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James48's JournalArmed man with 'hit list' including Biden, Fauci arrested in Iowa on way to White House
Source: The Hill
Authorities in Iowa have arrested a man who was found during a traffic stop to be carrying a rifle and a "hit list" that included President Biden and Anthony Fauci, the nation's top infectious diseases expert, The Los Angeles Times reported.
Kuachua Brillion Xiong, from Merced, Calif., was taken into custody last week after allegedly telling police who pulled him over for driving aggressively that he was on his way to the White House "to kill persons in power," according to federal court records that were unsealed Tuesday.
Authorities said they found an AR-15-type rifle, ammunition, body armor, medical kits and a grappling hook in Xiong's vehicle, per court records.
Xiong's "hit list" of targets was compiled from TikTok videos, according to court records. In addition to Biden and Fauci, the Times reported that the list included former Presidents Clinton and Obama and Meta Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg, among others.
(More at article)
Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/587675-armed-man-with-hit-list-including-biden-fauci-arrested-in-iowa-on-way-to
At least they picked this one up. Thank goodness.
An anti-vax podcaster has reportedly contracted COVID-19 and now is hospitalized on a ventilator
Source: Business Insider
Anti-vax podcaster Doug Kuzma has contracted the coronavirus and is now hooked up to a ventilator at a Virginia hospital, according to attorney Lin Wood and his podcast network.
Wood, who pushed false claims that the 2020 presidential election was rigged against former President Donald Trump and who has ties to the QAnon conspiracy theory movement, said in a Telegram message on Friday that Kuzma contracted COVID-19 after attending the right-wing "ReAwaken America" event in Dallas earlier this month.
"Doug has taken a turn for the worse," Wood wrote. "His lungs are not responding to treatment."
"Doug needs heavy heavy prayers," a Frog News Telegram said, adding that he's unconscious and unable to respond to calls or messages.
Read more: https://www.businessinsider.com/anti-vax-podcaster-doug-kuzma-reportedly-contracted-covid-19-2021-12
Another casualty of the war on science.
Darwin- here ya go.
Michigan diner owner who defied state shutdown dies of COVID-19
BRANCH COUNTY, MI – A diner owner who kept his restaurant open in defiance of state shutdowns has died after more than a two-month battle with COVID-19.
John Parney Sr., 62, died Dec. 14. He owned the Quincy Diner, 174 E. Chicago St. (U.S. 12) in the village of Quincy. He kept the restaurant open in December 2020, in violation of the partial shutdown ordered by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services.
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Parney was first hospitalized for three days Sept. 29. Two days after his discharge, his family found him incoherent and confused and took him back to the hospital, according to a GoFundMe raising funds for his family.
He had not been vaccinated against COVID-19 prior to his illness, according to the GoFundMe post, but told his family he planned to get vaccinated after his discharge from the hospital, because the virus was worse than even the toughest military training he endured.
More:
https://www.mlive.com/news/jackson/2021/12/michigan-diner-owner-who-defied-state-shutdown-dies-of-covid-19.html
Well, he owned those libs, didn’t he?
New promising Covid treatment drug studied
Great article yesterday about a study of the use of a drug to treat Covid patients-
First data in the Phase II-III study showed significant reduction of hospitalization and death in unvaccinated Covid cases. This is a use of an already UK - approved Merk produced drug. It was originally initially developed for treating influenza. It’s called Molnupiravir.
The clinical trial is expected to last through May, 2022, but it is already showing significant positive resukts. Here is the clinical study data: https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04575597
See the article describing the latest resulting data from trials:
https://hospitalhealthcare.com/covid-19/molnupiravir-treatment-halves-rate-of-hospitalisation-in-unvaccinated-covid-19-patients/
Michigan woman under investigation, accused of 'harassing' anti-mask nurses on Twitter
Source: MLive
A Michigan sheriff’s department that previously said it would not enforce statewide mask laws, is attempting to enforce a seldom-used law against a woman who has called out anti-mask nurses online.
Kasey Helton of Howell in Livingston County is facing possible criminal charges after writing a series of Twitter messages criticizing nurses who’ve taken stances against the use of masks in the fight against spread of the coronavirus.
The Livingston County Sheriff Department has filed a criminal complaint against me related to the Twitter posts I made this week about the nurses who publicly spread health misinformation,” Helton said in a message posted to her Twitter account Monday evening.
Livingston County Sheriff Mike Murphy confirmed an investigation into the conduct of a Kasey Helton, a Livingston County resident, began Monday, Dec. 13, and a warrant review request has been submitted to the Livingston County Prosecutor’s Office. Murphy said the investigation began Monday, when “a citizen from the county came forward, as they felt harassed, bullied and intimidated.”
Read more: https://www.mlive.com/public-interest/2021/12/michigan-woman-under-investigation-accused-of-harassing-anti-mask-nurses-on-twitter.html
Note: the Sheriff is a right-wing hack who refused to enforce mask mandates last spring. He is also the former County Republican chair. The person being accused of a felony is the former Democratic candidate who ran for county commissioner in the last election. This is a political prosecution to silence the democrat.
Helton clipped video from the public comments section of a school board meeting where these right-wing anti-vaxx, anti-mask nurses were spewing all kinds of misinformation. Helton simply showed the video clip, and commented on what was factually incorrect. As a result of her citizen journalism, Helton is being investigated for a felony charge.
Read the story- and follow the link to Hekton’s Twitter to read more. Gonna need some real lawyers here to help.
Help the striking Kellogg workers
Here is a link to the Striker’s Relief Fund:
1,400 workers across four cities.
To Donate to the Striker Relief fund, click here:
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Government Shutdown in two days.
I don’t know why it’s not yet making news, but we could very well have a government shutdown in just two more days. Republicans are tossing hand grenades into the discussion of what to put in a continuing resolution. They want death promoting anti-vaccine crap. The federal government is going to get hit with a shutdown on FRIDAY.
https://www.govexec.com/management/2021/12/vaccine-mandates-duration-throw-hurdles-short-term-measure-avoid-shutdown/187193/
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