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A union in Britain that represents academics has declared its commitment to allowing members to "self-identify" not only as being of the opposite sex, but also as black or disabled. The Edinburgh branch of the U.K.-wide University and College Union said on Twitter it strongly supports "trans inclusion," the Times of London reported. "Liberation cannot be built on exclusion," the tweet said. The tweet contained a link to a policy endorsed by the union that states: "UCU has a long history of enabling members to self-identify, whether that is being black, disabled, LGBT+ or women." TRENDING: Woman who survived Maoist...

The head of the Baltimore Police union on Friday encouraged officers not to reveal their vaccination status ahead of a city mandate scheduled to go into effect next week, citing a lack of communication between city officials and the bargaining unit. “It is understandable that our members have questions about a policy with so little information being provided by the city. Until the city responds to our right to bargain these issues, or the courts intervene, I suggest you do nothing in regard to revealing your vaccination status as it is outlined in the city’s policy,” wrote Sgt. Mike Mancuso,...

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Secretary of Non-Transportation Pete Buttigieg is set to go on Eternity Leave while the nation grapples with major supply-chain disruption. But before setting off to cuddle with a baby that he had nothing to do with creating with his same-sex partner, he left us with some consoling words of wisdom about the massive mess he is leaving us. It’s actually a good thing. No, seriously. Buttigieg aka Mayor Pete appeared with Jake Tapper on CNN’s State of Confusion and disclosed his strategy for handling the supply chain crisis. Do nothing.

A meme-inspired song based on the anti-Biden chant "Let's Go Brandon!" roared at popular sports events across America is rapidly taking over the internet and is currently sitting at the number one spot on the iTunes hip-hop chart The song is performed by rapper Loza Alexander, and its title is "Let's Go Brandon." In the song's choruses, a voice repeatedly chants the iconic anti-Biden mantra and is immediately followed by a sample of a crowd chanting the original line, the more rough-and-ready "F*ck Joe Biden." Alexander can be seen in the video wearing a red MAGA-style hat with white lettering...

Fauci says unvaccinated Americans could lead to dangers of fifth COVID wave

Southwest Airlines asked a federal court to reject a lawsuit filed by a Southwest pilots union to temporarily block the company from carrying out its COVID-19 vaccine mandate, arguing the order would put its business, customers, and employees at risk. Earlier this month, the Southwest Airlines Pilots Association (SWAPA) filed a lawsuit to prevent the carrier from mandating that all its workers get vaccinated. The union asserts that Southwest, which last week experienced thousands of flight cancelations and delays, illegally changed work rules instead of negotiating with them. “The injunction that SWAPA seeks is extraordinary,” Southwest’s lawyers said in its...

Jesse Watters and Stephen Miller discuss the liberal policies in Biden’s $4.3 trillion spending bill. Rather than the cost of the bill, Repubs should be disclosing to the public the incredible waste that's IN the bill.

PORTLAND, Ore. -- A crowd of 100 people wreaked havoc in downtown Portland, Oregon, this week - smashing storefront windows, lighting dumpsters on fire and causing at least $500,000 in damage - but police officers didn't stop them. Portland Police Bureau officials say that's because of legislation passed by Oregon lawmakers this year, which restricts the tools they can use to confront people vandalizing buildings and causing mayhem. “The reason that we did not intervene goes back to what we talked about last month with House Bill 2928 and the restrictions placed on us in a crowd control environment,” KOIN...

White House COVID-19 adviser Anthony Fauci suggested the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine should have required two doses after a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) panel recommended booster doses for the vaccine when it becomes available. “This should have been a two-dose vaccine to begin with,” Fauci told ABC News on Sunday morning, adding: “I think it’s very favorable for those who have received the J&J vaccine. I don’t see that as a problem at all.” However, Fauci then acknowledged that some Johnson & Johnson recipients should get the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine as their booster. The Johnson & Johnson...

Bill Kristol, editor of the anti-Trump conservative site The Bulwark, said on Sunday that Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg was entitled to call Fox News host Tucker Carlson a "repulsive bigot" for his remarks about Buttigieg taking paternity leave. Carlson had mocked the secretary for taking paternity leave and sniped that the secretary was "trying to figure out how to breastfeed." "I'm not going to apologize to Tucker Carlson or anyone else for taking care of my premature newborn infant twins," Buttigieg said in responding to Carlson's comments during an appearance Sunday on CNN's "State of the Union."

Americans, still reeling from a nationwide vaccine mandate, are now facing more complex decisions regarding COVID-19 shots. This week, a group of Food and Drug Administration (FDA) experts approved and recommended those who got the Johnson & Johnson and Moderna vaccines roll up their sleeves for round two. The Pfizer-BioNTech booster was previously given the go-ahead by the CDC and FDA last month. Hold it Right There!Many Americans have not even submitted to round one of the vaccines and have been seeking relief from various courts regarding a federal mandate that currently does not even exist. The feds have promised...

ZooTampa has begun to vaccinate animals, including threatened and endangered species, that are susceptible to COVID-19. The zoo will administer a vaccine developed just for animals and made by veterinary pharmaceutical company Zoetis. The Michigan-based company is donating the vaccines, which are in use at zoos throughout the country. “The safety and well-being of the more than 1,000 animals entrusted to our care is of paramount priority,” said Dr. Cynthia Stringfield, a senior vice president at ZooTampa. Animals at ZooTampa, 1101 W Sligh Ave., routinely get other vaccinations and many are trained to present themselves to animal care staff for...

The American Civil War (1861-1865) occurred during an age of Industrial Revolution, when some of history’s wackiest inventions were made. It’s no surprise creative geniuses of the day tried to produce outside-the-box methods of killing the enemy. Each of the ten strange weapons on this list were available to US and/or Confederate soldiers.

Citing "unusual voting activity," the film reference site says it's applying "alternate weighting calculation" to friendly portrait of polarizing COVID czar "to preserve the reliability of our rating system." ocumentary film tracking Dr. Anthony Fauci's medical career from the AIDS crisis to COVID-19, is creating controversy away from the big screen. "Fauci," from NatGeo and Magnolia Pictures, hit select theaters Sept. 10 before getting a Disney+ release earlier this month. The documentary lets disparate figures like President George W. Bush, U2's Bono and Bill Gates praise the Infectious disease specialist. The studios failed to make the documentary's box office figures...

The order applies to any sailor that is not fully vaccinated against the virus that causes COVID-19 by Nov. 28 and has not received a religious or medical exemption or has an application for an exemption pending.Fully vaccinated refers to getting two shots of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine or the single-shot Johnson & Johnson vaccine, and two weeks or more having elapsed since the final shot.COVID-19 is the disease caused by the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus.The Nov. 28 deadline was already known, as is a Dec. 28 date for reserve personnel, but the new order (pdf) contained fresh...

More air in that bag of chips? Fewer flakes in your cereal box? You're not imagining it: "Shrinkflation," a tactic used by industry to hide price increases, is back in vogue. Facing the post-pandemic inflationary surge, partly fueled by bottlenecks in global supply and trouble finding workers, companies are under more pressure to deal with rising costs. Consumer advocate Edgar Dworsky, who has followed the phenomenon he calls downsizing for quarter of a century, says he has identified dozens of products in recent months that have seen sneaky price increases. It's definitely more insidious because shrinkage, at least for me,...

Police think the killing of David Amess may have had an Islamist motivation. We need to talk about this.The discussion about the horrific slaying of Tory MP David Amess is set to change. Possibly radically. The police’s decision to treat his murder as a potential terrorist incident, with an Islamist motivation, is likely to shake up how the media elites in particular talk about it. Out will go any implacable political anger and the insistence that we search for the cultural and intellectual influences behind this barbaric act. In their place we’ll see demands for calm. Don’t feel too much...

Desperation and distraction are masquerading as economic policy. Below we see how and why—and at what cost.COVID: The Great Economic and Political Hall-Pass If every time I stole a cookie from the jar in front of my mom (age 8), or drove dad’s car (sometimes into a tree) without permission (age 16), failed a dorm-room inspection (age 17), broke a lawnmower for driving over a fence post (each year) or forgot a key anniversary (eh-hmm), it would have been so convenient to have a universal “hall pass” to excuse what is/was otherwise just plain stupid behavior. Luckily for the grown...

If voters here back Youngkin, it won't be because they woke up and decided that they love Republicans again. It will be because the Democrats have pissed them off. Most of their answers will begin in 2020, when their children were quarantined at home at the onset of the pandemic and they realized the amount of control and power school boards have over what their children learn. To win, McAuliffe has to change the dynamic. He's got two ways to do it. One requires introducing something that is truly disqualifying for Youngkin. That hasn't worked, and so the other is...