(FREE) PAINE IN THE MORNING: 10 things you need to know this Tuesday – November 16, 2021

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Bidenflation: Tyson Foods Says It Is Sharply Raising Prices – Tyson Foods sharply raised prices on beef, chicken, and pork, pulling its profits and sales above estimates in the most recent quarter.

The Arkansas-based meat giant—which produces around 20 percent of all U.S. beef chicken, and pork—said it had lifted prices across all of its major business units. – READ MORE

California Gas Price Averages Soar to All-Time Record High – On Sunday, California gas prices rose to a record-setting high average of $4.676 per gallon for regular gasoline, according to the American Automobile Association (AAA). The previous record average price of $4.671 was set in October 2012.

The Golden State is America’s largest state by population and currently has the highest gas prices in the country even as the national average dropped slightly to $3.413. – READ MORE

Oklahoma Bill Would Allow Workers To Sue Employers For $1M Over Harm From Vaccine Requirements – An Oklahoma Senate bill could allow employees of government and private entities to sue their employers for up to $1 million over health problems resulting from COVID-19 vaccine requirements.

State Sen. Rob Standridge (R-OK) introduced Senate Bill 1106, the “Citizen Health Mandate Protection Act,” on Friday. The bill would allow employees to sue their employers over medical issues related to any operations made mandatory as a condition of employment. If an employee is harmed by a forced medical operation, the employer could be liable for as much as $1 million. – READ MORE

Texas Doctor Has Privileges Suspended For Spreading ‘Dangerous’ COVID-19 Misinformation Online – A doctor based in Houston, Texas, has had her privileges suspended based on what hospital officials are calling the spread of “dangerous misinformation”online regarding COVID-19.

Mary Bowden, who is an ear, nose and throat doctor at Houston Methodist Hospital, shared opinions on social media on the subject of COVID-19 vaccine mandates and COVID-19 treatments. According to a hospital spokesperson who spoke with The Washington Post, “Bowden, who recently joined the hospital’s medical staff, has been suspended for ‘spreading dangerous misinformation’ and sharing ‘harmful’ personal and political opinions about the coronavirus vaccine and treatments.” – READ MORE

Your Next Car May Refuse To Start if It Thinks You’ve Had a Drink – Warning lights and noises are a regular part of the driving experience in vehicles that increasingly nag us about tire pressure, seatbelts, and engine status. Sometimes the alerts are helpful, but a new round of innovations mandated by the infrastructure bill might disable our cars if built-in technology determines that we’re intoxicated—or if, as seems inevitable, it just goes haywire. The one guarantee is that we’ll have to pay for the added complexity as we’re forced to use nanny-state systems jointly developed by the auto industry and the federal government.

“Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue a final rule prescribing a Federal motor vehicle safety standard under section 30111 of title 49, United States Code, that requires passenger motor vehicles manufactured after the effective date of that standard to be equipped with advanced drunk and impaired driving prevention technology,” reads language buried in the massive and recently passed federal infrastructure bill. – READ MORE

Big Business: Inflation Squeezes Customers but Fattens Profits – Not everyone is feeling squeezed by inflation. Many of the biggest businesses in the U.S. have actually expanded their profit margins despite rising wages, supply chain disruptions, and rising shipping costs.

Consumer sentiment has been crushed by declining standards of living and falling real incomes due to high inflation. Small businesses are reeling under the pressure of higher prices and a record 88 percent say they’ve been hit by supply chain shortages. – READ MORE

Michigan AG Apologizes After Passing Out Drunk At Football Game After “Eating 2 Bloody Marys” – Michigan’s Attorney General apparently has “got some splainin’ to do”…

That is, of course, only if you think passing out drunk at a football game on over the weekend is some kind of faux pas. For us, we say “what happens on the weekend, stays on the weekend”.

But that hasn’t stopped Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel from publicly apologizing after being caught on camera passed out in the stands, according to The Hill. – READ MORE

Seattle: So Dangerous That County Employees Now Need Escorts to Mass Transit Stations – The liberal utopia of Seattle has become so dangerous that county employees will now have security guards escorting them to mass transit stations.

On November 15, King County begins its “Walking Bus” program, where county employees working in downtown Seattle and Pioneer Square will walk with a security guard to and from the nearby train station and ferry terminal. – READ MORE

Report: Seattle Boy Watches Father Die as Staffing Shortage Likely Delayed First Responders – A 13-year-old Seattle boy reportedly watched his father die due to a medical emergency as staffing shortages likely delayed first responders.

The incident occurred on November 2, when a Seattle teen first dialed 911 to report his 45-year-old father was suffering from a medical emergency in their apartment, according to conservative talk show host Jason Rantz of KTTH in Seattle. – READ MORE