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Failing F-35 fighter grounded once again
Link: https://responsiblestatecraft.org/2023/01/04/failing-f-35-grounded-once-again/
A faulty engine caused the $1.7 trillion boondoggle fighter to crash during a December quality check. | Defense News reported on Wednesday that defense contractor Pratt & Whitney is suspending its deliveries of new F-35 engines, following a setback on a Texas runway last month. Video from the December 15 incident shows a Lockheed F-35B Lightning II crashing during a quality check and the pilot ejecting. ● Last Friday, in the aftermath of the incident, Defense News first reported that Lockheed Martin had “announced it halted acceptance flights and deliveries of new F-35 Joint Strike Fighters” due to the ongoing investigation. As a result, Lockheed Martin delivered seven fewer aircraft than the 148 that they were contracted to deliver in 2022. According to that report, 💬 “A source familiar with the program told Defense News the investigation into the Dec. 15 mishap found that a tube used to transfer high-pressure fuel in the fighter’s F135 engine, made by Pratt & Whitney, had failed.”
Jordan Peterson says College of Psychologists threatening him over anti-Trudeau tweets
Link: https://thecountersignal.com/jordan-peterson-says-college-of-psychologists-threatening-him/
Jordan Peterson said that the College of Psychologists of Ontario threatened to revoke his license unless he stops bashing Prime Minister Trudeau. | He further stated that the CP Ontario informed him of a dozen complaints about him from people all over the world. Complaints pertain to what he says on Twitter and what he has said on Joe Rogan’s podcast. ● Peterson says none of the complaints came from any of his past or present patients, or from any of their acquaintances. 💬 “I am to take a course of such training (with reports documenting my “progress” or face an in-person tribunal and suspension of my right to operate as a licensed clinical psychologist,” he said. “We are now in a situation in Canada under @JustinTrudeau where practicing professionals can have their livelihoods and public reputations threatened in a very serious manner for agreeing with the Official Opposition and criticizing major government figures.”
Millennial women discuss faith, family, fatherhood….(VIDEO)
Link: http://www.irishsavant.net/?p=2728
Millennial women discuss faith, family, fatherhood | This video shows what happens when they heard non-conforming opinions. Any attacks on their ‘religious’ belief will be met with the same ear-plugging, gum-flapping storm of rage and denial and psychological projection that you see with strict adherents of Islam. But the truth is that such women are also victims. The modern post-patriarchy post-shame post-truth and post-beauty Zeitgeist corrupts single White women, turning them from fresh-faced feminine young girls into tatted masculinised freaks, emotionally deformed and spiritually exhausted, coiled like rattlesnakes waiting for the hint of a dissenting opinion to strike. [...] Laugh at these pathetic creatures if you wish. But when you lose the support of your women you lose your civilisation. Our enemies know this. Nothing short of Divine Intervention will save us.
US to execute first transgender convict
Link: https://www.rt.com/news/569350-first-transgender-execution-missouri/
Activists have protested the impending death of Amber McLaughlin, describing the murderer and rapist as “a gentle human” | Amber McLaughlin is set to become the first transgender woman executed by the US. UnlessMissouri Governor Mike Parson grants clemency, McLaughlin will be put to death on Tuesday for the rape and murder of a former girlfriend. ● Should McLaughlin’s appeal for clemency fail, the 49-year-old will be the first criminal executed by the US this year, and the first transgender person executed in US history. McLaughlin is scheduled to die by lethal injection in Missouri’s execution chamber in the city of Bonne Terre. ● Biologically male and having gone by the name Scott, McLaughlin raped an ex-girlfriend and stabbed her to death in 2003, having previously been convicted for the rape of a 14-year-old girl in 1992. McLaughlin was sentenced to death by a Missouri judge in 2006, after a jury was unable to decide between life imprisonment and the death penalty. ● Although tried and convicted as a male, McLaughlin began identifying as transgender whilst behind bars. McLaughlin was granted a stay of execution in 2016, but the punishment was reinstated by a federal appeals court in 2021. With no court appeals remaining, McLaughlin’s lawyers filed an application for clemency in December, asking Governor Parson to commute her sentence to life imprisonment. The application cited abuse suffered by McLaughlin as a child and a lifetime of “trauma and neglect.” Missourians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty (MADP) held a rally for McLaughlin outside the state capitol in Jefferson City last month.
■ US state executes first trans prisoner (RT.com)
Cuban Missile Crisis 2.0: Japan's militarisation a 'security threat' – Russia
Link: https://www.rt.com/russia/569341-russia-japan-military-threat/
US schools becoming a ‘cesspool of Marxist indoctrination’ – senator
Link: https://www.rt.com/news/569330-rubio-us-schools-marxism/
Republican lawmaker Marc Rubio has urged colleagues not to use federal funding for the promotion of radical ideas | The Republican Party must support governors and school-board members who are fighting to prevent US educational institutions from becoming a “cesspool of Marxist indoctrination,” Senator Marco Rubio has said. 💬 “Dangerous academic constructs like critical race theory and radical gender theory are being forced on elementary school children,” Rubio wrote in an article published in the American Conservative magazine on Tuesday. The party needs to provide “reinforcements” to Republican governors and school-board members who are fighting against such ideas being taught to students, he said. “We need to ensure no federal funding is ever used to promote these radical ideas in schools,” the Florida senator insisted. ● Critical race theory, which has existed in academia since the 1980s, is currently taught in many American schools, universities and workplaces. It suggests that people’s relative “privilege” is defined by their skin color, gender, sexuality and other fixed characteristics. Proponents of the theory claim that males sit at the top of the hierarchy and perpetuate “white supremacy” knowingly or unknowingly. Meanwhile, those who oppose the theory argue that it pits people of color against white people and leads to anti-white discrimination.
■ Pro-Trans Group Reveals How It Embeds ‘Gender Ideology’ In Schools (ThinkCivics)
US House Prepares for Fourth Speaker Vote as Opposition to McCarthy Grows
The US House of Representatives will hold a fourth round of voting to elect a speaker amid growing Republican opposition to Congressman Kevin McCarthy’s leadership bid. | House lawmakers held a third round of voting on Tuesday following two earlier failed votes. In the first two rounds, 19 Republican members voted against McCarthy, while 20 voted against him in the third. ● Republicans won a slim 222-212 majority in the House in the November midterm elections, leaving the party a four-vote margin to rally the 218 total votes needed to elect a speaker behind a single nominee. ● The incident marks the first time in a century that the House has failed to elect a speaker in the initial vote. A total of 14 speaker votes have required multiple ballots, with lawmakers taking nearly two months and 133 ballots to select a speaker in the mid-1850s.
■ Trump Throws His Weight Behind McCarthy Amid House Speaker Deadlock (RT.com)
■ McCarthy loses bid for speaker a 4th time (Axios)
■ Byron Donalds sets House floor abuzz by switching vote (FOX News)
■ Republican leader suffers once-in-a-century setback (RT.com)
■ Everything You Need to Know About US House Speaker Elections (Sputnik News)
Beijing threatens retaliation for Covid discrimination
Link: https://www.rt.com/news/569359-china-covid-restrictions-response/
New pandemic restrictions on travelers from China are motivated by politics over science, the Foreign Ministry has said | Beijing has vowed to take countermeasures after the US and other countries tightened their Covid-19 rules for those traveling from China. The new restrictions follow the country’s decision to ease its own health policies at home. Asked about the pandemic measures during a Tuesday press briefing, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning noted that while many countries had responded “warmly” to China’s relaxed Covid rules, others reacted with “disproportionate” and “unacceptable” restrictions. 💬 “We stand ready to step up communication with the rest of the international community and work together to prevail over Covid. Meanwhile, we do not believe the entry restriction measures some countries have taken against China are science-based,” she said. “We firmly reject using Covid measures for political purposes and will take corresponding measures in response to varying situations based on the principle of reciprocity.” ● Australia became one of the latest to adopt new measures against travelers from China on Sunday, requiring negative Covid-19 tests within 48 hours prior to their departure beginning on January 5.
■ Finland to Impose Restrictions for Chinese Tourists If EU Makes No Decision (Sputnik News)
Questions Linger After 24-Year-Old Bills Player Suffers Cardiac Arrest, Collapses Mid-Game
Mainstream media outlets are apparently alarmed by what they call a surge in “Covid misinformation” following the on-field collapse of an otherwise healthy player in peak physical condition. | Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin is in critical condition after suffering cardiac arrest and collapsing Monday night when making a tackle during a game against the Cincinnati Bengals, team officials said Tuesday afternoon. 💬 "Damar Hamlin suffered a cardiac arrest following a hit in our game versus the Bengals," the team said in an earlier statement. "His heartbeat was restored on the field and he was transferred to the UC Medical Center for further testing and treatment. He is currently sedated and listed in critical condition." ● In the horrifying minutes that followed the tackle, players on both teams could be seen weeping and praying together, and the game was postponed in light of Hamlin's collapse. Speculation quickly began to grow on social media that Hamlin’s collapse may have been linked to a COVID vaccination.
■ Dr. McCullough: NFL player’s cardiac arrest may have been caused by ‘vaccine-induced myocarditis’
DEA warns that ADHD over prescription could be as bad as OPIOID CRISIS
DEA warns that ADHD over prescription could be as bad as OPIOID CRISIS in stinging letter to pharmaceutical giants it accuses of 'aggressive marketing' | The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has expressed concern that 'aggressive marketing practices' by telehealth companies may be contributing to excessive prescriptions for medications used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), according to a letter from the agency. ● While the letter does not mention specific companies, it is believed to refer to telehealth companies such as Cerebral Inc. and Done Global Inc., whose prescribing practices have reportedly been under investigation by the DEA after blitzing social media with online adverts including Instagram and Facebook. ● This decision follows a more than doubling in Adderall prescriptions of more than 10% per year in 2021 through to October 2022, after a roughly 5% annual increase in the three years prior, according to data from research firm IQVIA. ● Adderall and the amphetamines used to make it are classified as Schedule II controlled substances by the DEA due to their high potential for abuse, along with opioids such as OxyContin and fentanyl. ● The DEA is legally required to set production quotas each year for ingredients in Schedule II drugs. ● In December, the DEA announced that it would not permit any increase in the production of pharmaceutical ingredients used to make Adderall and other stimulants for ADHD treatment in 2023.
Disgusting Infrastructure Bill Installs KILL SWITCHES in All New Vehicles, Turns America Into a Police State
Disgusting Infrastructure Bill Installs KILL SWITCHES in All New Vehicles, Turns America Into a Police State | The website Motorious reported on Friday that former Georgia Congressman Bob Barr has been sounding the alarm on a terrifying item buried within the Biden-McConnell "infrastructure" legislation, which passed in August 2021. According to Barr, the government will now have the power to shut off your vehicle if they determine you are partaking in any "illegal" activity. "According to an article written by former U.S. Representative Bob Barr, hidden away in the recently passed infrastructure bill, the very one I warned before would negatively impact drivers across the country if it were to pass, is a measure to install vehicle kill switches into every new car, truck, and SUV sold in this country. The regulation likely won't be enforced for five years, so maybe there's time to do something about this."
TV's tough trajectory
Link: https://www.axios.com/2023/01/02/tv-streaming-profits-disney-paramount-nfl
2022 was one of the hardest years ever for traditional television companies — and it’s only expected to get worse as the ad market continues to slow and cord-cutting accelerates. | The transition to streaming has wreaked havoc on the business models of major media firms, driving a new wave of consolidation and putting smaller channels' survival at risk. ● Paramount, Warner Bros. Discovery and NBCUniversal are all expected to sell or combine with other media entities in the next few years, in order to give their businesses the scale needed to possibly compete with tech firms like Amazon, Netflix and Google. Smaller TV companies are also scrambling to adjust. Lionsgate is looking to spin off Starz. Paramount is beginning to bundle Showtime with its primary streaming service. AMC Networks is laying off 20% of its staff.
Jill Biden’s New Year’s Message Is Everything Wrong With the Biden Administration
I’ve got good news and bad news. The good news? 2022 is over with and in the books. The bad news? 2023 is here and promises to be just as ridiculous. Jill Biden provided proof of that during a joint appearance with her husband on New Year’s Eve. | Sitting beside an obviously confused Joe Biden, whose eyes have shrunk to the size of marbles over the last couple of years, she used her time on the national stage to once again promote the COVID-19 vaccines. Again, this was on December 31st in the year of Our Lord, 2022. ● It’s just mind-numbing that we are still doing this knowing what we now know. How many booster regimes have been circulated at this point that have failed to stamp out the pandemic? And how much of the nation has already been vaccinated at some level anyway? Yet, with just hours left in 2022, here’s Jill Biden talking like it’s the Fall of 2021, refusing to give us a break, even on a holiday, from the onslaught of propaganda.
Actor’s Slave-Owning Ancestors Make Him Target Of Reparations Scheme
Link: https://thinkcivics.com/actors-slave-owning-ancestors-make-him-target-of-reparations-scheme/
Hollywood star Benedict Cumberbatch’s family could be forced to pay reparations to Barbados for running a slave plantation on the island in the 18th and 19th centuries. | Cumberbatch’s seventh great grandfather bought the Cleland plantation in St Andrew, Barbados, in 1728. The plantation then became home to 250 slaves until slavery was abolished more than 100 years later. Ironically, Cumberbatch played the role of a plantation owner in the Oscar-winning film “12 Years a Slave.” ● When the plantation was forced to close, the Cumberbatch family were handed £6,000 in compensation for their loss of 'human property' - in today's money that amounts to around £3.6 million.
A great war, financial ruin and more: Nostradamus predictions for 2023
Link: https://www.jpost.com/omg/article-726417
The 15th-century astrologer predicted the rise of Hitler and the fall of the Twin Towers. Which of his predictions could we see come true in 2023? | Famed French astrologer, Michel de Nostredame - commonly known simply as Nostradamus - prepared a book of chilling predictions called Les Prophéties, which he published over 450 years ago. And, despite the book's age, many of his predictions have proven to come true. ● The contents of the book made dire predictions about World War II, Adolf Hitler's rise to power and the French Revolution, all of which were eerily accurate. Not only did he predict these events, but he successfully predicted the assassination of the 35th US President John F. Kennedy, and even the September 11 terror attacks against the World Trade Center.
Switzerland Rejects Gender Ideology, Rules Sex Is Binary
Link: https://slaynews.com/news/switzerland-rejects-gender-ideology-rules-sex-binary/
In a landmark move, Switzerland’s government has rejected gender ideology by ruling that sex is binary and people must be referred to as either male or female, with no exceptions. | The Swiss government rejected a proposal to introduce a “third gender” or “no gender” option for official records. The nation ruled against the “gender identity” ideology that other European countries have succumbed to. Swiss residents will continue to be entered into the nation’s civil registry as male or female, with no other options. ● Switzerland’s neighboring countries, Germany and Austria, as well as other Western European countries such as Belgium and the Netherlands, have all modified their civil registries to include “third gender” or “no gender” options.
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Netanyahu Visits Western Wall, Slams UN Vote to Refer Israel to Court of Justice
Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara visited Jerusalem's Western Wall Sunday, one of Judaism's holiest sites, to pray and give thanks for the swearing-in of Israel's 37th government last Thursday. | The prime minister also slammed the United Nations for its "distorted" decision Friday to refer the Israeli-Palestinian conflict to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) at The Hague for advice on dealing with Israel's "occupation, settlement and annexation of Palestinian territory." ● At the Wall, Netanyahu said, 💬 "I just wrote in the (guest) book, 'The Guardian of Israel neither slumbers nor sleeps' (Psalm 121:1).'" He continued, "I must say that I am also moved this time as well, to accept the position and lead the State of Israel. I have come here, the quarry from which we were shaped, to touch the stones of the Western Wall, and to remember that we are charged with the obligation of safeguarding the heritage of generations and ensuring our future for the coming generations as well, and this we will do."
■ Netanyahu asked for Ukraine's support at UN — and Zelensky asked for military aid
Discrimination complaints surge in U.S. schools
Link: https://www.axios.com/2023/01/01/education-department-discrimination-complaints-record
The majority of complaints allege discrimination against students with disabilities. | The U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights logged nearly 19,000 discrimination complaints from Oct. 1, 2021 to Sept. 30, 2022, more than double the previous year, the New York Times reports. Why it matters: The nation's fragile education system is dealing with the lasting effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and a nationwide racial reckoning. The majority of complaints allege discrimination based on disability, race or sex, officials say. The office will release its official report in the coming months.
Chief Justice Roberts raises concerns about judges' safety
Link: https://www.axios.com/2023/01/01/chief-justice-roberts-raises-concerns-about-judges-safety
Chief Justice John Roberts focused on judges' safety in his annual year-end report, following one of the Supreme Court's most tumultuous and consequential terms to date. | Threats against public officials on all levels of government have intensified in recent years and came to a head in 2022 after the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. ● The protests and security threats that followed the court's decision led to calls for greater security for judges and their families. ● President Biden signed a bipartisan bill that expanded security protection to Supreme Court justices' immediate family members in June, soon after a man was charged with the attempted murder of Justice Brett Kavanaugh after police arrested an armed suspect outside his home. ● Roberts did not specifically mention the abortion decision or the threats against his fellow conservative justices in his report, but rather spoke of the importance of security programs more generally.
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