Category: AMERICA

Canadian Sea Sponge Could Hold Cure for COVID-19

An international study has identified three compounds that prevent COVID-19 infection in humans, all from natural sources, including a type of sea sponge found in British Columbia. The scientists examined a catalogue of over 350 compounds from various natural sources such as plants, fungi, and sea sponges, in search of new antiviral drugs to treat…


Pfizer Board Member Pressured Twitter to Censor Posts on Natural Immunity, Low COVID Risk to Children: Emails

A Pfizer board member who used to head the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) lobbied Twitter to take action against a post accurately pointing out that natural immunity is superior to COVID-19 vaccination, according to an email released on Jan. 9. Dr. Scott Gottlieb wrote on Aug. 27, 2021, to Twitter executive Todd O’Boyle…


White House Pushed Facebook to Censor Tucker Carlson on COVID-19 Vaccines: AG Landry

The White House pressured Facebook to take action against Fox News host Tucker Carlson for supposedly saying COVID-19 vaccines “don’t work,” according to a document released by Louisiana’s Republican Attorney General Jeff Landry, who characterized the move as a request to censor the journalist. Landry shared the document—an email exchange between White House Director of Digital…


‘It Doesn’t Make Sense,’ Experts Trying to Explain White Lungs in China

While the official data from China reports mild disease and low mortalities surrounding the latest COVID-19 outbreaks, Chinese social media is awash with reports of “white lung,” a form of pneumonia often seen in moderate to severe disease. Anecdotal accounts of deaths after infections, and overwhelmed hospitals and morgues, have flooded Weibo and Chinese short-form video…


Concerning Reports of White Lungs in China, Experts Weigh In

While the official data from China reports mild disease and low mortalities surrounding the latest COVID-19 outbreaks, Chinese social media is awash with reports of “white lung,” a form of pneumonia often seen in moderate to severe disease. Anecdotal accounts of deaths after infections, and overwhelmed hospitals and morgues, have flooded Weibo and Chinese short-form video…


Pentagon Has Rescinded COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate: Spokesman

The U.S. Department of Defense has withdrawn its COVID-19 vaccine mandate, a Pentagon official said on Jan. 5. “We have rescinded the mandate,” Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder told reporters during a briefing. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, a Biden appointee, imposed the mandate for all troops in August 2021, saying it was necessary to protect military…


The Many Things You Don’t Know About the End of the Pacific War—With Barrett Tillman | The Sons of History Ep10

World War II in the Pacific ended in August 1945 after America dropped two atomic bombs on Japan. But what are the details that led to the end of the war? How much do we know about the decisions made, the missions run, and the uncertainties left? Barrett Tillman, author of “When the Shooting Stopped:…


New COVID Variant May Be Loose in China: Immunologically Suppressed Americans at Risk, Experts Warn

Experts predict that a new strain of COVID-19 may be spreading throughout China, which may pose a serious risk to immunologically suppressed Americans. Chen Erzhen, vice president at Ruijin Hospital and a member of Shanghai’s COVID-19 expert advisory panel, recently admitted that “the spread of the epidemic in Shanghai is very wide, and it may…


WHO Concerned About the Spread of ‘Most Transmissible’ XBB.1.5 COVID Variant

The World Health Organization (WHO) says it is concerned about the spread of the XBB.1.5 strain of COVID-19 across the world, calling it the “most transmissible” Omicron subvariant they have detected until now. “We are concerned about its growth advantage in particular in some countries in Europe and in the U.S., in North America, particularly…


Biden Says He Is Concerned About China’s Handling of COVID Crisis

President Joe Biden said on Jan. 4 that he was concerned by how China’s communist regime is handling its ongoing COVID-19 surge, adding that Beijing is sensitive to criticism. When asked whether he was worried about how China is handling COVID-19, the president admitted concern but said that the United States was prepared. “Yes, I…