Morning Reads – Thursday, October 28, 2021

Peaches

• I sued Van Johnson & won. 
• Herschel violates campaign finance laws? 
• 3 major Georgia universities are issuing vaccine mandates for faculty
• Democrats not letting up on Medicaid expansion during special session
• Georgia redistricting to diminish rural lawmakers, influence
• Court ruling upholds Georgia Power plans for coal ash
• Abrams group donates $1.34 million to pay off medical debts
• New Wellstar Workforce Agreement Leads RTs to Open Hospital Jobs

COVID-19

• Surgeon fired after saying parents should make mask decisions for kids.
• NYPD top cop urges COVID vaccinations before Friday deadline that could send quarter of force home without pay

Jimmy Carter

• “The Second Amendment Has Become a Threat to the First”
• Netflix Says Algorithm Is Protected by First Amendment in 13 Reasons Why Suicide Lawsuit
• But that’s not the only reason Netflix is in the hot seat right now 
• Marjorie Taylor Greene invested as much as $50,000 in the Trump SPAC before its stock plunged
• San Francisco Wants To Ensure House Cleaners, Nannies Get Paid Sick Leave
• Satanists convince school district to alter dress code which prohibits satanic or “cult-ish” imagery.
• Cybercriminals claim to have hacked the NRA
• US begins legal appeal to extradite Assange
• Police Can’t Demand You Reveal Your Phone Passcode and Then Tell a Jury You Refused

Sweet Tea 

• Cigarette Sales Rose in 2020 for First Time in 20 Years
• An Epstein-tarnished plane
• Tech entrepreneur stirs debate after calling men who take 6 months paternity leave ‘losers’