The latest news from California is that the state is allowing hospital staff WITH COVID to keep working, as long as they don't have symptoms. That's right: they can still spread the virus, but as long as they don't have symptoms, they can come to work and... care for vulnerable patients? What is going on here?
Well, there's a huge staff shortage. Some of it is due to the fact that there is so much demand for hospital services; and some of it is part of the overall labor shortage problems; but at least some of it is due to the fact that Governor Gavin Newsom proudly imposed a vaccine mandate on health care workers.
The result is that instead of having a healthy but unvaccinated health care worker treating you, now you could have a COVID-positive health care worker treating you, vaccinated or not. The idea is that they'll only treat COVID-positive patients -- but how do you know? Are they in a quarantined wing?
This is just the latest example of a left-wing policy whose results were predictable. The idea is to encourage vaccination and reduce risk to patients. But do you really do that when you can't afford to lose staff for any reason, and most of them worked for a year without being vaccinated? Yes -- in California.
Today's episode is devoted to the second anniversary of the October 7 terror attacks. It was produced before the announcement of a ceasefire deal, yet remains current & relevant.
Please listen, and #bringthemhome.
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This week's portion is a beautiful poem, containing the Covenant between God and the people of Israel. But given the breaking news that Hamas may actually have agreed to release all of the Israeli hostages, I will devote my remarks to that.
One hopes it is true; if so, it makes this week's additional reading, from II Samuel 22, even more relevant: David's song of praise to the Lord for delivering him from the hand of his enemies.
"18 He rescued me from my powerful enemy,
from my foes, who were too strong for me.
19 They confronted me in the day of my disaster,
but the Lord was my support."
So much to focus on this week -- and much breaking news. A peace deal in the Middle East, perhaps? Eric Adams dropping out of the mayor's race? And a looming shutdown as Democrats push their demands beyond absurdity.
Special guests:
- Bradley Jaye - Breitbart News congressional correspondent, on the shutdown
- John Carney - Breitbart News financial editor, on the upcoming jobs report
- Jerome Hudson - Breitbart News entertainment editor, on the Kimmel fallout
- Frances Martel - Breitbart News foreign editor, on the UN and Gaza talks
- Matisyahu - award-winning reggae artist, on his new album, "Ancient Child"
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