Reporter asked about his request to anti-vaccine group to help him "stop this vaccine shit."
"Until we have the proper studies, and understand what we're putting in our body, we've got to slow it down."
He said in April to Health Freedom Ohio members: “We’re gonna face a couple bills that this group does not like. And I have to have energy to stop this vaccine shit that’s coming.” ohiocapitaljournal.com/2020/08/19/amo…
Nothing like the why-are-you-asking-me-this-not-that defense. He ends the interview and walks off shortly thereafter
Some background on the anti-vax -> anti-lockdown/mask pivot here.
Pictured below is the head of Health Freedom Ohio, an anti-vaccine group, protesting outside the personal home of then state health director Dr. Amy Acton in May ohiocapitaljournal.com/2020/11/30/ohi…
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ODH Director Dr. Acton: armed protest outside home + at least one Proud Boy
Senate President Obhof: armed protest outside home + Proud Boys
ODH Director McCloud: protest outside home, likely at least one open carrier
Gov. DeWine; ^same ohiocapitaljournal.com/2021/01/27/pan…
On Tuesday, protesters (at least 2 armed) gathered outside personal home of Deborah Pryce — a former Republican congresswoman who now serves as chairwoman of the Ohio Liquor Control Commission.
True story about Derek Evans: Elizabeth Warren came to Southern WV in May 2019 to campaign. I was there, in the middle of interviewing a woman about wealth inequality, when Evans, FB living it, interrupted to shout questions at one of us about abortion wvmetronews.com/2021/01/08/man…
Evans has a restraining order against him from staff at the abortion clinic for alleged stalking. Everyone in West Virginia knew this guy was toxic wvgazettemail.com/news/legal_aff…
Would really like to hear from @MooreCapitoWV why the WV RLC gave Evans financial support.
(WV House is 77-23 to the GOP. Votes aren't tight.)
Also, what will lawmakers do with an alleged criminal set to serve in the House Republican caucus?
-205,347 cases (2,607 new in last 24 hours)
-18,606 hospitalized (173 new)
-5,256 dead (17 new)
All key indicators (hospitalizations, positivity rate, deaths, cases, current hospitalized pop.) are worsening, some at a frightening pace
This is people who are currently in the hospital with COVID-19.
This data lags behind case data. So even if cases magically halted entirely tomorrow, it would still trend up for a week or two. That ain't good
Test positivity's weekly average is high, but on Monday it hit 7%(!)
That's its worst day since July 16.
This indicates it's more than just "more testing=more cases." The virus is growing more prevalent. Also, the higher the rate, the higher the likelihood of missing cases
Could the incidents and lawsuits have been prevented?
Well 3 weeks before Derek Walker joined in the roadside beating of a teenager that would get his partner indicted, this review board cleared him. No training or supervision necessary, it said wvgazettemail.com/news/legal_aff…
Troopers Ralph Justus and Jarod Tupper allegedly beat the hell out of a guy in the parking lot of a Police detachment.
The review board cleared 6 separate incidents from Tupper both before & after the lawsuit and $150,000 settlement. He’s still a trooper wvgazettemail.com/news/legal_aff…