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Elon Musk should step down as head of Twitter, according to a poll conducted by the platform's billionaire owner on Twitter. In the poll, 57.5% said they believe Musk should step down, while 42.5% believe he should remain as head of the social media giant. More than 17.5 million users voted in the poll, which Musk ran from his own account. Should I step down as head of Twitter? I will abide by the results of this poll. — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) December 18, 2022 Shortly after posting the poll, Musk tweeted that "as the saying goes, be careful what...

Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine has been linked to blood clotting in older individuals, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). FDA researchers, crunching data from a database of elderly persons in the United States, found that pulmonary embolism—blood clotting in the lungs—met the initial threshold for a statistical signal and continued meeting the criteria after a more in-depth evaluation. Three other outcomes of interest—a lack of oxygen to the heart, a blood platelet disorder called immune thrombocytopenia, and another type of clotting called intravascular coagulation—initially raised red flags, researchers said. More in-depth evaluations, such as comparisons with populations who...

Their vocabulary choices leave little to the imagination. The buzzwords read: major killing force, devastating impact, extremism, and aggression. That’s wartime language — so who’s the enemy? Well, the unvaccinated. According to Frank Bergman at Slay News: The World Health Organization (WHO) has labeled unvaccinated people a ‘major killing force globally’ in a new campaign being promoted on social media. The… new video… targets ‘anti-vaccine activism’ by blasting those who choose not to be vaccinated for supporting ‘anti-science aggression.’ The video features pediatrician and vaccine advocate Dr. Peter Hotez who laments the ‘devastating impact of misinformation and disinformation’ regarding Big...

Beijing accuses Japan’s ‘right-wing forces of colluding with certain countries to create tensions’ in South China Sea Strongly opposing what it called “military buildup” by Japan, China has said Tokyo has no justification for “creating hype on so-called China threat.” “Japan’s new defense policy documents disregard facts, deviate from its commitments on relations with China and the common understandings between the two countries, and smear China’s defense and normal military activities. China firmly rejects this,” Wang Wenbin, spokesperson for China’s Foreign Ministry, has said on Friday. He was responding to Japan’s move to adopt an updated version of its national...

DEPARTMENT OF THE GULF, NEW-ORLEANS, Wednesday, Dec. 10, 1862. Our city, just at this time, presents a scene of no little excitement. It has been a matter of intense curiosity for nearly ten weeks to hear what Gen. BUTLER would do with the "registered enemies" in our midst, some two thousand or less. So long a time had elapsed since the memorable 23d of September, that a sort of notion prevailed that friends stood no better chance than enemies, but the delusion was dissipated a few days since by the following rather sugtive "Order": OFFICE OF PROVOST-MARSHAL GENERAL, NEW-ORLEANS, Dec....

The UK, the biggest supporter of Ukraine after the US is reconsidering its support for Ukraine. The same country which has given unwavering support to Ukraine till today is backing off from Ukraine. And, this step is being taken by Rishi Sunak. Let’s find out the crux of the move.According to BBC Newsnight, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has requested a data-driven assessment of the war’s development in Ukraine.Critics say that it makes little sense why is UK sending its military weapons to Ukraine when the war directly doesn’t concern it. According to information provided to BBC Newsnight, Volodymyr Zelensky, the...

Failing to faithfully execute and enforce the laws of the land does not take much energy. By the time you read this, the U.S. is on course to be trampled by at least 15,000 illegal entries every day. At half that rate, by November, 14 Customs and Border Protection agents had committed suicide this year. The fentanyl flowing past beleaguered officers is now the leading cause of death for Americans ages 18 to 49. Declaring a state of emergency in a city where as many as 30 people at a time are popping out of manholes, El Paso mayor Oscar...

Monday 19 December 202219 December St. Anthony Church, Korets, Ukraine Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: Violet. Year: A(I).First readingJudges 13:2-7,24-25 ©'You will conceive and bear a son'There was a man of Zorah of the tribe of Dan, called Manoah. His wife was barren, she had borne no children. The angel of the Lord appeared to this woman and said to her, ‘You are barren and have had no child. But from now on take great care. Take no wine or strong drink, and eat nothing unclean. For you will conceive and bear a son. No razor is to touch his...

The US has commenced the development of a new intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) hypersonic vehicle, seen by some analysts as the successor to the vaunted SR-71 Blackbird spy plane of Cold War fame. Last week, The Warzone reported that the US Air Force had awarded Leidos a contract with a US$334 million price ceiling aimed at “delivering a larger class air-breathing hypersonic system capable of executing multiple missions with a standardized payload interface, providing a significant technological advancement and future capability,” as stated in the contract quoted in the report. It also notes that Leidos shall do work at...

Former President Donald Trump addressed an audience gathered at his Mar-a-Lago club and estate in Palm Beach, Fla., Thursday night for the Log Cabin Republicans’ Spirit of Lincoln gala, the conservative LGBTQ group’s flagship event. “We are fighting for the gay community, and we are fighting and fighting hard,” Trump said. “Last night, we had over 450 LGBT conservatives and our straight allies join us for another amazing Spirit of Lincoln gala,” Log Cabin Republicans President Charles Moran told the Washington Blade. “While the speakers and award honorees spanned the conservative spectrum, all of them, including President Trump, articulated a...

The national director of Priests for Life, Frank Pavone, canceled a scheduled livestreamed Mass today, one day after CNA published a report that he was continuing to celebrate Mass after the Vatican had removed him from the priesthood. In a defiant statement addressed to Church leaders and posted on his organization’s website Saturday, Pavone vowed to continue his ministry despite his dismissal from the clerical state. “It’s about the millions of supporters of the movement I help to lead and will continue to lead,” he wrote, adding that he would respond by taking “all appropriate canonical and civil action as...

On May 22, 2022, visitors at Yellowstone national park witnessed a common, but seldom seen, killing of a young grizzly by a much larger adult boar. The mother of the young bear was also seen attacking the offspring. Some people think she was attempting to convince the young bear to leave the area. The mortal wounding of the young bear, which was the size of an average human, (about 150 lbs) is brutal. The speed and power of the attack are sobering to watch.The video shows how immensely powerful a boar grizzly is. This boar was estimated at over 500...

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Donald Trump Jr. was among hundreds of New York Times readers who slammed the newspaper for their crossword puzzle on Sunday - which many noticed bore an uncanny resemblance to a Nazi swastika. The puzzle's silhouette has caused a stir on social media, with several prominent Jewish leaders and political figures taking to social media to voice their outrage - especially since it was published on the first night of Hanukkah.

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A man wanted to get married. He was having trouble choosing among three likely candidates. He gives each woman a present of $5,000 and watches to see what they do with the money. The first does a total makeover. She goes to a fancy beauty salon, gets her hair done, new makeup; buys several new outfits and dresses up very nicely for the man. She tells him that she has done this to be more attractive for him because she loves him so much. The man was impressed. The second goes shopping to buy the man gifts. She gets him...

PHOENIX, Ariz. – Former television newscaster and failed Republican candidate for governor Kari Lake hinted at violence to a crowd of thousands of conservative activists Sunday, continuing her claim that she had really won last month. “On Nov. 8, they committed highway robbery,” she said, to chants of “Kari! Kari!” Lake, who has sued elections administrators alleging fraud, called the Maricopa County elections system a “house of cards” that she promised to take down. “I’m not just going to knock that house of cards over. We’re going to burn it to the ground,” she said. “They messed with the wrong...

Finally, my unvaxxed self caught COVID about two weeks ago, and the meeting was uneventful. Horror stories I’d heard seemed even more remote and fictional as I experienced symptoms like a very mild flu. 3 or 4 days cleared it up. I’ve had colds lasting longer. I’m more convinced than ever that going to an ER and getting admitted is the death sentence.

“He that keepeth the commandment keepeth his own soul; but he that despiseth his ways shall die” (Proverbs 19:16).