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The Biden Administration’s plans to tackle climate change are downright alarming. The President’s special envoy, John Kerry, appeared at the World Economic Forum to push his no-carbon future agenda and warn of dire consequences should we fail to implement it.

“I am not convinced we’re going to get there in time to do what the scientists said, which avoid the worst consequences of the crisis,” he said, promoting a “no-carbon” future to prevent global temperatures from rising.

While there is certainly a need to reduce carbon emissions, this latest call for drastic measures has left many Republicans wondering if these extreme tactics are truly necessary or if they will even be effective.

Kerry’s predictions of doom appear far too pessimistic and give too much credit to those who have made pledges but have not yet delivered on them. After all, how can he expect the world to take him seriously when his own statements seem more like fear-mongering than anything else?

Moreover, blaming flooding in California as a consequence of climate change is misleading since natural disasters occur for many different reasons and cannot be solely attributed to environmental issues.

It doesn’t help that Kerry also lectured CEOs about their failure to recognize the destructive process of growth while praising those gathered in Davos for their efforts. This seems hypocritical considering how easy it is for some people and institutions–those with wealth and power–to avoid making meaningful changes while others suffer from the effects of climate change due to poverty or other societal disadvantages.

Ultimately, tackling climate change requires practical solutions that balance economic growth with environmental protection rather than radical ideas that could do more harm than good. It is time for both parties—Republicans and Democrats alike—to come together in order to find workable solutions that acknowledge the role humans have played in our current situation without sacrificing economic progress along the way.

Six teens celebrating spring break in a Fort Lauderdale suburb suffered cardiac arrest after ingesting fentanyl-laced drugs.

Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue officers responded to a call from neighbors, where they found six people who were showing signs of a drug “overdose.”.

“There were multiple people in cardiac arrest in the front yard,” Chief Stephen Gollan said. “Narcan was deployed as quickly as possible.”

Only four of the teens had gone into cardiac arrest after ingesting what police believed to have been cocaine laced with the highly potent and deadly narcotic fentanyl. It was only after attempting CPR the two other individuals went into cardiac arrest due to the potency of the fentanyl.

“When they went down in cardiac arrest, two of their friends began doing CPR,” the chief explained, “and they were exposed from the drug contact from the fentanyl.”

All victims were rushed to Broward Health Medical Center and Holy Cross Hospital, with one in critical condition and the other five in stable condition.

“This is extremely alarming to us,” Gollan said. “Fentanyl is extremely, extremely potent and can stop your heart, your respiration.”

Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid roughly 80-100 times stronger than morphine, according to the Drug Enforcement Administration. The substance is often mixed with cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, and marijuana to increase potency and dependency, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention noted.

Representatives propose to revoke Medals of Honor given to American soldiers who took part in the infamous 1890 Wounded Knee Massacre, which claimed the lives of 250 Native Americans, chiefly women and children.

As an addition to the fiscal 2023 military policy law, legislation was passed last week to take back the medals, which are the country’s highest decoration for bravery. Similar attempts have been made in the past, but during compromises between the House and Senate versions of the law, they were finally abandoned.

Twenty members of the 7th U.S. Calvary Regiment received Medals of Honor for their participation in the Dec. 29, 1890 massacre on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota, close to Wounded Knee Creek.

In violation of the 1868 Treaty of Laramie, which stipulated that the tribe would live in the Black Hills in what was then the Dakota Territory, the U.S. government sought to acquire the Great Sioux Reservation.

In addition to the hundreds of Native Americans that perished at Wounded Knee, more than 30 troops also perished there.

Congress issued an apology for the killing on the 100th anniversary of Wounded Knee in 1990, but did not withdraw the medals. Sen. John McCain, a former head of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs and a member of the GOP, stated in 1996 that the slaughter did not justify stripping the medals from recipients.

Scromiting, which is a blending of the words “screaming” and “vomiting,” is a condition characterized by bouts of abdominal discomfort and nausea so painful that the affected may begin to yell. And it’s caused by extreme marijuana usage.

Users on Twitter joked about the unusual — but real — term on Sunday after a reporter, who wrote about the phenomenon in a piece about marijuana use in California, laid out a series of tweets admonishing marijuana use and calling its legalization in California a “public health disaster.”

But Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome, or CHS, is an actual condition that affects a select group of heavy habitual marijuana users.

CHS can be relieved with hot showers or prescribed medication, but it only goes away when the person stops using marijuana. Many patients refuse to believe that marijuana is causing their symptoms and are resistant to giving it up.

In 2019, a cannabis user named April Moon said she was reluctant to attribute her CHS symptoms to marijuana because, like most users, she had been fine using marijuana before.

“I was in denial. I didn’t want to believe it was true,” she said. “Cannabis is my world. It’s my whole life.”

Infections, kidney failure due to dehydration, and significant weight loss can result from CHS, and it can be deadly if left untreated.

A 2017 study found that men are more likely to have the condition, and reported at least weekly cannabis use.

Conditions like CHS may be a product of the higher concentrations of tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, in marijuana today than in the 1990s, research shows. Because of the way cannabis is grown and modified now, a joint in the ’90s may have had 1-3 mg of THC, while a joint now could have upwards of 18 mg of THC.

Research also found that some emergency rooms in states that legalized marijuana had seen an uptick in those with CHS visiting the emergency room.

A former Blue Angels flight leader responded to a San Francisco Democrat who suggested banning the historic Navy air squadron on Tuesday by inviting him to come see the show for himself.

Captain Eric Doyle appeared on “Fox & Friends First” to discuss his reaction to the suggestion as well as the overall theme surrounding the fighter jet demonstration.

“I think he should come join us at Fleet Week and see some of his constituents,” Doyle said. “Fleet Week is one of the best air shows of the season. So many great people out there.”

“They’re excited, so I don’t think if they took a vote on it that that bill would pass right now,” he added.

Dean Preston, a self-described Democratic socialist from San Francisco’s District 5, made the suggestion in a tweet over the weekend.

“The Blue Angels should not be allowed to fly over San Francisco,” the post read. “That’s it. That’s the tweet.” He did not elaborate any further.

The Blue Angels were previously set to perform this weekend, but the show was canceled due to fog.

“To take a note out of the mission statement for the Blue Angels, it’s to inspire a culture of excellence and service to country or just service, and that’s really what it’s all about,” Doyle said. “It’s not recruiting, it’s service. So putting the needs of others before the needs of your own, and that’s what we hang our hat on.”

“So honestly, that’s kind of what he’s doing right now,” he continued. “He’s serving his city and his country actually in a different way than maybe some of the service members in the military, but it’s really it’s all cut from the same cloth.”

In an interview on Tuesday night, a top U.S. official explicitly declared that the country was not responsible for the attack on two Russian pipelines late last month.

The interview comes after “extraordinary” damage was caused to three lines in Russia’s Nord Stream natural gas pipeline system last Monday. The CIA had previously warned that the pipeline would be targeted for sabotage because of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s conflict in Ukraine.

When asked about it by Fox News anchor Bret Baier, John Kirby, the National Security Council’s coordinator for strategic communications, said that the United States “had nothing to do with it.”

“That’s just Russian propaganda and disinformation,” Kirby claimed. “Now, we know it was an act of sabotage, but there’s an investigation going on right now. I don’t think we’re going to get into credentialing that in terms of who was responsible. We’re going to let the investigators take a look at that. But, clearly, this was an act of sabotage.”

After playing a clip of Secretary of State Antony Blinken saying that the pipeline’s destruction was “a tremendous opportunity to once and for all remove the dependence on Russian energy, and thus to take away from Vladimir Putin the weaponization of energy as a means of advancing his imperial designs,” Baier pressed Kirby once more on the subject.

Bret Baier grills the National Security Council's John Kirby over whether the US or a proxy had anything to do with the Nord Stream pipeline attack:

"The United States had nothing to do with it. That's just Russian propaganda and disinformation." pic.twitter.com/8LGK6sbwpN

— The Post Millennial (@TPostMillennial) October 4, 2022

Kirby once again declared that the Biden administration was not responsible for the attack.

“Not to belabor this, but for the people who look at this and say, ‘why would Russia attack its own pipeline that creates leverage over Europe and perhaps the West,’ what do you say to them?” Baier asked.

“Again, I can’t speak to specific accountability for this act of sabotage,” Kirby responded. “I can just assure you the United States had nothing to do with it, of course. That’s just Russian propaganda. And look, we’re — again, without — without crediting it to anybody right now, what I would say is, just look at what Russia has done in the past since the last seven months of this war and when it began, and that is to weaponize energy.”

It appears that Michael Bay is facing charges for an offense he committed while filming on location in Rome for his Netflix action thriller “6 Underground.” According to Italian authorities, a homing pigeon was killed on the set of Bay’s movie in 2018 – with Italian prosecutors attempting to hold him responsible.

Bay Denies Being Responsible

Despite these accusations, Michael Bay has denied any involvement or responsibility in the death of this pigeon. The “Armageddon” director has completely dismissed these claims as false and baseless. He has also called out what he believes to be an attempt by local authorities to use him as a scapegoat for their own issues.

This is not the first time that Bay has been accused of killing animals while filming – similar allegations were levied against him while making “The Island” back in 2005; however, those charges were eventually dropped due to insufficient evidence.

Is There Any Evidence?

According to a report from The Wrap, there is very little evidence linking Michael Bay directly to this incident – it is unclear where exactly the bird was found and how it died in the first place. Additionally, there are no witnesses or other direct proof which would indicate that Bay had anything to do with its death either intentionally or unintentionally.

While it remains possible that some kind of investigation will take place and more information will come out about what happened here, at this point all we know is what is being alleged by Italian officials – which may or may not be true.

What Is at Stake Here?

If convicted of killing this pigeon, Michael Bay could potentially face hefty fines and even jail time depending on how severe Italian authorities view this matter – though it seems unlikely they will actually pursue such drastic measures given their lack of evidence against him at this point in time. However, if they do find something along the way then they could certainly make an example out of him and send a message that animal cruelty isn’t tolerated within Italy’s borders.

Regardless of what happens next though one thing is certain: This whole situation doesn’t reflect well upon anyone involved – especially Michael Bay who stands accused but without any real proof behind those accusations so far.

In case you’ve been living under a rock and don’t know who Michael Bay is:

In recent years, award shows have become less about celebrating cinematic excellence and more about delivering political speeches. The left-wing agenda of the entertainment industry has gone from subtle to overt, and conservative viewers are increasingly tuning out.

This year’s Golden Globe Awards saw massive ratings drop as conservative audiences stayed away in droves. The problem is not just limited to this one show; the entire awards show landscape has been undermined by woke McCarthyism, and it is up to conservatives to push back against this trend if they want to see these shows return to their former glory.

What Is Woke McCarthyism?

Woke McCarthyism is the term used to describe the trend of using cultural events such as award shows to advance a left-wing agenda. This includes promoting extreme ideologies such as identity politics and critical race theory while attacking traditional values such as faith, patriotism, hard work, and personal responsibility.

In addition, many celebrities use their platform at these events to advocate for partisan causes or attack those who disagree with them politically. Hollywood elites have become increasingly vocal in pushing their own narrow worldview onto their audience without any regard for those who may disagree with them.

How Has Woke McCarthyism Hurt Award Shows?

Woke McCarthyism has caused immense damage to award shows on both creative and commercial levels. On a creative level, the focus on politics has taken attention away from celebrating the film itself in favor of pandering for political points with ideological homilies and virtue-signaling speeches that bore viewers instead of entertaining them. Furthermore, many talented artists are ignored simply because they do not fit into the accepted narrative pushed by Hollywood elites while conversely lesser performers are rewarded simply because they do conform to this narrative despite having little actual talent or merit.

As a result, these events have become an exercise in cynicism rather than an opportunity for genuine celebration or appreciation of great artistry.

On a commercial level, woke McCarthyism has eroded viewership significantly over recent years as conservative audiences tune out en masse due to feeling alienated by Hollywood’s heavy-handedness and lack of respect for traditional values or differing opinions from its own self-righteous ones. The numbers don’t lie; according to NBC’s preliminary figures, this year’s Golden Globe Awards had only 5 million viewers compared to last year’s 18 million when there was no speechifying involved either way politically speaking (source).

Similarly, Fox News reported that the 2019’s Academy Awards were watched by 29 million people whereas the 2020’s ceremony plummeted down 22 percent (source). This drastic decline highlights just how much conservative audiences have abandoned these awards shows due largely in part because of woke McCarthyism driving them away through its blatant politicization rather than focusing on honoring great cinema which should be its primary purpose.

If you live in the deep south, spotting a few wild gators is nothing new. There are over one million wild alligators living in Florida alone and about another million in Louisiana. The Okefenokee Swamp in the wetlands covers over 400,00 acres of North Florida and South Georgia and is a great place to see these massive creatures in their natural habitat.

These guys in Florida were no strangers to wrangling these giant lizards and were hoping to bag a decent-sized gator to throw on the grill. They quickly found that they might have bitten off a bit more than they could chew.

Two Florida men recently caught an enormous 12-foot alligator after waiting three years to receive a permit. ABC-affiliate station WEAR said that the men successfully bagged the gator on their first attempt.

The capture happened Monday morning on the Perdido River, WEAR reported. Andy Sokol and his friend Tanner were hoping to catch an eight-foot alligator — enough meat for a barbecue, Sokol said, according to Fox 29. Instead, the pair got much more than they bargained for.

“I knew when we got a hook in him we were like, ‘OK, he’s pretty big.’ But then when we saw this giant foot and this giant tail come up next to the boat, we were like, ‘OK, he’s really big,’” Sokol told WEAR.

What ensued was a heated two-hour struggle but the men were determined and hungry and eventually subdued the gator.

“It was definitely a different kind of battle,” Sokol continued. “It’ll get your heart going, definitely. I think the small boat really enhanced that feeling. But it was fun, it was definitely fun.”

Sokol told WEAR that the experience was unforgettable and he hopes to receive a permit for next year’s harvest.

It must be noted that Sokol and his friends obtained all of the proper hunting licenses. Every year about 15,000 Floridians apply to the Florida fish and Wildlife Commission for permits but only 7,000 are available.

A bill sponsored by Republicans in the House of Representatives would dismantle the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), do away with the federal income tax, and in its place, enact a national sales tax.

The House will vote on Georgia Republican Rep. Buddy Carter’s reintroduced Fair Tax Act, which seeks to rein in the IRS, eliminate the national income tax as well as other taxes, and replace them with a single consumption tax. Fox News Digital has learned this.

In order to advance his bid for the gavel, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., forced the vote on the bill forward as part of a deal with members of the House Freedom Caucus.

“Cosponsoring this Georgia-made legislation was my first act as a Member of Congress and is, fittingly, the first bill I am introducing in the 118th Congress,” Carter said in a press release.

“Instead of adding 87,000 new agents to weaponize the IRS against small business owners and middle America, this bill will eliminate the need for the department entirely by simplifying the tax code with provisions that work for the American people and encourage growth and innovation,” Carter added.

“Armed, unelected bureaucrats should not have more power over your paycheck than you do,” he added.

The bill specifically abolishes the IRS, which is set to hire 87,000 new agents unless congressional Republicans can block it, and imposes a national sales tax. It also repeals the national personal and corporate income taxes.

The bill also repeals the payroll, gift, and death taxes and would substitute a national consumption tax for the existing tax system.

The bill was co-signed by 11 people, including Cammack, Duncan, Good, Rep. Andrew Clyde of Georgia and Scott Perry of Pennsylvania, leader of the House Freedom Caucus.

The proposal demonstrates the staunch opposition that House Republicans have for the Biden administration’s policies of enlarging the federal government, which include additional funding for 87,000 IRS positions.