Armstrong Economics Blog/Vaccine Re-Posted Nov 2, 2021 by Martin Armstrong

Notoriously left Bill Maher is wondering why America denies the impact of natural immunity. “If [a firefighter] is willing to go into a burning building and says, ‘I’m just not that afraid of COVID and I don’t want to take the shot’ — that should be enough,” Caitlin Flanagan commented, defending her position that people who save lives should not be fired. “How do people from one party get such a bad idea, where did that come from?” Maher asks after reviewing the rates of hospitalization for the unvaccinated. Some Democrats are beginning to dissent from the Biden, Gates, and Schwab agenda. We saw how the party handled the recent spending bill, and the far-left is beginning to separate from the moderates.

Posted originally on the conservative tree house on November 1, 2021 | Sundance | 70 Comments

A major win for police union members in the Chicago area.   Citing an irrevocable harm that has no possibility for reversal if enacted, a judge has blocked the City of Chicago from enforcing a vaccine mandate for unionized police members.

CHICAGO – “A Cook County judge on Monday suspended the city of Chicago’s policy requiring that all of its police officers be vaccinated against COVID-19 by the end of the year.

The ruling is a major victory for police unions, who have held that the city’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate violates their collective bargaining agreements. Judge Raymond Mitchell ruled Monday that the mandate should be halted for police officers until those complaints can be settled in arbitration.

…[T]he judge said there would be no possible remedy after the mandatory deadline if the policy was ultimately found to violate the collective bargaining agreements.

“If every union member complied and was vaccinated by December 31 … they would have no grievance to pursue and there would be no remedy an arbitrator could award,” the judge wrote in his order. “An award of back pay or reinstatement cannot undo a vaccine. Nothing can.” (read more)

Armstrong Economics Blog/Disease Re-Posted Nov 1, 2021 by Martin Armstrong

The following is a heartbreaking phone call between the parents of a 12-year-old girl who is now on a feeding tube following a Pfizer vaccination trial. Patrick and Stephanie de Garay claim their 12-year-old urged them to enroll her in the experiment. Why a parent would allow their child to be used as a lab rat is beyond logic. They sound fairly calm for the parents of a young girl who is suffering tremendously. The doctor in this phone call also seems unphased.“She cannot walk, she cannot pee, she cannot go to the bathroom, she has anxiety now,” the girl’s mother stated. “One in a thousand is a lot,” the mother continued, noting that, obviously, no child should experience this reaction. The doctor, Dr. Robert Frenck, said he “feels bad,” but knows that there is nothing he can do. They do not know what caused the adverse reaction. Toward the end of the call, the doctor asked if the parents would like to know whether their daughter received the placebo vaccine, and I think the answer is clear. A study reported that child mortality due to COVID-19 is “extremely rare,” and well under one in a thousand (0.10%).

Posted originally on the conservative tree house on October 30, 2021 | Sundance | 1,230 Comments

**BUMPED x2**

As the impacts of the various vaccination mandates take shape, it is worth a review of the current status as it impacts you and your family on a local basis.

As noted by a reader in Washington state, the cleaving of society on vaccinated status is having an unusual impact on many regions even within individual states.

As one anecdotal report is told, the eastern side of Washington state is essentially functioning as before the vaccination mandate; while the western side is seeing a substantial breakdown in local civic society.

Mandates by local officials are creating issues for local services.  Local police, fire and first responders are leaving their jobs, creating issues for those in the leftist side of Washington state. Meanwhile the eastern, or more conservative side of the state, is relatively not impacted.

In another cleaving anecdote one business owner in southern California has told a rebel alliance member to discontinue the use of services from a vendor who does not share the leftist political perspectives of the owner; while other right-minded business owners (in the same industry) are looking specifically to gain advantage by seeking out vendors who are skilled, stable and independent.

As would be expected, the vaccination cleaving is creating two unique classes of workers and owners/operators.  Those with the best expertise, skillset and work ethic all fall into the group who are more independently minded and not prone to the inherent peer pressure created by the vaccine mandate.

While the data is all still raw in this new cleaved socioeconomic environment, it does appear -in the aggregate- the unvaxxed are better workers, better problem solvers and carry a stronger work ethic. The vaxxed workforce, owners and operators appear less than.

This brings up an interesting dynamic that is still unfolding amid various regions.  So the questions posed are these:

What do you see in your town, hamlet, city, neighborhood and/or region?

How are the various vaccine mandates impacting your area?

Additionally, what opportunities or challenges do you see currently?  Do you see any benefits to the cleaving as it appears to be underway?  Do you have any advice for readers who might be stuck behind enemy lines?

Posted originally on the conservative tree house on October 30, 2021 | Sundance | 109 Comments

A small group of healthcare workers in Louisiana working for Ochsner Health have been granted an interim reprieve by an appeals court judge who is willing to hear their case against the mandatory vaccine requirement.  You might remember Ochsner Health was also the company who is requiring the spouses or dependents of healthcare workers to also get vaccinated or pay an additional insurance premium {See Here}.

A Louisiana appeals court judge has granted a last minute temporary injunction against the mandate granting a hearing for their case:

LOUISIANA – in its ruling Thursday, the appeals court said the plaintiffs should be allowed a hearing and Ochsner may not fire or discipline employees over failing to comply with vaccine requirements in the meantime.

The ruling applies to employees at hospitals listed on the lawsuit, including Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport and Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport St. Mary. The plaintiffs are 20 registered nurses, four surgical technicians, a physician, a nurse practitioner, a respiratory therapist, a licensed practical nurse, a child life specialist and several others without listed medical credentials.

[…]  The new ruling is not an indication that the employees’ claim that the hospital is violating their rights has merit, nor does it have legal implications for lawsuits filed outside of the 2nd circuit, said Friedman. It means that the panel agreed that there should be a hearing to decide whether a hospital’s vaccine mandate is unconstitutional.

“They want the judge to actually rule on the merits and give these people at least the hearings,” said Friedman.  (read more)