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Beware of Scam COVID Test Companies that Are Now in Nebraska

Representatives from a company called Nationwide Covid Testing have been distributing flyers in Nebraska advertising free Covid tests that they will administer at your home by appointment. Some of the flyers were distributed to Lincoln residents who were waiting in the very long line–by some reports up to five hours–for drive-through testing at Gateway Mall. […]

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Omaha police union president’s struggle with COVID – The Full Story

A Timeline Your devoted editorial team at Seeing Red Nebraska once again noticed that the recent news story on Omaha Police Union President Tony Conner’s recovery from COVID leaves out a lot of pertinent information. Here is a quick timeline of events as publicly shared on Twitter via the OPOA’s official accounts (and, as you […]

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Joe Ricketts hired a P.R. Firm to Make You Like His Son

Instead of issuing a mask mandate or vaccine requirement, Governor Pete Ricketts has decided to throw a pizza party for EMTs, nurses, doctors, firefighters, and … cops? Let’s pretend for a moment that doctors, nurses, and EMTs even have a day off to go fuck off at the park. Does Pete really believe our medical […]

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Nebraska Needs to Stop Being a Safe Place for Fascist Indoctrination

This is going to be a short one with an easy call to action at the end. Stay with me – let’s go! This weekend the Nebraska Freedom Coalition is hosting the “Freedom Festival 21” at the Round the Bend Steakhouse in Ashland. The guests of “honor” at this festival include: Omaha chiropractor Ben Tapper […]

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Thank a Pharmacist, Nebraska

This week has been hell for any pharmacists who are distributing vaccines in Nebraska.  Why?  Because Pete Ricketts is a fucking asshole.  Pete decided that our vaccine rollout in Nebraska would focus on rural areas to the detriment of urban areas.  He also decided to fuck over people with pre-existing conditions.  So Pete had a […]

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There is an Eviction Crisis in Lincoln

By: Rosalind Kichler  On the evening of Saturday February 13th, in below zero temperatures, at least 20 people gathered for a Vigil for the Victims of Eviction. The action was called by Lincoln Tenant/Housing Network (LTHN). At the vigil, LTHN demanded a total eviction moratorium with a grace period of at least six months for back rent. For 30 minutes […]

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Testifying in the Time of COVID

You might see an announcement that the legislature has expanded options for testimony and comment due to COVID and think, “Oh good, I can testify over video.” You would be wrong. Despite all the technological advancements that have been adopted during the pandemic, you still cannot testify with video conferencing tools. The revisions to policies […]

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Board of Ed. Says Hands Are Tied: BDSM or Passing the Buck?

On Tuesday, the State Board of Education declined a request from the Nebraska State Education Association to mandate masks in all Nebraska schools.  The petition was further-reaching though: the Board was asked to instate a mask mandate, as well as to develop strategies for online and remote technology, to require all sick children and adults […]

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COVID-19 Hits Home

Twelve of my family members have had Covid-19 in the last 2 weeks, all out in western Nebraska, aged 3 to 89, North Platte and Stapleton to be exact. My grandma (89) is in the hospital in Grand Island, the virus is attacking her kidneys and heart. The rest are recovered or recovering at home […]

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LPS Needs to Cancel Its New Communication Course

In the last couple of weeks residents of Lincoln may have noticed that Lincoln Public Schools (LPS) has rolled out a new master class in poor organizational communication. Although we didn’t ask to be enrolled, the pedagogy appears to be sound, the content diverse, and our chances to practice the concepts frequent. This organization containing […]

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