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United States regulators recently cleared Pfizer's vaccine for use among younger children, authorising a 10-microgram dose for children in the age group, one-third of the dose given to those aged 12 and older.
However, Australia's national medical regulator the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA), is still reviewing the health and safety data for younger kids.
© Sean Krajacic/The Kenosha News via AP, PoolKyle Rittenhouse, center, looks up and away from a video monitor as footage of him shooting on the night of Aug. 25, 2020, is shown during the trial at the Kenosha County Courthouse in Kenosha, Wisconsin, on Wednesday, Nov. 3 2021.
Rittenhouse, 18, testified earlier this week that he acted in self-defense when he fatally shot two protesters and wounded a third in August 2020 after riots erupted in Kenosha, Wisconsin, following the police shooting of Jacob Blake.
The defendant faces five first-degree felony charges and one misdemeanor charge for possession of a dangerous weapon under the age of 18.
Charles M Blow, an opinion writer for The New York Times, is clearly irritated that wokishness has acquired negative connotations. He complains 'woke' is "now almost exclusively used by those who seek to deride it, those who chafe at the activism from which it sprang."
Blow is unsettled by the fact that the word woke has acquired negative connotations, and that opponents of woke activism seek to render the term 'toxic.' "No wonder young people are abandoning the word," he says.
© ReutersArizona schools return to in-person learning
Jann-Michael Greenburg, the president of the Scottsdale Unified School District board, made headlines this week after he was allegedly found to have access to an eerie dossier on school parents who had criticized the board and protested mask mandates.
© REUTERS / Simon DawsonThe London Trans Pride 2020.
A Friday Zoom call between BBC executives and the broadcaster's Pride network was described as "often hostile" by The Sunday Times. Fran Unsworth, the outgoing head of news at the BBC, reportedly told staff unhappy with how trans issues are covered by the outlet: "You'll hear things you don't personally like and see things you don't like - that's what the BBC is, and you have to get used to that."
Unsworth, who is due to leave in January, was "totally calm but determined," according to a journalist who was present at the call. "To me, it felt like she was having to explain journalism to idiots," the source said.
Comment: See also:
- Report says LGBT staff quitting BBC over 'hostile' environment
- Google & BBC staff face an onslaught of woke indoctrination, but it won't work... normal people can spot bulls**t a mile away
- Balancing opinions is now problematic? BBC includes different views in story about trans teen suing NHS & triggers 'woke' meltdown
- BBC staffing guidelines say one in six on-screen roles 'must be gay, lesbian, trans, or disabled' by 2020
- Trans rights campaigner defends BBC show on gender neutrality, while many criticize its potentially harmful effects on children
- Gender insanity: BBC tells primary schoolchildren there are 'over 100 genders'
- The BBC closes the gender gap by introducing inclusive toilets
© Kevin Lamarque / Reuters | Mark J Rebilas / USA Today Sports via ReutersJen Psaki (inset) has condemned Aaron Rodgers.
Rodgers provoked the ire of an online mob during an extensive interview with former NFL punter Pat McAfee a little more than a week ago in which he detailed his hesitancy at taking one of the various mRNA vaccines against the coronavirus, as well as the Johnson & Johnson vaccine because of fears of blood clotting issues.
Throughout the interview, Rodgers indicated that he was aware that his words would draw fire from the "woke mob" and that he might end up as the latest victim of the "cancel culture" movement - but later came clean in a subsequent interview with McAfee by admitting that he did indeed "mislead" people about his vaccination status after telling reporters in August that he was "immunized" against the virus.
Comment: See also:
- Sure, Aaron Rodgers misled people about his vaccine status - but the holier-than-thou media backlash is over the top
- NFL fines Packers, Rodgers over COVID protocol violations
- Aaron Rodgers dropped by sponsor Prevea Health for his position on COVID vaccine
- NFL star Aaron Rodgers responds to hysteria over 'vaccine controversy', admits Joe Rogan now his chief medical advisor
The song, called "Thanks, YouTube" came after YouTube banned his viral song, which ultimately helped it rise to the top.
"A bunch of patriots re-uploaded it and risked their channels, but YouTube finds them," Gray said on The Tennessee Star Report with Michael Patrick Leahy.
Comment: Back in the 1950s', having a song banned on the radio became a major selling point which helped to propel them to the top of the charts. In other words, YouTube should be well aware of the fact that banning videos is one of the best ways to get them more attention.
See also:
- 'Playing with our free speech': Chart-topping author of anti-Biden rap 'Let's Go Brandon' censored by YouTube
- YouTube bans 'Let's Go Brandon' song, claims rap is 'medical misinformation'
- 'Big Tech can & WILL censor everyone': YouTube temporarily deletes prominent leftist news channel Novara Media, triggering outcry
- Bild roasts YouTube for stifling free speech in Germany after court rules it was wrong to delete Covid-19 interviews
- 'This is terrifying': YouTube suspends Steven Crowder for 'hate speech,' covering 'transgender community in an offensive manner'
- YouTube changes policy and deletes Mercola.com channel within HOURS
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According to official data, Seattle is the most anxiety-ridden city in the US. The Seattle Times reports: "Here in Seattle, we take a lot of pride in our status as the coffee capital of the nation. But starting tomorrow, you might want to consider switching to decaf. Why? Because Seattle is also the most jittery major metro in the US, according to survey data from the US Census Bureau. 54.5% of the adult population of King, Pierce and Snohomish counties - that's roughly 1.8 million people - said they felt 'nervous, anxious, or on edge' for at least several days during the past two weeks."
As the home of Starbucks, Seattle has become Beantown west, where the beans are coffee, not Boston-baked, but Beantown is also full of nuts. So, it's not hard to understand why Seattleites are feeling a little roasted. They've burned their beans... and their nuts. No wonder they're nervous, stressed, and jittery...
Comment: See also:
- Coming to their senses: Seattle elects Republican as city attorney over police abolitionist
- Militant from Seattle's 'autonomous zone' sentenced for attempted attack on Trump supporters in Florida
- 22 year-old visiting Seattle brutally beaten by stranger, video shows
- Memorial for fallen Seattle police officer politicized by defund advocates
- Seattle Pride charges white people 'reparations' fee while 'BIPOC' attend for free
A Taliban official and local residents said that the explosion was caused by a magnetic bomb attached to a minibus that blew up, today, Saturday, in a predominantly Hazara area in the Afghan capital, Kabul.
The Taliban official, who opted for anonymity, said that 6 people were killed and at least 7 were injured in the blast in Dasht-e Barashi district in western Kabul. No one has yet claimed responsibility for the explosion.
At least three people were killed and 15 were wounded Friday by a blast targeting a mosque in the Afghan Province, Nangarhar, a hospital doctor reported to AFP.
Comment: It's likely that this is yet another attack by US-backed ISIS-K as part of their campaign to destabilize Afghanistan: Pepe Escobar: Afghanistan: between pipelines and ISIS-K, the Americans are still in play
Also check out SOTT radio's: NewsReal: Kabul Airport Atrocity - What Actually Happened?
Comment: Author and Fox News contributor Mark Levine provided his take on this clearly politically-motivated trial: Listen to the full conversation below: