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herb749

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GURPS said:





The bill continues:



So the state medical board will decide what doctors can and can’t say? “The board is made up of one half doctors and one half attorneys,” Senator Melissa Melendez (R-Lake Elsinore) said in June. “The attorneys are no more qualified than I am.” And what exactly is misinformation? The bill provides us with a definition:




The original bill contained the crossed-out words, which were amended to add the phrase “contrary to the standard of care.” Journalist Katy Grimes wrote in the California Globe about the “chilling” definition before that amendment had been adopted, but her words still ring true:



This bill will certainly face many legal challenges; in fact, the educational nonprofit organization Physicians for Informed Consent has already filed a First Amendment free speech lawsuit against the California Medical Board. Their lawsuit states:




redstate.com

What 1st Amendment? CA Senate Passes Bill That Would Punish Doctors for COVID ‘Misinformation’

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The fact checkers would say, that's not what he really said.
 
GURPS

GURPS

INGSOC
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"California passes bill to punish doctors who dissent from government-approved COVID-19 narrative"; AB 2098 would make health care professionals accused of spreading​



Why is this move in California so chilling and catastrophic to scientific discourse? This is a threat to medical doctors and at this time specific to medical doctors who question and push back on the Covid narrative. We are talking about doctors who have decided to stand up and call out the wrongful Covid lockdown lunatic policies that include the unsafe Covid injections. The AB 2098 Bill focuses on the discussion between doctors and their patients.

We know deep down that medicine and science cannot advance if there is no scientific dialogue and debate on the merits of emerging research and treatment options. Clinicians are key to this discussion in terms of how they share and educate each other and their patients. The lack of openness in fueling evidence-based conversations results in one very tragic consequence for the public – the silencing of sound high-quality and trustworthy debate, information, and research that could be informative and contribute to the well-being of people during this pandemic. It can enhance the bedside medicine that doctors practice. So why the move to silence it? This is illogical, irrational, specious, absurd, and rather non-sensical given the result could only be benefit to the patient.

We as societies may now need to urgently set new rules and structures to police and protect medical and academic freedom, to protect our doctors (and academic scientists who speak out) and hold accountable those who seek to threaten this academic freedom by their reactions. Reactions that weaken medicine, threaten doctors and their livelihoods, are often threatening, slanderous, and defamatory to any efforts to raise questions. Questions that are critical now given the across the board failures of every single Covid lockdown policy and the ineffectiveness and harmfulness of the Covid vaccine to a substantial portion of those who have taken it.
 
GURPS

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McDonald's US boss slams California's 'ill-considered' plan to make big fast-food chains pay workers up to $22 an hour - as Gov. Newsom considers whether to sign the controversial bill​

  • McDonald's USA president Joe Erlinger penned an open letter on Wednesday
  • He slammed the California bill that could raise wages for fast food workers
  • Plan could raise wages up to $22 an hour, above the state minimum of $15.50
  • But it would only apply to chains with more than 100 restaurants nationally
  • Erlinger slammed the bill as 'lopsided, hypocritical and ill-considered'
  • Bill passed the state legislature and now needs Governor Newsom's signature
  • Labor and union advocates praised the bill as a watershed moment for workers
 
Kyle

Kyle

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:roflmao:


No wait... They need $75 an hour to properly get your three item order wrong! :tantrum
 
Hijinx

Hijinx

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I went to MacDonalds in Charlotte Hall yesterday. Has anyone else visited it since the renovation.?
It is weird IMO. They closed off the kitchen so you cannot see the workers or the food prep site, they closed off most of the sitting place. It's like a jail cell now.
 
Kyle

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Hijinx said:
I went to MacDonalds in Charlotte Hall yesterday. Has anyone else visited it since the renovation.?
It is weird IMO. They closed off the kitchen so you cannot see the workers or the food prep site, they closed off most of the sitting place. It's like a jail cell now.
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HR is trying to improve employee comfort and productivity.
 
Clem72

Clem72

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GURPS said:

McDonald's US boss slams California's 'ill-considered' plan to make big fast-food chains pay workers up to $22 an hour - as Gov. Newsom considers whether to sign the controversial bill​

  • McDonald's USA president Joe Erlinger penned an open letter on Wednesday
  • He slammed the California bill that could raise wages for fast food workers
  • Plan could raise wages up to $22 an hour, above the state minimum of $15.50
  • But it would only apply to chains with more than 100 restaurants nationally
  • Erlinger slammed the bill as 'lopsided, hypocritical and ill-considered'
  • Bill passed the state legislature and now needs Governor Newsom's signature
  • Labor and union advocates praised the bill as a watershed moment for workers
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Sounds like it would only apply to corporate owned locations? Most franchisees do not have 100 locations.
 
GURPS

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California lawmakers just passed a bill that could force Tesla to stop calling its beta software 'Full Self Driving' in the state — now, it's up to Gov. Newsom to sign it into law​



The lawmakers passed the bill only a few weeks after the state DMV accused Tesla of using misleading marketing to advertise its Autopilot and FSD software.

The Autopilot software acts as a driver assistance feature that keeps the Tesla enables the car to automatically steer, accelerate, and brake within its lane, while FSD is an optional add-on that can change lanes and stop at traffic lights, as well as stop signs. Tesla has told drivers that both features require a licensed driver to operate the vehicle and be prepared to take over at any second.

Some regulators worry the marketing around the software could lull drivers into a false sense of security. Last year, a man was arrested for riding in the backseat while using FSD going down the highway. In June, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said it had expanded its Autopilot investigations, including the software's potential role in several fatal car accidents.





People are too stupid to understand
 
GURPS

GURPS

INGSOC
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California Passes $54 Billion In Climate Spending, Votes To Keep Nuclear Plant Open, But Infringes On Oil And Gas Wells​


The lawmakers also voted to prolong the operation of the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant, which was set to entirely close by 2025, and is now set to stay open until 2030. Governor Gavin Newsom (D-CA), who was once in favor of shutting down the plant, has been pushing to keep it open lately, and proposed an extension of the plant earlier this month.

In the midst of massive heatwaves and an unreliable electric grid, Newsom is likely attempting to avoid the rolling blackouts of August 2020. The state’s quick shift to green energy has resulted in a grid that cannot sustain demand. Those in favor of keeping the plant up and running have said that the state needs the clean energy of the plant while other renewable energy sources increase in production and use, according to The New York Times.

In mid-August, Newsom presented climate proposals to lawmakers, and all of them passed, except for legislation to enhance California’s 2030 goal of cutting greenhouse gas emissions.
 
GURPS

GURPS

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Newsom Signs Fast Food Bill Into Law Raising Min. Wage; Industry Heads Expect Consumer Prices To Increase​




The Fast Food Accountability and Standards Recovery Act, or AB 257, authorizes creating a 10-member Fast Food Council of labor and management representatives to set new standards like wages, public health and safety conditions, and security measures for industry workers.

Newsom touted singing the landmark legislation claiming it would allow workers to share in the state’s economy.

“Today’s action gives hardworking fast-food workers a stronger voice and seat at the table to set fair wages and critical health and safety standards across the industry,” Newsom said in a statement. “I’m proud to sign this legislation on Labor Day when we pay tribute to the workers who keep our state running as we build a stronger, more inclusive economy for all Californians.”

The nation-leading bill, backed by the Service Employees International Union, only applies to restaurants with 100 or more establishments nationwide, with the exception of restaurants that operate a bakery that “produces for sale bread as a stand-alone menu item.”

Councilmembers could increase the wages to $22 per hour, representing an increase of over 40% from the $15.50 minimum wage slated to take effect next year.
 
Kyle

Kyle

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Gilligan said:
exactly. They must know that, and yet.....
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It's interesting how fast food job fillers have changed over the years.

When I was a kid, it was most teenagers first job. Then later more 20-somthings and convicts. Later still, more retirees.

Now it seems to be filled with an assortment of flotsam that aren't fit to work anywhere else.

Guess Newsome wants them back on the streets and bread lines.
 
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