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HomeNewsBusinessHere’s Why You Should Get Off Facebook Permanently Business Here’s Why You Should Get Off Facebook Permanently by L Todd WoodFebruary 27, 202155409 SHARE4 Here's Why You Should Get Off Facebook Permanently ceci est l’image laissé sur les profils Facebook de ces victimes Image by Inknow Please Follow us on Gab, Parler, Minds, Telegram, Rumble Recently I was asked to give comments on why setting up a new group account on Facebook was a very bad idea…you can read below… Here are my comments…Not meant to be offensive, so don’t take it that way. However, I do believe in what...

Blue Shield of California initially sought an “expansive” amount of medical data from the University of California Health system in exchange for vaccine doses under the state’s revamped allocation plan that awards extensive powers to the insurance giant, a move that has prompted objections from UC and alarm from patient privacy advocates. The concerns over patient privacy offer a glimpse into questions being raised by healthcare and local government officials about the scope of Blue Shield’s role as an independent overseer of California’s network of COVID-19 vaccine providers, slowing down implementation of the program that Gov. Gavin Newsom unveiled several...

A poll conducted by Echelon has found that while Republican voters are concerned with issues such as illegal immigration, lack of police resources, and high taxes, Democrat voters’ top concerns are supporters of President Trump, racism, and discrimination against LGBTQ people. While 81% of Republican voters cited immigration as the top issue, 82% of Democrats said that ‘Trump’s supporters’ is their top issue at the moment. A further 79% and 77%, respectively cited ‘white nationalism’ and ‘systemic racism’ as the issues they are most concerned about. Commentators immediately noted that the results highlight how the Democratic Party and the leftist...

A Chinese court has ruled that the printing of the words “homosexuality is a psychological disorder,” which appeared in a university textbook used in eastern China’s Jiangsu province, was “not an error,” Chinese state media outlet the Paper reported Thursday. The Suqian Intermediate People’s Court of Jiangsu Province rejected an appeal by a plaintiff referred to as Xixi (a pseudonym) on February 22 and upheld the original hearing’s judgment, which found the printing of “homosexuality is a psychological disorder” in a textbook published by Jinan University Press in 2013 “was an academic point of view and a divergence of understanding,...

This came to me after waching something that hinted at a possible Star Trek: Next Generation reboot of some kind. GOD I HOPE NOT IT WOULD BE JUST FOR MONEY because Star Trek....$$$$ Because most of the junk coming out is reboots and sideways reboots of things, like Magnum PI, and other junk I will never watch. But I was thinking of what weird shows you might think theyd try rebooting in a weird/warped way, or some kind of amalgam of two shows into one show Like, the first one that crossed my mind.... Married...With Star Trek Married with Children...

Southern California parents who have lost children to fentanyl want the public to know this: "Our kids didn't overdose. They were poisoned to death." Law enforcement, prosecutors and politicians across the region are taking notice.

Places with highest daily reported cases per capita Seven-day average of daily new reported cases per 100,000 residents

If churches were assessed by their risk factor, Abuna Yemata Guh would be our new Sistine Chapel. Perched 650 feet above a steep cliff in Northern Ethiopia, visitors face a 45-minute climb up the cliff’s vertical face in order to access the precariously positioned church. Dating back to the 5th century, history has it that its founder Father Yemata built the chapel to be closer to heavenly spirits; however, others claim it was a strategic move to avoid his enemies.

BONGINO: “But on this nuclear football story, you know, I’m not kidding, when the producers sent this to me, I had to read this twice. I thought, ‘Is this ‘The Babylon Bee’? Is this ‘The Onion’?’ This is a real story.” HANNITY: “You thought it was fake news, right?” BONGINO: “No, I’m not kidding. I thought, ‘Is he trying to be funny about this?’ This is a real story. These are Democrats. You said it in your opening segment, I hope everybody didn’t miss the line. Is there something these Democrats aren’t telling us? It was something I warned about...

Warren Buffett, the 90-year-old “Oracle of Omaha,” remains a firm believer in the American dream, saying in his closely watched annual shareholder letter to “never bet against America.” “In its brief 232 years of existence ... there has been no incubator for unleashing human potential like America,” the chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway wrote in the letter released Saturday. “Despite some severe interruptions, our country’s economic progress has been breathtaking. Our unwavering conclusion: Never bet against America.” Buffett shared a fact in the letter to illustrate Berkshire’s American credentials. He said the conglomerate owns the biggest amount of U.S....

MADRID — Spain’s Catholic bishops defended their church’s property rights, after the government accused the church of improperly claiming ownership of thousands of buildings and parcels of land. “The church has registered goods which Catholic people have created and entrusted to it over centuries, so it could carry out its work of proclaiming the Gospel, celebrating the faith and exercising charity,” said a statement on the bishops’ conference website. “It has also registered assets received through bequests and inheritances, which have been used, one way or another, for the same purposes. It has an obligation to safeguard and maintain these...

Old St. Mary’s has lost revenue, laid off staff due to shut down of servicesA 167-year-old San Francisco church is reaching out to the community for financial support following a drop in its income due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Old St. Mary’s Church, California’s oldest Cathedral, has set up a GoFundMe in hopes that the community will help make up some of the income it has lost, Old St. Mary’s priest Father John Ardis said. “We’re hoping that the GoFundMe will reach out to people and that they will share it with their friends and family and hopefully people who...

On Friday’s broadcast of Fox News Radio’s “Brian Kilmeade Show,” Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) expressed support for the recent airstrikes in Syria. Graham said, “I talked to Secretary of State Blinken this morning about that and other things. And I told them they had my full support. What’s happening here is that they’re staging these operations in Iraq out of Syria. Syria’s become somewhat of a safe haven for Hezbollah and Shiite militia groups in Iraq. So, they stage in Syria. Hitting them in Syria I thought was a smart move. You don’t have the problems you do if you...

Church leader says they ‘cannot comply with rules that make what we essentially do as a church impossible.’ALGARY, Alberta, February 25, 2021 (LifeSiteNews) — In solidarity with Alberta Pastor James Coates who is in jail for preaching to his flock amid lockdowns, another faith leader defied COVID rules restricting service sizes with a service held last Sunday, saying we “cannot comply with rules” that make “what we essentially do as a church impossible.” “We understand the dangers of COVID-19 but we also understand the dangers of policies that seek to reduce the spread of the virus. All must admit that...

The Oklahoma House of Representatives passed a bill Thursday that would allow the state to put the brakes on the power of President Joe Biden’s executive orders there. HB 1236 would allow the state legislature to review each executive order and determine if it should be given to the Oklahoma attorney general, who would determine if it is allowed under the U.S. Constitution. If the attorney general deemed an executive order unconstitutional, the bill seems to indicate the attorney general could sue for a court order invalidating the executive order. If the attorney general decides not to take action on...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Donald Trump’s niece accused him on Friday of trying to dodge accountability for defrauding her out of a multimillion dollar inheritance by claiming she took too long to sue. Lawyers for Mary Trump made the accusation in a New York state court in Manhattan, where the 55-year-old psychologist is suing the former president, his sister Maryanne Trump Barry and his late brother Robert’s estate. “The offensiveness of defendants’ past conduct — stealing tens of millions of dollars from their own niece — is perhaps surpassed only by the chutzpah of their current arguments for dismissal,” the...

I wouldn’t mess with a teacher named Liquindella. Would you? According to the Bartow Police Department, a group of students were involved in an altercation at a Bartow High School basketball game on Friday. After the game, the students went to a nearby McDonald’s. At the restaurant, one of the students involved in the argument was approached by Liquindella Clark, a teacher for Polk County Schools and the mother of another student involved in the initial altercation. Police said Clark aggressively approached the student who had been arguing with her child. She allegedly began threatening the kid, and had to...

MIAMI (CBSMiami) – Isabel Pupo was all smiles, just days after she opened her eyes from a medically induced coma. Doctors, at times, were convinced it would not happen, as the 55-year-old was on the verge of death. “During that time, I actually told the family on numerous occasions, unfortunately, that she was going to pass away and we are going to have to stop,” said Dr. Steven DeBeer, a cardiothoracic surgeon.(snip) She was then considered and put on an ECMO machine, a respiratory life support treatment for a period of 67 days. However, even with this artificial lung, she...

HIGH FLIGHT John Gillespie Magee, Jr. was a pilot with the Royal Canadian Air Force. Shortly before his plane was shot down during World War II, he wrote a poem called "High Flight." The last stanza reads: Up, up the long delirious, burning blue I've topped the wind-swept heights with easy grace, Where never lark, or even eagle, flew; And, while with silent, lifting mind I've trod The high untrespassed sanctity of space, Put out my hand and touched the face of God. John Magee was only nineteen years old when he wrote these words. Today this poem is...

Al Jazeera is moving forward with its newly launched conservative channel despite an open letter from at least 100 critical staff members, a network executive said Thursday. "We're going ahead with Rightly," said Michael Weaver, senior VP of business development and growth in Al Jazeera's digital division. "We believe in what we're doing and the company believes in what we're doing. It's our direction." Weaver said he was deeply involved with the creation of the new digital platform, which launched Thursday with its first show, "Right Now with Stephen Kent." The interview program will address, according to an Al Jazeera...