The vampire crew of the Santa Carla Lost Boys hit the silver screen in 1987 with one of the best casts around‚ including Alex Winter‚ the two Coreys‚ and Kiefer Sutherland. But after the loving comic book nerds defeated the evil undead‚ what happened to the cast? Keep reading to find out! Jason Patric was pretty new to Hollywood when he won the role of Michael Emerson in The Lost Boys. Source

At this year’s annual World Economic Forum in Davos‚ Switzerland‚ panelists convened to discuss their “Global Risks Report 2024.”   Among the many world problems they decided they needed to solve‚ they identified “misinformation and disinformation” as one of the most severe threats facing the planet in the near term.   Public health officials‚ struggling mightily to conquer the ignorance of the masses for their own good‚ of course‚ were the victims. In the World Economic Forum’s passionate panel discussion on the topic‚ “Liberating Science‚” Naomi Oreskes‚ professor of the history of science at Harvard University‚ acknowledged that the COVID-19 pandemic vastly amplified the public’s lack of trust. “[T]here has been a deliberate attempt to inflame the public against experts‚ and we definitely saw this during the COVID-19 pandemic‚” she said. Conspicuously‚ the globalist jet-setters didn’t focus on the fact that much of the popular hostility to the public health “experts” during the COVID-19 pandemic was largely attributable to the experts themselves; specifically‚ their profoundly flawed and often contradictory messaging‚ their own inadequate information‚ and the devastating social‚ economic and educational consequences of their lockdown policies.   Here in the U.S.‚ the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has been struggling to regain public trust in the aftermath of the pandemic. Recently‚ a major Health Affairs study of a large sample (4‚208 respondents) of American public opinion found that only 42% of those polled reported “a great deal” of trust in the CDC‚ and the reasons for such relatively low trust had more to do with the agency’s reputed scientific expertise and much less to do with its actual performance. The mystery is that CDC has retained as much popular trust as it has after the COVID-19 pandemic. After all‚ then-CDC Director Rochelle Walensky confessed to what ordinary folks had long known: “To be frank‚ we are responsible for some pretty dramatic‚ pretty public mistakes—from testing to data to communications.” The list of COVID-related CDC miscommunications‚ missteps‚ and‚ yes‚ “disinformation” is long: Masking was initially ineffective‚ and then it was a crucial necessity; COVID-19 was transmissible from hard surfaces‚ until it wasn’t; natural immunity from infection was ignored‚ and then it contributed to relaxing previous restrictions imposed during the medical emergency. And then‚ there are the vaccines. In December 2020‚ the Food and Drug Administration issued an Emergency Use Authorization for the COVID-19 vaccine. In a news release‚ the FDA stated‚ “At this time‚ data are not available to make a determination about how long the vaccine will provide protection‚ nor is there evidence that the vaccine prevents transmission of SARS-CoV-2 from person to person.” Nevertheless‚ on Jan. 7‚ 2021‚ less than a month later‚ Walensky tweeted: “I’ve never had more faith in the promise of science and the power of hope to get us through this. I urge all Americans to get vaccinated as soon as you’re able‚ wear a mask and stop the spread.” Today‚ I received my first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at @MassGeneralNews. I've never had more faith in the promise of science and the power of hope to get us through this. I urge all Americans to get vaccinated as soon as you're able‚ wear a mask‚ and stop the spread. pic.twitter.com/8sEycBxr6U— Rochelle Walensky‚ MD‚ MPH (@RWalensky) January 7‚ 2021 Walensky’s tweet was flatly inconsistent with the FDA’s statement and basic scientific principles of empirical data and fact-based reasoning. And it got worse. President Joe Biden in 2021 claimed—without supporting data—that the pandemic was a “pandemic of the unvaccinated” and proposed an unprecedented set of mostly illegal vaccine mandates. Meanwhile‚ the CDC‚ without collecting the relevant hospital data‚ simply attributed the sharp increases in hospitalizations in 2021 to persons who had not been vaccinated. In fact‚ as analysts from The Heritage Foundation demonstrated by 2022‚ the accumulating data proved that most hospitalized COVID-19 patients were indeed vaccinated. (The Daily Signal is the news outlet of The Heritage Foundation.) Current CDC Director Mandy Cohen has been urging people to get a full range of vaccinations against respiratory diseases‚ while emphasizing that “this new COVID vaccine is updated to match the changes in the virus.” Thanksgiving is 2 weeks away — make a plan today to get vaccinated against flu‚ Covid‚ and RSV to protect yourself and your loved ones this holiday season! pic.twitter.com/IowZCkmAW3— Mandy K. Cohen‚ MD‚ MPH (@CDCDirector) November 9‚ 2023 Cohen says COVID-19 vaccination is for everyone “six months and older.” Of course‚ she does mention that the risk/benefit calculations for the coronavirus vis-à-vis the vaccine vary dramatically from persons six months to 60 years and older and vary also with the presence or absence of underlying health conditions.   The tepid public response to her exhortations is a “communications” problem in Cohen’s view‚ and is attributable to a combination of information overload and vaccine hesitancy. “I worry‚” she says‚ “with so much information that were not going to break through with a couple of key points.” The well-documented federal mismanagement of the COVID-19 crisis has indeed resulted in a dangerous increase in vaccine hesitancy beyond just COVID-19 vaccines‚ generating a broader skepticism about vaccination against various illnesses‚ some of them serious. Even Dr. Anthony Fauci‚ former medical adviser to Presidents Donald Trump and Biden‚ now concedes that the ill-conceived COVID-19 vaccine mandates could have contributed to this unhealthy growth in general vaccine hesitancy. American citizens deserve to be treated like intelligent and resilient adults. Public health officials should be fully transparent‚ provide the best data-driven information available‚ admit their own fallibility upfront‚ and freely acknowledge their uncertainty about a specific vaccine‚ medication‚ or recommendation. Science should drive policy‚ rather than policy—let alone politics—driving science. The failure of the CDC during the pandemic was attributable not only to a series of inconsistent recommendations and mixed messaging‚ but also to a growing perception among millions of Americans that politics—not science—were influencing its COVID-19 recommendations. It was a perception reinforced by revelations that a powerful teachers union influenced CDC guidance on school reopenings.   Science is not static. By presenting not only demonstrable‚ evidence-based results‚ but also repeatable and certifiable research methods and studies‚ scientists have been open to scrutiny and civil debate to improve collective understanding. With COVID-19‚ unfortunately‚ we witnessed attempts to suppress scientific dissent. Officials at the National Institutes of Health attempted to marginalize prominent epidemiologists who dissented from the prevailing views of federal public health officials on the wisdom of comprehensive social and economic lockdowns. Scientific study‚ properly performed‚ is not in the business of “canceling” dissenters. Rather‚ it invites questioning‚ and it needs debate and continual intellectual investigation as the essential condition for scientific progress. Instead of “here are the facts‚” too often the official data-free response was “because I said so.” Restoring public trust in public health agencies will take time. But the task is nonetheless urgent‚ and it begins with public health officials themselves. Have an opinion about this article? To sound off‚ please email letters@DailySignal.com and we’ll consider publishing your edited remarks in our regular “We Hear You” feature. Remember to include the URL or headline of the article plus your name and town and/or state. The post Restoring Trust on Public Health Issues After COVID-19 Rests Squarely on Public Health Officials appeared first on The Daily Signal.

Some 1‚000 black pastors nationwide are reported to have weighed in to pressure President Joe Biden to force a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza. According to one pastor‚ the war “has evoked the kind of deep-seated angst among black people that I have not seen since the civil rights movement.” And per another‚ regarding the Palestinians‚ “we see them as a part of us … They are oppressed people. We are oppressed people.” Indeed‚ in a Gallup poll at the end of November‚ 61% of white adults expressed approval for the Israeli military action taken in Gaza‚ whereas only 30% of “people of color” expressed approval. Unfortunately‚ much of what is driving opinion on this issue among many black Americans is bad‚ confused information. The Hamas terrorist attack in Israel‚ resulting in some 1‚200 deaths‚ targeted Israeli Jews. On Sept. 11‚ 2001‚ our country was attacked‚ resulting in almost 3‚000 deaths. However‚ in tiny Israel‚ with a population of 9.8 million‚ 1‚200 deaths equate to over 40‚000 in our country. Nevertheless‚ despite a far lower relative casualty rate on 9/11‚ our country was in shock and outrage‚ and we went to war in Afghanistan to attack the source. That war resulted in 176‚000 deaths‚ 46‚319 of which were civilians. The death toll in Gaza is now a little over 27‚000. Israelis take no joy in this. But there is no choice. Hamas shields their bodies and infrastructure among civilians‚ even in hospitals. Just as no one questioned our country going after those who attacked our homeland in 2001‚ why should anyone question the justification of Israel going after those who daily threaten their lives and existence? How many of these black pastors who identify with the Palestinians—and say‚ “They are oppressed‚ we are oppressed”—have any idea of the history of the region and the conflict? Oppression means having no choice. Choosing to live in squalor because of a refusal to take responsibility for one’s life is not oppression. These pastors might consider doing some homework and learning that Israel was founded by Jewish immigrants‚ motivated to return to their historic homeland after many‚ many years of oppression and persecution. This came to a peak in the Holocaust when 6 million Jews—40% of all the Jews in the world—were murdered by the German Nazis. Jews returned to their historic homeland‚ worked‚ and built‚ despite ongoing Arab hostility to their settlements. The situation was resolved by the United Nations in 1947. The U.N. voted to partition the area into two states—a Jewish state and an Arab state. The Jews said‚ “Yes.” The Arabs said‚ “No.” And then they attacked. Despite endless attacks and war‚ Israelis have shown what taking responsibility for one’s life means. They built from nothing a modern country that today has a per capita gross domestic product higher than most European nations. Saying no and choosing war‚ as the Palestinians have done‚ is not oppression. It is stupidity and irresponsibility. I would remind readers again that Israel pulled out of the Gaza Strip in 2005. The Palestinians then could have started to build. They were free to do it. Instead‚ they elected Hamas and started more rounds of endless attacks against Israel. The latest and most horrible was what happened Oct. 7. We see now the more than 300 miles of high-tech tunnels in Gaza that have been constructed since Hamas took leadership‚ at a cost of hundreds of millions‚ with the sole objective of attacking Israel. Despite billions in aid‚ resources in Gaza have been focused on eliminating Israel‚ not on improving the quality of life and building a future for Palestinians. I would remind these progressive black clergy of the sad but accurate observation of former Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir: “Peace will come when the Arabs love their children more than they hate us.” COPYRIGHT 2024 CREATORS.COM The Daily Signal publishes a variety of perspectives. Nothing written here is to be construed as representing the views of The Heritage Foundation. Have an opinion about this article? To sound off‚ please email letters@DailySignal.com‚ and we’ll consider publishing your edited remarks in our regular “We Hear You” feature. Remember to include the URL or headline of the article plus your name and town and/or state. The post Progressive Black Pastors Misguided on War in Gaza appeared first on The Daily Signal.

The open border has enabled the Left to amass more political power. Democratic-controlled states have gained congressional seats by welcoming and harboring illegal aliens. As president‚ Donald Trump tried to halt this wrongdoing by ordering the census to exclude all noncitizens from apportionment. But one of President Joe Biden’s first acts in office was to reverse this policy as he began to open the border to millions of illegal aliens. Barring the census from including noncitizens in apportionment is critical in making sure that American citizens—the only population who can and should vote in U.S. elections—are picking America’s leaders. Biden’s intentional border crisis has produced unprecedented apportionment issues‚ distorting the representation that states have in the House‚ and how many electoral votes they have in presidential elections. Congressional and Electoral College apportionment is based on the number of residents‚ as determined by the census. Currently‚ the census includes illegal aliens and other noncitizens as residents.  Consequently‚ a state can gain extra congressional districts and representation in Congress thanks to the presence of a large population that isn’t legally allowed to vote. Since the number of congressional seats is limited to 435‚ this additional representation comes at the expense of other states. This warped representation is carried over into the Electoral College‚ where each state is allocated a number of votes equal to the number of senators and representatives in its congressional delegation. In a 2018 lawsuit against the Census Bureau within the Commerce Department‚ then-Rep. Mo Brooks‚ R-Ala.‚ wrote: In a state in which a large share of the population cannot vote‚ those who do vote count more than those who live in states where a larger share of the population is made up of American citizens. Counting large illegal alien populations in the Census appropriates voting power from Americans and bestows it on other[s]. Solving this flawed process is of paramount importance going into an election year. First‚ excluding noncitizens—tens of millions of whom are illegal aliens—from apportionment would help discourage sanctuary policies. Sanctuary jurisdictions like California‚ Illinois‚ and New York have welcomed illegal immigrants‚ at least in part‚ to keep their populations high.  During a 2021 hearing about Haitian migrants‚ Rep. Yvette Clarke‚ D-N.Y.‚ stated that her district “can absorb a significant number of these migrants‚” adding‚ “I need more people in my district just for redistricting purposes.” These states need to keep their population numbers inflated with illegal aliens because Americans citizens are fleeing in droves due to their disastrous policies. Making it clear to these states and their radical governors that they won’t be able to use illegal aliens to “cook their books” to maintain disproportionate political power (and money) will go a long way toward breaking the sanctuary state trend. Second‚ no longer including noncitizens in apportionment will help ensure that only American citizens will shape our political landscape and pick future leaders. Letting states include millions of aliens in their census counts is the equivalent of letting foreign countries determine the political destiny of the United States‚ which is unacceptable. To address this issue and restore trust in the electoral process‚ Congress should pass legislation to ensure that all future apportionment determinations only include American citizens. A Senate bill to do just that was recently unveiled by Sen. Bill Hagerty‚ R-Tenn.‚ and 20 of his colleagues‚ followed by a House companion led by Reps. Chuck Edwards‚ R-N.C.‚ and Warren Davidson‚ R-Ohio‚ that is gaining steam. If passed into law‚ this would likely end up before the Supreme Court‚ but it is on firm legal footing. The Constitution requires the counting of “persons‚” who the Founding Fathers almost certainly assumed to be citizens. Regardless of history or tradition‚ Congress has the plenary authority to define “persons” or otherwise clarify how the census is to be conducted.  To the extent past federal cases disagree with Congress on this point‚ Congress can effectively overrule case law and define “persons” as citizens and require the counting of only citizens in the census (or the non-counting of noncitizens) for apportionment. U.S. citizenship should mean something and come with rights‚ such as voting in elections‚ as well as responsibilities‚ such as obeying our laws. Congress must put an end to the electoral influence of a growing noncitizen population that is unfairly altering both representation in the House and the Electoral College. American citizens should not have their voting rights devalued or their congressional and presidential representation corrupted due to the inclusion of noncitizens in our census. Originally published by Fox News Have an opinion about this article? To sound off‚ please email letters@DailySignal.com‚ and we’ll consider publishing your edited remarks in our regular “We Hear You” feature. Remember to include the URL or headline of the article plus your name and town and/or state. The post Stop Allowing Noncitizens to Determine Congressional and Presidential Representation appeared first on The Daily Signal.

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Yup‚ it’s happened again. Megan Pauline Jordan‚ a 25-year-old now-former teacher in the Richmond area of Virginia‚ pled guilty to four counts of carnal knowledge and one count of indecent liberties of a minor according to WRIC‚ a local news station.  Jordan reportedly engaged in sexual relations with her 14-year-old student from the Hungary Creek Middle School during the 2022-2023 school year. She’d visit the young boy in his home‚ sneaking into his bed to rape him. Reports indicate that her DNA was found on the victim’s bedsheets according to attorney Shannon Taylor of the Henrico Commonwealth area. It looks like Mrs. Jordan took the phrase “Virginia is for Lovers” a wee bit too far. Related: Another Teacher Pleads Guilty To Sex Acts With Her Students The New York Post indicated that other students admitted that they thought the relationship between Jordan and the 14-year-old student was odd.  “The student wouldn’t do any work and she wouldn’t bat an eye‚” one user wrote on social media‚ “I noticed subtle flirting and teasing‚ the tension between them was insane. She deserves a life sentence for grooming this poor kid.” Jordan was arrested this past summer when the student came forward. Jordan’s sentencing date is set for May 20 and she faces up to 50 years in prison. “I must recognize the brave action of those who brought this matter to the attention of Henrico Police Division. We are always asking people if they see something unusual‚ or not quite right‚ to say something‚” prosecutors said in a statement. “Because of their efforts‚ this predator is off the streets‚ out of our schools‚ and will be held accountable for her actions.” I really hate that these stories are becoming all too common. If you needed another hint as to why homeschooling might be a good option‚ this is it. Follow us on Twitter/X: "Have you ever seen this much chocolate leading the city of New York?" No‚ because we have the Civil Rights Act of 1964. pic.twitter.com/MiWTQbVTVD — MRCTV (@mrctv) February 6‚ 2024