Author: Freedom Watch

National Police Union Backs Unvaccinated Officers Amid Mandates

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By Charlie McCarthy Newsmax August 13, 2021 Many U.S. police officers are asking their unions to support the right not to get vaccinated against COVID-19, Axios reported. The Fraternal Order of Police, a national police union that represents 356,000 officers, has said COVID-19 vaccines are safe and recommends its members get vaccinated. Still, the union will not support mandates requiring members get the vaccine. “We are a union and we will defend our members,” FOP executive director Jim Pasco told Axios. “You cannot tell people what to do. It’s still an individual and personal choice.” Continue Reading…..

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Fully Vaccinated People Experiencing Breakthrough COVID Infections: Here’s the Latest

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By Katie Teague CNET August 12, 2021 The highly contagious delta variant continues to cause a spike in COVID-19 infections across the US, especially in areas with low vaccination rates. But the variant is also breaking through to infect vaccinated people. Studies by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say the delta infection has similarly high viral loads in vaccinated and unvaccinated people. So what does that mean as more of these breakthrough cases are happening? Currently, 167 million people in the US have been fully vaccinated, a little over half the country’s total population. The CDC’s…

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What Planet’ Are They On? Judge Blasts Republicans for Downplaying Attack on U.S. Capitol

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By Jan Wolfe Reuters August 12, 2021 Hundreds of supporters of then-President Donald Trump stormed the Capitol that day in a failed attempt to stop Congress from certifying Democrat Joe Biden’s presidential election victory. The violence left five dead, including a Capitol Police officer, and more than 480 people have been arrested on charges linked to the attack. “I’m especially troubled by the accounts of some members of Congress that Jan. 6 was just a day of tourists walking through the Capitol,” U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth said during a court hearing in Washington. “I don’t know what planet…

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Appeals Judges Order Release of Jan. 6 Defendant George Tanios Pending Trial – WV Metronews

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By Brad McElhinny WV MetroNews August 12, 2021 Federal appeals judges have ordered Morgantown restaurant operator George Tanios to be released on bond while awaiting trial on charges from the Jan. 6 riots at the U.S. Capitol. In a short filing Monday, judges with the U.S. District Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit concluded Tanios does not represent a danger to the community. “The record reflects that Tanios has no past felony convictions, no ties to any extremist organizations, and no post-January 6 criminal behavior that would otherwise show him to pose a danger to the community within…

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