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New York City just got busted distributing covid tests on a preferential basis according to race, with whites, of course, the race singled out for illegal, unconstitutional adverse discrimination. And now New York State is rationing life-saving covid therapeutics according to race, and is now being sued for this plainly racist and unconstitutional scheme. "merica First Legal (AFL) is suing the New York State Department of Health over a policy that instructs healthcare workers to prioritize COVID-19 treatments to non-whites and Hispanics. "New York's use of a patient' Aaron Sibarium points out that this racial spoils system for covid treatment...

(The Hill) — President Joe Biden is leading former President Donald Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) in two hypothetical, head-to-head match-ups for the 2024 presidential election, according to a new poll. The survey, conducted by Marquette Law School, found that 43 percent of adults nationwide would support Biden if the 2024 presidential election were held today, while 33 percent would vote for Trump in a one-on-one match-up. Sixteen percent said they would choose a different candidate, while 6 percent said they would not vote. In a hypothetical race against DeSantis, 41 percent of adults nationwide said they would...

A Ukrainian National Guard serviceman opened fire in a room at a machine building factory, killing five servicemen and injuring five others, local media have reported. Artemiy Ryabchuk, 20, had been guarding the Pivdenmash factory in the city of Dnipro, around 240 miles southeast of the capital Kyiv, when he opened fire with a Kalashnikov assault rifle around 7 p.m. Thursday, Ukraine's internal affairs ministry said. News outlet Syevodnya.ua reported that he took an AK-47 rifle and cartridges into a weapons room where 22 soldiers were and started shooting before fleeing. A search for the suspect was launched in the...

Unvaccinated Americans don’t dislike the vaccinated with the same intensityNearly a year after the first coronavirus vaccine was administered in the United States, about 1 in 5 American adults have yet to get vaccinated. By doing so, they remain at a greater risk for contracting, spreading and dying from the virus. That prolongs the pandemic, public health experts say. SNIP First, both vaccinated and unvaccinated individuals think of themselves positively. Vaccinated individuals most often report words like “smart,” “safe,” “good,” “responsible,” “caring” and “protected” when describing other vaccinated people. When respondents were asked to assign a sentiment to their word,...

Since the beginning of our fiscal year, [and Carnival's presumably speaking of fiscal 2022 here, so pay attention if you want to know how this current year is going], we have experienced an impact on bookings for our near-term sailings, including higher cancellations resulting from an increase in pre-travel positive test results and challenges in the availability of timely pre-travel tests. In addition, in the last few weeks we have seen a dampening of the booking activity for the second half of 2022 relative to 2019. In other words, customers are canceling trips in the first half of the year,...

In an interview for BBC Radio 4 the Police guitarist gave glimpses of late 50s guitar culture and recommended Luis Bonfa and Wes MontgomeryIn the 1980s – probably the most musically fluent decade in pop since rock music arrived in the UK in the late 1950s – many (not enough) noticed the harmonic sophistication of The Police and the (let’s say) “jazzy” chords employed by the trio’s guitarist, Andy Summers. His use of chord extensions and suspensions became a signature of the band, evident in songs such as Roxanne and Message In A Bottle. It’s no surprise then that as...

The Biden administration is preparing to release an executive action that will task federal agencies with regulating digital assets such as Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies as a matter of national security, a person familiar with the White House’s plan tells Barron’s.The national security memorandum, expected to come in the next few weeks, would task parts of the government with analyzing digital assets and assembling a regulatory framework that covers cryptos, stablecoins, and NFTs, or non-fungible tokens, this person...

The Czech authorities have passed a decision to provide Ukraine with more than 4,000 artillery shells as part of the country’s support amid looming fears of a Russian invasion. Taking to Twitter the Czech Defence Ministry informed that the transfer of 4,006 stored 152-millimetre shells with a total value of $1.7 million at no cost to Ukraine was approved on Wednesday. According to Kyiv Independent, the Czech Republic government decided to satisfy a request for assistance in order to help Ukraine bolster its defences against Russia’s possible invasion.

An awkward vaccine side effect has been reported by a Victorian woman who claims her body’s “high beams” have been permanently switched on since getting double jabbed. SNIP She explained how eventually, she managed to connect the onset of the issue to her double Pfizer vaccination. “I’ve worked out that I had the double vaccination and I had Pfizer, and ever since then my headlights have been on,” she said. SNIP Many other women claimed they too had experienced the phenomenon after receiving their Pfizer jabs. “OMG yes this has happened to me too,” one woman wrote in a comment...

A man who spent nearly 20 years in prison for murder has been released after his identical twin brother confessed to the crime. Kevin Dugar was freed from the Cook County Jail in Chicago on Tuesday night after a motion for bond was granted, his lawyer, Ronald Safer, told The Post. “He is overjoyed to be free but is also adjusting to a world that is quite different from the world he left 20 years ago when he was arrested for this crime he did not commit,” the attorney said Thursday. Dugar had spent the last two decades in prison...

The Greatest Yankee you haven't heard ofSpring training is a month away, so it's time to talk baseball. Who was the hitter Bob Feller feared the most? Not Joe DiMaggio or Ted Williams, but Tommy Heinrich. "He never over-swung," Feller said. "He made a ball be a strike and he would swing at a low overhand curve now and then. Tom would go for the single and cut down on his swing with two strikes. He was a good clutch hitter and tough to strike out -- it seemed he was always looking for the pitch I was delivering." As...

California State University, the largest-four year university system in the country, is poised to eliminate SAT and ACT standardized tests from its undergraduate admissions process, following a trend in higher education over concerns that the exams are unfair to minority and low-income students. The Board of Trustees for the 23-campus CSU system will vote in March on recommendations to end the testing requirements, which were presented at a meeting Wednesday and met with widespread enthusiasm. “This issue of SAT and ACT testing has overwhelmed students and families for a long time,” said trustee Diego Arambula. “It feels so important to...

Docs Reveal Fauci Gave 4 Scientists Who Pushed ‘Natural Origins’ Narrative $50M in Grant Funding

Fans of The Simpsons were eager to point out a parallel between the recent White House video narrated by Tom Hanks promoting the achievements of the Biden administration during its year one and a scene from the 2007 film The Simpsons Movie. The press team for President Joe Biden and VP Kamala Harris must all be going “Doh!” right now. In the 2007 cartoon movie, Hanks appears to a bored family at the Grand Canyon in animated form saying, “Hello, I’m Tom Hanks. The US government has lost its credibility so it’s borrowing some of mine.” Texas Republican Sen. Ted...

IL-6 family proteins can promote inflammation, arthritis, autoimmune disease and even cancer. However, a study reveals the importance of IL-6 and associated genes for maintaining and regenerating cartilage in both the joints and in the growth plates that enable skeletal growth in children. "We show that the IL-6 family, previously associated with arthritis, bone and muscle loss, and other chronic inflammatory diseases, is required for the maintenance of skeletal stem and progenitor cells, and for the healthy growth and function of the joints and spine," said author Denis Evseenko. "Our study establishes a link between inflammation and regeneration, and may...

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he has gone into isolation for five days after coming into contact with someone who later tested positive for COVID-19. Trudeau tweeted he learned of the contact on Wednesday night. He took a rapid test which came back negative but said he will isolate for five days to follow health guidelines. “I feel fine and will be working from home,” he tweeted. “Stay safe, everyone — and please get vaccinated.” That means Trudeau will not be around Monday for the reopening of Parliament after its Christmas break. Thousands of truckers were also expected to be...

One of Japan’s favorite instant ramen brands…turned into a chocolate-covered snack?! Among the many brands of Japanese instant ramen, Chicken Ramen, made by popular food brand Nissin, is undoubtedly one of the most beloved. It’s a simple, classic type of instant ramen, but its deliciousness lies in that simplicity. With more than 60 years of history under its belt, Chicken Ramen’s popularity has brought it a lot of collaborations, and right now you can buy Chicken Ramen-flavored chocolate-covered corn flakes. Yes, this is the ultimate dream collab between Nissin’s beloved Chicken Ramen and Nissin Cisco’s highly popular Choco Flakes. In...

Earth is far from a solid mass of rock. The outer layer of our planet – known as the lithosphere – is made up of more than 20 tectonic plates; as these gargantuan slates glide about the face of the planet, we get the movement of continents, and interaction at the boundaries, not least of which is the rise and fall of entire mountain ranges and oceanic trenches. Yet there's some debate over what causes these giant slabs of rock to move around in the first place. Amongst the many hypotheses put forward over the centuries, convection currents generated by...

Media Relations MeltdownThe regime’s PR posture reveals weakness and insecurity.On Tuesday, January 24, as the press was customarily being shouted at and physically coerced to leave a room at the White House, one exchange generated headlines because of the president’s departure from all pretense of decorum. Fox News White House reporter Peter Doocy tried to get a response from the president as the White House PR staffers screamed over everyone. The question was about inflation. He specifically asked President Biden if he thought inflation was “a political liability” in the run-up to the midterm elections.The White House PR team was...

A little African penguin named Rosie is making a big impact on children with special needs. Veterinarians at Arizona's Odysea Aquarium first noticed Rosie's skeletal abnormalities when she was hatched in 2019. "We knew very early in Rosie's development that she was a little bit different," Jessica Peranteau, director of animal control and education at Odysea Aquarium, told KNXV. "Penguins are able to sit up on their own when they get ready to start to walk, but Rosie was not showing us she could do that on her own. So we decided as a team we needed to give her...