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The Failing Case for COVID-19 Mandates
The recent COVID-19 outbreak is dealing a major blow to the justification for extreme vaccine mandates. While there is some evidence that vaccines decrease the severity of COVID-19 infection, the public policy arguments to essentially force Americans to get vaccinated, under threat of losing their livelihoods is rapidly falling apart as the recent wave sweeps…Jarrett Stepman -
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Malone Maligned: Big Tech Censors mRNA Pioneer Over Vaccine Safety
Below is an unedited transcript of an interview last week by podcaster Joe Rogan with Dr. Robert Malone. Malone is a world-renowned molecular biologist who, in 1987 as a graduate student at the Salk Institute, mixed strands of RNA with droplets of fat and found that the substance induced human cells to begin producing proteins. Malone wrote…Doug Badger -
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2022 March for Life to ‘Proceed as Planned’ Despite DC Vaccine Mandate, Expects ‘Even Higher Levels of Enthusiasm’
Organizers of the March for Life, which will take place days after D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser’s vaccination mandate takes effect, announced Thursday that the annual event will proceed as planned. “The 49th annual March for Life, including the rally and pre-rally concert, will go on as planned,” the pro-life organization said in press release, noting…Mary Margaret Olohan -
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Court Delivers Win to Military Members Denied Religious Exemptions From Pentagon Vaccine Mandate
In one of many ongoing federal lawsuits challenging COVID-19 vaccine mandates across the country, Judge Reed O’Connor of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas issued a group of Navy SEALs and Naval Special Warfare personnel a resounding victory Jan. 3 in U.S. Navy SEALs 1-26 v. Biden. In his order, O’Connor…Sarah Parshall Perry -
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How These Western Countries Suppressed Freedom During COVID-19 Pandemic
Under the pretext of public health, the soul of what is known as the Free West has left most Western countries. Looking at the government overreach and abuses of power in virtually every other Western nation, one can only conclude that America truly is the last free man standing. Here is a rundown of the…Dennis Prager -
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Federal Court Hands Victory to Opponents of Vaccine Mandates
Head Start employees will not be required to get a COVID-19 vaccine to keep their job, according to a federal court ruling Saturday. A federal district court handed a victory to the 24 states who sued over the requirement that Head Start employees get a COVID-19 vaccine. Judge Terry Doughty said the move by President Joe Biden…Kendall Tietz -
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COVID-19 in 2021: The Year of Living Unreasonably
In 2020, Americans learned that if emergency dictated, we could lock down, mask up, and blow out spending to temporarily stymie the impact of a global pandemic. We learned that if uncertainty required massive response, we could mobilize massive response, including the creation of new vaccines within one year. And in 2021, Americans learned that…Ben Shapiro -
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Pretending Biden Is Blameless on COVID-19
As the bad news surges and throbs again about the coronavirus, you can easily sense the lack of political vitriol for this president. President Joe Biden gets a free pass. On CBS’ “Face the Nation” on Dec. 19, reporter Mark Strassmann solemnly marked “another milestone in mourning.” “Bells tolled Thursday for 800,000 Americans dead from…Tim Graham -
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Supreme Court Sets Special Hearing on Biden’s COVID Vaccine Mandates
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments Jan. 7 in cases challenging two of the Biden administration’s COVID-19 vaccine mandates. Those mandates would apply to more than 100 million Americans who work at private-sector businesses and health care facilities. With compliance deadlines quickly approaching, the Supreme Court decided to step in and schedule an unusual…Robert B. Bluey -
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The Big Government COVID-19 Lie
On Oct. 30, 2020, just days before the presidential election, Joe Biden tweeted, “I’m not going to shut down the country. I’m not going to shut down the economy. I’m going to shut down the virus.” This was a lie. It was a lie because nobody can shut down the virus. Government does not have…Ben Shapiro -
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COVID-19 Madness Resurges Worldwide With Draconian Measures
Pandemic panic has engulfed much of the planet. As a new variant of coronavirus grips the world in fear, lawmakers in many countries seem all too eager to respond once again with the imposition of outsized, draconian measures in their attempt to stop the spread. In the apt words of fantasy author H.P. Lovecraft: “The…Douglas Blair -
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Biden Jabs ‘Misinformation’ on Cable, Social Media About COVID-19 Vaccines
President Joe Biden cautioned Tuesday against panic over the omicron variant of COVID-19, but said Americans have an obligation to get vaccinated and called for parents to make sure their children get shots. “Some Americans are wondering if you can safely celebrate the holidays with your family and friends,” Biden said during remarks in the…Fred Lucas -
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State Department Emails Reveal Diplomats’ Concern About China’s ‘Invasive’ Swab Testing for COVID-19
Emails recently obtained by Judicial Watch show how U.S. officials scrambled over reports that the Chinese government was requiring anal swab tests to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The communications were obtained through a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit against the U.S. Department of State. “It took six months and a federal lawsuit to confirm that our…Jennie Taer -
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How This Pilot Fights United Airlines’ Vaccine Mandate
As private businesses mandate COVID-19 vaccinations for their employees under pressure from the Biden administration, employees are banding together to make their displeasure known. In the airline industry, United Airlines pilot Sherry Walker and her group, Airline Employees 4 Health Freedom, are pushing back against what they view as an overreach by the industry to…Douglas Blair -
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Biden Administration Sanctions Mail-Order Abortion. Here’s How the Move Endangers Women.
The Food and Drug Administration announced Thursday that it will significantly weaken longstanding safety protocols that have applied to dangerous chemical abortion pills for more than 20 years, opening the door to widespread telemedicine abortion and abortion pill-by-mail distribution. The Biden administration’s decision is a response to the abortion industry’s demands at the expense of women’s…Melanie Israel -
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Biden’s COVID Vaccine Mandate Faces Showdown at Supreme Court
President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for 84 million private employees is set to take effect in just about two weeks—unless the U.S. Supreme Court steps in to stop it. The Heritage Foundation, a petitioner in the case against Biden’s mandate, asked the high court Saturday to halt the government’s order. Heritage, a private employer…Robert B. Bluey -
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Taking a Cue From China, Facebook Censors Chinese Whistleblower on COVID’s Origins
UPDATE—Dec. 21: Science Feedback changed its rating from "partly false" to "missing context." Read more below. Dr. Li-Meng Yan, a Chinese virologist, escaped to America after facing threats for speaking out on the origins of COVID-19. China couldn’t stop Yan from telling her story, so Facebook is stepping in to help the communist regime censor…Robert B. Bluey -
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It’s Holiday Season. Time for Another COVID-19 Pandemic Panic?
The New York Times warns of rising hospitalizations from the delta variant, and The Atlantic opines that the omicron variant’s emergence augurs “the pandemic of the vaccinated.” Within hours of that variant’s discovery, President Joe Biden banned travel from several South African nations, and New York Gov. Kathy Hochul declared a “disaster emergency.” She later…Doug Badger -
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Fauci Undermined Trump, Misled Americans on COVID; ‘I Was Stunned at What I Saw,’ Dr. Scott Atlas Says
Dr. Scott Atlas had a front-row seat at the White House as a member of President Donald Trump's Coronavirus Task Force. Now, he's telling all in a new book, "A Plague Upon Our House: My Fight at the Trump White House to Stop COVID from Destroying America." "The American people need to know the level…Robert B. Bluey -
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EXCLUSIVE: Chinese Virologist Says Communist Regime Targeted Her for Exposing COVID-19 Origin
Update: On appeal, Science Feedback changed its rating of this report from “partly false” to “missing context.” The Daily Signal responded Dec. 21 by adding material highlighted below. Dr. Li-Meng Yan, a Chinese virologist, says she was warned again and again in early 2020 by her supervisor at the University of Hong Kong. “Be silent, don’t…Fred Lucas