DHS Vids Show How Far Biden Admin Will Go To Remove Dissent
According to documents obtained by the America First Legal Foundation, agents at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) were in the process of producing short videos for these kinds of scenarios for “bystander training.” Other videos involved “a white teenage male who hurls ‘racial epithets’ and flashes a gun at his girlfriend and a young environmental activist.” Apparently, the leaders of the DHS believe these are the types most at risk of committing acts of terror — not jihadists, radical Marxists, or demented incels who are almost always the main perpetrators of such violence.
Speaking to The Daily Wire, Mike Benz, the executive director of Foundation For Online Freedom and former deputy assistant for internal communications and information policy for the U.S. State Department, said “that DHS officials planned on creating the videos to encourage citizens to police one another’s personal beliefs and report family members spreading so-called disinformation about COVID or expressing skepticism toward the U.S. government on social media.” Thus, in addition to using other agencies to monitor, harass, and occasionally imprison Americans exercising their first amendment rights, the DHS wanted to mobilize American civilians to help expand their persecution campaign.
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The Durham Report Shows The FBI Is A Threat To Democracy
In normal times, you’d scoff at such an outlandish story, dismiss it as the plot of some half-baked Tom Clancy novel. That could never happen in America, you’d say, where we have free and fair elections, the rule of law, and so on. And anyway, the media would never allow it to happen. They’d be too invested in exposing the conspiracy and claiming, rightly, a Watergate-type story of their very own.
But you’d be wrong. All of that really happened in 2016, recounted in all its jaw-dropping detail in Special Counsel John Durham’s 306-page report, released Monday after nearly four years in the making. The big takeaway from the report is that the Obama-era FBI launched a full investigation of the Trump campaign, codenamed Crossfire Hurricane, in the summer of 2016 despite having zero evidence of any collusion between Trump and Russia.
Not only that, but officials at the highest levels of the U.S. government, including President Obama, knew that the entire false narrative that Trump was colluding with Moscow was completely made up by the Clinton campaign in an effort to weaponize the federal government against Trump and distract from Hillary Clinton’s own email server scandal.
In normal times, you’d scoff at such an outlandish story, dismiss it as the plot of some half-baked Tom Clancy novel. That could never happen in America, you’d say, where we have free and fair elections, the rule of law, and so on. And anyway, the media would never allow it to happen. They’d be too invested in exposing the conspiracy and claiming, rightly, a Watergate-type story of their very own.
But you’d be wrong. All of that really happened in 2016, recounted in all its jaw-dropping detail in Special Counsel John Durham’s 306-page report, released Monday after nearly four years in the making. The big takeaway from the report is that the Obama-era FBI launched a full investigation of the Trump campaign, codenamed Crossfire Hurricane, in the summer of 2016 despite having zero evidence of any collusion between Trump and Russia.
Not only that, but officials at the highest levels of the U.S. government, including President Obama, knew that the entire false narrative that Trump was colluding with Moscow was completely made up by the Clinton campaign in an effort to weaponize the federal government against Trump and distract from Hillary Clinton’s own email server scandal.
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Canada has become an evil, rich elitist country.
One third of Canadians fine with prescribing assisted suicide for homelessness
Roughly the same number told a poll they were fine with approving MAID for someone whose only affliction was poverty
One third of Canadians are apparently fine with prescribing assisting suicide for no other reason than the fact that the patient is poor or homeless.
If a Canadian’s only affliction was “poverty,” 27 per cent said they would be fine with legalizing that person’s access to MAID. Another 28 per cent pegged “homelessness” as an appropriate bar to qualify for MAID.
And 20 per cent of respondents were fine with MAID being handed out to anybody for any reason. In other words, one fifth of respondents agreed with the sentiment “medical assistance in dying should always be allowed, regardless of who requests it.”
One third of Canadians fine with prescribing assisted suicide for homelessness
Roughly the same number told a poll they were fine with approving MAID for someone whose only affliction was poverty
One third of Canadians are apparently fine with prescribing assisting suicide for no other reason than the fact that the patient is poor or homeless.
If a Canadian’s only affliction was “poverty,” 27 per cent said they would be fine with legalizing that person’s access to MAID. Another 28 per cent pegged “homelessness” as an appropriate bar to qualify for MAID.
And 20 per cent of respondents were fine with MAID being handed out to anybody for any reason. In other words, one fifth of respondents agreed with the sentiment “medical assistance in dying should always be allowed, regardless of who requests it.”
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Isn't it just freaking odd that we spend hundreds of millions of dollars trying to prevent suicide, and on the other hand, help others to do just that. Why do we treat suicide like such a tragedy while at the same time thinking mercy killing is such a blessing?Sunain wrote: ↑May 16th, 2023, 7:13 pm Canada has become an evil, rich elitist country.
One third of Canadians fine with prescribing assisted suicide for homelessness
Roughly the same number told a poll they were fine with approving MAID for someone whose only affliction was poverty
One third of Canadians are apparently fine with prescribing assisting suicide for no other reason than the fact that the patient is poor or homeless.
If a Canadian’s only affliction was “poverty,” 27 per cent said they would be fine with legalizing that person’s access to MAID. Another 28 per cent pegged “homelessness” as an appropriate bar to qualify for MAID.
And 20 per cent of respondents were fine with MAID being handed out to anybody for any reason. In other words, one fifth of respondents agreed with the sentiment “medical assistance in dying should always be allowed, regardless of who requests it.”
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DisgustingSunain wrote: ↑May 16th, 2023, 7:13 pm Canada has become an evil, rich elitist country.
One third of Canadians fine with prescribing assisted suicide for homelessness
Roughly the same number told a poll they were fine with approving MAID for someone whose only affliction was poverty
One third of Canadians are apparently fine with prescribing assisting suicide for no other reason than the fact that the patient is poor or homeless.
If a Canadian’s only affliction was “poverty,” 27 per cent said they would be fine with legalizing that person’s access to MAID. Another 28 per cent pegged “homelessness” as an appropriate bar to qualify for MAID.
And 20 per cent of respondents were fine with MAID being handed out to anybody for any reason. In other words, one fifth of respondents agreed with the sentiment “medical assistance in dying should always be allowed, regardless of who requests it.”
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Sunain, I would just think it is the mrna talking.
The human soul long ago fled the body in those cases.
For me the disclosure on treason in DC and USA is not so surprising. I've seen it since 2006 after all, but I could not convince veterans and my fellow warmonger patriots of it. Until now at least.
The human soul long ago fled the body in those cases.
For me the disclosure on treason in DC and USA is not so surprising. I've seen it since 2006 after all, but I could not convince veterans and my fellow warmonger patriots of it. Until now at least.
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Government Subsidized Child Trafficking | Freedom Man Press
Government Subsidized Child Trafficking is a presentation given by Diego Rodriguez about the true nature of CPS (Child Protective Services). The links from the presentation are below:
Government Subsidized Child Trafficking | Freedom Man Press
Government Subsidized Child Trafficking is a presentation given by Diego Rodriguez about the true nature of CPS (Child Protective Services). The links from the presentation are below:
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Microsoft Says New A.I. Shows Signs of Human Reasoning – DNyuz
“Here we have a book, nine eggs, a laptop, a bottle and a nail,” they asked. “Please tell me how to stack them onto each other in a stable manner.”
The researchers were startled by the ingenuity of the A.I. system’s answer. Put the eggs on the book, it said. Arrange the eggs in three rows with space between them. Make sure you don’t crack them.
“Here we have a book, nine eggs, a laptop, a bottle and a nail,” they asked. “Please tell me how to stack them onto each other in a stable manner.”
The researchers were startled by the ingenuity of the A.I. system’s answer. Put the eggs on the book, it said. Arrange the eggs in three rows with space between them. Make sure you don’t crack them.
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EU Backs Plan To Forcibly Sequester Thousands Of Farms In Netherlands To Achieve Climate Goals, Replacing Supplies With “Food Innovation Hubs” – winepressnews.com
“Under the schemes, the beneficiaries guarantee that the closure of their production capacity is definitive and irreversible, and that they will not start the same breeding activity elsewhere in the Netherlands or within the EU.”
After relentless pressure from the government and resistance by farmers, the European Union Commission backed a new plan by the Dutch government on May 2nd that would compensate livestock farmers with better buyouts than offered beforehand, if the farmers voluntarily agree to give up their land in certain areas of The Netherlands in a bid to reduce nitrogen emissions by 2030.
But there is a catch: those affected who do not comply will have their land forcibly sequestered from them. Of this, ‘some 3,000 farms are expected to be eligible,’ Euro News reports.
“Under the schemes, the beneficiaries guarantee that the closure of their production capacity is definitive and irreversible, and that they will not start the same breeding activity elsewhere in the Netherlands or within the EU.”
After relentless pressure from the government and resistance by farmers, the European Union Commission backed a new plan by the Dutch government on May 2nd that would compensate livestock farmers with better buyouts than offered beforehand, if the farmers voluntarily agree to give up their land in certain areas of The Netherlands in a bid to reduce nitrogen emissions by 2030.
But there is a catch: those affected who do not comply will have their land forcibly sequestered from them. Of this, ‘some 3,000 farms are expected to be eligible,’ Euro News reports.
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Fury over WHO's sex education about 'early childhood masturbation' for UNDER-FOURS | Daily Mail Online
The report states children under four should 'ask questions about sexuality'
The report states children under four should 'ask questions about sexuality'
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Teacher at center of Florida controversy suggests parents lose their rights when children attend public school: 'Those rights are gone' - TheBlaze
As TheBlaze reported, the Florida Department of Education and Hernando County School District are investigating fifth-grade teacher Jenna Barbee for showing her students the Disney movie "Strange World," which features a gay character. School officials allege Barbee did not get approval from administrators before showing the movie.
Shannon Rodriguez, a school board member and parent, explained at a May 9 school board meeting why she believes it was wrong for Barbee to play the movie.
"It is not a teacher's job to impose their beliefs upon a child, religious, sexual orientation, gender identity, any of the above," Rodriguez said. "But allowing movies such as this assist teachers in opening a door — and please hear me — they assist teachers in opening a door for conversations that have no place in our classrooms."
As TheBlaze reported, the Florida Department of Education and Hernando County School District are investigating fifth-grade teacher Jenna Barbee for showing her students the Disney movie "Strange World," which features a gay character. School officials allege Barbee did not get approval from administrators before showing the movie.
Shannon Rodriguez, a school board member and parent, explained at a May 9 school board meeting why she believes it was wrong for Barbee to play the movie.
"It is not a teacher's job to impose their beliefs upon a child, religious, sexual orientation, gender identity, any of the above," Rodriguez said. "But allowing movies such as this assist teachers in opening a door — and please hear me — they assist teachers in opening a door for conversations that have no place in our classrooms."
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Atheist Group Demands Bible Be Banned From Oklahoma’s Public-school Libraries - The New American
A recent letter from the atheist group Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF) to Ryan Walters, the state’s superintendent of public instruction in Oklahoma, demanded that he ban the Bible from the shelves of the libraries of the state’s public schools. The letter is a response to recent remarks by Walters, who called for the removal from public school libraries of 190 books that promote the LGBTQ+ agenda.
A recent letter from the atheist group Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF) to Ryan Walters, the state’s superintendent of public instruction in Oklahoma, demanded that he ban the Bible from the shelves of the libraries of the state’s public schools. The letter is a response to recent remarks by Walters, who called for the removal from public school libraries of 190 books that promote the LGBTQ+ agenda.
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Neighborhood Watch Out: Cops Are Incorporating Private Cameras Into Their Real-Time Surveillance Networks | Electronic Frontier Foundation
Police have their sights set on every surveillance camera in every business, on every porch, in all the cities and counties of the country. Grocery store trips, walks down the street, and otherwise minding your own business when outside your home could soon come under the ever-present eye of the government. In a quiet but rapid expansion of law enforcement surveillance, U.S. cities are buying and promoting products from Georgia-based company Fusus in order to access on-demand, live video from public and private camera networks.
The company sells police a cloud-based platform for creating real-time crime centers and a streamlined way for officers to interface with their various surveillance streams, including predictive policing, gunshot detection, license plate readers, and drones. For the public, Fusus also sells hardware that can be added to private cameras and convert privately-owned video into instantly-accessible parts of the police surveillance network. In Atlanta, Memphis, Orlando, and dozens of other locations, police officers have been asking the public to buy into a Fusus-fueled surveillance system, at times sounding like eager pitchmen trying to convince people and businesses to trade away privacy for a false sense of security.
Police have their sights set on every surveillance camera in every business, on every porch, in all the cities and counties of the country. Grocery store trips, walks down the street, and otherwise minding your own business when outside your home could soon come under the ever-present eye of the government. In a quiet but rapid expansion of law enforcement surveillance, U.S. cities are buying and promoting products from Georgia-based company Fusus in order to access on-demand, live video from public and private camera networks.
The company sells police a cloud-based platform for creating real-time crime centers and a streamlined way for officers to interface with their various surveillance streams, including predictive policing, gunshot detection, license plate readers, and drones. For the public, Fusus also sells hardware that can be added to private cameras and convert privately-owned video into instantly-accessible parts of the police surveillance network. In Atlanta, Memphis, Orlando, and dozens of other locations, police officers have been asking the public to buy into a Fusus-fueled surveillance system, at times sounding like eager pitchmen trying to convince people and businesses to trade away privacy for a false sense of security.
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This is a threat.
Record Number of Chinese Nationals Showing Up at U.S. Borders
Border Patrol agents apprehended nearly 10,000 migrants who entered the U.S. between ports of entry during the first seven months of Fiscal Year 23. Of those, more than 8,000 were single adults. The single adult apprehensions exceed the total of all Chinese migrants apprehended during the past six fiscal years combined.
The U.S. Customs and Border Protection Nationwide Encounters report for April shows an explosion in the number of Chinese migrants apprehended by Border Patrol agents this year. In April alone, agents apprehended 3,195 Chinese nationals. This brought the seven-month total for Chinese migrants apprehended in FY23 (which began on October 1, 2022) to 9,753. Of those, CBP reported that 8,207 (84) percent were single adults. Neary 5,200 of these migrants entered the U.S. in the Rio Grande Valley Sector in southeast Texas.
Record Number of Chinese Nationals Showing Up at U.S. Borders
Border Patrol agents apprehended nearly 10,000 migrants who entered the U.S. between ports of entry during the first seven months of Fiscal Year 23. Of those, more than 8,000 were single adults. The single adult apprehensions exceed the total of all Chinese migrants apprehended during the past six fiscal years combined.
The U.S. Customs and Border Protection Nationwide Encounters report for April shows an explosion in the number of Chinese migrants apprehended by Border Patrol agents this year. In April alone, agents apprehended 3,195 Chinese nationals. This brought the seven-month total for Chinese migrants apprehended in FY23 (which began on October 1, 2022) to 9,753. Of those, CBP reported that 8,207 (84) percent were single adults. Neary 5,200 of these migrants entered the U.S. in the Rio Grande Valley Sector in southeast Texas.
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CDC Revised Vaccine Statements: Why Common Respiratory Vaccines Give Dubious Protection
Historically, vaccines were designed to protect against infection and transmission. However, this property does not extend to the recent respiratory viral vaccines.
While the annual influenza vaccines provide some protection against flu infections, their efficacy has left much to be desired. According to a 2023 research commentary co-authored by Dr. Anthony Fauci, former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, flu vaccines have been shown only to be 14 to 60 percent effective over the last 15 flu seasons.
Furthermore, the CDC reported 36 percent efficacy for the 2021–2022 influenza vaccine against infections that required medical treatment, while the 2022–2023 vaccine is estimated to be 54 percent effective.
Historically, vaccines were designed to protect against infection and transmission. However, this property does not extend to the recent respiratory viral vaccines.
While the annual influenza vaccines provide some protection against flu infections, their efficacy has left much to be desired. According to a 2023 research commentary co-authored by Dr. Anthony Fauci, former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, flu vaccines have been shown only to be 14 to 60 percent effective over the last 15 flu seasons.
Furthermore, the CDC reported 36 percent efficacy for the 2021–2022 influenza vaccine against infections that required medical treatment, while the 2022–2023 vaccine is estimated to be 54 percent effective.
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Not a Terrorist? The Biden Team Killed the Wrong Person Again
U.S. military officials are walking back claims that a recent strike in Syria killed an influential al-Qaeda figure, following assertions by the dead man’s family that he had no ties to terrorists but was a father of 10 tending to his sheep when he was slain by an American missile.
U.S. military officials are walking back claims that a recent strike in Syria killed an influential al-Qaeda figure, following assertions by the dead man’s family that he had no ties to terrorists but was a father of 10 tending to his sheep when he was slain by an American missile.
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Possible Target boycott over tuck-friendly bathing suit - TheBlaze
Target offers 2,351 products in its Pride collection, including clothing, items for pets, home furnishings, stationery, books, music, and movies.
There are "gender fluid" mugs, "queer all year" calendars, "trans pride, trans power" cards, and Pride Milkbone dog treats.
There are books for children ages 4 to 8 titled: "The Hips on the Drag Queen Go Swish, Swish, Swish," "Bye Bye, Binary," "The Story of Harvey Milk and the Rainbow Flag," "The Gay, B, Cs," and "Are You a Girl or Are You a Boy?"
Target's Pride collection for babies and children features a baby onesie with bunnies, teddy bears, and mermaids proudly holding the LGBTQ flag. There is also a baby onesie featuring the colors of the so-called "Progress Pride flag," which has the rainbow flag, but also represents people of color and the trans community.
Target offers 2,351 products in its Pride collection, including clothing, items for pets, home furnishings, stationery, books, music, and movies.
There are "gender fluid" mugs, "queer all year" calendars, "trans pride, trans power" cards, and Pride Milkbone dog treats.
There are books for children ages 4 to 8 titled: "The Hips on the Drag Queen Go Swish, Swish, Swish," "Bye Bye, Binary," "The Story of Harvey Milk and the Rainbow Flag," "The Gay, B, Cs," and "Are You a Girl or Are You a Boy?"
Target's Pride collection for babies and children features a baby onesie with bunnies, teddy bears, and mermaids proudly holding the LGBTQ flag. There is also a baby onesie featuring the colors of the so-called "Progress Pride flag," which has the rainbow flag, but also represents people of color and the trans community.
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'Let the teachers teach, and shut up': Dem lawmaker gets nasty with voter who asked him to help pass parents' rights bill - TheBlaze
Democratic New Hampshire state Representative Tommy Hoyt recently got nasty with a parent who asked him to support a parents' rights bill, telling the voter to "shut up" and "let the teachers teach."
A New Hampshire parent emailed Hoyt this week urging him to vote for Senate Bill 272, the Parents' Bill of Rights in Education.
The legislation sought to prevent schools from withholding details about children from their parents, including information regarding sex and gender.
The bill received heavy opposition from the teachers' unions, progressive activists, and left-leaning politicians who claimed that parents could pose a danger to their own children.
Democratic Senator Rebecca Perkins Kwoka argued that the bill would "open children up" to "violence from their parents." Democratic Senator Donovan Fenton claimed that the legislation could "end up being fatal for our young children." Democratic Party chair Ray Buckley contended that if the bill passed, "Some kids will be beaten to death."
Democratic New Hampshire state Representative Tommy Hoyt recently got nasty with a parent who asked him to support a parents' rights bill, telling the voter to "shut up" and "let the teachers teach."
A New Hampshire parent emailed Hoyt this week urging him to vote for Senate Bill 272, the Parents' Bill of Rights in Education.
The legislation sought to prevent schools from withholding details about children from their parents, including information regarding sex and gender.
The bill received heavy opposition from the teachers' unions, progressive activists, and left-leaning politicians who claimed that parents could pose a danger to their own children.
Democratic Senator Rebecca Perkins Kwoka argued that the bill would "open children up" to "violence from their parents." Democratic Senator Donovan Fenton claimed that the legislation could "end up being fatal for our young children." Democratic Party chair Ray Buckley contended that if the bill passed, "Some kids will be beaten to death."
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Pronouns added to Biden State Department emails — then reporter and official throw down in contentious Q&A - TheBlaze
A Biden administration State Department official was questioned on Thursday by a reporter who claimed the department recently implemented a "mandatory" policy requiring employees to include their pronouns in their emails.
Associated Press journalist Matt Lee stated that he noticed emails from department employees included pronouns in the "from" field. In a contentious back-and-forth, Lee pressed State Department deputy spokesperson Vedant Patel about the change.
"Have you gotten any emails from any of your colleagues before you came out here … since about noon or so?" Lee questioned Patel.
Patel, who appeared already annoyed with the exchange, requested that the reporter "get to your question."
"Are you able to look at them right now?" Lee asked, referring to Patel's email.
"My email? I'm not going to pull up my email from the podium," Patel replied.
"You don't have to show it to me," Lee stated. "I want to know if you've noticed anything different in the 'from' line, where it gives the sender."
A Biden administration State Department official was questioned on Thursday by a reporter who claimed the department recently implemented a "mandatory" policy requiring employees to include their pronouns in their emails.
Associated Press journalist Matt Lee stated that he noticed emails from department employees included pronouns in the "from" field. In a contentious back-and-forth, Lee pressed State Department deputy spokesperson Vedant Patel about the change.
"Have you gotten any emails from any of your colleagues before you came out here … since about noon or so?" Lee questioned Patel.
Patel, who appeared already annoyed with the exchange, requested that the reporter "get to your question."
"Are you able to look at them right now?" Lee asked, referring to Patel's email.
"My email? I'm not going to pull up my email from the podium," Patel replied.
"You don't have to show it to me," Lee stated. "I want to know if you've noticed anything different in the 'from' line, where it gives the sender."
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Your DNA Can Now Be Pulled From Thin Air. Privacy Experts Are Worried. – DNyuz
David Duffy, a wildlife geneticist at the University of Florida, just wanted a better way to track disease in sea turtles. Then he started finding human DNA everywhere he looked.
Over the last decade, wildlife researchers have refined techniques for recovering environmental DNA, or eDNA — trace amounts of genetic material that all living things leave behind. A powerful and inexpensive tool for ecologists, eDNA is all over — floating in the air, or lingering in water, snow, honey and even your cup of tea. Researchers have used the method to detect invasive species before they take over, to track vulnerable or secretive wildlife populations and even to rediscover species thought to be extinct. The eDNA technology is also used in wastewater surveillance systems to monitor Covid and other pathogens.
But all along, scientists using eDNA were quietly recovering gobs and gobs of human DNA. To them, it’s pollution, a sort of human genomic bycatch muddying their data. But what if someone set out to collect human eDNA on purpose?
David Duffy, a wildlife geneticist at the University of Florida, just wanted a better way to track disease in sea turtles. Then he started finding human DNA everywhere he looked.
Over the last decade, wildlife researchers have refined techniques for recovering environmental DNA, or eDNA — trace amounts of genetic material that all living things leave behind. A powerful and inexpensive tool for ecologists, eDNA is all over — floating in the air, or lingering in water, snow, honey and even your cup of tea. Researchers have used the method to detect invasive species before they take over, to track vulnerable or secretive wildlife populations and even to rediscover species thought to be extinct. The eDNA technology is also used in wastewater surveillance systems to monitor Covid and other pathogens.
But all along, scientists using eDNA were quietly recovering gobs and gobs of human DNA. To them, it’s pollution, a sort of human genomic bycatch muddying their data. But what if someone set out to collect human eDNA on purpose?
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CRISPR salads – greens made tastier by gene editing – head to market from Durham startup | WRAL TechWire
That’s not all the food in the pipeline. “Conscious Foods grows new varieties of leafy greens, seedless berries, and pitless cherries. Our first products [are] flavorful, nutrient-dense salad greens,” the company says. And the company has plenty of backing. Pairwise has drawn more than $200 million in investment capital and also has a multi-year collaboration agreement with Bayer Crop Science valued at $100 million.
That’s not all the food in the pipeline. “Conscious Foods grows new varieties of leafy greens, seedless berries, and pitless cherries. Our first products [are] flavorful, nutrient-dense salad greens,” the company says. And the company has plenty of backing. Pairwise has drawn more than $200 million in investment capital and also has a multi-year collaboration agreement with Bayer Crop Science valued at $100 million.
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Red meat is not a health risk. New study slams shoddy research - Big Think
Studies have been linking red meat consumption to health problems like heart disease, stroke, and cancer for years, but these invariably suffer from methodological limitations. In an unprecedented effort, health scientists at the University of Washington scrutinized decades of research on red meat consumption and its links to various health outcomes, introducing a new way to assess health risks in the process. They only found weak evidence that unprocessed red meat consumption is linked to colorectal cancer, breast cancer, type 2 diabetes, and ischemic heart disease, and no link at all between eating red meat and stroke.
Studies have been linking red meat consumption to health problems like heart disease, stroke, and cancer for years, but these invariably suffer from methodological limitations. In an unprecedented effort, health scientists at the University of Washington scrutinized decades of research on red meat consumption and its links to various health outcomes, introducing a new way to assess health risks in the process. They only found weak evidence that unprocessed red meat consumption is linked to colorectal cancer, breast cancer, type 2 diabetes, and ischemic heart disease, and no link at all between eating red meat and stroke.
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Democratic Sens. Bennet and Welch seek to create new federal agency that would regulate speech and behavior online - TheBlaze
The Democratic senators introduced an updated version of Bennet's 2022 "Digital Platform Commission Act" on May 18, which would grow the state, further interfere with Americans' interpersonal engagements online, regulate speech, and altogether police digital platforms.
Bennet said in a statement, "We should follow the long precedent in American history of empowering an expert body to protect the public interest through common sense rules and oversight for complex and powerful sectors of the economy."
The Colorado leftist likened the proposed Federal Digital Platform Commission to the extant Food and Drug Administration, the Federal Communications Commission, and the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Nancy Watzman, advisor at the Colorado Media Project, indicated this latest statist venture might serve as a remedy for undesirable speech online, noting "misinformation about the pandemic, public health, elections and more are polluting our online spaces and having real-world negative impacts in our communities."
"Stronger oversight institutions, such as the commission proposed in the Digital Platform Commission Act of 2022, have the potential to strengthen the government’s capacity to promote safe, just, and innovative digital products," said Scott Babwah Brennen, head of online expression policy at the Center on Technology Policy, UNC-Chapel Hill.
"It’s time to establish an independent agency to provide comprehensive oversight of social media companies," added Welch.
The Democratic senators introduced an updated version of Bennet's 2022 "Digital Platform Commission Act" on May 18, which would grow the state, further interfere with Americans' interpersonal engagements online, regulate speech, and altogether police digital platforms.
Bennet said in a statement, "We should follow the long precedent in American history of empowering an expert body to protect the public interest through common sense rules and oversight for complex and powerful sectors of the economy."
The Colorado leftist likened the proposed Federal Digital Platform Commission to the extant Food and Drug Administration, the Federal Communications Commission, and the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Nancy Watzman, advisor at the Colorado Media Project, indicated this latest statist venture might serve as a remedy for undesirable speech online, noting "misinformation about the pandemic, public health, elections and more are polluting our online spaces and having real-world negative impacts in our communities."
"Stronger oversight institutions, such as the commission proposed in the Digital Platform Commission Act of 2022, have the potential to strengthen the government’s capacity to promote safe, just, and innovative digital products," said Scott Babwah Brennen, head of online expression policy at the Center on Technology Policy, UNC-Chapel Hill.
"It’s time to establish an independent agency to provide comprehensive oversight of social media companies," added Welch.
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'The FBI will crush you. This government will crush you and your family': Whistleblower's chilling testimony warns about costs of exposing government corruption - TheBlaze
Suspended Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent Garret O'Boyle delivered chilling testimony on Thursday warning his colleagues not to speak out about government corruption after he alleged that the agency left his "family homeless."
During Thursday's House Judiciary Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government hearing, O'Boyle advised future whistleblowers not to come forward about potential FBI corruption because of the alleged retaliation he and his family endured.
North Dakota Republican Rep. Kelly Armstrong asked O'Boyle what advice he would give to future government whistleblowers.
Suspended Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent Garret O'Boyle delivered chilling testimony on Thursday warning his colleagues not to speak out about government corruption after he alleged that the agency left his "family homeless."
During Thursday's House Judiciary Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government hearing, O'Boyle advised future whistleblowers not to come forward about potential FBI corruption because of the alleged retaliation he and his family endured.
North Dakota Republican Rep. Kelly Armstrong asked O'Boyle what advice he would give to future government whistleblowers.
