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Young North Koreans have been warned they must follow traditional lifestyles and adhere to the country's dialect. The secluded state's official newspaper made the demand in a column as Pyongyang tries to eradicate cultural influences from South Korea. Kim Jong Un's regime is particularly focused on the speaking habits of millennials, with some mimicking their neighbours by referring to their husbands as "oppa" - a term that means "older brother". The Rodong Sinmun newspaper said North Korea's standard language is superior and young people must use it correctly - all while ensuring their clothes, hairstyle, music preferences and dancing styles...

During the 2016 presidential campaign, Donald Trump accused Sen. Ted Cruz of election fraud, described him as “very unstable,” accused his father of aiding in the assassination of John F. Kennedy, and his insulted his wife. For all his embarrassment, Cruz (and the rest of the GOP field) got crushed by Trump in the primary, and then he shamelessly groveled and worked to get the man who called his wife ugly elected to the presidency. That, apparently, is Ted Cruz’s idea of “fun.” Cruz was asked in a Thursday interview whether he was thinking about another run for president and...

WASHINGTON, Thursday, July 18. Twenty-four army wagons, loaded heavily with boxes of muskets, left the arsenal at 5 o'clock P. M., and proceeded to the railroad station, where they were transferred to a freight train, and taken off on the Washington Branch Railroad, probably for Col. H.W. LAMON's Martinsburgh Regiment. The gun-boat Freeborn, which has been thoroughly overhauled and repaired at the Navy-yard, was launched from the ways this evening. She will receive her armament and provisions, and immediately rejoin the Potomac River police. The steam-propeller Jersey Blue came up to the Navy-yard this afternoon, to be inspected, the owners...

Big Machine Label Group has taken criticism for releasing singer Aaron Lewis’ recent number-one country song bashing liberals, but the company’s CEO, Scott Borchetta, says he is standing by his artist. Left-wing music blogger Bob Lefsetz recently wrote that Lewis’ song is “heinous” and slammed Big Machine for releasing the hit “Am I the Only One.” But Borchetta wrote an open letter defending his label’s actions in reply to the criticism launched by liberals such as Lefsetz. ... Lewis’ song, “Am I the Only One,” soared to number one on the country charts despite getting no radio airtime. The song...

The FDA perspective If you need to get up to speed on the controversy, look here. The approval was based on three studies. 197 patients in a double-blind cohort study looking at increasing doses of aducanumab (Aduhlem). There was a dose-related improvement in both patients’ clinical improvement and reduction in visible Aβplaque (the anatomic biomarker of Alzheimer’s Disease found within the brain). These findings were statistically significant only at the highest dose, 10mg/kg monthly. Two Phase III studies, involving roughly 1650 patients each, both double-blind, placebo-controlled. The first of these showed the same clinical improvement as the previous smaller study...

Former President Donald Trump declared his opposition to a high-ranking Georgia Republican’s bid for lieutenant governor. Trump invited other Republicans to run against Senate President Pro Tem Butch Miller in the statement released late Wednesday. “I will not be supporting or endorsing Sen. Butch Miller, running for lieutenant governor of Georgia, because of his refusal to work with other Republican senators on voter fraud and irregularities in the state,” Trump said. “Hopefully there will be strong and effective primary challengers for the very important lieutenant governor position!” This statement comes after a series of allegations of voter fraud in Georgia...

President Donald Trump supporters and American patriots nationwide are emboldened after an Arizona state Senate hearing on the Maricopa County election audit proved massive fraud. Among the audit’s findings so far: 11,326 people in the county who voted in the November 3 election were NOT on the voter rolls on November 7, but were added to the voter rolls by December 4. This number is higher than Joe Biden’s supposed statewide “lead” in Arizona of 10,457 votes. Additionally, more than 74,000 mail-in ballots were counted in the county even though there is no recorded evidence of the ballots being sent...

“Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God; because many false prophets have gone out into the world. By this you know the Spirit of God: every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God; and every spirit that does not confess Jesus is not from God; and this is the spirit of the antichrist, of which you have heard that it is coming, and now it is already in the world” (1 John 4:1-3). God’s children are able to discern false doctrine. A sure...

Confirmed 45,000 people have died from the COVID Vaccine within 3 days and they have covered it up. Attorney Thom Renz has filed the paperwork and lawsuit and is suing the Federal Government. The cure can’t be worse than the disease 6 minute video here:https://rumble.com/vk1fgu-45000-dead-from-vaccination-in-3-days-lawyer-thomas-renz-sues-federal-gover.html Here is the 58 second video about it. You do not need a Twitter account to see it.https://twitter.com/TJ0055/status/1417073969610457088

Here comes trouble. What happens if President Biden, facing a new surge in COVID, asks people to start wearing masks again? What happens if he suggests people stay home for a while to get the virus under control? Here’s my bet: The Republican Party — and former President Trump — will exploit public frustration to stir up votes in the 2022 midterms.

--(snip) For the same reason, we should bar companies from selling weapons or products that smudge the line between deadly weapon and harmless toy. Doing so only escalates a public health risk in a country where far too many children are killed or injured in unintentional shootings by themselves or other kids. This is a growing problem, according to a recent study by the advocacy group Everytown for Gun Safety. The organization reported that 314 unintentional shootings by children occurred between March and December of 2020, leading to 128 deaths and 199 nonfatal injuries. Those shootings were up 31% over...

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ATHENS — Greece banned music in restaurants and bars and imposed a nighttime curfew on its popular holiday island of Mykonos on Saturday after a rise in new coronavirus infections there. Known as the party island of the super-rich, Mykonos is one of Greece’s most popular destinations, attracting more than a million visitors each summer, among them Hollywood stars, models and world-famous athletes. Following a “worrying” local outbreak, the Civil Protection Ministry said it was banning music on the island around the clock, including in shops, cafes and beach bars. It also said it would restrict movement between 1 a.m...

Former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former vice president Mike Pence urged Donald Trump to attack Iran after it was clear the latter had lost the 2020 election, according to a report in the New Yorker. The notion of a military strike was staunchly opposed, however, by chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark Milley.

A member of the Air Force Academy Board of Visitors has sued over Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin suspending the board, claiming it prevented vital oversight, including over the potential introduction of critical race theory in the university curriculum.The board is one of 42 Defense Department advisory committees that Mr. Austin suspended to consider their “continued utilization,” according to a Pentagon memorandum.The Air Force Academy board or AFA BOV remains shut down despite passing Mr. Austin’s April 30 deadline to complete the review.Board member Heidi Stirrup, who was appointed by then-President Trump in December, asked the U.S. District Court for the...

Jeb Bush, the former GOP presidential candidate, took to Twitter on Sunday to appeal to the Bide administration to employ the needed technology to restore internet service in Cuba amid the unrest that was sparked a week ago during anti-government protests. "Technology exists to tear down Cuba’s cyberall (sp) and aid dissenters if President Biden is willing to use it," he posted. "Please do so, President Biden." Bush retweeted an editorial from the Wall Street Journal that pointed to Havana’s attempt to stem protests by limiting internet access in certain areas of the country. The tactic is not a new...

OCALA, Fla. (WCJB) - The Ocala National Forest will be getting additional money from the state as part of a newly signed bill. Governor Ron DeSantis signed into law Wednesday the Florida Wildlife Corridor Act.

We’ve all heard of or know someone who’s said that cancer–or some other traumatic ailment–is the best thing that ever happened to them. Meaning… it woke them up. Likewise, Joe Biden and his handlers may be the best thing that’s ever happened to the United States–assuming they don’t get us all killed! The Swamp–be it political or cultural–has festered for decades, the deep stench of corruption choking off our national vitality. Meanwhile, Americans have by and large punted away our responsibilities, thinking we could just “elect the right person” and let them fix it. Well, in my opinion, we DID...