Month: December 2021

A person holds up a flag during rally to protest the Trump administration’s reported proposal to narrow the definition of gender to male or female at birth at City Hall in New York City, October 24, 2018. (Brendan McDermid/Reuters) Forgive the un-Christmas week post. (Though some of our much-beloved Christmas stories — A Christmas Carol
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A Covid-19 rapid PCR test site sign at Cape Town International Airport in Cape Town, South Africa, on Friday, Dec. 3, 2021. Dwayne Senior | Bloomberg | Getty Images The World Health Organization on Wednesday cautioned that omicron has not spread widely among the populations most at risk, making it difficult to determine whether or
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Ghislaine Maxwell has been found guilty of recruiting underage girls to be sexually abused by Jeffrey Epstein. The 60-year-old former socialite and ex-girlfriend of billionaire financier Epstein is now facing the prospect of years in prison. As the verdicts were read out in court in New York, Maxwell appeared to show little reaction behind a
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The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) released data last week suggesting life expectancy dropped by nearly 2 years in 2020. What should be noted is the CDC generally takes years to produce data on life expectancy. On the CDC’s life expectancy page, the most recent official data available is from 2017. However, the CDC needs
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This is a fascinating piece in the New York Times by Christopher Caldwell on a new book by French political theorist Chantal Delsol on what our civilization is becoming: So if another civilization comes to replace Christianity, it will not be a mere negation, such as atheism or nihilism. It will be a rival civilization with
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A former CNN worker who served as a senior producer on Jake Tapper’s “The Lead” is being investigated in connection with allegations pertaining to potential minor victims, Fox News reported, citing the Fairfax County (Va.) Police Department. The department told the outlet that a probe has been initiated “into serious allegations involving potential juvenile victims”
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On Wednesday, the White House previewed President Joe Biden’s plans for his Thursday phone call with his Russian counterpart, President Vladimir Putin. In their preview, the White House said Biden will warn again that the U.S. is ready to respond if Russia invades Ukraine. A senior administration official told reporters that Biden will “make clear when he
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(Maximusnd/iStock/Getty Images) UMass economics professor Isabella Weber has taken to the pages of The Guardian to argue for price controls to fight inflation. Weber writes: Today economists are divided into two camps on the inflation question: team Transitory argues we ought not to worry about inflation since it will soon go away. Team Stagflation urges for fiscal restraint
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FG Trade | E+ | Getty Images Vanguard investors have been grappling with partial website outages over the past several days that have blocked some customers from trade confirmations, certain statements and forms. These interruptions may cause problems for those making year-end transactions, such as required minimum distributions, as there’s a 50% penalty for missing the
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On Wednesday, several MSNBC shows ran a report in which NBC weather presenter Al Roker hyperventilated about the weather over the past year. Roker blamed virtually every form of unpleasant weather on climate change, while also sneaking in some high praise for President Biden. The report began: “2021, another blistering year of climate and weather
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is under fire from health experts and employee groups that say the new COVID-19 isolation and quarantine guidance doesn’t follow the science. The critics are saying the government is changing the rules for practical reasons — to keep the economy from shutting down — and comments from CDC
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Star Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers delivered another juicy sound bite on “The Pat McAfee Show” Tuesday afternoon, declaring to his critics that “if science can’t be questioned,” it’s “propaganda.” The future Hall of Famer — who is notably not vaccinated against COVID-19 — also raised eyebrows during his weekly interview on McAfee’s show
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After the disastrous Covid-inspired changes to the 2020 election, you might think the left is finished with voting reforms. But an even bigger effort is coming, one that promises to permanently hand Democrats a built-in advantage and all but ensure no Republican wins the presidency again. Meet National Popular Vote, the group spearheading the campaign
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Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo accused the Biden administration of “actively preventing” the delivery and distribution of life-saving monoclonal antibody treatments to the Sunshine State. FOX: Florida surgeon general says Biden admin ‘actively preventing’ monoclonal antibody treatments — Election Wizard (@ElectionWiz) December 29, 2021 Back in September Governor DeSantis slammed the Biden regime for slashing
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Stand News acting chief editor Patrick Lam is escorted by police after they searched his office in Hong Kong, China, December 29, 2021. (Tyrone Siu/Reuters) A dissident pro-democracy website in Hong Kong closed Wednesday after police stormed its headquarters and arrested six current and former editors and board members in another free-speech suppression campaign in
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