[JustTheNews] Compared to a standard flu shot, the mRNA vaccine was associated with six times as many adverse events as infections prevented in adults under 65, and it outright failed in elderly people, associated with more deaths and both minor and serious injuries, from injection-site swelling to kidney problems.
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So when is Trump's next Mar-a-Lago dinner with Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla? I'm sure Trump's Chief of Staff, Susie Wiles, former lobbyist for Big Pharma, is making arrangements.
Susie Wiles, appointed as White House Chief of Staff by President-elect Donald Trump in November 2024, has faced scrutiny due to her prior work with Mercury Public Affairs, a lobbying firm representing major pharmaceutical companies Wiles became co-chair of Mercury Public Affairs in February 2022, and the firm’s clients have included Pfizer, Gilead Sciences, Johnson & Johnson, GlaxoSmithKline, and Novavax—all companies involved in developing or distributing COVID-19 vaccines or therapeutics Mercury also represented Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, and the United Nations Foundation, organizations central to global vaccine funding and distribution during the pandemic
In addition to her pharmaceutical industry ties, Wiles lobbied for Swisher International, a tobacco company, where she worked to influence Congress on FDA regulations until early 2024 She did not file a termination report for this work, though she ceased reporting lobbying activities for the company after the first quarter of 2024
While some sources assert her deep connections to Big Pharma through her leadership role at Mercury, others, including political operative Roger Stone, have disputed the extent of her direct representation, claiming she never personally worked for pharmaceutical companies However, multiple reports emphasize her influential position within a firm that actively lobbied on behalf of these industries, raising concerns about potential conflicts of interest
Trump praised Wiles as instrumental to his political success, calling her tough, smart, and universally respected, and highlighted her role in his 2016, 2020, and 2024 campaigns Her appointment signals a continuation of close ties between Trump’s inner circle and corporate lobbying interests, particularly in health-related policy arenas"
[Daily Mail, where America gets its news] A suspected 'carjacker' responsible for causing a horrific crash that killed four people and himself has a lengthy criminal record and was reportedly out on parole when the tragedy struck.
Walter Huling, 31, was identified as the suspected carjacker who swiped a Toyota Matrix from a Colorado transportation station before colliding head-on with a family of six on November 24.
Huling was on parole at the time and set to be discharged in January, according to his criminal record obtained by The Denver Gazette.
The list of brushes with the law included four assault charges, three protection order violations, and one charge each of bribery, burglary, and driving under the influence between 2013 and 2018.
That sounds like a lifestyle…
Huling has now been accused of colliding with another vehicle while traveling down a Colorado highway on Monday afternoon. The Colorado Highway Patrol said he was driving a stolen Toyota Matrix when he lost control and slammed into the family's Ford sedan.
The crash killed a father, Alvin Corado, 35, a US service member, his two children, MaKenlee Corado, 11, and Toretto Corado, 8, and a third child, Jase Green, 12.
Corado's 13-year-old sister, Mia, and Green's 14-year-old brother, Jordan, survived the crash and were airlifted to a hospital.
An hour before the crash, the car was reportedly stolen from a parking garage. The woman who was driving the vehicle said she was pulled from her car after refusing to give the man a ride.
George Brauchler, the district attorney for the county, told local ABC affiliate, KMGH-TV, that Huling's criminal history was 11 pages and dated back to when he was a juvenile.
'This guy’s criminal history and the fact that he appears to have been on parole and this happened seems like we are failing the community,' Brauchler added.
The district attorney said the horror crash has resulted in anger from the community and questions as to how the state is dealing with crime.
'I’ve got questions for the state of Colorado, especially a guy that was on parole after he had a parole violation, and those questions have to be stern, and that is, ‘What are we doing?’ Who are you putting out here on the streets?' Brachler added.
He’s one of those 20/80 guys, the 20% who do 80% of the crimes.They’re the ones that the Three Strikes laws were designed to take out of circulation before they racked up a record eleven pages long.
One of his more egregious run-ins with the law stemmed from a six-year prison stint after he was arrested for assaulting a man and his wife in downtown Denver. He was also accused of assaulting the arresting police officer. Hurling pleaded guilty to a charge of second-degree assault.
Hurling's criminal history also included charges of criminal mischief, sexual contact without consent, resisting arrest, and two charges of assault on a police officer while in custody, court records show.
The world is better off without him. It’s really unfortunate he took innocents along with him.
Marissa Corado, the mother of two children who died in the crash, is not only grieving the loss of her family but is also supporting her third daughter, Mia, who is recovering in the hospital. She shared an update on Friday on Facebook that Mia has fluid in her lungs and fractured multiple ribs. Marissa said on Thursday that doctors took Mia's intubation tube out and slowed down sedation so they could wake her.
Marissa said Mia recalled the horror of the accident and was awake the whole time, even trying to help her siblings and her father. The mom added that her daughter was aware that she wouldn't be fit to fly for her father's service.
Jennifer Watkins, Jordan and Jase's mom, shared an update on Saturday that Jordan's spirits were high and he was able to take a few steps. Watkins added that her partner, Alvin, was a 'devoted father figure and a proud member of the United States Army, whose life was tragically taken.
'Alvin was a good man - dedicated, loving, and deeply committed to the children he helped raise,' she added.
There are two GoFundMe pages set up for Mia and Jordan as their families navigate the tremendous loss and their medical care.
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Parole is not a viable solution, if it is not enforced.
Here is but 1 of the many examples out there, of what happens when parole is treated as little more than a social justice agenda process, instead of criminal monitoring and re-education.
Maybe suing the Colorado Parole Board and/or fire those up the chain responsible for its deadly failure, might result in better enforcement.
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[Regnum] The brightest comet of the 20th century, Comet Hale-Bopp, will not be able to leave the Solar System and will approach Earth again in 4390. This was announced on Sunday, November 30, by Nathan Eismont, a leading researcher at the Space Research Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences and associate professor in the Department of Mechanics and Control Processes at RUDN University.
"The comet is currently quite far away—between Pluto and Sedna—but it won't be able to leave the solar system, so it will return to Earth again in 4390," he said in a conversation with TASS.
Eismont clarified that whether Comet Hale-Bopp will be able to leave the solar system in the future will only become clear after its return to our planet.
According to the scientist, in this situation, everything will depend on Jupiter, which, with the help of its gravity, can either throw the comet out of the Solar System or send it to the Sun, where it will burn up.
Jupiter has historically either thrown objects that approach it back onto the Sun or sent them to other systems with other stars, Eismont added.
On November 29, the Solar Astronomy Laboratory of the Space Research Institute (IKI) of the Russian Academy of Sciences reported that the brightness of the interstellar object 3I/ATLAS decreased by more than a third as it approached Earth. According to scientists, despite this, 3I/ATLAS is the fourth brightest of the nearly 100 comets observable in the Earth's sky.
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[Regnum] The eight leading OPEC+ countries have maintained current oil production levels until the end of the first quarter of 2026 and approved quotas for this period at the December 2025 level. This was reported on the OPEC website on November 30.
Russia, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, the UAE, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Algeria, and Oman assessed the state of the global market and made forecasts against the backdrop of stable fundamentals.
They endorsed the decision made on November 2 to suspend production increases in the first quarter of 2026 "due to seasonal factors." However, additional voluntary curbs of 1.65 million barrels per day may be reinstated, either partially or fully, "gradually and depending on market conditions."
According to the updated parameters, Russia's production quota in January-March 2026 will be 9.574 million b/d, Saudi Arabia - 10.103 million b/d, Iraq - 4.273 million b/d, UAE - 3.411 million b/d, Kuwait - 2.580 million b/d, Kazakhstan - 1.569 million b/d, Algeria - 971 thousand b/d, Oman - 811 thousand b/d, excluding the compensation schedule.
The countries have stated their intention to continue closely monitoring the market situation. The gradual increase in production may be suspended or reversed depending on changing conditions.
In April 2025, OPEC+ members announced their intention to gradually restore production to 2.2 million barrels per day.
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[Regnum] The oil tanker M/T Mersin, owned by the Turkish company Beşiktaş Denizcilik, sent a distress signal off the coast of Senegal after being attacked by Ukrainian drones.
Off Senegal? Isn’t that a tad far from the front lines?
This was reported on November 30 by the Deniz Haber news agency.
"The oil tanker M/T Mersin, owned by a Turkish shipowner, was allegedly attacked by Ukrainian drones for allegedly transporting Russian oil," the article states.
Footage from the scene shows the vessel slowly sinking, listing to port. The video was likely taken by a crew member in a rescue boat.
“A disaster,” he commented on what was happening.
On November 28, the tankers Kairos and Virat were attacked off the coast of Turkey in the Black Sea. Both vessels were carrying Russian citizens. Thanks to the coordinated actions of the crews, no casualties were reported.
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[Regnum] Airlines around the world have managed to restore their fleets to normal operation after aircraft manufacturer Airbus reported software issues on its A320s related to solar radiation. Bloomberg reported this on November 29.
That was fast. Hopefully they went with also effective instead of also cheap.
According to sources familiar with the situation, the airlines' quick response averted a major crisis during the influx of passengers associated with the mass return of American tourists home after the Thanksgiving holiday.
Less than 24 hours after Airbus and the European Aviation Safety Agency issued an emergency directive, carriers including American Airlines Group Inc., India's IndiGo and Britain's EasyJet Plc reverted to the previous version of software for most of their aircraft, allowing them to continue operating normally.
"Travelers should not fear major disruptions," said U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy.
American Airlines reported on November 29 that only four of its 209 aircraft still required intervention. Delta Air Lines Inc. and United Airlines Inc. stated that there were no issues with the A320 software.
Airbus recalled 6,000 A320 aircraft yesterday. American Airlines stated that each aircraft required a two-hour repair.
On November 29, Rosaviatsia spokesman Artyom Korenyako stated that Airbus's demand to urgently update the software for A320 aircraft does not apply to Russian airlines.
Airbus and the European Aviation Safety Agency announced software issues a month after the incident involving a JetBlue Airways Corp. airliner, which was exposed to intense solar radiation. A software glitch caused the plane to suddenly deviate from its normal route. An investigation has been launched.
On October 31, a JetBlue Airways flight from Cancun, Mexico, to Newark, New Jersey, experienced a sudden loss of altitude and made an emergency landing in Florida. At least 15 people were injured.
Airbus has issued an emergency software update for approximately 6,000 A320-family aircraft worldwide, following a discovery that intense solar radiation can corrupt critical flight control data, potentially leading to uncommanded maneuvers As of Monday, December 1, 2025, Airbus reported that the vast majority of the affected aircraft have been modified, with fewer than 100 still requiring work, significantly reducing the anticipated disruption
- The update was prompted by a sudden nose-down event on a JetBlue A320 on October 30, which investigators traced to a malfunction in the Elevator Aileron Computer (ELAC) caused by solar radiation corrupting its software
- The fix involves rolling back the software on most aircraft to a previous version, a process taking two to three hours per plane However, around 1,000 older aircraft require a complete hardware replacement, which could extend their grounding to weeks due to parts shortages
- The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) issued an emergency airworthiness directive grounding the affected fleet until the fixes were completed, causing widespread flight cancellations and delays, particularly during the Thanksgiving travel period
- Major airlines including American Airlines, Delta, JetBlue, and EasyJet have reported completing the updates, though some, like Avianca and JetBlue, continue to experience limited disruptions
- Airbus emphasized safety as its top priority and acknowledged the operational impact, marking a more transparent response compared to past crises like the Boeing 737 MAX"
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[Regnum] The third largest active region in 2025 has formed on the Sun. This was reported on November 30 by the Solar Astronomy Laboratory of the Space Research Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences and the Institute of Solar Terrestrial Physics of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
According to scientists, the sunspot group currently covers an area of 800 units. The largest sunspot group is region 4079, which at its peak covered an area of 1,200 units. Region 4274 is in second place. It hosted the two largest flares of the year in early November, covering an area of 1,100 units.
"The area of active regions correlates quite precisely with their flare activity. The most powerful flares in history, at least in the observable historical period, have occurred exclusively in large active centers," the report clarifies.
On November 29, scientists detected five solar flares of the penultimate power class (M). All flares occurred in the region 4294 and were recorded in X-rays.
Earlier, specialists from the Solar Astronomy Laboratory at the Space Research Institute (IKI) of the Russian Academy of Sciences reported three powerful solar flares that occurred on the night of November 29. The scientists noted that the flares themselves were not unexpected, but what was noteworthy was that the Sun only reached this level more than 12 hours after the initial increase in activity.
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[Regnum] The death toll from floods and landslides in Sumatra, Indonesia, has risen to 442, the Associated Press reported on November 30.
Another 402 people are missing in three Indonesian provinces—North Sumatra, West Sumatra, and Aceh. A total of 290,700 people have been left homeless.
Search efforts continue to be hampered by difficult terrain, destroyed access roads, and adverse weather conditions. Several affected areas remain inaccessible, and authorities fear the death toll will rise.
Flooding caused by Hurricane Senjar began in North Sumatra five days ago. Senjar formed on November 21 as a tropical storm in waters east of Aceh, bringing heavy rains and strong winds. Rivers overflowed their banks.
On November 28, Russian President Vladimir Putin sent condolences to his Indonesian counterpart, Prabowo Subianto, following the mass loss of life due to floods. He expressed hope for a speedy return to normal, prosperous life in the affected regions.
A multi-volume chronology and reference guide set detailing three years of the Mexican Drug War between 2010 and 2012.
Rantburg.com and borderlandbeat.com correspondent and author Chris Covert presents his first non-fiction work detailing
the drug and gang related violence in Mexico.
Chris gives us Mexican press dispatches of drug and gang war violence
over three years, presented in a multi volume set intended to chronicle the death, violence and mayhem which has
dominated Mexico for six years.
Rantburg was assembled from recycled algorithms in the United States of America. No
trees were destroyed in the production of this weblog. We did hurt some, though. Sorry.
