Tag: Social Issues

America’s Powerful Intellectual Class Finds ‘Joy in Making Us Obey and Be Compliant,’ Warns Scholar

May 15, 2023
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America’s intellectual class has been given so much power by the public that their misuse of such power is threatening the fundamental freedom of speech in the country, says scholar and author Tom Harrington. “It’s absolutely remarkable how easily we’ve gone from free speech to asking, ‘How can I make my way around the censorship that’s…

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Mayorkas Defends Administration’s Preparations for End of Title 42 as GOP Pins Blame

May 14, 2023
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Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas on May 14 said that the flood of illegal immigrants anticipated following the expiration of Title 42 on Thursday has not happened, and that the Biden administration has designed and put in place historic and effective immigration regulations.   However, in the two days prior to Title 42 ending, U.S. border…

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Fired Teachers Who Refused COVID Vaccine to Get Full Reinstatement and Back Pay

May 14, 2023
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Three Rhode Island teachers who were fired for refusing the COVID-19 vaccine have been offered their jobs back with full back pay after reaching a settlement with the school district. Teachers Stephanie Hines, Brittany DiOrio, and Kerri Thurber were terminated from their positions in Barrington Public Schools after they had requested a religious exemption after the…

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Chinese Owner of Temu Moves HQ to Ireland as Consumers Increasingly Wary of China

May 14, 2023
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Chinese e-commerce giant PDD Holdings, which owns Temu, has moved its official headquarters from China to Ireland in recent days. As aggression from communist China continues to inflame tensions with the West and liberal democratic nations, more and more Chinese companies are trying to downplay their China-ties amid increasing aversion to the Chinese Communist Party…

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Orange County Sues After NYC Sends Illegal Immigrants to Upstate Hotel

May 13, 2023
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Orange County took New York City to court a day after the city’s Mayor Eric Adams bused dozens of illegal immigrants to a Newburgh hotel. The lawsuit filed on May 12 argues that Adams has no legal authority to run a temporary shelter in the county; it demands the court immediately reverse the transfers and…

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Virginia Invests 2.4 Million for State-Wide Active Shooter Trainings

May 12, 2023
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Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin recently announced $2.4 million to help train civilians, law enforcement, and emergency personnel to respond most effectively to an active shooter emergency. “This program will build a culture of preparedness by increasing consistent and coordinated first responder training and civilian education,” Youngkin said in a press statement. The Virginia Department of Criminal…

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‘They’re Still Killing People’: Man Defends Right to Speak for Unborn Babies

May 12, 2023
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Just weeks after the Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade last June, Calvin Zastrow, A pro-life sidewalk preacher, walked on the public sidewalk in front of an abortion facility in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He was one of about 40 people there the morning of July 13, 2022, and, as Zastrow paced back and forth…

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Federal Agents Raid Two US Facilities of China’s Jinko Solar

May 12, 2023
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This week, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security conducted raids at a factory and a sales office run by China’s Jinko Solar Holding Co. Ltd., one of the largest solar panel manufacturers in the world, according to a statement from the DHS to The Epoch Times on Wednesday. Local media reported that Federal Bureau of Investigation agents…

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Idaho Group Still Fighting to Remove Explicit Books From Children’s Library

May 12, 2023
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After an Idaho library refused to remove sexually explicit books, parents in the town fought back by crafting a plan to try to remove library leadership. They’ve lost that battle. But they’re not giving up the war, a group representative told The Epoch Times. Now they’re placing some hope on a May 16 election of…

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Missouri Close to Banning Gender Surgery for Minors

May 12, 2023
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Missouri’s legislature passed a bill on Wednesday that would ban gender transition surgeries for any minor. The bill was passed to the governor, who is expected to sign it. The bill, SB 49, establishes the “Missouri Save Adolescents from Experimentation (SAFE) Act,” which, when signed by the governor, will be valid until August 2027. Under…

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