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Walt Disney World Cast Members are now addressing guests as “friend,” rather than sir or ma’am in the latest effort to promote inclusivity. The neutral “friend” moniker allows Cast Members to address individuals without assuming their gender identity. Similar changes have been made around the resort, such as the switch from “ladies and gentlemen” to “dreamers of all ages” in the pre-fireworks announcements. Some Cast Members had already elected to use “friend” when they address guests, but it has become commonplace over the last few weeks. In 2021, Disney announced the addition of “Inclusion” as a 5th key, which serve...

The at-home test says you’re COVID negative, but your body says you’re positive—so very positive. What (or whom) to believe? No, your body isn’t gaslighting you. If you’re certain you’re COVID positive, you probably are—regardless of what the test says, Dr. Stuart Ray, vice chair of medicine for data integrity and analytics at Johns Hopkins’ Department of Medicine, told Fortune on Tuesday. “It’s a funny situation when you’re confronted with a big surge of infections,” Ray said, referencing the fact that in many areas of the U.S., COVID levels are at or near record highs—as evidenced by levels of the...

Friday, during an appearance on FNC’s “Hannity,” Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) offered a defense of the Second Amendment, arguing that it was an “equalizer.” According to the Colorado freshman Republican lawmaker, gun rights were women’s rights. “[T]he Second Amendment has nothing to do with hunting,” she said. “And it certainly doesn’t have to do with anything with deers having Kevlar vests. It’s actually an equalizer. Gun rights are women’s rights. And I need an equalizer to defend myself against a larger potential aggressor. That’s why most people carry. So they have a way to defend themselves. And we have the...

A single ticket bought in a Chicago suburb beat the odds and won a $1.337B Mega Millions jackpot. According to megamillions.com, there was one jackpot-winning ticket in the draw Friday night, and it was bought at a Speedway gas station and convenience store in Des Plaines. “We are thrilled to have witnessed one of the biggest jackpot wins in Mega Millions history,” Ohio Lottery Director Pat McDonald, the current Lead Director for the Mega Millions Consortium, said in a statement on the lottery’s website. “We’re eager to find out who won and look forward to congratulating the winner soon!” The...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — President Joe Biden tested positive for Covid-19 once again, CNN reported Saturday. “His physician said he’s not experiencing any symptoms, but that he will isolate at the White House,” said CNN. The President Tweeted:Folks, today I tested positive for COVID again. This happens with a small minority of folks. I’ve got no symptoms but I am going to isolate for the safety of everyone around me. I’m still at work, and will be back on the road soon.— President Biden (@POTUS) July 30, 2022Biden tested positive more than a week ago a day after visiting Massachusetts.This...

Vladimir Putin's health has been brought into question yet again as new footage emerged today of the Russian president seemingly unable to use his right arm. The clip captured the moment Putin, 69, was given a tour of a military museum as part of a weekend of festivities marking Russia's Navy Day, celebrated on the last Sunday of every July. The Kremlin chief is seen speaking with Ksenia, daughter of defence minister Sergei Shoigu, when mosquitoes begin buzzing around the right side of his face. Putin raises his left arm in an attempt to swat them away while his right...

With the 2022 midterm elections less than four months away, a New York Times/Siena College poll revealed that just 1 percent of registered voters viewed climate change as a “top priority,” let alone the most important issue facing the nation. The poll placed climate change far behind concerns about inflation, the economy, record crime rates, and the humanitarian crisis on America’s southern border. Even among voters younger than 30 -- the demographic that is typically most energized by debates about environmental policy -- the corresponding figure was a mere 3 percent. The same poll showed that public concern about climate...

Speaking at an economic forum in June, President Joe Biden said Russia’s brutal and unprovoked attack on Ukraine had sparked a global crisis that has refocused attention on the need for energy stability and security. He noted that, “In the United States, I’m using every lever available to me to bring down prices for the American people.” Yet long before Russia’s attack, several alarming trends were well underway that contributed to the underinvestment in oil and natural gas development and increased the sizable gap between energy supply and demand as markets rebounded from the pandemic. Far from using “every lever...

Investigative journalist Lara Logan spoke Saturday in Arizona on a voter integrity panel. During her speech, Logan told the audience the Biden regime is handing out social security numbers to illegal aliens at the southern border. Over 3 million illegals will have crossed into the United States via the open southern border in Joe Biden’s first two years in office. This needs to be Joe Biden’s first impeachment trial — the purposeful destruction of the United States of America. ... Lara Logan: You look around you and you know they don’t actually believe in citizenship. And now when people come...

WASHINGTON, Wednesday, July 30. At an early hour to-day, CHARLES HALL, WILLIAM CURTIS NOYES, and other gentlemen of influence, had a formal conference with the President, and in the name of the country protested against the organization of any new regiments until all the old regiments are filled. The vast advantages in early discipline, experience officers and pride of former achievements combine with the absolute duty of economy in enforcing the policy of filling up the old regiments before a single new one is put into the field. The Administration will hardly venture to disregard what is the unanimous demand...

Iowa authorities say the woman is facing three counts of sexual misconduct.. A former female employee of an Iowa jail is facing criminal charges after authorities say she engaged in sexual activity with an inmate. Investigators say that former Tama County Jail Employee Kayla Bergom, 27, is being accused of engaging in sexual activity with an inmate in a utility closet and in the recreation yard of the jail on multiple occasions while she was an employee.. Bergom is facing three counts of sexual misconduct.

Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid. Matthew 5:14,16 (King James Version) The motto for the Barak Obiden regime is 10% for the Big Guy. Just like the first two Barak terms this turd one is nothing more than revenge on anyone who has a business and sending more money to the public employees to keep their votes. Trump was never supposed to happen due to underestimating ballot stuffing and he set their plan back nearly ten years but unfortunately were able to retake a Sledge Hammer & Sickle...

Democratic U.S. Rep. Abigail Spanberger outraised her challenger in the 7th District, while Republican Hung Cao outpaced incumbent Rep. Jennifer Wexton in the 10th.

Our dear friend and phenomenal world leading freedom fighter doctor Carrie Madej was involved in a plane crash, which almost killed her. Dr. Carrie Madej and her partner Billy – a private plane pilot with 20 years of experience – returned from Florida, where they enjoyed a meeting with likeminded people. In mid air the engine of the plane suddenly stalled, for no apparent reason. In a few seconds the rpm dropped to zero, and they dropped like a rock. No one can figure out why this happened. Airplane engines are meticulously maintained and thoroughly checked, and there was no...

As readers here well know, Germany has long sought the mantle of world leader in the march to save the planet by eliminating fossil fuels from the production of energy. This has been the strategy: induce, via large government subsidies and tax credits, the construction of vast amounts of wind turbines and solar panels to generate electricity; and as more of those come online, gradually phase out facilities that use fossil fuels, and also phase out nuclear. Unfortunately, the Germans have been so blinded by their religious fervor to save the planet that nobody bothered to figure out how much...

Concerning world government: on July 19, 2022, UN Sec.-Gen. Guterres and WEF founder Klaus Schwab witnessed the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to form a strategic partnership and to accelerate the “Transforming our World: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.” The UN and WEF have agreed to cooperate on fast-tracking world government. It is important that God can slow down or delay world government, or He can also accelerate it if He wants. The acceleration of world government is good news for many that are concerned about inflation, food shortages, nuclear war, etc., but it is bad news...

President Vladimir Putin on Sunday signed a new naval doctrine which cast the United States as Russia's main rival and set out Russia's global maritime ambitions for crucial areas such as the Arctic and in the Black Sea. Speaking on Russia's Navy Day in the former imperial capital of St Petersburg founded by Tsar Peter the Great, Putin praised Peter for making Russia a great sea power and increasing the global standing of the Russian state.

The Labour Mayor has infuriated Londoners after proposing to expand the Capital's Ultra Low Emission Zone. Mr Khan is planning to extend the ULEZ charging area on August 29, 2023, prompting Transport for London to launch a public consultation. Originally launched in May this year, the consultation looked to hear from residents of London and the surrounding areas about how it would affect drivers. The plan sparked the fury of Time Party leader Robert Kimbell who branded Mr Khan a "buffoon". He blasted: "When a buffoon is elected by some 23.3 percent of eligible voters to represent (and run key...

The World Economic Forum is pushing for a global transition away from private ownership of vehicles and other "idle equipment" as part of a "clean energy revolution,” itself part of the Great Reset. SNIP The first of these is the most important, and surely the most arousing to the likes of Klaus Schwab (son of a former member of several National Socialist (i.e. Nazi) organizations, and his ilk. The report argues that private ownership of vehicles and electronic devices, et. al., is wasteful and inefficient, and that we must “go from owning to using.” It further notes, "The average car...

LONDON (AP) — England against Germany at Wembley Stadium. A final that underlines the growing stature of women’s soccer in Europe and echoes decades of history. When host nation England takes on Germany in the European Championship final Sunday, it will have a tournament-record crowd of nearly 90,000. Euro 2022 as a whole will be easily the best-attended ever. It beat the previous mark of 240,000 part-way through the group stage. “It’s going to be a great festival of football,” German coach Martina Voss-Tecklenburg said Wednesday. “That’s a classic in soccer, England-Germany.” England is aiming to win its first major...