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‘Self-amplifying’ mRNA COVID shot nears approval in Europe(Courageous Discourse) — On December 12, 2024, the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) issued a positive opinion recommending marketing authorization for Kostaive, a self-replicating (replicon) mRNA injection developed by Arcturus Therapeutics. The final decision for regulatory approval now rests with the European Commission: apan had already approved these injections last year. In November 2023, Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) fully approved CSL and Arcturus Therapeutics’ replicon shot, Kostaive ARCT-154. Despite enormous safety concerns, Japan’s MHLW approved the updated booster shot in September 2024 to target the JN.1...

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Governor Ron Desantis SHUTS DOWN Pro Palestinian Heckler

Husband noticed a brand new fancy digital sign on a state highway with a photo of Jimmy Carter, and a caption "Character!" Really? Is this what our taxpayer dollars are going to? They are going to make a big boo hoo event over Carter's passing in BLUE states, obviously.

NEW YORK CITY — Debrina Kawam, a 61-year-old resident of Toms River, New Jersey, was identified this week as the victim of a gruesome attack in which she was burned to death aboard an F train in Brooklyn on Dec. 22, police said. [cut] Toms River Mayor Dan Rodrick expressed outrage over the crime, calling for a reinstatement of the death penalty in New York and New Jersey. “The states of New York and New Jersey need to bring back the death penalty,” Rodrick said. “We should at least be able to have the death penalty for those who are...

President Vladimir Putin told Russians in a New Year address that the country would move forward with confidence in 2025, though he offered no specific promises on the economy or the war in Ukraine. At a time when many ordinary people are worried about rising prices and the central bank's 21% interest rate is squeezing businesses and homebuyers, Putin reassured Russians that their wellbeing was his top priority. He framed Russia's challenges as part of a wider historic mission, evoking past victories including its role in the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War Two. Russia, he said, had overcome...

Join celebrated legend, Rick Astley, as he puts on a spectacular New Year’s Eve show. Coming from the iconic Roundhouse in Camden on Tuesday 12th December, the TV event will see Rick joined on stage by some very special guests, with live performances that will bring the house down and ring in the brand-new year. Performing his global hits and some surprise songs, Rick and his guests will bring the party right into 2024

[Catholic Caucus] Will an outgoing Gregory keep an incoming promise?More than eight years ago, when Donald Trump was still a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination, he stood before voters and made a promise. “I will always tell you the truth,” Trump said in August 2016, at a rally in battleground North Carolina.America is sharply divided on whether Trump has since come even close to keeping that promise. But he will be sworn in next month for a second term of office, and is likely to promise anew a commitment to truth and transparency.While political Washington prepares for that change...

It’s a curious peculiar hallmark of our political moment as conservatives that adhering to principles—steadfastly examining issues through the lens of conservatism and first principles—is now treated as heresy by self proclaimed conservatives, while ideological flexibility and indifference are paraded as virtues. This peculiar attack invariably comes from the populists, those sartorial magicians who don the garments of conservatism when it suits them, only to cast them off the moment they conflict with the “current thing.” These are the ideological chameleons, the political reincarnations of those high school kids who reinvented themselves annually to fit in with whatever clique was...

Hang on a minute. Whom did we just elect? The Republican ticket had two names at the top: Donald Trump and J.D. Vance. But parts of this delirious November created the impression that someone else has taken hold of our collective destiny. We already knew him in various roles—the guy who bought Twitter and fired more than half its staff, the inventor who brought the space program back to life, the carmaker whose new trucks make kids stop and stare on the sidewalk. All of a sudden, Elon Musk had moved into the realm of politics, headlining rallies, steering government...

The woman who was set on fire and burned to death on a New York City subway car has finally been identified, more than a week after an illegal migrant threw a lit match at her and watched her gruesome death. The victim was identified as Debrina Kawam, of Toms River, New Jersey, police announced on Tuesday. After authorities struggled to identify her for over a week due to how badly her body was burned, the 61-year-old was finally identified through fingerprint analysis. Kawam was homeless, according to the Coalition for the Homeless. She was sleeping on the F Train...

This is T-Minus, where we count down the biggest developments in space. For the last installment of 2024, we’re looking back on the 10 greatest space stories of the year, from a first-of-its-kind spacewalk to the recovery of a rocket that could one day take people to Mars. T:10 SLIM’s moon landing A space probe is landed on the rocky surface of an asteroid, with sunlight casting shadows. JAXA An image of SLIM taken by Sora-Q, a tiny rover that joined the lander on its journey. In 1966, the USSR became the first nation to achieve a “soft” lunar landing,...

[Catholic Caucus] The Best Catholic LGBTQ+ News Stories of 2024Yesterday, we posted the “worst” results from our poll about the “Best and Worst Catholic LGBTQ+ News Stories of 2024. Today, we close out the year with the results from the poll for the “best” stories.The list below contains the top ten vote-getters from a list of 15 “nominees” in each category. Readers were asked to vote for five from each list. Each item is followed by the percentage of votes each item received.We also offered readers the option to suggest their own nominees, and they follow the list.To see the...

Remember, 100° in the USA means you're hot; 100° anywhere else means it's the apocalypse. Image credit: Tomas Ragina/Shutterstock.com Oh, America. You do so confuse the rest of the world, with your “pounds per square inch” and “cups”, instead of sensible measurements like Pascals and liters. And part and parcel of that is your stubborn refusal to drop Fahrenheit in favor of Celsius. Of course, we admit that Fahrenheit does have some advantages. But are they really enough to justify its use in the 21st century? Let’s find out. The case for Fahrenheit We’ll say it: Fahrenheit gets a bad...

After years of a strained relationship, President-elect Donald Trump and Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser met Monday to discuss shared priorities. Bowser, a Democrat, said in a statement it was a “great meeting” and that she and Trump “want Washington, DC to be the best, most beautiful city in the world and we want the capital city to reflect the strength of our nation.” As The Hill notes, the two had previously met in 2016 and were initially on good terms, but the relationship declined over the years.In 2018, Trump said he was canceling a military parade through D.C., blaming...

The first successful demonstration of quantum teleportation over a fiber optic cable has been achieved, according to groundbreaking new research. The breakthrough, made by engineers at Northwestern University and funded by the U.S. Department of Energy (DoE), presents new potentials in the realm of quantum communication by allowing it to be combined with existing cables used for providing Internet. This innovative approach reduces the requirement for additional infrastructure needed for quantum computing or quantum sensing technologies. Previously thought to be impossible, the Northwestern team responsible for the breakthrough says their work showcases the next stage in leveraging a single fiber...

Trump’s first term faced significant challenges from a lack of loyalty and discipline within his ranks. Some of his appointees seemed more focused on securing lucrative book deals filled with sensational claims, while others leaked information at every opportunity. Additionally, some personnel choices were puzzling and likely hindered his ability to govern as effectively as possible. However, it seems the new Trump transition is already taking steps to address these past missteps, setting a more disciplined tone, which is likely going to mean a far more effective and efficient administration this time around. And that’s thanks to Susie Wiles, Trump’s...

The combined cabal of woke and the teachers’ unions have struck again. This time, the target was New Jersey. Effective Thursday morning, public school teachers in New Jersey no longer must pass even the most basic educational skills test. The test was not for complicated subjects such as calculus. This now abandoned test verified teacher’s ability to read, write, and calculate simple math problems.Jersey governor Phil Murphy approved eliminating even these most basic requirements for teaching applicants in those three essential areas. Democrat state senator Jim Beach sponsored the bill, further dumbing down the state’s educational system. Beach said, “We...

It was expected: any and every opportunity to attack Donald Trump and divide panicky Republicans who continually re-earn the title “the stupid party.” At Real Clear Politics Sasha Stone discourses on the H-1B controversy.Stone correctly points out Vivek Ramaswamy is right in noting American culture has, over the last several decades, turned away from merit and in so doing dumbed us down. There’s a reason many tech companies hire highly qualified foreigners: we’re not producing enough STEM graduates. Graphic: X ScreenshotObviously, such debates are a bit more complex than the surface treatment much of anti-America/Trump left allows, but I suspect...

The IDF and Israeli media outlets published stunning new details of one of the most successful nights the Israeli forces have had since the start of the war, with the troops killing 106 Hamas terrorists in the span of around two hours, without losing a single soldier. "It was the most significant night we remember in the fighting in the northern Gaza Strip," a military source told Army Radio, whose correspondent Doron Kadosh reported the details of the overnight fighting. The operation followed the end of the siege of Kamal Adwan Hospital in Jabaliya, where the IDF captured over 240...