Police Arrests of Anti-Israel Protesters Include School Psychologist

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A psychologist for Indianapolis Public Schools was among those held when police arrested 14 masked adults who officers said were blocking traffic late last month just outside the Governor’s Residence in the state capital.

The school psychologist, Karisa Cole, and the other arrested protesters were charged with obstructing traffic April 25 at 10:30 a.m. on Meridian Street in Indianapolis.

In public statements that morning, the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department warned that although peaceful protesting is constitutionally protected, blocking traffic violates Indiana law.

After brief remarks and a collective chant calling for a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war and for Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb, a Republican, to divest from doing business with Israel, the protesters crossed into Meridian Street and blocked traffic.

When police officers arrived, they asked the protesters to leave the roadway multiple times. When the protesters didn’t move, officers arrested the 14 obstructers, who began to sing as officers pulled them off the street.

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Study Warns: Increased COVID Vaccine Doses Linked to Higher Infection Risk

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A recent study, led by Dr. Naabin Shrestha and collaborators, has raised concerns about the correlation between the number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered and the risk of contracting the virus. The findings, published in a report from the Epoch Times, indicate that individuals who have received multiple vaccine doses face heightened susceptibility to COVID-19.

According to the report, individuals who received two doses of the COVID-19 vaccine exhibited a 1.5 times higher risk of contracting the virus. This risk increased to 1.95 times for those who received three doses and spiked to 2.5 times for individuals who received three or more doses. These figures were compared against individuals who received zero or only one dose of the vaccine.

The exact mechanisms behind this alarming trend remain unclear. Researchers speculate that vaccine-induced immunity might be weaker and less enduring compared to natural immunity. Consequently, while vaccination may offer some protection in the short term, it could potentially elevate the risk of future infections.

The Epoch Times highlighted this unsettling revelation, emphasizing the growing apprehension regarding the efficacy and safety of COVID-19 vaccines. Unlike traditional vaccines, which stimulate the body to develop resistance against pathogens, COVID-19 vaccines operate by triggering the production of a specific protein fragment found in the virus, purportedly eliciting a protective immune response.

Dr. Robert Malone, a prominent vaccine researcher not involved in the study, expressed concerns over the effectiveness of current COVID-19 vaccine products. He described the findings as another acknowledgment of their limited efficacy, suggesting that they might contribute to diminishing effectiveness over time.

Previous studies have also underscored potential adverse effects associated with COVID-19 vaccines, including the risk of fatal heart inflammation. Despite these concerns, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) continues to advocate for widespread vaccination, urging virtually everyone aged 6 months and older to receive multiple vaccine doses.

Dr. Harvey Risch, professor emeritus of epidemiology at Yale, offered insights into the potential mechanisms underlying the increased infection risk associated with multiple vaccine doses. He suggested that such doses might lead to antibody-dependent enhancement or “original antigenic sin,” diminishing the effectiveness of the antibody response generated by the initial vaccine dose.

The IRS Says Audits Are About to Surge — Here’s Who’s Most at Risk

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The Internal Revenue Service said it plans to sharply increase audit rates for big corporations, partnerships and multimillionaires over the next three years after a massive boost in funding by the Biden administration.

The IRS said in a news release Thursday that it’s aiming to nearly triple its audit rate, to 22.6%, on corporations with upwards of $250 million worth of assets in the 2026 tax year. . .

For complex partnerships with assets topping $10 million, the IRS said it intends to increase audit rates nearly 10-fold, to 1% in tax year 2026 — up from 0.1% in 2019.

The IRS also said it is targeting a 50% increase in audit rates for individuals with a total positive annual income exceeding $10 million. . .

At the same time, the IRS assured that it would not increase audit rates on individuals and small businesses earning under $400,000, in keeping with President Biden’s pledge not to increase taxes on that population. (Read more from “The IRS Says Audits Are About to Surge — Here’s Who’s Most at Risk” HERE)

Every State Facing Deceptive, Unlimited Abortion Ballot Measures This November

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Democrats and their abortion giant allies want to legalize killing unborn babies throughout all nine months of gestation in every state. A majority of U.S. adults reject that position, but that fact hasn’t stopped the ballot measure battle that plagued Ohio last year from infiltrating several other states, including those controlled by Republicans, during the 2024 election cycle. . .

Florida voters will be asked come November 5 to weigh in on a state constitutional amendment declaring, “No law shall prohibit, penalize, delay, or restrict abortion before viability or when necessary to protect the patient’s health, as determined by the patient’s healthcare provider.” . . .

Maryland is already one of the most pro-abortion states in the U.S., but a ballot measure up for vote on Election Day 2024 could make the state’s sweeping abortion provisions more permanent and prevent any limits from being enacted in the future. . .

New York, similar to Maryland, already has unlimited abortion as long as a medical professional deems the life or health — physical or mental — of the mother at risk. Abortion activists are asking New Yorkers to further enshrine abortion in the state by ratifying an Equal Rights Amendment that would effectively prevent the government from enacting limits on baby-killing in the future. . .

Democrats, including Vice President Kamala Harris and outside abortion groups such as ACLU and Planned Parenthood, flocked to the Grand Canyon State this year to promote a measure that, if added to the 2024 ballot and passed, adds a “fundamental right to abortion” to the state constitution. (Read more from “Every State Facing Deceptive, Unlimited Abortion Ballot Measures This November” HERE)

Judge Keeps Hate Crime Charges Against Navy Veteran Who Toppled Satanic Statue, but the Jury Will Have the Last Word

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A Christian Navy veteran toppled a satanic statue at the Iowa Capitol just before Christmas. A Democratic prosecutor subsequently slapped him with hate crime charges. This week, a judge ensured that the charges would stick.

While the Satanic Temple and the Democratic prosecutor might like to see Michael Cassidy ultimately locked up, his fate will be determined by a jury — a jury likely to contain at least a handful of sympathetic, God-fearing Americans.

“We believe that the jury will have the opportunity to consider all of the facts in this case, including Mr. Cassidy’s military service and motivation,” Davis Younts, Cassidy’s lawyer, told Blaze News. “He was compelled by his faith to act to protect others.” . . .

The Satanic Temple is an anti-Christian leftist organization that has performed public “unbaptisms”; advocated for mothers to kill their unborn babies by way of its “religious abortion ritual”; agitated to prevent chaplaincy in Florida schools; disseminated satanic literature to kids; held a demonization ceremony in protest of the canonization of the Catholic Spanish priest Junípero Serra; and pushed the LGBT agenda.

In recent years, the ST has also erected multiple demonic statutes across the country on public property. Ahead of Christmas 2023, the Satanic Temple raised one such statue — a ram-headed Baphomet statue holding a red pentacle — along with a satanic altar on the first floor of the Iowa Capitol.

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Columbia Law Review Demands School Cancel Tests for Students Traumatized by NYPD

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The Columbia University anti-Israel encampment has been cleared out, but the New York school continues to beclown itself.

According to a report by the Washington Free Beacon’s Aaron Sibarium, the student editors of the Columbia Law Review issued a statement on Wednesday, calling on Columbia Law School to cancel final exams. They wrote that it had to be done because the “violence” students had witnessed on campus left them “irrevocably shaken” and “unable to focus.”

The statement “represents the majority opinion of the editorial board and was endorsed by five other law journals,” Sibarium wrote.

Columbia Law Review isn’t some generic school paper or marginal publication, it’s the most prestigious law journal on campus and one of the most prestigious law publications in the country.

The editors said that canceling exams would be a “proportionate response” to the “distress our peers have been feeling.” (Read more from “Columbia Law Review Demands School Cancel Tests for Students Traumatized by NYPD” HERE)

Archaeologists: Ancient Wall in Jerusalem Supports Biblical Account

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In a groundbreaking revelation, a team of archaeologists has uncovered evidence suggesting that a stretch of wall in ancient Jerusalem, previously attributed to King Hezekiah, was actually built by his great-grandfather, King Uzziah. This discovery, made after nearly a decade of research, challenges long-held beliefs and provides further support for the historical accuracy of the Bible.

The wall, located in the City of David, the historic core of Jerusalem according to biblical accounts, has been a subject of scholarly debate for years. While it was commonly thought to have been constructed by King Hezekiah to fortify the city against Assyrian invaders, new findings indicate that it dates back to the era of King Uzziah, who ruled during the eighth century BC.

Joe Uziel of the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) explained, “For decades, it was assumed that this wall was built by Hezekiah, King of Judah. But it is now becoming clear that it dates back to the days of King Uzziah, as hinted at in the Bible.”

The study, conducted in collaboration with Tel Aviv University and the Weizmann Institute of Science, employed carbon-14 dating to determine the age of the ancient wall. This technique, which measures the decay of a radioactive isotope of carbon, provided researchers with unprecedented accuracy in dating the structure.

Elisabetta Boaretto of the Weizmann Institute highlighted the significance of this advancement, stating, “With the work we’ve done in the City of David, we succeeded to reach a resolution less than 10 years, which is really something very very new and dramatic.”

By analyzing organic artifacts found at excavation sites within the City of David, including grape seeds, date pits, and bat skeletons, researchers were able to ascertain the true age of the wall. The precision of the carbon-14 dating method not only confirmed the wall’s origins but also shed light on the expansion of the ancient city.

Yuval Gadot of Tel Aviv University noted that the study’s findings have pushed back the westward expansion of Jerusalem by five generations, further enriching our understanding of the city’s historical development.

Impeachment ‘Whistleblower’ Knew of Biden-Ukraine Corruption Trump Wanted Probed

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The “whistleblower” who sparked Donald Trump’s first impeachment was deeply involved in the political maneuverings behind Biden-family business schemes in Ukraine that Trump wanted probed, newly obtained emails from former Vice President Joe Biden’s office reveal.

In 2019, then-National Intelligence Council analyst Eric Ciaramella touched off a political firestorm when he anonymously accused Trump of linking military aid for Ukraine to a demand for an investigation into alleged Biden corruption in that country.

But four years earlier, while working as a national security analyst attached to then-Vice President Joe Biden’s office, Ciaramella was a close adviser when Biden threatened to cut off U.S. aid to Ukraine unless it fired its top prosecutor, Viktor Shokin, who was investigating Ukraine-based Burisma Holdings. At the time, the corruption-riddled energy giant was paying Biden’s son Hunter millions of dollars.

Those payments — along with other evidence tying Joe Biden to his family’s business dealings — received little attention in 2019 as Ciaramella accused Trump of a corrupt quid pro quo. Neither did subsequent evidence indicating that Hunter Biden’s associates had identified Shokin as a “key target.” These matters are now part of the House impeachment inquiry into President Biden.

“It now seems there was material evidence that would have been used at the impeachment trial [to exonerate Trump],” said George Washington University law professor Jonathan Turley, who has testified as an expert witness in the ongoing Biden impeachment inquiry. “Trump was alleging there was a conflict of interest with the Bidens, and the evidence could have challenged Biden’s account and established his son’s interest in the Shokin firing.” (Read more from “Impeachment ‘Whistleblower’ Knew of Biden-Ukraine Corruption Trump Wanted Probed” HERE)

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Pentagon Confirms Americans Sharing Air Base With Russian Troops in Niger

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U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin confirmed on Friday that American troops are sharing space on Airbase 101, a facility in the capital of Niger, with Russian military forces, but dismissed the Russians’ presence as “not a significant issue here.”

Reuters reported late on Friday that the government of Niger – a military junta known as the “National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland” that took power in a televised coup in July – had allowed Russian forces onto the airbase.

“A senior U.S. defense official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said Russian forces were not mingling with U.S. troops but were using a separate hangar at Airbase 101, which is next to Diori Hamani International Airport in Niamey, Niger’s capital,” Reuters relayed.

The anonymous official described the situation as “not great.”

Asked about the report of Russian troops at Airbase 101, Austin confirmed that the Russian soldiers were in the facility. (Read more from “Pentagon Confirms Americans Sharing Air Base With Russian Troops in Niger” HERE)

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Hope Hicks Breaks Down on Witness Stand, Defends Trump and Melania’s Relationship

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Donald Trump’s former top aide Hope Hicks broke down on the witness stand Friday at his hush money trial, during testimony where she also defended the former president’s relationship with wife Melania.

Hicks, 35 — former press secretary then top White House spokesperson to the ex-president — began crying after the first few questions by Emil Bove, a lawyer for the presumptive Republican presidential nominee.

During the emotional moment Hicks dabbed her eyes with a tissue as Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan offered her a short break, which she accepted.

Although it is not clear why she started to cry, Hicks had first become visibly flustered at the end of questioning by the prosecution, while answering questions about the $130,000 payment to porn star Stromy Daniels which is at the center of the trial.

She had testified she thought Trump thought felt “it was better to be dealing” with the situation in 2018 than before the 2016 presidential election. (Read more from “Hope Hicks Breaks Down on Witness Stand, Defends Trump and Melania’s Relationship” HERE)