Democratic Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman said he would vote to confirm his colleague Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) as secretary of State if selected by President-elect Trump.  “Unsurprisingly, the other team’s pick will have political differences than my own. That being said, my colleague @SenMarcoRubio is a strong choice and I look forward to voting for his confirmation,” Fetterman wrote in a Tuesday morning post on the social platform X.  The news of Trump’s expected...

Donald Trump’s victory in the US presidential election has raised concern among supporters of the country’s current foreign policy direction under the Biden administration, and brought hope to those interested in its transformation. The pressing question, resonating not only within American political circles, but also among Washington’s allies and adversaries worldwide, is how much change in US foreign policy can be expected from a new Republican administration. Many experts, drawing on...

Former National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Dr. Anthony Fauci received $15 million in taxpayer-funded security after his retirement in December 2022, documents obtained by Open the Books reveal. The protective detail, provided by the U.S. Marshals Service through an agreement with Health and Human Services, covered security services for Fauci from January 2023 through September 2024. The security arrangement, unprecedented for a former federal...

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Why won’t anyone listen to my warning about the so-called miracle weight loss drugs? How many people will die? By Dr. Vernon Coleman A few weeks ago I published an article entitled […]

In a podcast yesterday, the Academic Agent discussed the prospect of Jeremy Clarkson changing the face of British politics.  Should Clarkson go to war with the UK government over the latest attack […]

from The Epoch Times: With more than 7,200 public water systems affected, water and waste professionals say tackling America’s contaminated water is no easy task. Formally identified as perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, a group of manmade chemicals known as PFAS are found in everything from soil and food to common household items and water. An […]

by Brian Shilhavy, Health Impact News: Yesterday morning (Sunday 11/10/24) the Israeli publication Israel Hayom published an “Exclusive” stating that Jared Kushner, Donald Trump’s Jewish son-in-law who orchestrated the move of the U.S. Embassy in Tel Aviv to Jerusalem during Trump’s first administration, has returned as an advisor to Donald Trump, in spite of his public statements […]

Welcome back to our weekly behind-the-scenes glimpse at what’s getting our team talking. Let us know what you think at info@reasonstobecheerful.world. This solar-powered life Joshua Spodek has been living off-grid in a Greenwich Village apartment for over a year, gleaning what power he needs from four solar panels he constantly recharges. It’s a unique lifestyle choice to make in the middle of a bustling city, as the New York Times points out in a story about Spodek that RTBC Contributing Editor Michaela Haas shared this week.  Spodek doesn’t expect that many others will make the drastic choices that he’s made, but he challenges people to make at least one change to live more sustainably. “The first thing that people do is not that important to me,” he told the Times. “It’s the mind-set shift. Is it intrinsically rewarding? Because then people will do more.” Michaela says:   I love stories about people who go all the way. Real news Being able to tell fact from fiction is a vital skill in today’s information-packed landscape — and skills can be taught. In Finland, learning to recognize hoaxes, propaganda and other kinds of disinformation is part of the school curriculum, CBS News reports in a video shared by Executive Editor Will Doig. Will says:   It’s starting to become clear how disinformation influenced the US election. In Finland public schools teach media literacy to kids as early as fourth grade to help them identify untrustworthy news. What else we’re reading EU emissions fall by 8% in steep reduction reminiscent of Covid shutdown — shared by Michaela Haas from The Guardian How a Colombian Influencer Made Recycling Cool — shared by RTBC founder David Byrne from the New York Times How Redondo Beach brought its homeless numbers to ‘functionally zero’ — shared by Michaela Haas from the Los Angeles Times In other news… We’ve been blown away by the outpouring of messages we’ve received since sharing our No Matter Who Wins reader responses and, in particular, the poem that our managing director, Rebecca Faulkner, assembled from them. If you’re looking for a post-election balm, give Rebecca’s poem a read. The post What We’re Reading: Off-Grid Living in a Manhattan Studio appeared first on Reasons to be Cheerful.