By Zachary Stieber Pushback to two top U.S. health agencies is growing over how officials handled clearing and recommending COVID-19 vaccine boosters. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) last month authorized boosters of all three vaccines available in the United States for all adults. Soon after, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommended any […]
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Fauci hit by Cruz missile in war of words over ‘science’
By Daniel Chaitin, Deputy News Editor Sen. Ted Cruz fired back at Dr. Anthony Fauci in a cocktail of words mixing science, politics, and COVID-19. The Texas Republican sent a sharply worded tweet thread in response to Fauci, President Joe Biden’s chief medical adviser, who condemned GOP senators for “dangerous” rhetoric aimed at him and, by extension, science. […]
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Anti-Police, Prison Rhetoric Unpopular With Biden, Democrat Lawmakers
By Joseph Lord Since the death of George Floyd during the summer of 2020, progressives have pushed for sweeping new changes to policing in the United States, spawning movements like “Defund the Police.” But these movements are far from popular, and President Joe Biden and a wide range of Democratic lawmakers have rejected the rhetoric […]
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Newly-Elected Virginia Attorney General Says He Plans to Investigate Sexual Assaults at Loudoun County Schools
By Katabella Roberts Virginia’s newly-elected Attorney General Jason Miyares on Thursday said that he plans to investigate the alleged sexual assaults in Loudoun County Public Schools and will develop new legislation granting his office the power to intervene when prosecutors are not doing an adequate job. Speaking at a press conference alongside Loudoun County Sheriff Mike Chapman just two days […]
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Hill Republicans Push Vaccine Exemptions as Mandate Protests Mount
By Mark Tapscott Congressional Republicans are pushing proposals to exempt millions of American workers who object to President Joe Biden’s mandatory CCP virus vaccination orders and similar decrees by employers, which are prompting widespread protests and costing many workers their jobs. Biden has ordered all federal military and civilian employees to be vaccinated, as well as those […]
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TRUTH Social: Trump announces social media alternative to Big Tech ‘tyranny’
By Daniel Chaitin, Deputy News Editor Former President Donald Trump is creating a media company and social media network meant to “stand up to the tyranny of Big Tech.” The 45th president, who has been kicked off Twitter and Facebook, announced the creation of “TRUTH Social” in a press release from the Trump Media & Technology Group on Wednesday. TRUTH […]
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Health Officials Confirm Seattle Woman Died of Blood Clots Caused by J&J Vaccine
By Allan Stein Washington state health officials confirmed a Seattle woman died Sept. 7 after getting the Johnson & Johnson vaccine against COVID-19 in August. It is purported to be the first fatality in the state from a rare blood clot condition induced by the vaccine. On Oct. 5, the Washington state Department of Health issued a statement, saying it is […]
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Ohio Judge Orders Hospital to Treat Ventilated COVID-19 Patient With Ivermectin
By Li Hai A Butler County judge in Ohio has ordered a hospital to administer Ivermectin to a ventilated COVID-19 patient, granting an emergency relief filed by the patient’s wife. Butler County Common Pleas Judge Gregory Howard ruled last week that West Chester Hospital, part of the University of Cincinnati’s health network UC Health, must “immediately administer Ivermectin” […]
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COVID Vaccine Injury Reports Jump by 27,000 in One Week, FDA Pulls ‘Bait and Switch’ With Pfizer Vaccine Approval
By Megan Redshaw VAERS data released Friday by the CDC showed a total of 623,343 reports of adverse events from all age groups following COVID vaccines, including 13,627 deaths and 84,466 serious injuries between Dec. 14, 2020 and Aug. 20, 2021. The Defender is experiencing censorship on many social channels. Be sure to stay in touch […]
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NY Still Needs to Come Clean on COVID-19 Nursing Home Deaths Scandal: Report
By Petr Svab The government of the State of New York still has more explaining to do and heads that should roll regarding the decision to order that nursing homes accept patients with COVID-19 last year, according one of the state’s leading think tanks. The state government still hasn’t released data crucial to gauging the real magnitude […]
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New Hampshire has among the lowest rates of COVID of anywhere in the United States
By Tom Ozimek New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu, a Republican, said Wednesday he’s opposed to bringing back a mask mandate in the state following a guidance reversal by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that now calls for some fully vaccinated people to wear facial coverings indoors. “Everyone in America agrees that the messaging out […]
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Texas House Republicans Vote to Track Down Absent Democrats, Potentially Arrest Them
By Jack Phillips Texas House Republicans on Tuesday voted to track down and possibly arrest absent Democratic lawmakers who fled the state to avoid voting on an election bill. House Speaker Dade Phelan, in a statement from the Texas Capitol floor, said that “members, the sergeant-at-arms and the officers appointed by him are directed to send […]
