WORLD NEWS
Do you think this is AI-generated? Or is the VIDEO real?
THIS MUST BE MORE OF THE 5D CHESS I AM HEARIN
If it’s real, that would mean Trump went to Davos and met with Klaus Schwab!
Here’s a YouTube video describing Trump’s 2018 visit to Davos!
President Trump Landing in Davos/Switzerland
Nevermind … it’s all a figment of your imagination, right?
(Trump can’t be part of this, can he?)
Hamas Seeks to Extend Hostage Deal as 3rd Hostage-Prisoner Exchange Is Completed
The latest updates on the Israel–Hamas war.
The Hamas terrorist group released a third group of hostages on Nov. 26. In return, Israel released 39 Palestinian prisoners from its jails.
The prime minister of Ireland was lambasted online for his remarks about a 9-year-old Israeli girl who was kidnapped by Hamas terrorists and taken as a hostage.
As Blaze News previously reported on Saturday, Hamas released 17 hostages – 13 Israelis and four Thai nationals. The hostage swap happened on the second day of the temporary four-day truce between Israel and Hamas.
Included in the Israeli hostages was 9-year-old Emily Hand – a girl of Irish and Israeli descent. Her father initially believed that his daughter was murdered during the onslaught by Hamas terrorists on Oct. 7. Hand was held captive by Hamas terrorists for 50 days – during that time, Emily turned nine years old.
Ireland Prime Minister Leo Varadkar commented on the hostage release on Saturday. However, Varadkar received a barrage of criticism for the wording of Hand’s release by the Hamas terrorists.
Tens of Thousands March Against Antisemitism in London Including Ex-PM Boris Johnson
Tens of thousands of people including former U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson gathered in London on Sunday for a march against antisemitism, a day after large crowds turned out for a pro-Palestinian rally.
Johnson was joined by U.K. Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis and other senior government officials at the march to express solidarity with the Jewish community. Organizers billed it as the largest gathering against antisemitism in London for almost a century.
BREAKING. US Navy Rescues Hijacked Israeli-Managed Oil Tanker and Captures Houthi Pirates
A US destroyer intercepted a hijacked Israeli-managed oil tanker in the Gulf of Aden earlier Sunday, freed the crew, and took the Houthi pirates into custody. My colleague Jeff Charles covered the piracy in this post, High Seas Drama: Another Israeli Tanker Seized by Unidentified Attackers Near Yemen.
Shortly after dawn local time, the Central Park, a small Liberian-flagged oil and chemical tanker managed by an Israeli company registered in London, sent a distress call saying it was being boarded by armed men. The USS Mason, an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, was operating in the area. According to reports, the Mason directed the crew to take refuge and not turn the ship over to the pirates. The Mason is part of the USS Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group; Pentagon Issues ‘Prepare to Deploy’ Orders to 2,000 US Troops – RedState.
Europe Plunges Into Chaos After Germany Freezes Public Spending Following Shock Top Court Decision
Europe, already sliding into a stagflationary recession, is about to unleash the same crushing austerity that brought the continent to the verge of collapse over a decade ago.
One day after the German constitutional court ruled a decision to move €60BN from unused pandemic funds in 2021 into the Energy and Climate Fund, later renamed the Climate and Transformation Fund (KTF), was unconstitutional and void, the German government froze public spending for the rest of the year, dealing a blow to Europe’s recovery and efforts to beef up Zelensky’s offshore bank accounts Ukraine’s military and reduce carbon emissions.
The court decision, details of which are laid out below courtesy of SocGen, will widen the economic speed gap between Europe, whose economy has stagnated for over a year, and the US, which grew at an annualized 5% in the three months through September, turbocharged by massive fiscal stimulus which led to a crisis era-like $2 trillion budget deficit in 2023.
In Spain, reports indicate over 1-million angry Spaniards marched in 42 cities against its country’s immigration policies … and in Ireland … rioting in the streets of Dublin; Irish citizens are fed up with illegal immigration crimes! The IRA? Not present, yet.
‘Irish People Are Being Attacked’ – Anti-Immigrant Riots Erupt After Dublin Stabbing Spree
A stabbing spree sparked riots in downtown Dublin on Thursday, as anti-immigration ruffians set vehicles ablaze, looted stores and fought police officers.
The trouble began around 1:40 pm local time in Parnell Square East in downtown Dublin, next to the Gaelscoil Choláiste Mhuire children’s school. The Irish police — or “garda” — say three young children and a woman in her 30s were wounded by a knife-wielding man in his 40s. Two were seriously wounded: a five-year-old girl and the adult woman.
VIDEO: This is what happens when people get tired of this s**t!
The liberal media is reporting the rioting is due to online misinformation, which the country’s Prime Minister, Leo Varadkar, said he’s going to“modernize the hatred laws!
That never stopped the IRA or any of its spin-off factions.
Former two-division UFC champion Conor McGregor spoke out and called for change and greater safety in Ireland after a stabbing attack outside a school in Dublin, Ireland.
Three children and two adults were stabbed by an Algerian immigrant, with a 5-year-old girl and 30-year-old female in critical condition, according to the Counter Signal.
Police said the suspect was also injured and is a 50-year-old man who was labeled a “person of interest.” The motive was not known.
The Irish took to the streets in protest, burning buses and cars. Protesters clashed with riot police, the Guardian reported, as demonstrators set off flares and fireworks.
Pfizer sues Poland over Covid-19 vaccine
The US drugmaker has escalated a dispute with Warsaw over unwanted doses
US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer has escalated its feud with Poland over excess Covid-19 vaccine doses that were ordered under a huge contract with the European Union. The company is suing the country over what it claims is an unfulfilled contract for Covid-19 vaccines.
Warsaw was locked into buying tens of millions of doses under a controversial contract the European Commission had signed with Pfizer in 2021 on behalf of EU nations. Pfizer is demanding 6 billion zloty ($1.5 billion) in compensation for 60 million doses that Poland’s government declined, after it stopped taking delivery of the jabs in April 2022.
The entire bloc wound up ordering 1.1 billion doses under the contract, saddling EU states with a vaccine glut as the Covid-19 pandemic waned. The EU prosecutor’s office has already announced an investigation into the procurement process amid allegations of corruption and secret backroom deals while Polish Health Minister Katarzyna Sojka has warned other EU states could be next to face prosecution.
Warsaw has questioned the controversial role of European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in the Pfizer deal after it emerged she had for weeks privately communicated with the company’s CEO Albert Bourla during the contract negotiations. However, the European Commission claimed last year that her text messages with the big pharma boss on deals worth multiple billions of dollars executive could not be found.
WHO wants China to mask up and social distance over some mystery disease …
WHO calls for masking, physical distancing over ‘mystery’ illness
Illness confirms predictions that next pandemic would target children
The World Health Organization (WHO) is telling Chinese citizens to wear face masks, keep physical distance, and stay home amid an outbreak of a “mystery respiratory illness.”
Media reports say hospitals in Beijing and Liaoning are overwhelmed with cases of “undiagnosed pneumonia” primarily affecting kids. The children are presenting symptoms of lung inflammation and high fever, but not the coughing associated with COVID-19, RSV or other illnesses.
Chinese officials first announced the outbreak on November 13th, which they reportedly blamed on the absence of lockdown restrictions. The WHO has asked that Chinese people distance themselves from each other, stay home if they feel unwell, and return to masking. Classes are on the verge of being suspended as more children become infected.
In response to a demand from WHO officials that the Chinese government share “detailed information” on the illness, Chinese authorities said it is not a new virus but common winter illnesses causing the hospitalizations. The bugs are hitting harder due to lowered immune systems caused by pandemic restrictions.
“Chinese authorities advised that there has been no detection of any unusual or novel pathogens or unusual clinical presentations,” read an update from the WHO.
Nevertheless, the United Kingdom has signaled it may be considering a return to mandates like forced masking.
“We need to keep an open mind about the cause of any increased reporting of clusters of disease including of this illness in Chinese children,” said UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) Professor Dame Jenny Harries, adding that UKHSA will “respond as more information becomes available.”
… and China’s Communist Party has told WHO to piss off!
While infections now extend to adults in China, South Korea has reported that mycoplasma pneumonia cases in its children have doubled in November.
China has responded to the World Health Organization’s (WHO) request for data regarding its spike in respiratory hospitalizations and clusters of undiagnosed pneumonia in children and increasingly adults around the country.
The attention from the WHO is concerning an “undiagnosed pneumonia” outbreak that is raging through the country, with many sick children overwhelming Chinese hospitals. But it’s reported that the outbreak in China has also spread to adults, with many medical staff reportedly infected, as well as possible cases reported in a neighboring country.
On Nov. 23, the WHO held a conference call with the ruling Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP’s) Center for Disease Control and Prevention and the Beijing Children’s Hospital regarding its official request for data regarding the undiagnosed pneumonia outbreak in children the day before.
The “new disease” has been called “white lung” … hmmm.
China Seeks More Clinics to Cope With Surge of Respiratory Illnesses in Children
China’s top health body urged hospitals nationwide to extend service hours and set up more clinics amid the recent increase in infections.
China’s top health body urged hospitals nationwide to extend service hours and set up more clinics, as the recent increase in respiratory illnesses drew global concerns.
The message delivered at a Nov. 26 news conference held by the National Health Commission (NHC) came as domestic media reports show that long lines have formed at pediatric hospitals, with some parents reporting that they waited up to eight hours to get their children to see a doctor.
Health officials on Nov. 26 acknowledged that hospitals are overcrowded, and to quell public concerns, they urged local clinics to enhance their capacity to accommodate the growing number of patients.
The Canadian Conservative Party has decided to “turn their backs” on Ukraine, according to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who cited dark, mysterious elements driving “right-wing rhetoric in the United States with MAGA conservatives” for the opposition party pushing back against his left-wing policies.
Trudeau turned on the Conservatives after the group unanimously voted against an update to the Canada Ukraine Free Trade Agreement between Canada and the embattled east European state.
U.S. NEWS, POLITICS & GOVERNMENT
And the family has gotten no updates as to Chauin’s condition …
Ex-officer Derek Chauvin, convicted in George Floyd’s killing, was stabbed in prison, AP source says
Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer convicted of murdering George Floyd, was stabbed by another inmate and seriously injured Friday at a federal prison in Arizona, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press.
The attack happened at the Federal Correctional Institution, Tucson, a medium-security prison that has been plagued by security lapses and staffing shortages. The person was not authorized to publicly discuss details of the attack and spoke to the AP on the condition of anonymity.
The Bureau of Prisons confirmed that an incarcerated person was assaulted at FCI Tucson at around 12:30 p.m. local time Friday. In a statement, the agency said responding employees contained the incident and performed “life-saving measures” before the inmate, who it did not name, was taken to a hospital for further treatment and evaluation.
Rich Bentley Driver Caused Niagara Falls Checkpoint Explosion After Canceled KISS Concert: Report
Update (1910ET): Today’s Niagara Falls checkpoint explosion just took an unexpected turn.
What started out with Fox News reporting a terrorism incident involving explosives is now believed to be the fault of a 56-year-old man who lived in a wealthy area, went to a casino after KISS canceled its farewell-tour dates in Ottawa and Toronto, and then drove his $300,000 (after taxes) Bentley Excelsior X into the border checkpoint, killing himself and his wife.
Colorado Supreme Court Takes on Trump 14th Amendment Ballot Qualification Case
Both the original petitioners and President Trump have appealed the case.
The Colorado Supreme Court accepted an appeal to a lower court’s decision to put former President Donald Trump on the state’s primary ballot, scheduling oral arguments for Dec. 6 at 1 p.m.
“The Court accepts the cross-applications,” the order reads.
On Nov. 17, Colorado 2nd District Court Judge Sarah Wallace ruled in a 100-page opinion that Trump had “engaged” in an “insurrection” in the events of Jan. 6, 2021, but she said this was not grounds for disqualification because Section 3 of the 14th Amendment does not apply to U.S. presidents. The filing ended in a one-line order that Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold put President Trump on the Republican primary ballot as a candidate.
Trump Attorneys Reject Use of New York Gag Order to Justify Federal Gag Order
They claimed the special counsel had leaked confidential information to attack former President Trump.
Defense attorneys filed a letter on Nov. 24 rejecting the use of one gag order on former President Donald Trump to justify another.
The former president had two gag order imposed on him—one in a New York civil case, another in federal criminal court—which could complicate his ability to campaign effectively as he seeks to run for reelection in 2024. His legal teams have appealed both gag orders, which have since been temporarily lifted pending a decision from the respective appeals courts.
Federal prosecutors had, the day before, sent a letter to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuity clerk, submitting state attorneys’ response to the appeal of a gag order from the New York case.
Trump ‘Seriously Looking at Alternatives’ to Obamacare
The former president said that he would look at ‘alternatives’ to the 2010 law.
Former President Donald Trump announced that he is looking at making changes Obamacare and said that Republicans should have rescinded the health care law.
In a post on Truth Social over the weekend, the former president said he is “seriously looking at alternatives” to the 2010 Affordable Care Act if he is elected next year. He attempted to repeal the law in 2017 as president but was blocked by the late Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.).
“We had a couple of Republican Senators who campaigned for 6 years against it, and then raised their hands not to terminate it,” he wrote, referring to McCain. “It was a low point for the Republican Party, but we should never give up!”
Business Insider takes out the trash … It IS the trash!
Media Outlet Criticized for Trying to Normalize ‘the Death of Trump’
Media outlet Business Insider was criticized over the weekend after publishing an article that offered speculation regarding what would happen “if Donald Trump dies while running in the 2024 election.” In an article published Saturday, the outlet, also known as Insider, listed several different scenarios that would occur if the former president passed away before the GOP primary, during the primary, or between the primary and the general election
So “they” say … this whole “threat” thing could be “made up”!
Judge in Trump civil fraud trial received hundreds of threats, court filing says
The judge in former President Trump’s civil fraud trial has received hundreds of threats, a Wednesday court filing said.
“On a daily basis, the judge and his staff are being inundated with hundreds of harassing and threatening phone calls, voicemail messages, and emails,” Charles Hollon, a New York court officer-captain assigned to the Judicial Threats Assessment Unit, said in the filing. Hollon said the threats have required the unit to “constantly reassess and evaluate” the security protections to put in place “to ensure the safety of the judge and thos
e around him.”
Now that the SHTF, the ones who caused the problem want to skate on their pensions!
26 Lawmakers Will Not Be Seeking Reelection in 2024—Here’s the List
Several lawmakers from the GOP and Democratic parties will not be running for reelection in the 2024 race, with most retiring and a few vying for governmental posts besides the House and Senate.
In total, 26 lawmakers have announced that this will be their last term, out of which 19 are members of the House of Representatives while the remaining seven are Senate members.
Pentagon’s Handling of Vaccine Mandate Motivates Veterans, Military Families to Run for Office
A desire to continue defending the Constitution is another factor spurring veterans to seek political office.
Veterans and a military spouse running for Congress say that the Pentagon’s handling of the COVID-19 vaccine mandate, along with the individuals’ desire to continue serving their country, has motivated them to seek political office.
Mara Macie, who grew up in Massachusetts, worked for a family business until 2006. Mrs. Macie said she witnessed “the failure of our Congress” firsthand when her husband and other service members reached out to their representatives in Congress in opposition to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s 2021 COVID-19 vaccine mandate for the military, which has since been rescinded.
“Many of those servicemembers were ignored, and most were told that there was nothing that could be done, which led to lawsuits, servicemembers being separated from the military, and
White Lake Township refinery source of explosion, large fire overnight
No injuries have been reported.
Authorities have confirmed that the large fire that started Friday, Nov. 24, in White Lake Township was at a crude oil refinery plant.
The fire started just after 10 p.m. at a refinery plant located near the intersection of Bogie Lake and Young roads. Bogie Lake Road was closed for several hours between Biscayne Avenue and Highland Road as multiple crews worked to extinguish the blaze.
Iowa Supreme Court Suspends License of Lawyer for Lying on Client’s Immigration Application
The Iowa Supreme Court has suspended the law license of a lawyer who made numerous ‘misrepresentations’ on a client’s immigration application.
The Iowa Supreme Court has suspended the license of a lawyer who leads an organization that assists immigrants and refugees after he made false representations on a client’s federal immigration application and then engaged in “outrageous” behavior when faced with disciplinary proceedings.
The Iowa Supreme Court Attorney Disciplinary Board had charged Mike Mbanza, founder and executive director of Path of Hope, with violating multiple Iowa ethics rules and a federal regulation governing practice in immigration matters.
This led Mr. Mbanza’s case to be considered before the Grievance Commission of the Iowa Supreme Court, which in August recommended that the justices on the high bench suspend his license for 30 days.
ECONOMY & BUSINESS
And how did Black Friday shopping benefit the “merchants of the earth”?
Black Friday shoppers spent a record $9.8 billion in U.S. online sales, up 7.5% from last year
Black Friday e-commerce spending popped 7.5% from a year earlier, reaching a record $9.8 billion in the U.S., according to an Adobe Analytics report, a further indication that price-conscious consumers want to spend on the best deals and are hunting for those deals online.
“We’ve seen a very strategic consumer emerge over the past year where they’re really trying to take advantage of these marquee days, so that they can maximize on discounts,” said Vivek Pandya, a lead analyst at Adobe Digital Insights.
Black Friday’s spending spike reflects a consumer who is more willing to spend than in 2022, when gas and food prices were painfully high.
64 US Bank Branches File To Shut Down In A Single Week; Are You Affected?
Big banks such as PNC Bank and JPMorgan Chase have filed to close several branch offices in multiple states amid a troubling pattern of rising branch shutdowns in recent years.
Between Nov. 12 and 18, several banks filed to close branch locations, with PNC Bank with the most filings, according to data from the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency. Pittsburgh-based PNC Bank filed for 19 branch closures—five in Pennsylvania, four in Illinois, three in Texas, two each in Alabama and New Jersey, and one each in Indiana, Ohio, and Florida.
JPMorgan Chase followed closely with 18 filings—three in Ohio, two each in Connecticut and South Carolina, and one each in 11 states, including New York, Illinois, Florida, and Massachusetts.
Citizens Bank came in third with eight branch closure filings—six in New York, and one each in Massachusetts and Delaware. Minneapolis-based U.S. Bank filed for seven closures—three in Tennessee and one each in Missouri, Wisconsin, Ohio, and Illinois.
Bank of America made five filings—two in New York and one each in Texas, Massachusetts, and California.
Citibank filed for two branch closures, and Sterling, Bremer, First National Bank of Hughes Springs, Windsor FS&LA, and Aroostook County FS&LA made one filing each.
Altogether, banks filed to shut down 64 branches.
The recent closures are part of a long-term branch shutdown trend that has been ongoing over the past several years. A report from the National Community Reinvestment Coalition shows that between 2017 and 2021, 9 percent of all bank branches shut down. The closure rate doubled during the COVID-19 pandemic.
According to data from S&P, there were 3,012 branch closures last year and 958 branch openings, leading to a net closure of 2,054 branches. This was the third consecutive year that net closings exceeded 2,000.
IRS Delays Imposing $600 Threshold for Reporting Income From Apps
The IRS has relented to pressure and decided to delay imposing the new $600 reporting threshold for income from 3rd party apps like PayPal and Venmo.
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has responded to negative feedback from taxpayers, tax professionals, and payment processors and has decided to delay imposing a new $600 reporting threshold requirement for income received from third-party marketplaces and payment organizations like PayPal and Venmo.
As part of its much-touted tax enforcement crackdown, the IRS has been preparing to go after small sellers and service providers who are paid through third-party apps.
The tax agency was going to do so by implementing the so-called 600 rule (enacted under the American Rescue Plan), which would drastically lower the income threshold above which taxpayers are required to declare income from third-party apps and marketplaces like Etsy, eBay, CashApp, PayPal, Ticketmaster, and Venmo on Form 1099-K.
IRS Offering Taxpayers Special Tax Credit in 2024
Individuals making less than $36,500 annually can save up to $1,000 in taxes if they contribute toward their retirement.
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued a reminder to low- and moderate-income taxpayers that they can save more in taxes next year by taking advantage of a “special” tax credit.
The “special” tax credit is the Retirement Savings Contributions Credit, also known as Saver’s Credit. Qualified taxpayers can use it to offset a portion of voluntary contributions they make to 401(k) plans, IRAs, and other retirement plans, the IRS said in a Nov. 22 press release. To qualify, a taxpayer’s adjusted gross annual income should be below $36,500 if filing individually, $73,000 for married couples filing jointly, and $54,750 for heads of households.
Individual taxpayers can get a credit of 10 percent, 20 percent, or 50 percent of their contributions depending on income level, subject to a maximum contribution limit of $2,000.
Supreme Court May Take Up Case That Could Expand Non-Union Members’ Rights
The justices will consider on Dec. 1 whether to hear the case that could expand the court’s 2018 ruling that made it more difficult for unions to collect money.
RECALL WARNING:
Stellantis Recalls 32,000+ Hybrid Jeep Wrangler SUVs After Several Catch Fire While Parked
Automaker Stellantis on Wednesday announced a recall of more than 32,000 of its hybrid Jeep Wrangler SUVs because they pose a potential fire risk.
As part of what the company described as a routine review of customer information, Stellantis determined that eight of the hybrid Wranglers had caught fire while they were turned off and parked. Six of the vehicles were being charged when the fires started. The company said it doesn’t believe anyone was hurt in the fires.
The recall covers 2021-2024 models of the Jeep Wrangler 4xe SUVs. All other Wrangler models have been deemed safe by Stellantis, which maintains its U.S. headquarters in Auburn Hills, Michigan.
HEALTH
Retirees Face Steep Hikes in Prescription Premiums in 2024
New study forecasts major increases to Medicare Part D premiums in 2024, conflicting with CMS projections of declines.
Retired Americans enrolled in Medicare’s Part D prescription coverage could see their premiums increase by 42-57 percent in 2024, a new analysis by HealthView Services has found.
Early indicators show significant cost hikes for retirees in the five states with the largest senior populations. This is different from an earlier report projecting slight premium declines across Part D plans next year.
Delve into the 2021 study showcasing how glycine strengthens your extracellular matrix, acting as a crucial defense mechanism against viruses.
- Collagen accounts for about 30% of the total protein in your body; 28% of collagen, in turn, is made up of the amino acid glycine
- Glycine is the amino acid with the highest concentration in connective tissue. Its benefits go far beyond connective tissue health as glycine has anti-inflammatory effects, acts as a neurotransmitter, and plays an important role in the epigenetic regulation that drives the aging process
- Glycine helps protect against viruses by reinforcing the extracellular matrix, which acts as a physical barrier to infectious agents such as bacteria, fungi and viruses
- Most people need 8.5 to 10 grams more glycine than what their bodies can synthesize in a day
- To boost your glycine intake, either eat more collagen or gelatin-rich foods and take a high-quality collagen or gelatin supplement, or supplement with pure glycine, which is available in powder form and tends to be very affordable
While the government recommends you don’t wash meat to reduce the spread of foodborne pathogens, it does recommend washing produce to get rid of bacteria.
- The FDA recommends you wash your produce to reduce foodborne pathogens, but has determined washing meat only spreads bacteria and doesn’t remove it from your food
- Cooking kills bacteria on meat, but most produce is eaten raw; using vinegar reduces bacterial load on produce, and baking soda reduces your exposure to pesticides
- After an 18-month surveillance of imported and locally grown avocados, the U.S. FDA found 17% of the skins of the fruits were contaminated with Listeria; less than 1% was contaminated with Salmonella or the meat of the fruits with Listeria
- It is important to keep soaps away from your produce as residue remains, exposing you to toxic chemicals from the soap and pesticides remaining on the fruit
- Safer alternatives to using running water is baking soda and water to degrade pesticide residue and a white vinegar and water mixture to kill foodborne pathogens on produce
Power Mall Recommendations for Washing Produce: Detox Clay Powder (make a bath in the sink of clay and water and soak product) OR Miracle II Neutralizer (When washing vegetables in sink, add 1 oz Neutralizer to water. This will cause the parasites to be removed)
RECALL WARNING:
CDC Reports 2 Deaths Linked to Salmonella Outbreak
Nearly 100 people have fallen sick due to a salmonella outbreak linked to contaminated cantaloupe.
Garlic offers a wealth of unique benefits to human health, including antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory and heart-protective properties.
- There are references to garlic in ancient medical texts from Egypt, Greece, China, India and Rome
- Hippocrates, regarded as the father of medicine, prescribed it for abdominal and uterine growths, pulmonary problems and as a cleansing agent
- Garlic is rich in health-promoting bioactive compounds, such as organic sulfides, saponins, phenolics and polysaccharides
- Garlic is a powerful antioxidant with anti-inflammatory, anticancer, antifungal and antibacterial properties
- Garlic’s therapeutic properties may act synergistically to support heart health and protect against heart-related events like heart attack
SURVEILLANCE STATE
UNESCO plans on developing an IoT … and not an Internet of Things, but an Internet of Trust, where the UN gets to decide who’s telling the truth and who isn’t (see PDF)!
This approach includes the imposition of global policies, through institutions such as governments and businesses, designed to stop the spread of various forms of speech while promoting objectives such as “cultural diversity” and “gender equality.” In particular, the U.N. agency aims to create an “Internet of Trust” by targeting what it calls “misinformation,” “disinformation,” “hate speech,” and “conspiracy theories.” Examples of expression flagged to be stopped or restricted include concerns about elections, public health measures, and advocacy that could constitute “incitement to discrimination.”
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Elon Musk’s Brain Implant Coming: What Are the Risks?
Elon Musk’s brain implant promises to be available to the average person and eliminate a host of ailments. Learn what’s involved.
As the founder of Architects & Engineers for 9/11 Truth, I’ve been collecting architects and engineers for the last 18 years. 3,600 in all. But I’ve never come across a structural engineer who’s also a professor of physics and an explosion expert – and who was willing to speak the truth about 9/11. Well we just found one in Germany.
Maximillian Rupert, professor at the Technical University of Ingolstadt, came out of the 9/11 closet this month on Markus Langemann’s public platform “Club der Klaren Worte” — “Club of Clear Words.”
He says (see full transcript below), “I haven’t actually spoken about it since September 11, 2001, at least not publicly. This is actually the first time today.” He was squeamish to speak out earlier in his career, particularly during the most vulnerable 4 years while doing the work on his PhD thesis — even though he and his colleagues knew, from day one, that the Twin Towers were destroyed by controlled demolition.
Men Are Cut Off from Their AI Girlfriends After Developer Arrested on Arson Charges
Users of the AI girlfriend service CarynAI are facing a unique disruption: their digital companion has gone offline following the arrest of the service’s CEO on charges of arson.
404 Media reports that the recent arrest of John Meyer, CEO and founder of Forever Companions, the company behind the viral AI girlfriend CarynAI, has led to an unexpected shutdown of the service. CarynAI, modeled after 23-year-old influencer Caryn Marjorie, gained significant popularity among users seeking digital companionship. However, the service abruptly stopped functioning shortly after Meyer’s arrest for allegedly attempting to set fire to his apartment.
ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT
Residents in Blue States Pay Much More for Electricity Than in Red States: Study
A new report finds that blue state residents pay far more for electricity than their red state counterparts due to aggressive climate policies.
Blue state residents, whose governments have adopted aggressive climate policies, are paying much more for electricity and fuel than their counterparts who live in red states that lack such policies, according to a new report from America’s largest membership organization of state legislators.
The report from the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), provides a breakdown of energy prices throughout the United States while demonstrating the relationship between big government policies and high energy costs.
“While some states rely on free market principles and innovation to limit manmade emissions into the atmosphere, others use a more heavy-handed approach by implementing of standards, enacting mandates and pricing schemes that benefit specific types of technologies,” the report reads.
Destructive deer-eating ‘super pigs’ invade northern US from Canada
Destructive “super pigs” from Canada are beginning to invade the U.S., threatening to add to the billions of dollars in damage already inflicted annually upon the nation by feral swine.
Canadian bacon
Dr. Ryan Brook, lead on the University of Saskatchewan’s Canadian Wild Pig Research Project, told Field and Stream earlier this year, “The U.S. has a 400-plus year history with invasive wild pigs, but we didn’t have any here until the early 1980s.”
“There was a big push to diversify agriculture with species like wild [boars] and ostriches. Wild boars were brought in from Europe to be raised on farms across Canada,” said Brook.
The swinish imports from Eurasia, kept both on meat farms and in hunting preserves, were crossbred with domestic pigs, resulting in “super pigs.” These monstrosities were not only larger, but hardier and capable of surviving in cold climates.
“For surviving in cold winters, one of the rules of ecology is the bigger the better,” said Brook. “Larger-body animals survive the cold better and have better reproduction in those conditions.”
Grid operator sounds alarm as coal plant shutdown threatens power for millions
Federal energy regulator said coal plant closure could be ‘potentially catastrophic’
A power grid operator that serves millions of Americans across the mid-Atlantic is warning that a planned coal-fired power plant shutdown will severely threaten electricity supplies and occur before new power sources come online.
PJM Interconnection — which coordinates the movement of wholesale electricity in all or parts of 13 states and the District of Columbia, serving 65 million consumers — said the forthcoming shutdown of Brandon Shores coal power plant located outside of Baltimore will disrupt the reliability of the region’s grid. The plant’s operator, Texas-based Talen Energy, intends to deactivate the plant in June 2025 as part of a settlement with the left-wing eco group Sierra Club.
“There has been a strong push for quite some time to get coal power out of Maryland,” Christopher Summers, the founder and president of the Maryland Public Policy Institute, told Fox News Digital in an interview. “In this accelerated timeline of exiting from coal-fired power plants in the coming 12 to 24 months, I think it’s going to create a major reliability concern for the state.”
“The loss of power poses a real danger to the well-being and livelihoods of Maryland families and businesses,” Summers said. “Until these current risks to our grid are fully dealt with, it’s a mistake to close reliable, baseload power plants too soon. That should be a concern to consumers in Maryland and businesses in Maryland that rely on dependable power.”
GARDENING, FARMING & HOMESTEADING
The homemade laundry detergent debate
When I wrote EcoThrifty it seemed that there were dozens of people around the web who were talking about making your own laundry detergent at home. I quickly realized all of them were using pretty much the same recipe: borax, washing soda, and a grated bar of soap. I wanted to include homemade laundry detergent in my book, but I had a few problems with that popular recipe and chose not to include it in my book.
A few years ago, bloggers hit the web talking about that popular laundry detergent recipe ruining washing machines and trapping dirt in the fibers of clothes. A friend who had to buy a new washing machine when hers was ruined by a homemade laundry detergent is the one who told me about this whole controversy. They are saying what I assumed — the soap doesn’t really do much for cleaning the clothes.
I didn’t include that popular recipe because I was worried about the soap dissolving in the water quickly enough that there wouldn’t be tiny bits of soap in the rinse water. Second, I was skeptical about a small amount of soap actually cleaning clothes. Third, I didn’t have time to grate up a bar of soap! You know, I’m busy and always looking for ways to save time.
2ND AMENDMENT
Ruling casts fresh doubts on future of gun control in Oregon
Voter-approved law violates state Constitution, judge decided
A voter-approved Oregon gun control law violates the state Constitution, a judge ruled Tuesday, continuing to block it from taking effect and casting fresh doubt over the future of the embattled measure.
The law, one of the toughest in the nation, was among the first gun restrictions to be passed after a major U.S. Supreme Court ruling last year changed the guidance that judges are expected to follow when considering Second Amendment cases.
The decision was handed down by Circuit Court Judge Robert S. Raschio, the presiding judge in Harney County in rural Southeast Oregon.
The law requires people to undergo a criminal background check and complete a gun safety training course in order to obtain a permit to buy a firearm. It also bans high-capacity magazines.
Measure 114 has been tied up in state and federal court since it was narrowly approved by voters last November.
Appeals Court Strikes Down Maryland’s Handgun Licence Requirement
Under federal rules, the court’s decision goes into effect in 21 days.
In a victory for gun rights advocates, a federal appeals court has struck down Maryland’s rules for obtaining a handgun as unconstitutionally restrictive.
In a 2-1 split decision from the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond on Nov. 21, Maryland’s handgun qualification license (HQL) requirement—which a gun rights advocacy group denounced as “draconian”—was found to be unconstitutional under the Second Amendment.
“In Maryland, if you are a law-abiding person who wants a handgun, you must wait up to thirty days for the state to give you its blessing. Until then, there is nothing you can do; the issue is out of your control,” Judge Steven Agee wrote for the majority, with Judge Julius Richardson joining.
COVID RELATED NEWS
More People Should Be Getting New COVID-19 Vaccines: CDC
Just 14 percent of adults in America of received one of the new shots, according to CDC data.
The uptake of the new COVID-19 vaccines is lower than ideal, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says.
“COVID-19 vaccine uptake is lower than we’d like to see, and most people will be without the added protection that can reduce the severity of COVID-19,” the CDC said in a Nov. 22 statement.
Just 14 percent of U.S. adults have received one of the new shots, which became available in the fall, according to CDC data.
Study Reveals More than Half of COVID-19 Vaccinated Feel Sick a Year Later
While the quality of life rose six months post vaccination, it then declined at 12 months after taking the shots, the study said.
Over half of COVID-19 vaccine recipients in a recent study were found to be suffering from some form of health complications one year after taking the shots.
The study, published at ScienceDirect on Nov. 10, examined potential post-COVID-19 vaccination syndrome (PCVS) among vaccinated individuals and assessed their quality of life (QoL). The study was conducted among adults aged 18 and above from India who had received either Bharat Biotech’s COVAXIN or the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines.
Among vaccine recipients, 52.8 percent of individuals were found to have at least 1 PCVS a month after primary vaccination. At 12 months, 64.6 percent reported at least 1 PCVS. Though the quality of life rose at six months following vaccination, it subsequently fell at 12 months.
Urinary and Prostatic Complications Occur After COVID and Its Vaccines: Studies
Urinary symptoms of incontinence, urinary tract diseases, urinating hesitancy, and frequent urination have all been reported.
COVID-19 infections and vaccines for it have been linked to urinary and prostatic complications.
A recent Hong Kong study found that among men who were being treated for baseline lower urinary tract symptoms, those who have had a COVID-19 infection were at a greater risk of having an enlarged prostate, which can lead to a greater chance of urinary tract infections, urine retention, and hematuria (urinating blood).
“Male patients infected with SARS-CoV-2 are more likely to have deterioration of LUTS (lower urinary tract symptoms). This association is not without biological plausibility,” the authors concluded.
Females and Young Adults at Higher Risk of COVID-19 Vaccine Side Effects: Study
The authors also found different side effects were linked with different doses.
Females and young adults are at an increased risk of suffering from side effects after COVID-19 vaccinations. People who take three doses as compared to two may present different side effects, a Japanese study finds.
The study published on Scientific Reports in November studied 272 hospital employees who received the Pfizer vaccine as a second dose between January to June 2022.
None of the participants had a prior history of COVID-19 infection, and all of their symptoms were examined and diagnosed by doctors at the hospital.
CANCEL CULTURE
This probably goes in the ‘must watch’ category.
Tucker Carlson delivered an insightful speech at last weekend’s Risk On360! Global Success Conference in Las Vegas, where he began by explaining how just about everyone he knows is “angry and paranoid.”
Twisted Sister Frontman gets “real twisted” over the jab!
Rockstar hopes unvaccinated will ‘be dead soon’
Twisted Sister frontman and songwriter Dee Snider this month expressed hope that those who do not take COVID-19 seriously will soon be dead.
Snider, once known for his outspoken opposition to government censorship and feuds with political elites, came out passionately in favor of vaccines and vaccine passports during the COVID pandemic, writing in April 2021:
I get that some people are wary of this, but I want a vaccine passport in the worst f*cking way! I wave my vaccination around like a flag! I’ve got nothing to hide and if a vaccine will let me go places without all these covid protocols sign me the f*ck up!
In a post on X earlier this month, activist and musician Brad Skistimas, known by his stage name Five Times August, reminded the “We’re Not Gonna Take It” hitmaker about his comments and asked:
Hi @deesnider just wondering if you are still waving your vaccination card around like a flag? Are you requiring a passport to see you live? Is the updated booster required to see you live? If not, why not? You were really on board with this a while ago. What happened? You just don’t care anymore or what? How many vax injured fans do you have? Do you know? Would you want to know? What’s it like to pretend to be a rock and roll rebel while advocating government compliance and big pharma shilling? I have so many questions… mainly would you like to make a donation to @React19org and help the families of those injured and dead from the very shot you’ve so proudly endorsed. Let me know, happy to make an introduction.
PET NEWS
Pushy puppies, or dogs who display behavior such as nipping at people or barking at other dogs, are often thought to be displaying dominance, a frequently misunderstood concept. While dominance does exist in a dog’s world, it is not as prevalent as people have been led to believe. Dogs who have not been taught manners or how to play appropriately will often adopt their own behavioral “style” to get attention, and this style is frequently rude and pushy.
Man Who Rescued Dumpster Diving Runaway Wolf From Euthanasia Shares an Inseparable Bond With Him
A domesticated wolf who ran away from his owner and survived alone for weeks, scrounging for food, was picked up by animal control and was destined to be put down until a rescue group stepped in. Over several months, the scruffy wolf slowly bonded with his rescuer, and today they have a unique, inseparable bond.
Steve Wastell, 50, co-founded the Apex Protection Project with his wife Paula. The wolf and wolfdog rescue, education, and advocacy group is based in Los Angeles, California.
100 Percent Pure
In December 2016, Apex received a call from a rescue group in Oklahoma about a wolf named Riggs.
“He’d been caught in the backyard of someone’s house, dumpster diving,” Mr. Wastell told The Epoch Times. “It turns out that he came from a place in Indiana, and was given to a lady, along with his sister, to take care of as a puppy and escaped.”
GOOD NEWS
Armed EMS Personnel Subdue Alleged Axe-Wielding Woman
Armed EMS personnel in Olive Hill, Kentucky, subdued a woman who was allegedly armed with an axe around 1 a.m. Friday.
The woman, 44-year-old Kellie Boggs, allegedly attacked a man with the axe and, afterward, “shattered a glass door at the EMS station” and made entry into the facility, WSAZ reported.
EMS personnel were asleep in the station, but awoke to the sound of shattering glass and held Boggs at gunpoint until police arrived, according to the report.
Full moon in Gemini!
Full ‘Beaver Moon’ About to Grace the Night Sky Late November—Here’s What You Need to Know
The full moon named after America’s largest rodent will fall in just a few days. Not unlike Native cultures of old, beavers get busy prepping their homes for winter this time of year. Hence, as the full moons of each calendrical month are traditionally given names—such as Worm Moon (March) or Buck Moon (July)—often derived from tribal or European cultures, next week’s has been dubbed the “Beaver Moon.”
At exactly 4:16 a.m. EST on Monday, Nov. 27, the Beaver Moon will be at its fullest, as it will be most directly opposite the sun when viewed from the Earth. Stargazers in North America may find the best time for moon viewing to be after sunset on the night of Sunday, Nov. 26. Those in the Eastern Hemisphere may catch a better view on the night of Nov. 27.
In November, the full moon is usually sighted among one of three constellations. This year, as with most, it will be found in Taurus though it can sometimes be found in Aries, as it will be in 2025. Quite rarely it will be seen in the sprawling constellation Cetus.
Holly Metesh’s “Chronos”—a curriculum guide for teaching history to kids—is becoming a must-have tool for many Americans.
A homeschooling mom with a deep concern for historical literacy in the United States has turned her expertise into a solution—a homeschooling history curriculum that breaks the mold of the classes taught in conventional schools.
Holly Metesh, 38, holds a master’s degree in history and runs a “chronological and balanced” history resource platform for homeschoolers, The Homeschool Historian. Mrs. Metesh and her husband live near Champaign, Illinois, with their three kids, whom she has homeschooled for the last nine years.
“Honestly, the average American just doesn’t have a foundation of historical literacy, and it’s not a recent problem,” Mrs. Metesh, author of the history curriculum guidebook titled “Chronos,” told The Epoch Times. “I wanted to provide a chronological guideline for what every American should know, in a format which would enable homeschooling parents to educate themselves right along with their children, and I wanted it to be as neutral as possible.”
‘An Amazing Feeling!’: Illinois Man Wins $25K a Year for Life After Lucky Mistake
An Illinois man will be enjoying a huge prize for years to come thanks to someone else’s tiny mistake.
Sixty-year-old Michael Sopejstal made the win of a lifetime when his Lucky for Life ticket matched five white balls drawn on September 17, the Michigan Lottery Connect reported Tuesday.
When he bought the winning ticket inside the GoLo gas station in New Buffalo, he had no idea everything was about to change.
He said he travels to Michigan every few weeks to enjoy a meal at his favorite restaurant and always buys one of the tickets.
ICYMI
Iowa Official’s Wife Found Guilty of Voter Fraud
The wife of a Woodbury County, Iowa, supervisor was convicted Tuesday of all 52 counts related to a voter fraud scheme during the 2020 primary and general elections in Iowa.
Kim Phuong Taylor, 49, of Sioux City, is married to Jeremy Taylor, who unsuccessfully ran in the Republican primary for Iowa’s 4th Congressional District to replace Rep. Steve King in 2020.
She was found guilty of perpetrating a scheme to generate votes for her husband during the 4th Congressional District election and again later when he ran for Woodbury County supervisor in 2020, the Department of Justice (DOJ) said in a press release.
Tennessee Man Accused of Raping More Than 50 Women and Girls and Filming Assaults Captured in Florida
Sean Williams had been on the run for 34 days before being spotted at a 7-Eleven in Florida and arrested moments later by police
An Arkansas middle school teacher allegedly exchanged explicit photos with a 14-year-old student, requesting him to send her nude pictures to “gratify her sexual desires.”
Investigators with the Logan County Sheriff’s Office say former Booneville Junior High School teacher Kaytlann Barnes, 30, sent X-rated images and a video through Snapchat “purposefully exposing her sex organs” to the boy.
WATCH: Referee Spits Blood After Being Struck in the Face by Jets Player During Brawl
The Black Friday game between the Jets and the Dolphins turned blood red after a Jets player struck an official in the face.
The tense moment came after the Dolphins kicked an extra point to extend their lead to 27-6. One player shoved another, and before you knew it, a full-on shoving battle was underway. It was a shoving battle in which umpire Carl Paganelli paid a price for trying to break up after taking a hit from Jets defender Michael Clemons. Though the hit appeared unintentional, it left a mark and got Clemons ejected.
n Oklahoma woman was charged with murder after allegedly supplying a gun to her elderly mother – who was suffering from dementia. The mother used the firearm to commit suicide, according to police.
Jaye Dee Watts, 44, is charged with felony murder by a caretaker and kidnapping.
According to court documents, the suspect was the primary caregiver for her 72-year-old mother – Lynda Watts.
On Sept. 10, police determined that the mother had died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound at the home in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
Supreme Court May Consider If States Can Ban Honking at Political Rallies
An anti-Trump protester sued in federal court, arguing California’s ban on expressive honking infringed the First Amendment. The 9th Circuit upheld the law.
The Supreme Court may soon consider whether honking a car horn is a constitutionally protected form of free speech.
Although Americans have long sounded the horns of their vehicles to express themselves politically, many states, including California, forbid honking the horn on one’s automobile except to warn of a safety hazard. Officials say hitting the horn excessively dilutes the effectiveness of honking as a means of signaling danger or facilitating the flow of traffic.
The justices are scheduled to consider the case, Porter v. Martinez (court file 23-423), at their private conference on Dec. 1.
Roger Stone’s inappropriate comment will cost HIM, not Trump!
oger Stone – a longtime advisor of former President Donald Trump – seemed to lash out at Casey DeSantis – wife of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. Stone appeared to attack Casey DeSantis for mentioning her children on the campaign trail for her husband, and seemed to use a slur widely regarded as one of the most offensive words.
Stone responded to a tweet from Mike Crispi – a Republican candidate who lost in the GOP primary in 2022 to represent New Jersey’s 4th Congressional District.
“Casey Desantis campaigning: ‘I have a 6, 5 and a 3 year old’ ‘I have a 6, 5 and a 3 year old’ ‘I have a 6, 5 and a 3 year old’ ‘I have a 6, 5 and a 3 year old’ ‘Did you know I have a 6, 5 and a 3 year old?'” Crispi wrote on the X social media platform.
Crispi was responding to a social media post by Casey declaring that her husband is “earning every vote,” and featured a photo of her and her young daughter on the campaign trail.
Welcome to the party, pal! It must be like this in DC all the time!
New York Representative George Santos recently went on a tirade amid a likely expulsion from the House of Representatives. Santos has been riddled with scandals since he made it into Congress.
During an X Space that was put on by Monica Matthews — a conservative media personality — Santos suggested that he would likely be expelled from the House of Representatives when members soon vote on the matter, according to Business Insider.
However, it appears Santos does not care if he is expelled from the House, saying, “You want to expel me? I’ll wear it like a badge of honor. I’ll be the sixth expelled member of Congress in the history of Congress. And guess what? I’ll be the only one expelled without a conviction.”
The comment was just one of several inflammatory statements made about his colleagues, with Bryan Metzger of Business Insider posting to X, writing: “From George Santos’s diatribe on @monicaonairtalk’s Space tonight: He calls Ethics Committee chair @RepMichaelGuest a ‘p***y,’ mocks Guest’s home state (Mississippi), describes his colleagues as corrupt philanderers, and says he’ll wear expulsion ‘like a badge of honor.'”
One of the more “interesting” discounted items on one Black Friday sale!
A former gang member and convicted mass shooter was released after serving just eight years of his life sentence by Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) — and given a new job in the California State Capitol.
A Los Angeles Times puff piece aimed at softening the tale of violent offender Jarad Nava attempted to explain away his crimes by bringing up his rough childhood, and cited Newsom to make the case that he’s a truly reformed member of society.
At least seven border crossers, all from Venezuela, were arrested in the sanctuary state of Illinois over the Thanksgiving holiday for allegedly shoplifting from various stores.
The first incident, days before Thanksgiving on November 16, saw 18-year-old Neikis Yeimily Salazar and 23-year-old Alexander Saul Martinez Lima arrested and each charged with one count of felony retail theft after allegedly shoplifting Christmas items at a Hobby Lobby in Deerfield, Illinois.
Joe Biden Snubs ‘Almighty God’ in Thanksgiving Proclamation
President Joe Biden omitted any reference to Almighty God or Divine Providence Thursday in his annual proclamation of the quintessentially American feast of Thanksgiving.
In his own 1863 presidential proclamation instituting Thanksgiving as a national holiday, Abraham Lincoln urged his fellow Americans to set apart and observe the last Thursday of November “as a day of Thanksgiving and Praise to our beneficent Father who dwelleth in the Heavens.”
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