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Anthony Fauci argued Monday that the decision by the American Academy of Pediatrics to recommend all children aged 3 years and older wear masks when schools reopen regardless of vaccination status was "a reasonable thing to do." Appearing on CNN, Fauci said that because there was a "substantial proportion of the population" that was unvaccinated, he understood why the organization would make such a decision. "I think that's along the same lines as what we’ve seen with the health authorities in Los Angeles…that when you have a degree of viral dynamics in the community, and you have a substantial proportion...

Facebook is pushing back against the White House's narrative that the social media platform is "killing people." "In private exchanges the Surgeon General has praised our work, including our efforts to inform people about COVID-19. They knew what they were doing. The White House is looking for scapegoats for missing their vaccine goals," a Facebook spokesperson told NBC's Dylan Beyers. "The fact is that more than 2 billion people have viewed authoritative information about COVID-19 and vaccines on Facebook, which is more than any place on the internet," the spokesperson said. "More than 3.3 million Americans have also used our...

President Biden on Friday accused Facebook of “killing people,” just after White House press secretary Jen Psaki said the Biden administration is “in regular touch” with the platform to ensure correct “narratives” are promoted — elaborating on her Thursday admission that the White House is “flagging problematic posts” for the social media giant to censor. Biden was asked about his message for platforms like Facebook as he departed the White House on Friday afternoon for a weekend trip to Camp David. “They’re killing people. The only pandemic we have is among the unvaccinated. And they’re killing people,” Biden said.

F-bombing anti-Trump Black Lives Matter agitator: A foul-mouthed Black Lives Matter agitator in Seattle told a rally that President Donald Trump and many others should be killed. The Daily Caller identifies the “Black Lives Matter” apparel-wearing megaphone user as female, which may not be accurate. To this writer the person appears to be a male with a high-pitched voice. But there is no way to be sure of the sex of the speaker merely from viewing the video. Moreover, the speaker may identify as something other than male or female, or human, for that matter, so this post will avoid...