Roots Star LeVar Burton recently discovered some secrets about his own 'roots' in an episode of PBS' Finding Your Roots.

On Monday‚ Iran took responsibility for a series of missiles that exploded near the U.S. Consulate in Erbil‚ Iraq — missiles that had allegedly been intended to take out “headquarters of spies” and “anti-Iranian terrorist gatherings in parts of the region.” On today’s episode of The Spectacle podcast‚ hosts Melissa Mackenzie and Scott McKay comment on the instability in the Middle East and discuss President Joe Biden’s weak response to provocations in the region. They talk about the dangerous and costly Houthi attacks on cargo ships in the Red Sea and discuss Taiwan’s recent elections‚ which could have China backed into a corner. Order Scott’s new book‚ Racism‚ Revenge and Ruin: It’s All Obama‚ here. Read Scott’s and Melissa’s writing here and here. Listen to The Spectacle with Melissa Mackenzie and Scott McKay on Spotify. Watch The Spectacle with Melissa Mackenzie and Scott McKay on Rumble.  The post <;i>;The Spectacle<;/i>; Ep. 60: Stumbling Into World War Three appeared first on The American Spectator | USA News and Politics.

After cancelling their appearance at the ALTer Ego festival in L.A. earlier this month‚ Paramore has bailed on festival appearances in Mexico City‚ Bogata and Sao Paulo.The band posted the following on Instagram: “Due to unforeseen circumstances‚ Paramore can no longer attend and perform at Vive Latino in Mexico City‚ Festival Estero Picnic in Bogata and Lollapalooza Brazile in Sao Paulo. In their place Kings of Leon have been confirmed.” The band is still expecting to tour in support of last year’s “This Is Why” album‚ including a trek with pop superstar and Travis Kelce girlfriend Taylor Swift. The post Paramore Bails On South America Festival Dates… But Expects To Tour appeared first on RockinTown.

The NFL has revealed the pregame performers for Super Bowl LVIII‚ February 11th‚ in Las Vegas. There are no Rock performers slated to perform before the game or during halftime – Hip-Hop’s Usher owns that spot. Country’s Reba McEntire will sing the national anthem with pre-game performances by Rapper/singer Post Malone and R&;B/Soul singer Andra Day. No doubt‚ all the performers lined-up are extraordinarily talented‚ but they aren’t Rock. And since a large number of NFL viewers are also Rock fans‚ would it have killed the NFL to throw us a bone? The post It’s Gonna Be A Rock-Free Super Bowl appeared first on RockinTown.

Network blasted for editing out C.J. Stroud's profession of his Christian faith NBC was called out after removing a NFL star’s profession of his Christian faith from a postgame interview posted to social media. On Saturday‚ the Houston Texans walloped the Cleveland Browns during the wild card round of the playoffs. Following the game‚ Texans’ rookie quarterback C.J. Stroud was approached for a live interview by NBC Sports reporter Kathryn Tappen. “C.J.‚ your first playoff game and your first NFL season and a record-setting performance for you. What does this moment mean?” Tappen asked. “First and foremost‚ I just want to give all glory and praise to my Lord and Savior‚ Jesus Christ‚” Stroud responded.Our fan-favorite Turbo Force Plus is now 40% off! See for yourself the delicious one-of-a-kind energy boost infowarriors CRAVE! He went on to express appreciation for the city of Houston and Texans fans who have cheered him on. A short time later‚ the network posted a clip of the interview on social media‚ but users noticed it had been edited to remove Stroud’s comment about Jesus. “CJ Stroud has a lot of love for his city‚” read the caption written by staff at Sunday Night Football on NBC. NBC edited out Houston QB CJ Stroud's praise of Jesus Christ in their post-game interview posted to X.Why did @SNFonNBC remove Stroud saying "First and foremost‚ I just want to give all glory and praise to my Lord‚ Jesus Christ." https://t.co/gmmmn2HeFT pic.twitter.com/H2R7qzVGGO— Citizen Free Press (@CitizenFreePres) January 17‚ 2024 Backlash against the edit has been stiff‚ with virtually every popular reply to the post blasting NBC for censoring Stroud. “He’s got a lot of love for Jesus Christ too‚ but you edited that out for some reason. Why?” one user wrote. “Why cut out the part where he thanked God? Maybe that’s why no one trusts mainstream media anymore…” another user replied. NBC has not addressed the controversy at the time of this writing. Is the cult of sports killing America? Dan Lyman on X | Gab

Mainstream outlet says doing research 'a good way to end up being wrong' Continuing a popular trend among mainstream media outlets since the Covid pandemic hit the world‚ The Washington Post on Wednesday warned people against doing their own research. Any person or group advising you to blindly take the word of the established “professionals” and “experts” instead of looking into matters for yourself is not your friend. The WAPO headline reads‚ “Doing your own research is a good way to end up being wrong.” The article looked into a research paper published by affiliates of the University of Central Florida‚ New York University and Stanford. The study concluded that when individuals look further into “false news articles‚” they are actually more likely to end up believing them.Our fan-favorite Turbo Force Plus is now 40% off! See for yourself the delicious one-of-a-kind energy boost infowarriors CRAVE! Of course‚ the paper doesn’t entertain the potential that people who did the extra work found good reasons to believe in the alleged “false news” stories. It also turns out some of the news items labeled “false or misleading” by the researchers were in fact accurate. One article used in the study as an alleged example of a fake news story was a 2020 Infowars report about Australian bushfires. Listed as the ninth headline used in the study‚ the Infowars article titled‚ “Nearly 200 People Arrested Across Australia For Deliberately Starting Bushfires‚” was labeled “False/Misleading” by the researchers. However‚ even a Snopes article “fact-checking” the four-year-old Infowars report basically admitted it was true while using semantics to call the claims “false.” Snopes claimed‚ “Alex Jones’ conspiracy site InfoWars falsely reported that ‘nearly 200 people’ were arrested in Australia for ‘deliberately’ starting bushfires.” Then‚ the “fact-check” piece admitted‚ “Police in New South Wales released a statement disclosing that since Nov. 8‚ 2019‚ 183 people‚ including 40 juveniles‚ have been charged with 205 bushfire-related offenses.” However‚ the article argued‚ “Of the 183‚ 24 people have been charged with deliberately setting fires. According to police‚ of the 183‚ another ’53 people have had legal actions for allegedly failing to comply with a total fire ban‚’ and an additional ’47 people have had legal actions for allegedly discarding a lighted cigarette or match on land.'” Snopes was very hung up on the word “deliberately‚” yet failed to mention the source cited by the Infowars article‚ the Brisbane Times‚ wrote‚ “Figures obtained by AAP (Australian Associated Press) revealed police had dealt with 98 people – 31 adults and 67 juveniles – for deliberately setting fires‚” a number that grew over time. Another article the study claimed was “false or misleading” was a Gateway Pundit report about trans activists targeting Olympic cyclist Inga Thompson. Listed as #13 in the study is the headline‚ “Trans Activists Target Olympic Cyclist Inga Thompson For Saying Women Shouldn’t Have To Compete With Biological Men.” While the collegiate authors claimed the article was “misleading‚” the receipts are all still right there in the Gateway Pundit‘s publication. Transgender activists and their allies flooded Thompson’s Twitter with criticism and even created a petition to get her removed from the Oregon Bicycle Racing Association (OBRA). In fact‚ American women’s cycling team Cynisca Cycling ended up removing Thompson from its board over the ordeal. The Washington Post article isn’t the first time a major mainstream media outlet told Americans to stop doing their own research. In 2020‚ Forbes ran a headline‚ reading‚ “You Must Not ‘Do Your Own Research’ When It Comes To Science.” In 2021‚ CNN’s Brian Stelter told his audience that American’s doing their “own research” was “hurting America’s pandemic response.” Stelter also aired a video clip from “The Daily Show With Trevor Noah” where the ex-host also complained about citizens looking into news stories for themselves. Brian Stelter tells audience to stop doing their own research and just listen to him… pic.twitter.com/XYHNxxvFZR— Jon Miller (@MillerStream) September 23‚ 2021 In an article with the above video embedded in it‚ CNN wrote‚ “How ‘do your own research’ hurts America’s Covid response.” The New York Times in 2021 published a similar article telling readers “critical thinking” “isn’t helping in the fight against misinformation.” That same year‚ USA Today claimed‚ “browsing books can lead to” an “extremist rabbit hole.” A 2022 New York Times piece titled‚ “Skeptics Say‚ ‘Do Your Own Research.’ It’s Not That Simple‚” claimed telling people do their own research was “A new slogan” that had “emerged in the culture.” Of course‚ people have been told to look into events for themselves since the beginning of written language. In 2023‚ another Forbes headline stated‚ “Why ‘Doing Your Own Research’ May Make You Believe Fake News.” Vice News also echoed the narrative in 2023‚ writing‚ “Scientists Explain Why ‘Doing Your Own Research’ Leads To Believing Conspiracies.” In 2016 former CNN anchor Chris Cuomo‚ brother of the former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo‚ claimed it was “illegal” for citizens to “possess” the Wikileaks emails and to instead trust the media’s interpretation of the documents. CNN's Cuomo in 2016: It's illegal to read Wikileaks emails…“Illegal” for private citizens‚ but not for the media. pic.twitter.com/oJFxEfSkfE— Wojciech Pawelczyk (@WojPawelczyk) March 11‚ 2019 It is a massive red flag that the establishment is telling citizens to shut up and obey them without questioning any official narratives. Truth peddlers will always empower the individuals seeking honesty‚ as Alex Jones did on the viral RT interview below. “Don’t believe a word I say‚ go read Klaus Schwab saying we’re gonna make everybody take brain chips soon – he said it on French TV five years ago – go research everything I said‚” he told the audience. Don’t believe a word of what Alex Jones says. DO YOUR OWN RESEARCH. pic.twitter.com/QGYGDbfD2m— Declare Victory (@Truth_Is_Lost_) December 13‚ 2023

What’s to stop the U.S. government from throwing the kill switch and shutting down phone and internet communications in a time of so-called crisis? After all‚ it’s happening all over the world.

In an appearance at the globalist World Economic Forum in Davos‚ the Director General of the World Health Organisation urged that global cooperation will be needed during the next pandemic‚ and that “national interests” hinder compliance.