by Dr. Joseph Mercola, Mercola: Story at-a-glance Vaccine exemptions among kindergartners have risen from 3% to 3.3%, according to recent data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), indicating a shift in parental attitudes towards vaccinations The decline in vaccination rates is attributed to parents’ growing concerns about the increasing number of […]

Spring Break, 1992. It started the moment the final bell rang, signaling the start of a glorious week free from high school… A week I had carefully planned. But it wasn’t the beach that called to me; it was something else entirely: a rented Super Nintendo from Blockbuster Video, accompanied by four games that would shape my entire vacation. I had Pilotwings, F-Zero, Super Mario World, and the North American release of Final Fantasy II. Little did I know, only one of these games would capture my attention so fully that time itself would lose all meaning. That first day was electric. I was practically vibrating with excitement as I hooked up the rented console, untangling the cords with care and slipping in the first cartridge: Pilotwings. The screen flashed to life, and I played. It was fun, don’t get me wrong, but I didn’t feel connected to the game. I lost interest in less than half an hour and moved on. Read the rest of this article on page 24 by clicking here!       Be sure to sign up to get Old School Gamer Magazine for free by clicking here! The post Blockbuster and Final Fantasy II – By Jarrod Kailef appeared first on Old School Gamer Magazine.

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Last month, ABC anchor Martha Raddatz was mocked by JD Vance when she tried to minimize the threat of gangs in Colorado taking over apartment buildings by force. “The incidents were limited to a handful of apartment complexes,” she said. It’s too bad for you if you lived in one of those buildings. “Do you hear yourself?” Vance asked. That’s echoing now on biological males invading women’s sports. On his HBO soapbox, “Last Week Tonight,” British comedian/activist John Oliver expressed disgust that Kamala Harris couldn’t rebut Donald Trump on this. “There are vanishingly few trans girls competing in high schools anywhere,” Oliver claimed. “Even if there were more, trans kids, like all kids, vary in athletic ability, and there is no evidence they pose any threat to safety or fairness.” Out came the “no evidence” argument, which is simply overstated. You can easily find evidence, like 17-year-old volleyball player Payton McNabb getting injured in the head and neck and suffering partial paralysis after getting spiked in the face by a man in 2022. But Oliver dismissed her and her side. “It’s very weird for you to be so focused on the subject,” he said as he focused on the subject. MSNBC anchor Jen Psaki echoed Oliver, taking after Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Mass., telling The New York Times he didn’t want his girls to be run over on the field by a male. The backlash among Democrats was intense. “Reflection is good, but if that were actually an issue at thousands of schools across the country, it would be worthy of a debate,” she said. “There are just incredibly few examples of transgender girls playing in youth sports, and when we do see these examples, there is no evidence that these kids are a threat to safety or fairness.” Psaki mocked the red states that passed bans on boys in girls sports, since they could only find one in Utah and one in South Dakota. She may have a point, since it’s in blue states where this is all the rage, and the blue states wouldn’t dare offend the LGBTQ forces. The social contagion of transgenderism is at odds with the notion that the number is “vanishingly few.” Oliver and Psaki are mad that this was a losing issue for Democrats. A survey from the University of Chicago found that 65% of Americans said transgender athletes should never or rarely be allowed to compete in sports leagues that don’t match their biological sex. The election seems to have underlined it. “Trump and the Republicans have managed to amplify their bad-faith attacks to the point where people do have concerns, as misguided and misinformed though those concerns may be,” Psaki claimed. On the Left, any challenge to transgender orthodoxy is considered a “bad-faith attack.” You’re “misinformed” if you think this issue isn’t insignificant. Dissent equals misinformation. Psaki described it as a fight between “manufactured panic” on the Right versus “actual facts” on the Left. But this professional Democrat failed to consider the actual fact that biological males simply cannot “become” girls in athletics. They have a pronounced physical advantage. The libertine Left creates a “manufactured panic” that laws against transgender crossover into women’s sports is “targeting” people and harming their mental health to the point of suicide. Consider the actual fact that nearly 900 biological females were robbed of medals in sports competing against transgender athletes, according to a United Nations study titled “Violence Against Women and Girls in Sports.” Concerns about young women’s fairness and safety cannot be mocked away by comedians and cable TV hosts. COPYRIGHT 2024 CREATORS.COM We publish a variety of perspectives. Nothing written here is to be construed as representing the views of The Daily Signal. The post Liberal Media Stars Mock the Threat of ‘Transgender Women’ in Sports appeared first on The Daily Signal.

As we wait for California and Alaska to finish counting votes 18 days after the election, The House GOP will lead 220 to 215 or 221 to 214. For a short while, until they replace Stefanik and Waltz, they will have zero votes to spare. So basically the House will be either 220-215 or 221-214. […] The post House Vote Update appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

Being a kid can be oh-so fun. Part of the reason why stems from the lack of responsibilities that come with adulthood. That said, kids have their own struggles, too. A particularly common struggle is feeling left out, something that I experienced myself growing up. Dealing with these feelings at any age is a struggle. But it can be even harder to deal with as a kid. That’s why I find the story Lauren Campbell shared to be oh-so heartwarming. In a social media post, Lauren explains that her dad did not have much growing up. That’s why, when he started a family, he did everything he could to give them a better life. But it wasn’t just his own family that Dad looked out for, it turns out. And that shines through in the gift Dad gave some of Lauren’s classmates. TikTok It all started when Dad learned about an upcoming fieldtrip Lauren’s class planned to take. It would cost each kid $40 to go. When Dad found out, he couldn’t help but wonder about the families who couldn’t afford it. He asked Lauren what happens to kids who can’t afford it, and she didn’t know. But Dad didn’t need a sure answer in order to decide what he’d do next: pay for every single kid who couldn’t afford the trip. Dad Shows His True Colors When He Gifts His Daughter’s Classmates With the Money Needed to Go on a Field Trip TikTok “A week after the field trip, I got pulled into the office and given a thank you letter from my school to my dad,” Lauren shares. “I was so confused but later found out my dad paid for every kid who couldn’t afford to go.” When Lauren asked her dad about this, his explanation for doing so was simple: “I know how it feels to be excluded and no kid should ever feel that way.” TikTok Nothing warms my heart like folks who look out for others. This small gesture is sure to have made a lasting impact on those kids, even without them knowing about the kind stranger who made such a selfless choice. Acts of kindness like this, I find, contribute greatly to our world being a much better, happier place! You can find the source of this story’s featured image here! The post “I Know How It Feels To Be Excluded” Dad’s Gift To Daughter’s Class Brought Me To Tears appeared first on InspireMore.