A federal appeals court has permanently blocked the Biden administration’s bid to force doctors and insurers to perform or pay for gender-transition procedures even if they object on grounds of conscience and medical judgment, with the court basing its decision on constitutional protections of religious freedom. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit […]
A new batch of internal Twitter communication records released on Thursday confirm the tech giant has been shadowbanning prominent conservative accounts without users’ knowledge for years, despite former CEO Jack Dorsey previously claiming otherwise. Released by Bari Weiss, editor of The Free Press, the new “Twitter Files” reveal the company created blacklists designed to prevent certain accounts […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/iStock-912948496-scaled.jpg19452560Shawn Fleetwoodhttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngShawn Fleetwood2022-12-13 00:29:552022-12-12 11:04:51‘Twitter Files: Part Two’ Confirms The Tech Giant Has Been Shadowbanning Conservatives For Years
As soon as the news broke, a cavalcade of plaudits started coming in from left-of-center politicians and journalists lauding the accomplishments of Nancy Pelosi as Speaker of the House and leader of her party. Ms. Pelosi had two four-year stints as Speaker. Let’s look at her years as leader of the House and second in […]
By any measure, Democrats exceeded expectations this midterm. Though listening to the triumphalism today, you’d think Joe Biden was Hannibal at Cannae. A fractured Republican Party has won the House, which means the agenda portion of Biden’s first term is effectively over (save the executive abuse). As expected, though, the lazy Dobbs-sunk-the-GOP narrative quickly solidified […]
What happened on Tuesday was not, by any measure, terribly shocking. The ambitious red wave was a much more realistic red ripple; Republicans will win the House while the Senate will likely be split; the narrow races are yet to be decided (this is apparently now the norm in American politics, vindicating an election prediction […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/iStock-1277965612-scaled.jpeg17072560Carmel Richardsonhttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngCarmel Richardson2022-11-29 00:28:382022-11-27 12:50:47Post Roe v. Wade: The States Choose Death
A series of revealing texts and tweets by Sam Bankman-Fried, the disgraced CEO of FTX, the once high-flying but now belly-up crypto exchange, had the following to say about his image as a do-gooder: it is a “dumb game we woke westerners play where we say all the right shibboleths and so everyone likes us.” Very interesting. […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/sam-bankman-fried.jpg6301200Jeffrey Tuckerhttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngJeffrey Tucker2022-11-23 00:28:312022-11-21 09:56:44The Covid/Crypto Connection: The Grim Saga of FTX and Sam Bankman-Fried
A huge re-election victory vindicates his pandemic policies,” writes the Wall Street Journal. “With runaway win, DeSantis’s political career becomes supercharged,” writes the New York Times. “Ron DeSantis is the new Republican Party leader,” declares Fox News. “Florida’s governor turned his coronavirus policies into a parable of American freedom,” observes the Atlantic. As well they should. The self-perpetuating lockdowns, mandates, and state of emergency that were […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/des.jpg6111040Michael Sengerhttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngMichael Senger2022-11-21 00:32:192022-11-20 07:09:24DeSantis Delivers in Huge Win for the Anti-Lockdown Cause
This morning, a friend published a short post on Facebook, drawing attention to how it seemed to him the company was not even bothering any more to refer to the so-called “independent fact-checkers” to justify their censorship. He had re-posted a clip where Fox reporter Tucker Carlson discussed the negative effectiveness of the Covid-19 vaccines, […]
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One of the things I appreciated most during my 30 years practicing medicine in Community Hospital ERs was that there, race just didn’t matter very much. ERs were open to all and there was one standard of care for all races and classes. That was then. Today a wave of intolerant wokeness is sweeping over […]
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One couldn’t help but notice the ironic timing. One week after the release of results on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) showed a historically large decline in student test scores during Covid-induced lockdowns, American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten tweeted out approval of an article in The Atlantic calling for “a pandemic amnesty.” Apart […]
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Court Permanently Blocks Biden Administration’s Transgender Mandate
/in Culture War, Featured, Healthcare, Latest News, Liberty/by Tom OzimekA federal appeals court has permanently blocked the Biden administration’s bid to force doctors and insurers to perform or pay for gender-transition procedures even if they object on grounds of conscience and medical judgment, with the court basing its decision on constitutional protections of religious freedom. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit […]
‘Twitter Files: Part Two’ Confirms The Tech Giant Has Been Shadowbanning Conservatives For Years
/in Culture War, Featured, Healthcare, Latest News, Liberty, National Security, Politics/by Shawn FleetwoodA new batch of internal Twitter communication records released on Thursday confirm the tech giant has been shadowbanning prominent conservative accounts without users’ knowledge for years, despite former CEO Jack Dorsey previously claiming otherwise. Released by Bari Weiss, editor of The Free Press, the new “Twitter Files” reveal the company created blacklists designed to prevent certain accounts […]
Goodbye Ms. Pelosi
/in Culture War, Economy, Featured, Healthcare, Liberty, National Security, Politics/by Bruce BialoskyAs soon as the news broke, a cavalcade of plaudits started coming in from left-of-center politicians and journalists lauding the accomplishments of Nancy Pelosi as Speaker of the House and leader of her party. Ms. Pelosi had two four-year stints as Speaker. Let’s look at her years as leader of the House and second in […]
There Is Little Evidence Abortion Hurt Republicans
/in Culture War, Featured, Healthcare, Latest News, Midterms 2022, Politics/by David HarsanyiBy any measure, Democrats exceeded expectations this midterm. Though listening to the triumphalism today, you’d think Joe Biden was Hannibal at Cannae. A fractured Republican Party has won the House, which means the agenda portion of Biden’s first term is effectively over (save the executive abuse). As expected, though, the lazy Dobbs-sunk-the-GOP narrative quickly solidified […]
Post Roe v. Wade: The States Choose Death
/in Culture War, Featured, Healthcare, Latest News, Life Advocacy, Midterms 2022, Politics/by Carmel RichardsonWhat happened on Tuesday was not, by any measure, terribly shocking. The ambitious red wave was a much more realistic red ripple; Republicans will win the House while the Senate will likely be split; the narrow races are yet to be decided (this is apparently now the norm in American politics, vindicating an election prediction […]
The Covid/Crypto Connection: The Grim Saga of FTX and Sam Bankman-Fried
/in Featured, Healthcare, Latest News, Liberty, National Security, Politics/by Jeffrey TuckerA series of revealing texts and tweets by Sam Bankman-Fried, the disgraced CEO of FTX, the once high-flying but now belly-up crypto exchange, had the following to say about his image as a do-gooder: it is a “dumb game we woke westerners play where we say all the right shibboleths and so everyone likes us.” Very interesting. […]
DeSantis Delivers in Huge Win for the Anti-Lockdown Cause
/in Culture War, Featured, Healthcare, Latest News, Liberty, Midterms 2022, National Security/by Michael SengerA huge re-election victory vindicates his pandemic policies,” writes the Wall Street Journal. “With runaway win, DeSantis’s political career becomes supercharged,” writes the New York Times. “Ron DeSantis is the new Republican Party leader,” declares Fox News. “Florida’s governor turned his coronavirus policies into a parable of American freedom,” observes the Atlantic. As well they should. The self-perpetuating lockdowns, mandates, and state of emergency that were […]
Facebook Works to Deliver Us From Truth
/in Featured, Healthcare, Latest News, Liberty, Life Advocacy, National Security, Politics/by Thorsteinn SiglaugssonThis morning, a friend published a short post on Facebook, drawing attention to how it seemed to him the company was not even bothering any more to refer to the so-called “independent fact-checkers” to justify their censorship. He had re-posted a clip where Fox reporter Tucker Carlson discussed the negative effectiveness of the Covid-19 vaccines, […]
Medical Education Slides Into Intolerant Wokeness
/in Culture War, Education, Featured, Healthcare, Liberty/by Thomas C. PattersonOne of the things I appreciated most during my 30 years practicing medicine in Community Hospital ERs was that there, race just didn’t matter very much. ERs were open to all and there was one standard of care for all races and classes. That was then. Today a wave of intolerant wokeness is sweeping over […]
After Destroying Your Kids’ Education, Teachers Unions Think We Should All Just Hug It Out
/in Education, Featured, Healthcare, Latest News, Politics/by Christopher JacobsOne couldn’t help but notice the ironic timing. One week after the release of results on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) showed a historically large decline in student test scores during Covid-induced lockdowns, American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten tweeted out approval of an article in The Atlantic calling for “a pandemic amnesty.” Apart […]