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Beijing ordered the closure of the U.S. consulate in Chengdu, a city in southwestern China, retaliating against Washington’s decision to shut down the Chinese consulate in Houston.
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Racial ideologies always claim to be motivated by a higher good; this self-flattering illusion only serves to hide the immorality of their acts. The only real thing here is power.
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HBO Real Time host Bill Maher accused the media on Friday of burying the 2020 story of Hunter Biden’s laptop because “it wasn't part of their narrative” and because the story broke in the New York Post.
Maher also concluded by declaring that the lack of initial coverage is why Americans do not trust the media:
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The American economy grows at an anemic rate because our hospital bills grow at an alarming rate. Last year, the U.S. economy expanded by under two percent. Over the last seven decades, gross domestic product (GDP) in the U.S. averaged 3.4 percent growth. In the 21st century, annual GDP growth met or exceeded that average just once. The president, not without reason, celebrated the 2.6 growth rate for 2017’s second quarter. Economists once regarded the figure we welcome now as a sign of underperformance. The sclerotic new normal directly relates to the new normal of one in five dollars directed toward health care.
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My wake-up call came when I developed signs of unchecked diabetes.
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A black Trump supporter who was well known in his community for standing on street corners with "Vote Trump" signs as well as signs plastered with Bible verses was killed in broad daylight Thursday afternoon.
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This is our "leader" right now. God help us all.
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Donald Tusk warning will be seen as a direct challenge to Jaroslaw Kaczynski, the leader of the country's ruling party, who previously accused Germany of avoiding its responsibility over WW2.
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez renewed calls to enact her green new deal,saying a change in ourselves is needed to change the world
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Source: Maddie Capron A strange package has been sent to people in multiple states: random, unidentified seeds from China. Residents in Washington, Utah and Virginia have received small packages of…
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A judge in Woolwich Township in Ontario, Canada, has ordered Trinity Bible Chapel be locked to prevent Sunday worship services.
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I’ve warned you about this before – but now there’s more proof… A new finding from the November Capital Riot should scare the living bejeesus out of you with how the U.S. government was able to tra…
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First, leftists claimed that milk was racist. Now, the rocket scientists at People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) say that cheese, a milk derivative, is sexist!
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Minneapolis residents have begun patrolling their own neighborhoods after violent crime across the city surged in the aftermath of George Floyd’s death in late May. The patrols, some armed, are part of a largely grassroots efforts to protect neighborhoods, businesses, and residents from rioters and criminals. Some groups have constructed barriers at the entrance to […]
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A Seattle chocolate shop employee was fired for refusing to serve a police officer last week, the store’s owner said in an about-face after initially backing the worker’s “freedom…
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The former intelligence officials who signed an October 2020 letter baselessly claiming Russian involvement in the Hunter Biden laptop stories are largely remaining silent, though some have continued to defend their signatures, while a few recently returned to government service.
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'Just received a summons. Eric Bolling is suing me for defamation - $50 million in damages. I stand by my reporting + will protect my source...
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‘FBI raid on Giuliani violated the Constitution’ “Initially it was turned down; then it was approved, both by a judge and by the attorney general of the United States, so i…
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New York Mayor Eric Adams' first 100 days in office have been a disappointment after great expectations.
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Journalists Barrett Brown and Laura Poitras are both furious that the Intercept, an outlet created in 2014 to research and disseminate the Snowden global surveillance leaks, decided to shut down research into the archive on the 13th of March 2019. First Look Media laid off 4% of their staff in cance
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Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives figures show Illinois as the top source state for guns recovered in the state of Illinois.
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The Karolinska Hospital in Sweden recently issued a new policy statement regarding treatment of gender dysphoric minors at its pediatric gender services division. This policy, which took effect in April 2021, ended the practice of prescribing puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones for minors under age 16. Hormonal intervention for youth ages 16-18 is still allowed, but can only occur in research settings approved by Sweden’s ethics review board, following a thorough informed consent that discloses the significant risks and uncertainties of hormonal interventions, and considers the minor’s maturity level and ability to provide true informed consent.
This is a watershed moment. Sweden is the first country whose renowned hospital has explicitly stopped following the Dutch protocol, which allows for administration of puberty blockers at age 12 (and increasingly, as young as 8-9, at the early stage of puberty known as Tanner 2), and cross-sex hormones at the age of 16. It also is the first country to officially deviate from WPATH guidance. WPATH has long positioned itself as the world authority in transgender health. However, in recent months, several countries’ health authorities have conducted their own reviews of the evidence and found the evidence insufficient to justify early medical interventions promoted by WPATH’s guidelines.
Sweden’s new policy is consistent with Finland’s recently revised guidelines, which were changed to prioritize psychological interventions and support rather than medical interventions, particularly for youth with no childhood history of gender dysphoria (presently the most common presentation). Significant changes are also underway in the UK, following the High Court ruling that deemed hormonal interventions for minors experimental, and cautioned that minors are rarely able to provide truly informed consent for interventions with such profound life-long consequences. The NHS (National Health Service) has recently suspended the initiation of hormonal interventions to minors under 16. The ruling is currently under appeal, with a hearing scheduled for June 2021.
In the US, the debate about the treatment for gender dysphoric minors has become politicized, with some states introducing laws banning the use of various hormonal interventions in minors, while other states perusing legislation to ban psychological treatment modalities for gender dysphoria. As international awareness of the low quality of evidence of the benefits and the potential harm of medical interventions in gender-dysphoric minors grows, the focus is expected to shift to the non-invasive options for ameliorating distress, such as the provision of ethical psychological treatments and support.
The original announcement of the new policy obtained by SEGM, as well as the unofficial translation, are below:
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On Sunday’s Meet the Press on NBC, anchor Chuck Todd seemed to be hoping for the Republican Party to be punished in the upcoming midterm elections for what he claims is “overreaching” in the culture wars.
