THREAD: MS Parents for Vaccine Rights a/k/a MPVR—MS's most prominent anti-vax organization—appears to have a legal snafu.

They are fundraising in MS (left), but unfortunately, they did not renew their registration to solicit donations, so it expired a year ago (right). 1/ ImageImage
It appears that MPVR also registered as a PAC but failed to file its annual report for year 2020 when it was due this January.

In any event, MPVR is not involved in any candidate campaigns or ballot initiatives, so its PAC registration is irrelevant. 2/ Image
It is somewhat surprising that MPVR is so far behind on its required filings, considering that MPVR's board members include both Mississippi agriculture commissioner Andy Gipson and MS House rep Dan Eubanks. mpvrpac.com/mpvr-pac-team/ 3/ ImageImage
However, in light of MPVR's ongoing fundraising activity despite their expired registration to engage in fundraising solicitations in Mississippi, @MississippiSOS should send a cease-and-desist letter to MPVR—as the SOS office routinely does in this circumstance. 4/
For example, here is a cease-and-desist letter Secretary Watson recently sent to the Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services upon that organization's failure to renew its registration: sos.ms.gov/content/enforc… 5/
For another example, here is a cease-and-desist letter Secretary Watson recently sent to OutServe, an organization for LGBT military servicemembers, upon OutServe's failure to renew its registration: sos.ms.gov/content/enforc… 6/ Image
Please join me in urging @MichaelWatsonMS to order MPVR to cease and desist all fundraising in Mississippi, exactly the same way he orders other organizations to cease and desist when other organizations do not renew their registration to solicit donations in Mississippi. 7/

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THREAD: I have devastating news for Mississippi parents who don't want health mandates on their schoolchildren.

I that describes you, please sit down and have tissues ready before I tell you about MS Code § 37-13-134. 1/ Image
MS Code § 37-13-134 is the so-called "Comprehensive School Health Education Program."

But even if you thought it was really based on "health," it's not just "health education. Nope, it's not enough or the #MSleg to make your child listen to their propaganda. 2/
No, the state demands ACTIVITY.

That's strict authoritarianism right out o the gate. Right there in Section 1. I mean, if this isn't communism—what is? 3/ Image
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Tate said Friday: "The best way for us to increase the number of vaccinations...is to increase the amount of information we give to individuals."

Dr. Bennett's letter in the QT gets the imagination going re: ways Tate could get more vax info to MSians.
Tate could:

☑️ Mail postcards to MSians to ensure everyone knows vaccines are free and where they are available
☑️ Send push-messages to cell phones with public health information about COVID-19
☑️ Require employers to post public health info
☑️ Require schools to send public health info home to parents (and require parents to sign that they received it)
☑️ Hold town halls for vaccine-hesitant constituents (like Arkansas' Republican governor is doing)
☑️ Resume holding regular press briefings
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Seth Keshel—a Sidney Powell/Michael Flynn fanboy I've never heard of before—gave a presentation at Flora United Methodist Church arguing that Trump won the 2020 election.

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A group called "Mississippians for Election Integrity"— which is not a registered organization in Mississippi but appears to be associated with the event in Flora—later put out an ad inviting followers to doubt our own elections here in Mississippi.
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Tate also said: "The best way for us to increase the number of vaccinations...is to increase the amount of information we give to individuals."

But Tate refuses to conduct a robust public information campaign about vaccines and stopped holding regular press briefings months ago.
One method I repeatedly propose is to send postcards, like the cards @MississippiSOS sent before last year's elections, to be sure people know vaccines are free, where they can get one, debunk common myths, etc.
Tate could also reach out to the Mississippi Press Association. They say they would be glad to assist with this "critical public service."
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THREAD: Mississippi schools that don't require masks should not just say "voluntary masking." They should say masking is required unless the parents opt a child out of masking.

Most importantly, the opt-out process should be identical to Mississippi's absentee voting process. 1/
In order to opt your child out of masking, you will have to submit a waiver form.

But you can't just download the waiver form—the form doesn't count unless it has the clerk's original initials on it. So you have to request it from the clerk. 2/
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So, you have to start by calling or emailing the clerk to request an "Application for Waiver Form." 3/
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IHL requested funding for nursing financial aid programs at a Senate health committee hearing late last year to address our nursing shortage and nursing teacher shortage.

Sen. @McMahanMS suggested that IHL cut the cost of nursing programs in half instead.
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