CULTURE

DEATH TOLL FROM LANDSLIDE AT UGANDA GARBAGE DUMP
BY: ELIAS BIRYABAREMA ... The death toll from a landslide at a vast garbage dump in Uganda's capital Kampala has risen to 17, a Red Cross official said on Sunday, as rescue workers continued to dig for survivors … continue reading

ATHEISTS NOW SAY THAT CHRISTIAN ETHICS ARE THE LOGIC SOLUTION
BY: HANNAH NABINTU HERLAND ... Leading atheist intellectuals who have spent a lifetime ridiculing the Christian fundament of their own Western civilization now suddenly have a change … continue reading

THE TALIBAN PUBLISH VICE LAWS THAT BAN WOMEN’S VOICES AND BARE FACES IN PUBLIC
BY: THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ... In the first formal declaration of vice and virtue laws in Afghanistan after returning to power in August 2021, the Taliban says it is mandatory for Afghan women … continue reading

ADDICTION TO DESPOTISM
BY: HAL LINDSEY ... The world’s nations are being strangled by an ever-growing web of laws and regulations. It gets harder and harder to do anything without Big Brother’s … continue reading

RETAIL THEFT IS WILDLY OUT OF CONTROL ALL OVER AMERICA, AND IT IS ONLY GOING TO GET WORSE AS OUR SOCIETY DESCENDS INTO ANARCHY
BY: MICHAEL SYNDER ... We are right in the middle of a tsunami of shoplifting that never seems to end, and as a result major retailers are closing down locations in major cities all over the country … continue reading

IF EVERYONE IS A CONTENT CREATOR — IS ANYONE? [DATA + EXPERT INSIGHTS]
BY: CAROLINE FORSEY ... Quick riddle for you: What do you have in common with podcast hosts, YouTube sensations, TikTok stars, and Instagram influencers? Stumped? … continue reading

DOES THE BIBLE HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY ABOUT ENTERTAINMENT?
BY: DAWN WILSON... The explosion of entertainment and amusement options today is overwhelming: TV, movies, sports, gaming, partying, gambling, apps on cell phones, and more … continue reading

INDIGENOUS PEOPLE IN PHILIPPINES'S NORTH 'READY TO FIGHT'
BY: NICK ASPINWALL ... The remote island of Itbayat is in the eye of any conflict with China and its residents are preparing themselves … continue reading

WHERE IS THE ARK OF THE COVENANT TODAY & WILL IT BE REVEALED TO THE ENTIRE WORLD SOON?
BY: MICHAEL SYNDER ... When the discovery of the Ark of the Covenant is publicly announced, it will be hailed as the greatest archaeological bombshell in the history of the world … continue reading

20-SOMETHINGS WHO SPEAK THEIR MINDS AT WORK ARE THE NEW NORMAL & IT'S CHANGING THE OFFICE FOREVER
BY: ULIANA KAPLAN & SARAH JACKSON ... The pandemic recession-battered generation has lived through a Great Rethink of work that started right as they received their first offer letters. An economy shaped by labor shortages … continue reading

GEN Z CALLED, & IT WANTS ITS LANDLINE BACK
BY: SARA FRIEDMAN ... Can Gen Z revive the humble landline telephone in time? The Motorola Razr. The Blackberry. The iPhone — for each generation … continue reading

AT HIS FAREWELL CONCERT, DADDY YANKEE ANNOUNCES HIS NEWFOUND FAITH IN JESUS
BY: EMILY BROWN ... International superstar Daddy Yankee has announced his retirement from secular music to dedicate his life to a newfound faith in Jesus. The “King of Reggaeton” … continue reading

NIGERIA: CHRISTMAS MASSACRE DEATH TOLL HITS 195, 10,000 DISPLACED, MORE THAN 1,000 HOMES BURNED DOWN
BY: FRANCES MARTEL ... Local authorities in Plateau state, Nigeria, updated the death toll of a presumed jihadist massacre of Christians beginning on Christmas Eve to 195 people … continue reading

THE REALITY OF THE SUPERNATURAL
BY: MICHAEL SYNDER ... If you are trying very hard to ignore any evidence of the supernatural, you are probably not going to like this article. Our society has trained us to view literally everything through the lens of Darwinism … continue reading

I HAD TO TELL PEOPLE TO NOT CALL 911 DUE TO OVERDOSES FLOODING US, WE’VE BEEN ‘TOO TOLERANT’
BY: IAN HANCHETT ... On Tuesday’s broadcast of NewsNation’s “On Balance,” Portland City Commissioner of Public Safety Rene Gonzalez stated that he posted that people shouldn’t call 911 … continue reading

AFTER ISRAEL SENDS TROOPS INTO GAZA, WATCH FOR HEZBOLLAH, IRAN, SYRIA & THE U.S. TO ALL GET INVOLVED IN THE GREAT MIDDLE EAST WAR
BY: MICHAEL SYNDER ... “Escalation” will be a word that is used a lot in the coming days. Once Israel sends troops into Gaza, it is going to trigger a series of events that nobody is going to be able to control … continue reading

THIS WEEK IN THE NEW NORMAL #70
BY: OFF GUARDIAN STAFF ... Our successor to This Week in the Guardian , This Week in the New Normal is our weekly chart of the progress of autocracy, authoritarianism and economic restructuring around the world … continue reading

‘MISOGYNY WITHIN MISOGYNY’: FEMALE INMATE ASSAULTED BY TRANS-IDENTIFYING MAN INSIDE WOMEN’S PRISON
BY: BEN JOHNSON ... A female inmate suffered serious injuries during a beating inside a women’s correctional facility … continue reading

SWISS RED CROSS CLEANING HOUSE AMID LEADERSHIP CRISIS
BY: PAULA DUPRAZ-DOBIAS ... Since the end of 2022, Switzerland’s biggest aid organisation at the heart of an emblematic … continue reading

LOCAL COMMUNITIES KNOW BEST HOW TO COPE WITH GANG VIOLENCE. AID SECTOR SHOULD TAKE NOTE.
BY: JEROME MARSTON & REBECCA BELL-MARTIN ... Gangs out of control is an ongoing series that examines the spread of gangs throughout Latin America … continue reading

THE HIGHS & LOWS OF STARTING A NEW LIFE IN A STATIC CARAVAN
BY: DANIEL LAVELLE ... The stress is overwhelming’: the highs and lows of starting a new life in a static caravan Evicted or driven out by rent rises, people are turning to caravan … continue reading

MEDIA WINTER IS COMING
BY: MARK DENT ... A prerequisite for working in media in the 21st century is tolerance for turmoil … continue reading

CAMBRIDGE DICTIONARY UN-DEFINES ‘MAN’ & ‘WOMAN’
BY: JOSHUA ARNOLD ... After 813 years, the second-oldest English-speaking university has reinvented itself as an institution devoted … continue reading

STRIKING FINDINGS FROM 2022
BY: KATHERINE SCHAEFFER ... Pew Research Center’s surveys have shed light on public opinion around some of the biggest news … continue reading

ANDY WARHOL, PRINCE AT CENTER STAGE IN SUPREME COURT CASE
BY: JESSICA GRESKO ... Andy Warhol and Prince held center stage in a copyright case before the Supreme Court … continue reading

DOES ENFORCING CIVILITY STIFLE ONLINE DEBATE?
BY: TERESA CARR ... In poll after poll, Americans say they are deeply concerned about rising incivility online. And extensive social media … continue reading

THE INDIAN WOMAN WHO MARRIED HERSELF
BY: ISMAT ARA ... Though she is dressed aptly as a newlywed, she is different from other brides. Because Kshama Bindu has not married a man … continue reading

INDONESIA’S DOG MEAT BUSINESS BOOMS DESPITE WELFARE CONCERNS
BY: AISYAH LLEWELLYN ... About 7 percent of Indonesia’s 270 million people are estimated to consume dog meat … continue reading

WHY THE WEST IS RECKONING WITH CASTE BIAS NOW
BY: MERYL SEBASTIAN ... The US states of Colorado and Michigan recently declared 14 April as Dr BR Ambedkar Equity Day. Days before that, Canada's British Columbia province also declared … continue reading

COLORADO COMPOSTS ITS FIRST HUMAN REMAINS
BY: MARGARET OSBORNE ... The state legalized biological decomposition of human remains, also known as ‘natural reduction … continue reading

IT’S NOT JUST YOU. SCIENCE EXPLAINS HOW YOUR FOCUS IS MORE SCATTERED NOW AND HOW TO GET IT BACK
BY: NEXT BIG IDEA CLUB ... ‘Your attention didn’t collapse; it was stolen by big and powerful forces. You haven’t become weak. You’ve been hacked.’ … continue reading

COVID-19 PANDEMIC CONTINUES TO RESHAPE WORK IN AMERICA
BY: KIM PARKER, JULIANA MENASCE HOROWITZ, RACHEL MINKIN ... Pew Research Center conducted this study to better understand the work experiences of employed adults nearly two years into the coronavirus outbreak … continue reading

UNITED STATES ISSUES ITS 1ST PASSPORT WITH ‘X’ GENDER MARKER
BY: COLLEEN SLEVIN ... The United States has issued its first passport with an “X” gender designation, marking a milestone in the recognition of the rights of people who do not identify as male or female, and expects to be able to offer the option more broadly next year, the State Department said Wednesday … continue reading

ABRAHAMIC FAMILY HOUSE IN ABU DHABI TO OPEN IN 2022
BY: ROBIN GOMES ... The cultural landmark in the UAE capital, which includes a synagogue, a church and a mosque, is meant to be a beacon of understanding and peaceful coexistence, inspired by the Document on Human Fraternity … continue reading

THINK AFGHANISTAN IS A PROBLEM? LOOK AT PAKISTAN
BY: JAMES M. DORSE ... Societal struggles and reforms often take unexpected turns in vast swaths of land stretching from the Middle East into Central Asia … continue reading

A SHOCKING REPORT SHOWS THE RADICAL BRAINWASHING TOY MANUFACTURERS ARE DOING
BY: CONSERVATIVE UNDERGROUND NEWS ... Radical leftists are coming for your kids. They’ve openly admitted it numerous times. And a shocking report shows the radical brainwashing toy manufacturers are doing. Investigative journalist James O’Keefe exposed more ideological corruption taking place within major institutions … continue reading

WHY PRESENTEEISM WINS OUT OVER PRODUCTIVITY
BY: BRYAN LUFKIN ... If the pandemic has taught us anything about work, it's that we don't need to be pulling long hours in an office to be productive. So, why is presenteeism still so important? It's almost hard to imagine a time in which people spent at least 40 hours a week in a physical office … continue reading

COLORADO MOTHER SHAMES SCHOOL BOARD FOR PUSHING “NIGHTMARE” CRITICAL RACE THEORY
BY: INFOWARS.COM ... Critical race theory "is a nightmare for our children and it needs to end now," she tells Douglas County School District. A mother slammed a Colorado school board for pushing critical race theory into the school’s … continue reading

THE CITIES THAT BANNED THE SELFIE
BY: SIMON URWIN ... The fortified cities on the fringes of the sahara. In Africa's largest nation, residents of five ancient cities are going to great lengths to protect and preserve their traditional way of life … continue reading

ASIAN AMERICANS ARE THE FASTEST-GROWING RACIAL OR ETHNIC GROUP IN THE U.S.
BY: ABBY BUDIMAN & NEIL G. RUIZ ... Asian Americans recorded the fastest population growth rate among all racial and ethnic groups in the United States between 2000 and 2019. The Asian population in the U.S. grew 81% during that span, from roughly 10.5 million to a record 18.9 million, according to a Pew Research Center … continue reading

BRAND FORMERLY KNOWN AS AUNT JEMIMA REVEALS NEW NAME
BY: SAMANTHA KUBOTA ... The brand formerly known as Aunt Jemima finally has a new name: Pearl Milling Company. In a statement released on Tuesday, PepsiCo, which owns the Quaker Oats brand, explained the story behind the new name … continue reading

‘GIANT STEPS’: NETANYAHU HAILS 7 AGREEMENTS SIGNED IN BAHRAIN
BY: WORLD ISRAEL NEWS STAFF & AP ... The prime minister “welcomed the first flight from Israel to Bahrain,” and said that it was a “continuation of the breakthrough toward peace,” according to an official statement. On Sunday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke by telephone with Bahraini Foreign Minister Dr. Abdullatif … continue reading

THE REAL PANDEMIC GAP IS BETWEEN THE COMFORTABLE AND THE AFFLICTED
BY: LIBBY WATSON ... Beneath society’s plutocratic layer, America is not as united in the face of crisis as we like to pretend. The stories from the front lines of this country’s abandonment of the poor in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic are not in short supply … continue reading

4 CLASSIC DISNEY MOVIES WITH DEEP MEANINGS YOU HAD NO IDEA ABOUT
BY: ALEXANDER NYLAND, B.A. ... Many classic Disney movies will be familiar to us all. They will have been a large part of many people’s childhood. It is glaringly obvious to see that classic Disney movies have held an important and enduring place within popular culture for most of the last century … continue reading

9 WAYS THAT SOCIALISM WILL MORALLY BANKRUPT AMERICA
BY: THE HERITAGE FOUNDATION ... 1 Socialism is being marketed to young people as kind, selfless, and community-focused, 2. Many people are unaware of Socialism’s dismal record, and 3. Young people are not being taught America’s founding principles, so they are unprepared to combat the narratives they hear in their schools and colleges … continue reading

EMIRATIS WELCOME ISRAELIS TO THE UAE IN HEBREW
BY: LAUREN MARCUS ... Emirati Khalifa Al-Makhmoud speaks in a Hebrew language video aimed at Israelis. Young Emiratis speaking in Hebrew welcome Israelis to visit the UAE in a Hebrew language video … continue reading

FACEBOOK LEADS USERS TO HOLOCAUST DENIAL PAGES - WATCHDOG SAYS
BY: BENJAMIN KERSTEIN ... Watchdog group discovers Facebook algorithms directing users to Holocaust denial content. Facebook’s search algorithms routinely send people to content denying the Holocaust, a new investigation by a UK-based watchdog organization has found … continue reading

AFTER THE RAPTURE - LEFT BEHIND
BY: EDITOR ... What happens to life on planet earth after the 'Rapture' has been talked about, debated, given to fiction & nonfiction; but almost certainly never discussed at the dinner table. Talking about life after the 'Rapture' makes many people uneasy & usually ends up upsetting the reader or listerner or simply boring … continue reading

LEBANON WAS TORN APART BY A CIVIL WAR AND THE U.S. IS GOING DOWN A SIMILAR PATH
BY: VIGILANT CITIZEN ... In 1975, Lebanon descended into a violent civil war that destroyed this once vibrant and prosperous country. Here’s how the U.S. is following in its footsteps. 45 years ago, a horrific civil war broke out in Lebanon. My parents, like millions of other Lebanese people, fled the country, looking for a better life … continue reading

BOOK BURNING AT HBO!
BY: JOHN NOLTE ... THBO Max Blacklists ‘Gone With the Wind’ - The Woke Taliban have won HBO Max announced on Tuesday it is blacklisting Gone With the Wind (1939), and with it, Hattie McDaniel’s performance for which she won the Best Supporting Actress Oscar of 1940. McDaniel was not only the first black actor or actress … continue reading

CORONAVIRUS LOCKDOWNS ARE PUSHING MASS TRANSIT SYSTEMS TO THE BRINK & LOW-INCOME RIDERS WILL PAY THE PRICE
BY: RAMYA VIJAYA ... Mass transit ridership in Los Angeles and elsewhere has plummeted during the crisis. Low-income Americans have borne the brunt of the coronavirus pandemic. They may also get left behind in the recovery. Steep declines in ridership during the crisis have pushed public transit systems across the U.S. … continue reading

MORE THAN 8-IN-10 AMERICANS CALL MASS MIGRATION A ‘THREAT’ TO U.S.
BY: JOHN BINDER ... More than eight-in-ten American adults call mass migration at least a “threat” to the United States, a survey finds. The latest Pew Research Center survey reveals that the overwhelming majority of Americans see the mass migration of people from one country to another as a threat in the midst … continue reading

JEWS CONTINUE COMING HOME AT INCREASING RATES
BY: MICHAEL SELUTIN ... Israel is a land of immigration, and it’s not only waves of Jews returning to their ancient homeland. The State of Israel has taken in around 3.3 million immigrants since its inception in 1948, when it had just 806,000 residents. After 1990, 43.7 percent of all immigrants … continue reading