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While studies indicate the vaccine is exceptionally safe, rare systemic side effects remain possible. In Israel, where a large percentage of the population has been rapidly vaccinated, such adverse events may be more apparent. We report a series of patients presenting with de-novo or flares of existing autoimmune conditions associated with the Pfizer BNT162b2 mRNA SARS-CoV-2 vaccine. … Vaccines as triggers of autoimmunity is a controversial subject. Many vaccine related immunological adverse events have been described; for example, evidence for an increased risk of Guillain-Barre syndrome following Influenza vaccine, an association between systemic lupus erythematosus and the papilloma vaccine, and...

OTTAWA – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the City of Ottawa are constantly looking at new and adventurous ways to remove the freedom convoy from the nation’s capitol but the truckers keep outsmarting and outmaneuvering them at every turn. The Ottawa Police Service is repeatedly warning the truckers that they are going to be raided. The truckers have not responded to these threats with any incendiary language or violence and watching the action first hand, one is impressed at how much the convoy is actually doing to improve situations in the city, offering free food and clothing to homeless...

With revolutionary vaccines being developed in near record time, healthcare and the pharmaceutical industry have figured prominently in news coverage during the coronavirus pandemic. These life-saving vaccines have been offered at little or no cost to citizens. However, prior to the pandemic, the cost of prescription drugs for all maladies was a concern for many Americans. It is also likely to be a constant concern in the future. According to polling data from the Kaiser Family Foundation, more than 80 percent of Americans describe the cost of prescription drugs as “unreasonable.” Further, another 31 percent say they actively have a...

RUSSIA is set to invade Ukraine on WEDNESDAY according to reports - as spy chiefs warn of an imminent attack. US embassy staff have now been told to evacuate Ukraine as Brits were also urged to leave immediately amid growing fears a Russian attack would shut down airspace....New intelligence now suggests Russia will invade Ukraine this Wednesday, February 16, according to German newspaper Der Spiegel.

Twenty-six-year-old Anna N. Kochakian was arrested at her home Wednesday morning and charged in connection with the vandalization of Chicago Officer Ella French’s memorial. French was shot and killed during a traffic stop on August 7, 2021. French’s partner, Officer Carlos Yanez Jr., was also shot during the traffic stop. He was severely wounded but survived. FOX 32 reports that on August 19, 2021, police were alerted that a memorial to French had been vandalized. They noted, “The memorial – which featured a photo of French – had been torn down, crumpled and discarded in a trash can at a...

Their accusations don't have to make sense. In leftists' minds, the accusation is enough, no evidence, no proof required. The Trump presidency sent the left into paroxysms of hysterical terror. How could that self-made billionaire beat their beloved and prototypically corrupt Hillary? Everyone knows they cheated in 2016, too, but they seriously underestimated Trump's popularity. Thus, the Russia hoax , begun during the campaign, was escalated. It was an entirely fabricated story they were certain that it would take Trump out hopefully before inauguration. That didn't happen, so they kept it up for years until the truth of their grand...

Today, everywhere you look, the First Amendment and/or free speech are under attack. The most prominent recent example involves Joe Rogan. Rogan, a comedian with a large podcast following, has found himself under pressure from critics who want to cancel him and his show on Spotify because of alleged “false” or “misleading” information presented by some of his guests. As a result of these criticisms, Rogan has already apologized for some of his podcasts, and removed some of the offending ones from Spotify. Needless to say, his critics are not mollified, and have moved onto other attacks on his speech....

How will the Democrats reverse course on COVID in time not to get routed in the midterms? Here are a few possibilities. Having watched the COVID Propaganda Theater for two years, one would conclude that the Democrats have the answers but cannot reveal them, under threat of Double-Secret Probation or worse. They exude confidence in error-prone spokesmen and charlatans, knowing that sustaining a lie is easy when you control all the levers of communication. Notice, though, that a few (very few) courageous outliers are still circulating, and they are winning converts by the bucketful. Thus, hostility to restrictions is building...

"It makes no sense to accumulate, if one day we will die." Pope Francis said this to a crowd in front of the Vatican the other day. He wasn't trying to be depressing; he was trying to inspire us. Storage spaces are somewhat ubiquitous in modern-day America. Save for Christmas decorations, the odds are we don't need most of what's in them. And yet we cling, like we cling to a false sense of security about our health and wealth and a new normal. It's that clinging -- and the utter fear of suffering and death -- that makes physician-assisted...

“I actually think the Roman Catholic church and the Pope, Pope Francis, is over this entire thing. And I think he’s manipulating, controlling the entire narrative. I think he’s got Anthony Fauci into this pocket. I think he’s got Joe Biden, Donald Trump, Francis Collins. I think all of them are being controlled by a division of the Roman Catholic church called the Order of the Jesuits whose sole mission for the last 200 years, I’m aware of since 1857, they have been plotting to destroy the Constitution of the United States as the one last stronghold of a country...

If not stopped—and reversed-- this is the end of the Great Experiment and the Land of Opportunity. A new federal terror advisory contains a threat assessment that characterizes Americans who “mislead” others into questioning government-approved messages as being on par with terrorists. That is as anti-American messaging as could be imagined. America was founded on questioning governments, foreign and domestic. And that has been her saving grace, the reason for her unique success. The assessment specifically identifies those who engage in “the proliferation of false or misleading narratives, which sow discord or undermine public trust in U.S. government institutions” as...

“Podcaster Joe Rogan has apologized to Spotify. While also addressing the controversy around his podcast. “I want to thank Spotify for being so supportive during this time and I’m very sorry that this is happening to them and that they’re taking so much heat from it, “I’m not trying to promote misinformation, I’m not trying to be controversial,” Rogan added. “I’ve never tried to do anything with this podcast other than to just talk to people…“I do all the scheduling myself, and I don’t always get it right.” He certainly didn’t get it right when he scheduled author T.J. English,...

It’s time for the restrictions to end.... We are now lagging behind many European countries which have taken the coronavirus seriously throughout, but have come to realize that we are entering a different phase of the pandemic and we cannot indefinitely impose severe restrictions on the lives and liberties of free citizens. At the beginning of the month, Denmark became the first country to lift virtually all COVID restrictions. It did this despite skyrocketing cases, because it had become apparent that vaccination had cut the link between case counts and severe outcomes, such as hospitalization and death.... Those who are...

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If you can't get the backing of former President Donald Trump, perhaps that of Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) will suffice. According to four "longtime Republican operatives" working on competitive GOP primaries nationwide, an MTG endorsement is "not only considered as welcome, but also as one that should be actively courted," The Daily Beast reports, noting the congressmember's power lies in her direct line to the former president, as well as her large network of grassroots donors. "It is stunning," one source told The Daily Beast. "Her popularity among much of the base and what she brings to a campaign...

“Canada has never been so strong and together as we are now,” Trudeau alleged on Wednesday.-----------------------------------------------------Trudeau's wretched smear-job of truckers highlights sorry state of Canadian leadershipNational Post Friday February 11, 2022 by Conrad Black https://nationalpost.com/opinion/conrad-black-trudeaus-wretched-smear-job-of-truckers-highlights-sorry-state-of-canadian-leadership ----------------------------------------------------- Trudeau Viciously Heckled In Parliament For Refusing To Relinquish His COVID Tyranny (video) https://odysee.com/@BannedYouTubeVideos:4/Trudeau-Viciously-Heckled-In-Parliament:1

CNN anchor Anderson Cooper announced live on air Thursday that he and his parenting partner have welcomed their second child, a boy. Sebastian Luke Maisani-Cooper weighed 6.8 pounds at birth and was born via surrogate. Cooper and Benjamin Maisani also have an almost 22-month-old son, Wyatt. “He is healthy and happy, and even his occasional hiccups are to me adorable,” Cooper told viewers. “He mostly just sleeps and eats, and he certainly poops, but he already seems like a wise and thoughtful little chap.” Sebastian, like Wyatt, will be raised by both Cooper and Maisani. “We are co-parents. Wyatt calls...

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Wokeism offers pre-packaged, shrink-wrapped, off-the-shelf righteousness to anyone who bends the knee. It requires little effort, sacrifice, or intelligence. Simply believe, complain, criticize, and accuse—it’s that easy. In exchange, you’re rewarded with a flattering identity: you’re now a crusader/warrior/hero who vanquishes villains (imaginary villains, but villains nonetheless)—all at seemingly no cost. It’s free handouts of meaning in life. It can seem quite attractive. But there’s a catch: it drains away your humanity. There’s also a hidden cost: it requires a significant lack of self-awareness. This lack of self-awareness creates a crucial vulnerability. Wokeism is ultimately a religion for the faithless....

Tucker Carlson (see below) had a somewhat ebullient segment about the fact that the Canadian truckers represent the rise of the ordinary people, while the response from Canada’s leadership class bespeaks fear and helplessness. I’m sorry to say that I believe Tucker is wrong and that things are getting very dangerous for the truckers. They still have options but, whenever you have to depend on the goodwill of a tyrant, his police state, and his military, things aren’t going well. That’s especially true of Canada because, on May 1, 2020, Canadians gave up their guns. In some ways, the Canadian...