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Nearly all of the world’s emperor penguin colonies may be pushed to the brink of extinction by 2100, a new study has found, as the United States moves to list them as threatened under the Endangered Species Act.If climate change continues at its current rate, more than 98 percent of emperor penguin colonies are expected to become quasi-extinct by the turn of the century, a group of global researchers wrote in the journal Global Change Biology on Tuesday. The scientists’ near-term predictions were equally grim: They estimated at least two-thirds of colonies would be quasi-extinct by 2050.

I give my thoughts on New York City's new COVID edict, and explain why it's incompatible with civil society.

…. Being a young Black woman — which, in American life, comes with its own built-in pressure to perform — entails much more than meets the eye, according to several Black women and advocates who spoke to The Associated Press. The Tokyo Games show signs of signaling the end of an era — one in which Black women on the world stage give so much of themselves that they have little to nothing left, said Patrisse Cullors, an activist and author who co-founded the Black Lives Matter movement eight years ago. “Black women are not going to die (for public...

The regional government in Andalucía has decided to limit access to the interior of nightlife venues to people who provide their digital Covid certificate or a negative PCR or antigen test. Juanma Moreno, the president of Andalucía, had previously refused to rule out this measure when questioned, and now, following the guidance of the Committee of Experts, the decision has been made to implement the measure from midnight on August 5. The Covid certificate contains the following medical information: the vaccines the person has received (type and number), whether the person has recovered from Covid recently and if the person...

Q is the result of the sacrifices and commitment of countless patriots to win back our captured country from the Deep State and achieve the transformation President Trump promised in this campaign video. President Trump has said the awakening of the public is key to this transformation.Q describes this awakening as follows: "The Great Awakening ('Freedom of Thought’), was designed and created not only as a backchannel to the public (away from the longstanding 'mind’ control of the corrupt & heavily biased media) to endure future events through transparency and regeneration of individual thought (breaking the chains of ‘group-think’), but,...

Sydney McLaughlin Is Absolutely ElectricWe’re in a weird, twisted place as a country where far too many people like to make a big deal out of what they don’t like or what they don’t care about. Last year was rough, so I can understand being a little negative, but I think it’s starting to get a bit pathological.It’s been popular this summer to hate on the Olympics. And yes, anybody who hits social media to make a public proclamation that they don’t care about the Olympics is, in fact, hating on them. People who really don’t care about things don’t...

President Joe Biden's administration will offer the COVID vaccine to migrants in U.S. custody along the Mexico border, a new report revealed, as the number of people stopped reaches a 20 year high. The administration plans to offer the one-shot Johnson & Johnson vaccine to migrants as they await processing by U.S. Customs and Border Protection, The Washington Post reported, citing sources in the Department of Homeland Security. The vaccine would be given to those facing deportation as well as though released into the United States pending a court hearing.

Missouri Governor Mike Parson (R) announced that he had pardoned 12 people, including Mark and Patricia McCloskey, who pled guilty to firearms charges following an incident in front of their home during last summer’s violent protests after the death of George Floyd.The McCloskeys outraged black activists and Democratic radicals when they appeared on the front lawn of their house on June 28, 2020, in a viral video brandishing their weapons at protestors. The protesters were characterized in the media as “peaceful” despite the fact that several Americans had already died in the rioting. Retired policeman David Dorn, 77, was shot...

In July Trump supporter and activist, Philip Anderson confirmed to The Gateway Pundit that Capitol Police killed Trump protester Rosanne Boyland on January 6. Philip knows this because he was next to her when she died. He was holding her hand. And Philip nearly died himself. Advertisement - story continues below Activist Philip Anderson spoke with The Gateway Pundit about the Jan. 6 protests at the US Capitol and how the Capitol police murdered Rosanne Boyland and nearly took his life too. This was an amazing eyewitness report that has been ignored by the fake news media because it does...

epublican candidates heading into their first televised debate Wednesday in California’s looming recall election face a gamble: whether to pile up on Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom or try to undercut each other in front of a statewide audience. That’s the risk in the evening contest at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library in Orange County, California, which will provide a first-time look for many voters at a partial Republican field that hopes to see Newsom ousted from office in the Sept. 14 election.

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"People who take cannabis to treat PTSD are like a man who uses a cane. This prevents them from moving on to psychotherapy," Professor Yifrah Kaminer, a senior Israeli physician who has studied the effect of drugs on society, warns. Kaminer, who lives in the US, has tried for many years to put a mirror in front of us so that we won't fall into the trap of legalizing marijuana, despite the growing trend to decriminalize recreational use. Kaminer, whose expertise on this topic extends three decades, has seen how the drug can affect people. He believes that if you...

The delta variant accounts for at least 93 percent of all sequenced coronavirus in the U.S., according to estimates from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). For the two-week period ending July 31, all the different lineages of the delta variant made up about 93 percent of cases that were sequenced. In some parts of the country with low vaccination rates, especially the Midwest region that includes Kansas, Iowa and Missouri, the percentages are even higher.

China Points the Way to Anti-Free Speech American LibsAny American over the age of 40 is painfully aware of how quickly a society can change and freedoms can erode. Don’t be pedantic — 40 is close enough for this cautionary tale.If you want a glimpse into the future that American leftists are driving us toward, you don’t need a crystal ball. Twitter will do just fine:Outspoken billionaire Sun Dawu jailed for 18 years in China https://t.co/Ig0NtB143s— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) July 29, 2021Outspoken! The horror.The details of the story are even creepier.BBC.com:A prominent Chinese billionaire has been sentenced to 18...

We are at the crossroad where change is unavoidable. We all must make choices that determine our future. To many, this looks like a war… but what we need to find is peace. I am going to find peace through this sacrifice. Just to be clear, ALL my content will be removed. This includes articles on: Great Reset, General nutrition, the coronavirus, and my interviews with experts These will be removed to appease the individuals in power who have an arsenal of overwhelming tools at their disposal, and are actively engaged in using them. COVID-19 has activated and authorized emergency...

The mainstream media has been promoting the truism that California's embattled Gov. Gavin Newsom will win his voter recall referendum. It's in the bag.The Democratic Party, meanwhile, has been saying since at least 2008 that it has the Hispanic vote locked up. Another "certainty."Here comes a poll, though,reported by the Daily Caller, showing that both are deluding themselves:More than half of Hispanics in California say they would vote to recall Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom, according to an Inside California Politics/Emerson College poll published Tuesday.The poll of 1,000 registered voters, with a margin of error of plus or minus 3%, showed...

Gov. Ron DeSantis is hosting a roundtable with hospital leaders on Wednesday morning. The meeting started at 10 a.m. on Zoom.

The late Gov. Mario Cuomo (D-NY), father of the embattled Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D), experienced a shocking defeat in his 1994 campaign for reelection in which he lost to now former Gov. George Pataki (R-NY), a lesser-known politician serving as a Republican state senator at the time. Mario Cuomo was seeking a fourth term in office — just like his eldest son is now — when he decisively lost to Pataki by five points, marking the first Republican gubernatorial victory in the Empire State in two decades.

The case of Ashli Babbitt’s death has added another layer of mystery. There was a cremation order filed by the Medical Examiner presiding in her case only two days after Babbitt was shot and killed by an officially unidentified Capitol Police officer. The discovery was made by Judicial Watch by FOIA request. Much of the information pertaining to Babbitt’s case that involves the Capitol Police is redacted, because it is legally an unaccountable body that reports directly to the Congress. The Medical Examiner’s office cremation request was filed “successfully” on January 8, 2021, only two days after Babbitt was shot...

British businesses requiring their employees to receive COVID-19 vaccines will face potential legal actions over discrimination, the co-chairman of the UK government’s flexible working taskforce has warned. Peter Cheese, who also serves as chief executive of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), said he would “strongly caution companies against adopting a ‘jabs for jobs’ principle or policy.” He said the policy is “fraught with lots of potential discrimination and legal issues” and is therefore on “shaky legal ground.” “There are valid reasons why people may not want to take a vaccination and employers have to understand and accept...