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The U.S. military is denying a Russian claim that an American destroyer was chased off from attempting to enter Russian waters in the Sea of Japan. Russia's defense ministry said Friday that USS Chafee "approached the territorial waters of the Russian Federation and attempted to cross the state border," but turned back after being confronted by a Russian warship.,,, The Chafee and the Russian destroyer, the Admiral Tributs, were within 65 yards of each other, both militaries said. But U.S. Pacific Fleet said Friday, "The statement from the Russian Defense Ministry about the interaction between our two Navy ships is...

All three currently authorized COVID-19 vaccines still showed signs of a strong immune response eight months later without a booster, according to a study published Friday in the New England Journal of Medicine. The study analyzed specific markers of immunity found in the blood of people vaccinated with Pfizer, Moderna and the Johnson & Johnson vaccines.... ...This new study is among the first to directly compare not just antibodies, but also T-cells, across all three vaccines. T-cells are also a crucial part of the immune system, and may offer longer-lasting protection even after antibodies fade....

In a response to a request made under the Transparency Act (2013), the Ministry of Health in Spain acknowledged that “it does not have a SARS-CoV-2 culture” nor a “registry of laboratories with culture and isolation capacity for testing.” The response also discharged all responsibility for diagnoses and treatments onto health professionals and recognised that “tests, by themselves, are not usually sufficient to determine the disease.”On 30 September, El Diestro reported: “those ‘tests’ which have been used to justify decisions made about confinements, closures, isolations, patient treatments, vaccination and dictatorial measures aimed at ending the freedoms of all, ‘are not...

A Russian spacecraft pushed the International Space Station out of position on Friday morning, prompting astronauts to go into emergency mode. It's the second time Russian hardware has caused such an incident since July. Cosmonaut Oleg Novitsky was conducting engine tests on the Soyuz spaceship, which is docked to the ISS, on Friday morning when its thrusters fired too aggressively

Despite the Covid-19 “pandemic” being pretty much over, at least for the unvaccinated, Australia is busy constructing new “quarantine” camps, which the government states will be needed next year to house people “who have not had access to vaccination.”To maintain “ongoing operations” for the “pandemic”, Australian officials are funding the construction of massive compounds, one of which reportedly has 1,000 beds and is expected to be completed by the end of March 2022.“At this stage, the cabins will be used by domestic travellers returning from COVID hotspots,” a report about the quarantine facility being erected at the Wellcamp Airport outside...

The latest figures published by the new UK Health Security Agency on Covid-19 hospitalisations and deaths show that the Covid-19 injections still don’t seem to be working.The ‘Covid-19 Vaccine Surveillance Report – Week 41’ was published by the UK Health Security Agency (formerly Public Health England) on Thursday, 14th October 2021 and it shows that the vast majority of Covid-19 hospitalisations between September 13th and October 10th were among the fully vaccinated population. SourceTable 3 of the report shows that the number of people presenting to emergency care with Covid-19 resulting in overnight inpatient admission who were not-vaccinated was 2,250,...

“Righteous lips are the delight of kings; and they love him that speaketh right. The wrath of a king is as messengers of death: but a wise man will pacify it” (Proverbs 16:13-14).

Video at https://twitter.com/StanleyRoberts/status/1447406315542757378In the state of California, shoplifting is described as the act of entering an open business and intending to take items that total less than $950. In the past, what was considered shoplifting, was actually identified as burglary in the eyes of the law. This meant that prosecutors could charge it as a felony offense. Nowadays, shoplifting is its own thing and is a misdemeanor offense. As a misdemeanor offense, a person being charged with shoplifting can face no more than 6 months in jail, a fine no larger than $1,000, or some combination of both. However, if...

Almost 150,000 elderly care home residents are being forced to empty their savings to 'prop up the broken care system', new figures show. Official statistics yesterday laid bare the postcode lottery – with pensioners in the South East nearly twice as likely to pay for their own care as residents in the North East. Overall, nearly one in three have to pick up the bills for their own care, including thousands who are forced to sell their homes. It is the first time national data showing what proportion of care home residents 'self-fund' has been released by the Office for...

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel and Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson shared on Monday the outcomes of investigations into three women who allegedly attempted to forge signatures on absentee ballots or ballot applications. “These cases highlight the scrutiny applications and ballots undergo throughout the election process, as well as the thorough investigative process that ensues when instances of attempted fraud are suspected,” Nessel said. Only one was caught after the election, which resulted in one double vote, while the others were caught before being counted or issued, Nessel's team said. “Our election system is secure, and today’s charges demonstrate...

ransomnote: You'd think everyone would know by now that 'fact checkers' are owned and operated by the Big Tech censors and their allies. But still, I sometimes get some posting 'Factcheck.org' to me as if I will collapse in shame for posting something that corrupt organization doesn't approve of. A so-called independent fact-checker website FactCheck.org is exposed to be funded by the same $1.9 billion vaccine lobby group that it is supposed to check. The site is a Facebook partner whose articles are used to censor critical voices on the social media platform. It is headed by the former CDC...

Seattle Public Schools (SPS) are suspending almost 150 bus routes due to a driver shortage in the country and some not abiding by the state's vaccine mandate. There will be 142 bus routes suspended starting Monday due to a nationwide driver shortage and a shortage of drivers expected after the Oct. 18 vaccine mandate deadline, SPS said in a statement. District spokesperson Tim Robinson says more than 6,700 students out of 18,000 could be affected by the cuts. It is unknown exactly how many kids will be affected since the number who ride the bus changes every day. The cuts...

For more than two centuries, much of northern India was ruled by Greek kings. Eventually, these kings and many of their Greek subjects converted to Buddhism, with far-reaching historical consequences.Chapters:0:00 Introduction1:16 Alexander in India2:00 The Indo-Greek Kingdom3:28 Buddhism in Mauryan India4:18 Greek converts to Buddhism5:41 Contacts between India and the Roman Empire6:46 Buddhism in classical texts7:32 Buddhism and Greek Skepticism8:27 The Greek influence on Buddhist art9:54 Conclusion

There have been plenty of illustrations now about the deception of 90% to 99% Covid-19 vaccine effectiveness (VE).There is also now plenty enough real-world, empirical data to assess the effectiveness of the COVID-19 vaccine overall as a public health tool.By Joel Smalley – Quantitative Data AnalystIn respect of COVID-19 cases, it is clear that there have been substantially more this year, post-vax, than there were last year.At least it looks like cases are no longer rising like they did last year into the “season”.Is this because of the vaccine?Well, most of the cases are in the vaccinated. Of course, most...

IN BRIEFThe Facts: Marty Makary, a professor at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, published an article in the Washington Post explaining the strength of natural COVID immunity.20 studies have now been publishing showing that a COVID infection provides robust immunity.Reflect On: Why has natural immunity not been included in health policy?Why is science being ignored yet we are being told to "trust the science." Approximately twenty studies have now emerged regarding natural immunity to COVID. All of them point to the fact that natural immunity acquired through a COVID infection can be quite robust. Emphasizing this may seem like...

For the second time in three months, House Speaker Bob Cupp halted legislation Wednesday aimed to limit the ability of employers, colleges, hospitals and others to impose vaccine mandates. Cupp’s announcement came amid a flurry of private caucus meetings, unseen proposed amendments, aggressive lobbying tactics and tense rhetoric from members on a heated issue focused on a minority of Ohioans who continue to abstain from vaccination amid a pandemic that has killed more than 719,000 Americans. The legislation started big and shrunk over time: Its first iteration spanned all vaccines against a long list of preventable diseases; made no exceptions...

Drew's work has been published by The New York Times, The Daily Beast and Vanity Fair Drew, a frequent MSNBC guest whose columns have appeared in The New York Times, The Daily Beast, Vanity Fair and Project Syndicate, took to Twitter amid the breaking news and poked fun at Amess' name. "A perfect last name for a pol who's stabbed at a town meeting. British lawmaker dies after being stabbed multiple times while meeting with constituents, police say David Amess," Drew wrote in the now-deleted tweet. Hours later, Drew took down the offensive post, adding, "Apols for a lapse. Tweet...

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Shots have been fired during a high school football game at Ladd-Peebles Stadium in Mobile, Alabama, causing players and spectators to run for cover and injuring at least four people, local officials and witnesses say. The incident happened at 9:56 p.m. on Friday when gunfire erupted on the exit ramp coming out of the west side of the stadium, where a football game between Vigor and Williamson high schools had entered its final minutes. Mobile Police Chief Paul Prine said at least four people – three males and one female – were injured in the shooting. One of the victims...