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Violet Affleck, the daughter of Hollywood A-listers Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck, appeared before the United Nations in New York City on Tuesday. The 19-year-old activist spoke about the importance of masks and other preventative devices more than five years after the COVID-19 pandemic changed life on the planet for all. Violet was appearing as part of an event titled Healthy Indoor Air: A Global Call to Action.

Charlie Kirk's alleged assassin was seen kissing his trans partner just two weeks before the conservative activist's death, according to reports. [cut] Fox News revealed last night that the couple shared an apartment in Saint George, Utah. Then, the pair's neighbour Josh Kemp, 18, confirmed the report - adding: "I saw them holding hands. They drove off in Tyler's car. It was about two weeks ago. "They looked like they were a couple and he was dressed all in black. "I thought he was weird because of the way he walked and I've never seen anyone dressed like that. He...

SACRAMENTO, California — California lawmakers on Thursday sent Gov. Gavin Newsom legislation that would ban federal immigration agents from wearing masks while conducting raids throughout the state. The legislation, passed by Democrats over Republican objections in this deep blue state, would prohibit ski masks, balaclavas and other face coverings for local and federal law enforcement, as well as officials from other states operating in California. Another bill that would require law enforcement to wear badges or name tags identifying themselves was also on track to advance from the Capitol on Thursday. Newsom now has about a month to decide whether...

0.0001208% death rate leads to urgent crisis. Do you miss having a blue rag clamped over your mouth and nose? Frowns from the people wearing masks? Having to shuffle six feet apart from the line at the supermarket counter? In Governor Gavin Newsom’s California, the local health officials have you covered. Across California, ‘health officials’ are calling for bringing back masks. They’re describing a “summer COVID wave” in September (trust the science) before a predicted “winter wave” and warning that everyone will either be dead or masked by the spring. “California is experiencing a summer COVID wave,” Dr. Aimee Sisson,...

Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo announced that he will work with Gov. DeSantis (R) and the state legislature to repeal all laws mandating vaccinations. "The state should not be forcing anyone to get vaccinated," he said. "Look, if vaccinations work they will protect the person being vaccinated from both getting the disease and transmitting it to others. Doctors will remain free to recommend vaccination. Individuals will remain free to choose vaccinations for themselves and their children. We just don't need or want government to force anyone to get vaccinated." Dr. Susan Kressly, the president of the American Academy of Pediatrics,...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's top vaccine official, Vinay Prasad, has left the agency after just three months as Director of the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, a government spokesperson said. Prasad, an oncologist who was a fierce critic of U.S. COVID-19 vaccine and mask mandates, had been appointed in May by FDA Commissioner Marty Makary. Together they had promised to speed regulatory action and pilot new review pathways. In recent days, criticism of Prasad's tenure has intensified around the agency's handling of a gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy from Sarepta Therapeutics (SRPT.O), opens new tab. The...

Michigan House Democrats introduced legislation Thursday to criminalize the concealing the identities of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents and other officers while on duty. If signed into law, it would apply to federal, state and local law enforcement across the state, according to the legislation. There will be exceptions for the use of masks for undercover operations, protection against disease and specific dangerous situations. If violated, officers could face up to 90 days in jail and up to a $1,000 fine. Democratic Michigan State Rep. Betsy Coffia announced the bill at a July 25 press conference alongside Democratic State...

Christina Propst .. is a pediatrician responsible for the health of our smallest and some of our most vulnerable citizens. Presumably, she pledged an oath to do no harm at some point ... Over the weekend, she proved that she's nothing more than a vile, disgusting excuse for a human being. In a social media post that has since been deleted ... While she may have deleted the post, screenshots last forever, and her statements went viral over the last 24 hours or so. ... Houston pediatrician Dr Christina Propst believes innocent children deserved to die in recent Texas floods....

The Democratic Socialists of Maine criticized their national parent organization in an Instagram post on Sunday after the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) resolved that, from this point forward, masks will be strongly encouraged rather than required for their 2025 national convention. “The National Political Committee’s decision to make masking optional, despite years of advocacy from DSA’s Disability Working Group puts members at risk, and has already had an impact on our delegation,” said the Maine DSA. “COVID is still a threat to the working class in 2025, and to deny this would be a grave mistake. Additionally, bird flu...

Man in a black truck spotted dropping off Bionic face shields that were quickly taken by protesters.. “It just feels like something is about to happen.” “It looks like a bionic shield is what that's called. That's not the kind of thing that buy in bulk if you don't plan on doing something with it.” “The fact that that's being handed out kind of like candy to everybody gives you an indication that these folks probably plan to be here for a while.”

LOS ANGELES - The mood in downtown Los Angeles shifted from tense to surreal Monday evening as FOX 11 cameras captured a masked group handing out riot shields and gas masks just steps from federal buildings—despite official claims that protests remained largely peaceful. Reporters on the ground described chaotic scenes: protesters doing burnouts, tagging sidewalks, and climbing light poles as riot gear was passed around in full view. No local police were visible at the time, even as National Guard troops stood guard outside nearby federal buildings. The masks being distributed were branded "bionic shield," and the boxes appeared to...

In the 2024 U.S. presidential election, a seismic shift caught many political analysts off guard: young voters, assumed to be a reliably progressive demographic, showed unprecedented support for conservative candidates. This was no fleeting anomaly. Rather, it reflects a cultural transformation among America's youth, in particular young men, one that is steering them toward traditionalism and a rejection of the liberal paradigms that have dominated their cultural landscape for decades. From a resurgence of traditional religious practices to a renewed appreciation for authentic, skill-driven music, the young are embracing values that align with Traditionalism. As politics is downstream from culture,...

Donald Trump declared 'bring in the troops' and called for the arrest of anyone in face masks as violent clashes between federal law enforcement and protesters have rocked Los Angeles following a crackdown on illegal migrants across the US. Rioters have set fire to driverless cars, looted stores, driven motorcycles at lines of cops and created blockades to grind Downtown LA to a complete halt as chaos in the city stretches into its third day. In one vicious attack, officers were trapped under an overpass on the 101 Freeway as they were hammered with fiery missiles and rocks from above...

"Great job by the National Guard in Los Angeles after two days of violence, clashes and unrest. We have an incompetent Governor (Newscum) and Mayor (Bass) who were, as usual (just look at how they handled the fires, and now their VERY SLOW PERMITTING disaster. Federal permitting is complete!), unable to to handle the task," he wrote on Truth Social on Sunday. President Trump has said masks are banned at anti-ICE protests Los Angeles, where police have clashed with demonstrators. Trump has dispatched about 2,000 members of the National Guard to respond. "Great job by the National Guard in Los...

Three siblings were rescued by Spanish authorities after parents suffering from ‘Covid syndrome’ kept them locked in the home and wearing masks since 2021. Three children were kept in the home by German parents in deteriorating conditions for years. Neighbors contacted police after they noticed the children had not been attending school. The abused children were so disoriented after being forced into a strict lockdown for years that they reportedly ran outside after being rescued and were amazed by the sunlight and grass. Harrowing photos published by Spanish media showed the kids, who are German, emerging from the home wearing...

Three children were dramatically rescued from a COVID lockdown house of horrors after being forced for years to stay inside and wear face masks long after pandemic restrictions ended. The siblings — 8-year-old twins and a 10-year-old — were finally freed from the home in Oviedo in Spain’s northwest on Monday after being locked inside since 2021, local outlet El Comercio reported. “As soon as we got them out, all three children began to breathe deeply, as if they had never been outside before,” an investigator said. The children’s parents, only identified as a 48-year-old German-American woman and her 53-year-old...

Whether it’s the keffiyeh that they wear pulled over the face, which both hides the wearer and expresses his support for the killers of Hamas, or the other mask that they wear that has so many different names — ski-mask in the U.S., balaclavain the UK, cagoule in France, and passamontagna in Italy (this may be some sort of record: four widely-different names for the same article of clothing). The brownshirts who have been stomping on American campuses want to be sure the authorities will not identify them as they unleash their physical and moral mayhem, harassing, and at times...

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Behind closed doors, New York lawmakers are advancing a dangerous statewide mask ban. Gov. Hochul first proposed it in June 2024, framing it as a measure for “Jewish safety.” But using Jews to justify stripping civil rights doesn’t make us safe — it makes us a scapegoat. In response, a few of us medically high-risk Jewish New Yorkers launched Jews for Mask Rights. Our open letter — signed by 2,500 Jews, including more than 315 Jewish leaders and 80 clergy — makes it clear: banning masks won’t make us safer. It turns Jews into justification for policies that put us...

VIDEOIf anyone out there has the slightest doubt that absurdly wearing a mask outdoors in the year 2025 is clear proof of mental illness, then this video will remove all doubt. The only upside for the clown wearing the mask is that it keeps this GroupThink Enforcer from being easily identified thus sparing him from well deserved humiliation when he is out in public. Even wearing a mask outside in 2024 as well as the year before that are also signs of severe mental illness.