"I think the reason that (my act) caught on and gave me a wonderful career is that I was never mean-spirited," he once said. "Not that you had to like it, but you had to be under a rock somewhere not to get it." … [Read more...] about Don Rickles, comedy legend, dead at 90
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Well-Respected Senior GOP Staffer Resigns, Condemns Colleagues After Capitol Hill Riots
Jason Schmid was a senior staffer on the House Armed Services Committee and was well-liked by those he worked with, CNN reported. Schmid said the rioters who descended on the Capitol building last week were and are still “domestic enemies of the Constitution of the United States,” according to a letter to House Ranking member Republican Alabama Rep. Mike Rogers and committee members, which Politico obtained. … [Read more...] about Well-Respected Senior GOP Staffer Resigns, Condemns Colleagues After Capitol Hill Riots
COVID Vaccines: San Francisco Opening 3 Vaccination Sites, Sets Goal of 10,000 Vaccinations A Day
“This is a historic and hopeful moment for all of us. We are working with all of our health partners to ensure an effective and equitable distribution,” Colfax explained. “We have been planning for months now to be ready to vaccinate as many people as fast as possible when the vaccine is more readily available from the federal and state government.” … [Read more...] about COVID Vaccines: San Francisco Opening 3 Vaccination Sites, Sets Goal of 10,000 Vaccinations A Day
COVID Vaccine: Supply Constraints Thwart Rapid Rollout Across Bay Area
“Initially, the plan was everyone that got a vaccine, we’d save a second dose for them, to make sure we would have the proper schedule,” explained Dr. John Swartzberg of UC Berkeley School of Public Health. “So a lot of vaccine was held in reserve.” … [Read more...] about COVID Vaccine: Supply Constraints Thwart Rapid Rollout Across Bay Area
Newt Gingrich: Delusional anti-Trump forces are wrong to predict a Republican civil war
When Marriott announced it will cut off donations to pro-Trump Republicans, it created a risk that 74 million Americans will decide to stay in other hotels and motels. When Nike continues to use slave labor courtesy of the Chinese Communist dictatorship, it risks millions of Americans seeking an alternative shoe. When web-hosting platforms like Google, Amazon and Apple conspire to apply ideological tests for the apps they carry, they may find they’ve created a niche for competition. The list goes on. … [Read more...] about Newt Gingrich: Delusional anti-Trump forces are wrong to predict a Republican civil war
