Politics

By Brenda Baletti, Ph.D., Children's Health Defense - Proponents of the “15-minute city” (supported by the World Economic Forum) say it will reduce emissions and improve residents’ quality of life... The “15-minute city” made headlines this month, spurred by controversy over plans by the U.K.’s Oxfordshire County Council to pilot “traffic filters” to reduce car use as part of the city of Oxford’s 2040 development strategy... Oxfordshire will be divided into six districts. Beginning in 2024, residents will be able to drive within their neighborhoods, but license plate recognition cameras will fine private cars £70 for passing a filter without a permit. ...

By Nate Jackson, Patriot Post - So a senator put forward a controversial plan that “requires every program to be looked at freshly at least once every four years.”... That senator was Joe Biden and the year was 1975... It wasn’t just a one-off, either. Fast-forward to the 1990s and Biden did it again, clarifying, “I meant Social Security, as well. I meant Medicare and Medicaid. I meant veterans’ benefits.”

By Fr. Dwight Longenecker, The Stream - When the tenderness tyrants take these steps they do so with a terrifying self-righteousness. The gas chambers are operated by people who believe they are doing something good. They are ridding the earth of the unworthy — those who dare to not be tender enough. If you think this is an exaggeration ask yourself about the attitude of those who already censor, use emotional blackmail and attempt to silence and exclude those who are deemed politically incorrect.

By Margot Cleveland, The Federalist - When the NY Post dropped its bombshell reporting on documents recovered from Hunter Biden’s abandoned laptop in October of 2020, Twitter did not reach out to the FBI to ask whether the reporting was Russian disinformation... according to testimony at Wednesday’s House Oversight Committee hearing, Twitter relied on the tweets of supposed experts, making the tech giant’s decision to censor the Post’s story even more outrageous.