Tennessee GOP Representative Mark Green plans to leave Congress for the private sector and he’s going to do it soon. That puts the majority of the House in serious jeopardy. The deal that was too good for him to refuse. He confirmed the news on social media. Green also serves in the House Homeland Security […] The post Another House Seat Goes Vacant Soon appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

Democratic Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania ripped into his own party on Monday over anti-immigration enforcement riots in the Los Angeles area. “I unapologetically stand for free speech, peaceful demonstrations, and immigration — but this is not that. This is anarchy and true chaos,” Fetterman posted on social media. “My party loses the moral high ground when we refuse to condemn setting cars on fire, destroying buildings, and assaulting law enforcement.” I unapologetically stand for free speech, peaceful demonstrations, and immigration—but this is not that. This is anarchy and true chaos. My party loses the moral high ground when we refuse to condemn setting cars on fire, destroying buildings, and assaulting law enforcement. pic.twitter.com/pPYbvP6xR0 — U.S. Senator John Fetterman (@SenFettermanPA) June 10, 2025 The Pennsylvania senator’s condemnation of his own party comes as Democrats in Washington and California attack President Donald Trump and his administration for ordering National Guard troops and Marines to L.A. County. Starting Friday, riots that began as anti-immigration enforcement protests have rocked pockets of L.A. Rioters in face masks and waving foreign flags have set fire to cars, thrown bricks at police and federal officers, confronted authorities, defaced property, blocked traffic, and promoted civil unrest. Over the course of the riots, notable Democrats have focused more ire against the Trump administration’s decision to send in troops to quell the unrest than condemn rioting among anti-law enforcement demonstrators, accusing federal authorities of escalating the situation. “Deploying the National Guard is a dangerous escalation meant to provoke chaos. In addition to the recent ICE raids in Southern California and across our nation, it is part of the Trump Administration’s cruel, calculated agenda to spread panic and division,” former Vice President Kamala Harris said in a statement that went on to call the demonstrations “overwhelmingly peaceful.” On Monday, California sued the Trump administration for ordering the National Guard into the Los Angeles area. California Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom said that the president violated the Constitution and undermined the state’s autonomy with the order. Newsom and other Democrats have also claimed that additional law enforcement sent to Los Angeles has only exacerbated the protests rather than tamp them down. Newsom and Los Angeles Democratic Mayor Karen Bass have condemned violence during the protests. The two elected Democrats have faced fire from Trump and other Republicans for failing to quell the unrest in the first place, however. “We made a great decision in sending the National Guard to deal with the violent, instigated riots in California. If we had not done so, Los Angeles would have been completely obliterated,” said Trump in a Monday post to Truth Social. “The very incompetent ‘Governor,’ Gavin Newscum, and ‘Mayor,’ Karen Bass, should be saying, ‘THANK YOU, PRESIDENT TRUMP, YOU ARE SO WONDERFUL. WE WOULD BE NOTHING WITHOUT YOU, SIR,’” he continued. “Instead, they choose to lie to the People of California and America by saying that we weren’t needed, and that these are ‘peaceful protests.’ Just one look at the pictures and videos of the Violence and Destruction tells you all you have to know.”

You never know what kind of creatures you’ll find roaming the very bottom of the sea. That’s just one of the many reasons why most of us aren’t brave enough to venture that far. But Veronika Kovacova is not one of those people. This Czech diver loves to explore the ocean with her GoPro on hand. During a visit in the waters of Norway, she came across a particularly fascinating creature… a monkfish. As Veronika explains in her social media post, monkfish are known for “their ambush hunting strategy.” Seriously, they are shockingly deceptive. But I won’t give away too much before you actually see the monkfish for yourself. So, without further ado, check him out in the video below! View this post on Instagram A post shared by Veronika Kovacova (@veru.diver) Did it take you a second to find the monkfish? If so, you aren’t the only one! There’s a reason they are oh-so effective at luring in their prey. That part of their body that imitates a small fish is actually something Veronika calls a “modified spine” on their heads. Diver in Norway Spots a Shockingly Elusive Monkfish at the Bottom of the Sea “Once the prey gets close,” Veronika explains, “the monkfish uses powerful suction to swallow it whole.” View this post on Instagram A post shared by Veronika Kovacova (@veru.diver) As unsettling as the monkfish looks, Veronika got an even closer peak, as shown in the video above. Here, we can see how this odd creature gets away with being so hidden. Everything about them was made to blend easily with their surroundings. Needless to say, Veronika was elated by this discovery. In the past, however, spotting one was not cause for celebration. “In the past, fishermen were apparently convinced that this fish was a bad omen,” she says. “After catching one, they would throw it back into the water, end their day’s fishing, and head straight back to shore.” You can find the source of this story’s featured image here! The post Diver Stumbles Across Bizarre Creature On The Seafloor & Captures Simply Wild Moment appeared first on InspireMore.

Nobody wants to be near a tornado under the best of circumstances, much less when they’re nowhere near shelter. But that is the exact situation that an Arkansas man recently found himself in. According to a social media post, Hunter George was trying to get to safety when his truck got stuck in a field. Unfortunately, he was already out of time. With the tornado dangerously close to him, Hunter had no choice but to find safety where he was at. In the midst of this terrifying storm, Hunter managed to capture footage of the massive tornado. With how large this one seems, it’s possible it was an EF-4. In any case, Hunter is extremely lucky to have made it out of this storm alive. Catch a glimpse at what Hunter witnessed first-hand in the chilling video below. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Top Tier Outdoors (@toptieroutdoors) “This is wild. Some dad lore for the future for sure,” someone writes in reply to that harrowing footage. Another person points out, “That’s the smartest thing you could have done [if you’re stuck] in the field. Get low. Low drag will save your life.” This Arkansas Man’s Breathtaking Tornado Footage is Sure to Leave You Speechless That last commentor is very much correct. Ideally, you would take shelter in a basement, the interior room of a home, or other building during a tornado warning. But as Hunter’s situation shows, that’s not always how things work out. If you do find yourself outside when a tornado is nearby, the National Weather Service says to do one of two things. First, you could remain in your vehicle and cover your head. Alternatively, you can lay in a ditch. While this may not seem helpful, being low to the ground can greatly increase your chances of survival. You can find the source of this story’s featured image here! The post Man Shares Insane Footage Of Massive Tornado Heading His Way appeared first on InspireMore.

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the new secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, recently announced that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will no longer recommend routine COVID-19 vaccination for pregnant women and healthy children. Kennedy also said that COVID-19 vaccine booster shots for those under 65 will undergo new clinical trials—an attempt to focus booster shots for older Americans and those with underlying medical conditions who are most at risk of severe illness and death from COVID-19. This major revision comes on the heels of Sen. Ron Johnson’s, R-Wis., issuance of an explosive report on the Biden administration’s multiyear failure to warn the American people about certain serious health risks of the COVID-19 vaccines. The new report is the product of an extensive probe by the majority staff of the Senate’s Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations.    A Troubling Backstory As early as February 2021, officials at the CDC received vital information from Israel’s Ministry of Health about a disturbing increase (“large reports”) of myocarditis (heart inflammation) among young people who had received Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine. Over the next several months, Biden administration officials downplayed or ignored these and other reports—and in September 2021 President Joe Biden himself announced his intention to impose an unprecedented set of vaccine mandates on the American people. The mass mandate on private employers and employees was subsequently struck down by the Supreme Court. Beginning in 2021, Johnson wrote over 70 letters to Department of Health and Human Services officials regarding COVID-19 policies, but his letters were either “ignored or inadequately addressed.” Worse, a number of Biden administration documents were redacted to the point of rendering them utterly meaningless—an executive branch response to legitimate Senate requests that was equal parts absurd and insulting. Kennedy broke the logjam, releasing 2,473 pages of agency records following Johnson’s Jan. 28, 2025, subpoena. This massive document release proves that federal public health officials were well aware of the health risk of myocarditis following injection of the COVID-19 vaccines in early 2021; that they “downplayed” those risks; and that they delayed warning the public about the health risks particularly to young people, of the novel vaccines. Internal documents and communications among CDC and other health officials between February and June 2021, disclosed in the subcommittee report, reveal in detail how Biden officials responded to the mounting evidence of myocarditis. Aside from evidence from Israel’s Ministry of Health and the Department of Defense, the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System also showed disturbing monthly increases of myocarditis cases. Draft notes of a May 24 meeting of the Vaccine Safety Technical Working Group, a “confidential” working group of public health officials, posed the question of whether the growing VAERS database showed a safety “signal” for myocarditis. The answer? “For the age groups 16-17 years and 18-24 years, yes.”  That warning made no difference. In the May 25 “talking points” prepared for the Biden White House, public health officials nonetheless described reports of myocarditis as “rare,” saying that reported cases “appear to be mild and often go away without requiring treatment.” The White House “talking points” also repeated the CDC’s vaccine recommendation for persons 12 years and older, reaffirming vaccination as the best way to protect people—including the young and healthy—from COVID-19. Failure to Alert Curiously, following their May 2021 deliberations, public health officials did indeed ponder the issuance of a Health Alert Network, a CDC nationwide alert, on the dangers of myocarditis following vaccination. They decided against it, however, apparently not to appear “alarmist.” Instead, the CDC posted a note on its website for “clinical considerations” for medical professionals concerning myocarditis. On May 28, 2021, the CDC weakened the language of its post and reiterated its position recommending COVID-vaccination for all persons 12 years and older. On June 21, 2021, the VasT working group presented a “slideshow” to the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, which read, “Data available to date suggest likely association of myocarditis with mRNA vaccination in adolescents and young adults.” In short, as the Senate report reveals, scientific data did not support the high level of safety of the COVID-19 vaccines, a fact that the Biden administration refused to publicly acknowledge through the issuance of a HAN. In the report’s language: “By May 2021, the Biden administration was aware of increasing reports of myocarditis following COVID-19 vaccination. Rather than taking the necessary and transparent actions to warn the public about this risk, U.S. public health officials decided against issuing a HAN on myocarditis and waited another month to update the labels on the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines, formally warning the public about myocarditis and pericarditis.”     Sworn Testimony Concurrent with the release of its report, the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations conducted a public hearing on the topic, swearing in medical professionals to present independent evidence on the safety and effectiveness of the COVID-19 vaccines, especially in reference to myocarditis and other adverse events. Sworn testimony broadly concurred on the weakness of the current vaccine injury reporting systems to effectively monitor and report on myocarditis, among other maladies. Dr. Peter McCullough, a board-certified cardiologist who published widely on the topic, told the senators that he treated thousands of patients with myocarditis following vaccine rollout. Citing a comprehensive literature review on COVID-19 mortality, McCullough revealed that in the peer-reviewed study of 325 COVID-related autopsy cases, a total of 240 (73.9%) deaths were due to COVID-19 vaccination.   As previously noted, safety monitoring was substandard. Aaron Siri, an attorney representing vaccine-injured patients, testified that under V-Safe, a CDC-administered vaccine safety monitoring system, patients were monitored for just seven days following COVID-19 vaccination, and their check-the-box options for reporting symptoms included only those that were most expected, like redness and pain at the injection site.   Dr. Jordan Vaughn, president of the Microvascular Research Foundation, who treated over 4,000 vaccine-injured patients, testified that COVID-19 vaccines include the “spike protein” of the deadly coronavirus, which reproduces and permeates the body’s organs, including the brain and the cardiovascular system. This spike protein is toxic: “It triggers inflammation, disrupts endothelial barriers, induces fibrin resistant to breakdown, and promotes amyloid-like aggregates. These effects impair oxygen delivery, damage blood vessels, and contribute to clotting pathologies that manifest as persistent symptoms of heart racing, brain fog, shortness of breath, and post-exertional malaise.” Research, Vaughn noted, also connects the spike protein to myocarditis.   Concerning the vulnerability of pregnant young women, Dr. James Thorp, a board-certified OBGYN and maternal-fetal medicine specialist, claimed that injecting these women was “an egregious breach of medical ethics.” Pregnant women, Thorp declared, were being told to get the vaccine without being informed that the toxic spike protein would migrate to their preborn children through a “transplacental transfer.” This damage remains largely unknown to the general public. Said Thorp: “This deception was institutionalized in the now infamous Shimabukuro study published on April 21, 2021, in the digital version of the New England Journal of Medicine. The authors claimed a miscarriage rate of 12.6%, but the raw data revealed an 82% miscarriage rate in women vaccinated during the first trimester. This is consistent with the 81% miscarriage rate noted in the Pfizer 5.3.6 post market data …. These figures mirror the effect of chemical abortion drugs such as RU-486.”   In his testimony, Thorp also referenced the remarks of Dr. Eric Rubin, editor-in-chief of the New England Journal of Medicine, on Oct. 26, 2021: “We’re never going to learn about how safe the vaccine is unless we start giving it. That’s just the way it goes.” (Author’s italics). Dr. Joel Wallskog—an orthopedic surgeon and co-chairman of React19, an organization representing vaccine injured patients—stressed that, based on clinical data, one out of every 800 vaccinated persons suffers an adverse event. Wallskog himself enthusiastically took the first dose pf the Moderna vaccine but then developed transverse myelitis, forcing him to retire on medical disability. Wallskog told the senators that the Countermeasures Injury Compensation Program, V-safe, Vaccine Adverse Event Report Monitoring System, and the CDC itself all failed him—and many thousands of others. Questioned by Johnson, Wallskog emphasized that the information then available to patients was clearly insufficient to secure informed consent. Worse, he noted, Biden’s White House “directed” social media companies to censor legitimate stories of vaccine injured patients. Dr. Josh Green, a physician and governor of Hawaii, told senators how Hawaii cooperated with President Donald Trump and responded to the pandemic, reporting that Hawaii had one of the country’s highest vaccination rates and one of the lowest per capita mortality rates in the nation. He emphasized that this was not a coincidence, reaffirming the proposition that the “COVID-19 vaccines are safe, effective and have saved millions of lives in the United States and around the world.”   Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., echoed Green’s point, pointing to a study indicating that the COVID-19 vaccines averted an estimated 3 million American deaths within the first two years of their distribution. While Johnson and Blumenthal debated the validity of research studies, Dr. McCullough reminded the subcommittee that millions of Americans who had been vaccinated nonetheless contracted the rapidly mutating coronavirus.     All told, Kennedy’s revision of the COVID-19 vaccine schedule comports with the fact that the risks of COVID-19 and the benefits of COVID-19 vaccines are highly dependent on age and medical condition. Over the period from Jan. 1, 2020, to June 14, 2023, mortality data show that 1,134,641 Americans died from COVID-19. Of that number, 858,323 were over the age of 65, while just 1,642 were ages 0-17. Of those, CDC data shows that children with underlying medical conditions were—and are—at greatest risk. Writing in the New England Journal of Medicine, Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Marty Makary and Dr. Vinay Prasad have outlined the rationale for the new COVID-19 vaccination schedule, recommendations more aligned with European public health authorities. That rationale shows that Kennedy is a champion of both science and common sense.     Originally published by RealClearHealth The post Senate Report Confirms the Wisdom of Secretary Kennedy’s Revised COVID-19 Vaccine Schedule appeared first on The Daily Signal.

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