Month: May 2021

Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. (diane39/Getty Images) America and Jews owe each other a great debt. An attack on one is an attack on both. The renowned British historian Paul Johnson has called anti-Semitism “a disease of the mind.” There seems to be no permanent cure for this disease. It has flared up again, not
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The coronavirus pandemic, along with the regular protests and riots in American cities, fueled a buying binge of guns across the nation. The uncertainty of 2020 spurred unprecedented gun sales in the United States, including a wave of new gun owners, especially among minorities and women. Last year ended up being the highest gun sale
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Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D., N.Y.), speaks during a House Judiciary Committee markup of the articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump, December 11, 2019. (Jose Luis Magana/Pool via Reuters) Representative Hakeem Jeffries (D., N.Y.) on Sunday claimed that Republicans “want to make it harder to vote and easier to steal an election” after the Texas
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The Dalton School in New York is facing severe backlash after showing first graders a graphic cartoon video about masturbation. The video and curriculum is also teaching children that family members, including parents and grandparents, should not be able to hug or touch them — even innocently — without consent. “I’m paying $50,000 to these
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Soldiers place U.S. flags at gravesites at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., May 27, 2021. (Elizabeth Fraser/Arlington National Cemetery/US Army) Google is not a good friend if you put in a search string about what you might want to watch or read to commemorate or even educate yourself or others about Memorial Day and
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(ronstik/Getty Images) The loosening of bond restrictions around the country has led to a wave of violence committed by criminals who otherwise wouldn’t have been released. NRPLUS MEMBER ARTICLE H arris County District Attorney Kim Ogg is not the stuff right-wing monsters are made of: She serves Houston, the nation’s fourth-largest city, and she is a
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Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg admitted Sunday that continued face mask requirements on public transportation under the jurisdiction of federal regulators is a “matter of respect” — not science. Just last month, the Transportation Security Administration extended face mask requirements “across all transportation networks throughout the United States, including at airports, onboard commercial aircraft, on over-the-road
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Baltimore students who failed this year during the coronavirus pandemic will not be held back. Instead, they will receive a passing grade and graduate to the next level, the city’s school board recently announced. Baltimore students who failed classes during the 2020-2021 school year will still pass on to the next grade will not be
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That Portland, Oregon area teacher on video explaining to fellow teachers that failure to teach critical race theory (CRT) is as much child abuse as pedophiles preying upon children is making the rounds. I finally got a look at this eye popping video and thought, well, that’s ridiculous, obviously, but what the hell is she wearing?
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Secretary of transportation nominee Pete Buttigieg listens during a confirmation hearing in Washington, D.C., January 21, 2021. (Stefani Reynolds/Reuters Pool) Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on Sunday claimed President Biden’s $6 trillion budget proposal is “responsible” despite criticism from both Republicans and Democrats. Buttigieg’s defense came during an appearance on Fox News Sunday when he was
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Vice President Kamala Harris triggered a barrage of backlash Saturday after publishing a Memorial Day weekend message that lacked any mention of the meaning behind Memorial Day. What is Memorial Day? Memorial Day is a federal holiday remembering Americans who paid the ultimate sacrifice in military service to the United States. The holiday is observed
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A white teacher proclaimed that she is “dismantling white supremacy in society” by not teaching Spanish to her students. The anti-racist teacher proclaimed that she is holding herself accountable for her skin color by grappling with her own “internalized white supremacy.” Jessica Bridges is a Ph.D. candidate at the College of Education and Human Sciences
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Cars race during the 104th running of the Indianapolis 500, August 23, 2020. (Mike Dinovo-USA TODAY Sports) And it offers the rest of the world a glimpse of a great, if overlooked, city of the heartland. In 1945, the Preparatory Commission of the United Nations considered Indianapolis as a possible location for the headquarters of
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Students walk past Princeton University’s Nassau Hall in Princeton, N.J. (Dominick Reuter/Reuters) Classics majors at Princeton University will no longer be required to learn Greek or Latin in a push to create a more inclusive and equitable program, an effort that was given “new urgency” by the “events around race that occurred last summer.” Last
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The Biden administration reportedly authorized U.S. embassies to fly LGBTQ and Black Lives Matter flags, as seen at the U.S. embassy in Athens, Greece. The gesture has prompted backlash from many, including Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-N.Y.), who introduced a new bill to prevent political flags other than the American flag from being flown outside U.S.
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(Natural News) Online stores Amazon, eBay, Wish and China’s AliExpress advertise teeth whitening products with unsafe levels of hydrogen peroxide, according to a British consumer group named Which? The organization bought 36 teeth whiteners from the four retailers and checked the amount of hydrogen peroxide that each product contains. High concentrations of hydrogen peroxide could burn gums and cause permanent damage to the teeth.
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(Natural News) Hundreds of students at a New Jersey university held a rally against its mandatory Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination rule. Rutgers University students and their parents gathered on May 21 to oppose the school’s vaccination requirement for face-to-face classes. This March, the university ordered that all students enrolled for in-person classes for the fall semester
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(Natural News) The number of reported adverse events following COVID vaccines continues to climb, according to data released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The data comes directly from reports submitted to the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS). (Article by Megan Redshaw republished from ChildrensHealthDefense.org) VAERS is the primary government-funded system for reporting
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(Pixabay) Have we been too successful at insulating ourselves from harm, and from one another? The purpose of government is to make it safe for human beings to deal with strangers. We don’t need the state to regulate our interactions with people we know and trust, but the same cannot be said about our interactions
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The federal government says businesses can mandate that employees get vaccinated against COVID-19 to enter their workplace, and offer incentives for receiving the vaccine. Meanwhile, legal experts affirmed that being fired for refusing the vaccine is generally legal. What are the details? The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission released updated guidance Friday explaining that vaccine mandates
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