Elizabeth Warren was not Native American. But she played one when it suited her career advancement.
In the past decade, millions more people have started pretending to be Native American, according to Census data.
What you really sing about in the Twelve Days of Christmas
If the coming week or so becomes a rather interminable and indeterminate blur, then perhaps frequent recourse to singing The Twelve Days of Christmas may serve as a reminder of what day it is and when to take the decorations down. It might even bring some spiritual instruction along the way.
This popular and much-parodied song first appeared in 1780, in a children’s book entitled Mirth Without Mischief. It seems originally to have come from France, where earlier versions exist, and it is perhaps significant that the partridge, which appears as the final gift sent by the true love, was introduced into England from there in the 1770s. Although on the face of it a simple memory game for children, scholars have suggested that it may have contained hidden messages, rather like other nursery rhymes — Sing a song of sixpence referring to Henry VIII’s dissolution of the monasteries, and Ring-a-ring o’ roses to the Great Plague of London in 1665, for example.
Trump threatens to divulge ‘the real facts’ about ‘wacko’ Bette Midler
Former President Donald Trump vowed to spill the beans on actress-singer Bette Midler over her attack on the people of West Virginia.
In a statement Thursday, Mr. Trump called Ms. Midler a “wacko” over her comments that Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin wants the rest of the country to be like his home state of West Virginia — “poor, illiterate, and strung out.”
If Canada has more than 107 million COVID rapid tests, why can’t I get one?
As COVID-19 case counts kept soaring this week, booster shots and rapid tests were all many Canadians wanted for Christmas. Given their general scarcity, most were left out of luck. So how, nearly two years into the pandemic, did we get here? When it comes to booster shots, the new Omicron variant emerged and exploded quickly, as Canada’s focus was on vaccinating kids, experts say. Canadians scrambling to get their hands on rapid tests are likely wondering where the 88.8 million tests the federal government says it has distributed to the provinces are. The answer to that question is slightly more complicated.
The Queen says she misses her ‘beloved’ late husband Philip – remembering his ‘mischievous twinkle’ and lamenting ‘one familiar laugh is missing’ this year
The Queen has delivered her most emotional Christmas message ever, paying tribute to her ‘beloved’ late husband Prince Philip and revealing how the Duke of Edinburgh’s ‘mischievous, enquiring twinkle was as bright at the end as when I first set eyes on him’.
The monarch described that there was ‘one familiar laugh missing’ during the festive season this year as she made her most fulsome public tribute to her husband of 73 years and the nation’s longest-serving consort since his death in April aged 99.
Young Brits want gay, black or female Santa – poll
“Age is the key factor among the wider public, with the youngest Britons – those aged 18-24 – supporting a gay Santa by 60% to 20%,” reads a report by YouGov, which conducted the poll on December 14-15.
Findings show that the majority of Britons older than 65 “cannot tolerate a homosexual Father Christmas, by 58% to 24%.”
Provinces warn record COVID-19 cases reported are underestimations
Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba and British Columbia reported record high COVID-19 case counts on Christmas Eve as Nunavut ordered a full lockdown to prevent further spread of the virus.
Health officials across the country warned the latest numbers are an underestimation and a sign of what is yet to come, and again urged people to rethink large gatherings over the holidays.
Catholic priest tells parishioners who have refused to get jab they are NOT welcome at church for Christmas Mass
A Catholic priest and cable TV contributor has said that unvaccinated parishioners should not gather in church for Christmas Mass because ‘we owe one another the gift of peace’ as the nation copes with the new wave of COVID cases fueled by the Omicron variant.
Father Edward Beck, who is a religious commentator for CNN, said on Friday during a segment of the network’s New Day, that he believes all churches should require proof of vaccination.
‘There’s no supply chain shortage of love and compassion. I think what we are trying to say to people is that ”you have a social responsibility if you do gather.” You know Christian churches, many are gathering this evening, and some are still not requiring vaccination, which I disagree with,’ he said.
Biden’s Praetorian Guard? The Ashley Biden Investigation Raises New Questions Over the Use of the FBI
With smash and grabs raging across the country, prosecutors have struggled to assure the public that they are cracking down on the crime wave and using every possible means to deter the organized thefts. One group notably missing in this effort has been the federal prosecutors.
While Attorney General Merrick Garland was criticized for launching a federal task force on threats against school boards (based on a handful of local cases), he has been largely silent on any federal effort to deal with this actual crime wave. That is despite the fact that these attacks are organized on social media and experts think it’s likely the stolen items are being sold on the internet. That is all interstate conduct and would allow for federal enforcement.
There is, however, one allegedly stolen item that did bring a full-scale FBI investigation: the missing diary of Ashley Biden, daughter of President Joe Biden.
The question is why tens of thousands of dollars of purses stolen in cities like Chicago are treated as purely local matters while a single missing diary in Florida is a matter of an ongoing federal effort.
COVID-19: ‘Omicron tidal wave’ is coming, hospitals will be overwhelmed, predict scientists
New modelling shows B.C. could reach 10,000 new COVID-19 cases a day within two weeks, causing hospitals to become overwhelmed with patients, say a group of B.C.-based scientists.
And they believe the only way to prevent that is by shutting down all restaurants and indoor public events for the next three weeks.
Keep This Story About 100% “Fully Vaccinated” USS Milwaukee in Your Back Pocket When Talking to Vaxx-Nannies
The Covid-19 vaccines do not stop the spread of the disease. They do not slow the spread of the disease. The prevailing narrative is that they help keep recipients from getting as sick as they would have been if they’d contracted Covid-19 without it. This is unprovable, but some studies indicate there may be some truth to the notion that the jabs are somewhat effective as treatments by mitigating symptoms. Other studies say otherwise, and a recent study even points to the highly likely reality that the jabs make people more susceptible to Omicron.
Banned-gun owners holding onto weapons ahead of buy-out program
Only 160 firearms that were banned more than a year and a half ago have been deactivated or surrendered since the Liberal cabinet announced its prohibition, according to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
This Will Really Ruin Anthony Fauci’s Xmas
These are a few of the things that will likely infuriate the world’s foremost authoritarian on COVID catastrophe porn – Dr. Anthony Fauci.
Courts approve $8B settlement between First Nations, feds in clean water class action
‘This is great progress but it’s just a small stepping stone to ensuring that every status Indian living on an Indian reserve has access to clean drinking water,’ said Chief Emily Whetung on N2N.