Tag: pandemic

DOJ Announces Hate Crimes and ‘Bias-Related’ Initiatives Including Reporting Hotline

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) on May 20 announced new initiatives worth $10 million to curb hates crimes and other “bias-related incidents.” This comes just days after the House passed legislation to authorize dedicated offices within U.S. federal government departments to monitor domestic terrorism and hate crimes. As part of the DOJ’s efforts, it…


Leon Fontaine: Muzzling Personal Choice

Commentary Most mask mandates are over and public officials are telling Canadians that wearing a mask is about “personal choice.” It’s nice to know we can now be trusted to make our own determinations about such things, but one question remains: Could it—or should it—have been personal choice all along? After all, most mandates about…


32% of GTA Residents Don’t Know Neighbours’ Names: Survey

Around one-third of residents living in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) don’t know their neighbours’ names, according to a new survey. Conducted online by networking service Nextdoor among 500 GTA residents, the survey found 32 percent of respondents couldn’t name their neighbours. A majority (59 percent) of those who didn’t know their neighbours’ names lived in condos,…


[Premiering 5/18 at 1PM ET] True Dangers of the Spike Protein, and How to Detoxify Yourself From It

After two years of research and studies, the scientific understanding surrounding the danger of the spike protein has evolved quite a lot. At first, when the pandemic first began, people thought that the spike protein was just there to help the virus enter human cells, and that was it. However, over time, researchers have slowly…


True Dangers of the Spike Protein, and How to Detoxify Yourself From It

After two years of research and studies, the scientific understanding surrounding the danger of the spike protein has evolved quite a lot. At first, when the pandemic first began, people thought that the spike protein was just there to help the virus enter human cells, and that was it. However, over time, researchers have slowly…


Peking University Students Demand: ‘Bring Down the Wall’

China’s most prestigious university, Peking University in Beijing, saw a protest against its Covid containment maneuver. At midnight on May 15, students protested the erection of a temporary metal wall that keeps the students locked in and divides the off-campus dorms east and west like a Berlin Wall. In video footage, the university vice president Chen Baojian…


Women’s Savings Accounts Took a Hit During the Pandemic, Unlike Mens

When it comes to retirement savings, women have been lagging behind men. Just how bad is it? In retirement, women are 80 percent more likely to live in poverty as compared with men, according to AARP. And, the pandemic has made this disparity even worse. According to an analysis from Age Wave and Edward Jones,…


Taiwan’s COVID-19 Containment Strategy Utilizes Innovative Technology, Universal Health Coverage: Health Minister

Commentary Two years into the pandemic, more than 510 million confirmed cases and more than 6.25 million deaths from COVID-19 have been reported around the world. As nations continue to battle the pandemic, Taiwan’s achievements have been widely recognized. As of May 10, about 390,000 confirmed cases and 931 deaths had been reported in Taiwan,…


The Epidemic No One Wants to Talk About

Katie Meyer had her whole life ahead of her. A senior at one of the most prestigious universities in the world—Stanford—the 22-year-old was also a soccer star. A goalkeeper and captain of her team, Meyer’s excellence on and off the field helped Stanford defeat North Carolina 5–4 to win the women’s College Cup national championship…


Dr. Robert Malone: COVID-19 ‘No Longer a Global Health Crisis’

The COVID-19 pandemic is over, according to Dr. Robert Malone. “We’re through the acute phase,” Malone, a scientist who helped invent the messenger RNA technology, said on NTD’s “Capitol Report.” “This is no longer a global health crisis or even a national health crisis.” Dr. Anthony Fauci, the longtime director of the National Institute of Allergy…