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The real story of the coronavirus outbreak appears to be closer to the truth now more than ever after Australian journalist Sharri Markson made an appearance Monday evening on Fox News. During her appearance, she discussed the video footage she obtained of scientists handling bats inside the Wuhan Institute of Virology, the Chinese lab that was using humanized mice for experiments to see which coronaviruses could infect humans.

“It is not a conspiracy to say there were live bats at the lab,” Markson said. “It is a fact. And as you can see, this video shows bats in a cage at the Wuhan Institute. You can also see a researcher feeding about with a worm. And in this image, we can see researchers out capturing bats and a bat even hangs off a researcher’s hat. In another image, there are mass cages, hundreds of them. We know that the Wuhan Institute of virology was using humanized mice for experiments to see which coronaviruses could infect humans.”

Watch the damning footage below:

https://twitter.com/jasonrantz/status/1404606155192631300

This evidence of the lab was shown after the official statement from China was that there were no bats at the Institute of Virology. Now the “conspiracy theory” has turned out to be precisely true.

Now they say you can’t win an election unless you don’t first win the people’s attention. And that is just what an OnlyFans model has done after a very unique campaign promise.

Rocio Pino, who also goes by the name La Grosera, is running on a campaign promise of free boob jobs for all women if she’s elected to the country’s Chamber of Deputies this month.

But Pino seems to actually have both a plan and a purpose for the seemingly wild offer. Her candidate page stresses that priority should go to reconstruction surgery for women who have suffered from breast cancer, and her goal is to have these operations covered by insurance.

Still, the campaign slogan—“Because a woman with tits is an empowered woman,” as reported by the Daily Star—is certainly eye-catching.

Aquí… con alma, corazón y muchos huevos. https://t.co/z1SQYMGeIP pic.twitter.com/268WdMyeuk

— La Grosera (@la_gr0sera) May 26, 2021

Her political ads have been posted to her Twitter account in between ads for her OnlyFans account—definitely not your run-of-the-mill strategy when it comes to campaigning for office. And she has made waves with her ads.

Her ads show her posing half-naked and pregnant in an attempt to draw attention to providing support for single parents which is one of her main concerns on her platform.

https://t.co/ISAqD7qwoN pic.twitter.com/BqOW2W9K5z

— La Grosera (@la_gr0sera) May 1, 2021

Pino’s unorthodox approach to her campaign has won her over 250,000 followers on Twitter, although it’s hard to say how that will translate into votes.

It’s obvious she stands behind her decision to be her full self while campaigning. She tweeted Monday, “I know I’m not perfect, but at least I’m not fake.”

Former White House COVID-19 response adviser under President Biden, Andy Slavitt said that American citizens could have done a better job handling the pandemic and if people had “sacrificed a little bit more” we would have gotten through it sooner.

Slavitt also suggested that there were “simple” solutions to preventing the spread of the disease such as “not breathing near one another in large spaces. Of course it wouldn’t have been easy and according to Slavitt it “requires a certain amount of sacrifice and change.”

“We denied the virus for too long under the Trump White House,” Slavitt said on “CBS This Morning” while promoting his new book, “Preventable: The Inside Story of How Leadership Failures, Politics, and Selfishness Doomed the U.S. Coronavirus Response.” “There was too much squashing of dissent and playing on divisions. I also think we need to look at one another and ask ourselves what do we need to do better next time … In many respects, being able to sacrifice a little bit for one another to get through this and to save more lives is going to be essential. That’s something that I think we could all have done better on.”

FiveThirtyEight founder Nate Silver suggested a different solution.

“The pandemic wouldn’t have been as bad if public health officials had realized most people regard in-person social interaction as ‘essential’, are not bad people for it, and that a strategy centered around expecting them to sacrifice it for months at a time was never gonna work,” he said.

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People were confused by Slavitt’s take, arguing it wasn’t long ago that a majority of the U.S. was under strict lockdown orders that kept Americans from their family and friends for months on end.

Many families lost loved ones during that time, whether from COVID-19 or other causes, and were denied those final precious moments with them because of the mandates. The lockdowns also proved to have devastating effects on mental health, especially among young adults. The CDC revealed that the average suicide rate for teen girls ages 12 through 17 shot up to nearly 51% during the pandemic.

Here are just a few of the savage comments that Twitter users posted in response to Slavitt’s words.

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https://twitter.com/MattDeLuca/status/1404497207420768256?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1404497207420768256%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fmedia%2Fbiden-covid-adviser-people-sacrificed-virus

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The acclaimed TV news anchor from Alabama who broke the infamous Bill Clinton tarmac meeting story was found dead over the weekend.

Christopher Sign, just 45-years-old, was discovered deceased in his home in Scout Terrace. While investigators initially suspected the death to be a suicide there is no denying the anchor put himself in harm’s way by messing with the Clinton’s. 

“Chris was a tremendous leader in our newsroom,” wrote ABC 33/40 on Saturday in tribute.

“He worked with our reporting staff on a daily basis, but also worked behind the scenes with the I-Team and with news managers on coverage of major events. You were very likely to get an email from him with a story idea in the middle of the night. He was passionate about journalism and showed it each and every day as he pushed himself and his colleagues to be the best.”

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“Our deepest sympathy is shared with Christopher’s loving family and close friends,” said ABC 33/40 vice president and general manager in a statement.

“We have lost a revered colleague who’s indelible imprint will serve forever as a hallmark of decency, honesty and journalist integrity,” he added. “We can only hope to carry on his legacy. May his memory be for blessings.”

The Dallas-area native had in 2017 returned to Alabama to anchor the ABC station’s evening news show, after working for a TV station in Phoenix. While there, Sign broke the major 2016 presidential campaign news that former President Clinton in June 2016 met at Sky Harbor Airport with Lynch while the attorney general was investigating former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s use of an private email server.

Sign, who played offensive lineman at Alabama in the 1990s, wrote a book about the encounter named “Secret on the Tarmac.”

Sign is survived by three sons and his wife Laura.

Several weeks ago President Joe Biden appointed Vice President Kamala Harris to lead the diplomatic outreach at the border, just as a massive surge in migration caused the administration to scramble for a plan.

Harris has since come under a great deal of criticism for not only not visiting the border but going out of her way to avoid it entirely. Saturday marked the 74th day that Harris has neither traveled to the communities affected on the southern border nor held a news conference addressing her duties as manager of the administration’s response to the growing crisis.

But when she finally found the time to fly down south and fulfill her duties, Harris’s plane had to make a sudden u-turn. 

Vice President Kamala Harris’ diplomatic trip to Guatemala and Mexico got off to a bumpy start Sunday after her plane was forced to return to Joint Base Andrews in Maryland about 25 minutes after it had taken off.

Air Force Two landed safely. Spokesperson Symone Sanders told reporters the plane returned because of a “technical issue” and said there were no major safety concerns.

.@VP boards AF2 en route to Guatemala City for her first OCONUS trip as VP. ✈️

Follow along our traveling staff for updates: @SymoneSanders46, @SabrinaSingh46, @PeterVelz46, @kchildsgraham46 & @RachelPalermo46. pic.twitter.com/AINBt8lJYN

— Opal Vadhan Archived (@OpalVadhan46) June 6, 2021

“I’m good, I’m good,” Harris told reporters after exiting the plane. “We all said a little prayer, but we’re good.”

Harris arrived later in Guatemala’s capital than expected but in one piece. She was greeted by Guatemala’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Pedro Brolo.

A video shared on social media shows Vice President Harris and Brolo waving to a crowd upon arrival.

.⁦@VP⁩ and Guatemalan Minister of Foreign Affairs Pedro Brolo wave to the crowd and press upon arrival in Guatemala City. pic.twitter.com/wvsipifJUr

— SDS Archived (@SymoneSanders46) June 7, 2021

Harris’ trip to Central America – her first foreign trip as vice president – lasted just two days and is meant to kickstart efforts to tackle what the administration describes as the “root causes” of the crisis at the Mexican border.

It’s been months since President Joe Biden revoked the Keystone XL Pipeline’s federal permit but the developer just announced they would be abandoning the controversial project. 

TC Energy permanently canceled further construction of the pipeline after conducting a comprehensive review of its options alongside the Government of Alberta, Canada, which had been a project partner, according to the energy company’s announcement on Wednesday afternoon. The company noted that the project, which had been strongly criticized by environmental groups, was suspended on Jan. 20 after Biden issued an executive order revoking its permit.

“We value the strong relationships we’ve built through the development of this Project and the experience we’ve gained,” TC Energy President and CEO François Poirier said in a statement. “We remain grateful to the many organizations that supported the Project and would have shared in its benefits.” 

TC Energy said its main focus would now be on other projects that would “meet the evolving energy demand today and in the future.”

After Biden’s revocation of TC Energy’s permit to build the pipeline in the U.S., the company said it would lead to thousands of lost union jobs. The project’s labor agreement promised that it would create 42,000 American jobs and result in $2 billion in total wages.

A coalition of more than 20 states led by Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen filed a federal lawsuit against the Biden administration in March, challenging the president’s Jan. 20 executive order. The states alleged that Biden overstepped his constitutional authority when he canceled the pipeline’s permit and that the order would ultimately devastate the U.S. economy.

“It’s a disgrace President Biden played politics and killed the Keystone XL Pipeline to virtue signal to liberal donors and special interest groups,” Knudsen told the Daily Caller News Foundation in a statement on Wednesday.

“The pipeline would have enhanced America’s energy independence while bringing much needed jobs, tax revenue, and economic development to rural communities in Montana and across the country,” he continued.

It has not yet been determined how the lawsuit will be affected by TC Energy’s announcement Wednesday. The next court hearing for the case is set to be held later this month.

CNN’s Brian Stelter was faced backlash for what appeared to be a softball interview with White House press secretary Jen Psaki, in which his first question focused on what the media “gets wrong” in covering the Biden White House.

Stelter began the interview with, “The White House press secretary faces some unique challenges. Busy summer ahead – infrastructure, election reform.”

“What does the press get wrong when covering Biden’s agenda? When you watch the news, when you read the news, what do you think we get wrong?” he asked.

“Some of our muscles have atrophied,” Psaki responded, suggesting that the media may have forgotten the amount of time it takes to get legislation passed when criticizing the administration.

“I don’t know if that’s the press getting it wrong,” Psaki continued. “I’ll leave you to the critique of that, Brian.”

Newsbusters news analyst Nicholas Fondacaro accused Stelter’s opening questions of “bootlicking.”

Bootlicking: On Today's so-called "Reliable Sources," CNN's Brian Stelter begins his interview with WH Press Sec. Jen Psaki by asking her "what does the press get wrong?" He then follows up by asking her about her feelings, noting that she seems frustrated sometimes. pic.twitter.com/n7hBojQQl4

— Nicholas Fondacaro (@NickFondacaro) June 6, 2021

What a subservient, obsequious question for anyone in media to be earnestly asking the President’s mouthpiece. @brianstelter can’t wait to grovel before Democrats when he wakes up in the morning. https://t.co/Q7BUrVKeNn

— Erik (@soderstrom) June 6, 2021

Our corrupt media are absolutely nothing more than propagandists and should be treated as such. https://t.co/qwxAz40Eyj

— Mollie (@MZHemingway) June 6, 2021

Later on during the interview, Stelter asked Psaki to offer more advice for journalists, urging her to share guidance for reporters “to stay close to the truth in this world of lies.”

Several other biased questions included, “Five months in, do you feel like that you’ve made any progress with … defeating the lies?” and “Given the craziness we’re seeing from the GOP, what kind of country is this going to be?”

The hardest-hitting question Stelter asked Psaki by far was why President Biden hasn’t held more than one solo press conference, which Psaki scooted past, noting that he “takes questions several times a week.”

Biden has only held a single formal press conference since taking office in January. @PressSec won't commit to more. "He takes questions several times a week" in less formal settings, she notes pic.twitter.com/SiUeTdv7O6

— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) June 6, 2021

Once again, pressing issues that were notably absent were questions about Biden’s ongoing border crisis and the White House’s continued blind trust in chief medical adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci despite his new email controversy.

Vice President Kamala Harris’ staff would argue that the “main drivers” in the surge of incoming migrants to the southern border are climate change and the economy but the president of Guatemala would beg to differ.

After Harris spokesperson Symone Sanders pointed to these two factors as the cause of over 178,000 migrants flooding the border in April, and even more in the following months,  Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei blamed President Joe Biden and the U.S. administration for the crisis.

Critics emphasized the role corruption plays in forcing migrants to make their way north of the border.

“We see corruption as one of the most important root causes to be dealt with,” special envoy Richard Zuniga said.

Critics have blamed the Biden administration’s rollback of Trump-era border restrictions and interior enforcement policies that they say have sent the signal to migrants that the border is open. The Biden administration has denied that, saying that the border is closed. Instead, it has emphasized the “root causes” of the crisis – focusing on climate, poverty, crime and corruption in Central America.

Harris, who was put in charge of diplomatic outreach to solve the crisis in March, has also emphasized the “root causes.”

“I’m thinking of corruption, violence and poverty, the lack of economic opportunity, the lack of climate adaptation and climate resilience, the lack of good governance,” she said last month.

Harris flew to Guatemala on a two-day trip to the region where she will meet with President Alejandro Giammattei. According to her office, she will consider increasing economic opportunities and strengthening the rule of law, and deeper bilateral law enforcement cooperation, among other pressing issues that are way past due for resolution. After that meeting and several others scheduled with local community leaders and business owners, Harris will travel to Mexico.

Over the weekend the United States men’s national soccer team won 3-2 over Mexico and fans lost their minds.

The CONCACAF Nations League final held in Denver had to be halted at one point because the unruly crowd began chanting homophobic slurs and proceeded to throw trash at the players after American secured the victory with Christian Pulisic’s penalty kick.

USMNT player Giovanni Reyna was struck in the face with what appears to be a bottle and had to take several minutes to recover.

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Then, all hell broke loose on the field when players from both teams got into a confrontation and had to be broken up.

Absolute madness happening on the pitch pic.twitter.com/EYGzcCVqk9

— Barstool Sports (@barstoolsports) June 7, 2021

This was defiantly not the best representation of the sport’s fans. By multiple accounts, it seems like fans of Mexico were responsible for this violence after America won the game.

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If you don’t like getting your butt handed to you by America, then play better next time. But don’t throw a tantrum like an angry toddle who just lost the game. Its just bad sportsmanship.

If that clip of Reyna getting hit by something thrown from the fans doesn’t motivate you to be the BEST in the region then you are doing the wrong thing. That SHIT has no place in sports and use it EVERY a single time to help you go the extra yard.

BABY GAMES. #USMNT

— Taylor Twellman (@TaylorTwellman) June 7, 2021

While I’m not much of a sports fan in general, I’ll always side with America whatever we’re playing. If they want to take things off the field, then they’ll find out real fast America doesn’t back down.

Last week Meghan Markle and Prince Harry welcomed their second child, a girl which they named Lilibet “Lili” Diana Mountbatten-Windsor.

Royal biographer, Angela Levin is not happy with the name suggesting that the couple’s decision is “rude” toward Queen Elizabeth II. According to Levin, Lilibet was the private nickname frequently used by the queen’s late husband, Prince Philip, who died just two months ago.

The pet name goes back to the queen’s early childhood when she could not yet pronounce her own name, calling herself “Lilibet” instead. Soon other members of the royal family took up the nickname. Even King George VI, the future queen’s father, was once quoted saying, “Lilibet is my pride. Margaret is my joy.”

“I don’t think it’s a good idea — I think it’s quite rude to Her Majesty Her Queen. It was a very private nickname from her husband, who hasn’t been dead for very long,” Levin said while appearing on “Good Morning Britain.”

“Prince Charles would never dream of calling his mother Lilibet,” she added.

“We knew what it was but it was his name — [the Duke of Edinburgh] wanted that name for her, it was a special name, I think it’s quite demeaning, I really believe that,” Levin continued.

She noted that 36-year-old Harry “did mention to his grandmother” that he would be naming his daughter after her — “but I bet you he didn’t say, ‘I’m going choose Lilibet.’”

The couple chose to give the newborn the middle name “Diana” in honor of Harry’s late mother, Princess Diana, which could also be seen as a dig at the queen.

There are some, however, who view the name as a tribute to the queen or a not-so-subtle attempt at a royal reconciliation. Either way the moniker will live on as the official statement announcing the child’s birth read, “Lili is named after her great-grandmother, Her Majesty The Queen, whose family nickname is Lilibet.”