Tag: Social Issues

Arizona Residents File Lawsuit Hoping to End Homeless ‘Humanitarian Crisis’

A group of Phoenix, Arizona residents is suing the city over what they believe are policies that enable crime and unsanitary conditions to proliferate in a massive urban homeless encampment known as “the Zone.” Tempe-based lawyer Stephen Tully filed the 57-page civil action in Maricopa County Superior Court last week on behalf of the 19…


At Least 16 Dead, 18 Missing in Flash Flood in Western China

BEIJING—A sudden rainstorm in western China triggered a landslide that diverted a river and caused flash flooding in populated areas, killing at least 16 people and leaving 18 others missing, Chinese state media said Thursday. Rescuers, who earlier reported 36 people missing, had found 18 of them by early afternoon, state broadcaster CCTV said in…


A ‘Safe Space’ From Cancel Culture in Corporate America and Governmental Overreach

Over the past decade, the rise of “cancel culture” and “woke” ideology has drifted out of the college campus and into mainstream society, becoming what some critics have described as a “cancer” in the American workplace and in the halls of government. Thousands of individuals, including some CEOs, have faced discrimination for their beliefs or…


Boston Children’s Hospital Decries ‘Misinformation’ After Promoting ‘Gender-Affirming’ Surgeries

Facing a backlash over a widely accessible video series promoting “gender-affirming” surgeries, Boston Children’s Hospital (BCH) quietly updated its website to indicate that such procedures are only available to adults, accusing those who question otherwise of spreading “misinformation.” The pediatric hospital, which offers “surgical care of transgender patients” at its Center of Gender Surgery, came…


China’s Trillion-Dollar Research Funds Mostly Spent on Travel and Leisure: Chinese State Media

Chinese authorities had high hopes for China’s chip industry, expecting to see a “semiconductor miracle,” which would then affirm the “advantage of China’s whole nation system,” as well as overcome technology sanctions imposed by the United States. However, eight years into establishment of China Integrated Circuit Industry Investment Fund, also known as the “Big Fund,”…


Elon Musk Reacts to Border Crisis, Says Lacking Media Attention ‘Strange’

Tesla CEO Elon Musk is reacting to the recording-breaking number of illegal immigrants walking through the Southern border. The world’s richest person was replying to reporting from Fox News’s Bill Melugin, who posted on Twitter drone footage of a group of hundreds of illegal immigrants crossing the Southern border at Eagle Pass, Texas, into the…


Concerned Parents, Teachers in New Jersey Rally Against New Sex Education Mandates

Parents and teachers gathered in front of the Woodbridge municipal complex on Aug. 14 to protest new sex education guidelines set to be implemented in New Jersey public schools starting this fall. The state’s Board of Education adopted the new standards in June 2020. The 66-page curriculum guide from the New Jersey Department of Education…


Wisconsin School Board Upholds Ban on Gay Pride Flags, Partisan Political Items

A Wisconsin school board voted Tuesday night to uphold a policy banning gay pride flags and other partisan political items from being displayed in classrooms or worn on clothing by staff. This includes displaying political or religious messages, including gay pride flags, Thin Blue Line, and MAGA items. Staff also cannot say in emails what…


Federal Judge Reinstates 20-Week Abortion Ban in North Carolina

A federal judge has ruled that North Carolina’s law banning abortions after 20 weeks of gestation, except in an urgent medical emergency, is back in force. U.S. District Judge William Osteen’s decision on Aug. 17 eliminates an injunction he had issued against the 20-week abortion ban in 2019. He said that the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision on June 24 in…


Vaccine Injury Support Groups Facing ‘Disgusting’ Online Censorship

Nick started a public vaccine injury support group on social media about a year ago after receiving his one and only Pfizer shot for COVID-19. That was back in April 2021 and he began suffering almost immediate neurological reactions after the injection, including temporary paralysis. “I’ve had my entire life shattered by this vaccine,” Nick…