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Charleston, WV — West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice shared alarming news in his COVID-19 press briefing on August 23, 2021. And while the small state’s local news is barely a blip on the radar of larger networks, the contents should alarm vaccine advocates everywhere. During the first weeks of the vaccine rollout, West Virginia won gold stars from experts everywhere for its commendable vaccination rate which nearly doubled the national rate. Programs targeting the elderly and at-risk populations were going above and beyond the call of duty. And for younger populations in the state which suffers from poverty and rampant...

We live in a society resembling Soviet Russia with our Democrat-controlled “state-run media” looking more and more like Pravda and our major institutions feeling more and more like the Chinese Communist Party is in control. There’s a new front in the progressive war to turn our nation into a dystopian society ruled by left-wing autocrats who seek to punish anyone who does not fall in line with their dictatorial rules. Conservatives have seemingly become inured to the cancel culture that silences their voices in classrooms, across social media, and in corporate board rooms, but the campaign against th em is...

Actor James Woods rebuked the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) for telling Americans what they should, and shouldn’t say, instead of focusing its attention on the coronavirus pandemic. In a tweet on Friday, the CDC asked Americans “Are you using #inclusive language” and directed them to a CDC.gov webpage titled, “Preferred Terms for Select Population Groups & Communities.” “You nitwits don’t have better things to do in the middle of a PANDEMIC??!!” actor James Woods replied. The CDC webpage lists words and expressions that it says should not be spoken and provides suggested replacements that “represent an ongoing shift toward...

Much has been made of the artificial deadline resident Joe Biden foolishly set for evacuating Afghanistan. Frankly, the deadline is irrelevant because long before the deadline arrived, the president had already folded and, as a result, the killing of Americans had already started. On Saturday, Aug. 28, 13 flag-draped coffins arrived at Dover Air Force Base. No one from the White House met the aircraft. These 13 won't be the last. Americans will be left behind and will be killed. For several weeks, brave, exhausted Americans -- all volunteers -- have been working without rest to get hundreds of pre-manifested...

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According to Critical Race Theory, “racism is ordinary, not aberrational—‘normal science,’ the usual way society does business, the common, everyday experience of most people of color in this country” (Delgado and Stefancic, 2001, p. 7). Its advocates call this belief “systemic racism,” and Critical Race Theory is the “study” of this so-called systemic racism, if by “study” we mean “treasure hunt to find racism in everything.” Consequently, according to Critical Race Theorists, virtually everything anyone can imagine is racist. The names of some birds and fish are racist, according to Critical Race Theory. Math is racist, especially if we care...

Pray For the Peace of JerusalemPROVERBSPurpose and Theme 1 The proverbs of Solomon son of David, king of Israel: 2 for gaining wisdom and instruction; for understanding words of insight; 3 for receiving instruction in prudent behavior, doing what is right and just and fair; 4 for giving prudence to those who are simple,[a] knowledge and discretion to the young— 5 let the wise listen and add to their learning, and let the discerning get guidance— 6 for understanding proverbs and parables, the sayings and riddles of the wise.[b] 7 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge,...

It turns out that there are plenty of reasons why the powers that be don’t want people to know whether they have antibodies or not. (SNIP) For a while, there was no easy way to test for natural immunity. When those tests came out, I found that I had to travel 100 miles to get one and that my insurance would not cover the $160. Now, the very new COVID tests are widely available for those feeling ill or curious. They’ve been passing out the COVID tests like candy at the Christmas parade, which explains why antibody testing did not...

WASHINGTON, Friday, Aug. 30. A REBEL DEMONSTRATION This morning the rebels made a demonstration in force, with three pieces of artillery, against our pickets stationed at Falls Cross Roads. After retiring a short distance, our troops returned the fire, and finally compelled the enemy to retire, when they resumed the possession of their former position. One man, a private in a Michigan regiment, was slightly wounded. In military circles it is believed that the present movements of the rebels has no significance other than to keep their men actively employed, to prevent demoralization and dissolution of their Army until they...

Animal rescue systems in Kabul raised questions of whether they should be prioritized as much or more than people. In the last days of the Western twenty-year war in Afghanistan, a small controversy erupted. It turned out that some western charities and westerners had been involved in supporting animals in Afghanistan. They had tried to replicate the animal rescue and animal support systems that are more common in the United States or UK, where pets, rescue dogs and other types of animals are highly prized. Surveys show that in some western countries animals are considered equal to, or even more...

We have been spanked by reality...but we still have resilience. “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times …” So begins that great epic novel, A Tale of Two Cities, by Charles Dickens. It is set in the late eighteenth century, during the volcanic social and political turbulence leading to, and culminates with the French Revolution and ensuing Reign of Terror. Though our current age comes some twenty-four decades after that epoch, it’s not hard to identify striking parallels. Sociopolitical turbulence has been a hallmark of the human experience throughout history. The main source of tension...

With the narrowest of Senate majorities, resident Biden is remaking the federal courts at a record-breaking rate. Biden has successfully confirmed twice as many federal Circuit and District Court judges as any modern president had at this point in their presidencies. The record pace isn’t because Biden is making nominations more quickly, but because the Senate, with the help of Lindsay Graham, are confirming them more quickly. By the end of his administration, Trump had confirmed 54 Circuit Court judges, but was only able to bring the courts into rough political balance, with Republicans controlling seven of the Circuit courts...

In the five states where Republican senators are retiring, the midterm elections could usher in a wave of hardliners who are nothing like their GOP predecessors.If Senate Republicans seem conservative now, just wait until next year. The 2022 midterms could usher in a wave of full-spectrum MAGA supporters who would turn the GOP conference an even deeper shade of red — and make the Senate a lot more like the fractious House. In the five states where Republican senators are retiring, the primary election fields to succeed them are crowded with Donald Trump supporters who have made loyalty to the...

Taliban forces were pictured patrolling a runway and walking in front of a military plane at Kabul's international airport on Tuesday.Satellite photos show vehicles and planes left abandoned at the international airport in Kabul after America's withdrawal from Afghanistan.

This example of Big Tech censorship shows just how weak and pathetic the Biden administration and their Big Tech sycophants really are. As the mother of fallen marine hero Kareem Kikoui, killed in the terrorist attack at Kabul airport, shares her opinion of Joe Biden and the administration, the social media platforms suspend her accounts. Mrs. Shana Chappell is furious at the Biden administration, and now that we know the military was aware of the pending attack before it took place – the horrific event is even worse. Mrs. Chappell’s voice cries out in anger and grief. The incompetence and...

President Biden came under fire on Sunday after he was caught checking his watch during the dignified transfer of fallen U.S. service members killed in a terror attack at the Kabul airport last week. But according to two gold star fathers, the president looked at his watch more than one time. Speaking to Fox News’ Sean Hannity, Darin Hoover, father of slain Marine Staff Sgt. Taylor Hoover, claimed the commander in chief looked at his watch 13 times. “That didn’t happen just once,” he alleged. “That happened on every single one that came out of that airplane. It happened on...

Islamabad is apprehensive that a Taliban government will not act against TTP sanctuaries in Afghanistan.

In early 2021, when popular opinion of federal unemployment bonuses and expansions began to turn sour, proponents of enhanced benefits clung to two false realities: One, that expanded unemployment benefitsdon’t discourage work—and two, to the extent that they might, it’s agood thingbecause otherwise workers would be exploited by those pesky capitalists that the Left loves to hate. These absurdities have since devolved into more sophisticated—but equally misleading—claims. The latest hot take comes from theNew York Times’s (NYT)grossly inaccurate assessment—that the end of unemployment bonuses didn’t positively impact job growth.Cherry-picking the findings of a recent questionable working paper, the NYT claims...

AP reporting up to 200 abandoned. The general in charge claims more. Do your own math. At the time of the ABC interview, the Biden position was there were 15,000 Americans stranded. According to progressive CNBC, 5,500 Americans airlifted. 15,000 minus 5,500 is 9,500 unaccounted for Americans. That is more than all killed US Troops killed in the twenty years (~2,400)

BEIJING, Aug 26 (Reuters) - China is maintaining "normal communication" with the United States on trade, the Chinese government said on Thursday, one of the few areas the world's two largest economies have refrained from confronting each other over this year. Washington and Beijing signed a so-called Phase 1 trade deal in January 2020, before the widespread outbreak of COVID-19. The pact calls for China to increase its purchases of U.S. exports by $200 billion over two years.