News for June 28 — FDA Panel Recommends COVID Vaccine Update

FDA panel recommends updating COVID vaccine: https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/fda-panel-recommends-redesigned-covid-booster-shots-fall-rcna35711 . The panel reached the only appropriate outcome. WSJ: More: https://www.wsj.com/articles/new-covid-vaccines-targeting-variants-are-weighed-for-fall-booster-campaign-11656414001 .

WSJ: BA4 and BA5 now dominate new US COVID cases: https://www.wsj.com/articles/ba-4-ba-5-subvariants-dominate-new-covid-19-cases-11656439003 .

US rolls out more monkeypox vaccine as outbreak spreads: https://apnews.com/article/covid-health-government-and-politics-f67dd594ae5d713147e107ed7321f4b9 .  CDC also expands the group recommended to receive the vaccine. WSJ: More: https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-expands-plan-for-monkeypox-vaccinations-in-effort-to-curb-outbreak-11656457974 .

Pentagon will continue abortion services for female soldiers: https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/roes-overturning-affect-abortion-access-service-members-pentagon/story?id=85805186 .

Turkey drops veto, Finland and Sweden on track to join NATO: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/6/28/erdogan-to-have-bilateral-talks-with-world-leaders-at-nato-summit . Putin just took another major gut-punch. WSJ: More: https://www.wsj.com/articles/nato-allies-to-focus-on-threats-from-russia-and-beyond-at-summit-11656408633 .

Ernst & Young will pay $100 million fine after 49 staffers cheated on an ethics exam: https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/ey-will-pay-a-record-100-million-fine-after-the-sec-found-49-staff-cheated-on-an-ethics-exam/ar-AAYX4gs?cvid=47d3ca7998a74f57a2079045a1bf44fc . Obviously, that’s over $2 million per staffer. So you have to do a lot of audit work to create $100 million in profits to cover this fine. WSJ: More: https://www.wsj.com/articles/ey-paying-100-million-to-settle-probe-of-auditors-cheating-on-ethics-exams-11656410401 .

January 6 hearing: Testimony of Cassidy Hutchinson: Cabinet members considered removing Orange Julius from office under 25th Amendment: https://news.yahoo.com/trump-was-alerted-cabinet-looked-at-using-25th-amendment-after-jan-6-aide-testifies-234627087.html . OJ on January 6: “I’m the f***ing President. Take me to the Capitol.”: https://news.yahoo.com/trump-was-alerted-cabinet-looked-at-using-25th-amendment-after-jan-6-aide-testifies-234627087.html . OJ knew the January 6 crowd was armed and didn’t care: https://news.yahoo.com/cassidy-hutchinson-january-6-trump-weapons-rally-mags-183111081.html .

Simply put, OJ must go to jail for his many criminal offenses. Otherwise, the rule of law has failed in this country. This utterly disgusting fool currently stands above the law, even out of office.

Hillary on Clarence Thomas: A person of “resentment, grievance, anger”: https://news.yahoo.com/hillary-clinton-known-clarence-thomas-014028591.html . Anyone who has studied Thomas knows this to be true. But it is interesting that Hillary chose to say this publicly, and that she has known him since law school. Also, full disclosure, I always believed Anita Hill – and Christine Blasey Ford, for that matter.

Mrs. Ginni “Excited to Testify” Thomas now declines appearance before January 6 committee: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/ginni-thomas-declines-jan-6-committee-request-to-give-testimony/ar-AAYZ0Nj?cvid=aa06f33f78f8419282e15ebd062c2e0b .

Subway food worker shot and killed over too much mayo: https://www.today.com/food/news/subway-employee-shot-killed-over-too-much-mayo-on-sandwich-rcna35501 . Obviously, we should require gun owner licensing. Also, issuance and renewal must include a mental health screening.

Chelsea Handler stirs up late night TV: https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/chelsea-handler-slams-gop-claims-of-being-pro-life-like-calling-oj-simpson-pro-wife-074119229.html . Specifically, “calling Republicans pro-life is like calling OJ Simpson pro-wife.”