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New study suggests Ivermectin cuts Covid infections by around 75 per centMore than 30 trials globally found the drug caused improvements in treatmentThe study is set to be published in the US journal Frontiers of PharmacologyA cheap and safe drug widely used against parasites cuts Covid infections, hospitalisations and deaths by about 75 per cent, a study shows.More than 30 trials across the world found that ivermectin causes ‘repeated, consistent, large magnitude improvements in clinical outcomes’ at all stages of the disease.The peer-reviewed study, to be published in the US journal Frontiers of Pharmacology, says the evidence is so strong...

Earlier this week, Joe Biden appeared to have another one of his signature verbal nonsense moments while attempting to memorialize those who succumbed to COVID-19. “The only way to spare more pain and more loss, the only way… these millstones no longer mark our national mourning—these milestones, I should say—no… no longer moke…m-m-m-mark our national mourning.” Please note, it took many repeat viewings of the above video to come up with the transcription, but even reading it, it’s hard to understand exactly the point he was trying to make. It’s not as bad as when, back in October, mere days...

I was dumb in math, I only got an 86 on standardized testing (that Mr. Gatto says is only good to predict results on the next standardized test). But the thing that helped me eventually get an A in calculus, was that I saw these cool slide rules, so at 13 I taught myself logarithms. I had a book with tables. So, though a high school counselor put in the dumb chemistry, with the nursing students, I kept up doing simple, old, rote memorization drills: Thru Algegra 2 and into Math Analysis/College Math in 12th grade--I'm stupid--we didn't try to...

On Thursday, the House of Representatives passed something they call the "Equality Act," which would, in their lingo, "amend existing federal civil rights laws to extend protections for LGBTQ Americans." But some other Americans would have their "protections" removed. On Thursday morning's New Day, co-host Alisyn Camerota interviewed one of the bill's chief sponsors, freshman Rep. Marie Newman (D-Illinois). When Camerota broached the issue of the Act forcing women to compete in sports against biological "trans" men, she couched it in terms of conservative Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene and her allies being "very concerned" about that possibility. In fact, it's...

Following today's release of the latest Personal Income and Spending data, Wall Street was predictably focused on the changes in these two key series, which showed a surge in personal income (to be expected in the month when the $900BN December 2020 stimulus hit), coupled with a far more modest increase in personal spending.But while the change in the headline data was notable, what was far more remarkable was data showing just how reliant on the US government the population has become.We are referring, of course, to Personal Current Transfer payments which are essentially government sourced income such as unemployment...

For nearly 36 years, a tapestry depicting Pablo Picasso's "Guernica" adorned the wall at the entrance to the 15-nation Security Council chamber at the United Nations' New York headquarters. But the tapestry, a haunting and harsh reminder of the horrors of war, has since been removed and returned to its owner. The tapestry was commissioned in 1955 by Nelson A. Rockefeller and was loaned to the United Nations in 1984, Chef de Cabinet Maria Luiza Ribeiro Viotti said in a letter to the Security Council's president. Viotti added that Rockefeller's son, Nelson A. Rockefeller Jr., had recently, "notified the United...

More than 90% of all countries have some kind of minimum wage legislation.The debate about whether establishing a minimum wage is a good thing or a bad thing has been raging for over a century, but the concept is so common nowadays that it even sounds obvious that there should be a minimum wage. Many have trouble imagining the world without it.However, the truth is that there are a few countries without this purportedly crucial legislation, and they seem to be doing just fine.There’s one thing that the best economies in the world have in common: low government involvement. For...

Oklahoma legislators are working to pass another bill, HB 2273. It's a companion bill to SB 6 which is working it's way through the state senate. Both bills would make it illegal to photograph or video law enforcement and publish it on an online site, forum or social media platform. There's been a lot of confusion and concern with the two bills as you can imagine. So what exactly will the new law do and what are the penalties for violating the law? Also, if this does become law when will it take effect?

INVESTIGATORS are probing whether the kidnapping of Lady Gaga's bulldogs was politically motivated because she sang at President Joe Biden's inauguration. FBI officials specialized in kidnapping and ransom cases are working with Los Angeles Police Department detectives, The Sun learned on Thursday. Lady Gaga is offering a $500,000 reward for the return of her bulldogs. The FBI is reportedly looking into whether Lady Gaga's bulldog kidnappings were politically motivated because she sang at President Joe Biden's inauguration "Lady Gaga is high profile of course but she sang at President Biden's inauguration which takes this case to another level," one source...

One in six Gen Z adults identify as LGBT — the highest percentage of any generation in history — and that number is likely to continue to increase, according to survey data released by Gallup. Gallup’s latest survey data, based on more than 15,000 interviews conducted throughout 2020 with Americans age 18 and older, found that 5.6% of U.S. adults identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender, up from 4.5% in Gallup’s findings based on 2017 data. One in six adults in Generation Z, people born between 1997 and 2002, identify as LGBT compared to 9.1% of millennials, 3.8% of...

A golden statue of former President Trump was unveiled late Thursday at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Orlando, Fla., quickly prompting ridicule from social media users, many of whom compared it to the Old Testament account of the Golden Calf. Video showed the statue being rolled out through hallways at the annual right-wing conference. The structure includes a golden figure of Trump wearing a suit jacket and red tie, paired with American-flag shorts and flip flops. Several people stopped to pose with the statue, with one woman saying, "Awesome," and another person commenting, "That is so cool." Another...

February 26, 2021 News - COVID-19 Updates WHEREAS, on March 16, 2020, I issued a Declaration of Local Disaster for Public Health Emergency for Collin County in response to COVID-19; and WHEREAS, ongoing business closures and government-imposed restrictions have threatened the lives, livelihoods, and liberties of Texans; and WHEREAS, on March 24, 2020, I declared that “All businesses, jobs, and workers are essential;” and WHEREAS, constitutionally protected rights do not cease to exist in the midst of a crisis, and executive orders are (and must always be) subordinate to the provisions of the Constitution; and WHEREAS, there are no county-issued...

Mandel looked wonkish-don't like him. Cruz looked like a stuffed pig. Now there's a discussion on fraud. I dunno. I attendance isn't that cheap but I would be bored. RSBN just interrupted the discussion-smart.

Missouri Senator Josh Hawley, prominently mentioned as a possible presidential contender in 2024, is running hard to separate himself from the potential pack of candidates.While Hawley’s numbers took a hit following the Capitol riot of January 6, he is still broadly popular with Republican voters in Missouri and has actually improved his standing with the GOP nationwide. His name recognition has soared 23 points, according to a recent Morning Consult poll.Hawley is proposing an alternative to the $15-an-hour minimum-wage hike currently in the pandemic relief bill being considered by Congress. His idea centers around a tax credit to workers making...

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On Thursday, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 5, the Orwellian Equality Act. Three Republicans joined every single Democrat to pass the bill, 224-206. The bill now moves to the Senate, where it requires 60 votes to bypass the filibuster. It is unlikely that nine Republicans will defect on a bill that would eviscerate religious freedom. While eight Republicans voted for a similar version of the Equality Act in 2019, three backed the disastrous 2021 version. Representatives * John Katko (R-N.Y.), * Tom Reed (R-N.Y.), and * Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.) voted for the bill. Conservatives should remember these names. In...

Demi Lovato has spoken out against the rising trend of gender reveal parties, branding the celebratory gatherings 'transphobic'. A nine-page Instagram post, shared by the 28-year-old singer this week, expressed staunch opposition to the soirées – where expectant parents announce the gender of their baby through any variety of items being unveiled in pink or blue. The lengthy post, which was originally shared online by a trans activist, went on to assert that basing a baby's gender on their genitalia is 'inconsistent with science'. The Albuquerque-born star's repost went on to state that gender reveal parties lead to the idea...

For all the decades I've been alive, I never realized that my whiteness was a problem for the rest of society. I'm one of those people who merely gets up every day, brushes his teeth, gets dressed, eats a decent breakfast, and goes to work. I had no idea that in the U.S. and other western nations white people like me had been “socialized to feel that they are inherently superior because they are white.” Gosh, how naive I have been all these years! Of late, I’ve learned that to be "less white" is a virtue! It requires one to...

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, writing in his dissent to the Supreme Court’s decision not to hear a challenge to Pennsylvania mail-in voting and election procedures, claims the institution has invited an “erosion of voter confidence.” ... Thomas added that the “citizens deserve better” than what the Court had just done regarding the case. “The decision to leave election law hidden beneath a shroud of doubt is baffling,” he wrote. “By doing nothing, we invite further confusion and erosion of voter confidence. Our fellow citizens deserve better and expect more of us.”

On Thursday, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 5, “The Equality Act.” Three Republicans joined with every single Democrat to support the bill, which now moves to the Senate. The bill will require 60 votes to pass in the Senate, due to the filibuster. Conservatives and other Americans concerned about the act should reach out to their senators and urge them to oppose the bill. The bill would amend federal law to prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity, among other things. It would expand the arenas in which non-discrimination law applies and explicitly gut religious...