News of the Day: Thursday, September 30, 2021
1. "18 months into the pandemic and it is still clear that masking children is an ineffective policy not supported by research or data." A good aggregation of well-cited sources. https://covidreason.substack.com/p/masking-children-is-an-ineffective
2. A left perspective on the insanity of Covidmania: " I would suggest instead that outbreak be applied to these frantic upswells of bureaucratic overreaction. Perhaps the epidemiological origins of this diseased mentality could be “contact traced.” https://mtracey.substack.com/p/academia-is-establishing-a-permanent
3. "20 states have passed some form of protective language from COVID-19 vaccine mandates or vaccine passports in some capacity. These states are: Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Arizona, Florida, Iowa, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, Montana, New Hampshire, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas and Utah." From the recently YouTube banned Dr. Mercola & the work by NVIC: https://www.nvic.org
4. Biden's budget almost as unpopular as he is. https://kfoxtv.com/news/nation-world/swing-district-polling-shows-majority-of-voters-oppose-bidens-35-trillion-spending-bill
5. Restaurant owners report declining conditions. https://www.cnbc.com/2021/09/29/majority-of-restaurants-say-business-is-worse-than-3-months-ago-survey.html
*Bonus: The VivaBarnes reading list: https://www.goodreads.com/review/list/130921670-robert-barnes?ref=nav_mybooks&shelf=vivabarneslaw