Vice President JD Vance said that Christian values are essential for the United States. At a memorial for murdered conservative activist Charlie Kirk, Vance told students at the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) that “a properly rooted Christian moral order” is key to the future of the country. Psyop Continues: Christian Nationalism on the Rise …

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In the shutdown standoff over expiring Affordable Care Act tax credits, Democrats emphasize thousand-dollar premium increases for middle- or “working-class” Americans, while Republicans say people who are well-off unfairly benefit from the subsidies. Some higher-income earners could get subsidies, if they live in areas with costly insurance premiums, but about 95% of those getting subsidies in 2024 earned less than 400% of the poverty level. And while there are cases where out-of-pocket costs are set to increase by $1,000 or $2,000 a month if the expanded tax credits are allowed to expire as scheduled, the average increase is $1,016 for the year, a 114% rise, according to estimates from the health policy research organization KFF.

Countries that slide from democracy toward autocracy tend to follow similar patterns. To measure what is happening in the United States, the Times editorial board has compiled a list of 12 markers of democratic erosion, with help from scholars who have studied this phenomenon. The sobering reality is that the United States has regressed, to different degrees, on all 12. Our country is still not close to being a true autocracy, in the mold of Russia or China. But once countries begin taking steps away from democracy, the march often continues. We offer these 12 markers as a warning of how much Americans have already lost and how much more we still could lose.

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A couple of weeks ago, Dr. Kevin Stillwagon posted an update on pilot incapacitation.  The Federal Aviation Administration does not maintain records of who took covid injections and when, he said. But […] The post Covid injections pose risk of pilots having in-flight seizures even years after having taken a shot first appeared on The Expose.

We taste tested Dairy Queen's festive holiday treats, a Peppermint Bark Blizzard and Holiday Nog Shake, to see if they capture the spirit of the season.

Avatar’s “Don’t Go In The Forest” has arrived. “The secret ingredient is that we still feel like we’re just getting started,” vocalist Johannes Eckerström explained. “‘Don’t Go In The Forest’ is an album filled to the brim with stuff we’ve never done before. It’s all songs and concepts we haven’t been close to touch until now.” “It would have been impossible to make this album at any other time than now.” The set features the singles “Captain Goat,” “In The Airwaves,” Tonight We Must Be “Warriors” and “Death And Glitz.” Don’t Go In The Forest Captain Goat “I think it will be very clear to people hearing ‘Captain Goat” that the rules once again have changed,” Eckerström said. “We will never do the same song twice and we will always find ways to reinvent ourselves. In The Airwaves “Avatar is defined by the challenges we put in front of ourselves,” stated the band discussing “In The Airwaves.” “This is the fastest song we have done in what seems to be an eternity, and it feels good to push the engine to the max again.” Tonight We Must Be Warriors Death And Glitz “The mind is wild and we have lost ourselves in the darkest woods, filled with memories, and fantasies. Forbidden thoughts that must be spoken,” concluded Eckerström. ### The post Avatar’s Tenth Album Drops appeared first on RockinTown.