewed through the lens of race.'The climate crisis is a crisis born of injustice, and it is a crisis born of the pursuit of profit at any and all human and ecological cost,' she said.
Body camera footage from other officers released Wednesday in the fatal police shooting of Ma’Khia Bryant, a Black teenager who charged at two people with a knife, showed a chaotic scene that happened within minutes of the verdict in George Floyd’s killing and ignited outrage by many over the continued use of lethal force by police in Columbus and the U.S.(Snip)Bryant was 16 and in foster care with Franklin County Children’s Services at the time of her death. Her grandmother, Debra Wilcox, described her as a shy and quiet girl, who liked making hair and dance videos on TikTok.
Chicago mayor wants cops
to ask permission from a
supervisor before chasing a
suspect on foot 35 replies
to ask permission from a
supervisor before chasing a
suspect on foot 35 replies
CHICAGO, IL– Mayor Lori Lightfoot is considering a momentous change to a Chicago police procedure, stating she wants a revised policy in place before summer. [Tweet] According to reports, the change in policy will require an officer to get a supervisor’s permission before beginning a foot chase. The issue gained new urgency after an officer reportedly chased and fatally shot 13-year-old Adam Toledo. Lightfoot said:
“No one should die as a result of a foot chase.”
Since the fatal shooting, rewriting police policy on all foot chases has no become a hot topic
Black Lives Matter protesters were caught on camera harassing diners outside a family-owned Brooklyn taqueria—with dozens screaming at them to “stay the f–k outta New York.” “We don’t want you here,” screamed a ringleader standing on a table as he led an angry call-and-response chant from his comrades who framed the outdoor dining area of Maya Taqueria in Prospect Heights. “We don’t want your f—ing money! We don’t want your f—ing taqueria, owned by f—ing white men!” he screamed, with the mob repeating each line, as caught in video by The Post.
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Using our tax dollars against us, Our Federal Government will use its friends in "the free market" to pressure us into taking the gene therapy. We have the right to choose; get the jab or lose your job. How cool is that?