Tag: Social Issues

Bank Chiefs Grilled On Restricting Gun Sales Via Firearm-Specific Merchant Codes

All seven bank chiefs testifying before Congress on Thursday committed to upholding the Second Amendment by promising not to restrict sales of guns following the adoption of new firearm-specific transaction codes that have sparked concern over whether the tracking data might be used by payment processors to curb sales of guns and ammunition. The CEOs…


‘Silent Majority’ Must Speak Up When Vocal Minority Imposes Views on Society: Rapper and Commentator

If people do not speak up when faced with a vocal minority trying to impose their radical views on society, the silent majority and their children will face dire consequences, said rapper and social commentator Zuby, encouraging the “silent majority” to stop censoring themselves. “A silent majority may as well not exist,” he said. “I think…


Where’s The Beef? Alternative Protein Snacks Made From Insects Finding Their Way Onto Store Shelves

Whether roasted, dried, dipped in chocolate, or tossed into a smoothie, edible insects remain a tough sell for die-hard meat-lovers in Western countries. Slowly but steadily, however, food products containing insect ingredients are finding their way onto supermarket shelves and online stores. Most people probably don’t even notice products like Chocolate Chirp Muffin Bites, Hi!…


Alternative Protein Snacks Made From Insects Finding Their Way Onto Store Shelves

Whether roasted, dried, dipped in chocolate, or tossed into a smoothie, edible insects remain a tough sell for die-hard meat-lovers in Western countries. Slowly but steadily, however, food products containing insect ingredients are finding their way onto supermarket shelves and online stores. Most people probably don’t even notice products like Chocolate Chirp Muffin Bites, Hi!…


Alabama Lawmakers Call DOJ’s Subpoena of Conservative Nonprofit ‘Political Harassment’

Alabama lawmakers are alleging that the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has engaged in political harassment after its subpoena of a conservative nonprofit that assisted in the writing of a bill prohibiting puberty blockers and transgender surgery on people under 19 years of age. In a Sept. 20 letter (pdf) addressed to U.S. Attorney General…


Students Protest Power Outage at College in China’s Wuhan, Discontent Grows Over COVID Lockdown

A large group of students gathered at a college campus in China’s Wuhan city on Sept. 19 to protest against the school administration’s handling of a power outage. Moreover, the campus has been locked down for weeks, and students are frustrated over strict COVID measures. The blackout affected multiple dormitory buildings, including Building 15 for…


Texas Shelter CEO Says Illegal Immigrants Bused to New York Actually ‘Want to Go’

The head of a shelter in the Texas border city of El Paso said that illegal immigrants who are being bused to Texas are voluntarily going there, disputing Democrats’ claims of human trafficking. Blake Barrow, the CEO of the El Paso Rescue Mission in Texas, published a letter on Wednesday and asked the Biden administration…


Florida Asks Supreme Court to Rule on Its Power to Regulate Social Media

Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody filed an appeal with the Supreme Court asking the court to decide if states have the power to regulate how social media companies moderate content on their platforms. Given growing public interest in the issue of social media censorship, the Supreme Court may have difficulty refusing to hear the case….


How Trans Movement Misrepresents Science to Harm Children: Dr. Miriam Grossman

Children are being tricked into making life-changing decisions under the trans movement, with experimental procedures and unapproved medicines, according to Dr. Miriam Grossman, a psychiatrist and public speaker. She notes that some of the practices being used in the trans movement cause irreversible damage, and are based on scientific studies that are being misrepresented by…


Deported Immigrants Say They Want to Return to ‘Beautiful’ Martha’s Vineyard

Some of the roughly 50 illegal immigrants who flew to Martha’s Vineyard in Massachusetts last week only to be deported, said they would like to return to the “beautiful” elite island home of wealthy families in the summer. Catholic Charities in the Diocese of Fall River told the National Catholic Reporter newspaper that three out of…