Operation multiplier news; Disney stock takes a tumble; irony in the White House; New Zealand has a HUGE mandate win; the 5th Cir. overturns the mandate stay for federal workers; and more...
"Folks, we HAVE to keep fighting these mandates and not go back to sleep. Just because the various injunctions were entered doesn’t mean the mandates are defeated. The legal battles continue. We have to expect these kinds of setbacks and keep working to permanently end the mandates."
Jeff is absolutely correct. We HAVE TO KEEP FIGHTING these mandates. My husband is a federal contractor. His employer pushed VERY hard to get all employees to take the jab. Told them if they weren't fully vaxxed by "x date" they would be fired. Many pushed back. They have several locations across the US...and the employees organized and communicated thru Telegram. This enabled them to share info and gave them a support network. Many refused to enter their vax status in the company's tracking program. His company was in a corner because they would lose a lot of people if they fired the unvaxxed....and that could affect their federal contracts.
Even when the mandate was stayed, his company did not notify the employees. In fact, they continued pushing the vaccine. Employees pushed back and demanded they put out a statement....which they finally did. In the meantime, they have added a covid jab requirement in their handbook which applies to new hires. Many employees have quit for other pastures and they are having difficulty filling some of their positions.
But this crap isn't over. It will once again rear it's ugly head.
Also, the CMS mandate for Healthcare workers needs to end now!!!
yes my company went along with it, they have "suspended" it for now but left the language if it is not overturned they will pick it back up again. Get a religious exemption if possible
I was fired from my job of 7 years for refusing the vax, and submitting an exemption for the testing and masking. I am now fighting a battle with them through the EEOC. I was the only one out of over 300 employees to fight.
I just discovered that to view the message above from LTC Theresa Long via my link above you have to be a member of the Telegram group because it is in a private group or channel. I apologize for the confusion.
Please go to the link below to view the entire Defeat the Mandates Rally in Downtown Los Angeles held on April 10th. It is 8 hours long. You can view a message from US Marine Corps Pilots at 7:31:31. LtCol Theresa Long's message can be viewed at 7:47:20. My husband and I are former Marines. Semper fi! Everyone please stand strong.
I'm not a big Peggy Hall fan, but about 10 days after I was fired I was offered a job by an attorney as his administrative assistant. He's an attorney in Ohio who is fighting the mandates throughout our state.
I'm sorry that you were fired but proud that you stood for your principles. I see from your post below that you were offered another job. Praise be to God!
My company wanted us to enter our vax status as well. You could put “Yes”, “No”or choose “to keep info private”. Then, down at the bottom a disclaimer said if you chose to keep it private, they would mark you as a NO anyway 🙄
Well, unless they asked specifically on covid vax status, then I think you would be truthful and correct if you answered in the affirmative - if you have ever been vaccinated for anything else. Best of luck navigating this horrendous overreach and insanity.
My federal agency called people "non-compliant" if they put "keeping Protected Medical Information private." So that meant they are on The List of Infidels.
I visit a care home resident regularly. Every time I have to fill out a 2 page health form. 🙄. I always leave the vax status and request to put even the dates of jabs and brand totally blank. So far no questions. I do mask and would not visit if I had any hint I was sick—like we always did. I haven’t worn masks anywhere else—since last summer. Walmart last week only had a few in masks. I don’t count the teens because there is something else going on there, sadly.
I know, right? That inner sense if immortality in teens and young adults that drove some dangerous behavior, has been replaced by abject fear related to any risk at all. Not to mention the rebelliousness that has been replaced by passive submission. Young brains may be more vulnerable to "mass formation psychosis".
This is what happens when you coddle and helicopter parent your kids. They don't learn that they can make decisions on their own, that mommy and daddy don't have to supply their every need and idea.
I was in a Starbucks today....people of many ages young to quite elderly. There was only ONE person in a mask, and she was a teen, possibly 20 or so. Go figure.
Thanks, Jeff, for sharing your thoughts on the 5th Circuit. I did use your advice as I wrote my religious exemption, and it was approved. So. Extra thanks! ☺👍
Second, Federal VA worker here… I need to point out there is a difference in filing you’re religious exemption and having your exemption accommodated. Currently the VA is in process of removing all religious exemption employees from “patient facing” jobs. After two years of working with COVID in our lives, all of the sudden they can not accommodate religious exemptions. So, many of us are on the brink of loosing our jobs. We are fighting it!! Even wrote to Mr Childers hoping he would add the story to his daily posts. He did not. But we are still fighting it!! Pray for us!!
Yes, unfortunately you are right. Too many employers unwilling to accommodate - which federal law REQUIRES THEM TO DO and they are not. Never have we witnessed such blatant lawlessness.
Stand strong. Be brave and courageous. God has you. He has not left you.
100% believe God has a plan! He has giving us the courage to stand up. I will not back down. Even if I loose my job of nearly 17 years!! Thanks for your kind words!
Good article that shows research/data about why mandates do nothing to stop spread (so those in "patient facing" jobs should not be required to get the shot--it makes no difference to spread). In case you need to find some good data all in one place:
DoD employee of 42+ years here. If my agency doesn't approve the REs, which I presume they can now "adjudicate" (by 1 senior person who has vociferously posted his disdain for those who did not get the shots), we would have to go for 5 days of "counseling" with ER and then be put on 10 days of "unpaid leave" and then - we would be canned. Of course if we "see the light" and get the shots, all disciplinary actions will stop. Or so they say. Very few people have confidence in our leadership anymore.
I just saw this on an email from Dr. Robert Malone..... Robert W Malone MD, MS from Who is Robert Malone <rwmalonemd@substack.com>...........COVID Legislative News...Saturday 4/9/2022 12:09 PM... in case the 2nd paragraph is of use..... "The Federal Level:
A federal appeals court reversed a decision blocking the Biden administration’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for civilian federal workers.
The New Orleans-based 5th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on Thursday 2-1 that Jeffrey Brown, a federal judge in Texas and an appointee of President Donald Trump who blocked the mandate in January, did not have the jurisdiction to do so.
*******************************However…
The White House Thursday told agencies to delay enacting a Covid-19 vaccine mandate for federal employees shortly after the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals removed a lower court’s injunction against the mandate, which would require millions of employees to vaccinate or face possible termination, the Washington Post reported Friday."
Secretary Denis McDonough is attempting to drastically change the VA healthcare system. It’s so sad. He will privatize some of it soo companies will be incentivized to not give as thorough of care because it will cut into their profits.
Plus he started this process on removing us weeks ago. Before the court lifted the stay… he is ruining the VA healthcare system!!
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Hi Jeff, thank you for discussing your thoughts and sharing the Feds for Medical Freedom's court case update. Please consider including Feds for Medical Freedom in a future multiplier event. They have a 501c(3) sponsor and 100% grassroots and volunteer led. The fight continues!
It it free to become a member and a lot of valuable resources are available too for Federal Employees.
*The lawyers expected this result. They are ready to file an en banc appeal. They are actually happy with the result. It was fairly straightforward and easy to argue against.
*The 5th circuit ruling is not on the merits of the case. It essentially says the 5th circuit does not have the authority to put an injunction against the mandate. It does nothing to establish precedent on the case.
*The DOJ knows we will file an en banc request. Therefore, they will likely not act until the 5th circuit decides to accept or reject the en banc appeal (all 17 judges issue a ruling instead of random 3 panel) - The make up of the 5th Circuit is 12 conservative judges and 5 liberal judges and this case had the unfortunate draw of 2 of the 5 liberal judges (less than 13% chance) for this panel decision.
*Should the 5th circuit approve an en banc appeal, they will likely rule in our favor.
*Should the 5th circuit deny the en banc appeal, our last stop is SCOTUS (Supreme Court).
Bottom line - stay optimistic. The fight is not over. No ruling has yet been given on the merits of the case. The injunction hearings are purely administrative. Nothing has been lost until the courts decide on the merits of the case, which has not yet happened.
Please consider supporting the cause! They need nationwide freedom loving support more now than ever!
Thank you for the update! I figured as soon as the attorneys saw that it was two liberal judges they knew what the ruling would be. What's the point of judges if they are just going to rule by Party? Could just roll dice....
I joined Feds for Med Freedom last month and will donate today. How did you get this updated information? The website doesn't have much.
If you aren't getting the emails after you become a member, I suggest contacting them. A lot of emails and social posts they push out have gotten or seemed to have gotten "shadow banned" so they need all of the word of mouth and organic shares they can get.
Hi Fed 4 Freedom Member - I joined you group--I'm a Fed worker. Is the injunction still on or is it off? Can agencies still make you get weekly testing or was that injuncted? I didn't find much useful info on the website--I lost the email I got when I joined which has some helpful links...
The injunction is still procedurally in place until May 31, an en banc (full circuit) hearing the case is a high probability that will hopefully overturn the liberal panels decision. The injunction was always only related to the vaccine mandate under EO 14043. The safety protocols fall under EO13991 which established the safer federal workforce. Suggest filing eeo complaints for discrimination ie religious or perceived disability. The emails they send out for members are helpful and will keep you up to date.
Thanks so much for the info. I saw the motions on the Website but I didn't know the current status. I'm working in the dark here in Vermont. They just Monday opened our office and they are running in a panic what to do with the unvaxxed. EEO complaint is a good idea-- proactively. Although since I placed my accommodation request I have suffered some retaliation I believe.
I’m sure you have and it likely won’t relent unfortunately - class action groups are being formed but it starts with individuals contacting their eeo office within 45 days of last discrimination- the retaliation and hostile work environment is something that can be included. Get plugged back into the feds for medical freedom comms and it will help you out
Yes, you're right. it's the "comms" thing that I'm missing. Is there a place to log in? Someone to email? Thanks again. I'm so tired of all of this BS. Didn't Fauxi say yesterday covid is over? lol.
Thank you for all your Exemption Primers! They are full of great advice and were instrumental in keeping my job (for now). Some backstory:
I’m a long time government employee turned contractor who’s been suckling off of the government teat for over 30 years. Writing software is the easy part; understanding the customer, the customer’s needs, and the customer’s processes over the last 30 years is the value I bring to the table. Working outside of government spaces is possible, but I would take a significant pay cut.
When Biden announced his jab mandates, I went into survival mode: I updated my resume, refinanced my house for 30 years to improve my cashflow, and started hoarding cash to tide me over between jobs. I also consulted with two attorneys on how I could keep my job. The second one gave me an excellent overview of the ADA and Civil Rights Act of ’64. The first one wasted my hour trying to convince me to take the jab. She did not like my comparison of the mandatory jab to a rape, nor did she like it when I asked her, “Well, it’s obvious that you have no interest in defending me, why did you agree to consult me?” That said my conversation with her did help hone my justification responses.
I’m not sure how I found you, probably through a Duck-Duck-Go search for exemption lawyers, but I ‘m glad that I did. I’ve been an avid reader for months now. Your Exemption Primers were instrumental in me getting a Religious Exemption. $500 for a year subscription is the least I can do to support you. Thank you!
Take a company like Twitter, imagine if “groups of we the people”, like say the 70,000,000 Republicans who voted in 2020, decided to be activist investors at a $50 per month investment from each, for 12 months, “We The People” could buyout and/or own Twitter by years end (if we wanted to). Or maybe we just wanted a controlling seat at the table, we could do that for a single $50 investment from each of us (totaling 3.5B).
I’m also in the process of moving my financials from the largest US credit union that mandated vaccines on their employees (and where I’ve been 35+ years) to a much smaller, local credit union.
If anyone wants guidance on what to look for in a bank or cu, Catherine Austin Fitts has a good series on Financial Rebellion. Each episode is about 15 minutes long. https://home.solari.com/
We did too and, on the way out, made sure they knew exactly why we were moving our funds out… It may, or may not, matter to the woke Upper Management - but it matters to us; we have greater inner peace by acting in accordance with our knowledge and beliefs…
Same here. Our local small-town bank was bought out every few years by increasingly large banks. Then within a few months, it changed hands twice. When I found out that Huntington Bank had closed the accounts of someone who owned a gun shop, that was the end. We took our money to a credit union.
I stopped using my Citicard due to their vax mandate (didn’t cancel, as that hurts credit rating) and got a credit catd from my credit union instead. It gives the same cash-back amount.
The federal government asked them to cough up information on anyone who made BoA charges in Washington, D.C. the days around Jan. 6. So anyone who reserved a hotel room or traveled to D.C. and bought a cup of coffee down the street from the Capitol during those days was fair game. BoA gave up all that information on their clients.
Consider Hedgeye.com for ideas on where to put your money, and when to do it. Hedgeye is unique on Wall Street, I find them honest, transparent and accountable.
(Sign up for free email, check them out on YouTube channel, check out the Hedgeye University)
Pulling $ from institutional investors like blackrock is step 1.
I am working on compiling lists, action items, and recommendations that will assist in pulling our nation out of the darkness and away from the dark-triad.
Jeff, based on the behavior of my previous employer as well as all the discussions in the media, the only COVID vaccine exemptions seem to be medical or religious. I find this extremely disturbing! Why can’t a person refuse a COVID vaccine or seek an exemption of a mandated COVID vaccine based solely on conscience and/or freedom of choice? It seems to me that not using the argument of freedom of conscience or choice is setting up a BAD precedent for the future, when I am sure the government will come up with another ‘mandate’.
It all seems to go back to a 1905(!) SCOTUS ruling that the state can make the public get vaccines in the name of public health. We haven't had real medical freedom in a long time, if ever. It's a big problem that appears very unlikely to go away anytime soon, based on the legal arguments that challengers have been using.
However, we may be able to use a religious exemption as a way to assert our medical freedom. After reading Jeff's guide and some others, I based my exemption on a strong belief that forcing anyone to undergo medical treatment was evil and a violation of bodily autonomy, a crucial right of all people. It's considered a religious argument because it involves morality, but it's basically just saying I have the right to decide. (I'm sure many employers would deny the same argument, but mine graciously allowed me to continue working from home based on it.)
But you're absolutely right, freedom of choice should be the norm, not the special-case exemption! It's a terrible precedent.
The problem is that there is no explicit legal protection (i.e. specifically called out in legislation) except for religious and medical grounds. Religious accommodation is in the Civil Rights Acts of 1964, and medical is in the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. These are unequivocally clear, and companies know there's a big chance they will lose in court if challenged.
If challenging on more vague grounds (e.g. freedom of conscience), you'll have to rely on an interpretation of the Bill of Rights that isn't explicitly called out in the law. You might win but it's not clear-cut like religious or medical accommodation. Hence, employers don't feel obligated to grant it.
The good news is that a religious exemption can be quite broad and I'd encourage you to read the EEOC website regarding how employers must implement them. They cannot require a "note from the Pope" or any such nonsense, nor can they make you prove logical consistency in your beliefs.
I was granted a religious exemption from my employer (federal contractor) though my objections are very much sincere (use of fetal stem cells derived from abortion). They did ask for a letter of support from a religious leader but I told them to go pound sand as it's neither required by the law nor is it biblical. I got the exemption notice shortly afterwards. My company suspended the mandate with the legal stay, but I've kept all the exemption documentation on file in case it comes back.
Jeff, thanks for the reply. That there is ‘no explicit protection except for religious and medical’ , seems bad however broadly these might be interpreted. Who can afford the trip to SCOTUS....
I can see a letter in my future to see if ‘explicit protection, can be codified into federal and state (FL, were I currently live) law.
Yes! The reason to refuse is that I have done my due diligence and determined that I am being required to poison myself with the unsafe and ineffective, and deceptively monikered “vaccine”.
Also, Feds for Medical Freedom called all 50 State's Health Departments and confirmed the only FDA "approved" Comradity Jab is not available - the ultimate bait and switch! Indisputable proof!
I heard that one too, it was like "ask your doctor if its available in your area today" double speak BS. Totally misleading and false, but when the federal government uses over $1 billion dollars of our tax money to pay off every radio and news station this is what happens
Wow, you can have an explicit "right to refuse medical procedures" in your bill of rights and STILL have to lean on a procedure being ineffective to give people the right to refuse it? Very discouraging. What we need is strong rulings that the state or any private entity can never, ever force or coerce anyone to have any medical intervention in any circumstances, and we're never going to get them.
Yes, the Bill of Rights doesn’t even seem to exist any more. How can that be? The only answer I can see is that, just like the politicians and media, the courts are also corrupted by the Big Corp. It’s very discouraging.
Sure, here, this is by Aaron Siri, an attorney who's fighting the mandates. Contains links. I'm including the documents he links to in which I found the wording he mentions. Good luck!
"... the option to accept or refuse administration of the product, of the consequences, if any, of refusing administration of the product, and of the alternatives to the product that are available and of their benefits and risks."
Love how you put your money where your mouth is and dump your Disney stock and subscription. My grown son and daughter both cancelled their Disney+ subscriptions. Onward C & C Army!!
My husband is a firefighter in Washington State who was put on leave without pay due to Governor Inslee’s vaccine mandate. He is one of nearly 100 in King County - meanwhile, firefighters in the rest of the state are still working. We are fighting but we are tired. Our attorney is tired. Our class action suit was broken up and our injunction was denied. Now, all the firefighters’ leaves are expiring and they are being terminated. It’s heartbreaking. Many are losing our homes, positions and ranks, lifelong careers and their love of the job… they effectively served for 20 months in the height of the pandemic with no firefighter to patient transmission nor patient to firefighter transmission and are still being told they’re a threat even though the vaccine clearly doesn’t work. It feels very hopeless.
I’m so sorry and infuriated. Another case of “from heroes to zeros”. I never invisioned the ability to support your family would be ripped away by politicians who take an oath to uphold the constitution. May they rot in hell—but pray thumping justice come sooner than that.
Sad for iJustine. We needed phase III trials. As it stands, docs just follow CDC guidance and write off any potential side effects as "nope, couldn't be - vaxxes are "safe and effective." I'm shocked that so many medical people I've talked to don't understand the trials, what was tested for, the LNPs and distribution, why there have been no prior mRNA products marketed, the changes made to the spike in the vaxxes, etc. They just go with "it's a vaccine - vaccines are safe and effective."
Meanwhile, in my inner circle (close friends and family), I've seen two cases of cancer, two bowel obstructions (and a nurse posted she's seeing many more of these in their hospital), two major heart issues and one serious bleeding event. Are they all vax-related? Probably not, but all of these people had zero problems in the five years prior (along with the rest of the family).
I'm a Fed worker and I put in my request for a Religious Exemption waaaay back in November. (Thank you, Jeff for all your invaluable guidance!) BUT, they never provided an answer. None. nothing. An automated reply that my "request was received" but that's it so far. So now that the injunction is kaput, I'm back to "am I gonna get fired" status. I think our agency messed up because they had us use the Accommodation Request system that they use for asking for a new chair or an ergonomic keyboard. That is, not a very private system. My request was copied to management as well-- how many, I don't know. I feel like they should have made sure that ONLY the "selection committee" (whoever that is) had access to the requests. What a mess. Making us take these obsolete shots that cause harm and do ZERO to stop spread is criminal. Thank God for Florida, if I get fired and have to move.
"Folks, we HAVE to keep fighting these mandates and not go back to sleep. Just because the various injunctions were entered doesn’t mean the mandates are defeated. The legal battles continue. We have to expect these kinds of setbacks and keep working to permanently end the mandates."
Jeff is absolutely correct. We HAVE TO KEEP FIGHTING these mandates. My husband is a federal contractor. His employer pushed VERY hard to get all employees to take the jab. Told them if they weren't fully vaxxed by "x date" they would be fired. Many pushed back. They have several locations across the US...and the employees organized and communicated thru Telegram. This enabled them to share info and gave them a support network. Many refused to enter their vax status in the company's tracking program. His company was in a corner because they would lose a lot of people if they fired the unvaxxed....and that could affect their federal contracts.
Even when the mandate was stayed, his company did not notify the employees. In fact, they continued pushing the vaccine. Employees pushed back and demanded they put out a statement....which they finally did. In the meantime, they have added a covid jab requirement in their handbook which applies to new hires. Many employees have quit for other pastures and they are having difficulty filling some of their positions.
But this crap isn't over. It will once again rear it's ugly head.
Also, the CMS mandate for Healthcare workers needs to end now!!!
yes my company went along with it, they have "suspended" it for now but left the language if it is not overturned they will pick it back up again. Get a religious exemption if possible
If we stand together they cannot fire everyone. That’s the key, stand together and be strong as one unified voice.
I was fired from my job of 7 years for refusing the vax, and submitting an exemption for the testing and masking. I am now fighting a battle with them through the EEOC. I was the only one out of over 300 employees to fight.
I'm sorry that no one else supported you. Many people now regret getting the shots.
An inspiring message from Army LtCol Theresa Long. She is a fighter:
https://t.me/c/1394879333/5655
And a speech from Dr. Jessica Rose:
Defeat the Mandates Rally: April 10, 2022 - by Jessica Rose
https://jessicar.substack.com/p/defeat-the-mandates-rally-april-10?token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjo1ODgwMTM3NiwicG9zdF9pZCI6NTE5NDQ1NDYsIl8iOiJ4K3hMQiIsImlhdCI6MTY0OTU5NjM5NSwiZXhwIjoxNjQ5NTk5OTk1LCJpc3MiOiJwdWItNTE2ODk2Iiwic3ViIjoicG9zdC1yZWFjdGlvbiJ9.W757zkfEttP6ELGcs0QVY97Gui3huKcervomtaT0Ow4&s=r
Job Market- For The Un-Vaccinated – Freedom Defense Resource Center
https://www.freedomdefenseresourcecenter.com/job-market/#
I just discovered that to view the message above from LTC Theresa Long via my link above you have to be a member of the Telegram group because it is in a private group or channel. I apologize for the confusion.
Please go to the link below to view the entire Defeat the Mandates Rally in Downtown Los Angeles held on April 10th. It is 8 hours long. You can view a message from US Marine Corps Pilots at 7:31:31. LtCol Theresa Long's message can be viewed at 7:47:20. My husband and I are former Marines. Semper fi! Everyone please stand strong.
https://thehighwire.com/watch/
I hope there is a class action against these employers. Peggy Hall at the Healthy American has great information that may help you
I'm not a big Peggy Hall fan, but about 10 days after I was fired I was offered a job by an attorney as his administrative assistant. He's an attorney in Ohio who is fighting the mandates throughout our state.
thats great news.
God closes one door and opens the next. Trust in Him and take the next right step.
Peggy is great! Many free resources/advice plus other concierge options.
Thehealthyamerican.org
I'm sorry that you were fired but proud that you stood for your principles. I see from your post below that you were offered another job. Praise be to God!
What kind of "statement" did his employer put out (that was demanded by the employees)?
They sent out a statement corporate-wide that the vaccine mandate was suspended due to the Court injunctions.
🙌
My company wanted us to enter our vax status as well. You could put “Yes”, “No”or choose “to keep info private”. Then, down at the bottom a disclaimer said if you chose to keep it private, they would mark you as a NO anyway 🙄
That’s what HUD did as well. If you refused to say they mark you ask unvaccinated. They are all corrupt
Scum!
Well, unless they asked specifically on covid vax status, then I think you would be truthful and correct if you answered in the affirmative - if you have ever been vaccinated for anything else. Best of luck navigating this horrendous overreach and insanity.
The next step was likely requiring them to turn in proof of COVID vaccination as my employer did of its employees.
Yup, they required people to upload a copy of that little white card.
My federal agency called people "non-compliant" if they put "keeping Protected Medical Information private." So that meant they are on The List of Infidels.
I visit a care home resident regularly. Every time I have to fill out a 2 page health form. 🙄. I always leave the vax status and request to put even the dates of jabs and brand totally blank. So far no questions. I do mask and would not visit if I had any hint I was sick—like we always did. I haven’t worn masks anywhere else—since last summer. Walmart last week only had a few in masks. I don’t count the teens because there is something else going on there, sadly.
I know, right? That inner sense if immortality in teens and young adults that drove some dangerous behavior, has been replaced by abject fear related to any risk at all. Not to mention the rebelliousness that has been replaced by passive submission. Young brains may be more vulnerable to "mass formation psychosis".
This is what happens when you coddle and helicopter parent your kids. They don't learn that they can make decisions on their own, that mommy and daddy don't have to supply their every need and idea.
Some teens seek anonymity—they don’t want to be noticed or judged.
I was in a Starbucks today....people of many ages young to quite elderly. There was only ONE person in a mask, and she was a teen, possibly 20 or so. Go figure.
Thanks, Jeff, for sharing your thoughts on the 5th Circuit. I did use your advice as I wrote my religious exemption, and it was approved. So. Extra thanks! ☺👍
First, we have canceled Disney in this house!!
Second, Federal VA worker here… I need to point out there is a difference in filing you’re religious exemption and having your exemption accommodated. Currently the VA is in process of removing all religious exemption employees from “patient facing” jobs. After two years of working with COVID in our lives, all of the sudden they can not accommodate religious exemptions. So, many of us are on the brink of loosing our jobs. We are fighting it!! Even wrote to Mr Childers hoping he would add the story to his daily posts. He did not. But we are still fighting it!! Pray for us!!
Yes, unfortunately you are right. Too many employers unwilling to accommodate - which federal law REQUIRES THEM TO DO and they are not. Never have we witnessed such blatant lawlessness.
Stand strong. Be brave and courageous. God has you. He has not left you.
100% believe God has a plan! He has giving us the courage to stand up. I will not back down. Even if I loose my job of nearly 17 years!! Thanks for your kind words!
Good article that shows research/data about why mandates do nothing to stop spread (so those in "patient facing" jobs should not be required to get the shot--it makes no difference to spread). In case you need to find some good data all in one place:
https://calmatters.org/commentary/2022/04/evolving-pandemic-science-has-outpaced-need-for-vaccine-mandates/
Thank you.
DoD employee of 42+ years here. If my agency doesn't approve the REs, which I presume they can now "adjudicate" (by 1 senior person who has vociferously posted his disdain for those who did not get the shots), we would have to go for 5 days of "counseling" with ER and then be put on 10 days of "unpaid leave" and then - we would be canned. Of course if we "see the light" and get the shots, all disciplinary actions will stop. Or so they say. Very few people have confidence in our leadership anymore.
But if that happens, you can appeal to the US Merit System Protections Board . . . /SARCASM OFF
Ha! We think employees in the Intelligence Community cannot use that Board.
I’m so sorry to hear. I have been a loyal employee for 16+ years and I know how this feels. Soo I can only image what 42+ years feels like!!
Praying for you all. May God have mercy. May God deliver us from evil.
I just saw this on an email from Dr. Robert Malone..... Robert W Malone MD, MS from Who is Robert Malone <rwmalonemd@substack.com>...........COVID Legislative News...Saturday 4/9/2022 12:09 PM... in case the 2nd paragraph is of use..... "The Federal Level:
A federal appeals court reversed a decision blocking the Biden administration’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for civilian federal workers.
The New Orleans-based 5th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on Thursday 2-1 that Jeffrey Brown, a federal judge in Texas and an appointee of President Donald Trump who blocked the mandate in January, did not have the jurisdiction to do so.
*******************************However…
The White House Thursday told agencies to delay enacting a Covid-19 vaccine mandate for federal employees shortly after the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals removed a lower court’s injunction against the mandate, which would require millions of employees to vaccinate or face possible termination, the Washington Post reported Friday."
Secretary Denis McDonough is attempting to drastically change the VA healthcare system. It’s so sad. He will privatize some of it soo companies will be incentivized to not give as thorough of care because it will cut into their profits.
Plus he started this process on removing us weeks ago. Before the court lifted the stay… he is ruining the VA healthcare system!!
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Atta girl! Where did you buy your bitcoin? We're just now looking into it.
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I got excited and went through the sign up process at Robinhood until I got to the part when they required a Live photo Selfie to open an account.
Nope. Dang.
That must be new because I don’t remember ever having to do that. That’s crap!
A live selfie? No way.
Might be better off with Coinbase.
Coinbase is cancelling Russian-anything accounts and freezing those accounts. What's next, white-domestic terrorists?
I’ve actually got both but I prefer the Robinhood platform. Mostly just more familiar with it.
Thank you so much for sharing that. We're going to look into it.
Hi Jeff, thank you for discussing your thoughts and sharing the Feds for Medical Freedom's court case update. Please consider including Feds for Medical Freedom in a future multiplier event. They have a 501c(3) sponsor and 100% grassroots and volunteer led. The fight continues!
It it free to become a member and a lot of valuable resources are available too for Federal Employees.
https://feds4medfreedom.org/
*The lawyers expected this result. They are ready to file an en banc appeal. They are actually happy with the result. It was fairly straightforward and easy to argue against.
*The 5th circuit ruling is not on the merits of the case. It essentially says the 5th circuit does not have the authority to put an injunction against the mandate. It does nothing to establish precedent on the case.
*The DOJ knows we will file an en banc request. Therefore, they will likely not act until the 5th circuit decides to accept or reject the en banc appeal (all 17 judges issue a ruling instead of random 3 panel) - The make up of the 5th Circuit is 12 conservative judges and 5 liberal judges and this case had the unfortunate draw of 2 of the 5 liberal judges (less than 13% chance) for this panel decision.
*Should the 5th circuit approve an en banc appeal, they will likely rule in our favor.
*Should the 5th circuit deny the en banc appeal, our last stop is SCOTUS (Supreme Court).
Bottom line - stay optimistic. The fight is not over. No ruling has yet been given on the merits of the case. The injunction hearings are purely administrative. Nothing has been lost until the courts decide on the merits of the case, which has not yet happened.
Please consider supporting the cause! They need nationwide freedom loving support more now than ever!
https://feds4medfreedom.org/
Cheers from another Fed employee here holding the line, Thank you Jeff, Thank you F4MF!!
Thank you for sharing this. I'm interested in looking into Feds4Med.
Awesome! It is free to become a member and get plugged into the organization and resources. just go to https://feds4medfreedom.org/
Fed4 This is GREAT information and great news. thanks so much for posting. I hope everyone reads this. It inspires hope.
Thank you for the update! I figured as soon as the attorneys saw that it was two liberal judges they knew what the ruling would be. What's the point of judges if they are just going to rule by Party? Could just roll dice....
I joined Feds for Med Freedom last month and will donate today. How did you get this updated information? The website doesn't have much.
If you aren't getting the emails after you become a member, I suggest contacting them. A lot of emails and social posts they push out have gotten or seemed to have gotten "shadow banned" so they need all of the word of mouth and organic shares they can get.
They can add you to our chat site.
I think I need to get added to the chat site again.
Praying for true justice to be done.
Hi Fed 4 Freedom Member - I joined you group--I'm a Fed worker. Is the injunction still on or is it off? Can agencies still make you get weekly testing or was that injuncted? I didn't find much useful info on the website--I lost the email I got when I joined which has some helpful links...
The injunction is still procedurally in place until May 31, an en banc (full circuit) hearing the case is a high probability that will hopefully overturn the liberal panels decision. The injunction was always only related to the vaccine mandate under EO 14043. The safety protocols fall under EO13991 which established the safer federal workforce. Suggest filing eeo complaints for discrimination ie religious or perceived disability. The emails they send out for members are helpful and will keep you up to date.
Thanks so much for the info. I saw the motions on the Website but I didn't know the current status. I'm working in the dark here in Vermont. They just Monday opened our office and they are running in a panic what to do with the unvaxxed. EEO complaint is a good idea-- proactively. Although since I placed my accommodation request I have suffered some retaliation I believe.
I’m sure you have and it likely won’t relent unfortunately - class action groups are being formed but it starts with individuals contacting their eeo office within 45 days of last discrimination- the retaliation and hostile work environment is something that can be included. Get plugged back into the feds for medical freedom comms and it will help you out
Yes, you're right. it's the "comms" thing that I'm missing. Is there a place to log in? Someone to email? Thanks again. I'm so tired of all of this BS. Didn't Fauxi say yesterday covid is over? lol.
Fauci did and then he didn't - today's covid about George Orwell was great representation of everything Fauci.
Info@fedsformedfreedom.org is the inbox to introduce yourself and get connected.
Change the Like button to a Love and Appreciate Button because every issue there is just so much information
Totally agree! Look forward to this daily!
Jeff
Thank you for all your Exemption Primers! They are full of great advice and were instrumental in keeping my job (for now). Some backstory:
I’m a long time government employee turned contractor who’s been suckling off of the government teat for over 30 years. Writing software is the easy part; understanding the customer, the customer’s needs, and the customer’s processes over the last 30 years is the value I bring to the table. Working outside of government spaces is possible, but I would take a significant pay cut.
When Biden announced his jab mandates, I went into survival mode: I updated my resume, refinanced my house for 30 years to improve my cashflow, and started hoarding cash to tide me over between jobs. I also consulted with two attorneys on how I could keep my job. The second one gave me an excellent overview of the ADA and Civil Rights Act of ’64. The first one wasted my hour trying to convince me to take the jab. She did not like my comparison of the mandatory jab to a rape, nor did she like it when I asked her, “Well, it’s obvious that you have no interest in defending me, why did you agree to consult me?” That said my conversation with her did help hone my justification responses.
I’m not sure how I found you, probably through a Duck-Duck-Go search for exemption lawyers, but I ‘m glad that I did. I’ve been an avid reader for months now. Your Exemption Primers were instrumental in me getting a Religious Exemption. $500 for a year subscription is the least I can do to support you. Thank you!
Bob
Stories like yours keep me going.
So you want to change the Disney board?
Stop using Vanguard Group Inc., BlackRock Inc., and State Street Corp - and their mutual funds and ETFs.
These are the largest shareholders who represent a consolidation of ‘we the people’s money’, to control the boards of publicly traded companies.
Instead consider other funds and ETFs like:
The American Conservative Values ETF (ACVF). https://acvetfs.com/
Just an idea.
Take a company like Twitter, imagine if “groups of we the people”, like say the 70,000,000 Republicans who voted in 2020, decided to be activist investors at a $50 per month investment from each, for 12 months, “We The People” could buyout and/or own Twitter by years end (if we wanted to). Or maybe we just wanted a controlling seat at the table, we could do that for a single $50 investment from each of us (totaling 3.5B).
Excellent idea
Thanks for sharing about American Conservative Values. We are gradually trying to extricate ourselves from some of the other financial tyrants.
Or we can all buy 10 shares of Rat-ney and vote as a block. …
I’m also in the process of moving my financials from the largest US credit union that mandated vaccines on their employees (and where I’ve been 35+ years) to a much smaller, local credit union.
If anyone wants guidance on what to look for in a bank or cu, Catherine Austin Fitts has a good series on Financial Rebellion. Each episode is about 15 minutes long. https://home.solari.com/
We recently moved from a big bank to a local credit union.
We did too and, on the way out, made sure they knew exactly why we were moving our funds out… It may, or may not, matter to the woke Upper Management - but it matters to us; we have greater inner peace by acting in accordance with our knowledge and beliefs…
Same here. Our local small-town bank was bought out every few years by increasingly large banks. Then within a few months, it changed hands twice. When I found out that Huntington Bank had closed the accounts of someone who owned a gun shop, that was the end. We took our money to a credit union.
I stopped using my Citicard due to their vax mandate (didn’t cancel, as that hurts credit rating) and got a credit catd from my credit union instead. It gives the same cash-back amount.
Me too. Dumped BoA and moved quickly to a community credit Union right down the street
Me tooo!
We moved it all into VyStar and Space Coast credit unions.
What are the details on BoA?
I wouldn’t use them on principle—not just mandates. They’ve been screwing people for decades. I use small local State Banks.
The federal government asked them to cough up information on anyone who made BoA charges in Washington, D.C. the days around Jan. 6. So anyone who reserved a hotel room or traveled to D.C. and bought a cup of coffee down the street from the Capitol during those days was fair game. BoA gave up all that information on their clients.
Pretty sure they donated $100,000,000 to BLM in the past year, too.
Thank you for the info on BofA. I’ll look into switching.
Y’all inspire and educate me.
BoA also put their people through mandatory CRT Training…
The question is where to put the cash?
Consider Hedgeye.com for ideas on where to put your money, and when to do it. Hedgeye is unique on Wall Street, I find them honest, transparent and accountable.
(Sign up for free email, check them out on YouTube channel, check out the Hedgeye University)
Pulling $ from institutional investors like blackrock is step 1.
I am working on compiling lists, action items, and recommendations that will assist in pulling our nation out of the darkness and away from the dark-triad.
And having to pay the taxes.
Say I've got $1M in a 401K.
I guess that'd turn into half if I early cashed it out?
Would be nice to get it 'off the grid'.
Problem is that wife isn't down with the idea.
Hmm.
Why does one need to withdraw it? Just swap out ETFs from the bad guys to better guys.
It is true selling anything realizes gains in taxable accounts, so that is an issue.
It’s not that easy
Jeff, based on the behavior of my previous employer as well as all the discussions in the media, the only COVID vaccine exemptions seem to be medical or religious. I find this extremely disturbing! Why can’t a person refuse a COVID vaccine or seek an exemption of a mandated COVID vaccine based solely on conscience and/or freedom of choice? It seems to me that not using the argument of freedom of conscience or choice is setting up a BAD precedent for the future, when I am sure the government will come up with another ‘mandate’.
It all seems to go back to a 1905(!) SCOTUS ruling that the state can make the public get vaccines in the name of public health. We haven't had real medical freedom in a long time, if ever. It's a big problem that appears very unlikely to go away anytime soon, based on the legal arguments that challengers have been using.
However, we may be able to use a religious exemption as a way to assert our medical freedom. After reading Jeff's guide and some others, I based my exemption on a strong belief that forcing anyone to undergo medical treatment was evil and a violation of bodily autonomy, a crucial right of all people. It's considered a religious argument because it involves morality, but it's basically just saying I have the right to decide. (I'm sure many employers would deny the same argument, but mine graciously allowed me to continue working from home based on it.)
But you're absolutely right, freedom of choice should be the norm, not the special-case exemption! It's a terrible precedent.
The problem is that there is no explicit legal protection (i.e. specifically called out in legislation) except for religious and medical grounds. Religious accommodation is in the Civil Rights Acts of 1964, and medical is in the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. These are unequivocally clear, and companies know there's a big chance they will lose in court if challenged.
If challenging on more vague grounds (e.g. freedom of conscience), you'll have to rely on an interpretation of the Bill of Rights that isn't explicitly called out in the law. You might win but it's not clear-cut like religious or medical accommodation. Hence, employers don't feel obligated to grant it.
The good news is that a religious exemption can be quite broad and I'd encourage you to read the EEOC website regarding how employers must implement them. They cannot require a "note from the Pope" or any such nonsense, nor can they make you prove logical consistency in your beliefs.
I was granted a religious exemption from my employer (federal contractor) though my objections are very much sincere (use of fetal stem cells derived from abortion). They did ask for a letter of support from a religious leader but I told them to go pound sand as it's neither required by the law nor is it biblical. I got the exemption notice shortly afterwards. My company suspended the mandate with the legal stay, but I've kept all the exemption documentation on file in case it comes back.
Jeff, thanks for the reply. That there is ‘no explicit protection except for religious and medical’ , seems bad however broadly these might be interpreted. Who can afford the trip to SCOTUS....
I can see a letter in my future to see if ‘explicit protection, can be codified into federal and state (FL, were I currently live) law.
Yes! The reason to refuse is that I have done my due diligence and determined that I am being required to poison myself with the unsafe and ineffective, and deceptively monikered “vaccine”.
Also, Feds for Medical Freedom called all 50 State's Health Departments and confirmed the only FDA "approved" Comradity Jab is not available - the ultimate bait and switch! Indisputable proof!
Please like and share!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKP3G7cZJkM
https://rumble.com/vzpq9z-feds-4-medical-freedom-the-comirnaty-project.html
Spotify recently had an ad for Comirnaty. I wanted to tell them they are spreading misinformation!
I heard that one too, it was like "ask your doctor if its available in your area today" double speak BS. Totally misleading and false, but when the federal government uses over $1 billion dollars of our tax money to pay off every radio and news station this is what happens
Gotta keep that EAU liability protection!!
Wow, you can have an explicit "right to refuse medical procedures" in your bill of rights and STILL have to lean on a procedure being ineffective to give people the right to refuse it? Very discouraging. What we need is strong rulings that the state or any private entity can never, ever force or coerce anyone to have any medical intervention in any circumstances, and we're never going to get them.
Yes, the Bill of Rights doesn’t even seem to exist any more. How can that be? The only answer I can see is that, just like the politicians and media, the courts are also corrupted by the Big Corp. It’s very discouraging.
Plus the EUA says no coercion!
Give a link please! Would love to cite this to my employer!
Sure, here, this is by Aaron Siri, an attorney who's fighting the mandates. Contains links. I'm including the documents he links to in which I found the wording he mentions. Good luck!
https://www.statnews.com/2021/02/23/federal-law-prohibits-employers-and-others-from-requiring-vaccination-with-a-covid-19-vaccine-distributed-under-an-eua/
https://www.fda.gov/media/153716/download (contains "it is your choice ..." for Pfizer. (Couldn't find the wording for Moderna)
Law about EUAs:
21 U.S. Code § 360bbb–3 - Authorization for medical products for use in emergencies
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/21/360bbb-3
"... the option to accept or refuse administration of the product, of the consequences, if any, of refusing administration of the product, and of the alternatives to the product that are available and of their benefits and risks."
Love how you put your money where your mouth is and dump your Disney stock and subscription. My grown son and daughter both cancelled their Disney+ subscriptions. Onward C & C Army!!
I think feds will go for en banc.
Glad to see the multiplier worked- and yes, when you said donate yesterday I did that before going back to your post :-)
My husband is a firefighter in Washington State who was put on leave without pay due to Governor Inslee’s vaccine mandate. He is one of nearly 100 in King County - meanwhile, firefighters in the rest of the state are still working. We are fighting but we are tired. Our attorney is tired. Our class action suit was broken up and our injunction was denied. Now, all the firefighters’ leaves are expiring and they are being terminated. It’s heartbreaking. Many are losing our homes, positions and ranks, lifelong careers and their love of the job… they effectively served for 20 months in the height of the pandemic with no firefighter to patient transmission nor patient to firefighter transmission and are still being told they’re a threat even though the vaccine clearly doesn’t work. It feels very hopeless.
I’m so sorry and infuriated. Another case of “from heroes to zeros”. I never invisioned the ability to support your family would be ripped away by politicians who take an oath to uphold the constitution. May they rot in hell—but pray thumping justice come sooner than that.
Sad for iJustine. We needed phase III trials. As it stands, docs just follow CDC guidance and write off any potential side effects as "nope, couldn't be - vaxxes are "safe and effective." I'm shocked that so many medical people I've talked to don't understand the trials, what was tested for, the LNPs and distribution, why there have been no prior mRNA products marketed, the changes made to the spike in the vaxxes, etc. They just go with "it's a vaccine - vaccines are safe and effective."
Meanwhile, in my inner circle (close friends and family), I've seen two cases of cancer, two bowel obstructions (and a nurse posted she's seeing many more of these in their hospital), two major heart issues and one serious bleeding event. Are they all vax-related? Probably not, but all of these people had zero problems in the five years prior (along with the rest of the family).
Fungal infection that destroyed one lobe of the lung [histoplasmosis]. Masks?
I'm a Fed worker and I put in my request for a Religious Exemption waaaay back in November. (Thank you, Jeff for all your invaluable guidance!) BUT, they never provided an answer. None. nothing. An automated reply that my "request was received" but that's it so far. So now that the injunction is kaput, I'm back to "am I gonna get fired" status. I think our agency messed up because they had us use the Accommodation Request system that they use for asking for a new chair or an ergonomic keyboard. That is, not a very private system. My request was copied to management as well-- how many, I don't know. I feel like they should have made sure that ONLY the "selection committee" (whoever that is) had access to the requests. What a mess. Making us take these obsolete shots that cause harm and do ZERO to stop spread is criminal. Thank God for Florida, if I get fired and have to move.