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EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP, NJ — A 2020 graduate whose senior year was disrupted by COVID-19 shutdowns defeated an incumbent candidate in Egg Harbor Township's school board race this week. At 19 years old, Nicholas Seppy upset Terre Alabarda for a seat on the school board by a 17-point margin. Seppy received 4,042 votes to Terre Alabarda's 2,830, according to Atlantic County's unofficial election results. Seppy told the College Fix that the shutdowns he experienced as a student last year were "awful." Schools in Egg Harbor Township operated under a hybrid instruction model for most of the 2020-2021 school year. According...

I will not comply w/ any organization’s attempt to enforce Biden’s capricious & unscientific Medical Apartheid mandate.I will not be forced into the injection, nor will I disclose my vaccination status.No one should be pressured to choose between medical privacy & their job.— Steve Cortes (@CortesSteve) November 6, 2021 Newsmax told its staff Friday it intends to comply with the Biden administration’s company vaccine mandate, flying in the face of its daily programming attacking the mandate. Newsmax employees will have to either submit their vaccination card by Jan. 4 or undergo weekly testing, according to a notice obtained by...

The Chinese regime’s top health apparatus announced on Oct. 30 that the COVID-19 vaccine will be administered to children between three and eleven years old, and some parents have expressed concern about the vaccine orders.“[We] should provide active guidance to all eligible groups between three and eleven years old to get vaccinated, as long as they do not have a contraindication,” said Wu Liangyou, deputy director of China’s National Bureau of Disease Control and Prevention at a regular press briefing on the day.Wu said that the nationwide full vaccination of these groups should be completed by the end of December.By...

Prevea Health dropped their sponsorship of Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers over his vaccination status, officially kicking off the coming cancel campaign against the star athlete. “Prevea Health remains deeply committed to protecting its patients, staff, providers and communities amidst the COVID-19 pandemic,” Prevea said in a statement released Saturday. “This includes encouraging and helping all eligible populations to become vaccinated against COVID-19 to prevent the virus from further significantly impacting lives and livelihoods.” Quarterback Aaron Rodgers of the Green Bay Packers watches from the sidelines during the second half of the NFL game at State Farm Stadium on...

Alleged problems with a major clinical trial examining Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine are being probed, a contract company involved in the research has confirmed.Ventavia Research Group operated several of the trial sites in the fall of 2020. Brook Jackson, who worked for the company during this time, told the British Medical Journal that the trial was riddled with issues, including the falsification of data.Jackson said she alerted the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to the problems she witnessed and was fired within hours.Ventavia confirmed to The Epoch Times that it employed Jackson for two weeks last year. Lauren Foreman, director of...

Iraq’s Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi survived an attempted assassination by drone that targeted his home early Sunday and is “unharmed and in good health,” the Iraqi government said in a statement.There was “an explosives-laden drone that tried to target his residence in the Green Zone,” the statement released by state-run media said, adding that security forces “are taking the necessary measures in connection with this failed attempt.”“The rockets of treason will not shake one bit of the steadfastness and determination of the heroic security forces,” the Iraqi prime minister said in post on Twitter after the attack. “I am fine...

The FBI’s presence in Kenosha sets off a cascade of questions, all of the answers to which should trigger every alarm in the book.The Rittenhouse trial has been a marvel to watch, simply because the prosecution’s presentation of this case has been a train wreck of dumpster fires. We’ve watched as the defense has absolutely fileted almost everything the prosecution has presented, as the Judge continues to make statements that will likely benefit the defense’s case. However, a funny thing happened in the courtroom that went by even me for a bit. Here we were talking about the various videos...

This is just the beginning, America. And it’s a disastrous beginning, at that.As we reported late Friday night, frazzled House Speaker Nancy Pelosi finally scraped together enough votes to pass the bipartisan $1.2 trillion “infrastructure” bill, after Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and her fellow Squad comrades announced they would vote against the legislation.Fortunately for Pelosi and the Democrats, 13 Republicans helped push the vote over the top, as we wrote earlier.As expensive as the bill is, Democrats hope to do even more damage to America as we know it, without bipartisan support, through the reconciliation process by bypassing a Senate...

As gas prices continue to skyrocket and the feckless President of the United States continues to blame Russia and OPEC for the U.S. oil shortage he and he alone created — on purpose — on day one of his installation in the Oval Office, by killing the Keystone XL Pipeline.Joe Biden is weighing shutting down another oil pipeline, which would all but guarantee further increased fuel prices in the affected region.Two days ahead of the OPEC+ virtual meeting, US President Joe Biden is pointing fingers: “If you take a look at gas prices and you take a look at oil...

The price of pizza is soaring in the Big Apple thanks to a dyspeptic recipe of inflationary food costs, a global supply-chain crisis and national labor shortage. The sticker shock is hitting pizza-passionate Gothamites right in the gut. “It’s a little bit scary at times,” said Slone Elias, a customer at 2 Bros. Pizza on Eighth Avenue in Chelsea. “Eventually it’s going to reflect in rising food prices at every restaurant.”

Biggs, Boebert, Gaetz and Greene among House Republicans sounding off on Twitter after late-night vote on Democrats' spending plan House Republicans opposing the Democrats' $1 trillion infrastructure package reacted swiftly late Friday after their colleagues across the aisle – aided by 13 members of the GOP – passed the legislation. .. ..Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., called the bill "garbage," and argued that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi couldn't get it passed without help from the 13 Republicans. The vote was 228-206, with six Democrats, all progressives, voting against it... ...Rep. Madison Cawthorn, R-N.C., warned his fellow Republicans before the vote: "Vote...

Okay, we get it. Not everyone believes in Bigfoot or Sasquatch. But a lot of people do. And a lot of people have claimed to actually see the hairy ape in person. Bigfoot hunters claim that Montana is the perfect habitat for Sasquatch. With wide-open spaces and a small human population density, Bigfoot can thrive in Montana. The Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization recently compiled data of all the reported sightings of Bigfoot in the United States. Their data shows which states have the most sightings, and which states you are more likely to have a Bigfoot sighting, compared to the...

Steve Mohr, a longtime Lancaster County sportsman, recalled taking a call earlier this season — a fellow hunter was on the line, concerned about recent reports that white-tailed deer had tested positive for the coronavirus that causes COVID-19. “He wanted to know what to do,” Mohr said Thursday, explaining the hunter was unsure if he should go out and attempt to bag a buck this year. The story, Mohr said, illustrates the confusion that exists in the county's hunting community following recent news that a favorite local game species may carry the virus. “Right now the hunters are having the...

Blank ammunition has a distinctive look: a crimped or wadded tip instead of a bullet. But dummy rounds are supposed to be stand-ins for real bullets, inert but identical or nearly identical. "You know, it's the most concerning thing to me when I'm on set because they are intentionally made to look identical to a live round," Bryan Carpenter, a longtime armorer whose recent work includes USA Network’s "Queen of the South," told Fox News Digital. Depending on the manufacturing process, some have a hole in the casing. High-end dummies don’t, according to Carpenter. Santa Fe deputies said they recovered...

PRESIDENT Joe Biden reportedly broke wind "loudly" while gassing with Camilla Parker Bowles at the COP26 summit. The Duchess of Cornwall "hasn't stopped talking about" the 78-year-old's "long fart" as it was "impossible to ignore", it's reported.

Baghdad, Iraq (CNN)Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi escaped an assassination attempt on Sunday after an explosive-laden drone targeted his residence, the country's military said. Al-Kadhimi went on to Twitter moments after the attack and called for "calm and restraint from everyone.".. ..A source close to the Iraqi leader said Sunday that Al-Kadhimi was returning from overseeing security forces engaged in a stand-off with protesters at the southern gate of the Green Zone, the heavily fortified area of Baghdad where the the Prime Minister's residence and other government and diplomatic buildings are located, around the time of the drone attack. As...

Join 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.

I found this on the AFGE website: Why isn’t AFGE filing a lawsuit against the vaccine mandate? AFGE attorneys have thoroughly evaluated the text of the executive order and any potential legal arguments for and against it. No potential arguments or avenues were ignored. However, based on the order’s express provision for exceptions required by law, along with a long line of Supreme Court and other federal cases upholding vaccinations in the interest of public health, as well as other cases foreclosing primary court jurisdiction over a federal union’s challenge to an employment-related executive order, a direct legal challenge or...

For some weeks now, Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Director Rochelle Walensky has been doubling down on demanding Americans continue wearing masks, adults and children alike, vaccinated or not. It doesn't look like Americans can expect that to change. On Friday, Walensky tweeted an "Ask An Expert" video of "Why Do I Still Need to Wear a Mask?" "The evidence is clear," Dr. Walensky insists. "Masks can help prevent the spread of COVID-19 by reducing your chance of infection by more than 80 percent." It doesn't just apply to the Wuhan coronavirus though, but the flu and even the common...

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., took to Twitter to slam Democratic strategist James Carville, and others, for blaming the party's "wokeness" for Terry McAuliffe's gubernatorial loss in Virginia, claiming that the terms is "almost exclusively used by older people." "How can news outlets even attribute words to me I didn’t say," Ocasio-Cortez questioned in a tweet, linking to a report and another tweet from ABC 13 News in Virginia which quoted the New York congresswoman as saying McAuliffe lost the race because he was not "woke" enough. "I said there are limits to trying to mobilize a campaign with a 100%...