The Black Box Warning That Wasn't
Posted By: J. Arthur Brown, 12/19/2025 9:30:40 AM
For much of the past week it appeared that something rare -- and overdue -- might finally happen at the Food and Drug Administration. Reports circulated that the agency was preparing to place a black-box warning on Covid-19 vaccines , the strongest safety warning FDA can issue. (snip) Then it didn't happen. What followed was not a denial that harms existed. That much is now conceded. Instead FDA Commissioner Marty Makary publicly acknowledged that an internal safety committee had recommended a boxed warning -- and that the agency had declined to act on it.
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Covid-19 -- and less frequently, the mRNA-based Covid-19 vaccine -- can cause inflamed heart tissue in some people. A new study implicates a pair of substances secreted by immune cells and proposes a strategy to mitigate the vaccine effect. (snip) Vaccine-associated myocarditis occurs in about one in every 140,000 vaccinees after a first dose and rises to one in 32,000 after a second dose. For reasons that aren't clear, incidence peaks among male vaccinees age 30 or below, at one in 16,750 vaccinees. (snip) A case of Covid-19 is about 10 times as likely to induce myocarditis as a Covid-19 vaccination (snip.)
Biden FBI, DOJ Weighed Campaign Finance
Probe Of Sen. Krysten Sinema After She
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Probe Of Sen. Krysten Sinema After She
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Officials in Joe Biden's Department of Justice and FBI considered a criminal investigation into then-Sen. Krysten Sinema (I-Ariz.) for purported campaign finance law violations after she left the Democratic Party, according to emails reviewed by The Post. (snip) Sinema's chief of staff, Daniel Winkler, expressed concern when reached for comment that the probe was pursued for "partisan political reasons," including punishing the former senator for refusing to support scrapping the 60-vote legislative filibuster. The email exchanges began in response to the Post's Feb. 1, 2024 report on Sinema's six-figure campaign spending on a security detail, luxury hotels, cars, and concert tickets (snip.)
The U.S. House Committee on Homeland Security has released an updated report highlighting terrorism threats to Americans (snip) after holding a hearing on Tuesday during which the Director of the National Anti-Terrorism Center Joe Kent testified that the NCTC had identified at least 18,000 known or suspected terrorists who were released into the U.S. during the Biden administration (snip.) The NCTC has also added roughly 35,000 narco-terrorists to the federal Terrorist Screening Database since he's been in office.
Several of the largest U.S. and European-based drugmakers inked deals with President Donald Trump on Friday to voluntarily sell their medications for less, as his administration pushes to link the nation's drug prices to cheaper ones abroad. (snip) Among the most notable pledges is that Bristol Myers Squibb will offer Eliquis, its blockbuster blood-thinner and top-prescribed product, for free to Medicaid. The companies make up a majority of the 17 drugmakers Trump sent letters to in July, calling on them to lower prices as part of his "most favored nation" policy.
The U.S. Department of Justice is suing Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger for access to the state's voter rolls. The Justice Department said information provided by Raffensperger's office did not include all of the information requested, including the voter's full name, date of birth, residential address, state driver's license number or the last four digits of their Social Security number.
Trump Defies Odds, Achieves Economic Triple
Play With Rate Cuts, Tariffs And Cooling Inflation 3 replies
Play With Rate Cuts, Tariffs And Cooling Inflation 3 replies
Contrary to conventional economic wisdom and warnings from critics on the left and many economists that cutting interest rates while imposing broad tariffs would inevitably stoke inflation, the Trump administration is achieving all three simultaneously -- with the Federal Reserve lowering rates, significant tariffs in place and inflation cooling to 2.7% as of late 2025. (snip) The Consumer Price Index report for November 2025, released this morning by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, showed headline inflation cooling to 2.7% (snip.) Core inflation, excluding volatile food and energy prices, came in even lower at 2.6% -- the slowest pace since early 2021 (snip.)
Arizona Republican Rep. Abe Hamadeh has introduced legislation that would add a question about dual citizenship to the decennial U.S. Census. The bill, Make Allegiances Clear Again Act (MACA Act), aims to shed light on what Hamadeh describes as a hidden national security risk: divided loyalties among U.S. citizens who also hold citizenship in foreign countries. (snip) The Arizona congressman, who began his term in January 2025, argues that the census currently lumps together "illegal aliens, guest workers, dual nationals and loyal American citizens into the same generic population buckets." This, he contends, distorts representation and funding decisions.
The Black Box Warning That Wasn't
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For much of the past week it appeared that something rare -- and overdue -- might finally happen at the Food and Drug Administration. Reports circulated that the agency was preparing to place a black-box warning on Covid-19 vaccines , the strongest safety warning FDA can issue. (snip) Then it didn't happen. What followed was not a denial that harms existed. That much is now conceded. Instead FDA Commissioner Marty Makary publicly acknowledged that an internal safety committee had recommended a boxed warning -- and that the agency had declined to act on it.
The European Union continues to hammer away at American companies under the guise of "Digital Regulation." The Digital Markets Act (DMA) and the Digital Services Act (DSA) have become tools of economic and political aggression, masquerading as consumer protection. All of this, of course, under the European guise of "protecting democracy." (snip) What the EU is doing is nothing less than an extraterritorial power play meant to export European censorship norms into America.
Federal prosecutors announced new indictments Thursday in the widening Minnesota fraud scandal, this time involving two Philadelphia-based men accused of traveling to Minneapolis after a friend told them the taxpayer funded programs there "presented a good opportunity to make money." (snip) Unlike many of the individuals caught up in the state's sprawling fraud scandal, they don't appear to have ties to Minnesota's large Somali community. Prosecutors say they don't have ties to Minnesota at all. "Minnesota has become a magnet for fraud -- so much that we have developed a fraud tourism industry" (snip.)
The Most Explosive Book Of 2026
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Yes, they waged war on us. That's the simplest way to summarize what the government, technocratic elite, security state, and media did to the American people in 2016. It's also the premise behind what is sure to be the most important and explosive book of 2026. That book, The Information State: Politics in the Age Of Total Control by Jacob Siegel, explores the ways the crazed reactions of these parts of society to the arrival of Donald Trump drove them to label him "a threat to American democracy" and take actions that, ironically, turned them into the very threat they warned us against.
Democratic Texas Rep. Jasmine Crockett co-rented a car in 2006 with a previously convicted robber whose car crash caused her to be sued for damages at the start of her legal career (snip.) Crockett and Texas resident Sowetto Hoilett rented the vehicle after Hoilett was convicted of two robberies and possession of a controlled substance (snip.) Hoilett's car wreck then prompted Crockett to defend herself in court, marking one of her earliest cases as a licensed attorney. Budget Rent A Car sued Crockett (snip) citing her rental agreement which she claimed was invalid. Crockett settled with the company for roughly $10,400 the following year.
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Sean Duffy's Daughter Is All of Us As
She Blasts Handsy TSA Agents, Floats Radical Solution 25 replies
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Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy’s pregnant daughter had a bad travel experience Thursday morning, and she’s letting everyone know about it on social media by blasting the TSA and their “rude,” handsy ways. In her tweets, she described the frustration that so many of us feel when we are forced to go through the annoying, often dehumanizing ritual of emptying our bags, taking off our shoes, or possibly even being pulled over for a pat-down.[snip]
Yes, I bet all of us have had the experience of rude, power-drunk agents barking orders at you and treating you as if you’ve somehow committed a crime.
Half of $18 billion in federal welfare funds, which supports 14 Minnesota-run programs since 2018, has been lost to fraud, Assistant U.S. Attorney Joseph Thompson said during a press conference Thursday.
People come from all over the world to steal millions from U.S. government Medicaid, housing, and other programs, he added. “Minnesota has become a magnet for fraud, so much so that we have developed a fraud tourism industry — people coming to our state purely to exploit and defraud its programs,” Thompson said. “This is a deeply unsettling reality that all Minnesotans should understand.”
It’s an imperfect solution, but Republicans likely need to do a temporary extension of Obamacare subsidies while they get fixes up and running.
This week, the House passed a bill full of vital health-insurance reforms (the Lower Health Care Premiums for All Americans Act), but several GOP moderates also end-ran Speaker Mike Johnson to keep alive hope of some bipartisan deal that would extend the COVID-era subsidies that make the existing system affordable for middle-class Americans who have no better choice as the law now stands.
A Georgia State Election Board investigation substantiated that Fulton County violated election rules in 2020 by failing to have poll workers sign required tabulation tapes for early votes in 36 out of 37 advanced voting precincts, affecting approximately 315,000 ballots. These unsigned tapes broke the chain-of-custody and certification requirements under Georgia law, which mandates signed tapes as the sole legal proof of authentic vote totals.
During a board meeting on December 9th, Ann Brumbaugh, attorney for the Fulton County Board of Registration and Elections, contends that Fulton County does “not dispute that the tapes were not signed.”
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Slick Willy Clinton Lashes Out at Trump
Over Epstein Files Release, Offers Pathetic Defense 16 replies
Over Epstein Files Release, Offers Pathetic Defense 16 replies
And now, readers, we return to the story that won’t go away, the Jeffrey Epstein saga. The deceased pedophile continues to dominate headlines over six years after his death, mostly because there are rumors that high-profile individuals were involved with his exploits, and if their enemies can prove it, they can be ruined.
There are also countless victims who have never received justice.
Already this Friday afternoon/evening, news broke that today was the deadline Congress had established for the DOJ to release the files, and the department was doing just that. As our Ward Clark reported, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche announced that the investigation had
The Justice Department has finally begun releasing the long‑awaited trove of Jeffrey Epstein files — and the initial batch of never‑before‑seen photos and documents includes a jaw‑dropping lineup of high‑profile figures who had contacts with the notorious financier and child rapist.
While the images are explosive, the DOJ has said that being photographed with Epstein doesn’t equate to criminal guilt, and many of the appearances in past photos released — including those by President Trump — are social or casual in nature.
Here’s who else appears in the Epstein files: Former President Bill Clinton — New photos depict former President Bill Clinton vacationing with Epstein and his long-term partner and madam,
Brown University has been brushing off security issues for years — ignoring warnings from students, staff and even police, The Post has learned.
The revelation comes after two students were killed and nine others hurt in a mass shooting at the Ivy League school that has seen critics slam the institution for prioritizing image over safety.
The engineering building where the shooting took place didn’t have a swipe-card mechanism and could be accessed by anyone through the public-facing coffee shop, students said. It didn’t have security officer posted at the front either, like some other buildings do, school officials have said.
Covid-19 -- and less frequently, the mRNA-based Covid-19 vaccine -- can cause inflamed heart tissue in some people. A new study implicates a pair of substances secreted by immune cells and proposes a strategy to mitigate the vaccine effect. (snip) Vaccine-associated myocarditis occurs in about one in every 140,000 vaccinees after a first dose and rises to one in 32,000 after a second dose. For reasons that aren't clear, incidence peaks among male vaccinees age 30 or below, at one in 16,750 vaccinees. (snip) A case of Covid-19 is about 10 times as likely to induce myocarditis as a Covid-19 vaccination (snip.)
The average IQ in Somalia is 68. People will be diagnosed with an intellectual disability if their IQ falls below 70. (Snip) People opened their hearts and their wallets, ultimately contributing $6.6 million to the MCF. They thought the money was earmarked for the shooting victims and their families. Instead, per the Maine Wire, [T]he MCF distributed just $4.7 million to those individuals. The remaining $1.9 million went to NGOs, many of them politically connected, and many of them involved in the nebulous world of “migrant services.”
Several community groups marched on Lake Street in Minneapolis to protest Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations in the state. (snip) Operation Metro Surge led to several confrontations between federal law enforcement after residents swarmed and sometimes disrupted ICE operations.
President Donald Trump used several of his speeches to target the Somali community in Minnesota, saying he does not want them in the country.
Hot Takes: Dems Melt Down Over Kennedy
Center Name Change - Ric Grenell Levels
Them With Reality 8 replies
Center Name Change - Ric Grenell Levels
Them With Reality 8 replies
As we reported, the board of the Kennedy Center voted to add President Donald Trump's name to the Center after the efforts he made to help restore the renowned arts venue. [snip] But it's a bit like the craziness over the White House ballroom. Trump gets a ballroom for free that the nation can use forever, and Democrats attack. Adding Trump's name is their current excuse for melting down, and folks on the right are enjoying tantrums. The hot takes on the left were something to see, starting with this guy who said he was a resident of Washington, D.C., but thinks "democracy died today" because of this.
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday directing federal agencies to reclassify marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III under the Controlled Substances Act. This shift acknowledges the drug's potential medical uses while placing it alongside substances like ketamine and codeine-laced Tylenol, which carry moderate risks of dependence. The move builds on a process initiated under the Biden administration but stalled by inaction for years. Trump emphasized that the order facilitates essential research into marijuana's benefits and dangers without legalizing recreational use nationwide. "This reclassification order will make it far easier to conduct marijuana-related medical research,"
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Contrary to The Narrative (brave FDA scientists battling for The Science), in this instance it was the FDA career experts that recommended a warning on the Covid shot and Trump appointees who overruled them.