When liberals cite racism in their effort to cancel certain Dr. Seuss books‚ former Reading Rainbow host LeVar Burton voices his approval. When conservatives try to regulate which books appear in school libraries‚ he appears on Tuesday’s edition of ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live! to do a skit about how logic would dictate conservatives ban C.S. Lewis’s The Chronicles of Narnia and even restaurant menus with chicken strips. In the skit‚ Burton sits down with a group of children to discuss why certain books have been challenged. While he mocks conservative challenges‚ blurbs appear on screen to inform the viewers that what Burton is talking about is real. For example‚ “Why did they ban this book? Harriet the Spy. Why would anyone want to ban Harriet the Spy? Because it encourages spying.”     It’s a big country‚ there are going to be some people who are overzealous in this effort and the point of the skit was to lump in anyone who has problems with overly sexualized content with those who oppose stories with talking animals‚ “Charlotte's Web. Because talking pigs is disrespectful to God.” Burton then rolled off some other books‚ “Stella Brings the Family‚ gay dads‚ and Tango Makes Three‚ gay penguins‚ and this one‚ Stella‚ Read Me a Story [sic]‚ the last name of the author is literally the word ‘Gay.'" Two things should be noted on the last one. The first is that while Burton mocks conservatives for trying to ban a book authored by someone named “Gay‚” the on-screen blurb said it was a mistake. Second‚ if you’re going to mock conservatives for trying to ban a book‚ you should probably get the name of the book right‚ as the actual title is Read Me a Story‚ Stella. Burton and the children then took a “field trip” to a school board meeting where a caricatured version of a conservative mother was ranting at the board. Burton explained that‚ “You see‚ when two people love each other‚ they make a baby. They put that baby in school and then they come to meetings like this to yell about how books brainwash their kids into joining the woke hive mind. Let’s listen in.” The mother then questions the board‚ “Do you people know what The Chronicles of Narnia is even about? It's about a group of kids who go into a closet and then come out of the closet. As gay.” One of the kids then asked Burton if they could leave‚ and so the cast was transported back to the classroom where Burton asked‚ “So‚ what have we learned? After one child replies‚ “That pigs are spies and penguins are gay?” Burton again tried to mock conservative logic‚ but only proved he just doesn’t get it‚ “Exactly. Hey‚ before we go‚ I'd love to read an excerpt from the one book that will never be banned in America. It's called ‘Menu’ by The Cheesecake Factory. Chicken strips. Warm crab dip –” The mom from the school board meeting then suddenly appeared to accuse Burton of “reading about a chicken that strips!” Maybe one day Jimmy Kimmel Live! will talk to an actual conservative‚ but until then‚ it appears to be content with stereotypes enabled by hypocritical former PBS hosts. Here is a transcript for the February 6 show: ABC Jimmy Kimmel Live! 2/6/2024 11:48 PM ET LEVAR BURTON: Now‚ it's time to play our favorite game‚ "Why did they ban this book?" Harriet the Spy. Why would anyone want to ban Harriet the Spy? Because it encourages spying.  CHILD: What?  CHILD 2: What?  BURTON: Charlotte's Web. Because talking pigs is disrespectful to God.  CHILDREN: What? BURTON: Exactly.  Stella Brings the Family‚ gay dads. And Tango Makes Three‚ gay penguins and this one‚ Stella Read Me a Story [sic]‚ the last name of the author is literally the word "Gay."  CHILD: What?  BURTON: For real‚ seriously.  CHILD 3: Just because of the last name?  CHILD 4: Are you dead serious?  BURTON: She's not even gay‚ she's married to a guy named David.  CHILD 5: See‚ there's no reason to ban it!  BURTON: So‚ right about now you're probably wondering how a book actually gets banned. Who's ready for a field trip?  CHILDREN: Me. BURTON: Okay‚ hold on tight.  SCHOOL BOARD ATTENDEE: We don't read any of that filth‚ okay? In my house we only read Reader’s Digest magazines from the 1980s because that's when America was good.  BURTON: This is a school board meeting where the banned book sausage gets made. You see‚ when two people love each other‚ they make a baby. They put that baby in school and then they come to meetings like this to yell about how books brainwash their kids into joining the woke hive mind. Let’s listen in.  SCHOOL BOARD ATTENDEE: Do you people know what The Chronicles of Narnia is even about? It's about a group of kids who go into a closet and then come out of the closet. As gay. CHILD 3: Can we leave?  BURTON: So‚ what have we learned?  CHILD 6: That pigs are spies and penguins are gay?  BURTON: Exactly. Hey‚ before we go‚ I'd love to read an excerpt from the one book that will never be banned in America. It's called “Menu” by The Cheesecake Factory. Chicken strips. Warm crab dip –  SCHOOL BOARD ATTENDEE: Hey‚ hey! This guy's reading about a chicken that strips! BURTON: I said “chicken strips.” SCHOOL BOARD ATTENDEE: Not in front of my kid‚ baby eater. Come here‚ we’re leaving. CHILD 4: You’re not my mom.

The state representative and former house minority leader who headlined the launch event of a Biden administration-funded censorship and indoctrination program is now disavowing the project after an MRC exposè on the subject.  Rhode Island Rep. Brian Newberry (R) once supported a so-called “media literacy” initiative created with over $700‚000 from President Joe Biden’s Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and initially developed by Biden’s Department of State. Now‚ the Rhode Island Center for Freedom &; Prosperity has revealed that Newberry is calling for government officials to abandon the scandal-plagued program. In a January 2024 report‚ the MRC exposed how the Biden administration used taxpayer money from the DHS’s Targeted Violence &; Terrorism Prevention (TVTP) grant program to push censorship and leftist activism. The effort‚ titled “Courageous RI‚” was spearheaded by the University of Rhode Island’s Media Education Lab (the Rhode Island Lab) and Media Literacy Now‚ a leftist lobbying group. The duo used taxpayer money to commission blog posts disparaging former President Donald J. Trump‚ the “MAGA” (Make America Great Again) movement and the Second Amendment. The MRC also revealed that the Rhode Island Lab and Media Literacy Now are currently using the DHS funds to reward children to create social media posts advocating for censorship. Newberry minced no words in expressing his disgust about the program’s conduct. “Unfortunately‚ and to my disappointment‚ though not surprise…the partisanship‚ censorship‚ and bias that has been infused by the Courageous RI leadership proves that this program is not worthy of‚ nor legally defensible for‚ any government entity to support in any way.” Currently‚ “Courageous RI” is formally partnered with the Rhode Island Departments of Education‚ Health and State‚ as well as the office of United States Attorney Zachary Cunha. Courageous RI is also partnered with the left-wing gun confiscation group Moms Demand Action‚ which is funded by activist billionaire Michael Bloomberg.  Newberry acknowledged that he had attended the “Courageous RI” launch event. “I participated in the launch event one year ago upon being asked because I think the issue of media literacy and educating our children how to sift fact from fiction is important‚” Newberry admitted. “But I issued several warnings about how this program‚ while appealing in concept‚ could go off the rails if not managed properly.” Newberry‚ a Republican from North Smithfield‚ has served in the Rhode Island Legislature for over a decade. From 2011 to 2017‚ he was the Rhode Island House Minority Leader.     Rhode Island Center for Freedom &; Prosperity founder and CEO and former Major League Baseball (MLB) star‚ Mike Stenhouse highlighted the DHS misconduct in the Center’s Ocean State Current. Stenhouse’s reporting also showed how parental-rights advocacy “Parents United RI” raised the alarm about the “Courageous RI” program.  Stenhouse lambasted the Rhode Island Lab for using Biden administration grants to train teachers how to put censorship tools into American classrooms. “This sinister Biden administration initiative actually trains K-12 teachers to utilize censorship tools that discourage students from viewing content that the leaders of Courageous RI disagree with.” Conservatives are under attack. Contact your representatives and demand that they defund Biden’s whole-of-society approach to censorship. If you have been censored‚ contact us using CensorTrack’s contact form‚ and help us hold Big Tech accountable.

A pro-Palestinian male who entered the U.S. illegally was caught on video Sunday stealing a pro-Israel flag from a home on Long Island‚ New York‚ and then beating up the homeowner who confronted him‚ police said.What are the details?Aleks Binyaminov had been displaying an Israeli-American flag as well as a sign reading "We stand with Israel" in front of his Hewlett home after Hamas murdered his wife's cousin on Oct. 7‚ WCBS-TV reported.The station said Binyaminov's security cameras alerted him of a man walking up his driveway and then walking off with his pro-Israel display — after which Binyaminov got on his child's bicycle to get his property back."When I grabbed the flag away from him‚ he was saying ‘I’m from Palestine‚ you Jews are killing Palestinians‚'" Binyaminov recalled to WNBC-TV‚ adding that "he punched me in the face ... put me in a chokehold‚ and he head-butted me — that’s how I got a black eye."Nassau County Deputy Police Commissioner Kevin Smith noted to WNBC that "the subject continued to swing wildly and struggle with the victim and threw the victim to the ground."WCBS said Nassau County Police arrested 26-year-old Bechir Lehbeib‚ who they say illegally crossed the border into Arizona in November and was staying in a migrant shelter on Staten Island.Lehbeib told police he's from North Africa and took a bus to Hewlett to look for a job‚ WCBS added."Well‚ people who look for work don't usually do that in a residential area and then rip down people's flag and signs‚" Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman said‚ according to WCBS.Blakeman and Republican elected officials blasted border policies for the incident‚ WNBC reported.According to WCBS‚ Blakeman compared the flag-stealing and physical attack to the recent assault on NYPD officers in Times Square: "They spit on our flag‚ they trample on our values‚ and they commit crimes‚ and they do so at taxpayer expense."Binyaminov‚ a Russian native and immigrant‚ told WCBS that people "coming in should be vetted carefully. I never thought this would happen with me. As a Jew‚ we live here‚ all of us‚ happily without any problems. It feels a little bit disgusting that this happened to us."WCBS added that the suspect pleaded not guilty to hate crime‚ robbery‚ and assault charges‚ was ordered held on $50‚000 bail‚ and had to surrender his passport.According to the New York Post‚ the accused allegedly ranted to police that he hated Israeli Jews‚ made other hateful statements‚ and said‚ “If I see the flag of the people that killed my people‚ we will have a problem.”Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors‚ sign up for our newsletters‚ and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

"Fascist" has been the left's label of choice to silence their political opponents on the right. When people hear "fascists‚" they think of concentration camps — as they should. That is the way fascism usually ends. You must get rid of your political opponents. Unless you’re in a free state‚ you can’t have people who disagree with you. That's the first definition of freedom: being able to speak your mind. We made sure that was the first expression of freedom protected in our Bill of Rights. Freedom is antithetical to fascism‚ and real fascists snuff it out through suggestion‚ then intimidation‚ then the camps. If there is fascism in our country‚ it’s coming from the left. Being called a "fascist" is a grave pronouncement indeed‚ one that should not be given lightly. Yet leftists use it profusely whenever they want to silence their political opponents. But let me ask you this: Who are the true fascists? Which side of the political aisle is on the side of freedom‚ and which is actively fighting against it? Here's the dictionary definition of fascism: “a political philosophy‚ movement‚ or regime that exalts nation and often race above the individual and that stands for a centralized autocratic government headed by a dictatorial leader‚ severe economic and social regimentation‚ and forcible suppression of opposition.” Let's look at the first part of the definition: a movement that "exalts nation and often race above the individual." Tell me‚ who is elevating race above the individual right now? I dare you to tell me with a straight face that is the right. Every single person on the left is constantly telling us that skin color is the most important thing about you‚ that it defines your entire life. Your skin color tells you whether you're oppressed or not or whether you're a good person or not. Yet we’re the fascists? How about the second part of the definition? Which side of the political aisle "stands for a centralized autocratic government" with "forcible suppression of opposition"? Which party is about to lose its candidate from being on the ballot at all? What about the part of the definition that talks about "economic regimentation"? Which party is pushing for public-private partnerships that are the actual mechanics of fascism? In this framework‚ businesses are allowed to be "businesses‚" unlike under communism. They're even allowed to be private businesses — unless you disagree with the state. If you do‚ then they'll intimidate you and‚ eventually‚ make it impossible for your business to operate. That’s how public-private partnerships work. Who is pushing for those? If there is fascism in our country‚ it’s coming from the left. It's so obvious that it's no wonder why they need to target the right with “nationalism.” When we say we’re proud to be Americans‚ it’s not at the expense of the individual. In fact‚ it's because we defend the individual that we say we're proud to be Americans. The Declaration of Independence‚ the Constitution‚ and the Bill of Rights are all about the individual and his natural-born freedoms. Collectivism‚ on the other hand‚ is the end goal of fascism. It is always antithetical to freedom. That means if you are on the side of freedom‚ you cannot be a fascist. We are not fascists. The people imposing collective salvation are coming from the left. They are the ones willing to sacrifice individual freedom for the sake of their warped vision of a collectivist dystopia. They are the true fascists. Everything they're accusing us of‚ they're doing. They say we’re religious zealots who force our religion on children in schools. Yet they are the zealots who impose their woke religion on our children‚ and you will be excommunicated if you don't comply with the high priests. They demand that you stick to the dogma. We‚ on the other hand‚ call for school choice so that the individual parents can choose what type of education suits their children. They say the right is in bed with big business. Really? Name the corporation that stands by the right and waves that flag. Name a business that won’t get penalized for promoting conservative values. They are the ones who are in bed with public-private partnerships‚ ESG‚ medical monopolies‚ Big Tech‚ entertainment‚ and every other industry.They say we don’t care about immigrants‚ and yet under their policies‚ immigrants are being raped‚ trafficked‚ and sold as slaves by the drug cartels. All the while‚ cartels are profiting with billions of dollars from our open borders. And we are the ones who don't care about immigrants? They say we don't care about the poor. Really? Is Los Angeles a good example of the left caring for the poor? Or how about San Francisco? What is happening in those cities is absolutely disgraceful. They say we want chaos in the streets. Remember CHAZ in Seattle? How about the chaos Antifa wrought on our streets? The leftist politicians who gave these alleged "anti-fascists" a free pass were the ones who were trying to get rid of all of the police in their cities. Yet we're the ones who want chaos in the streets? They say we don't care about national security. Yet they’re the ones who have enabled 10 million people to come across our borders. In the same breath‚ they have the audacity to call us “terrorists” while bankrolling Hamas‚ Hezbollah‚ and Iran. Here's the last one: They say we're Nazis. They compare our campaign to stop taxpayer funding of sexually explicit books in our schools to Nazi book burnings. Yet on Monday‚ U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) revealed the House’s subpoena of Amazon‚ highlighting the Biden administration's efforts to address “propaganda” and “misinformation” in books for the online retailer. For the Biden administration‚ letting Americans read books that aren't approved by the political narrative is unacceptable. So who is the one that is censoring? Who’s burning the books? Who’s silencing their political opponents? Who’s pushing for collectivism? Who are the real fascists? Everything leftists are accusing you of‚ they really are. Want more from Glenn Beck? Get Glenn's FREE email newsletter with his latest insights‚ top stories‚ show prep and more delivered to your inbox.

When the first wave of mainstream AI panic descended on us in January 2021‚ right around when OpenAI announced its image generator‚ DALL-E‚ my first thought was: This is going to revolutionize fandom first‚ then satire. Integrating AI in these spaces wouldn't only democratize content creation to some extent (not as much as you'd think‚ though using AI still has a barrier to entry!) but also potentially blur the lines between official and fan-made or amateur content. If you could dream it or type it‚ you could see it. Not everyone was going to like it — and indeed‚ not everyone accepts artificial intelligence in their fan spaces‚ whether it's because it's a betrayal of the authenticity of relationships or they feel like it's otherwise exploitative — but there was no containing it. This suspicion was almost immediately vindicated. Websites like fanfiction.net and AO3 added "AI" tags for their stories; services like character.ai‚ which allow you to do an AI roleplay where you're communicating with your favorite fictional character or star‚ cropped up‚ and there was an explosion of AI-assisted fan art accounts on X‚ like the popular Neon Evangelion artist‚ @lucifel99. The satire space‚ too‚ saw immediate adoption of these new AI tools. Deepfaked videos of Ron DeSantis were the most seamless part of his campaign. It also reignited a familiar debate in fan spaces about the ethics of a tricky genre of fan work called real-person fiction. Where does reality stop and the imaginary take over? Jim McIsaac/Getty Images Real-person fiction‚ or RPF‚ is exactly what it sounds like: fan fiction and fan art based on real-world celebrities. Sometimes‚ RPF is harmless. Examples of this might include a portrait not based on an existing photo but that brings in elements from your imagination‚ a narration of a story the celebrity already told in which certain elements are fictional‚ or a comic strip depicting a made-up scenario. A fan of Sydney Sweeney might write about what he or she imagines Sweeney was like as a Universal Studios tour guide. For something to be categorized "real person fiction‚" it needs to be "transformative": that is‚ some part of it needs to be original fiction. Other times‚ though‚ RPF is more ethically fraught‚ both for the fandom and the entertainer depicted in writing or art. Baseball player Andy Pettitte sent a cease-and-desist letter to the fan site FanDomination.net for publishing a 20-page homoerotic story about him. The story was self-consciously fictional — it wasn't purporting to be true — but it was still tantamount to defamation for Pettitte. He's the only celebrity to date who's taken legal action over fanfic‚ and he might not have had a case had FanDomination not respected his wishes. But he's not the only person‚ both on the celebrity and fandom sides‚ to be alarmed by it. One commenter put it like this in 1992: When you create a universe‚ with characters and situations‚ you get to play god. The universe‚ the characters‚ the situations are all objects that a writer manipulates to her heart's content. When you write about real people‚ regardless of the situation‚ you have turned them into objects. Maybe this is neither good nor bad‚ but I feel that much of what past and current women's (and minorities) struggles are about‚ is a passion to NOT be objectified; to be viewed as individuals‚ as human beings‚ not things. More simply put: real-person fiction treats real people as fiction. Some people in fandom spaces have strong ethical concerns about that. It's objectifying; it potentially invades their privacy; and it may even have the power to sway the way people view them. But it's complicated‚ right? First of all‚ famous people are … well‚ famous. They're not ordinary people being speculated about by nosy‚ obsessive strangers. Selling your image to the public is part of the job description. Many of the legal protections are confined to people commercially benefiting from it. Then there's the fact that historical fiction has always been a thing‚ and so has art that draws on real-life subjects. Is there a meaningful difference between great works of historical fiction from Homer or Shakespeare and RPF? What about the "Tijuana bibles" circulated in the 1930s and '40s‚ featuring fictional erotic drawings and stories about Hollywood bombshells? The answers to this aren't as clear-cut as they might immediately seem. Fake celebrity sex tapes will alter what we understand to be real Johnny Nunez/Getty AI and the internet add another dimension to all this. Social media-bolstered context collapse means even works that are wholly fiction may be interpreted as real. When the New Yorker short story "Cat Person" went viral‚ many people didn't even register it as fiction — they thought it was a confessional essay and started dogpiling the main character. It was bizarre to see it play out in real time. What role do human errors like that play? Imagine if‚ instead of written erotica‚ the story about Pettitte was an AI-generated image that was openly fake – maybe it had a watermark or a warning – but interpreted as real for the same reasons the short story "Cat Person" was interpreted as factual. Would Pettite have a case then? Turns out he might — Taylor Swift did. Last week‚ an X user created and distributed deepfake pornography of Taylor Swift. In response‚ a group of U.S. senators introduced legislation aimed at making it illegal to distribute non-consensual‚ sexually explicit images created using artificial intelligence. The trick about this case is that the user who distributed these images didn't claim they were real. This wasn't "revenge porn." It was somewhere in the gray area between satire and RPF. But AI‚ with its ability to create hyper-realistic depictions of its subjects‚ pushes the boundaries of free speech. If this new bill goes through … who else and what else will it impact? In a world where celebrity sex tapes are common‚ will we even notice or care when they're created by computers?

A recent episode of "Hannity" on Fox News took an unexpected turn when‚ during the live broadcast‚ members of the vigilante group Guardian Angels apprehended a man they insisted was a suspected "shoplifter" and an illegal immigrant from Venezuela.On Tuesday evening‚ Guardian Angels founder Curtis Sliwa‚ who unsuccessfully ran against Eric Adams for New York City mayor as a Republican in 2021‚ was chatting with eponymous host Sean Hannity about the problems illegal immigrants have caused in New York City on Adams' watch."This mayor doesn’t seem to get it‚" Sliwa claimed. "He takes care of the illegal aliens and forsakes his own people‚ especially the African-American poor and impoverished who elected him the mayor of the city of New York over me."As the two men decried Adams' decision to furnish illegal immigrants in the city with prepaid debit cards‚ a scuffle involving some Guardian Angels began just outside the view of the camera in Times Square. As the camera panned toward the commotion‚ Guardian Angels‚ recognizable in their red berets and jackets‚ surrounded the individual and seemed to place him under a citizens' arrest.Though the incident was ostensibly occurring in real time‚ Sliwa quickly offered key details about the man. "Our guys have just taken down one of the migrant guys right here on the corner of 42nd and 7th while all this is taking place‚" Sliwa told Hannity."He had been shoplifting‚" Sliwa claimed‚ but thanks to the intervention of the Guardian Angels‚ he was then "sucking concrete" following a criminal takedown so monumental that "his mother back in Venezuela felt the vibrations."Sliwa then returned to speaking about illegal immigrants more broadly. "We gotta take 42nd Street back‚ Sean. These illegals think they own this street; they think they rule the night‚" he said."This is our country. If they can't abide by the rules‚ then we’re gonna kick ’em back from where they came. You shoplift‚ you commit crime‚ you assault people‚ you don’t belong in our country‚ and we’re gonna make sure you pay a price for that."We gotta fight for what we know is right‚ and you saw a little bit of this‚" Sliwa continued. "They got a little bit of taste of what the Guardian Angels are gonna do to liberate Times Square from them." Sliwa also told Hannity that the shoplifting suspect was headed to jail but that he would soon be released back onto the streets‚ likely referring to the reluctance of NYC judges to assess cash bail.Police eventually became involved in the incident caught on camera‚ but statements from the NYPD give a much different version of events than the one shared by Sliwa. An NYPD spokesperson told the New York Post that officers arrived at the scene in connection with a "disorderly man" who allegedly "repeatedly attempted to interfere with and disrupt a live television interview."The suspect was "detained by bystanders" and "issued a summons for disorderly conduct‚" the spokesperson said. The spokesperson did not state whether the man was an illegal immigrant or whether he was wanted in connection with a shoplifting incident.The Post also noted that Sliwa‚ 69‚ has a history of exaggerating claims of criminal activity in NYC to convince New Yorkers of the need for vigilante groups like the Guardian Angels. More than 30 years ago‚ Sliwa admitted to fabricating six crimes that were staged to enhance his group's public profile.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors‚ sign up for our newsletters‚ and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

A new peer-reviewed study in a Springer Nature Group journal has painted a damning picture of the global COVID-19 vaccination campaign along with the novel mRNA products at its core — vaccines millions of Americans were compelled to take if they wanted to keep their jobs‚ eat in public‚ stay in school‚ remain in uniform‚ or visit their loved ones. According to the study‚ published on Jan. 24 in the PubMed-listed open access journal Cureus‚ standards were dropped‚ corners were cut‚ and red flags were missed in the testing‚ authorization‚ and ultimate deployment of the COVID-19 vaccines. The result: a product with an "unacceptable harm-to-reward ratio." Impurities Extra to hinting at possible ulterior motives driving the decision to rush out the vaccines in a fraction of the time conventionally figured appropriate‚ epidemiologist M. Nathaniel Mead and his co-authors — including Texas cardiologist Peter McCullough — wrote that the vaccines "evaluated in the trials were not the same products eventually distributed worldwide." Whereas the mRNA products from "clinical batches" in the registration trials were ostensibly free of process-related impurities‚ the doses made with "a method much more suitable for mass production known as Process 2 ... showed significantly reduced mRNA integrity‚" claimed the researchers. "All of the COVID-19 mRNA products released to the public were produced via Process 2 and have been shown to have varying degrees of DNA contamination‚" said the study. "The failure of regulatory authorities to heretofore disclose process-related impurities (e.g.‚ SV40) has further increased concerns regarding safety and quality control oversight of mRNA vaccine manufacturing processes." Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo noted the detection of "Simian Virus 40 (SV40) promoter/enhancer DNA" in the vaccines in a Dec. 6 letter to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Peter Marks‚ director of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research‚ said in reply‚ "No SV40 proteins are encoded for or are present in the vaccines‚" and emphasized that the shots were safe and effective. The European Medicines Agency‚ which regulates vaccines in the EU‚ indicated that "non-functional" fragments of SV40's DNA sequence are used in the manufacture of the COVID-19 vaccine‚ reported the Associated Press. Pfizer indicated the SV40 sequence is commonly used in developing vaccines. Regardless of whether elements of SV40 were specifically of any consequence‚ Mead and his coauthors underscored that the mRNA vaccines were not as advertised. Harms and unintended consequences "Re-analysis of the Pfizer trial data identified statistically significant increases in serious adverse events (SAEs) in the vaccine group‚" wrote Mead and the other researchers. "Numerous SAEs were identified following the Emergency Use Authorization (EUA)‚ including death‚ cancer‚ cardiac events‚ and various autoimmune‚ hematological‚ reproductive‚ and neurological disorders." According to the study's authors‚ many of these serious SAEs "have often been wrongly ascribed to COVID-19 rather than to the COVID-19 mRNA vaccinations." "Misattributions of SAEs to COVID-19 often may be due to the amplification of adverse effects when mRNA injections are followed by SARS-CoV-2 subvariant infection‚" said the study. "Injuries from the mRNA products overlap with both [post-acute COVID-19 syndrome] and severe acute COVID-19 illness‚ often obscuring the vaccines' etiologic contributions." The study suggested not only that the vaccines are likely responsible for a host of devastating side effects that have been conveniently blamed on the virus but also that boosters have actually had a paradoxical impact. "Multiple booster injections appear to cause immune dysfunction‚ thereby paradoxically contributing to heightened susceptibility to COVID-19 infections with successive doses‚" wrote the researchers. The researchers suggested further that the vaccines are perpetuating the emergence of new variants. "Mass mRNA inoculations result in the natural selection of highly infectious immune-evading SARS coronavirus variants that successfully bypass vaccine-induced immunity‚ leading to a dramatic rise in the prevalence of these variants‚" said the study. On the basis of their review‚ the researchers concluded that for most adults under the age of 50‚ "the perceived benefits of the mRNA boosters are profoundly outweighed by their potential disabling and life-threatening harms. Potential harms to older adults appear to be excessive as well." In addition to calling for COVID-19 vaccines to be removed from the childhood immunization schedule along with the suspension of boosters‚ the researchers urged "governments to endorse and enforce a global moratorium on these modified mRNA products until all relevant questions pertaining to causality‚ residual DNA‚ and aberrant protein production are answered." Regarding possible conflicts of interests‚ the authors indicated that no financial support was afforded them by any organization for the study. Stephanie Seneff‚ one of the authors‚ nevertheless declared a grant from Quanta Computer Inc.‚ a Taiwan-based computer manufacturer. Entrepreneur Steve Kirsch‚ another author‚ noted that he is the founder of the Vaccine Safety Research Foundation but "receives no income from this entity." McCullough‚ who supervised the study‚ highlighted his employment and stock options from the Wellness Company. McCullough was involved in another troubling study that was recently published. His peer-reviewed study published last month in the pharmacotherapy journal Therapeutic Advances in Drug Safety stressed that "COVID-19 vaccination is strongly associated with a serious adverse safety signal of myocarditis‚ particularly in children and young adults resulting in hospitalization and death." "COVID-19 vaccines induce an uncontrolled expression of potentially lethal SARS-CoV-2 spike protein within human cells‚ have a close temporal relationship of events‚ and are internally and externally consistent with emerging sources of clinical and peer-reviewed data supporting the conclusion that COVID-19 vaccines are deterministic for myocarditis‚ including fatal cases‚" claimed the study. Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors‚ sign up for our newsletters‚ and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) is calling on Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R) to step down as leader of Senate Republicans. Asked at a press conference on Tuesday if he believes it is time for McConnell to go‚ Cruz confirmed‚ "I think it is." "I think a Republican leader should actually lead this conference and should advance the priorities of Republicans‚" Cruz explained. — (@) The problem‚ according to Cruz‚ is that Senate Republican leadership used Sen. James Lankford (Okla.) — the Republican who co-authored the bill with Sens. Kyrsten Sinema (I-Ariz.) and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) — as a sacrificial lamb to write a bill that is "designed to lose." The secret negotiations‚ Cruz said‚ resulted in a policy disaster for Republicans. Even worse‚ the bill awards Democrats a victory‚ not only because it doesn't end the border crisis but also because it gives them political ammunition to use against Republicans ahead of the upcoming election. "Who won in this battle? His name is Charles Schumer‚" Cruz later explained on Fox News. "The purpose of this bill was to let every Democrat running for the Senate and running for the House stand up and say‚ self-righteously‚ 'I wanted to secure the border‚ I really wanted to‚ but those mean Republicans wouldn't let me‚'" he continued. "I've got to say‚ Senate Republican leadership — I told them this months ago‚ other conservatives told them months ago‚ and they proceeded down this this path that ended up — it was a box canyon with a kamikaze pilot crashing into a wall. It was a disaster. And it was entirely avoidable." Cruz first advocated for McConnell to step down after the disappointing 2022 midterm elections in which Republicans squandered the opportunity to win control of the House and Senate. But McConnell refused. For his part‚ McConnell responded to Cruz on Tuesday‚ saying‚ "I think we can all agree that Sen. Cruz is not a fan." Later‚ McConnell dismissed his critics and said the only way to solve the border crisis is to compromise with Democrats. "I've had a small group of persistent critics the whole time I've been in this job. They had their shot‚" McConnell told Politico. "The reason we've been talking about the border is because they wanted to‚ the persistent critics. ... You can't pass a bill without dealing with a Democratic president and a Democratic Senate." Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors‚ sign up for our newsletters‚ and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

California Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom announced Tuesday that he is sending additional state officers to Oakland to curb the “alarming and unacceptable” crime wave.A press release from Newsom’s office stated that 120 California Highway Patrol officers will be sent to Oakland and the East Bay “to crack down on crime and improve public safety.” The officers‚ including specialized units‚ will work with local law enforcement agencies to combat criminal activity‚ including violent crime‚ auto theft‚ cargo theft‚ and retail theft. Additionally‚ the temporary deployment will allow for “high-visibility traffic enforcement.”“As part of this operation‚ the CHP will deploy license plate reader technology that will help identify and recover stolen vehicles‚ as well as specialized CHP units — including K9s and air support. This enhanced law enforcement presence will represent a nearly 900% increase in CHP personnel in Oakland and within Alameda County‚” the press release stated.“As crime rates across California decrease — including right across the Bay in San Francisco — Oakland is seeing the opposite trend. What’s happening in this beautiful city and surrounding area is alarming and unacceptable. I’m sending the California Highway Patrol to assist local efforts to restore a sense of safety that the hardworking people of Oakland and the East Bay demand and deserve‚” Newsom stated.The governor’s office noted that preliminary reports indicated Oakland experienced a 21% increase in violent crime in 2023. Additionally‚ robberies increased by 38% and vehicle thefts by 45%.The area’s surging crime has forced many businesses to close shop and head elsewhere. Earlier this month‚ Denny’s permanently shut down its only Oakland location after 54 years. Last month‚ In-N-Out notified residents that it plans to shutter its Oakland establishment in March. Black Bear Diner‚ Subway‚ and Starbucks have also closed down locations in the area.Oakland-based Clorox Company recently ramped up its safety measures by providing employees the option to be escorted to and from the building and their vehicle by a security officer. Blue Shield of California has implemented similar measures to protect its workers.Kaiser Permanente has advised its staff to stay in the building during breaks. Workers were instructed to bring their own lunch or have food delivered.Oakland Democratic Mayor Sheng Thao stated‚ “The City of Oakland is hard at work turning the tide — increasing law enforcement investigations‚ increasing police recruitment‚ and investing in community and violence intervention efforts. As we work to improve public safety‚ I’m grateful for Governor Newsom for providing these critical law enforcement resources that are a game-changer in helping us hold more criminals accountable and make Oakland safer.”Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors‚ sign up for our newsletters‚ and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

Working with motherboard partners‚ AMD has issued a fix for an issue affecting its Ryzen 8000G CPUs‚ to resolve severe and erroneous performance throttling. This patch amends the Skin Temperature-Aware Power Management (STAPM) feature built into the chips to prevent laptop users getting burnt. The problem appeared in the just launched 8700G and 8600G APUs‚ which are processors with very powerful integrated graphics designed for use in small form factor gaming PCs that don't use or need a separate graphics card. While not really conventional contenders for our best gaming CPU list‚ we've been impressed by the reported capabilities of these AMD chips - such as their ability to hit 132fps in Fortnite without a graphics card - but they launched with this peculiar STAPM-related problem. Continue reading AMD issues crucial fix for new Ryzen CPUs MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Ryzen 7 7800X3D review‚ Best gaming CPU‚ Radeon RX 7800 XT review