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In August 2021, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) gave emergency authorization to the new booster shot called “bivalent.” The new vaccine contains two messenger RNA (mRNA) components of the coronavirus. Half of the vaccine targets the original strain, and the other half targets the BA.4 and BA.5 Omicron subvariant lineages. The new COVID boosters were not tested on humans at the time, only on mice. FDA was only relying on the mice trial data. The CDC panel then voted to recommend the shots for people over the age of 12 and for children as young as 5 to 11....

President Donald Trump isn’t messing around when it comes to striking a blow to Big Tech’s bent toward tyranny. In a brand-new video released this week, Trump took a hammer to the censorship and surveillance regime of social media that has been uncovered through the shocking revelations of Elon Musk’s “Twitter Files.”“The now-famous ‘Twitter Files’ have proven beyond all doubt that the corrupt officials at the FBI have been coordinating a massive censorship, surveillance, and propaganda campaign against the American People, and frankly, against me,” Trump stated.Since December, Musk – who now owns Twitter – has released a series of...

The statue shows the intertwined arms of Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King, inspired by a photo of the couple smiling together moments after he won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964 The monument commemorating the love between civil rights icons Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King was unveiled Friday. History was made on the Boston Common Friday as The Embrace monument was unveiled, honoring the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Coretta Scott King and the love they shared with the world.Dignitaries from around Massachusetts joined with the King family at the...

Mark 2:13-17 Friends, in today’s Gospel, Jesus calls Matthew to become his disciple. Jesus gazed at this man and said simply, “Follow me.” Did Jesus invite Matthew because the tax collector merited it? Was Jesus responding to some hidden longing in the sinner’s heart? Certainly not. Grace, by definition, comes unbidden and without explanation. In Caravaggio’s magnificent painting of this scene, Matthew responds to Jesus’ summons by pointing incredulously to himself and wearing a quizzical expression, as if to say, “Me? You want me?” The hand of Christ in Caravaggio’s picture is adapted from the hand of God the Father...

Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), also called myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME), can leave sufferers feeling tired, even after sleep, and may lead to problems with memory and concentration. CFS cases have exploded during the COVID-19 pandemic and some doctors are using novel methods to treat the condition—including ivermectin, which was called a “wonder drug” for human health before the pandemic. Nearly 80 Percent Report Post-COVID CFS A recent questionnaire-based study found nearly 80 percent of patients with COVID-19 had one or more persistent symptoms post-infection, and 58 percent met the case definition for ME/CFS. Another analysis showed CFS is most common in...

The Readings for the Second Sunday of Ordinary Time this year are like a “holy hangover” from the Feasts of Epiphany and Baptism that we celebrated last week. Traditionally, three events of our Lord’s life have been celebrated clumped together around January 6, between the Christmas season and the transition to ordinary time. These are the arrival of the magi (Epiphany), the Baptism, and the Wedding at Cana. These are the three events in the various Gospels that “manifest” or show forth Jesus’ glory at the beginning of his life or career: the Magi in Matthew, the Baptism in Mark...

Democratic allies are voicing frustration with White House officials’ tight-lipped approach to the classified documents found in an office and residence of President Joe Biden, calling on the administration to be more forthcoming in its handling of the issue. The uproar over the documents has quickly distracted from the administration's policy agenda and could also influence the timing of Biden announcing his 2024 plans. Some Democrats now suggest that he wait and let the controversy wane before launching a re-election bid. Until then, Biden needs to more fully explain how and why classified records dating back to his vice presidency...

Russian missile attacks hit critical infrastructure in Kyiv and the eastern city of Kharkiv on Saturday morning, officials said, and the governor of another region warned that a massive missile strike could follow in the coming hours. Reuters journalists heard a series of blasts in Kyiv before the air raid siren even sounded, which is highly unusual. Officials told residents to stay in shelters. “Explosions in Dniprovskiy district. All agencies heading to the site. Stay in your shelters!” Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko wrote on the Telegram messaging app.

A Caldwell, Idaho school board meeting devolved into chaos Monday after a member cut the mic of newly-elected Republican State Senator Chris Trakel who was passionately speaking against a proposed policy that would allow transgender students into girls’ bathrooms and locker rooms.

Lashing out at the "haters who want me gone," Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot vowed "I won't quit until Chicago is the safest city in America." Her determination was sparked by contending candidate for mayor Paul Vallas' suggestion that "rising crime is a good reason to elect someone else to run the city." Statistics show that major crime in Chicago increased by 41% in 2022. Lightfoot argues that "switching to an inexperienced leader will undo all the progress I've made since the last election. My performance is rated 'adequate' by all those who support my reelection." She went on to blame...

Hospitals in China recorded roughly 60,000 Covid-related deaths since the government scrapped most of its zero-tolerance pandemic controls in early December, Chinese health authorities said in the first major accounting of the toll exacted by the Omicron wave currently spreading across the country. China had been criticized by public health experts and epidemiologists—including some at the World Health Organization—for publishing data that routinely showed deaths in the single digits in recent weeks—figures they said grossly underestimated the impact the virus had on the Chinese population. On Saturday, China’s National Health Commission said the country’s medical institutions registered 59,938 Covid-related deaths...

EXCLUSIVE: EXTREME ESCALATION OF BRAZIL'S CENSORSHIP REGIME

The US has begun deporting Brazilian opposition leaders to the Gulags as evidence mounts the Jan. 8 riots were staged. US journalist Glenn Greenwald complained about the Communist takeover he helped enable: Chief Justice Alexandre de Moraes is “making himself chief censor of the world,” Greenwald said. Speaking to Steve Bannon, Brazil obesrver Matt Tyrmand said: “They are going full Gulag. This is the worst Communist takeover ever.”

A second former football player has died suddenly in as many weeks.Ahmaad Galloway, an eighth-grade English teacher and a running back at the University of Alabama from 1999 to 2002, was found dead at his apartment in St. Louis, Missouri, on Monday. He was 42 years old.According to WVTM 13, officials at Compton-Drew Middle School arranged a welfare check at Galloway’s apartment after he failed to show up for class without notice. A medical examiner is currently investigating the cause of death.“Ahmaad was always on time, very responsible, so we knew something might be wrong,” said principal Susan Reid. “There...

Ukraine reported a fresh wave of attacks on key infrastructure facilities on Saturday, a day after Russia claimed to have captured the ravaged eastern town of Soledar following a long battle. Victory in Soledar would be a rare achievement for Moscow after an embarrassing series of military setbacks — although Kyiv insisted fighting was still ongoing in the city on Saturday. Ukrainian infrastructure once again came under fire on Saturday as winter deepened, officials said. "Today, the enemy fired at energy facilities again," energy company Ukrenergo said, adding that it was working on "eliminating the consequences" of the strikes. In...

Rant Warning... I've recently become a member of Toastmasters International. In case you didn't know, Toastmasters is a nonprofit educational organization that teaches public speaking and leadership skills through a worldwide network of clubs. > https://www.toastmasters.org/about < One very special Toastmaster position is the Grammarian. The Grammarian's job is to identify and point out "filler" words that people subconsciously use as 'crutches' during a speech which basically pauses their mouth, so that their brain can catch up to it. Common filler words are Ah, Er, So, Like, Um, etc... Though accepted as common in casual conversation, when brought to the...

In terms of the number of new bankrupt companies for the year, the region also entered the top 5. The number of personal bankruptcies in Russia increased by 44% in 2022, to 285.3 thousand cases. More than 278.1 thousand people became bankrupt through the courts, and 7.1 thousand through the MFC, RBC reported, citing Fedresurs data. Most judicial bankrupts in absolute terms were in the Krasnodar Territory (about 14 thousand people), the Moscow Region (13.5 thousand), Moscow (13.4 thousand), Bashkiria (11 thousand), Sverdlovsk Region (about 11 thousand) and St. Petersburg (10.4 thousand). At the same time, the number of judicial...

The days of Vladimir Putin’s energy blackmail driving up energy prices and testing Western unity are quickly coming to a close amidst a string of underappreciated but significant energy victories for the Biden Administration, ranging from bringing down gasoline prices for drivers to supplying enough LNG to keep Europe warm this winter. Instead of shivering in distress, European leaders are now considering plans to supply Ukraine with advanced battle tanks.

“For years now, Israel has seemed to me like a man sleepwalking toward a cliff. Now we’ve fallen from it.” So proclaimed author Hillel Halkin in a hysterical requiem for Israel published last week in TheJewish Review of Books. Halkin’s metaphorical cliff is the right-religious bloc’s electoral victory on Nov. 1, 2022 and the formation of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s sixth government two weeks ago. Halkin explained to his concerned readers that it isn’t that Israel stopped being a democracy on Nov. 1. Far worse. On that day, Israel lost its soul. And Halkin identifies the culprit: Judaism. In language...

During IDF counterterrorism activity adjacent to the village of Jaba' this morning, suspects shot live fire at IDF soldiers from a vehicle passing by. The soldiers responded with live fire. Hits were identified. According to reports, two terrorists were killed. Following IDF searches throughout the vehicle, the soldiers found and confiscated an M-16 rifle. No IDF injuries ...