News and Headlines. 11/30/2023.

US News.

Massachusetts becomes second state to be hit by wave of ‘white lung’ pneumonia

Massachusetts is now the second US state to report a spike in child pneumonia cases similar to the outbreak rapidly spreading in China and other European countries.

Earlier today, it was revealed that there have been 142 pediatric cases of the condition – dubbed “white lung syndrome” – in Ohio‘s Warren County since August.

Health officials in the county described that figure as “extremely high.”

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Exclusive: Texas AG Ken Paxton Sues Pfizer For ‘False, Deceptive’ Covid Jab Con

Paxton specifically found that the data Pfizer used to conclude the Covid shot was nearly 100 percent effective relied on a “relative risk reduction” assessment, a measurement that the Food and Drug Administration warns leaves patients “unduly influenced” and vulnerable to “suboptimal decisions.”

Despite early concerns about the Pfizer jab’s ability to shield someone from contracting or passing along the virus, the pharmaceutical company continued marketing the shots to Americans and the federal government as an effective way to “stop the spread.”

That advertising, paired with the pandemic porn plaguing politics and corporate media, earned Pfizer record-breaking revenue.

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Familiar scenes in San Francisco weeks after APEC cleanup

The APEC aftermath in some downtown areas looks as problematic as before — and along a few blocks, perhaps even worse.

At all hours of the day, some streets are lined with people openly selling or doing drugs while other sidewalk areas are lined with homeless tents and garbage.

The miles of security fencing, however, are gone now. And so is the law enforcement surge of 1,000 officers.

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States fail to protect foster kids from sex trafficking: Report

There’s a growing effort to better protect and support children placed in the foster care system who may be victims of human trafficking.

Federal law requires child welfare workers to screen children who return after going missing.

However, a report from the Office of the Inspector General found no evidence that these screenings were being conducted in a majority of cases it selected for review across five states.

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Smugglers cut through border wall with power tools, taunt NewsNation crew

The smugglers were taunting us: blowing kisses and laughing while they continued cutting through the wall. We called Border Patrol and alerted them of the situation. Not long after, an agent arrived.

The agent’s arrival prompted the crew to pack up and retreat.

It’s all a lucrative game to the cartels and they figured out cutting through the border wall is a pretty efficient way to send people into the United States and also tie up Border Patrol in the Tucson Sector —which is currently the busiest sector along the southern border.

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California dad cashed in on teen daughter’s nude pics online: cops

A California dad whose 16-year-old daughter grossed $40,000 selling nude photos online faces sex trafficking charges for sharing in the profits and permitting her illegal dealings, police said. 

Scott Davis, 46, was taken into custody on November 15 after El Dorado County Sheriff’s detectives carried out a search warrant at his residence, the agency wrote in a Tuesday press release. 

The department’s Sex Crimes Detectives and High Tech Sex Crimes Unit began investigating the teen’s online dealings in August, the agency said. 

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U.S. suicides hit new record in 2022

The provisional number of suicides in 2022 was 49,449, 3% higher than the  48,183 suicides reported in 2021.

Suicide rates generally declined for males ages 34 and younger and increased for those 35 and older.

For females, rates declined for those ages 24 and younger and increased for those 25 and older.

Rates increased for nearly all race and Hispanic-origin groups, although only the 3% increase for White non-Hispanic females was statistically significant.

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World News.

Anti-Christian Hate Crimes on the Rise in Europe

A new report is documenting a drastic rise in anti-Christian hate crimes across Europe.

The Observatory on Intolerance and Discrimination Against Christians in Europe published its annual report last week, detailing a 44% increase over the course of 2022 in social hostility toward and violent attacks against Christians as well as acts of vandalism and desecration against churches.

According to the report, 748 anti-Christian hate crimes were committed in Europe last year, 38 of which were violent physical attacks and three of which were murders

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‘Irish Lives Matter’ Graffiti, Anti-Illegal Immigrant Signage Treated As ‘Hate Incidents’ in Northern Ireland

A sign, which appeared in the Tildarg Avenue area, said that the community “will no longer accept the re-housing of illegal immigrants.”

Graffiti reading “Irish lives matter” was also daubed on the wall of the Kennedy Centre on the Falls Road overnight.

The BBC-NI also reported that people are being urged to contact the police if they have any information on the graffiti artists/sign erectors.

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COVID Vaccine May Cause Long-Term Heart Damage, Even in People With No Symptoms

Japanese researchers said they found evidence of long-term heart damage in people who received COVID-19 vaccines — including in asymptomatic patients — even though vaccine-induced myocarditis was thought to be rare, transient and limited to subjects experiencing heart symptoms.

Regardless of age or sex, patients who received their second vaccination up to 180 days before imaging showed a 47% higher uptake in heart tissues of fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG), an imaging agent, than unvaccinated subjects.

FDG is identical to glucose, a sugar that is the body’s main energy source, but it contains fluorine-18, a radioactive form of fluorine that allows imaging of organs and tissues where FDG accumulates.

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Israel to eradicate Hamas, ensuing humanitarian pause; Terror strikes Jerusalem TV7Israel News 30.11

1) Hamas claims responsibility for a deadly terror attack that plagued the Israeli capital – Jerusalem.

2) Israel reiterates its resolve to eradicate the Islamist Hamas and its terror affiliates in the Gaza Strip.

3) U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrives in Israel – as Washington continues coordinate with Jerusalem its war objectives.

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Brits asked to reduce electricity use as the grid buckles under heavy demand from cold snap

Britain’s grid operator is paying customers to not use electricity due to an ongoing cold snap.

The National Grid, which oversees much of Great Britain’s electricity supply, began offering incentives Tuesday for households with smart meters to reduce their electricity consumption during a period of high demand brought about by a cold spell, according to the BBC.

The National Grid was paying households across the country to reduce 550 megawatts of electricity Friday evening, Reuters reported Thursday, in anticipation of ongoing high demand.

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Hazmat-Suited ‘Big White Men’ Return to Disinfect China as Pneumonia Grips Nation

The Taiwan Ministry of Health and Welfare (MOHW) on Thursday advised young and elderly citizens, as well as those with weak immune systems, to avoid travel to China during its surge of respiratory illness.

The Chinese government continues to insist it has the outbreak under control, but observers recently noticed the return of travel restrictions and spraying of public areas with disinfectant, techniques Beijing used during the coronavirus pandemic.

Chinese social media has been filling up with photos and videos of anguished parents and sick children packed into overcrowded waiting rooms, but the Global Times insisted hospitals are taking appropriate steps to handle the caseload.

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Russia Bans ‘International LGBT Movement’ in Country, Branding It an Extremist Group

Thursday’s ruling builds on a decadeslong crackdown on LGBTQ+ rights begun by President Vladimir Putin who emphasized the need for “traditional family values.”

The Kremlin in 2013 adopted the first anti-LGBTQ+ legislation, known as the “gay propaganda” law, that prohibited any public endorsement of “nontraditional sexual relations” among minors, the AP reported. 

Putin pushed through constitutional reforms that would allow him to extend his rule by two more terms that also included a provision to outlaw same-sex marriage. 

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Hamas Releases Mia Schem – Woman Shown in Very First Hostage Video

The agreement was renewed just hours before the war between Israel and Hamas was set to resume on Thursday morning.

Hamas was set to release a total of eight Israeli women and children and return the bodies of three hostages who it says died in an Israeli air strike on Thursday.

Schem, of Shoham, Israel, was abducted after fighters stormed the Supernova Music Festival in their rampage across southern Israel on Oct. 7.

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BREAKING: Hamas bus stop attack: 3 dead as ceasefire deal extends| LiveNOW from FOX

Police say two gunman believed to be Hamas terrorist opened fire at a bus stop in Jerusalem killing 3 people and injuring 6 others.

The Hamas attackers were also killed. The shooting coming after Israel and Hamas agreed to extend their ceasefire deal.

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Politics.

Cammack Grills Witness About WH Asking Twitter To Remove Accounts Parodying Biden’s Granddaughter

At today’s House Weaponization of the Federal Government hearing, Rep. Kat Cammack (R-FL) spoke about removal of social media accounts.

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‘Your Testimony Is False!’: Thomas Massie Does Not Hold Back On Dems’ Witness

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‘And I’m Quoting!’: Marsha Blackburn Lays Waste To Judicial Nominee Reading His Own Words

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Congressman Suspects More Than 200 Federal Agents in Crowd on January 6

In an interview with Newsmax, Rep. Clay Higgins (R-La.) reported that he suspects over 200 federal agents were in the crowd on January 6 dressed as supporters of President Trump. Higgins alleges the federal agents were outside directing protesters, and had federal agents inside the Capitol before protesters entered. Additionally, he claims the FBI embedded themselves in online chat groups and suggested acts of violence and occupation of the Capitol.

The announcement from Higgins comes after Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-La.) released over 40,000 hours of video footage recorded on January 6. Higgins said on X, “J6 was an FBI op.…”

On November 15, Higgins had questioned FBI Director Christopher Wray during a congressional hearing about “ghost buses,” and asked if the FBI had undercover agents posing as Trump supporters at the Capitol on January 6.

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Jordan issues subpoenas to ex-Biden White House officials in probe into government censorship

Earlier, Jordan alleged the Biden administration was involved in pressuring Google to censor Americans on the social media platform YouTube. 

In the letters, Jordan alleges that both Slavitt and Flaherty played a role in helping the government censor memes, satire and other protected forms of speech.

“To develop effective legislation, such as the possible enactment of new statutory limits on the Executive Branch’s ability to work with social media platforms and other companies to restrict the circulation of content and deplatform users, the Committee must first understand the nature of this collusion and coercion,” the letters read.

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ICE to close Calif. facility able to hold 2,000 illegal immigrants amid ongoing crisis: sources

Homeland Security Committee Chair Mark Green, in a statement to Fox News Digital, said the move in Adelanto was “enforcement malpractice.”

“At the same time Secretary Mayorkas and President Biden are asking Congress to fund new detention beds, they’re considering closing a state-of-the-art facility that offers almost 2,000 beds,” he said, before saying the administration’s math “simply doesn’t add up.” 

” It just goes to show that the Biden administration’s talk about immigration enforcement is cheap – its actions tell the real story,” he said.

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Appeals court reinstates gag order that barred Trump from maligning court staff in NY fraud trial

The one-sentence decision from a four-judge panel came two weeks after an individual appellate judge had put the order on hold while the appeals process played out.

Trial judge Arthur Engoron, who imposed the gag order, said he now planned to enforce it “rigorously and vigorously.”

Trump attorney Christopher Kise called it “a tragic day for the rule of law.”

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Comer: Bank investigator flagged questionable payments to Hunter Biden

Comer’s office said one of his several subpoenas to Biden family members and associates uncovered an email where a bank investigator raised concerns about “$5 million funding from Northern International Capital Holdings, a CEFC affiliated entity linked to the Chinese government, and the subsequent erratic payments to Hudson West III, Hunter Biden’s joint venture with a Chinese national, and Owasco, P.C, an entity owned by Hunter Biden.”

Notably, Comer said one of those checks to the president came after the funding from the Chinese-connected company arrived.

The Oversight Committee laid out the alleged timeline in the release of the latest evidence:

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Trump Jr.: ‘Very clear’ Fox News is doing this | Eric Bolling The Balance

ANTI-TRUMP FOX NEWS?: Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Bolling react to latest signs from the “conservative-lite” network, as well as an apparent lack of consequences for damning liberal lies.

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Larry Kudlow: This is just stupid

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