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Protesters gathered at Boulder County Public Health (BCPH) to make a statement against requiring masks in county schools. "I think kids have lost probably the most in these last couple of years and I think we've put the burden of responsibility on them," Allison Stransky, parent and protester, said. BCPH issued a public health order late Monday night that requires facial coverings in schools PK-12 and childcare settings. Public health officials said they would meet with the Boulder Valley School District (BVSD) on Tuesday to discuss a decision on whether masks will be required in schools before classes start next...

When Chicago Police officer Ella French was murdered after a traffic stop on another bloody weekend in the city of anarchy, Mayor Lori Lightfoot made her “big speech.” Mayors always make “the big speech” when a police officer is killed in the line of duty. And the one Lightfoot delivered on Sunday was typical of others I’ve seen. It was somber and sought to bridge the divide between police critics and supporters and protect her own flanks. And it was deeply political, because she used it to cover her own flanks. But Lightfoot forgot an important part. She forgot to...

The National Hurricane Center is monitoring Potential Tropical Cyclone 6, which is set to become Tropical Storm Fred as early as Tuesday. As of 0500 ET, Potential Tropical Cyclone 6 is 65 miles southwest of Guadeloupe, an island group in the southern Caribbean Sea. NHC states the storm has a 90% chance of developing into a tropical storm over the next 48 hours. WFTV Orlando’s Meteorologist Brian Shields expects Potential Tropical Cyclone 6 to be upgraded to Tropical Storm Fred “soon.” He expects the storm will soon “impact Puerto Rico as a tropical storm, and then move into the Dominican...

RICHMOND, VA—A local 5th-grade class started classes this morning by standing and reciting the pledge of allegiance to Dr. Fauci, as is now the cherished custom. "Ritual is important for a sense of security and normalcy, and also to ensure these kids swear their undying allegiance to Dr. Fauci, who is the living embodiment of science and our hope for the future," said 5th-grade teacher Mrs. Scuttlebumm. "We will start every day this way until science hears us and saves us all." With their hands over their hearts, the class recited the pledge together in perfect monotone unison: "I pledge...

For the next five years, an Oregon high school diploma will be no guarantee that the student who earned it can read, write or do math at a high school level. Gov. Kate Brown had demurred earlier this summer regarding whether she supported the plan passed by the Legislature to drop the requirement that students demonstrate they have achieved those essential skills. But on July 14, the governor signed Senate Bill 744 into law. Through a spokesperson, the governor declined again Friday to comment on the law and why she supported suspending the proficiency requirements. Brown’s decision was not public...

On Monday, residents of a condo in Miami were ordered to evacuate by 8 am Tuesday morning after the building was deemed 'unsafe' by city officials Hundreds of residents of the 138-unit building were evacuated as the city works to relocate them until they can come home The building was first placed on the unsafe structure list back in May and was ordered to undergo repairs City of Miami officials claim that instructions for proper repairs where given to the building's engineer for weeks but were not followed The city of Miami currently has 2,439 buildings on its unsafe structure...

Hey, are you guys detecting a pattern here? Every time things start to look better, all of a sudden the news is like, “Oh my God, Delta, we’re all gonna die!” Look at the surge, mask mandates are back. Oh my God! Who’s getting paid for that? The news, they love that, they love that stuff, you guys. But here’s an interesting truth. Look what happened in Great Britain. All right, I’m linking here to an article by David Wallace-Wells, where he lays this out. So, the vaccines do what they’re supposed to do, which is prevent you from dying...

It seems justice is finally going to be served to Gov. Andrew Cuomo... Yes, it’s great to watch a man whose thuggish character was apparent throughout his tenure finally being called to account. But there’s something troubling about the way Cuomo is being hustled out of office: Obscured amid the details about his gross behavior and the way his aides and liberal feminist enablers tried to discredit the victims is the fact that Cuomo remains responsible for the deaths of perhaps thousands of elderly New Yorkers during the early months of the pandemic — and for his administration’s ongoing, illegal...

Here is relevant part about UK: The United Kingdom is also seeing more deaths and hospitalizations among the vaccinated too. According to a recent report, titled “SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern and variants under investigation in England, Technical briefing 16″, the death rate was 6.6 times higher than the unvaccinated death rate (0.636% compared to .0957%). The report stated that it examined 60,624 Delta infections between February 1 and June 14, of which 35,521 cases were observed in unvaccinated individuals and 4,087 cases were seen in fully vaccinated individuals who got infected at least 14 days after their second dose. The...

The father the male Chicago police officer wounded in Saturday night’s attack reportedly “excoriated” Mayor Lori Lightfoot (D) face to face when she arrived at the hospital where the officer was being treated. Breitbart News pointed out Chicago PD officer Ella French and her partner were shot Saturday night during a traffic stop just after 9 p.m. French was killed in the attack and her male partner was wounded and hospitalized in critical condition.

In an attempt to have “equitable graduation standards,” the state of Oregon is doing away with the requirement that high school seniors demonstrate proficiency in reading, writing, and math before graduating. Quick Facts Oregon Gov. Kate Brown, D, signed Senate Bill 744 on July 14. The bill drops the graduation requirement requiring students to show that they can read and write proficiently and do high school-level math. Charles Boyer, the governor’s deputy communications director, claimed the change would benefit minorities. The subjects of reading, writing, and arithmetic used to be the three foundational pillars of education and have long been...

Washington, D.C. – Club for Growth issued the following statement in response to the Senate passage of the “infrastructure” bill. “The fact is the so-called infrastructure bill will be an enormous liability to everyone who voted for it, not just Republicans,” said David McIntosh, Club for Growth President. “A majority of Democrat voters want tax and regulatory relief, a plurality want a balanced budget amendment and to end deficit spending, and the numbers are even stronger among Republicans. Meanwhile in Washington, liberals and moderate Republicans are trying to sell what amounts to a climate bill with $50 billion more in...

Hey! I had to be the FIRST to say it. By 2024 he will be tanned, rested, and ready!

Two local filmmakers have been recording life inside Wuhan, the epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak, for over 50 days since the city went under lockdown in January

JUST IN: New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announces he is stepping aside

Berlin Archbishop "Unreservedly" In Favour of Homosex "Blessings," Will Stage "Queer" ServiceBerlin Archbishop Heiner Koch will appoint a "chaplain" to encourage unrepentant homosexuals on their evil path, he announced after an audience for the Berlin homosex group LSVD which is rampantly anti-Catholic.Koch "apologised" that as a bishop he could not ignore the Roman refusal of homosexual blessings "for the sake of the unity of the church" (sic!), but said in the same breath that he would "unreservedly" commit himself to granting the blessing of [his] "God" to the "love" and "relationship" of homosexuals .Koch even promised to hold a "service"...

Pushback is growing against Gov. Jay Inslee's new order mandating that all state employees, healthcare and long-term care workers get the COVID-19 vaccine.Under the governor's order, issued Monday, those workers must submit proof that they have been vaccinated against the virus by Oct. 18 - or else.The new mandate applies to 400,000 healthcare workers in Washington state and comes amid a fifth wave of COVID-19, as the highly contagious delta variant drives up cases and fills up hospital beds. The governor's order does include exemptions for medical or religious reasons.Robin Dale with the Washington Health Care Association says they've been...

The Senate on Tuesday passed a roughly $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure deal, a significant win for President Biden and the first step on his top legislative priority. Senators voted 69-30 on the bill, which was spearheaded by a bipartisan group of senators led by Sens. Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.) and Rob Portman (R-Ohio). Nineteen GOP senators voted with all Democrats to pass the legislation. The bill is now heading to the House, where it faces an uncertain future and skepticism from progressives. Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) has vowed she won’t take it up until the Senate passes the second part of...

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) confirmed on Friday a Border Patrol agent who was patrolling near the Rio Grande in the El Paso Sector fired upon from two individuals on the Mexican side of the border. The agent took cover and was not hit. In a statement, CBP said around 20 rounds from a rifle were used to shoot at the agent: "On August 6, 2021, at approximately 3 AM, a BPA assigned to an area east of the Jonathan Rogers Water Treatment Plant reported hearing gunshots near his location and immediately drove to cover behind an obstruction. Camera...