Month: February 2021

Archaeologists Uncover Ancient Ceremonial Carriage Near Pompeii

ROME—Archaeologists have unearthed a unique ancient-Roman ceremonial carriage from a villa just outside Pompeii, the city buried in a volcanic eruption in 79 AD. The almost perfectly preserved four-wheeled carriage made of iron, bronze, and tin was found near the stables of an ancient villa at Civita Giuliana, around 700 metres (765 yards) north of…


Kevin Sorbo on Facebook Ban, Conservatism in Hollywood: ‘Keep Fighting the Good Fight’

There are too many Americans afraid of being honest with themselves and speaking up about conservative ideas, actor and filmmaker Kevin Sorbo said Friday. “I’m kind of waking up to it now and finding out that you can’t say everything because it will be censored,” Sorbo told The Epoch Times’ Joshua Philipp at CPAC in Florida….


‘The Swamp Is Back,’ McCarthy Says of $1.9 Trillion Relief Bill’s Passage

Ahead of a late-night vote that saw the $1.9 trillion pandemic relief package adopted, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) criticized the bill for its bevy of non-COVID-19-related spending, alleging it caters to “special interest allies” and proclaiming that “the swamp is back.” “I’m about to say something that the American people don’t want to…


CPAC Report: Grenell Hints at Run for California Governor

Commentary I missed the beginning  of Richard “Ric” Grenell’s speech at CPAC—one that I had pencilled in as a must-see—because I was buttonholed on my way by a friendly reader, as happens at the conference. But the part I saw was excellent and well received. Grenell has had an amazing career, starting at the United…


Democrat Explains Why He Voted Against Biden’s COVID-19 Relief Bill

The vote on the new COVID-19 relief package early Saturday was entirely along party lines, except for two Democrats who sided with Republicans against the bill. Reps. Jared Golden (D-Maine) and Kurt Schrader (D-Ore.) broke ranks and voted against its approval. Golden argued the $1.9 trillion package includes too many measures that aren’t necessary to…


House Appropriations Committee Chief Makes Return of Earmarks Official; Every Congressman Gets 10

Calling them “Community Funding Projects” (CFP) instead of using the infamous earmarks label, House Appropriations Committee Chairwoman Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.) confirmed late Friday that earmarks are again part of the congressional spending scene. “Members want Congress to help their communities, particularly now as the pandemic exposed so many inequalities and needs,” DeLauro said in a statement…


Man Gets Nearly 20 Years for Colorado Synagogue Bomb Plot

DENVER—A man was sentenced to nearly 20 years in prison on Friday for plotting to bomb a historic Colorado synagogue last year by a judge who described the case as “dripping with Nazism and supremacy.” Judge Raymond P. Moore set the 235-month sentence for Richard Holzer, 28, and imposed a 15-year term of supervised release….


People Who Get COVID-19 Vaccines Can Go Back to Life as Normal: Rep. Issa

People who are vaccinated against COVID-19 shouldn’t be told to continue wearing masks and social distance, Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) said Friday. “For 100 years almost, since we’ve been developing immunity capability, people have always known if you survive smallpox, you don’t get it again. You get chickenpox, you don’t get it again. You get…


Updates on CCP Virus: FDA Authorizes Johnson & Johnson Single Dose Vaccine

The Food and Drug Administration on Saturday authorized Johnson & Johnson’s single-dose adenovirus vector COVID-19 vaccine for adults aged 18 and older following Friday’s unanimous endorsement by the agency’s panel of outside experts. In J&J’s 44,000-person global trial, the vaccine was found to be 66 percent effective at preventing moderate-to-severe COVID-19 four weeks after inoculation,…


Updates on CCP Virus: Michigan Republicans Call for Investigation Into Whitmer’s Nursing Home Policy

Republican state legislators in Michigan are calling for an investigation over Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s role in CCP virus-related deaths among nursing home residents. Whitmer, a Democrat, issued an executive order (pdf) in April 2020 to designate 21 nursing homes as “regional hubs,” which were expected to provide care for both seniors recovering from the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus…