I don't know what chance a bill like this has to pass in Rhode Island, but nevertheless, it just reinforces the timeless edict...never vote for a democrat.

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Rhode Island Dems Submit Bill To Double State Income Tax For Parents Of Unvaccinated Minors

Rhode Island Democrats want to punish the parents of children who refused to submit to the COVID vaccine mandates.

If passed, the bill will financially cripple individuals by doubling their personal income tax and requiring them to pay a monthly fine of $50.

State Senator Samuel Bell is the lead legislator backing the bill, which mandates all Rhode Island residents, workers, and taxpayers receive a COVID-19 vaccine as well as any subsequent boosters that the state’s director of the department of health shall require.

The bill’s text can be read here.



The law will apply to every person “of at least 16 years of age” as well as every person “under 16 years of age” and over 10 years of age.

In order to receive an exemption for a minor, an extremely strict requirement has been drafted into the bill. Parents will need to have three different doctors state on record that the child is “not fit for immunization” and the child themselves will have to place their signature on the form.

The state’s department of health will then be vested with the power to investigate each individual case and, without details provided as to how the determination might be made, may summarily reject the petition and reinstate monetary penalties on the minor’s guardians.

Employers, both public and private, will be tasked with enforcing the legislation as well. If an employee who is not strictly working remotely fails to provide proof of vaccine and his employer fails to terminate his employment, that employer will receive a monthly fine of $5,000 imposed on them.

Bell, who is personally motivated due to an ailing newborn son with a compromised immune system, was joined by Senators Mack, Acosta, Anderson, Seveney, and Mendes in introducing this bill.

To justify the legislation, Bell has pointed critics in the direction of a Boston Globe piece by journalist Dan McGowan that makes the claim that nearly 65% of residents support a statewide mandate. This number comes from a survey that was conducted by a ‘joint project’ known as the COVID-19 Consortium for Understanding the Public Police Preferences Across States.

What McGowan and Bell fail to mention is that the methodology of the survey—which was rubberstamped by Harvard, Northeastern, Rutgers, and Northwestern—states plainly that it is a ‘nonprobability sample‘ done using an online tool created for market research.

That’s a highbrow way of saying ‘this survey isn’t at all representative of the population and, in fact, it’s not even random sampling at all.’

It’s self-evident that this sort of legislation is a violation of Rhode Islanders’ individual liberty, but to justify it with a survey regulated by the same rules as a Whose Line? episode is beyond the pale.

https://www.thegatewaypundit.c...unvaccinated-minors/

It'll never survive the 1st amendment appeals.

“Fun Fact: The Vape Droplet particles have a median diameter that's 2-3 times the size of the Coronavirus”

I’ve been saying this since masks were introduced- masks might stop large droplets (which isn’t even inhaled) but the fine vapor (which can hang in the air for quite a while) is barely affected. Short of a full face respirator, you’re not stopping Covid with paper, cloth, an N-95, etc.

I know, wikibaloneypedia, but still

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State Senator Samuel Bell

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Bell_(politician)

Samuel W. Bell (born July 7, 1989) is an American politician who serves in the Rhode Island State Senate representing the 5th district in Providence. A Democrat, he was first elected to the senate in the 2018 elections, and assumed office in 2019.[1] Bell is a member of the Democratic Socialists of America.[2

A data scientist at Brown University prior to his election to the legislature, Bell was most noted for an investigation which revealed that the National Rifle Association was illegally funneling national money into Rhode Island state elections in an attempt to prevent the state from passing gun control legislation. His investigation resulted in the NRA being forced to shut down its Rhode Island political action committee.[4]

Bell decided to become involved in politics as a result of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Newtown, Connecticut in 2012.[5] Bell defeated incumbent senator Paul Jabour in the Democratic primary in September 2018,[6] and ran unopposed in the general election.[1] He assumed office on January 1, 2019.[7]

Bell ran for re-election in 2020, being challenged in the Democratic primary by majority leader of the Providence City Council Jo-Ann Ryan.[8] Bell defeated Ryan by 50 percentage points, and ran unopposed in the general election.[9]

When not in the senate Bell works as a geologist.[5]

Personal life
Bell is married to Samantha Weiser, a chairwoman of the Rhode Island Democratic Women's Caucus who also works for Hasbro.[3][10] Bell and his wife are both Jewish and identify as bisexual.[11] They live together in Mount Pleasant.[5] In October 2018, Bell publicly alleged that he and Weiser were personally targeted with antisemitic and homophobic posts from users of the neo-Nazi forum website Stormfront.[11]

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...ocialists_of_America



The Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) is a multi-tendency socialist and labor-oriented political organization.[7] Its roots are in the Socialist Party of America (SPA), whose leaders included Eugene V. Debs, Norman Thomas and Michael Harrington.[8] In 1973, Harrington, the leader of a minority faction that had opposed the SPA's transformation into the Social Democrats, USA (SDUSA) during the party's 1972 national convention, formed the Democratic Socialist Organizing Committee (DSOC). The DSOC, which Harrington described as "the remnant of a remnant", soon became the largest democratic socialist group in the United States. In 1982, it merged with the New American Movement (NAM), a coalition of intellectuals with roots in the New Left movements of the 1960s and former members of socialist and communist parties of the Old Left.[9]

Initially, the organization consisted of approximately 5,000 ex-DSOC members and 1,000 ex-NAM members. Upon the founding of the DSA, Harrington and the socialist feminist author Barbara Ehrenreich were elected as co-chairs of the organization. The DSA has a stated goal of "[participating in] fights for reforms today that will weaken the power of corporations and increase the power of working people." To achieve this goal, the organization has endorsed Democratic presidential candidates, including Walter Mondale, Jesse Jackson, John Kerry, Barack Obama and Bernie Sanders, as well as Green Party candidate Ralph Nader and other third party candidates.

The DSA is the largest socialist organization in the United States.[10] As of July 2021, the membership of the organization was reported at over 94,000 and the number of local chapters was 239.[1] The organization is credited with the rise of millennial socialism;[10] in December 2017, the median age of its membership was 33, compared to 68 in 2013.[11]

Though not a political party , members of the DSA have run in elections and held office. In November 2018, two DSA members, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Rashida Tlaib, were elected to the House of Representatives as Democrats. Eleven were elected to state legislatures.[12] In November 2020, Ocasio-Cortez and Tlaib were re-elected to the House, and were joined by two more DSA members, Cori Bush and Jamaal Bowman, who have also been seated as Democrats.

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Originally posted by gearhounds:
“Fun Fact: The Vape Droplet particles have a median diameter that's 2-3 times the size of the Coronavirus”

I’ve been saying this since masks were introduced- masks might stop large droplets (which isn’t even inhaled) but the fine vapor (which can hang in the air for quite a while) is barely affected. Short of a full face respirator, you’re not stopping Covid with paper, cloth, an N-95, etc.

wearing a mask to keep out COVID is like putting up a chain linked fence to keep out mosquitos

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Originally posted by HRK:

If you do nothing today, click the link and scroll down through the responses and tweets under leftist krugmans page, read the propaganda, video from a Mass Senator, they even still attack Trump. these folks are absolutely bat shit crazy...

Why in the name of Psaki's red landing strip would I want to do that?

Information, seeing the lunacy in action, reckon it's like watching a train wreck.

Actually we need to see and read it, this place can be an Echo chamber, and that's all and good, but every once in a while it's wise to see what the other side is saying and doing, and the conviction they do so with.

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Originally posted by nhtagmember:
wearing a mask to keep out COVID is like putting up a chain linked fence to keep out mosquitos

Check out the IQ on THIS ignorant bitch...

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she's never been accused of being particularly bright

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Fun Fact: The Vape Droplet particles have a median diameter that's 2-3 times the size of the Coronavirus!

Of course, ANYONE who's ever worn glasses with a mask 'should' already know that Masks Don't Work!

This part made me giggly:

An open letter to Christi Grimm, Inspector General of the HHS

Without a doubt, there is an enormous amount of corruption at the highest levels of the FDA, CDC, and NIH that needs to be investigated. In particular, they are hiding the safety signals.

https://stevekirsch.substack.c...nspector-general?s=r

https://townhall.com/tipsheet/...ask-mandate-n2606137

"CDC continues to recommend that people wear masks in all indoor public transportation settings. CDC’s number one priority is protecting the public health of our nation. As we have said before, wearing masks is most beneficial in crowded or poorly ventilated locations, such as the transportation corridor,"

On Tuesday the Department of Justice said they would appeal the ruling if the CDC recommended government attorneys do so. Today, they did exactly that.

“The Department of Justice and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) disagree with the district court’s decision and will appeal, subject to CDC’s conclusion that the order remains necessary for public health. The Department continues to believe that the order requiring masking in the transportation corridor is a valid exercise of the authority Congress has given CDC to protect the public health. That is an important authority the Department will continue to work to preserve,” DOJ said. “If CDC concludes that a mandatory order remains necessary for the public’s health after that assessment, the Department of Justice will appeal the district court’s decision."

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we are being controlled by idiots

Here's Zophie with the sequel to the original Mask Test. Just 2:40 in length w/ somewhat lighter, more entertaining commentary, it's a condensed version to share with those w/ shorter attention spans

It's like this administration is trying to get slaughtered in the midterms. This just looks like a temper tantrum at this point.

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DOJ to appeal ruling striking down mask mandate after CDC gives OK

The Justice Department filed a notice Wednesday that it will appeal a Florida federal judge’s order striking down the long-running rule that forced plane and train passengers to wear masks.

The notice of appeal was filed in Tampa federal court at the behest of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, ending 48 hours of uncertainty after federal officials stopped enforcing the rule late Monday and President Biden said “that’s up to them” Tuesday when asked if people should keep wearing masks on planes.

It was not immediately clear whether the DOJ had asked for a stay of US District Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle’s Monday ruling that the CDC overstepped its authority by imposing the mask rule.

If a stay is ordered, it would immediately force many airlines, airports, mass transit authorities and even Uber and Lyft to reimpose mandates days after making masks optional.

“To protect CDC’s public health authority beyond the ongoing assessment announced last week, CDC has asked DOJ to proceed with an appeal,” the CDC said in a Wednesday evening statement.

“It is CDC’s continuing assessment that at this time an order requiring masking in the indoor transportation corridor remains necessary for the public health,” the CDC statement continued. “CDC will continue to monitor public health conditions to determine whether such an order remains necessary. CDC believes this is a lawful order, well within CDC’s legal authority to protect public health.”

An appeal is not without risk for the administration. If an appeals court or even the Supreme Court upholds Mizelle’s ruling, it would create a precedent arguing against such a sweeping use of federal power in response to declared public health emergencies.

US cases of COVID-19 are down dramatically since hitting an all-time high in January as the more infectious but less deadly Omicron variant of the virus spread. Most US cities have eliminated indoor mask mandates for businesses and public buildings.

“CDC continues to recommend that people wear masks in all indoor public transportation settings,” the federal health agency continued in its statement.

CDC’s number one priority is protecting the public health of our nation. As we have said before, wearing masks is most beneficial in crowded or poorly ventilated locations, such as the transportation corridor. When people wear a well-fitting mask or respirator over their nose and mouth in indoor travel or public transportation settings, they protect themselves, and those around them, including those who are immunocompromised or not yet vaccine-eligible, and help keep travel and public transportation safer for everyone.”

CDC Director Rochelle Walensky and Biden’s chief medical adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci attended a haughty and almost entirely unmasked DC white tie gala this month. At least 80 of 630 guests tested positive for COVID-19 after attending the Gridiron Club dinner.

Last week, the CDC announced the transportation mask mandate would be extended until May 3 after it was originally set to expire this past Monday. In its announcement, the health agency cited a slight uptick in COVID-19 cases and claimed it needed more time to examine the BA.2 Omicron subvariant.

https://nypost.com/2022/04/20/...campaign=android_nyp

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My first initial response would be the same as uttered by this man when they found Manny by the river...

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My first initial response would be the same as uttered by this man when they found Manny by the river..."

C'mon man, I'm in suspense, don't leave me hangin'.

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It's like this administration is trying to get slaughtered in the midterms. This just looks like a temper tantrum at this point...

Good grief! As one commentator pointed out, the ruling was a GIFT to the administration. It ended an extremely unpopular mandate, and Sleepy Joe can blame someone else.

But no, they have to appeal.

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Check out the IQ on THIS ignorant bitch...

I saw someone ask her in that tweet where her mask was at her hero Obama’s birthday party. It’s all sheer virtue signaling now with these idiots.

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My first initial response would be the same as uttered by this man when they found Manny by the river..."

C'mon man, I'm in suspense, don't leave me hangin'.

Do yourself a favor and watch Platoon…

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Originally posted by wishfull thinker:

C'mon man, I'm in suspense, don't leave me hangin'.

Do yourself a favor and watch Platoon…

Got it Thanks, it's been a while. With most Viet Nam stuff I'm kind of one and done. The 'Flight of the Valkries' scene in Apocalypse is an exception. I apparently can't see that enough times.

But I still don't know what the line was.