#Biden’s COVID-protest double standard, debt freeze and other commentary

#Biden’s COVID-protest double standard, debt freeze and other commentary

“Biden’s COVID-protest double standard, debt freeze and other commentary” Libertarian: Joe’s COVID-Protest Double Standard The White House’s “everyone has the right to peacefully protest” line on the demonstrations in China unrest has one problem, notes Reason’s Christian Britschgi: “Recent revelations show that closer to home, the administration actively encouraged a civil liberties-violating crackdown on Canadian…

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#Fury over China’s insane, endless COVID lockdowns exposes President Xi

#Fury over China’s insane, endless COVID lockdowns exposes President Xi

“Fury over China’s insane, endless COVID lockdowns exposes President Xi” “Need human rights, need freedom,” chanted hundreds of protesters Saturday night in Shanghai, along with “Don’t want Covid test, want freedom!” and “Don’t want dictatorship, want democracy!” Plus demands for President Xi Jinping to “step down.” Xi’s insane “Zero COVID” policies and the endless severe…

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#Le Bernardin tops vaunted ‘Liste’ as NYC restaurants gear up for critical holiday season

#Le Bernardin tops vaunted ‘Liste’ as NYC restaurants gear up for critical holiday season

“Le Bernardin tops vaunted ‘Liste’ as NYC restaurants gear up for critical holiday season” December will be a make-or-break month for many Midtown restaurants hobbled by slow lunch business, but they’re not sweating it at Le Bernardin. The West 50th Street seafood palace, where Michelin recently reaffirmed a precious three-star rating, was just named the world’s…

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#China rocked by anti-lockdown protests as ‘zero COVID’ policies remain

#China rocked by anti-lockdown protests as ‘zero COVID’ policies remain

“China rocked by anti-lockdown protests as ‘zero COVID’ policies remain” China was rocked by protests Sunday as weary citizens grow increasingly irate about the totalitarian country’s strict “zero COVID” policies. Students at Beijing’s prestigious Tsinghau University were among groups across the country taking to the streets to object to a three-year long lockdown since the…

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#More anti-COVID protests in China triggered by deadly fire

#More anti-COVID protests in China triggered by deadly fire

“More anti-COVID protests in China triggered by deadly fire” TAIPEI, Taiwan — Protests against China’s restrictive COVID-19 measures appeared to roil in a number of cities Saturday night, in displays of public defiance fanned by anger over a deadly fire in the western Xinjiang region. Many protests could not be immediately confirmed, but in Shanghai,…

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#‘Living hell’ and the destruction of academic freedom

#‘Living hell’ and the destruction of academic freedom

“‘Living hell’ and the destruction of academic freedom” If universities don’t protect free speech and open debate, they’re no better than finishing schools, if not outright propaganda factories — serving not the nation or the search for truth, but simply the dominant ideology. But that’s increasingly what US colleges have become, routinely closing the door…

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#Researchers find COVID-19 in NYC sewer rats

#Researchers find COVID-19 in NYC sewer rats

“Researchers find COVID-19 in NYC sewer rats” New Yorkers may have a new reason to loathe rats. Researchers investigating mysterious COVID-19 mutations found signs of the virus in the city’s massive rat population — sparking concerns the disease could jump from the vermin to humans. A new study by scientists at the University of Missouri…

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