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Following a nationwide push back against the concept of vaccine passports – which the Biden administration urged the private sector to develop and then require – Royal Caribbean International announced it will reverse course, and will no longer require its cruise passengers to receive one of the controversial COVID-19 vaccines before boarding its ships. The move comes after Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis led the charge against vaccine passports, first banning them via an executive order, and then asking the Florida legislature to write a permanent law that would ban private companies, schools, and government agencies from requiring vaccine passports....

(President Trump's Operation Warp Speed Update) (The 300 Millionth Vaccine dose was administered - 63.4% of Adults have at least one shot, 86.3% of those 65 or older now do - Cases are dramatically low) Total Vaccine Doses Delivered: 371,520,975 (21,401,000 J&J) Administered: 300,268,730 (11,077,735 J&J) People Vaccinated, At Least One Dose: 170,272,150 Fully Vaccinated: 138,112,702

Interesting Timing – Obama Administration Lifted Block on “Gain of Function Research” Just Eleven Days Before President Trump Took Office, January 9, 2017Okay, straight talk. This discovery makes the suspicions of an intentionally released Pandemic virus, with a political intent, to “STOP TRUMP” look exponentially more plausible. SARS = Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, the deadly consequence within COVID-19.With people beginning to recognize that U.S. government officials and the intelligence community have been less than honest, and in some cases downright lying, surrounding the origin of the SARS-CoV-2 virus; and when we overlay the political motives in the background of mass...

45th President Donald Trump released a short video this afternoon stating that the Republican Party will take back both chambers of the U.S. Congress and the White House “sooner than you think” and thanked supporters for their continued “love” and “affection” following his departure from Washington, D.C. on January 20, according to a video posted by Disclose.tv to the news outlet’s Telegram channel. “I want to thank everybody for the tremendous support you’ve shown. We’re going to take back the Senate, take back the House, take back the White House, and sooner than you think, it’s going to be really...

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) -- A Colorado Springs woman nearly died after receiving the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine, and she's now hoping more people understand the risks of getting the shot before making an appointment. Kendra Lippy is 38-years-old and has spent most of her life in Colorado Springs. She made an appointment to get the Johnson & Johnson vaccine in March because she says she wanted to protect her friends and family. Her vaccine experience was pretty normal for about a week. Then, she started to notice a headache and abdominal pain. From there, she started vomiting. She...

In a VIP column last night, I highlighted the complete puff piece Politico put out there on Dr. Anthony Fauci and referenced how one of his most prolific critics, Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY), has gotten death threats as of late. As the senator shared just last night during an appearance on Fox News' "Hannity," they continue to come. "But you know what the other danger is, I've had five death threats this week, just for being outspoken on it," Sen. Paul, who is also a doctor, said. "This week I've had five death threats. I don't know what the world's...

For the first time in the College’s history, students are studying during a summer semester, making this a momentous first as we celebrate Pride Month on campus. We are, however, four days into June, and we’ve heard little talk from student organizations, faculty, or the College about events to mark the occasion. In the town of Oberlin, there is a similar void of broadly-advertised Pride programming. While students are sure to observe the occasion on their own, it seems like a waste that this unique confluence of events will happen without official recognition. Oberlin can definitely be a great place...

Proponents of the federal government’s runaway spending and money-printing argue that the US data showing surging inflation are “transitory” outliers or otherwise not representative of a serious looming problem. But new data released by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) show that globally, inflation in advanced nations is hitting highs not seen since 2008. The OECD just revealed that prices across the advanced nations it monitors rose 3.3 percent from April 2020 to April 2021. Energy prices skyrocketed a shocking 16.3 percent, while food prices were less volatile, increasing by a more modest 1.6 percent. This graphic by...

The Democrat Party continues to sustain defections because of its increasing radicalism and blatant racism. On Friday, two local Democrat Party officials in Palm Beach County, Florida, jumped ship after they and two other Palm Beach County School Board members were censured for pushing back specifically on the party’s growing anti-white racism. Their censure was the brainchild of state Rep. Omari Hardy, a radical left-wing activist and racial essentialist who buys into critical race theory propaganda. The hubbub began last month when the board posted a statement vowing to eliminate racism and so-called “inequity” by “dismantling structures rooted in white...

Finally the weather has gotten warmer here in Southern Connecticut. Last weekend (Memorial Day weekend) was a total washout with temps never getting out of the 40s and pounding hard rains. That was also the weekend I decided to go camping with my brother and nephews up in New Hampshire! We made the best of it and fortunately had a lot of firewood and alcohol to get us through. But it was a bit disconcerting to get out of my sleeping bag last Saturday morning in my tent to and put my bare feet into about three inches of water....

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The White House is reeling after yet another sub-par jobs report dropped this week. After missing expectations by a whopping 700,000 in April, they managed to only come in at around 100,000 under in May; though, the big drop in the actual projection by the “experts” helped that equation (the projection was lowered from 1,000,000 the previous month to around 650,000 for May). (see New Jobs Report Is the Worst Miss in History as Biden Administration Failures Mount and New Jobs Report Is out and It’s Not Good for Joe Biden or the Country)But White House Chief of Staff Ronald...

Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva vowed Wednesday to expand concealed carry permits amid skyrocketing crime after revealing a staggering 95 percent increase in homicides in 2021 when compared to the same period last year.During an Instagram Live video, Villanueva exposed the latest homicide statistics and said the department would increase the number of concealed carry permits issued so that citizens are able to defend themselves.“All huge numbers, all very, very troublesome,” Villanueva said. “I’m going to identify this as ‘existential threat number one,’ particularly for people who live in communities where they have a large percentage of African American...

Former President George W. Bush’s public policy organization states that amnesty for illegal aliens is “essential” to securing the United States-Mexico border as illegal immigration continues to soar under President Joe Biden’s administration. In an op-ed for the Dallas Morning News, the George W. Bush Center’s Natalie Gonnella-Platts and Jenny Villatoro write that a massive amnesty for most of the nation’s 11-to-22 million illegal aliens is necessary as part of a broader border security initiative. “Immigration reform in the United States is essential to assuring that we have a secure and efficient border, a system flexible enough to handle changes...

"In an exclusive story at RedState, Jen Van Laar reports that sources inside the intelligence community say a high-ranking defector from China has been working for months with the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA). According to Van Laar’s confidential sources, that high-ranking defector claims to have knowledge of special weapons programs in China—that include bioweapons. Adam Housley first reported via Twitter on Thursday that “the increased pressure on China in recent days is due to a defector with intimate knowledge” of the program. According to Housley, FBI director Christopher Wray “didn’t know right away because they wanted to make sure...

Curious. In Twitter’s own words, they are willfully denying Donald Trump “an essential human right in modern society.” https://t.co/nKeH1Ym4Qy— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) June 5, 2021We are deeply concerned by the blocking of Twitter in Nigeria. Access to the free and #OpenInternet is an essential human right in modern society.We will work to restore access for all those in Nigeria who rely on Twitter to communicate and connect with the world. #KeepitOn— Twitter Public Policy (@Policy) June 5, 2021

Cardinal Marx resigns, synodal path winsI’m taking a brief time out from a larger work to comment on the big news dominating Catholic, and much of secular, media this morning: Cardinal Marx Submits Letter of Resignation to Pope Francis!Euronews, a network that claims to reach to “over 400 million homes in 160 countries,” called the letter “stunning.” The Wall Street Journal reported it as a “surprise move.”National Catholic Reporter weighed in by declaring the resignation “shocking.”Based on the reaction of many so-called “conservative” and “tradition-minded” Catholics on social media, the most shocking thing of all, in my view, is the...

On Friday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “11th Hour,” host Brian Williams touted an ad by the Lincoln Project comparing American soldiers in World War II to Antifa. After noting that the anniversary of the Normandy landings is this weekend, Williams said, “If it wasn’t our finest hour, it’s hard to say what was. And the folks at the Lincoln Project are out with a reminder to all.” Williams then played the ad, which begins, “Who is Antifa? They stormed the beaches of Normandy, parachuted into the French countryside, and gave their lives to face down and fight back against fascism. They...

A former member of the University of Oklahoma volleyball team is suing the school and her former coaches, alleging she faced discrimination after she publicly shared her conservative political views. The Oklahoman reported Thursday that Kylee McLaughlin, 22, left the team this past season after she was forced to redshirt. The former standout said that sharing her political views, which contrasted with those of her teammates and coaches, resulted in her being discriminated against and ultimately being forced to transfer to the University of Mississippi.

According to The Daily Star, Florida model Whitney Paige Venable, 26, said she felt “discriminated against” for being beautiful following the unexpected Twitter ban. “The ban came as a complete shock to me as I’d never used Twitter other than to write a few comments about TV shows I was watching or share photos from my Instagram account,” she said. The beauty boasts a staggering 1.6 million followers on her Instagram page, which remains active.