Los Angeles Emergencies and Threats

USA - Los Angeles is prone to many natural and man-made threats. Los Angeles is particularly vulnerable to the destructive affects of wildfires, flooding, mudslides, earthquakes, and extreme heat. Because of the many threats faced, the importance of readiness as a City and for residents cannot be overstated. Part of disaster preparedness is being aware of the kinds of hazards and disasters you might be subject to living in as a Los Angeles resident.

Catholic Bishop: Pope Francis ‘Using His Platform to Embolden Sinners’

USA - Bishop Joseph Strickland of the Catholic diocese of Tyler, Texas tweeted out a video on Friday that featured Father Jason Charron delivering a video message that criticized Pope Francis for his recent remarks on homosexuals and said that the pope was “using his platform to embolden sinners.” “This priest speaks truth that needs to be shared,” said Bishop Strickland in his tweet.

More than 1,000 children were given puberty blockers

UK - More than 1,000 children at the NHS's controversial child transgender clinic were handed prescriptions for puberty blockers, a new book has claimed, as former staff compare it to the 'doping of East German athletes'. The Gender Identity Development Service (GIDS) at Tavistock and Portman NHS Trust in London will close later this year after being slammed in a report amid accusations it was rushing children onto puberty blocking drugs.

The Worst January Job Cuts ‘Since The Great Recession’

USA - It appears that the tsunami of layoffs that started late last year is starting to accelerate. January was a horrible month for job losses, and major layoff announcements are coming fast and furious here in February. Challenger, Gray & Christmas just issued a report that concluded that last month “was the worst January for job cuts since the Great Recession in 2009”…

I Thought I Was Saving Trans Kids - Now I’m Blowing the Whistle

USA - There are more than 100 pediatric gender clinics across the US. I worked at one. What’s happening to children is morally and medically appalling. I am a 42-year-old St Louis native, a queer woman, and politically to the left of Bernie Sanders. My worldview has deeply shaped my career. I have spent my professional life providing counseling to vulnerable populations: children in foster care, sexual minorities, the poor.

Sea Level Is Stable Around the World…

USA - The Good News the Media Don’t Want Us to Hear. We have been studying climate change and potentially associated sea level changes resulting from melting ice and warming oceans for a half century. In the 1970s our primary concern was global cooling and an advancing new ice age. Many believe that increasing quantities of carbon dioxide in our atmosphere could result in rising levels of the sea in general. The record does not show this to be true. There is no evidence whatever to support impending sea-level-rise catastrophe or the unnecessary expenditure of state or federal tax monies to solve a problem that does not exist.

 
Tucker Carlson: The Climate Change “Religion”

USA - When the late author and political philosopher Michael Crichton discussed climate change activism two decades ago, he made a compelling case for why it should be considered a religion. As Fox News host Tucker Carlson said, his statements were among the rare ones that have aged perfectly well on the subject.

‘The Church of England has been captured by woke ideology’

UK - Tim Dieppe, our Head of Public Policy, spoke to Talk TV’s Julia Hartley-Brewer about the Church of England’s plans to consider referring to God in gender-neutral terms. Commenting on just how far the Church of England is straying from God’s teaching and who God has revealed himself to be, he commented: “The Church has become so captured by woke ideology they don’t realise where they’ve got to.

Archbishop of York says sexual immorality is not sinful

UK - The Archbishop of York, Stephen Cottrell, has confirmed in a BBC interview that he believes that sexual immorality is not sinful. The interview on BBC Radio Four’s Sunday programme on 22 January came following the Church of England’s (CofE) announcement that it would not allow ‘gay marriage’ but would allow ‘blessings’ for same-sex couples in civil partnerships in its churches.

Pope Francis faces 'civil war' at heart of church

VATICAN - From his reforms to his foreign relations, criticism of Pope Francis has intensified since the death of his predecessor Benedict XVI, revealing a climate of "civil war" at a time when the Catholic Church is engaged in a global conversation about its future. Benedict, a conservative German theologian who was pope for eight years before resigning in 2013, died on December 31 at the age of 95. Within days of his death, his closest aide, Georg Gaenswein, revealed Benedict's concerns at some of the changes made by his successor Pope Francis, notably his decision to restrict the use of the Latin mass.

Much-hyped tanks for Ukraine in short supply – WSJ

EUROPE - European NATO members are “dragging their feet” on sending Leopards to Kiev, the outlet says. NATO members have developed “sudden misgivings” about sending tanks to Ukraine because they don’t seem to have any to spare, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday. Finland, which pressured Germany to approve exports of Leopard 2 tanks, may only be able to send “a few” of its own – and most likely not until it formally joins the US-led military bloc.

‘Division and disorder’ threaten US – Kissinger

USA - America is not fit to face new challenges to the world order, the former US Secretary of State claimed. Henry Kissinger has accused the US political establishment of a failure to demonstrate “domestic cohesion,” warning an audience at an event honoring former President Ronald Reagan that the country could not afford to isolate itself.

Green Push is Making Global Power Supply More Vulnerable to Weather

USA - The ever-increasing use of green energy is making the world’s power supply more vulnerable to weather, a report on Wednesday has claimed. A report into the global production and consumption of electricity published by the International Energy Agency has predicted that weather will play an increasingly disruptive role on energy generation across the world as the shift to green energy continues.

Majority of Canadians say their country is ‘broken’

CANADA - Half of the people are ‘angry’ about what they view as the country’s mismanagement, a new survey shows. Over two-thirds of Canadians – 67% – believe their country is “broken,” according to poll results published Monday by the National Post and Leger. Respondents across the political spectrum see a large divide between the issues they deal with in their daily lives and the issues their government chooses to focus on.

Disney to Lay Off 7,000 Employees

USA - The happiest place on Earth is swimming in a sea of red ink and pink slips. The Walt Disney Co is eliminating 7,000 jobs worldwide, or more than 3 percent of its workforce, as CEO Bob Iger aims to slash a stunning $5.5 billion in spending in an attempt to save the once formidable company.

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