NY Young Republican Club leader to speak in Pretoria, cementing bonds with Afrikaners and European far right

International conference circuit gives worldwide right wing opportunities to share ideas and learn from each other The president of the New York Young Republican Club (NYYRC) is a featured speaker at a conference this week in Pretoria, South Africa, hosted by an Afrikaner nationalist group whose founder was instrumental in persuading the American right that … Read more

Wellness influencer picked by Trump for surgeon general faces Senate grilling

Critics concerned as Casey Means, aligned with RFK Jr on vaccine stance, does not have active medical licence Casey Means, Donald Trump’s nominee for surgeon general of the United States, will answer questions before lawmakers on the Senate committee for health, labor and pensions on Wednesday, after her initial confirmation hearing was postponed in October … Read more

Ayahuasca psychedelic DMT shows promise as depression therapy

Study finds participants saw reduction in depressive symptoms as researchers welcome ‘promising’ results A phase II clinical trial has found dimethyltryptamine (DMT), one of the psychoactive components traditionally used in the Amazonian psychedelic ritual ayahuasca, might be a promising therapy for depression. The psychedelic pharmaceutical company Small Pharma (now Cybin UK) sponsored and designed the … Read more

The US men’s hockey team at the State of the Union showed proximity to Trump is never neutral

The newly crowned Olympic champions were warmly greeted by both Republicans and Democrats. They were also used as props by the president During Tuesday’s State of the Union, Donald Trump welcomed members of the US men’s national hockey team to the House gallery to chants of “U-S-A, U-S-A!”. Trump revealed that Team USA’s goaltender, Connor … Read more

Trump hands to-do list to Congress with 7 priorities during State of the Union address

President Donald Trump delivered a sweeping to-do list to Congress during his State of the Union address on Tuesday, urging lawmakers seven separate times to take action on priorities ranging from drug pricing and border security to crime and housing policy. Trump urged Congress to enshrine his “Most-Favored-Nation” drug pricing policy into law as part … Read more

Independents loved moment Trump introduced Team USA men’s hockey team, voter dial shows

President Donald Trump’s introduction of the gold medal-winning USA men’s Olympic hockey team during the State of the Union address on Tuesday night was met with largely positive bipartisan reactions among voters. Lee Carter, of the polling group maslansky+partners, said Independent voters especially loved the moment when the players entered the House Chamber wearing their … Read more

Voters react as Trump calls Dems ‘crazy’ for not applauding ban on secret teen gender transitions

President Donald Trump’s decision to rip Democrats as “crazy” during his State of the Union address on Tuesday — after they remained seated while he demanded a ban on socially transitioning minors without parental consent — drew sharply divided reactions from a live panel of voters. The panel, assembled by polling group Maslansky & Partners, … Read more