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Join with fellow FREEPERS across the world to pray for AMERICA: For those in Authority in Government, Family, Military, Business, Agri-Business, Healthcare, Education, Churches, Technology, and the Media. (1 Timothy 2:1-2) "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." Religion Forum threads labeled [Prayer] are closed to debate of any kind. Finally, brothers, rejoice. Set things in order. Be encouraged. Agree with one another. Be at peace. And the God of love...

Alfredo Ortiz of Job Creators Network writes in FOXBusiness that outgoing NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio has delivered a coup de grâce to the city’s small businesses by issuing a mandate that all private sector employees in the city receive the vaccination against coronavirus before year’s end: New York City’s lame-duck Mayor Bill de Blasio has one final quack before leaving office at year-end. Monday, he announced a new requirement that the city’s 3.6 million private-sector employees be vaccinated by December 27, just a few days before he leaves office. The mandate will affect about 184,000 private-sector businesses, including small...

A member of the board of directors of the National Education Association (NEA) posted a message to Facebook that denounced unvaccinated individuals who claim religious exemptions and asserted they deserved to die. Mollie Paige Mumau, a Pennsylvania teacher and member of the board of directors of the NEA, identifies herself as an “educator, wife, union advocate, semi-pro wine drinker, LGBTQ ally, and ‘Team Pfizer.’” Per the screenshot, Mumau wrote: Screw this guy and screw them all who are all about hiding behind religious exemptions because they don’t want anybody to tell them what to do. People tell you what to...

The story is behind a paywall at Newsmax. Vatican source tells Newsmax John Gizzi that ‘Pope Francis is dying,’ with insiders saying they believe the Pontiff will not survive past 2022.

On this date in 1596, the Inquisition sent nine Jewish converts to Christianity to the stake in Mexico City for Judaizing — a cruel fate offering a window into a secret history of New World settlement. When Spain expelled its Jews (and subsequently its Muslims), those who did not flee had to convert. Conversions at swordpoint being of suspect sincerity, the Inquisition spent much of the following centuries hunting Conversos — so-called “New Christians” — who secretly preserved their outlawed faiths. For some crypto-Jews, the New World held an appeal akin to that which would draw later generations of northern...

They found a 41-fold drop in the ability of the antibodies to neutralize the omicron variant compared with the original virus...The preprint study, which has not yet been peer-reviewed, tested 14 plasma samples from 12 vaccinated people, 6 of whom were previously infected...People who have recovered from the virus and received a booster shot will likely have more protection from severe disease, the South African researchers said.

The Christmas tree at Fox Square in New York City was engulfed in flames just after midnight Wednesday. Firefighters arrived on the scene and put out the blaze, Fox News host Shannon Bream reported on her show Fox News @ Night.

… As of Tuesday night, 53% of ballots were in favor of the recall and 47% were against it.

I had asked for prayers for a childhood friend of mine who was in the hospital with Covid.He passed away last week. Please pray for his family, especially his wife. No one in his family, including his wife, was allowed to visit, and had not been able to see him at all, since he went in hospital, over a month ago. The hospital apparently would not give her very much information about what they were doing either, and she was afraid to ask them too many questions.As for him, he was a kind cheerful person, who could also make everyone...

Affiliations 1 Rui Wang, Department of Mathematics, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, United States. 2 Jiahui Chen, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, United States. 3 Guo-Wei Wei, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, United States. PMID: 34873910 DOI: ACS PUBLICATIONS ABSTRACTThe importance of understanding SARS-CoV-2 evolution cannot be overlooked. Recent studies confirm that natural selection is the dominating mechanism of SARS-CoV-2 evolution, which favors mutations that strengthen viral infectivity. Here, we demonstrate that vaccine-breakthrough or antibody-resistant mutations provide a new mechanism of viral...

The Tripoli Court of Appeal on Monday overturned an earlier verdict to exclude Libyan warlord Khalifa Haftar from this month’s presidential elections, according to local media.The private Libya Al-Ahrar TV said the court ruled to allow Haftar to run in the Dec. 24 polls.Last week, a court in the western city of al-Zawiya issued a ruling to exclude Haftar from the vote.Last month, a Libyan court had disqualified Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, the son of former strongman Muammar Gaddafi, from the polls, before he appealed the verdict.On Wednesday, Libya’s elections commission is expected to announce a final list of candidates for...

University of Melbourne-led research has shown the flavonoid pinocembrin, derived from Australian eucalyptus trees, has strong anti-inflammatory properties and could be safe and effective at treating lung fibrosis in sheep, a large animal model for human lung disease. Pinocembrin, a flavonoid found in several different type of trees including pine trees and eucalyptus, has been reported to have antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, anti-microbial and anti-cancer properties. Researchers from the University of Melbourne, Monash University, Swinburne University of Technology and industry partner Gretals Australia, set out to test the anti-inflammatory and anti-fibrosis properties of pinocembrin in 10 sheep, to see whether the compound...

Prosecutor and defense are colluding to subvert justice' through stipulated resentencing agreements, says a victims rights attorney.. A Los Angeles County Superior Court judge has refused to rubber stamp an agreement between a controversial prosecutor and defense attorneys to remove a man from death row for a 1996 double murder ... In a sign that the bench is beginning to push back against some of District Attorney George Gascón’s sweeping social justice policies, Judge Roger Ito last week in a Norwalk court rejected Deputy District Attorney Shelan Joseph’s stipulation to defense claims that 57-year-old Samuel Zamudio is intellectually disabled, exempting...

Mattias Desmet, he's a psychologist. He's also a statistician, He's at the University of Ghent... Many of us are very impressed by his thinking... I think Mattias is on to something, and he calls it 'MASS FORMATION PSYCHOSIS" ... so when he says, 'Mass formation,' you can think of it as crowd... so it's Mass Crowd Psychosis ... Mass Formation Psychosis is like hypnosis ... This is what happened to the German people ... western thinking people, how could they go so crazy ? ... a civilized people ? And this is the explanation ... You have to have a...

As many students of color struggle with the subject, schools are altering instruction - sometimes amid intense debate.Students practice equations through singing, dancing and drawing. Activities are sculpted around their hobbies and interests: anime, gaming, Minecraft. Problem-solving is a team sport, rather than an individual sprint to the right answer.Ebri, a math teacher and tech specialist for Duval County Schools in Florida, is using new techniques designed to promote equity. If kids of color, girls and low-income students engage, they'll be more likely to pursue high-level math classes, the argument goes. That can open doors to competitive colleges and lucrative...

JERUSALEM, Israel – Hamas is considering whether to renew violence against Israel following weeks of relative calm and lashed out on Monday against Egypt for its role as mediator between the two sides. "We are examining the possibilities for escalation with Israel against the background of the continuation of the blockade and the delay in the reconstruction of the Gaza Strip,” an unnamed senior Hamas official told Al Jazeera on Monday. The source was referring to Israel and Egypt’s blockade on the Gaza Strip, which Israel says is necessary to prevent the transfer of weapons to Palestinian terror groups inside...

Research at Nottingham Trent University investigated the role of trimethylamine N-oxide (TMAO) a molecule which is present in people's diets and produced by the body during digestion of fish. As foods containing TMAO are ingested, the molecule is broken down by bacteria in the gut. The breakdown product is taken up into the bloodstream and converted back to TMAO, which interacts with organs throughout the body. Importantly, the brain's circulatory and vascular system is exposed to TMAO, which interacts directly with the 'blood-brain barrier." This barrier works to prevent potentially harmful toxins in the body from reaching the brain. As...

Alec Baldwin has a long history of fiery behavior. Alec Baldwin‘s arrest last week was far from his first scrape with authorities. The actor, 60, has a long history of fiery behavior, largely stemming from his contentious relationship with reporters and photographers. Here’s a look back at his history.

With more than 10% of the world's population obese and 40% overweight, obesity constitutes one of the most crucial health challenges. However, existing therapeutic options remain scarce and poorly efficient. Few years ago, scientists discovered that the absorptive surface and function of the gut change due to certain external stimuli, such as exposure to cold. Increasing the food amount elevates the intestinal absorptive surface and function. Mechanistically, this is due to the enhanced expression of PPARα, a regulating protein necessary for the overeating-induced increase in the capacity of the gut to absorb calories. Furthermore, if high amounts of food increase...

Tesla CEO Elon Musk sold a massive stake in his company over the past several weeks. And yet he owns 564,000 more shares than he did at the start of the selling spree...That's because at the same time he is selling shares, he's also exercising options to buy additional stock. And he's doing so at a bargain exercise price of $6.24 a share, well below 1% of Tesla (TSLA)'s current share price. Since Musk's Twitter poll on November 6, he has exercised options to buy 10.7 million shares of Tesla. To be clear, he would have done so with or...