Tag: Social Issues

Facebook Overturns Decision to Censor Pro-Women Group for Sharing Post Saying Men Can’t Give Birth

Facebook has removed its censorship on an Australian independent think tank group for sharing a post saying men can’t get pregnant.   The social media giant claimed it was an error following public backlash despite initially saying the decision to impose the ban was “final.”  Women’s Forum Australia, which promotes a pro-women approach to social and…


Colorado Recall Supporter Says She Seeks Ouster of School Board, Alleging Illegal Acts

The leader of a heated Colorado school board recall campaign has defended her group’s conduct, denying the campaign has union ties and standing firm in claims that the recall is in response to allegedly illegal acts by the Woodland Park School Board. Erin O’Connell told The Epoch Times an alternative version of the events on…


Social Security Payments Set for Biggest Rise Since 1981

Social Security recipients may be due for the largest cost of living adjustment (COLA) to their benefits in decades, as the Social Security Administration prepares to address the impact of rampant inflation. According to a recent analysis by the Senior Citizens League, Social Security benefits are currently being eroded by inflation at a rate of…


Mom Suing Over Being Banned From Anti-Racism School Meetings in Rhode Island

A Rhode Island mother has filed a lawsuit against her town’s Black, Indigenous People of Color (BIPOC) Committee for barring her from attending its meetings. Nicole Solas, a mother of two and a senior fellow with the conservative group Independent Women’s Forum (IWF), is also the subject of a pending litigation brought against her by…


Without Nuclear Power Green Energy Costs Will Skyrocket, Experts Claim

As the United States transitions to renewable energy, experts say costs could increase exponentially. Nuclear industry organization SMR Start released a 2021 report examining the costs of transitioning the electric grid to renewable energy. It found that the effective cost of covering demand using only solar would be between $216.4 per megawatt hour and $274/MWh….


Florida Congressman Calls for End to ‘Unconscionably Cruel Animal Experiments’

Lawmakers continue to prod the National Institute of Health (NIH) regarding what has been described as “unconscionably cruel animal experiments” based on documents obtained by a watchdog group that monitors government spending. Legislation introduced by Rep. Greg Steube (R-Fla.) on Aug. 10 proposes to prohibit NIH’s experiments on dogs paid for by taxpayer dollars. “The…


China’s Youth Face Bleak Job Market as COVID-19 Slows Economy

BEIJING—Liu Qian, job-hunting with a new master’s degree, said two employers interviewed her and then said the positions had been eliminated. Others asked her to take lower pay. She is one of 11 million new graduates desperate for work in a bleak job market as anti-virus controls force factories, restaurants, and other employers to close….


Polk School Board Reinstates 16 Books to Library Shelves, Some Parents Believe it May Violate Florida Law

PUNTA GORDA, Fla.—On Aug. 10 Polk County Schools will be in session and so will 16 book titles that some parents found “objectionable” at the end of the 2021-2022 school year. Some parents believe that the books violate Florida law. In February, the school board voted to pull the 16 titles from the shelves of…


US Army Pilot Who Vaccinated Under Duress Punished for Questioning COVID Shots, Family Claims

A U.S. Army aviator who has been serving for almost 20 years is facing possible discharge for speaking out against the COVID vaccines, even though he took two Pfizer shots in order to see his newborn child. Jessica Hill-Budge, the wife of Brandon Budge, a maintenance and combat pilot from the aviation branch of the U.S….


Whitmer ‘Too Busy’ to Testify in Abortion Law Enforcement Case: Files Motion to Quash Subpoena

Attorneys for Michigan governor Gretchen Whitmer have asked a trial judge to excuse her from testifying in the lawsuit she brought to block county prosecutors from enforcing the state’s strict abortion law. Whitmer, a first-term Democrat, is seeking reelection in November. She has made the overturning of Roe v. Wade by the U.S. Supreme Court…