Selma Blair shares difficult MS journey and the stem cell treatment that saved her life in emotional documentary
Documenting the most difficult moments of your life may be the last thing on anyone’s mind, but that’s exactly what Selma Blair did for “Introducing, Selma Blair,” a film that gives an intimate look into her battle with multiple sclerosis and the aftermath of her stem cell transplant in 2019. The 49-year-old “Cruel Intentions” actress […]
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George Soros Teams Up With Billionaire Reid Hoffman
According to a report, Reid Hoffman, a liberal tech billionaire and funder of many disinformation projects, is supporting a new media venture that was launched Tuesday to combat disinformation. Hoffman, the founder of LinkedIn, joined ranks with financier George Soros to fund Good Information Inc., which will “fund and scale businesses that cut through eco […]
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Democrats Use Accounting Gimmicks to Hide Cost of Build Back Better Bill
President Joe Biden is twisting arms to get “agreement” this week on hundreds of tax and spending provisions in his multitrillion-dollar social-welfare bill while key Democrats seem to be settling on a plan to keep the price tag down. They want to reduce the overall size of the spending bill to “only” $1 trillion to […]
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Deadly US Sanctions Are Exacerbating the Pandemic Globally
People who were concerned about the COVID-19 epidemic felt a sigh relief when President Biden was inaugurated in January. After a year of COVID denial, Biden promised to “follow the science” and put more effort into containing the virus than the Trump administration did. However, 10 months later, the virus was still infecting people. new […]
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Before Shooting, IATSE Film Crew on “Rust” Walked Off Set to Protest Conditions
We examine the tragic shooting death that Halyna Hutchins, cinematographer, suffered during filming of RustLast Thursday, a set in New Mexico brought attention to safety concerns and cost-cutting in the film industry. Yahoo NewsThe crew had used the gun that killed Hutchins just hours before for live-ammunition target training. The film’s lead actor and producer […]
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Virginia Democrats Sue USPS Over Delays That Could Impact State Governor Race
The U.S. is being sued by the Virginia Democratic Party Postal Service for allegedly failing to deliver election-related voter materials on time, claiming that the lapse “threaten[s] to disenfranchise thousands of Virginia voters” just ahead of the state’s consequential gubernatorial election. The suit filed on Friday in a U.S. district court in Richmond, Virginia, cites […]
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Gov. Greg Abbott Signs Texas’s First Statewide Anti-Trans Bill
Original publication by The 19th Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed Monday a bill that would allow him to be the Texas Governor ban K-12 transgender students from playing on sports teams that match their gender identity — the first such bill to become law in the state, after dozens of similar billsThese were debated and […]
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Former Black Panther Russell “Maroon” Shoatz Freed From Prison After 49 Years
Russell “Maroon” Shoatz, the Black liberationist long respected as a political prisoner and freedom fighter by friends and supporters, was granted a medical transfer on Monday to leave a Pennsylvania prison for treatment and hospice after five decades of imprisonment. Shoatz was a former member of Black Panther Party and a soldier with the Black […]
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Democrats Eye Billionaire Tax With Potential Backing From “Centrists”
Top Democrats are working on a new tax plan to impose a tax upon billionaires as part of their tax reform plan. Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, is the Senate Finance Committee Chair. working on a proposalThat would levy a tax investment incomesbillionaires, and a 15% minimum corporate tax to ensure companies pay federal income taxes. […]
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Social Infrastructure Bill Has Been Gutted. Progressives May Not Let It Pass.
This latest update is for those who are still trying to follow the details of the long and tedious slog towards passage of a standard bill on infrastructure and a second bill called Build Back Better Act. Democratic Senators Joe Manchin & Kyrsten Sinema were able to either because they were devoted to their campaign […]
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