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Politics

Arizona Lawmakers Told About Multiple Inconsistencies Found in Election Audit

State lawmakers were told in a Friday hearing that the Arizona election audit uncovered inconsistencies in the 2020 election. The Maricopa County audit was commissioned by Arizona Senate republicans and conducted by the Florida-based company Cyber Ninjas. The review involved over 1,500 people and 100,000 hours. On the same day, Senate President Karen Fann sent […]

National Security

Efforts to Spread Trump Russia Hoax Went Beyond FBI, CIA to Senate

The efforts to promote the Trump-Russia Collusion hoax didn’t just exist in the FBI, CIA and State Department, but the Senate as well. According to a new memo, under the late Sen. John McCain, the Armed Services Committee engaged a former FBI official and his nonprofit to produce a report on the matter, per Just […]

Faith & Family

Dating App Flaunts ‘Pro-Choice’ Badge Option, Will Donate Proceeds to Planned Parenthood

The dating app OKCupid is bringing politics to dating by adding a “pro-choice badge” option on their profiles to demonstrate [their] support of reproductive rights.” Meanwhile in Modernity: A one-night stand app is letting users know which people will kill the baby if they get pregnant https://t.co/gEzArXPGM0 — Jack Posobiec 🇺🇸 (@JackPosobiec) September 23, 2021 […]

World

RANDOM ACT OF FEDERALISM: DeSantis Secures New Antibody Treatment from UK

In yet another random act of federalism from the Sunshine State, Gov. Ron DeSantis arranged a shipment of a new monoclonal antibody treatment for those suffering from COVID-19. DeSantis announced on Thursday the shipment of 3,000 doses of the treatment, produced by the United Kingdom-based GlaxoSmithKline, following Biden’s rationing of the Regeron antibody treatment. Watch […]

Economy

China Makes Cryptocurrency Transactions Illegal

China’s central bank declared all cryptocurrency transactions illegal Friday, reinforcing the stark position against any non-government issued currency. In a statement posted on its website, the People’s Bank of China said the move was in effort to prevent the risks involved with trading cryptocurrency and to maintain national security. Following the announcement, cryptocurrency prices plummeted, […]

Economy

CDC Chief Breaks with Advisory Panel, Backs Pfizer Booster Shot for At-Risk Workers

The CDC director went against the recommendation of an advisory board in saying that workers who are at high risk of contracting COVID-19 should receive a booster shot. CDC Director Rochelle Walensky signed off on a conglomerate of recommendations from the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices panel, made up of 15 members including pediatricians, […]

Politics

The ‘Little Inquisition That Could’ Keeps Chugging: Jan 6 Committee Subpoenas Four Trump Confidants

In the latest news from the inquisition that keeps on giving, the January 6 committee subpoenaed four of Trump’s closest allies. Indeed, the committee issued subpoenas for information from former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, former deputy chief of staff Daniel Scavino, former adviser Stephen Bannon and former Pentagon chief of staff Kash […]

Media

Facebook Reveals its Censorship Strategy

Facebook released an update to its Content Distribution Guidelines Thursday, giving an inside look into how the Big Tech mogul decides which content to push versus suppress. Facebook has previously provided some details on the types of content that get reduced distribution on the site’s news feed, but the updated guidelines provide more clarity and […]

Politics

House Approves $1 Billion in Funding for Israel’s Iron Dome

The House of Representatives approved $1 billion in funding for Israel’s Iron Dome missile defense system Thursday, despite opposition from progressives. The final bipartisan vote was 420 to 9 with two democrats voting “present.” Eight liberal democrats and one republican voted against it. Democratic Reps. Andre Carson, Ilhan Omar, Rashida Tlaib, Marie Newman, Ayanna Pressley, […]

Economy

Disney Is Not Investigating Handling of ABC Sexual Assault Allegations

Walt Disney Company is not pursuing an investigation into how the network handled sexual-assault allegations against the former top producer of ABC News’ “Good Morning America.” The executive producer, Simone Swink, said during a meeting on Monday that an outside probe into Michael Corn’s departure as senior executive producer of the morning news program “is […]

Politics

Governors, Lawmakers Accuse Biden Administration of Rationing COVID-19 Treatments

Governors and lawmakers in popular republican states have accused the Biden administration of rationing healthcare, as popular COVID-19 treatments are becoming increasingly harder to obtain. Indeed, the Department of Health and Human Services is rationing the distribution of Regeneron’s monoclonal antibody treatments to several states including Texas. “People are going to die,” Rep. Brian Babin […]

World

Biden’s Approval Rating Plummets to 43 Percent

Joe Biden’s approval rating plummeted 6 points since August, landing at 43 percent, the lowest number of his presidency thus far. The Gallup poll, released Wednesday was conducted from September 1 to 17, following the botched Afghanistan withdrawal, Just the News reports. In that same time period, cases of COVID-19 increased. The latest decline in […]

Politics

FDA Approves Pfizer Booster Shot for High-Risk People

Health officials have cleared the Pfizer vaccine booster for those at high risk of severe COVID-19 in efforts to ease the spread of the Delta variant. The Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday it is permitting a third dose of the Pfizer vaccine for people who got two doses already and are older than 65 […]

Media

MSNBC’s Joy Reid Pulls Race Card on Tragic Murder of Gabby Petito

Before the autopsy is even complete following the murder of Gabby Petito, MSNBC’s Joy Reid brings race to the forefront of the tragic mystery. If you aren’t familiar with the story, here’s a summary: Gabby Petito, a 22-year-old Youtuber from Long Island, was on a cross-country road trip with her partner, Brian Laundrie, 23. The […]

Economy

Fed May Start Reversing Pandemic Stimulus Programs in November

The Federal Reserve hinted it may start reversing its pandemic stimulus programs come November, and could raise interest rates next year. According to the Wall Street Journal, the Fed’s rate-setting committee revised its post meeting statement Wednesday to say that it may start to reduce or taper its $120 billion in monthly asset purchases as […]

Media

BIG APPLE BLUES: Trump Sues New York Times, Mary Trump for ‘Maliciously Conspiring Against Him’

President Trump is suing the New York Times and his niece, Mary Trump for “tortiously breaching and/or interfering with his contractual rights and otherwise maliciously conspiring against him.” “The defendants engaged in an insidious plot to obtain confidential and highly-sensitive records which they exploited for their own benefit and utilized as a means of falsely […]

Media

White House Reporters Issue Complaint Over Biden-Johnson Meeting Access

Members of the White House press pool aren’t happy after British reporters were the only ones granted questions during Biden’s meeting with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday. White House Correspondents’ Association President Steve Portnoy said that the editorial portion of the pool took a formal complaint to Jen Psaki about the lack of […]

Economy

House Passes Bill to Suspend Debt Limit, Temporarily Fund Government

The House of Representatives passed a bill Tuesday to temporarily fund the government until early December and suspend the debt limit through 2022. The bill, passed less than two weeks before the government’s current funding expires on October 1, went through in a 220 to 211 party line vote, the Wall Street Journal reports. All […]

World

Taliban Nominate UN Ambassador

The Taliban nominated a U.N. ambassador to represent Afghanistan Tuesday, complicating the already delicate diplomatic predicament in the global organization. The nomination, which was submitted to Secretary General António Guterres on Monday, raises concerns about the violent movement occupying an ambassador’s seat, the New York Times reports. Stéphane Dujarric, a spokesman for Guterres, confirmed that […]

World

Wuhan Scientists Planned to Release Coronaviruses into Chinese Cave Bats 18 Months Prior to Outbreak

According to new leaked grant proposal documents, scientists in Wuhan were planning to release enhanced airborne coronaviruses into Chinese bats to inoculate them against disease that could transfer to humans. The new documents show that just 18 months prior to the first coronavirus cases, researchers submitted plans to release skin-penetrating nanoparticles containing “novel chimeric spike […]

Media

Facebook Oversight Board Launches Review of XCheck System for High-Profile Users

Facebook’s Oversight Board will review the company’s practice of holding its high-profile users to separate sets of rules due to inconsistencies in the social media honcho’s decision making. The review comes after an investigation by the Wall Street Journal into the system, known as “cross-check” or “XCheck,” which was created to oversee accounts of celebrities, […]

National Security

Federal Health Authorities Blast Ivermectin for Covid Treatment

Despite clinical trials showing its effectiveness, the FDA is running national public service announcements and radio ads in efforts to convince people against taking Ivermectin as a COVID-19 treatment. In its consumer update, the FDA says “clinical trials assessing ivermectin tablets for the prevention or treatment of COVID-19 in people are ongoing.” The advisory doesn’t […]

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