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Former Cosby Show costar Phylicia Rashad, now a Howard University dean, has modified her gleeful reaction to news of Bill Cosby’s release from prison. But not before drawing criticism from her new academic colleagues.Cosby was sentenced to three to 10 years in prison in 2018 for sexually assaulting Andrea Constand in 2004. He was released Wednesday after that conviction was overturned by Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court over a decades-old immunity agreement.Rashad, who played Cosby’s wife Clair Huxtable on the hit series, sent out a celebratory tweet on Wednesday when news arrived of Cosby’s freedom.“FINALLY!!!! A terrible wrong is being righted- a...

Dr. Anthony Fauci admitted he may not be well-liked for his handling of the coronavirus and claimed that he has been subjected to a "phenomenal amount of hostility." "I mean, I've been the object myself of a phenomenal amount of hostility merely because I'm promoting what are really fundamental, simple public health principles," Biden’s White House chief medical adviser told Chelsea Clinton during a segment on her podcast, In Fact with Chelsea Clinton. "That seems astounding that that would generate a considerable degree of hostility, but it is, it is."

Nigeria's Kano State has recently made an...interesting move. The state has effectively banned the use of mannequins in various stores, boutiques, shopping malls, supermarkets and even private residences. That's right. Those inanimate figures that help you decide whether to purchase that dress or those pants are now illegal in Kano. Interestingly enough, headless mannequins are reportedly exempt from this state-wide ban. According to the Commander-General of the Kano Hisbah Board, Sheikh Harun Ibn Sina, the use of mannequins contravenes Islamic doctrines and provokes "immoral" thoughts among members of the public while promoting idolatry. In a statement issued to the media,...

Following weeks of intense talks involving diplomats from more than 130 countries and jurisdictions, Washington has succeeded in winning international backing for a new global minimum corporate tax framework that, if implemented, would constitute the biggest shakeup in international tax rules in a century.The world took a critical step toward implementing the deal, which involves implementing an international minimum corporate tax rate in exchange for the US sharing the tax spoils from hundreds of the biggest American multinationals. The plan is a critical piece of Biden’s “Build Back Better” strategy, which involves passing trillions of dollars in “infrastructure” spending that...

AUSTIN, Texas (KWTX) - First Cavalry Division Sgt. Daniel Perry, who shot and killed a protester at a Black Lives Matter protest in June 2020, in Austin, was released after a posting a $300,000 bond following his indictment Thursday in Travis County for murder and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. “Sgt. Perry will vigorously fight all of these charges,” Perry’s attorney, Clint Broden of Dallas, said after the indictment was handed up Thursday. Garrett Foster, 28, was shot to death shortly before 10 p.m. July 25, 2020, at the corner of Congress Avenue and 4th Street in Austin after...

These brainwashed sheep are so stupid when it comes to health it's astounding to watch. https://youtu.be/afnhGxxS_NY

In a move that bites the hand that feeds it, Atlanta recommends moving to abolish the suburbs ahead of the Biden administration requiring the city to do so. Buckhead is not what is traditionally considered a suburb. Residents there provide about 20% of the city’s budget, and their children attend Atlanta Public Schools. However, it is an area of the city primarily made up of neighborhoods with single-family homes. Atlanta would like to change that. According to the Saporta Report, single-family zoning comprises 63% of Atlanta’s land area. In 2018, Mayor Bottoms said her vision was One Atlanta, a more...

Trump Organization Executive Vice President Donald Trump Jr. blasted the Manhattan DA’s office Thursday night for bringing tax fraud and other charges against the company’s longtime chief financial officer, calling the case “political persecution of a political enemy.” “This is what Vladimir Putin does,” the eldest son of former President Donald Trump told “Fox News Primetime,” later adding that “after … 3 million documents, countless witnesses and hours of grand jury testimony, outside forensic auditors, this is what they come up with: they’re going to charge a guy who’s 75 years old on crimes of avoiding paying taxes on a...

Bezos’s Reign at Amazon Comes to An EndJeff Bezos will officially step down as CEO of Amazon this Monday, putting Andy Jassy at the helm of the e-commerce company led by Bezos since its founding in 1994. As the pioneer of Amazon Web Services, the company’s remarkably profitable cloud-computing business, Jassy has been . . .The Financial Times reports:Several people who have worked with Jassy speak of his affable yet precise manner — with an impressive recall of relevant data and technical detail — that should serve him well under the political spotlight, as he contends with unprecedented levels of...

We've spent over a year debating nonexistent evidence that masks effectively protect against the spread of viruses. However, there has been little debate and few published studies on potential harms of mask-wearing, a reality that has allowed zealous maskers to aggressively push their mandate as harmless, with no downside. Well, now we have a randomized controlled trial published in JAMA that raises serious concerns about this practice. Researchers from Germany conducted a blinded randomized controlled trial of 45 children wearing masks and measured the baseline carbon dioxide levels during inhalation and exhalation behind various masks as compared to the levels...

Furious Democrats have behaved “childishly” by yelling and pounding their desks while Ohio Republican Jena Powell attempted to speak on an amendment to a state bill banning biological males from female sports. Jena Powell attempted to add an amendment to the Ohio NIL bill - the ‘Name.Image, Likeness’ bill - which allows college athletes to profit off their name, image and likeness. Ms Powell’s amendment would see biological males banned from competing in female sports. The state Republican told the House it was an amendment needed for women trying to achieve their dreams in sport.

Driver Shoots, Kills Armed Motorcyclist Who Came Towards Him On I-35, Fort Worth Police Say Police said Tuesday, that the SUV driver was cooperating with the investigation and hasn't been arrested.

Earlier this month Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán—long maligned by the Brussels machine as an authoritarian reactionary inside the ever-so-progressive European Union—gave an interview to the Croatian Catholic weekly Glas Koncila (The Voice of the Council, 20 June 2021). Orbán made several important points in the course of this interview: on the civilizational challenges currently facing Europe (including immigration), on national sovereignty challenged by Brussels, and on the nature of politics in the 21st century. No politician in such a position of authority in any EU member country has had the vision and the courage to talk and act like...

Brewster, 41, agreed to pay her ex-husband, Andrew Form, $5 million as part of their divorce settlement, The Blast reported this week. The figure represents his half of their marital home in Los Angeles, which she will keep. Any income Brewster makes from the latest “Fast and Furious” flick is solely hers, as her producer ex agreed that any income either earns “as a result of their personal and professional effort” from their May 13, 2020 and beyond “shall be the separate property of the earning party.” Neither Brewster nor Form will receive or pay spousal support.

Holy Trinity Parish is a bastion of fringe liberal Catholicism in an archdiocese whose leaders have exhibited complicit behavior regarding homosexuality, transgenderism, and abortion.WASHINGTON, June 30, 2021 (LifeSiteNews) — The parish council at historic Holy Trinity Catholic Church, the Jesuit-run parish where President Joe Biden normally attends Sunday Mass, has issued a statement declaring that their church “will not deny the Eucharist to persons presenting themselves to receive it.” The parish declaration is clearly a response to the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) stated intention to draft a formal statement on the Eucharist addressing Church teaching on worthiness to...

“Old School,” which is featured in the app’s Effect Gallery, gives the impression that the selfie-taker’s skin is covered in tattoos — including snakes, a Native American headdress, the words “pray for me” and what appears to be a swastika. Sabrina Zohar, 31, a California clothing designer with more than 17,000 followers on Instagram, tried out the filter and was left “speechless” when it made it appear as if she had the Nazi symbol inked on her arm. “This _____ has to end, not just for Jews but for everyone,” she wrote to her followers. “Hitler and then nazis is...

Red Bull Ring First Grand Prix1970Number of Laps71Circuit Length4.318kmRace Distance306.452 kmLap Record1:05.619 Carlos Sainz (2020)

The unraveling of social cohesion has consequences. Once social cohesion unravels, the nation unravels. My recent posts have focused on the systemic financial risks created by Federal Reserve policies that have elevated moral hazard (risks can be taken without consequence) and speculation to levels so extreme that they threaten the stability of the entire financial system.These risks are well known, though largely ignored in the current speculative frenzy. But there is another systemic risk which few if any see: the collapse of social cohesion. President Carter was prescient in his understanding that a nation’s greatest strength is its social cohesion,...

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - The Beloit Police Department identified two juveniles in connection to a church fire in Beloit as insurance continues to assess the damage. For now, the community is paying the price as St. John the Baptist Roman Catholic Church is closed indefinitely after Sunday night’s fire. “The church is immensely, extremely valuable, immensely, extremely important to the community, to myself through my own sort of story of God’s call in my life,” said Father Jarett Konrade. “So, the idea that there would be a fire, the idea of the possibility of loss was extremely scary and extremely...

An LGBT activist danced and stripped to scanty underwear in the atrium in front of the cathedral in the town of San Gil, Colombia this week. The suggestive dance took place amid the ongoing demonstrations for the national strike, and as part of "gay pride" month, creating a controversy on social media and outrage among Catholics. On the night of June 21, a group of LGBT activists gathered outside the cathedral in San Gil, which is located about 150 miles north of Bogota, and watched a member of their group dance and strip to the rhythm of the music. In...