Author: Josh Taylor
With new school year approaching, masks and vaccines cause strife
Posted by Josh Taylor / August 13, 2021As families get ready to send children back to school, local and state governments struggle with how to run school safely. California will require teachers and school staff either to be vaccinated or to get tested weekly. Meanwhile, even though Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has unilaterally banned any kind of mask mandates, local officials are …
Read MoreAnother heat wave set to scorch the US
Posted by Josh Taylor / July 26, 2021A “heat dome” is set to punish the United States with extreme temperatures, making for yet another brutal heat wave this summer. According to a recent study, extreme heat and cold is killing 5 million people a year, and the number is rising as temperatures get more extreme. The United States has just experienced the …
Read MoreUS COVID cases nearly triple
Posted by Josh Taylor / July 22, 2021The US has extended its public health emergency as the Delta variant causes a new COVID surge. The number of COVID cases has tripled in the States––mostly among the unvaccinated––and misinformation about the virus and vaccine has only hindered vaccination rates. While much of the country is returning to pre-COVID life, a Delta-driven surge has …
Read MoreUS sends dozens of F-22s to western Pacific as tensions with China rise
Posted by Josh Taylor / July 17, 2021China’s increased bellicosity in recent months has inspired the United States to send dozens of its stealth fighters, the F-22, to the western Pacific for military exercises. Last month, China sent a massive force of 28 aircraft into Taiwanese airspace, including nuclear-capable bombers, the largest and most threatening show of force yet. The Chinese government, …
Read MoreExtreme weather killing 5m per year and rising
Posted by Josh Taylor / July 12, 2021According to a recent study, extreme heat and cold is killing 5 million people a year, and the number is rising as temperatures get more extreme. The United States has just experienced the hottest June in the 127 years since record keeping began. Even though it’s early, the West has been experiencing a tremendously hot …
Read MoreWestern Canada shatters heat record with 116 degree highs
Posted by Josh Taylor / June 30, 2021Canadians on the west side of the country are ditching the usual light sweaters for bathing suits as temperatures soar to nearly 116º, shattering heat records for the region. Earlier this month, NASA and NOAA said the Earth is now trapping an unprecedented amount of heat, which is contributing to rapidly warming air, water, and …
Read MoreUighurs are being deported from other countries
Posted by Josh Taylor / June 9, 2021A German researcher has concluded that China’s birth control policies in Xinjiang could cut births among the Uighur people by 2.6-4.5 million, going a long way towards wiping the people out entirely. Three Uighur exiles have described experience both forced abortions and torture in Xinjiang. They are set to testify at a people’s tribunal in …
Read MoreNew COVID variants may obviate vaccine effectiveness
Posted by Josh Taylor / May 22, 2021The global spread of “variants of concern” is worrying health officials. Variants that bypass the protection given by vaccines or previous illness may mean new surges of COVID. The world is thus in a race against time––get enough people vaccinated before variants spread or risk a new pandemic. One of the Indian COVID variants have …
Read MoreIndia sets new single-day COVID case record
Posted by Josh Taylor / May 7, 2021India has set a new single-day COVID record on Thursday, with more than 410,000 new cases. COVID cases have topped 20 million. Things have gotten so bad that cricket, one of the nation’s favorite pastimes, has been halted. India’s vaccination rates are plummeting, thanks partly to the collapsing healthcare system in the country and shortages …
Read MoreChina releases musical set in Xinjiang to counter claims of Uighur genocide
Posted by Josh Taylor / April 3, 2021The Chinese state-run media has released a La La Land-esque musical set in Xinjiang. The film portrays an idyllic world, one in which there is, you know, no genocide against the Uighur people. The Chinese government has warned companies from abroad not to get involved in politics––their way of saying not to meddle in their treatment …
Read More11 Chinese warplanes fly near Taiwan
Posted by Josh Taylor / March 31, 2021Eleven Chinese warplanes flew into Taiwanese airspace on Monday, part of China’s rising imperial aspirations. Earlier this month, China, as part of its usual change-of-presidency bellicosity, warned the United States against interfering with China’s designs on Taiwan. Earlier this year, China called Taiwan an “insurmountable red line.” China seems worried that Taiwanese leadership is preparing to …
Read MoreEx-UCLA coach sentenced to 8 months in prison for admissions scam
Posted by Josh Taylor / March 21, 2021UCLA’s ex-men’s soccer coach has been sentenced to 8 months in prison for his role in the college admissions scam. Jorge Salcedo said he took bribes because he bought a house he couldn’t afford. His sentence is among the longest of all those involved in the scandal. In 2020,, Lori Loughlin, the former “Full House” …
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