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The longtime artist behind the magazine's movie and television satires won numerous awards and honors. Mort Drucker, the iconic Mad magazine artist known for his caricatures, has died, the National Cartoonists Society confirmed. He was 91. Drucker died Wednesday at his New York home, according to the society. "The world has lost not just an extraordinary talent but a shining example of kindness, humility and humor. He was recognized for his work with the NCS Special Features Award, Reuben Award and induction into the Hall of Fame," the society said in a statement posted to social media. "The amazing talent,...

Voice of America is a global news network funded by American taxpayers. It spends about $200 million each year on its mission to “tell America’s story” and “present the policies of the United States clearly and effectively” to people around the globe. Today, however, VOA too often speaks for America’s adversaries—not its citizens. The Coronavirus pandemic is no exception. Secrecy from the Communist Party of China allowed the deadly virus to spread across the world. Journalists should report the facts, but VOA has instead amplified Beijing’s propaganda. This week, VOA called China’s Wuhan lockdown a successful “model” copied by much...

One of Planned Parenthood’s priority bills in California this year requires health insurance companies to hide from parents “sensitive” medical procedures given to their adult and minor children. These “sensitive” services, as defined by SB 1004, include abortions; drug abuse and mental health treatment; and under certain circumstanced transgender hormones and sex change operations. A fact-sheet from bill author Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson, (D) Santa Barbara, states the legislation is necessary to protect young adults, who remain on their parent’s health insurance until age 26, from being shamed or hurt by the policyholder who disagrees with their healthcare choices. Yet, this...

I think it was music and movie producer David Geffen’s Instagram post about self-isolating that really broke me. It was 6:30 a.m on Saturday and my toddler had announced his awakening; I was shuffling into the kitchen to warm up his milk while scrolling through my phone and mentally preparing for a day of working-while-child-wrangling in an 800-square-foot apartment when I saw it. A picture — taken from what looked like a drone or a helicopter — of a massive, cruise ship-like yacht, floating in the ocean against the backdrop of a spectacular sunset over some mountains with the caption,...

BILLINGS — Planned Parenthood of Montana announced the launch of a new telehealth program in Montana, which allows patients to access health care services through a private and secure video conferencing platform that connects them with Planned Parenthood of Montana’s providers. “Planned Parenthood of Montana is here with you — wherever you are. We are proud to use technology and innovation to reach people with the health care and information they need, when they need it. In these uncertain times, we’re committed to connecting patients to care — no matter what,” said Martha Stahl, president and CEO of Planned Parenthood...

Americans will be adding a wonkish term — “serological test” — to their vocabularies in the coming days as federal and state officials point to immunity-screening as the key to getting back to normal when coronavirus cases tail off. The blood tests, which measure antibodies to COVID-19, will give hospitals a sense of which health workers might be immune to the disease and can work on the front lines of the pandemic. More broadly, policymakers will detect which members of society have levels of protection and can potentially re-enter the workforce safely. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who on Thursday...

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Planned Parenthood of the St. Louis Region and Southwest Missouri is launching a new telehealth program in Missouri. The health care provider will begin phasing in services without requiring patients to visit a health center, beginning with patients seeking birth control or patients with urinary tract infections. The first remote services will be available using the mobile application PP Direct, and patients seeking access to birth control can schedule a phone appointment with one of Planned Parenthood’s providers. Patients accessing birth control can get it by scheduling a phone appointment with Planned Parenthood staff...

MKM Partners' Eric Handler downgrades the stock to a "sell," estimating its "cash burn rate in a no-revenue environment is running at $155 million per month, which likely keeps AMC liquid until June/July." Wall Street analysts are seeing a Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing from cinema giant AMC Theatres as increasingly likely. MKM Partners analyst Eric Handler on Thursday downgraded his rating on shares of the exhibitor from "neutral" to "sell," saying that "bankruptcy appears likely." That followed Loop Capital analyst Alan Gould's Wednesday downgrade to a "sell" in a report that concluded: "We think bankruptcy is a distinct possibility, and...

AUSTIN, Texas (KEYE) - As the COVID-19 pandemic leaves hundreds of thousands of people out of work, another CEO of a major corporation is taking a pay cut.

Murphy said he hopes people "get asked to leave" if they're not wearing a mask or face covering inside a store. But the Murphy administration clarified the rule, saying if somebody enters a supermarket without one, they can still access the store – espcially if there is a medical reason – only the store can limit their time and contact.

Crises tend to reveal the real character of both people and organizations. Half the world is on lockdown because of the coronavirus pandemic and, happily, that unprecedented situation reveals most people live by the sage words of Mother Teresa of Calcutta – “the world is full of good people, if you can’t find one then be one.” From Facebook to MyPillow, from your local restaurant to Panera Bread, everyone is working together to find ways to help their fellow human beings. Neighbor helping neighbor, companies helping people in need, already taxed charities going above and beyond to get us all...

First it was the waitress whose restaurant closed. Then the waiter, the bartender, the substitute teacher, the hairdresser, the tattoo artist and the Walgreens manager. One after the other, the tenants called and emailed their landlord, Bruce Brunner, to say they were out of work and the rent was going to be late. A week after the bill was due, some two dozen of Mr. Brunner’s 130 tenants had lost their jobs or had their hours reduced. He’s working out payment plans and using security deposits as a stopgap while directing tenants to the emerging patchwork of local, state and...

Here is the first chapter of a short story I have written. If you like it, Freepmail me and I'll email you the whole book.

Every year on Good Friday the Pro-Life Action League hosts “Way of the Cross for Victims of Abortion,” a prayer service held outside abortion facilities across the nation. The coronavirus could have marked the end of a longtime tradition, but thanks to technology, people can take part beginning at 10 a.m. central time through a livestream on the league’s Facebook page. Eric Scheidler, executive director of the league, and his family will pray outside a Planned Parenthood clinic in their hometown of Aurora, Illinois. Advertisement “I consider this to be a particularly important moment to hold an event like this,”...

For those Freepers who are too busy in what is left of today to read a long essay to a Socilaist Left tyrant, I say praise the Lord for giving you a rich and full life. To those with more time on your hands, I seek your help to get answers to a 1,500 word open letter essay to a Socialist Left tyrant who is immune to criticism. I seek Freeper input: What would you say to Daniel Andrews? What would Jesus say? The essay: https://freedom-demokrasi-and-civilised-humanity.com/2018/02/08/an-open-letter-to-daniel-andrews-police-state-tactics-from-the-alp/ More from me on Andrews: https://freedom-demokrasi-and-civilised-humanity.com/tag/daniel-andrews/

EAST PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, April 9, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – As the abortion industry fights to exempt itself from the sacrifices being made across the medical profession to combat COVID-19, a Planned Parenthood board member in Rhode Island suggests that abortion is not only equal to but more imporant than the countless legitimate medical procedures that have been put on hold. U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams and the federal Centers for Disease Control (CDC) have advised healthcare facilities to reschedule non-urgent appointments and elective procedures, both to limit the spread of the coronavirus and to free up time and resources to...

During her show last night Laura Ingraham aired footage of President Trump admitting “two very smart people” came into his office and urged him to lock down the economy or 2.2 million Americans would die.

"In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, there was an unprecedented increase in requests for absentee ballots, as more and more voters sought to comply with public health guidance and avoid potential risk to their health by avoiding in-person voting," they wrote Thursday in a letter to Inspector General of the U.S. Postal Service Tammy Whitcomb. "The United States Postal Service (USPS) in short, had an out-sized role in ensuring Wisconsinites could safely exercise the right to vote and participate in our democracy." "Unfortunately, there have been numerous accounts from the state that USPS failed to fulfill that critical function for...

Celebrities across the entertainment spectrum took to Twitter to express despair over the news that independent Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders had suspended his presidential campaign. “Today I am suspending my campaign,” Sanders tweeted with a video message earlier this week. “But while the campaign ends, the struggle for justice continues on.” “I feel so hopeless and devastated and powerless,” model and actress Emily Ratajkowski tweeted with the hashtag, “#BernieIsOurHope.” “In all this darkness, he made me believe that people, together, could be the light,” comedian Sarah Silverman wrote. “He continues to be an inspiration. And he’ll never stop fighting for...

(Students for Life) The village of Cimarron in New Mexico joins 5 other New Mexico cities in declaring itself pro-life. The resolution also states that they oppose any efforts by the state legislature to rollback protections for women and the preborn. The Family Policy Alliance of New Mexico wrote on its Facebook page, “Recently, the Village of Cimarron Council passed a pro-life resolution affirming the sanctity of human life from conception to natural death. Cimarron joins at least five other New Mexico local governments that have passed pro-life resolutions around the state. This list includes the Lea County Commission, the...