Feb 11, 2021
Current events are so frenetic that what I write on Wednesday may have changed by Friday! I highly recommend that you develop sources of news besides the television and newspapers to keep yourself current. The established media are simply not reporting the biggest events of our times, or they are misrepresenting them altogether. See “Get Trustworthy News” later in the newsletter for ideas. That being said, welcome to my inadequate attempt to cover the most important things going on today for CORAC members!
– Sheryl Collmer, editor, sherylc@coracusa.com
From the cockpit of the Subaru
Charlie traverses the country at the wheel of his trusty Outback, held together by duck tape and guardian angels, to speak personally to crowds from one coast to the other. Click the button below for dates, locations and more details:
Formula for Effectiveness
In tumultuous times, people are often frozen by the fact that they can’t do everything. Too often, they don’t do much of anything because they are intimidated.
The problems that beset us are big ones and travel with a multitude of other problems. Not a one of us can conquer them all – or even a significant fraction of them. Most of the time we can’t solve any of them. But if each of us are small and fairly insignificant in the larger scheme of things, we travel in an even greater multitude than the problems that beset us. Together, we are an incredibly powerful force.
Don’t believe me? Check out the Canadian truckers convoy, before whom draconian Canadian governmental mandates are already starting to tumble. Take a look at what each of these truckers decided individually to do, though. Each one decided to drive to the capitol city of Canada, Ottawa, and park. That was not a big decision individually, but when it formed a 45-mile-long convoy of individual truckers who had made the same small decision, it became an action that has shaken the very foundations of the Canadian attempt to transform free citizens into intimidated serfs.
The pro-tyranny faction in Canada has worked mightily to intimidate truckers, making up “laws” to deny them food, fuel and other necessities – not passing laws, but simply making them up as they go along and demanding that free citizens obey their imperial whims. The result, after these decrees were issued, were that citizens who were not truckers grabbed fuel cans and jammed the streets of Ottawa daring police to do anything about it. Turns out just a little bit of courage is far more contagious than most respiratory viruses.
And the truckers and their supporters have been prudent and disciplined. Even in the midst of being slandered as “insurrectionists” they have kept their cool and simply made their stand – refusing either to back down or to be baited into doing desperate things. The truckers passed along a picture to each other of a man, presumably a Canadian federal agent, who was passing among them urging them to “occupy the Parliament.” They would not take the bait of the corruptocrats.
Perhaps by the time this appears, corrupt Canadian officials will have found a way to get the truckers off their game. Perhaps a cohort of police or military will come in to break them up and randomly arrest and persecute some. I would that it does not happen, but even if it does, those corrupt Canadian officials will be fully exposed to the whole world as the oppressors rather than the aggrieved. And so, with the next big action – and there will be one – those officials will enjoy no benefit of the doubt.
This simple action by Canadian truckers has left corrupt, tyrannical officials with only two long-term options: either back down from draconian rules that would enslave the populace, thus defusing the crisis, or keep doubling down on tyranny until all those officials are swept away in a popular revolt. Oh, the officials may well create some drama along the way, but these are now the only two long-term options. All this because a lot of otherwise powerless individuals decided to drive to Ottawa and park their trucks there.
Do not let yourselves be cowed by the size of the problems that face us. Do not focus on the many things you cannot do. Just zero in on the little things you can do right in front of you. The multitude of people simply carrying jerry cans of fuel in response to illegal edicts served this movement. The many people who made a few sandwiches or baked some goodies to give to the truckers near them served. A lot of people doing the little they could may well have changed the course of Canadian – and world – history.
Always remember the extravagant generosity of Our Lord. This is the Jesus who, with a few little fish and crusts of bread, fed over 5,000. Our Lord does not demand that you part the waters, tame the tides, or bring forth the winds. He merely asks that you bring Him the little fish or crust of bread that you have. Then, in His extravagant generosity, He will use that to make sure the human hunger for freedom under God is fully satisfied. Let God worry about the grandiose. You just endeavor to bring Him a fish or a dinner roll.
Charlie Johnston
Who Is
Charlie Johnson?
This podcast attempts to give some background to the founder of CORAC, for those who are not familiar with his unique and colorful life.
ACTION ITEMS
Every CORAC member is an active-duty soldier in the army of God
Every member should have at least one action project. Make something happen in your local area!
Save the Children
All hands on deck! The FDA is scheduled to meet February 15 to authorize the vaxx for babies, toddlers and preschoolers, who are not at all at-risk from COVID. However, it’s an important step for the pharmaceutical companies, who gain complete legal immunity once the shot is on the childhood vaccination schedule. That means they pay no compensation if our children are injured, disabled or killed by the shot.
MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD, for the sake of the children. Compose your letter and email it to the individuals who will vote next Tuesday. A sample letter and the 32 email addresses are in the Appendix.
This potentially affects 20 million children. Please take action NOW. There are only a few days left.
Be a Player in Your State
Individuals who become active legislatively, are very powerful because lawmakers know they are force multipliers. Most of us are intimidated by the very idea of being active legislatively, but that is the original American concept: lawmakers serve our interests and needs. How can they, if they are not in contact with their constituents?
See the full writeup from a CORAC member on Becoming A Player In the Legislature in the Appendix, to see how it’s done and be inspired to do the same!
Easy steps to stay on top of your state legislature, from Region 10 coordinator Connie Brickner:
- Sign up for your state representative’s newsletter. If you “see something, say something” to start action.
- Let your regional coordinator know to “rally the troops.”
- Ask like-minded acquaintances to send e-mails and letters for “the cause”, even if they are not in CORAC.
- Invite these like-minded people to join CORAC, so that we can make our voice as strong as it can be.
- Attend hearings, if possible.
- Track the bill’s progress by going to your state’s Legislative website.
- Pray to God and Our Lady to protect the brave men and women involved in the fight for freedom.
Get Trustworthy News
Get used to alternative media now, because the mainstream media has engineered its own demise.
One alternative news source is Telegram. For starters, you can find Children’s Health Defense, Convoy Watch 24/7, Steve Kirsch, We The Media, Vaccine Police, Patriots United, Convoy to DC 2022. Once you find a channel you’re interested in, click JOIN at the bottom of the screen, then immediately click MUTE. If you leave some of these channels unmuted, you will go honkin crazy (the convoy channels post continuously.) Do some exploring; there’s a whole world out there that the mainstream media is determinedly avoiding.
GAB is another alternative, similar to Fakebook. Find people or groups in the search box and click FOLLOW when you find people you like. You might try Trucker Convoy 2022 for convoy news. Definitely follow Charlie Johnston at Charliej373. You can find Tucker Carlson, Viganó Report, LifeSiteNews, Babylon Bee, Freedom Convoy 2022, RW Malone MD, and much more.
Keep an eye on Rumble, GETTR and Truth Social (due to launch on President’s Day, February 21.) Rumble is the platform that made a million-dollar offer to Joe Rogan when Spotify started breathing down his neck. Even if Rogan stays at Spotify, Rumble has made a name for itself by stepping up to be the White Knight in the kerfuffle. Click the banner below for the original podcast with Dr. Robert Malone (worth every minute of its 3-hour length) that started the whole thing:
When you switch from mainstream to alternative sources of news, you are committing a political act. The sum of all the people fed up with lies and disinformation will eventually throw the game to the truth-tellers.
This is a huge moment in history. The people of the world are waking up. Don’t miss it!
Ditch Facebook
Last year, CEO Zuckerberg announced the transition of Facebook to Meta, referring to the “metaverse,” an immersive virtual reality that promises to detach young people even farther from real life than they are now. Read the dystopian novel, “Ready, Player One” for a fictional account of what the metaverse could someday resemble (it’s not good.)
Last week, Meta/Facebook lost $232,000,000,000 in market value, or 26% in a day, the biggest loss of value in stockmarket history, due to decline in daily activity. In other words, your use of the platform makes money for them; your abandonment of it hurts their bottom line.
It’s time to totally forsake Fakebook! Close your account permanently, and move over to uncensored platforms. Click the button below for Step-by-step instructions for archiving data, like photos, and then deleting Fakebook for good:
Make Your Money Talk
Region 8 member Susan Savoy has compiled for us a list of companies that are mandating vaccination, masks, and testing, as well as some who are denying religious and medical exemptions; in other words, companies that are cooperating with the theft of personal freedom. Money talks, so make your money walk away from these companies.
See the full article and list below in “Companies that Mandate or do not Mandate Covid Vaccines: A Call to Action” in the Appendix.
America Prays
Get a friend, make a sign and go down to your city hall or town square. Pray the rosary. If it goes well, tell friends. Even a small gathering will grow, if it is God’s will. Many “America Prays” groups are meeting on Wednesday evenings all over the country.
J6 Project
Write to a prisoner. Get name and address by contacting Kristen Martinez at: Kannmartinez@sbcglobal.net.
School Boards
Find your local school board on the internet and attend meetings. You will know what to do from there. Consider the use of Surety Bonds to correct corrupt school boards:
Communications
Keeping in touch when channels are unreliable
Some useful links if you’re interested in comms:
Health & Wellness
Staying robust in trying times
Region 12 member Tina Barry has been investigating a promising therapy, chlorine dioxide. Our in-house science consultants have not yet had time to vet it, so we’ll publish more in the next newsletter. But if you’ve got covid now or are nursing someone who has, you might not want to wait. This is definitely a promising solution and may work well against many other pathogens besides SARS-CoV-2.
Do your homework here:
Sustainable Living & Survival Skills
Home skills for self-suffiency
Gardeners, it’s time to start thinking about planting seeds for your spring garden. Many need to be started inside and given some time before they are migrated to your outdoor garden after the last frost.
Here’s a handy chart to help you compute when you should start your seeds.
The egg idea is perfectly charming, but if you want something more off-she-shelf, here’s a 72-cell starting tray with cover from Home Depot for $20. It’s a complete system; all you need is seeds and water.
I never dreamed that I would enjoy gardening so much until I tried it in 2020. I guarantee, if I can do it, you can do it! It’s the best part of learning to be selfsufficient.
Interstate Insights
CORAC Region 15 member Patrick observes the USA from one coast to another on a weekly basis as a professional truck driver. He was down with COVID at the time of the last newsletter, but it now back to 95%.
It’s no fun for a truck driver to fall ill on the road. Doing a 100-yard dash across the parking lot of a truck stop to the indoor facilities for gastro-intestinal issues or nausea was nearly a superhuman effort with COVID fatigue. For grins, add temperatures in the single digits and a little ice on the ground.
In Wyoming, with a malfunctioning truck engine, Patrick called for roadside assistance, only to be told that the mechanics would not work on the truck since he had COVID. He moved into a hotel for several nights so that a cleanup crew could sterilize the truck before the mechanics would work on it. (I’m not kidding.)
Patrick had most of the recommended preparations for COVID in his truck, but had run out of quercetin several weeks before, and then ran out of Ivermectin mid-illness. Quercetin is not rare, but it’s also not as available as things like Vitamin C. (Quercetin is the zinc ionophore that makes zinc available to the cells.) He was unable to find it at drug stores along his route.
Since he eats on the run, his diet is not ideal, though he tries to keep fresh vegetables and fruit onboard. Hot meals are somewhat uncommon now, because formerly 24/7 restaurants like Denny’s now close overnight (labor shortage?) and are unavailable for drivers at odd hours.
He got quite a serious case of COVID, and it may have been those “holes” in his health routine that allowed it. Note to readers: keep backup prescriptions and supplements on hand, and do your best to eat a healthy diet.
As for the Canadian convoy, Patrick believes most of the truckers who have the ability to join the convoy are independent owner-operators. Drivers who are employees or contractors don’t have the same freedom, but agree that if they are driving a route that is blocked by a convoy, they would not object to being stuck for a while.
Patrick has been very impressed by the number of Canadian truckers willing to put themselves on the front lines against possible government retaliation, and with the talent of the organizers in anticipating contingencies and having effective plans ready to deploy in any situation.
He believes that a USA convoy will happen soon, and that most citizens will be in support of it. There has been too much evidence leaking out that shows that mandates are destructive. A US convoy will be peaceful, because truck owner-operators have every reason to protect their investment. Truckers, he says, are long on patience! They put up with foolish traffic on the roads, long distances, faulty dispatchers, delays that affect their bottom lines… on a daily basis and by themselves. He believes that the common sense of most truckers will make for a non-violent protest.
OH CANADA
One anonymous opinion about Canada’s prospects, forwarded from Telegram:
It is not Trudeau’s choice to step down or to attempt to stay. It is the decision of the World Economic Forum (WEF). This is a critical decision which will affect the entire world. This is not a battle for just Canada, it is a battle for the World. This is the first domino of corruption and if it falls, the entire plan of the WEF fails because all the corrupt dominos will fall if they are forced out of power. Leaving them in power really is simply a short respite for the People.
Frankly, the WEF cannot afford for Trudeau to step down. If he falls, Biden falls, Australia falls, New Zealand falls and all of Europe falls. Then the rest of the world joins in. The sane world is crazy not to make Ottawa the hill they will die on and not give in. It is an opportunity unexpected. Probably an opportunity that will not come again.
The Truckers are truly the People’s Army. Where else could you quickly assemble such a strong, younger army to possibly confront the Globalist Tyranny Army? It is an army everyone else can join and get behind. Half the Globalist Tyranny Army will desert them and join the Truckers if they appear to succeed in Ottawa.
Truckers can win this, but it will take support from everyone. There is a window of opportunity that will not stay open forever. Time is not on our side.
The WEF is not going to go without a fight or without great fear that they will be smashed by this world-wide movement. Even then, WEF members will be sorely afraid of ending up like Mussolini hanging in the Milan Square and will fight to avoid that.
I think people greatly underestimate the overall importance of Ottawa and the difficulty of overcoming Trudeau. He and the WEF simply cannot afford to lose. I fear also that the People of the world cannot afford to lose in Ottawa. It will likely be the People’s last battle if they lose Ottawa.
I do not agree that this is only about a non-violent confrontation. I don’t think the WEF will fold because of a lengthy non-violent protest of a few thousand truckers. They have been working on this tyranny plan for 100 years. I think they will fold only if they are clearly weaker in strength than the
People’s Army. Whether non-violent or violent confrontation, for either to succeed requires great power standing behind the Truckers with obvious reserve behind them. This means the WEF must act now before the People’s Army grows too large with strong reserves.
I expect action by the WEF soon to squash this uprising. This is not about Trudeau, this is the WEF plan in place around the world. Everyone must be ready to heavily support the Truckers and step into the battle if they are attacked.
OTHER ITEMS OF INTEREST
Random stuff I just felt like sharing
VAX By The Numbers
- 10.27 billion doses have been administered worldwide, as of Feb. 9, up 2.7% from last newsletter.
- 61.6 % of the entire world’s population has received at least one dose.
- Good news: 90% of “low income countries” are still unvaccinated.
Data from:
More Worthwhile Content
Archbishop Viganó endorses the Canadian convoy >
Security experts at the Canadian Convoy >
Chris Sky’s fiery speech in support of the Canadian truckers >
The amazing logistical organization of the Canadian truckers >
The thievery of GoFundMe will be its downfall >
Why the words “bioethics” and “Nuremburg” are going to be big this year and next >
Nuremburg-style hearings begin at international level >
The spiral of silence: why people don’t speak up >
Nobel-prize winning Luc Montagnier’s speech to Luxembourg Parliament >
Former Blackrock mgr. Ed Dowd on financial crisis of Vaxxx deaths and pharma fraud (16 mins) >
Vaccine-acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (VAIDS) >
Even pro-vaxx parents are hesitant to jab their younger children >
Hardest-hitting moments from Senator Ron Johnson’s COVID panel in January (56 mins) >
A Danish newspaper apologizes for not investigating the government’s narrative about COVID >
“What Is Really Going On” according to Dr. Zev Zelenko
It has been known for at least 30 years that Medicare and social security programs are unsustainable. Updated projections predict the beginning of the collapse in 2026-2027, and total collapse within 10 years after that. Recent policy changes that expanded benefits have expedited the time-table to insolvency.
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When Medicare and SS collapse, world economies will be further destabilized
https://www.hoover.org/research/economic-trap-medicare-all
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The objective of the New World Order has always been to restructure world financial institutions towards a cryptocurrency-based system. This system will give maximum control mechanisms over financial transactions to the New World Order. Klaus Schwab said by 2026 everyone will have an implanted technology that will enable them to participate in the future of commerce.
The covid-19 vaccines deliver this implant technology that enables the measurement of biometric data, location and transmission of that data to a third party.
https://patentscope.wipo.int/search/en/detail.jsf?docId=WO2020060606
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The purpose of the creation covid-19 bio-weapon of mass destruction, suppression of the antidote, delay in treatment is to create fear, isolation, and global psychosis.
Global psychosis is used to coerce people to voluntarily get injected with permanent technology that transform people into traceable transmitters of biometric data.
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THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT CREATED THE COVID-19 BIOWEAPON, THE ANTIDOTE, THE POISONOUS DRUG REMDESIVIR, AND FUNDED THE POISON DEATH SHOT VACCINE.
Dr. Ralph Baric with funding from the NIH, NIAID created the weapon of mass destruction and murder. He developed the antidote for the weapon using zinc/zinc ionophores (zinc + quercetin or HCQ)
https://journals.plos.org/plospathogens/article?id=10.1371/journal.ppat.1001176
In 1999 at the University of NC at Chapel Hill, Baric figured out how to take a bat Corona virus and make it infect humans. Baric and Zengli figured out how to augment the lethality of this virus to lungs and cause blood clots. Ralph Baric also help develop the killer drug Remdesivir.
https://news.yahoo.com/nih-admits-funding-gain-function-125103852.html
https://journals.asm.org/doi/abs/10.1128/mBio.00221-18
Please rise up and say no.
– Dr. Vladimir Zelenko
Prayer
Staying right with God
Every month, our national prayer team, under the leadership of Beckita Hesse, sets prayer intentions for CORAC. Please join together to pray for the following February prayer intentions:
- That God brings complete recovery to all CORAC members, families and friends suffering with covid or undergoing any difficult trials
- In gratitude for the donors to CORAC’s Home of the Brave fundraising campaign, and for a strong finish with brave souls responding
- For Charlie as he embarks on another missionary journey, visiting people in regions throughout the country, and that he travels in safety while the gatherings are blessed
- For God’s blessing and protection on Region 13’s upcoming event on Feb.11th-13th: “You Shall Not Pass,” as Children of God show up for a rally to overwhelm satancon in Scottsdale via prayer, fasting, reparation and sacrifices coupled with the Sacraments, for they are the most effective, spiritual weapons at anyone’s disposal.
- That CORAC is flooded with members willing to respond to the call of duty in ways that find each person making a stand with God through action projects that overcome evil by doing good, knowing that in so doing, we nourish hope through deeds of charity
- That fear be banished, in the Name of Jesus, as we choose to live what Charlie has exhorted in his writing: “…become accustomed to thinking that all is lost while doing the best we can and trusting God to come through – in His time and in His way, seeking actively to find what we have missed.”
St. Gabriel, enlighten us,
St. Michael, defend us,
St. Raphael, protect us,
Ave Maria, Stella Maris!
SPIRITUAL REST
The more the world heats up, the more we must take care to guard our peace in Christ. Take a mini-retreat with Beckita by clicking the post banner image below:
Tongue in cheek
And now for a little humor
Memes have been strategically deployed as ways to get information out in a way that doesn’t trip the algorithms of unfriendly censors. You can meme Ivermectin more or less freely, but if the word is in text… bam! censored. The art of eluding the censors has led to a mine of irreverent memes.
APPENDICES
Save the Children
Sample letter to be sent before Tuesday
Please do NOT authorize Pfizer’s mRNA vaccine for children under five. As part of the decision-making process, you have a grave responsibility ahead of you. A growing number of concerned citizens–who realize that healthy children are not at risk of complications from COVID–will be watching your actions very closely.
With long-term health impacts still unknown and growing evidence of serious side effects, the potential risks to our children outweigh any potential benefits.
It would be criminally irresponsible to approve Pfizer’s experimental product for use in children. Please do not violate the Nuremberg Code’s prohibitions against illegal medical experiments by granting this emergency authorization.
(your name)
Send a separate email to each individual
Janet Woodcock
Janet.Woodcock@fda.hhs.gov
Rochelle Walensky
Aux7@cdc.gov
Xavier Becerra
xavier.becerra@hhs.gov
Peter Marks
Peter.Marks@fda.hhs.gov
Arnold Monto, M.D.
asmonto@umich.edu
Paula Annunziato, M.D.
paula.annunziato@merck.com
Captain Amanda Cohn
acohn@cdc.gov
Hayley Gans, M.D.
hgans@stanford.edu
Micheal Kurilla, M.D., Ph.D.
Michael.kurilla@nih.gov
H. Cody Meissner, M.D.
cmeissner@tuftsmedicalcenter.org
Paul Offit, M.D.
offit@chop.edu
Steven Pergam, M.D.
spergam@fredhutch.org
A. Oveta Fuller, Ph.D.
fullerao@umich.edu
James Hildreth, ,Sr., Ph.D., M.D.
officeofthepresident@mmc.edu
Jeannette Lee, Ph.D.
JYLee@uams.edu
Ofer Levy, M.D., Ph.D.
ofer.levy@childrens.harvard.edu
Patrick Moore, M.D., M.P.H.
psm9@pitt.edu
Michael Nelson, M.D., Ph.D.
mrn8d@virginia.edu
Stanley Perlman, M.D., Ph.D.
stanley-perlman@uiowa.edu
Jay Portnoy, M.D.
Jportnoy@cmh.edu
Eric Rubin, M.D., Ph.D.
Janet.Woodcock@fda.hhs.gov
Marky Sawyer, M.D.
Aux7@cdc.gov
Melinda Wharton, M.D., M.P.H.
mew2@cdc.gov
Hana El Sahly, M.D.
hanae@bcm.edu
Adam C. Berger, Ph.D.
adam.berger@nih.gov
Henry H. Bernstein, D.O., M.H.C.M., F.A.A.P.
hbernstein@northwell.edu
Archana Chatterjee, M.D., Ph.D.
Archana.Chatterjee@RosalindFranklin.edu
Holly Janes, Ph.D.
hjanes@fredhutch.org
David Kim, M.D., M.S., M.H.A.
david.kim@hhs.gov
Andrea Shane, M.D., M.P.H., M.Sc.
ashane@emory.edu
Geeta K. Swamy, M.D.
swamy002@mc.duke.edu
Gregg Sylvester, M.D., M.P.H.
gcsylvester@gmail.com
Becoming a Player in the Legislature
By Kathy Scharplaz, Region 10
Are you frustrated with the Covidmania at the national level? May I suggest that you forget Washington, DC, for a while and get plugged into things at the state level. That’s my recommendation after my own eye-opening experience in the Kansas legislature a couple weeks ago.
I confess that I myself was doing nothing at the state level… until I got an urgent call to action from Region 10 coordinator Connie Brickner. Connie alerted all the CORAC’ers in Kansas to SB 381, a state bill that would protect the freedom and livelihoods of the heroic doctors who have been saving Covid patients’ lives with early treatment.
These are the doctors who have been prescribing hydroxychloroquine, ivermectin, budesonide, and other proven-safe drugs that, if administered properly, have been 100% effective in preventing death from Covid. But many of these doctors have lost their board certifications, their hospital privileges, and in extreme cases, even their license to practice medicine. In Kansas, pharmacists have been refusing to fill ivermectin prescriptions. Some pharmacists have even “ratted out” ivermectin-prescribing doctors to the state board that licenses physicians, demanding that the doctors be punished.
As a result, even many doctors who would like to prescribe ivermectin for their Covid patients don’t dare to. The doctors who are willing, despite all this, to risk their livelihoods in order to treat Covid patients appropriately are true heroes. But they are under ferocious attack, so they need our help. In Kansas, SB 381 is a necessary first step.
Connie’s email urged us to submit written testimony by email to the Senate Public Health and Welfare committee that is considering the bill, and to come in person, if possible, to Topeka for an initial hearing on the bill. I composed and sent an email in support of the bill, but I also wanted to show up in person to help pack the committee room. Although only a select few people — mostly doctors — would be able to give oral testimony, our side needed as many “warm bodies” as possible. A good-sized crowd would impress the senators with how much support there is for doctors who provide early treatment, and for this bill.
When we got there, the room was already standing room only, with people crammed in like sardines — and, by the way, hardly a mask in sight! (Yea, Kansans!) It was so packed that my friend and I could make it no further into the room than the doorway, with even more people coming up behind us and backed up along the hallway. When a staffer had to weave her way through the tight crowd, I overheard her say that she had never seen this many people at a committee hearing. Your physical presence in your state capital really does make a difference!
As for those written statements we had sent in, a staffer reported that 385 emails had been received in support of the bill, while only 2 emails — two! — had come in expressing opposition. Your emails do make a difference!
After the hearing, out in a hallway, I spotted four of the five senators on the committee who had shown themselves during the hearing to be “on our side.” I took the opportunity to approach them and introduce myself, shake their hands, and thank them for their hard work. When I thanked one of the senators in particular for a very bold comment she had made during the hearing, she opened up to me and quietly shared that she would like to attack vaccine mandates next. Personal connections with state legislators can make a difference!
No visit to your state capitol is complete without a visit to the office of your own state representative and your own state senator. Tell them what issue was so important to you that it brought you to the capitol that day. There are so many bills in a legislative session that they might not have even heard of that particular bill yet. You are providing them with information, and they will probably appreciate it. If they are not in their office when you visit, leave a friendly note for them. Many legislators’ offices have a guest book for constituents to sign, including a space to describe the reason for your visit. Send them an email afterward, describing the bill you are supporting and why, and expressing the hope that you can count on their support when the bill passes out of committee and is up for consideration by the whole house or senate.
Even if you can’t visit your state capitol, visit your legislature’s website! If it is anything like Kansas’s, it has tabs to click on that will lead you to specific pieces of legislation, specific committees, and specific legislators (along with their email addresses). You can find out which committee a bill has been referred to, which legislators are on that committee, and what the status of the bill is at the moment. A committee’s page may also list the committee’s staffers, who handle everything from marking up bills to handling legislators’ emails. If you have questions, you can call or email them for information.
Remember this: Your representative or senator knows that each person who takes the trouble to visit or to write represents many, many more constituents. You are a force multiplier! And since hundreds of bills get introduced every year, the few bills that ordinary constituents like you speak out about are guaranteed to get a legislator’s attention. If you make the effort to be involved in your state government, it will have an impact. Not only that, you’ll learn a lot, meet some great people, and even have fun!
Companies that Mandate Covid Vaccines: A Call to Action
By Susan Savoy, Region 8
The Epoch Times recently ran an article about how the Hershey Company is firing their employees who did not get vaccinated per their mandate. But also, it talked about how some of their employees were persecuted by the Hershey Company’s HR department with intrusive questions about their religious beliefs and medical history. Some of these employees were denied their religious exemptions. See: https://www.theepochtimes.com/hershey-fires-unvaccinatedemployees_ 4240297.html
A recent article from Charlie mentioned seeking out companies that are committed to faith, family and freedom: “We have several critical priorities for the coming year. One of the things I am looking at is to get an economic clearing house in place to help people connect with companies and small businesses that are committed to faith, family and freedom along with us. There are several entities that are busy mounting “alternative economies.” I am not looking to compete with them, rather to ally with them and serve as a clearing house where people can easily go to find such companies to buy from or work for. Frankly, I suspect that huge dislocations are liable to be coming before the end of the year.” (Emphasis mine.)
Those companies that insist on Covid vaccines as a condition of employment are the antithesis of freedom. People who value faith, family, and freedom can take action by boycotting these companies to the best of their abilities. Conversely, those companies that don’t insist on Covid vaccine mandates can be seen as supporting faith, family and freedom.
However, the definition of some of those companies not implementing Covid vaccine mandates is blurred by their insistence that the unvaccinated wear masks on the job or are tested regularly. This is still limiting freedom. It is discrimination against the unvaccinated and those with natural immunity even though study after study have demonstrated that the vaccinated get Covid at the same rate, or even more, than the unvaccinated. Thus, mandating Covid vaccines, or masks, or Covid testing, is not about public health. It is about control and power.
Companies mandating Covid vaccines:
- Amazon re:Invent 2021 Conference (Source: Amazon Web Services)
- American Express
- Amtrak
- Anthem (Health Care Insurance Company)
- Apple
- AT&T
- BlackRock
- BlackStone
- Boeing
- Boston (City of Massachusetts)
- California (Public and private school teachers, employees, volunteers)
- Carhartt (Apparel Manufacturer)
- Chevron
- Cisco Systems
- Citigroup
- Columbia Sportswear
- Cummins (Engineering Company)
- CVS Health
- Deloitte (Professional Service Firm)
- Delta Airlines
- Department of Defense (Military)
- Disney
- DoorDash
- Eli Lilly
- Facebook (Meta)
- Ford
- Gilead Sciences
- Goldman Sachs
- Hershey Company
- IBM
- Indiana University
- Intel
- Jefferies
- Lyft
- Los Angeles, California, City of
- McDonald’s
- MGM Resorts International
- Microsoft
- Military (USA)
- Morgan Stanley
- NBC Universal
- Netflix
- New Orleans, LA, City of
- New York City
- New York Stock Exchange
- The New York ztimes
- Nike
- Pfizer
- Quantas
- Roche Diagnostics
- Saks Fifth Avenue
- Salesforce (Cloud Software Provider)
- T-Mobile
- TJX (T.J.Maxx)
- Tyson Foods
- Uber
- Union Square Hospitality Group
- United Airlines
- ViaComCBS
- Walgreens
- Walmart
- Walt Disney Company
- Warner Media
- The Washington Post
Companies not requiring Covid vaccinations as a condition of employment (although it is uncertain if they require masks to be worn throughout the day):
- Caterpillar
- General Electric
- Snap On Tools
- Starbucks
- Big Automakers, other than Ford (as noted above)
It is interesting to note that it was easy to find articles that listed companies that insist on Covid vaccines as a condition of employment. Trying to find companies that did not mandate the Covid vaccines was a lot harder. Of course, both lists are not complete. It was also very difficult to discern if company’s policies have changed since the articles were written.
References used:
- https://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/amex-walmart-are-companies-mandating-covid-vaccineemployees-rcna11049
- https://www.channele2e.com/news/companies-require-coronavirus-vaccinations/
- https://deadline.com/2022/02/disney-vaccine-mandate-disneyland-employees-1234924306/
- https://www.newsweek.com/boycott-walmart-vaccine-mandate-coronavirus-canada-store-quebec-1672663
- https://hrexecutive.com/how-employers-are-rethinking-vaccines-as-starbucks-ge-drop-mandates/
- https://patch.com/us/across-america/starbucks-other-big-companies-suspend-vaccine-test-requirements
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