7. Biden will not be removed from office, guys
- President Joe Biden has offered few answers through the fall of Afghanistan, and now U.S. Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) has suggested that Biden needs to be removed from office because he’s unfit for the position.
- Scott asked, “Is Joe Biden capable of discharging the duties of his office or has time come to exercise the provisions of the 25th Amendment?” Others, including former President Donald Trump, have suggested that Biden is unfit due to his handling of the crisis, as well.
6. Possible resolution to defend UNA student
- During the summer meeting for the Alabama Republican Party State Executive Committee, the committee will consider a resolution to show support for University of North Alabama Student Government Association president Jake Statom.
- There were calls for Statom to resign after he posted a picture of a T-shirt on Instagram that said “Born this way? You must be born again.” The resolution states, “Statom committed no impeachable offense by simply exercising the basic freedoms of opinion, expression, and religion that are guaranteed to all Americans under the Bill of Rights of the U.S. Constitution.”
5. Alabama Democrats lack candidates and competent leadership
- U.S. Representative Mo Brooks (R-Huntsville) is the current frontrunner for U.S. Senate, and now the Alabama Democratic Party has launched a campaign against Brooks instead of announcing an opposing candidate.
- The campaign is similar to ones the Democrats have run against Brooks in the past called “No Mo Bull—-.” The executive director for the Alabama Democratic Party, Wade Perry, said that Brooks “has difficulty telling the truth and in some circles we call that BS.” The campaign against Brooks was initially started earlier this year, and while they’ve had some success fundraising, the campaign has had little impact on the U.S. Senate race.
4. Tennessee parents can opt out of mask mandates
- Unlike Alabama, parents in Tennessee can now opt out of school mask mandates for their children as Tennessee Governor Bill Lee (R) has signed a new executive order. Lee said that “individual decision-making by a parent on issues regarding the health and well-being of their child is the most important” issue.
- This decision came after Memphis and Nashville, the two largest school districts in Tennessee, announced that they would mandate masks for all students. There have been 9,074 new coronavirus cases with school-aged children in Tennessee in the last two weeks.
3. Another Alabama doctor is being horrible
- Dr. Jason Valentine at Mobile’s Diagnostics and Medical Clinical Infirmary Health has said that he will no longer see any patients that are not fully vaccinated against the coronavirus. This new requirement for patients will begin on October 1, and this is being done as a way to get more people to get vaccinated. This is his choice.
- Valentine has reported since posting the sign that three people have asked about where they can get vaccinated. He explained that he did this because “COVID is a miserable way to die and I can’t watch them die like that.”
2. ICU beds filling up; People with weakened immunity can get a booster shot
- As the rate of infection in Alabama is starting to slow, the rate of hospitalization is also continuing to rise slowly. Some hospitals are finding themselves with more patients than they can traditionally handle. This is not to say that people are being denied care, but that headline is far more complicated than, “Alabama has negative ICU beds available.”
- It’s officially been recommended by the Alabama Department of Public Health that people with a weakened immune system, such as those who have gone through cancer treatments, HIV, organ transplants or other conditions, get a booster shot for the coronavirus vaccine, Moderna or Pfizer. There has not been a recommendation issued for those who were vaccinated with the Johnson & Johnson shot. Additionally, it’s not recommended that the general public get a booster shot for the vaccine, but it’s expected that this could come soon.
1. The friendly neighborhood Taliban ain’t that friendly
- Since taking over Afghanistan, the Taliban has claimed that they will respect women and their rights, encouraged women to be part of the government, and said that many within the country would receive amnesty, but it’s been doubted that any of these promises would ever be honored or believed.
- On Tuesday, a woman was shot by Taliban fighters for leaving her home without a burqa. The terrorist group has also been videoed patrolling areas with armed members as they search for government workers or others who may not immediately comply with the regime. There were gunshots heard in Kabul as one of these patrols took place. About 11,000 Americans are still in Afghanistan, and there’s been no promise made by the White House that all Americans will be evacuated.
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