Yet none of the media ever said a word when several Muslim-majority countries also banned the terror-linked news outlet. What do Bahrain, Algeria, Iraq, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Jordan know about Al Jazeera, that Western countries do not, or choose not to report?

‘WOKE” British law firms have been urged to stop hosting work socials at pubs over fears they exclude Muslim staff, who find drinking alcoholic drinks offensive. The fact that Muslims can order non-alcoholic beverages in any pub is not even considered by these far-left Islam-appeasers. The Telegraph (h/t Rebel Ruth)  A report by Rare, a […]

Russian warships conducted drills in the Atlantic, the military said Tuesday, as they were heading to visit Cuba, part of Moscow’s efforts to project power amid the tensions with the West over Ukraine, says the AP. The Russian Defense Ministry said the Admiral Gorshkov frigate and the Kazan nuclear-powered submarine conducted the exercise that was […] The post Can You Hear Me Now? Russia’s War Drills in Cuba appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

Celine Dion admitted she ended up taking a near-fatal amount of valium to deal with the pain amid her health battle with Stiff-Person Syndrome. During an interview with NBC News’ Hoda Kotb, the 56-year-old singer opened up about being prescribed the drug so she could continue to perform while dealing with the debilitating symptoms with the autoimmune neurological disorder, which she said started as early as 2008, the New York Post reported. “We tried a lot of things. Trying a lot of things when you don’t know what you have can kill you,” Dion said. “I did not know, honestly, that it could kill me.” “Ninety milligrams of Valium can kill you,” she added. “You can stop breathing. And at one point, the thing is that my body got used to it at 20 and 30 and 40 [milligrams], until it went up. And I needed that. It was relaxing my whole body.” “But for how long?” Dion continued. “For two weeks, for a month? But then it doesn’t work anymore. More, more, more.” Hoda Kotb full Interview with the Queen Celine Dion pic.twitter.com/6amgieply8 — Celine Dion Icon (@celinedionlcon) June 12, 2024 Speaking to People, the “My Heart Will Go On” hitmaker discussed more about taking the drug and admitted “it could’ve been fatal.” “I did not question the level, because I don’t know medicine,” Dion said. “I thought it was going to be OK. It worked for a few days, for a few weeks, and then it doesn’t work anymore.” “I did not understand that I could have gone to bed and stopped breathing,” she added. “And you learn — you learn through your mistakes.” CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP Dion said she wanted to make it clear she wasn’t taking the drug to “be high or to be stoned,” but to eliminate the symptoms. “I have been as professional as can be through my whole life, a disciplined, hard-working person doing what I need to do for my voice to be in top shape,” the singer said. She was officially diagnosed with SPS in August 2022, and the Canadian singer said that when she stopped taking the valium, the symptoms got worse. Dion ended up canceling several concerts and finally decided to share with her fans in December 2022 her diagnosis. Stiff-Person Syndrome is described as a progressive disease that leaves its victims as “human statues” who cannot walk or talk. “You think of the simple things, you’re not thinking you’re gong to die,” Dion told Kotb. “You can have what looks like seizures. You don’t remember everything.” During her NBC interview, the singer said she won’t let this disease stop her from performing again. “I’m going to go back onstage, even if I have to crawl,” Dion said. “Even if I have to talk with my hands, I will. I will. I am Céline Dion, because today my voice will be heard for the first time, not just because I have to, or because I need to. It’s because I want to and I miss it.” Related: Celine Dion Documentary Will Give Fans A Look At Singer’s Life-Altering Illness

A man who was charged after seven elementary school students in Amherst, Virginia, ate gummies from a bag that later tested positive for fentanyl accepted a plea deal on Monday. After the December incident at Central Elementary School sent five children to the hospital, a search warrant was issued for Clifford Dugan Jr.’s residence, and he was charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, WSLS reported. Dugan pleaded guilty to the firearm charge on Monday, and in return, his contributing to the delinquency of a minor charge was dismissed. Amherst County Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney Adam Stanley said Dugan’s charges came from the search warrant and are separate from the gummy bear incident at the school, which remains under investigation. Authorities said in December that one of the students who ate the gummies brought the bag of candy to school and shared the gummies with six other students during lunch. After eating the gummies, two children were rushed to the hospital by ambulance and three others were taken to the hospital by their parents. An SRO at the school noticed residue in the bag that contained the gummies, and the bag later tested positive for fentanyl. All five students who received medical attention after eating the gummies from the fentanyl-positive bag recovered within a week, the Amherst New Era-Progress reported. Dugan and 26-year-old Nicole Sanders were arrested shortly after the incident. Sanders was charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor and the possession of a schedule I or II drug. She is scheduled to appear in court next week, and Dugan’s sentencing is set for August 12. In 2022, the Drug Enforcement Agency warned of “an alarming emerging trend” of fentanyl pills made to look like candy. “Rainbow fentanyl—fentanyl pills and powder that come in a variety of bright colors, shapes, and sizes—is a deliberate effort by drug traffickers to drive addiction amongst kids and young adults,” DEA Administrator Anne Milgram said. “The men and women of the DEA are relentlessly working to stop the trafficking of rainbow fentanyl and defeat the Mexican drug cartels that are responsible for the vast majority of the fentanyl that is being trafficked in the United States.” CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP Fentanyl is around 100 times stronger than morphine and 50 times stronger than heroin, according to the DEA. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimated that nearly 75,000 Americans died from drug overdoses involving synthetic opioids — which are primarily fentanyl — in 2023, which was a decrease from 2022 when over 76,000 people died from synthetic opioid overdoses.

First lady Jill Biden’s recent jet-setting between Delaware and Paris could cost American taxpayers $345,000, with the Democratic National Committee only ponying up a small fraction of the total cost. The First Lady made a show of being on-hand for her stepson Hunter Biden’s trial in Wilmington, Delaware — but because the trial overlapped with President Joe Biden’s visit to Normandy, France, for the 80th anniversary of D-Day, she had to figure out a way to be in two places at once. The solution involved several flights between Joint Base Andrews and Wilmington, and then Wilmington and Paris — so that she could attend Hunter’s trial, but also be on hand for official ceremonies and state visits with French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife, Brigitte Macron. On Tuesday, that meant a flight from Joint Base Andrews to Wilmington — and later that night, a government plane to Paris for the D-Day ceremonies. After a full day in Normandy, another government plane waited to return her to Wilmington for Friday’s courtroom proceedings — after which she returned to Paris for an official state visit. She then returned home from France with the president aboard Air Force One on Sunday. “In accordance with relevant regulations utilized across administrations, the government is reimbursed the value of a first-class fare for these flights to Wilmington and back to Paris,” Jill Biden’s office told the Daily Mail. CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP Security concerns prevent the first lady from flying commercial — and they always travel with a full Secret Service detail — but when flying alone, they often fly in something smaller than Air Force One, like a Boeing C-32. According to the Air Force, the reimbursable rate for the C-32 is $13,816 per hour — and Jill Biden racked up three consecutive eight-hour flights. By the Daily Mail’s calculations, each leg of the first lady’s trip could have cost upwards of $110,500 — and the total cost from start to finish was in the neighborhood of $345,000. And while the DNC has stated that it will reimburse the White House for a portion of the expenses, how much has not yet been confirmed.