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...parents in Dallas just got a wake-up call. The local Black Lives Matter group Dallas Justice Now launched a new campaign, urging white parents in wealthy Highland Park to sign a pledge to keep their children back from America’s top colleges — in the name of “equity.” The organization’s letter to parents lays on the guilt thick. “We are writing to you because we understand you are white and live within the Highland Park Independent School District and thus benefit from the enormous privileges taken at the expense of communities of color,” Dallas Justice Now writes to parents in the...

The Pittsburgh Steelers announced that they will monitor the team’s vaccination status using yellow bracelets to mark players who have yet to receive their COVID shot. Players are instructed to wear the bracelets during training camps and for the foreseeable future. Head coach Mike Tomlin was asked about the team’s progress with vaccines and how Pittsburgh can benefit from the new bracelets. “We really kind of moved on, to be honest with you,” said Tomlin. “That’s why we wanted to be so proactive about addressing it, so we’re not spending a whole bunch of time thinking or talking about it....

The US will keep in place COVID-19 travel restrictions for foreigners due to the rising number of cases caused by the Delta variant, a White House official said Monday. The decision to not lift the existing travel rules means non-US citizens from numerous countries, including the United Kingdom, China and India, are still barred from entering the US. “Given where we are today with the Delta variant, the United States will maintain existing travel restrictions at this point,” the official told Reuters. “Driven by the Delta variant, cases are rising here at home, particularly among those who are unvaccinated and...

Women who have had the Pfizer vaccine are reporting an unexpected side effect – claiming their breasts have grown bigger after having the jab. Pfizer is one of two vaccinations currently being rolled out across Australia in the fight against Covid-19. Common side effects from Covid-19 vaccines include pain at the injection site, headaches, fatigue, or feeling flu-like symptoms. But many women have noticed their breasts and lymph nodes had “swollen” after receiving their jabs, dubbing the effect the “Pfizer boob job”. According to Australian Department of Health, inflamed lymph nodes are a less common side effect of the vaccinations....

On Saturday the CDC announced that PCR tests will soon no longer be available for emergency use to determine whether individuals have contracted COVID-19, and seemed to tacitly admit that the tests are unable to differentiate between COVID-19 and influenza viruses. Many of National File’s readers noted that this development came less than one week after Bill Gates and George Soros announced their intention to buy a COVID-19 test manufacturer based in the United Kingdom.

Unvaccinated city workers will be required to wear a mask indoors at their workplaces, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Monday, amid a ramp up of efforts to get municipal employees inoculated. “If you are unvaccinated and you are a city employee, beginning on Monday, you must either wear a mask indoors at your worksite at all times,” de Blasio said Monday at his daily remote press briefing, “or if you prefer not to, you must immediately go get vaccinated.” The policy goes into effect next Monday, Aug. 2, and mandates that city workers that want to go mask-free provide “documented...

Was the assault and riot at the United States Capitol on Jan. 6 an elaborate plot by nefarious globalists using a tiny cadre of paid actors to create a scenario to cast President Donald Trump in a bad light? Or were the real inciters the legislators inside the building who were working to certify the presidential election? Maybe on some questions, we will never get an answer! Donald Trump ally Pastor Darrell Scott has claimed recent reports revealing that the Capitol Police were told to hold off on their response to the January 6 attack is proof that the riot...

When restaurants across California halted indoor dining as the COVID-19 pandemic took hold in March 2020, Basilico’s Pasta e Vino in Huntington Beach continued to welcome patrons. When officials issued an order for establishments to mandate face coverings to stem the spread of the virus, the Orange County eatery declared itself a mask-free zone and required that diners remove them before entering. This week, the Italian restaurant issued another decree: Proof of being unvaccinated is required for entry. Basilico’s owner, Tony Roman, said in an email that he was fighting government policies he says are harmful. “With warning signs of...

Let me say at the outset that Critical Race Theory is a dangerous, completely unsubstantiated pseudo-theory of race that has now become dogma in academia. It, along with the equally false theory of Intersectionality, are the most serious threats to the sanity and unity of the United States since the Civil War. They are responsible for the current woke idea that the USA is systemically racist. And it is responsible for the increase in Jew-hatred that is discriminating against Jewish students and businesses across the country. And yet to dare to say so invites unbelievable counterattacks that impugn one’s integrity,...

JNS.org – Would a Palestinian state resolve or exacerbate the Israel-Palestinian conflict? Would a Palestinian state enhance or erode Middle East stability? p>Would a focus on the Palestinian issue bolster or cripple the expansion of the Israel-Arab peace process?Would a Palestinian state advance or undermine US interests?The “two-state solution” policy is based on the following assumptions:The Palestinian issue is crucial to Arab countries and the crux of the Arab-Israeli conflict.The proposed Palestinian state would peacefully coexist with the Jewish state.Land-for-peace is a prerequisite for the resolution of the Palestinian issue, requiring an Israeli retreat from land (the mountain ridges of...

The growing number of coronavirus infections in the United States threatens the political success of President Joe Biden’s presidency. The president and his team have spent months promoting his handling of the coronavirus and the vaccination effort with a steady drumbeat claiming success in the battle against the virus, but the milestones promoted as victories for the president are running thin. Throughout his presidency, Biden and his team have argued by trusting the science and the federal health experts, he was able to bring America back to normal. The Washington Post reported Saturday that Biden officials are “increasingly anxious” about...

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The Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) was intent on making news this week, but apparently it couldn’t decide how.The objective was clear — to smear the Georgia International Law Enforcement Exchange (GILEE), because GILEE takes American police leaders to Israel.CAIR’s effort was part of a years-long campaign by Israel-bashers — such as the Jewish Voice for Peace “Deadly Exchange” campaign — to discredit similar police exchanges. For years, they have claimed that the programs are somehow responsible for police violence in America, especially against Black people.CAIR issued a release Sunday touting a “Press Conference to Release...

At least one official in the Biden administration failed to comply with federal law when they unmasked Tucker Carlson’s name after it was inadvertently (allegedly) collected by our intelligence community monitoring the communications of third parties. And the unnecessary unmasking of his name, followed by the inevitable leak, alerted foreign adversaries that their communications were being collected. On July 7, 2021, Axios' Jonathan Swan reported, “Two sources familiar with Carlson's communications said his two Kremlin intermediaries live in the United States, but the sources could not confirm whether both are American citizens or whether both were on U.S. soil at...

Conservative commentator Matt Walsh very observantly noticed some things that just don’t add up in a recent photo op posted by Democrat Senator Michael Bennet over the weekend. The Colorado Senator who is running for reelection in 2022 and was originally appointed to the position in 2009, has elitist roots but you wouldn’t know it from his “man of the people” Twitter post on Saturday in which he portrays himself as out in a field doing some “down to earth” farming. He’s “one of us,” don’t you know? But as Matt Walsh shows us, at least when it comes to...

Arizona Senate President Karen Fann spoke with Western Journal last week for an in-depth interview on the historic forensic audit of Maricopa County. Fann said Friday she is “burned out” and wants to retire. Fann told Western Journal that a third of her emails are incredibly vile hate. Apparently, her staff allows the abusive mail to get through. Fann explained how the hate is triggered and ramps up when the liberal media attacks her. Karen Fann and her family regularly receive death threats. Fann recently received a package containing white powder which forced changes to her security. Karen Fann: “It’s...

In Nevada, state and federal lawmakers said they are investigating a possible shortage of jet fuel that could delay cargo delivery and passenger travel at Reno-Tahoe International Airport in the coming days. A spike in demand for jet fuel both by commercial airlines and from firefighting aircraft in Montana and the Pacific Northwest led to departure problems and daylong flight delays recently at Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport. In California, recent flights in and out of Fresno Yosemite International Airport were disrupted by jet fuel shortages blamed on the lack of tanker truck driver deliveries.

The finish line of the men’s triathlon Monday morning looked something like a battlefield scene, bodies sprawled out on ground, trainers coming to the aid of overheated athletes, even a few being helped off with their arms draped over shoulders. This despite the Olympics moving the start time to 6:30 a.m. in an effort to beat the heat that, as these Tokyo Games have proven, remains undefeated. Temps still reached 85 degrees with a relative humidity of 67.1 percent at start time. No, the Japanese don’t have to apologize for the weather here — the searing sun, the sky high...

If the Public Utilities Commission OK's Xcel’s largest ever rate increase, electric bills for Colorado customers will have increased 20% since the start of the year.. Xcel Energy has proposed a massive transmission project to help move power from rural areas to the urban Front Range. Xcel Energy is pushing for a record $344 million rate increase it says it needs to build a smarter, greener electric grid. But consumer advocates and state regulators are pushing back over the price tag. A major concern is that along with an earlier rate increase and other pending requests since the start of...

Reports having become current that a fight had occurred at Harper's Ferry, a dispatch was sent to the Agent of the Associated Press there, making inquiry into the matter. The following was received in answer, but contained no signature, and is therefore not entirely credible: "Yes, we have had a severe fight, but we routed the rebels completely." BALTIMORE, Thursday, July 25-10 P.M. We have been unable to obtain anything more about the fight. It is thought it was a mere skirmish with secession cavalry. PROCLAMATION OF GEN. PATTERSON. HEAD-QUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF PENNSYLVANIA. HARPER'S FERRY, July 25, 1861. GENERAL ORDERS....