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Biden Blisters Americans Rejecting Vaccine Mandates

He responded to a reporter asking about the mandate setbacks in court by saying “This is a pandemic of the unvaccinated. Not the vaccinated, the unvaccinated. That’s the problem. Everybody talks about freedom about not to have a shot or have a test. Well guess what? How about patriotism? How about you make sure you’re vaccinated, so you do not spread the disease to anyone else. What about that? What’s the big deal?”

Daily Wire

Elon Musk Tussles with Elizabeth Warren After He Is Named Time’s Person of the Year

Warren Tweeted “Let’s change the rigged tax code so The Person of the Year will actually pay taxes and stop freeloading off everyone else” (Twitter) to which Elon Musk responded “And if you opened your eyes for 2 seconds, you would realize I will pay more taxes than any American in history this year” (Twitter). More on their little battle (Washington Examiner).

Percentage of Americans Citing “No Religion” Hits All Time High

Now at 29 percent. And fewer than half of all U.S. adults pray daily. From the story: The secularizing shifts evident in American society so far in the 21st century show no signs of slowing. The latest Pew Research Center survey of the religious composition of the United States finds the religiously unaffiliated share of the public is 6 percentage points higher than it was five years ago and 10 points higher than a decade ago (Pew). From another story: “If the unaffiliated were a religion, they’d be the largest religious group in the United States,” Elizabeth Drescher, an adjunct professor at Santa Clara University, and the author of “Choosing Our Religion: The Spiritual Lives of America’s Nones,” told AP. She also noted that “nones” were once concentrated in coastal urban areas, but have since spread across the country and occupy a variety of ages, ethnic groups, and social classes (Daily Wire).

Philadelphia Schools Allow Children to Declare Any Gender Without Parental Consent

From the story: The student’s self-identified gender preference will then be used in school-specific applications like Google Classrooms and internal systems like school and district records, as well as report cards. Students will be allowed to change their own gender themselves, including declaring themselves non-binary, without a parent’s or guardian’s permission, and without providing legal documentation recognizing the change.

Daily Wire

Public School Enrollment Shrinking Across the Country

From the story: The most irresistible force behind these falling enrollments is the lack of future kindergarteners — that is, the lack of babies. California’s Total Fertility Rate was 2.21 babies per woman in 2007, and it fell to 1.66 in 2019. The United States has fewer children today than it did a decade ago — not merely proportionately: The under-18 population actually decreased by 1.1 million, from 74.2 million to 73.1 million. Of course, many private schools are seeing record numbers of applications after the public schools in Democrat-run states and municipalities showed disregard (or even disdain) for children by locking them out of their buildings, quarantining them because one child coughed, and forcing even 4-year-olds to wear masks. Homeschooling is seeing record popularity.

Washington Examiner

Jen Psaki Blames Increase in Meat Prices on “Greed of Meat Conglomerates”

Townhall has the video (Twitter). From Ted Cruz: The Biden-Harris White House has a new talking point to try and dodge the blame for inflation. The American people won’t buy the Biden admin’s spin (Twitter). Elizabeth Warren tweeted “Families are rightly upset that the price of meat has gone through the roof. Who’s to blame? Meatpacking monopolies that are using inflation as cover to raise prices and make record profits. I’m fighting for stronger antitrust enforcement to lower prices” (RedState).

San Francisco Mayor Claims She’s Gonna Crack Down on Crime

As the city becomes the laughingstock of America. But Mayor London Breed is part of the Democrats who shield criminals from consequences.

Washington Times

New Hampshire Teachers Union Sues to Block CRT Ban in Public Schools

Parents remain the enemy of the American Federation of Teachers.

Daily Wire

Latinx Failure Follows the Democrats’ Struggle with Hispanics

As the group fails to get in line with what the woke expect of minorities.

National Review

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Kroger to No Longer Provide Paid Sick Leave for Unvaccinated Workers

The story notes “The company will also add a $50 monthly surcharge to company health plans for unvaccinated managers and non-union employees. The Cincinnati-based grocery chain is one of the largest employers in the United States with almost half a million full-time and part-time employees. Kroger has made a decision to tighten pandemic-related policies for its workers at a time when businesses across the country face uncertainty over federal vaccination mandates.”

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