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Australians living in the United States have been left shocked by the Supreme Court's decision to overturn the 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling - with some even considering a move back Down Under. The landmark decision had recognised Americans' constitutional right to abortion and legalised it nationwide. But as of last Friday, federal protection for abortion in the US is removed, meaning the decision of abortion legality is in the hands of the states. Australians both at home and living in the US shared their reaction to the news. Freelance writer Sophie Hanson, who moved to New York City in...

As pro-abortion radicals rioted and attacked pro-lifers in the wake of the Supreme Court overturning Roe vs. Wade, the network newscasts mostly looked the other way. They offered scant coverage and repeatedly insisted that the last several days have been “mostly” or “largely” peaceful. MRC analysts looked at every morning and evening newscast on ABC, CBS and NBC, from Friday night (the day of the Supreme Court ruling) through Wednesday morning. In all that time, they allowed 120 seconds to discussing the numerous examples of attacks against pro-life individuals and organizations. Here are just some of the violence that has...

"Dr. Zev Zelenko, a board-certified Family Physician who saved thousands of lives during the COVID pandemic, is in critical condition and was transferred to the ICU this week. According to The Yeshiva World, Dr. Zelenko has been battling a serious case of progressive cancer for some time. In a recent video, he announced that a tumor had been found on his heart’s upper right ventricle, with a blood clot sitting above the tumor. In 2020 Dr. Zelenko developed a protocol that included prophylaxis, early intervention, and treatment of high-risk patients with COVID-19. His treatment plan included zinc, low-dose hydroxychloroquine, and...

“Who hath ascended up into heaven, or descended? who hath gathered the wind in his fists? who hath bound the waters in a garment? who hath established all the ends of the earth? what is his name, and what is his son's name, if thou canst tell” (Proverbs 30:4).

GOP Rep. Liz Cheney delivered a searing rebuke of former President Donald Trump and GOP leaders at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library Wednesday night, recounting some of the damning details that the House select committee investigating January 6, 2021, has uncovered thus far and praising the bravery of witnesses – particularly the young female aides – who have come forward to aid its investigation. “We are confronting a domestic threat that we have never faced before – and that is a former President who is attempting to unravel the foundations of our constitutional Republic,” said Cheney, the vice chair of...

They always told the men, since Roe, that they should not have sex if they don't want children. Well, the Supreme Court has given equality to the women.

Podcaster Joe Rogan says he’s a fan of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R), arguing the governor’s tenure in The Sunshine State would help boost a potential presidential bid. “I think Ron DeSantis would work as a good president,” Rogan said on an episode of his podcast this week when asked who he might want to see run for the White House in 2024. “I mean, what he’s done for Florida has been admirable.” The podcast host particularly praised DeSantis’s handling of COVID-19, an issue that has sparked fierce pushback at times among critics. “I feel like what he did for...

Believe it or not, overturning Roe v. Wade may not be the Supreme Court’s most dramatic decision this year. Instead, its ruling on West Virginia v. the Environmental Protection Agency could prove far more consequential. It could literally upend how our government works. West Virginia vs. the EPA asks whether important policies that impact the lives of all Americans should be made by unelected D.C. bureaucrats or by Congress. This SCOTUS could well decide that ruling by executive agency fiat is no longer acceptable. The case involves the Clean Power Plan, which was adopted under President Barack Obama to fight...

@ColumbiaBugle Must Watch Tucker Carlson Monologue On The Democrats & The Biden Administration Going After Political Dissidents Monologue... [9 minutes]

A young mother has been shot dead in a chilling point-blank assault while pushing her baby in a stroller on the Upper East Side of New York City. The murder occurred at around 8.23pm on Wednesday on a sidewalk at the intersection of Lexington Avenue and 95th Street, steps from a playground filled with children, officials said. The 20-year-old victim was walking with her three-month-old baby when the shooter approached her and 'fired a single shot into her head from a very close range,' NYPD Commissioner Keechant Sewell told reporters. The unidentified killer immediately fled on foot heading eastbound on...

"In April, the New Orleans Police Department’s Director of Communications asked me to stop referring to Interstate 10 shooters as serial snipers, and I have complied." "Two weeks ago, on a Tuesday morning, a commuter from New Orleans East pulled his work van onto I-10 headed westbound. Between the exits of Read and Crowder boulevards, two pickup trucks without license plates blocked the lanes in front of him and decelerated. One of the two eased into the left lane and slowed more, dropping beside the work van, while his confederate in the truck directly ahead of the commuter reduced speed...

Researchers say they have found that levels of a specific protein appears to help accurately predict whether people with the wet form of age-related macular degeneration may need lifelong, frequent eye injections to preserve vision or if they can be safely weaned off the treatments. Standard treatment of wet age-related macular degeneration requires monthly or twice-monthly eye injections of so-called anti-VEGF drugs that slow or stop the growth of leaky blood vessels and, in most cases, stave off further vision loss. Sodhi's team found that relatively higher levels of angiopoietin-like 4 (higher than 4.22 ng/mL) accurately predicted actual clinical outcomes...

This poll is so obviously off the mark that I feel misgivings about bringing it to your attention. But since the wider media is destined to seize on it as a ray of sunshine in the darkening Democratic picture, let this serve as a fact check: There’s not a single Republican candidate in a competitive state this year who’s going to get landslided by a Democrat to the tune of 10 points. Not even a really bad candidate.Which Herschel Walker is, for the record.In fact, if you’re on the ballot in a cycle when a president from the other party...

The writing on the wall for Democrats as far as the midterm elections are concerned has been obvious for quite some time now. But fresh polling out on both the sham ongoing Capitol riot “investigation” and also on what direction a majority of Americans feel America is headed provides further evidence that Democrats are likely to face a red tsunami in November that could perhaps reach levels not seen before in American history.First up is a poll from CBS News/YouGov which shows that on the priorities list for the American people, “investigating” the Capitol riot ranked very low on the...

Anyone remember this story from 854 days ago? Haven't heard much about this "vaccine" recently. Link is for the original FR posting on the article, which was put up on 28 February 2020.

Donald Trump scored a victory on Wednesday in New York against Letitia James’ witch-hunt “investigation” into the former president’s business dealings. Back in late April, Trump was held in contempt by a judge handling the case for supposedly not turning over requested documents.That ruling has now been lifted, according to CBS News.BREAKING: A New York judge ruled that Donald Trump is no longer in contempt for failing to turn over documents demanded in a subpoena by the state's attorney general. https://t.co/RyuadDtWaj— CBS News (@CBSNews) June 29, 2022A New York judge ruled Wednesday that Donald Trump is no longer in contempt...

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) - Syria said Wednesday it will recognize the "independence and sovereignty" of Ukraine's eastern Luhansk and Donetsk regions and contacts will be established to set up diplomatic relations. (snip) Earlier this month, Russia claimed to have taken control of 97% of one of the two provinces that make up Ukraine's Donbas, bringing the Kremlin closer to its goal of fully capturing the eastern industrial heartland of coal mines and factories.

Harriet Hageman, Republican candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives in Wyoming, today issued the following statement regarding Rep. Liz Cheney’s speech at the Reagan Library on the topic of the future of the Republican Party: “Maybe she didn’t learn the definition of irony at the Virginia high school she attended, but Liz Cheney is the last one who should be giving lectures about the future of the Republican Party when she is singlehandedly trying to burn it to the ground. Cheney is using Wyoming’s only House seat to further her own personal war on President Trump, while helping Nancy...

The January 6 Committee’s credibility has plummeted after claims by former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson that President Trump “lunged” for the steering wheel of his vehicle and demanded to be taken to the site of the riots were contradicted by the lead Secret Service agent.Hutchinson testified that Tony Ornato, the then-White House deputy chief of staff, told her that Trump said something like, “I’m the f-ing president, take me up to the Capitol now,” and had “reached up towards the front of the vehicle to grab at the steering wheel” before then using “his free hand to lunge towards...

Earth has had at least five major ice ages(opens in new tab). The first one happened about 2 billion years ago and lasted about 300 million years. The most recent one started about 2.6 million years ago, and in fact, we are still technically in it. When most people talk about the "ice age," they are usually referring to the last glacial period, which began about 115,000 years ago and ended about 11,000 years ago with the start of the current interglacial period. During that time, the planet was much cooler than it is now. At its peak, when ice...