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Progressives in Congress are lining up behind a bill that would shrink a regular week of work from 40 hours to 32 - bringing the four-day work week to America. The Congressional Progressive Caucus just endorsed the aptly named "32-Hour Workweek Act," according to a statement from Rep. Mark Takano, the Democrat representing California's 41st district. The caucus, comprised of nearly 100 legislators, is a key progressive voice and has made its power known during recent infrastructure negotiations. "For far too long, workers across this country have been forced to put in longer hours as their wages barely budge," chair...

A video obtained by ITV shows senior No 10 staff joking about holding a Christmas party - days after one was held there during lockdown. The PM's then-press secretary Allegra Stratton is asked by colleagues about reports of a party, as they rehearse a news conference in December last year. In jokey exchanges, she says: "This fictional party was a business meeting and it was not socially distanced." Downing Street continues to insist no party took place. But a source previously confirmed to the BBC that a party did take place there on 18 December, with "several dozen" people in...

Scientists may have found more evidence of how life on Earth came to be. The culprit? Solar wind. According to a new study, solar wind could be one of the forces responsible for helping provide the water molecules needed to create the Earth’s oceans, rivers, and lakes. The new idea could help us understand more about how life on Earth came to be, as well as whether or not other life might be somewhere out there in the rest of the universe.

Alex Jones orders Rand Paul and Donald Trump to fight Fauci's medical tyranny takeover. Segment...

“I love them that love me; and those that seek me early shall find me. Riches and honour are with me; yea, durable riches and righteousness” (Proverbs 8:17-18).

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...