(FREE) PAINE IN THE MORNING: 13 things you need to know this Thursday – October 21, 2021

Report: White House Weighs Deploying National Guard to Confront Supply Chain Crisis While Pete Buttigieg Is MIA – The White House is reportedly weighing whether to deploy the National Guard to confront the ever growing supply chain crisis while Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg has been on paternity leave.“White House officials have explored in recent weeks whether the National Guard could be deployed to help address the nation’s mounting supply chain backlog, three people with knowledge of the matter said,” the Washington Post reported Tuesday. – READ MORE

Biden’s Plan to Relieve Backlog at Port of Los Angeles Is Not Working – President Biden last week announced plans to increase the capacity of the Port of Los Angeles by extending its hours. So far, it is not working.Biden announced on Wednesday of last week that the Port of Los Angeles has agreed to go to 24/7 operations. Essentially, this would mean allowing cargo owners to pick up goods between 3 a.m. and 8 a.m. – READ MORE

Report: Shipping Containers from Stranded Ships Dumped in L.A. Neighborhoods – After spending weeks on ships stuck off the coast of the United States, shipping containers are reportedly being dumped in nearby neighborhoods.Since the 24/7 operations of offloading cargo ships in Los Angeles and Long Beach ports have started, new problems arose, such as getting rid of the shipping containers used to transport goods. “Many of the shipping containers that spent weeks onboard ships waiting to be unloaded are now being dumped in nearby neighborhoods once they’re emptied,” CBSLA reported. – READ MORE

LOOK: Ikea Store Shelves Sit Empty as World’s Largest Furniture Seller Hit By Global Supply Chain Issues – IKEA, the world’s largest furniture seller, said recently that many of its products are missing from its stores around the world.The company said that  store shelves sit empty with many of its flatpacks and housewares items stuck are warehouses, waiting for trucks to distribute them. The United States and elsewhere has been struck by a shortage of drivers as many never returned to jobs following the reopening of the economy. – READ MORE

Billionaire Supermarket Owner Warns: Food Prices Will Go Up “Tremendously” – The owner of a New York City supermarket chain predicted the food prices will increase sharply in the coming months, with some increasing 10 percent in the next two months.John Catsimatidis, the billionaire supermarket owner of Gristedes and D’Agostino Foods, warned that food giants such as Nabisco, PepsiCo, and Coca-Cola will prioritize raising prices on products. – READ MORE

Southwest Drops Plan to Get Rid of Unvaccinated Staff by December Deadline – Southwest Airlines dropped a plan to put unvaccinated workers with pending exemptions on unpaid leave after a December 8 deadline following protests by their employees.“The employee will continue to work, while following all COVID mask and distancing guidelines applicable to their position, until the accommodation has been processed,” according to an internal note obtained by CNBC written by Southwest’s Senior Vice President of Operations and Hospitality Steve Goldberg and Vice President and Chief People Officer Julie Weber. – READ MORE

Dozens Of Top Nuclear Scientists With “Highest Security Clearances” Being Fired From Los Alamos Lab After Vax Mandate – A last Friday deadline for Los Alamos National Lab employees to get vaccinated has come and gone, with a judge on the same day denying a request by 114 employees there to block the nuclear lab’s vaccine mandate from taking effect.In the last days the employees, including top nuclear engineers and scientists, have literally taken to the streets outside the lab, protesting the mandate which orders them to get their first dose of the Covid vaccine or face termination. – READ MORE

CDC Advises Unvaccinated To Stay Home For Holidays – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is recommending that unvaccinated travelers not travel to visit family this holiday season until they get their COVID shot.In new holiday travel guidance released on Friday, the agency said that “CDC still recommends delaying travel until you are fully vaccinated.” – READ MORE

Hidden in OSHA Guidance Is a Rule to Not Make Employers Report Worker Side Effects from Forced COVID Vax – According to the Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration, transparency apparently is not important in either of these areas.In fact, OSHA believes that transparency and telling the truth are a hindrance to the common good. – READ MORE

White House Details Plan To “Quickly” Vaccinate 28 Million Children Age 5-11 – The Biden administration on Wednesday unveiled its plan to ‘quickly’ vaccinate roughly 28 million children age 5-11, pending authorization from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).The jab – which doesn’t prevent transmission of Covid-19 will be available at pediatricians, local pharmacies, and possibly even at schools, according to the White House, which expects FDA authorization of the Pfizer shot for children – the least likely to fall seriously ill or die from the virus, in a matter of weeks, according to the Associated Press. – READ MORE

Colorado Gov Suggests Children LIE and Get The Jab Without Consent Of Parents – Jared Polis, the Democrat governor of Colorado, is telling to children to lie to their parents and get vaccinated against COVID-19 without their consent.This week, Polis encouraged Americans everywhere to get the vaccine “privately” if they have to, without telling their families what they are doing. While he initially encouraged people to lie to their spouses, he seemed to indicate that children should secretly get the shot as well when he brought up the idea of a “parent you live with who doesn’t want to get” vaccinated. – READ MORE

“People Are Hoarding” – Supermarkets Are The Next Supply Chain Crunch As Food Shortages Persist – It’s been 19 months since the virus pandemic began, and supply chain disruptions continue, making it more difficult for customers to find their favorite item at supermarkets nationwide. Simultaneously, the psychology of empty store shelves and President Biden’s inability to normalize supply chains forced some people to panic hoard this fall as uncertainty about food supplies mount.Chris Jones, Senior Vice President of Government Affairs & Counsel of the National Grocers Association, told Today, “shopping early for the holidays is a wise strategy, especially under current conditions.” – READ MORE