Oregon initiative would ban animal slaughter, breeding

An Oregon ballot initiative proposed for 2022 would effectively criminalize the farming of food animals in the state by classifying their slaughter as aggravated abuse and redefining artificial insemination and castration as sexual assault.

Initiative Petition 13, filed with Oregon elections officials in November, would remove farmer exemptions from existing laws barring animal cruelty and specifically target practices used for “(b)reeding domestic, livestock, and equine animals,” according to the text of the initiative.

The proposed Abuse, Neglect, and Assault Exemption Modification and Improvement Act would delete all references to “good animal husbandry” from state statute and only allow an animal to be injured in cases of a human’s self-defense. A veterinarian’s spaying and neutering of household pets would still be exempt.  Source: Farm Progress

CDC Finally Admits No Evidence of Coronavirus Spread via Surfaces

But the era of “hygiene theater” may have come to an unofficial end this week, when the C.D.C. updated its surface cleaning guidelines and noted that the risk of contracting the virus from touching a contaminated surface was less than 1 in 10,000.

“Finally,” said Linsey Marr, an expert on airborne viruses at Virginia Tech. “We’ve known this for a long time and yet people are still focusing so much on surface cleaning.” She added, “There’s really no evidence that anyone has ever gotten Covid-19 by touching a contaminated surface.”  Source: NY Times

21,000 Get Covid in One Week After Receiving Vaccine’s First Dose

Based on a Washington Post analysis of data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, The Post estimates about 21,000 of 470,000 people who tested positive for coronavirus for the week ended Sunday already had their first dose. Michigan, where cases have been rising sharply with the rise of highly transmissible variants, accounts for about a tenth of that estimate.  — Source: Washington Post

San Francisco’s Policy of “Let the Thieves Go” leads to a surge in burglaries!

‘Prolific’ offenders help drive 46% surge in SF burglaries

San Francisco police are having trouble keeping up with a roughly 46 percent surge in home and commercial burglaries this year that authorities suspect is being driven in part by chronic offenders.

Officers have cleared less than 12 percent of burglary cases this year as of Sunday compared to about 16 percent at this time last year, with reports of burglaries swelling from 4,715 to 6,895 during the same time frame, according to data released by the San Francisco Police Department.

So an uptick in crime … dive into the article and we find …

The department has compiled a list of 30 such offenders, Scott said. Some are believed to be responsible for as many as 30 known burglaries, and may also be connected to larger enterprises and even international fencing operations.

“We have identified some individuals who are prolific and we have to deal with that,” Scott said. “We have just got to figure out a solution.”  — Source: S.F. Examiner

They can’t figure out a solution for the crime surge … it’s really simply … ARREST them, CHARGE them, TRY them in a court of law! Duh! It’s not rocket science …

MIT researchers challenge indoor social distancing rules: ‘No safer at 60 feet than 6 feet’

Anew study out of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology is challenging major COVID-19 mitigation measures of the past year, claiming the widely accepted six-foot “social distancing” rule is more or less meaningless in indoor settings.

The study, authored by MIT chemical engineering Prof. Martin Bazant and applied mathematics Prof. John Bush, “characterize[s] the evolution of the concentration of pathogen-laden droplets in a well-mixed room, and the associated risk of infection to its occupants.”

Indoor gatherings have been one of the most aggressive targets of COVID-19 mitigation measures over the past year. Health officials have warned that people congregating in indoor settings are at significant risk for COVID-19 infection. Authorities worldwide have mandated both that occupancy limits in public facilities and spaces be sharply decreased and that individuals should maintain strict 72-inch spaces between each other when inside them.  … read more (Source: Just the News)

Yale Epidemiologist: 60% of New COVID Patients Have Been Vaccinated

 

Dr. Harvey Risch, a Professor of Epidemiology at Yale University, in an interview on Friday stated that 60% of new COVID cases are from those who have been vaccinated!

For those who missed an interview in August, Dr. Risch appeared on the Life, Liberty and Levin show accusing Dr. Anthony Fauci of causing the deaths of “hundreds of thousands of Americans” who could have been saved by using HCQ.

Israel Tourism is Sorta Up and Running …

After finally opening nearly 100% of the country to its own citizens, Israel is now gearing up to be – in its words – the first country to open up its tourism sector, beginning on May 23 – 14 months after its borders were closed.

Sounds great … until you read the fine print …

However, to enjoy these sites and the beauty of the Holy Land, tourists must be vaccinated, present a negative COVID test and undergo a serological test for antibodies after they arrive in Israel.

Upon arrival, visitors can download the green passport app to their phones and use it for access to locations that are off limits to non-vaccinated Israelis such as restaurants, hotels and other indoor venues.

Hmmm … sounds the beginnings of the human conditioning of a mark … one may not buy or sell unless he had the MARK …

“We put our trust in vaccines and Israelis have gone through a few months of getting vaccines to all who are of the ages to get the vaccine, and special permits, and we reached 90%,” so this created a safe environment, a safe country.

I wish they placed their trust in the Lord …