Amazon to Face Potential Delivery Driver Strike

Freedomist Editor August 23, 2021

Parker Davis- Amazon and Instacart might have a new headache to deal with if some workers have their way. Delivery drivers for both of these companies are not happy with a number of employment conditions these two companies impose on them and they are moving to strike to get what we they want.

Delivery strike: Amazon + Instacart workers plan to walk off their jobs – Motherly Inc.

From www.mother.ly
2021-08-20 23:49:18

Excerpt:

On Monday Amazon workers and Instacart shoppers demanded both companies increase protections and pay—or the workers will strike. Spokespeople for Amazon and Instacart both tell Motherly both companies remain operational.

Instacart’s shoppers want the company to provide hand sanitizer and wipes for the gig workers, as well as better compensation for those taking on the risky task of shopping during a pandemic.

Amazon employees want warehouses to be closed for deep cleanings and want access to paid sick leave. Right now they only get paid sick leave if they are placed on a mandatory quarantine by medical providers or have tested positive for COVID-19.

So far, 14 employees at multiple Amazon warehouses have tested positive…..

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Infrastructure Bill has a Poison Pill for Religious Liberty

Freedomist Editor August 23, 2021

The massive Biden Infrastructure Bill intends on using Federal funds to redefine American society and make it less American and more CCP. To that end,, the infrastructure bill has a provision in it that would deny religious freedomto all.

Biden’s infrastructure bill would end religious liberty as a human right in America

From winteryknight.com
2021-08-15 14:00:16
Wintery Knight
Excerpt:

Focus on the Family reports on what’s in the new trillion-dollar infrastructure spending bill:

Senators released the full text of a proposed infrastructure bill on Sunday after weeks of negotiations. The “Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act” clocks in at 2,702 pages and will spend roughly $1 trillion dollars.

Of concern for Christians is a provision which includes “gender identity” as a protected class.

Page 2,149 includes the following stipulation:

“No individual in the United States may, on the basis of actual or perceived race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, or disability, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity that is funded in whole or in part with funds made available to carry out this title” (Emphasis added).

Provisions similar to this are often referred to as SOGI laws (Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity…

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SCOTUS Issues Shadow Docket Injunction on NY Eviction Protection Law

Freedomist Editor August 17, 2021

The Supreme Court’s shocking order from the shadows looks like a shot across the bow – Raw Story

From www.rawstory.com
2021-08-13 10:33:49

Excerpt:

On Thursday night, the Supreme Court issued a new injunction against a New York state law meant to shield tenants from eviction in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. But the order came on what’s known as the shadow docket, which means the majority’s decision is unsigned and typically offers little to no defense for the court’s action.

Justice Stephen Breyer, joined by the other two liberals on the court, wrote a sharp dissent, arguing that the majority’s decision doesn’t meet the strict standards that should be applied. Though the case has no technical legal overlap with the arguments made against the federal moratorium on evictions, which expired briefly before the Biden administration reinstated a more circumscribed version of the policy, the conservative majority’s extreme action against the New York law suggests the justices may have been influenced by their feelings about the prior case. It may be seen as a rejoinder to the Democrats’ aggressive steps to protect tenants.

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Myanmar Junta Sitting on a Ticking Time Bomb, The Youth

Freedomist Editor August 17, 2021

The Junta of Myanmar may enjoy power today, but their actions, and the brutality with which they executed them, have created a whole generation busy training in preparation from retaking the country from the cabalists.

How Myanmar’s youth are preparing for civil war

From www.telegraph.co.uk
2021-08-13 05:00:00

Excerpt:

Tens of thousands of Myanmar citizens have also fled across its borders to Thailand and India to escape fighting between militias and the Tatmadaw.

“We have seen a proliferation on two fronts, both the number of people under arms and the number of Myanmar citizens, including those from the Bamar and the cities, heading to the frontier regions to get training,” explains Gregory Poling, Senior Fellow for Southeast Asia at the Center for Strategic and International Studies.

“The opposition to the Tatmadaw has been far more sustained than most expected and there are daily reports of bomb blasts and ambushes of Tatmadaw figures in major cities. The country is absolutely in a civil war, which is just intensifying.”

Colonel Solomon, 57, is a CNF leader in Camp Victoria. He has fought against the Tatmadaw for 30 years but says ongoing recruitment is unprecedented, with 30 people arriving in the camp daily.

“It’s not just the youth, it’s not just from across Chin state, it is…

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Google and Facebook Create Suboceanic Digital Network for Far East

Google and Facebook to Create Suboceanic Digital Network for Far East

Freedomist Editor August 17, 2021

The International corporations known as Google and Facebook teamed up with a couple of regional heavyweights (Telecom News and ET Telecom) to begin to build an undersea infrastructure connecting Singapore, Japan, Guam, the Philippines, Taiwan and Indonesia to each other.

New Asia undersea data cable plan unveiled by Google, Facebook, Telecom News, ET Telecom

From telecom.economictimes.indiatimes.com
2021-08-16 15:35:00

Excerpt:

Washington: Google and Facebook on Monday unveiled plans for a new undersea internet cable connecting Singapore, Japan, Guam, the Philippines, Taiwan and Indonesia.

The cable project dubbed Apricot would be some 12,000 kilometers (nearly 7,500 miles) and be operational in 2024 subject to regulatory approvals, the companies said in separate statements.

The project announced by the US firms and regional and global partners “will deliver much-needed internet capacity, redundancy, and reliability to expand connections in the Asia-Pacific region,” said Facebook engineering manager Nico Roehrich.

“The Apricot cable is part of our ongoing effort to expand global network infrastructure and better serve the more than 3.5 billion people around the world who use our services every month,” Roehrich added.

Earlier this year the companies announced another cable project dubbed Echo connecting the United States, Singapore, Guam and Indonesia.

“The Echo and Apricot cables are complementary submarine…

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Gen Z Youth Abandon Scripture

Freedomist Editor August 17, 2021

Fewer and fewer Americans are using the bible on any kind of regular basis. Among the generation emerging now, Gen Z, the youngest in that generation that use the bible regularly is 34%.

Study: Gen Z Has a Precarious Relationship with the Bible

From feedproxy.google.com
2021-08-10 17:48:51
Jonathan Petersen
Excerpt:

Americans born between 1997 and 2012—characterized as Gen Z—are still deciding what to do with the Bible while exhibiting openness to Scripture, according to American Bible Society’s (@americanbible) 11th annual State of the Bible report.

“Many in Gen Z are coming of age without the wisdom and comfort that others have found in the Bible,” says John Farquhar Plake, PhD and director of ministry intelligence for American Bible Society. “More than other generations, Gen Z is uncertain about the value and uniqueness of the Bible for their daily lives.”

[Read the Bible Gateway Blog post, More Americans Turning to the Bible Than in Previous Years and Reporting a More Frequent Reading Habit]

It only takes a minute to create your own Bible Gateway free personal account and you’ll immediately upgrade your Bible Gateway experience. Do it right now!Key Findings

• Gen Z has a shaky relationship with the Bible. One-third of Gen Z youth (34%) are Bible Users,…

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House Armed Service Chair, DNC Adam Smith, Wants US to Decrease Nukes

Freedomist Editor August 11, 2021

While China and Russia are all working on expanding their Nuclear arsenal, DNC Apparatchik and Chair of the House Armed Services Committee, Adam Smith of Washington State, recently declared he believes that the US should be working to decrease its nuclear arsenal, not meeting the external threats that can plainly be seen.

Top House Dem Wants To Cut Nuclear Arsenal

From freebeacon.com
2021-08-10 13:50:55
Jack Beyrer
Excerpt:

The top Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee is pressuring the Biden administration to limit upgrades to the nuclear arsenal that military brass and experts consider vital.

Armed Services chairman Adam Smith (Wash.) on Monday sent a letter to the White House that asks President Biden to reduce the United States’ nuclear arsenal as he considers the 2023 defense budget.

“When asked about the requirements for all of these systems, the Department of Defense quickly points to Russian and Chinese investment in nuclear weapons, which I fear leads us down the path to a newly invigorated and very dangerous arms race,” Smith wrote. “The last decade has taught us, painfully, that we cannot afford to continue adding new requirements, capabilities, and platforms, and expect that they will be delivered on time and within budget.”

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Federal Judge Strikes Down Biden XO Mandating Doctors Perform Abortions, Transgender Surgeries

Freedomist Editor August 11, 2021

In a win not just for Christian doctors, but all doctors who have reasons for not wanting to perform abortions or transgendered surgery, a Federal Judge shot down the Biden XO mandating doctors have to conduct these types of surgeries regardless of ethical or religious conviction.

Christian Doctors Beat Biden in Court: Won’t Be Forced to Perform Abortions, Transgender Surgery

From www.christianheadlines.com
2021-08-10 13:45:00

Excerpt:

On Monday, a federal judge handed religious liberty advocates a major win by ruling that the Biden administration cannot force Christian doctors and religious hospitals to perform abortions or gender transition procedures under Obamacare.

The case involves a portion (Section 1557) of the Affordable Care Act that prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex. The Obama administration interpreted Section 1557 as also prohibiting discrimination based on sexual…

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Twice-Covid-19-Infected NFL QB Star Refuses to get Vaccine

Freedomist Editor August 11, 2021

Lamar Jackson of the Baltimore Ravens has recently stated he’s not sure he’s ready to get the Covid-19 Vaccine, despite having gotten the virus twice already.

NFL QB Lamar Jackson Won’t Commit To Vaccine, Despite Catching COVID Twice

From www.huffpost.com
2021-08-09 16:47:18

Excerpt:

The NFL star wouldn’t commit this week to getting vaccinated for COVID-19, even though he has already caught the coronavirus twice.

Jackson, 24, returned to the Ravens’ training camp on Monday after being forced to isolate at home while his teammates began workouts without him.

“When I was at home I wasn’t doing too good because I was missing my guys,” Jackson said Monday, according to NFL.com. “It was like, man, I need to get back out there with my guys.”

Jackson admitted his second COVID experience was no walk in the park.

“Just like last time probably — fatigued, if anything. I was sleeping a lot,” he said of his most recent bout of illness. “But I’m glad to be back.”

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Texas One Step Closer to Banning CRT in Schools

Freedomist Editor August 11, 2021

Texas is the latest state to push forth legislation attempting to ban what is called CRT, or Critical Race Theory.

Bill banning critical race theory in Texas schools passes Senate committee

From www.kxan.com
2021-08-10 18:46:25

Excerpt:

The bill that would expand the ban on teaching critical race theory concepts in Texas classrooms passed a Senate Committee on State Affairs hearing 5 to 2 on Tuesday.

It’s one of the governor’s priorities this special session, even though the bill itself does not contain the words critical, race or theory.

“The bill would prohibit teaching concepts that one race or sex is superior to another, that one race or sex should be held to blame for actions committed in the past by other members of that race or sex,” Republican State Senator Bryan Hughes (R-Mineola) said, defending the bill in Tuesday’s hearing.

“No teacher we’ve heard from wants to teach those things. We have seen words creeping into teaching materials. And so we want to make sure we’re teaching the truth and the whole truth to our students,” Rep. Hughes said.

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