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Arguments that run counter to established views aren’t always fake news, but they need to stand up to scrutiny. We must build up our foundation of critical thinking, says SUSS sociologist Omer Ali Saifudeen. SINGAPORE: We live in an age where everyone seems to claim their own version of “truth” and there is a growing mistrust of experts. The world saw this clearly during the pandemic, particularly around COVID-19 vaccination. What happens when vaccine misinformation becomes an immediate matter of life and death? On Dec 9, a New Zealand court intervened after the parents of a six-month-old infant refused to...

(CNSNews.com) - Does any doting mother want to think about putting her firstborn baby in harm's way? Liberal backers of Sen. Barack Obama are banking on a "no" answer. The liberal advocacy group MoveOn.org is running a political ad featuring a new mother, bouncing baby boy on her lap, chiding John McCain about wanting to wage a "hundred-year" war in Iraq. "John McCain, when you say you would stay in Iraq for a hundred years, were you counting on Alex? Because if you were, you can't have him," the mother (actress) says with a quaver in her voice. (See video)...

UPDATE ON MY SISTER RENEE'S BABY!     Baby Alex DOES NOT have the severe complications with his heart that were a possibility~ He MAY have a small issue with one of the valves..but they do not seem super concerned at this moment...   They will have more consultations today, and come up with a birthdate~(She was originally scheduled for September 7th)   THANK YOU TO MY FREEPER FAMILY FOR YOUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS   Thank you Lord, for hearing our prayers....