Wired, by Gilad Edelman: American social media platforms have long sought to present themselves as venues for unfettered free expression. A decade ago, Twitter employees used to brand the startup as “the free speech wing of the free speech party.”…

USA Today, by Michael J. Stern: Has-been rock star Ted Nugent told the world last week that he has COVID-19. Nugent’s announcement was an oddity because he previously called the viral pandemic a “leftist scam to destroy” Donald Trump. As…

Sunday Guardian Live, by Scott McGregor & Ina Mitchell: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada: China’s Orwellian “social credit system” that records the social and financial behaviour of individuals and corporations across China, using a vast surveillance system, has expanded globally, and…

Vatican News, by Vatican News staff writer: Commemorating the 51st Earth Day on Thursday, Pope Francis sent two video messages reminding everyone of the importance of working together to protect our planet. In a message for the Leaders Summit on…

Health Impact News, by Brian Shilhavy: When people in Europe started dying from fatal blood clots shortly after receiving experimental COVID injections last month (March, 2021), some countries began criminal investigations over the deaths, including Italy which launched a manslaughter…

Life Site News, by Victoria Gisondi: Kongiganak, a village of fewer than 500 people in Alaska, is requiring inhabitants, the vast majority of whom are Native Americans, to be fully vaccinated to be eligible for any in-person shopping. According to…

CNS News, by Bill Donohue: The 2021 report on Religious Freedom in the World, issued by Aid to the Church in Need, details two genres of religious persecution. The first is the most familiar one: violence against people and property…

CNS News, by Michael W. Chapman: The Manhattan District Attorney’s office, headed by Cy Vance Jr., announced today that it will no longer prosecute prostitution and unlicensed massage. The office also moved to dismiss 914 Prostitution and Unlicensed Massage cases,…

The Christian Post, by Hedieh Mirahmadi: Wokeism, which some call the “new” religion of our day, is entirely incompatible with Christian values and, left unchecked, will undermine the foundation of American society. If that sounds hyperbolic, we fail to acknowledge…

AP News: Pope Francis warned Thursday that the world is “on a path of self-destruction” if political leaders fail to courageously use the COVID-19 pandemic as a chance to make the planet a fairer and greener place. In a video…

The Christian Post, by Michael Brown: Have you heard the latest news regarding the recall of Gov. Gavin Newsom and the potential candidates who will seek to take his place? Before we catch up on that news, let’s first consider…

AP News, by Seth Borenstein: With nearly two-thirds of the United States abnormally dry or worse, the government’s spring forecast offers little hope for relief, especially in the West where a devastating megadrought has taken root and worsened. Weather service…