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Remember, if you are doubly or triplely vaccinated you won't catch the Covid. Right? WRONG!!The latest lefty to succumb to the false assurances from Biden and his team of medical mediocrities is Academy Award winning hair and makeup designer/stylist Marc Elliot Pilcher. The dude was only 53. He was not grotesquely obese, nor, according to the NY Post, afflicted with the co-morbidities that have been fatal to hundreds of thousands. Was it the maskless Emmy Ceremony that he attended recently that did him in (See Christina's post here)? The initial reports of his death by Covid were mute about his...

Join together with fellow FREEPERS to pray for AMERICA: For those in Authority in Government, Family, Military, Business, Healthcare, Education, Churches, and the Media. I urge, then, first of all, that requests, prayers, intercession, and thanksgiving be made for everyone: for kings and all those in authority that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness. ~ 1 Timothy 2:1-2 Religion Forum Threads labeled [Prayer] are closed to debate of any kind.

A Catholic church in Boulder, Colorado, was attacked by pro-abortion extremists in the middle of the night, seemingly in response to a pro-life display. Sacred Heart of Mary Parish had erected 4,000 small white crosses on its front lawn, to represent the number of preborn children killed in abortion each day in the United States, only for the display to be destroyed and the church vandalized. In the early night of September 29, unknown vandals spray-painted symbols all over the church property, including “Jesus [Loves] Abortion,” “Bans off our bodies,” “No Wire Hangers Ever,” and a symbol combining an “A”...

The brand new P4 facility will provide critical platform for scientists from the world to fight against life-threatening infectious diseases. According to Wuhan Institute of Virology, the P4 Laboratory is a specialized core facility for studies on highly contagious and fatal diseases like Ebola virus disease. Therefore, the facility must provide the biosafety protection to the investigators and environment at the highest standard possible on earth. Only a few developed countries have P4 laboratories, before the inauguration of Wuhan P4 laboratory. China started to build such a facility ever since SARS outbreak. Engineers and workers worked together to have accomplished...

New research published in The Journal of Physiology has shown that ketone supplements may be a novel therapeutic strategy for protecting and improving brain health in people with obesity. People with obesity are known to be at a higher risk of developing cognitive impairment and neurodegenerative diseases. This new study found that giving a ketone supplement three times a day for 14 days enhanced blood flow to the brain and improved aspects of cognitive function, like working memory and processing speed, in adults with obesity. Supplements specifically containing the ketone body beta-hydroxybutyrate (B-OHB) that are safe for human consumption are...

The state of Missouri killed a prisoner by lethal injection on Tuesday, ending a lengthy fight by activists to spare the life of a man convicted in a brutal 1994 triple murder. Ernest Johnson, 61, was injected with a lethal dose of pentobarbital at Bonne Terre prison and died at 6:11 p.m. after last-minute pleas for clemency from advocates including Pope Francis. His death came hours after the US Supreme Court took a pass on a long-shot attempt by his lawyers to keep him alive. A two-sentence order Tuesday afternoon from Justice Brett Kavanaugh denied a stay of execution for...

Jack Posobiec @JackPosobiec ·1h Taiwan stuff heating up more than people realize This isn't just posturing There are top Chinese generals telling Xi they want the green light

Researchers from the Center for Oceans and Human Health on Climate Change Interactions (OHHC2I) have leveraged their collective expertise in environmental health sciences to reveal additional health concerns posed by the overgrowth of harmful algae blooms. The scientists previously identified an increased risk of gastrointestinal problems for individuals with liver disease who are exposed to these blooms. Now, they have uncovered that those with liver disease (up to 25 percent of the population) are also more likely to experience neurological problems. The culprit is a specific microcystin the blooms produce. This toxin finds its way into source waters (e.g., lakes,...

Bethesda, MD — A Federal medical malpractice case has been filed against nationally known late-term abortionist LeRoy Carhart and his AbortionClinics.org facility in Bethesda, Maryland, after a Virginia woman suffered horrific, near-fatal injuries during a 25-week abortion. The malpractice case was filed on September 23, 2021, on behalf of Ashley P. Norris, who underwent a Dilation and Evacuation (D&E) dismemberment abortion done at Carhart’s facility by Virginia abortionist Elizabeth Swallow on May 12, 2020. Norris’ abortion was the first of two botched abortions that resulted in life-threatening injuries at Carhart’s late-term abortion facility in May of 2020. Aragaw v. Carhart...

The company said it won a $823 million contract to provide the Army with its Gotham platform, which is “an operating system for defense decision making and is specifically designed to connect the dots between disparate sources,” Palantir said in a statement. Palantir said the platform will “support Army Intelligence users worldwide with a globally federated Intelligence data fabric and analytics platform spanning multiple security classifications.”

Forget bedrest, research from Edith Cowan University (ECU) has shown exercise may be a key weapon in cancer patients' battle against the disease. Exercise causes muscles to secrete proteins called myokines into our blood—and researchers from ECU's Exercise Medicine Research Institute have learned these myokines can suppress tumor growth and even help actively fight cancerous cells. A clinical trial saw obese prostate cancer patients undergo regular exercise training for 12 weeks, giving blood samples before and after the exercise program. Researchers then took the samples and applied them directly onto living prostate cancer cells. Study supervisor Professor Robert Newton said...

Hunter Biden hosted an art show in Hollywood on Friday for several California elites, including Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti. Garcetti was a national co-chairman of President Joe Biden’s 2020 campaign and was nominated by the president to serve as the U.S. ambassador to India. Also in attendance was Shepard Fairey, creator of the Obama/Hope poster, and the musician Moby

President Joe Biden responded to supporters of former President Donald Trump who welcomed the president to Michigan with anti-Biden signs. ..... Snip..... Biden made a pointed remark in reaction to the signs, reminding Trump supporters that he won the 2020 election. “Notwithstanding some of the signs I saw coming in, that’s why 81 million Americans voted for me. The largest number of votes in American history, a clear majority are supporting, when they supported me,” Biden said during his speech. He argued that Americans voted for him because they supported his multi-trillion-dollar spending proposals, such as the massive entitlement spending...

Republican U.S. Sen. Rand Paul posted his best fundraising haul in the past quarter, surpassing the amounts he raised in any three-month period from his two previous successful Senate campaigns in Kentucky, his campaign said Tuesday. Paul, who is seeking another term next year, raised more than $4 million in the period between July 1 and Sept. 30. The quarter began with Democrat Charles Booker launching his bid to unseat Paul, potentially setting up a battle between candidates with starkly different philosophies. Paul is a libertarian-leaning conservative while Booker touts an activist role for the federal government. Booker, a former...

The Federal Reserve plans as early as this week to launch a review of the potential benefits and risks of issuing a U.S. digital currency, as central banks around the world experiment with the potential new form of money. Fed officials are divided on the matter, making it unlikely they will decide any time soon on whether to create a digital dollar. Unlike private cryptocurrencies like bitcoin, a Fed version would be issued by and backed by the U.S. central bank, a government entity, as are U.S. paper dollar bills and coins. Advocates say a Fed digital dollar could make...

NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet has promised better things are coming for the state with a new recovery plan to keep restaurants open, bring workers back to their offices and invigorate Sydney's Covid-weary west. The new leader has vowed NSW will turn a new leaf in coming months as he attempts to steer Sydney out of a gruelling 14-week lockdown. Mr Perrottet is set to announce a recovery package that will prioritise the needs of business owners and residents in Sydney's west and southwest. Businesses including cafes, pubs and restaurants that begin to purchase perishable produce will be able to claim...

NAIROBI, Kenya (Morning Star News) – An 83-year-old Christian widow in eastern Uganda continues to receive hospital treatment two weeks after Islamic extremists, one posing as a pastor, attacked her, sources said. Harriet Namuganza had given refuge to two Christian young men, 18- and 22-year-old converts from Islam, at her four-bedroom home in Iganga, Iganga District when the older one received a phone call on Aug. 4 from someone who introduced himself as a pastor who assists persecuted Christians. The convert, unnamed for security reasons, said the caller sent 30,000 shillings, the equivalent of about US$8.50, to his phone as...

SAN MARINO (AP) — San Marino residents on Sunday voted overwhelmingly to legalize abortion, rejecting a 150-year-old law that had criminalized it and making the tiny republic the latest majority Catholic state to approve the procedure under certain circumstances. Some 77% of voters approved a referendum proposal calling for abortion to be legal in the first 12 weeks of pregnancy, according to official returns broadcast on San Marino RTV. Abortion would also be legal beyond that point if the woman’s life is in danger or if her physical or psychological health is at risk because of fetal anomalies or malformations....

Cuban-Americans are also demanding Biden to do more. Ramon Saul Sanchez: We need the help, Biden. Please help us, Biden. We need that help. The Biden Administration says the U.S. is actively pursuing measures that will both support the Cuban people and hold the Cuban regime accountable. President Joe Biden: Communism is a failed system. Cuba is, unfortunately, a failed state, and repressing their citizens. But a major controversy was ignited in July when Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas announced Cubans, unlike most illegal crossers at America’s southern border, will be sent back home. Sec. Alejandro Mayorkas: People will be...

The largest public library system in the country has become the latest to eliminate all late fees. Effective immediately, the New York Public Library system will not charge fines on overdue materials, and all library card holders have had their accounts cleared of any prior late fees or fines, including replacement fees for lost materials, the NYPL announced on Tuesday, in what it called a change intended to level the playing field for all library patrons and encourage use of library resources. Fines are "an antiquated, ineffective way to encourage patrons to return their books; for those who can afford...