lifesitenews--2020-12-08--Work for LifeSite! We’re hiring an assistant web developer

December 8 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – LifeSiteNews is hiring an assistant web developer to assist in UX/UI designing , coding , testing , and deploying the several LifeSiteNews-run websites .
The assistant web developer will also oversee our web servers and security , as our needs continue to grow and expand .
We are facing a growing assault on all that is good and true in our world , and we need passionate , faith-filled men and women to come and join us in the fight to restore the Christian foundations of our society .
If you ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the cause , then you ’ re in the right place .
The successful candidate will have the opportunity to join a vibrant , passionate team of professionals committed to promoting the Culture of Life , and to grow what is already the # 1 most-read pro-life and pro-family website on the Internet .
LifeSiteNews has offices in Front Royal , Virginia and Hamilton , Ontario , but most of our staff telecommute from home offices .
As such , this position is open to telecommuters .
• A strong commitment to advancing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the application of the latest web-based technologies • Understanding of Web Apps and proficiency in programming languages HTML5 , CSS3 , PHP , JavaScript ( including jQuery ) , and SQL • Understanding of mobile first design , UI/UX , cross browser compatibility , general web functions and standards • Knowledge of SEO , Google AMP , Apple News , social networks with their APIs , and other challenges and opportunities that will impact our readership • Ability to build reusable code and libraries for future use • Focus on optimizing our site @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of security principles and how they apply particularly to E-Commerce applications • Ability to integrate data from various back-end services , databases and APIs • Be responsible for maintaining , expanding , and scaling our website as our needs and technology continues to develop • Management of hosting , including database administration and scaling applications to support needs • Strong organizational skills to juggle multiple tasks within the constraints of timelines and budgets • Focus on staying plugged into emerging technologies and industry trends , applying them into our everyday operations and activities @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with operational questions or problems Having development experience with WordPress CMS , laravel platform , Linux server administration ( particularly Ubuntu ) , the payment systems PayPal and Stripe is highly beneficial and desireable .
So is experience with DNS , CDN and cloud-based management .
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If you have a strong commitment to advancing LifeSite's pro-life and pro-family mission via the application of the latest web-based technologies, this is the job for you!
December 8, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – LifeSiteNews is hiring an assistant web developer to assist in UX/UI designing, coding, testing, and deploying the several LifeSiteNews-run websites.
The assistant web developer will also oversee our web servers and security, as our needs continue to grow and expand.
We are facing a growing assault on all that is good and true in our world, and we need passionate, faith-filled men and women to come and join us in the fight to restore the Christian foundations of our society.
If you’re ready to give your life for the cause, then you’re in the right place.
The successful candidate will have the opportunity to join a vibrant, passionate team of professionals committed to promoting the Culture of Life, and to grow what is already the #1 most-read pro-life and pro-family website on the Internet.
LifeSiteNews has offices in Front Royal, Virginia and Hamilton, Ontario, but most of our staff telecommute from home offices. As such, this position is open to telecommuters.
Candidate requirements:
A strong commitment to advancing LifeSite's pro-life and pro-family mission via the application of the latest web-based technologies
3+ years of experience in full-stack web site development
Understanding of Web Apps and proficiency in programming languages HTML5, CSS3, PHP, JavaScript (including jQuery), and SQL
Understanding of mobile first design, UI/UX, cross browser compatibility, general web functions and standards
Knowledge of SEO, Google AMP, Apple News, social networks with their APIs, and other challenges and opportunities that will impact our readership
Ability to build reusable code and libraries for future use
Focus on optimizing our site for maximum speed and scalability
Understanding of security principles and how they apply particularly to E-Commerce applications
Ability to integrate data from various back-end services, databases and APIs
Be responsible for maintaining, expanding, and scaling our website as our needs and technology continues to develop
Management of hosting, including database administration and scaling applications to support needs
Strong organizational skills to juggle multiple tasks within the constraints of timelines and budgets
Focus on staying plugged into emerging technologies and industry trends, applying them into our everyday operations and activities
Communicate with and assist non-technical users with operational questions or problems
Having development experience with WordPress CMS, laravel platform, Linux server administration (particularly Ubuntu), the payment systems PayPal and Stripe is highly beneficial and desireable. So is experience with DNS, CDN and cloud-based management.
Click HERE to apply for this job.
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lifesitenews--2020-12-08--We shouldn’t take holiness as blanket approval: Even saints have their blind spots

December 8 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) — On October 24 , 2020 , America magazine published an online article by Michael Seay entitled “ Blessed Carlo Acutis watched ‘ Pokémon.
’ That ’ s my kind of saint.
” Two days before , I had published an article at OnePeterFive in which I had predicted just this kind of unfortunate headline : When it comes to saints who had to live under the new cultural barbarism of our times , we have to be careful not to “ canonize ” along with their sanctity something incidental about their modern @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from this point forward .
“ Oh , Blessed Bobby was so into pop music !
Isn ’ t it great that pop music is part of sanctity now , and it just doesn ’ t matter what you listen to or dance to ?
” or “ Saint Suzy just loved to go around in sweat pants and a fluorescent pink T-shirt !
I guess it doesn ’ t really matter how you dress anymore when it comes to being a saint.
” One can imagine all kinds of scenarios and false @ @ @ @ @ @ @ into contact with students who say , or imply , that everything about a saint ( or a saintly person ) is to be imitated or seen as ideal .
“ But so-and-so liked contemporary Christian music , treacly hymns , sentimental movies , Thomas Kinkade paintings , manga comics , etc.
, and he was a saint .
Therefore , such things must be great and you can ’ t have any argument against them !
” God works with who we are in our human nature at any given time ; @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and talents we have .
God takes our human nature in its imperfection and , if we are willing , sanctifies our souls , which does not mean correcting every natural flaw of mind or body , and sometimes means leaving certain flaws as weaknesses through which His power can triumph .
Indeed , even the great Apostle Paul spoke of a “ thorn in his flesh ” from which he begged the Lord to deliver him , but God would not ( see 2 Cor 12:6–7 ) .
To the point @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or no taste in music , art , or literature , or a limited education , we know that God can still lead that person to Himself , working within those limitations , but not because of them .
Note well : simply because they are not impediments to God ’ s action does not make them cease to be limitations — that is , privations of due perfections in a perfectible human nature .
Such a saint-in-progress will be gradually weaned of any inherently sinful attractions .
But God does not ordinarily @ @ @ @ @ @ @ scholar or an accomplished artist , however generous He is in His gifts of actual and sanctifying grace .
Even with a saint-in-the-making , it would require a real education of such a person ’ s human nature , and real effort on his part , to bring about improvements in those areas .
This is not the job of grace — at least not necessarily .
Taking a person with a reputation for holiness as a model ( or an excuse ) in every respect results from a conflation of nature and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the supernatural order , that is quite common in our times , having entered the ecclesial bloodstream from de Lubac and Rahner .
De Lubacians and Rahnerians collapse the distinction by seeing grace everywhere , in all things ; one can not find any reality that is not “ always already ” oriented to the Kingdom .
On this optimistic reading it becomes difficult if not impossible to distinguish between what is proper to the order of faith , hope , and charity , and what is proper to moral and intellectual @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cultural life ( including artistic ability and good taste ) .
It is obvious from human history that these orders are independent : some of the greatest geniuses have been pagans ( Socrates , Plato , Aristotle ) , while some great saints have been unlettered and simple ( porters , beggars , soldiers , etc. )
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The distinction is not hard to make once you see that the powers of the soul are perfected by habits that come in two varieties , acquired and infused , and that the intellectual virtue @ @ @ @ @ @ @ somewhat independently of the moral virtues , and vice versa ( as I explain here ) .
That ’ s why we can have outstanding works of art from unbelieving hedonists and mawkish third-rate trivialities from well-intentioned believers .
There is , nevertheless , a “ subterranean ” connection , in that people of sanctity will , as a rule , be repelled by what is egregiously ugly or unworthy of God .
For example , while a holy person might tolerate some folk songs played on a guitar , he will recoil @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ; as willing as he might be to watch some classic movies , he would never pollute his soul with the semi-pornographic and violent movies that have become the norm in the decadent modern West .
While he might engage Protestants in friendly conversation with the hope of leading them to Catholicism , he would spurn the lily-livered “ we ’ re all fine as we are ” ecumenism of the postconciliar period ; he would believe in the uniqueness and necessity of the Catholic Church and would understand the error of relativism @ @ @ @ @ @ @ most profound veneration for liturgical tradition , to the extent that he understands it , and could never actually hold it in contempt , as the liturgical reformers of the 1960s did .
It is for reasons like this that some of the beatifications and canonizations of recent decades present problems of conscience for traditional Catholics .
In an age of doctrinal confusion , we rely on that which is certain and clear over that which is tenuous and ambiguous .
Similarly , Catholics should look primarily to those saints as examples and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , brightly shining , confirmed by many great miracles , and whose human character is distinguished by its well-informed judgment of worldly goods and evils .

God sanctifies our souls, which does not mean correcting every natural flaw of mind or body, and sometimes means leaving certain flaws as weaknesses through which His power can triumph.
December 8, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) — On October 24, 2020, America magazine published an online article by Michael Seay entitled “Blessed Carlo Acutis watched ‘Pokémon.’ That’s my kind of saint.”
Two days before, I had published an article at OnePeterFive in which I had predicted just this kind of unfortunate headline:
When it comes to saints who had to live under the new cultural barbarism of our times, we have to be careful not to “canonize” along with their sanctity something incidental about their modern lives. This will happen quite often from this point forward. “Oh, Blessed Bobby was so into pop music! Isn’t it great that pop music is part of sanctity now, and it just doesn’t matter what you listen to or dance to?” or “Saint Suzy just loved to go around in sweat pants and a fluorescent pink T-shirt! I guess it doesn’t really matter how you dress anymore when it comes to being a saint.” One can imagine all kinds of scenarios and false inferences like these.
Teachers often come into contact with students who say, or imply, that everything about a saint (or a saintly person) is to be imitated or seen as ideal. “But so-and-so liked contemporary Christian music, treacly hymns, sentimental movies, Thomas Kinkade paintings, manga comics, etc., and he was a saint. Therefore, such things must be great and you can’t have any argument against them!”
God works with who we are in our human nature at any given time; He works with the characteristics, abilities, and talents we have. God takes our human nature in its imperfection and, if we are willing, sanctifies our souls, which does not mean correcting every natural flaw of mind or body, and sometimes means leaving certain flaws as weaknesses through which His power can triumph. Indeed, even the great Apostle Paul spoke of a “thorn in his flesh” from which he begged the Lord to deliver him, but God would not (see 2 Cor 12:6–7). To the point at issue, if someone has little or no taste in music, art, or literature, or a limited education, we know that God can still lead that person to Himself, working within those limitations, but not because of them. Note well: simply because they are not impediments to God’s action does not make them cease to be limitations — that is, privations of due perfections in a perfectible human nature.
Such a saint-in-progress will be gradually weaned of any inherently sinful attractions. But God does not ordinarily make an illiterate person into a Rhodes scholar or an accomplished artist, however generous He is in His gifts of actual and sanctifying grace. Even with a saint-in-the-making, it would require a real education of such a person’s human nature, and real effort on his part, to bring about improvements in those areas. This is not the job of grace — at least not necessarily.
Taking a person with a reputation for holiness as a model (or an excuse) in every respect results from a conflation of nature and grace, a denial of the gratuitousness of the supernatural order, that is quite common in our times, having entered the ecclesial bloodstream from de Lubac and Rahner. De Lubacians and Rahnerians collapse the distinction by seeing grace everywhere, in all things; one cannot find any reality that is not “always already” oriented to the Kingdom. On this optimistic reading it becomes difficult if not impossible to distinguish between what is proper to the order of faith, hope, and charity, and what is proper to moral and intellectual virtue, or the fine arts and cultural life (including artistic ability and good taste). It is obvious from human history that these orders are independent: some of the greatest geniuses have been pagans (Socrates, Plato, Aristotle), while some great saints have been unlettered and simple (porters, beggars, soldiers, etc.).
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The distinction is not hard to make once you see that the powers of the soul are perfected by habits that come in two varieties, acquired and infused, and that the intellectual virtue known as art can develop and exist somewhat independently of the moral virtues, and vice versa (as I explain here). That’s why we can have outstanding works of art from unbelieving hedonists and mawkish third-rate trivialities from well-intentioned believers.
There is, nevertheless, a “subterranean” connection, in that people of sanctity will, as a rule, be repelled by what is egregiously ugly or unworthy of God. For example, while a holy person might tolerate some folk songs played on a guitar, he will recoil from moshing at a punk rock concert; as willing as he might be to watch some classic movies, he would never pollute his soul with the semi-pornographic and violent movies that have become the norm in the decadent modern West. While he might engage Protestants in friendly conversation with the hope of leading them to Catholicism, he would spurn the lily-livered “we’re all fine as we are” ecumenism of the postconciliar period; he would believe in the uniqueness and necessity of the Catholic Church and would understand the error of relativism and indifferentism. He would have the most profound veneration for liturgical tradition, to the extent that he understands it, and could never actually hold it in contempt, as the liturgical reformers of the 1960s did. It is for reasons like this that some of the beatifications and canonizations of recent decades present problems of conscience for traditional Catholics.
In an age of doctrinal confusion, we rely on that which is certain and clear over that which is tenuous and ambiguous. Similarly, Catholics should look primarily to those saints as examples and intercessors whose holiness is of heroic magnitude, brightly shining, confirmed by many great miracles, and whose human character is distinguished by its well-informed judgment of worldly goods and evils.
Peter Kwasniewski, Thomistic theologian, liturgical scholar, and choral composer, is a graduate of Thomas Aquinas College in California (B.A. Liberal Arts) and The Catholic University of America in Washington, DC (M.A. and Ph.D. in Philosophy). He taught at the International Theological Institute in Austria and the Franciscan University of Steubenville’s Austria Program, then helped establish Wyoming Catholic College in 2006. There he taught theology, philosophy, music, and art history and directed the choirs until leaving in 2018 to devote himself full-time to writing and lecturing. Today he contributes regularly to many websites and publications, including New Liturgical Movement, OnePeterFive, LifeSiteNews, Rorate Caeli, The Remnant, and Catholic Family News, and has published thirteen books, including four on traditional Catholicism: Resurgent in the Midst of Crisis (Angelico, 2014, also available in Czech, Polish, German, Portuguese, Spanish, and Belarusian), Noble Beauty, Transcendent Holiness (Angelico, 2017), Tradition and Sanity (Angelico, 2018), and Reclaiming Our Roman Catholic Birthright: The Genius and Timeliness of the Traditional Latin Mass (Angelico, 2020). His work has been translated into at least eighteen languages. Kwasniewski is a scholar of The Aquinas Institute in Green Bay, which is publishing the Opera Omnia of the Angelic Doctor, a Fellow of the Albertus Magnus Center for Scholastic Studies, and a Senior Fellow of the St. Paul Center. He has published over a thousand articles on Thomistic thought, sacramental and liturgical theology, the history and aesthetics of music, and the social doctrine of the Church. For news, information, article links, sacred music, and the home of Os Justi Press, visit his personal website, www.peterkwasniewski.com.
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lifesitenews--2020-12-08--UK begins COVID vaccinations starting with a 90 year-old

COVENTRY , UK , December 8 , 2020 , ( LifeSiteNews ) – At just after half past six this morning , and to much media fanfare , Margaret Keenan , a 90 year old grandmother of four , made headlines around the world by being the first person to receive the Pfizer/BioNTech-developed COVID-19 vaccine .
Mrs Keenan ’ s vaccination marks the beginning of a mass-rollout program of the Pfizer vaccine in Britain , with health secretary Matt Hancock declaring that “ [ t ] oday marks the start of the fightback against our common enemy , the coronavirus.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Commons this morning that the “ Herculean task ” of rolling out the vaccine across the nation will begin “ by Christmas.
” Using so-called “ hospital hubs , ” where the most vulnerable are to be offered the vaccine first , it is expected that a further 800,000 will receive the jab before the end of the year .
Public figures took to social media , with the Prime Minister Boris Johnson tweeting “ [ t ] hank you to our NHS , to all of the scientists who worked so hard @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the volunteers - and to everyone who has been following the rules to protect others .
We will beat this together.
” The First Minister of Scotland , Nicola Sturgeon , shared that seeing the moment that Margaret received the vaccine gave her “ a bit of a lump in the throat , ” adding that Scotland ’ s firsts vaccinations will also take place today .
The Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine was only approved for use by the U.K. ’ s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency ( MHRA ) last week , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ side-effects and its overall safety .
The government ’ s own safety guidelines for the Pfizer vaccine indicate that it should not be used by pregnant or breast-feeding mothers and children .
No information has been provided as to why these precautions are necessary .
In addition the guidelines state that it is unknown what effect the COVID-19 mRNA vaccine will have on fertility .
LifeSiteNews has produced an extensive COVID-19 vaccines resources page .
View it here .
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Margaret Keenan's vaccination marks the beginning of a mass-rollout program of the Pfizer vaccine in Britain
COVENTRY, UK, December 8, 2020, (LifeSiteNews) – At just after half past six this morning, and to much media fanfare, Margaret Keenan, a 90 year old grandmother of four, made headlines around the world by being the first person to receive the Pfizer/BioNTech-developed COVID-19 vaccine.
Mrs Keenan’s vaccination marks the beginning of a mass-rollout program of the Pfizer vaccine in Britain, with health secretary Matt Hancock declaring that “[t]oday marks the start of the fightback against our common enemy, the coronavirus.”
Hancock announced in the House of Commons this morning that the “Herculean task” of rolling out the vaccine across the nation will begin “by Christmas.” Using so-called “hospital hubs,” where the most vulnerable are to be offered the vaccine first, it is expected that a further 800,000 will receive the jab before the end of the year.
Public figures took to social media, with the Prime Minister Boris Johnson tweeting “[t]hank you to our NHS, to all of the scientists who worked so hard to develop this vaccine, to all the volunteers – and to everyone who has been following the rules to protect others. We will beat this together.”
Today the first vaccinations in the UK against COVID-19 begin. Thank you to our NHS, to all of the scientists who worked so hard to develop this vaccine, to all the volunteers – and to everyone who has been following the rules to protect others. We will beat this together. https://t.co/poOYG1vHQe — Boris Johnson (@BorisJohnson) December 8, 2020
The First Minister of Scotland, Nicola Sturgeon, shared that seeing the moment that Margaret received the vaccine gave her “a bit of a lump in the throat,” adding that Scotland’s firsts vaccinations will also take place today.
Got a bit of a lump in the throat watching this. Feels like such a milestone moment after a tough year for everyone.
The first vaccines in Scotland will be administered today too. https://t.co/KKaEhf19Jo — Nicola Sturgeon (@NicolaSturgeon) December 8, 2020
The Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine was only approved for use by the U.K.’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) last week, and many still have concerns over the possible side-effects and its overall safety. The government’s own safety guidelines for the Pfizer vaccine indicate that it should not be used by pregnant or breast-feeding mothers and children. No information has been provided as to why these precautions are necessary. In addition the guidelines state that it is unknown what effect the COVID-19 mRNA vaccine will have on fertility.
LifeSiteNews has produced an extensive COVID-19 vaccines resources page. View it here.
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Another doctor writing in an online publication called 'The Conversation' shamelessly suggested that people who refuse a vaccine should be given a psychoactive drug to induce compliance. [see story below] But, these suggestions are plain political posturing, and have nothing to do with science or with the recent trends of the disease. And, in case they haven't noticed, we live in a democracy not a medical dictatorship! Please SIGN this urgent petition which asks policy-makers and business people, at all levels, to pledge to respect the rights of those who, in good conscience, decide not to vaccinate themselves or their children. People should not have to live in fear of governmental or corporate retribution for refusing a vaccine which is being rushed to market by Big Pharma and their fellow-travelers in NGOs, like the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. It would be intolerable and immoral for the government or business to coerce someone, and their family, to take a COVID vaccine against their will to avoid a fine, or just so they can do their weekly grocery shopping. Medical freedom must be respected in principle and also in practice. So, it is now time that our policy-makers listen to all voices involved in this vital conversation, and start to represent those who will not tolerate being punished for refusing a vaccine. Simply put, legislatures must begin to act as legislatures again. Questions must be asked. Hearings and investigations must be held. And, the legislatures of each state and country must return to the business of representing the people who voted for them, assuming their rightful place as the originator of legislation. We can no longer accept the dictates of executive branches without question, especially now that, statistically speaking, the initial brunt of the COVID crisis has passed. Neither can we accept the dictates of doctors who seem detached from reality and from science, and who only seem to be attached to the idea of promoting ideas which contribute to the agrandizement of power and control of political interests, and wealth of those who stand to make a lot of money from the sale of a COVID vaccine. Please SIGN this urgent petition which asks government and business leaders to pledge to respect the rights of those who refuse a COVID vaccine, and not seek to punish them for doing so. FOR MORE INFORMATION: 'Doctors lay out plan to ‘punish’ people who refuse coronavirus vaccine: ‘There is no alternative’' - https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/doctors-lay-out-plan-to-punish-people-who-refuse-coronavirus-vaccine-there-is-no-alternative 'US professor: ‘Psychoactive pill’ should be covertly administered to ensure lockdown compliance' - https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/us-professor-ensure-lockdown-compliance-by-drugging-dissenters-with-psychoactive-pill Hide Petition Text Sign this Petition
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lifesitenews--2020-12-08--UK govt exempts ‘high-value’ business travelers from COVID quarantine

LONDON , U.K. , December 7 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) — “ High value ” business travelers in the U.K. are now exempt from the same coronavirus travel restrictions imposed on regular civilians by the government and can skip the required quarantine upon re-entry into England from non-approved countries .
According to a new statement made by the Secretary of State for Transport in the U.K. , Grant Shapps , “ high value ” travelers include senior executives , performing arts professionals , TV production staff , journalists , and elite sportspersons .
Average civilians , however , are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ countries outside the government-approved travel corridor list .
Travelers must quarantine , even if their stops in “ red ” countries are only layovers between flights .
They may only end quarantine early provided that the results of a COVID-19 test , at their own expense , come back negative .
However , the same rules do not apply for everybody .
Secretary of State for Transport , Rt Hon Grant Shapps tweeted on December 3 , that “ high-value business travellers will no longer need to self-isolate when returning to ENGLAND from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , allowing more travel to support the economy and jobs.
” According to The Guardian , “ Senior executives classed as bringing ‘ significant ’ economic benefit are understood to include those whose work creates or preserves 50 or more jobs for either an existing UK-based business or a new UK business within one year of their arrival.
” MP Ben Bradshaw for the Labour Party shot back in a tweet about the double standard , “ Is this a joke ?
What Is [ sic ] high value ?
So the Government @ @ @ @ @ @ @ while the rest of us trying to see our loved ones for Christmas have to quarantine for 5 days & then pay £150 for a test .
# oneruleforrhem.
” Shadow Secretary of State for Transport , Jim McMahon , echoed Bradshaw ’ s sentiments .
In a six-point open letter to Shapps released Monday , McMahon called on the government for clarity and transparency on its exemptions .
According to the Labour Party website , McMahon has asked Shapps for a “ regional breakdown of the effects the policy could have on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as well as the full criteria used to determine who falls into the so-called ‘ high value ’ category.
” McMahon also asked in the letter , “ What message does the Government feel it is sending , at a time when following Covid rules is critical , when there are one set of rules for those it considers ‘ high-value ’ and another for everyone else ?
” “ If the Government is serious about supporting businesses and saving jobs , it must set out a proper plan to support everyone through @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ Labour has been clear we must protect jobs in every part of the country and rebuild business with a support package that reflects the level of need and severity of restrictions in different areas.
” The U.K. is not the only place with different standards for two different groups of people .
In Los Angeles , TMZ reported , a woman running a restaurant “ posted a video showing a movie production in full swing — with outdoor tables and tents set up right next door to her now-shuttered eatery , Pineapple @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Oaks .
In the video , [ she ] says she can ’ t fathom why her restaurant was forced to shut down ( again ) — even after she had successfully ran outdoor dining for months behind her building — but film sets like this , which look virtually identical in set-up dining-wise , can soldier on .
”

‘So the Government lets its rich mates in quarantine-free, while the rest of us trying to see our loved ones for Christmas have to quarantine for 5 days & then pay £150 for a test,’ one critic responded.
LONDON, U.K., December 7, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) — “High value” business travelers in the U.K. are now exempt from the same coronavirus travel restrictions imposed on regular civilians by the government and can skip the required quarantine upon re-entry into England from non-approved countries.
According to a new statement made by the Secretary of State for Transport in the U.K., Grant Shapps, “high value” travelers include senior executives, performing arts professionals, TV production staff, journalists, and elite sportspersons.
From 4am on Sat 5th Dec certain performing arts professionals��TV production staff��journalists �� and recently signed elite sportspersons��will also be exempt, subject to specific criteria being met – guidance will be available on https://t.co/39UIsvYiga soon — Rt Hon Grant Shapps MP (@grantshapps) December 3, 2020
Average civilians, however, are required to quarantine after international travel from countries outside the government-approved travel corridor list. Travelers must quarantine, even if their stops in “red” countries are only layovers between flights. They may only end quarantine early provided that the results of a COVID-19 test, at their own expense, come back negative. However, the same rules do not apply for everybody.
Secretary of State for Transport, Rt Hon Grant Shapps tweeted on December 3, that “high-value business travellers will no longer need to self-isolate when returning to ENGLAND from a country NOT in a travel corridor, allowing more travel to support the economy and jobs.”
New Business Traveller exemption: From 4am on Sat 5th Dec high-value business travellers��will no longer need to self-isolate when returning to ENGLAND from a country NOT in a travel corridor, allowing more travel to support the economy and jobs. Conditions apply. — Rt Hon Grant Shapps MP (@grantshapps) December 3, 2020
According to The Guardian, “Senior executives classed as bringing ‘significant’ economic benefit are understood to include those whose work creates or preserves 50 or more jobs for either an existing UK-based business or a new UK business within one year of their arrival.”
MP Ben Bradshaw for the Labour Party shot back in a tweet about the double standard, “Is this a joke? What Is [sic] high value? So the Government lets its rich mates in quarantine-free, while the rest of us trying to see our loved ones for Christmas have to quarantine for 5 days & then pay £150 for a test. #oneruleforrhem.”
Shadow Secretary of State for Transport, Jim McMahon, echoed Bradshaw’s sentiments. In a six-point open letter to Shapps released Monday, McMahon called on the government for clarity and transparency on its exemptions. According to the Labour Party website, McMahon has asked Shapps for a “regional breakdown of the effects the policy could have on both the economy and public health, as well as the full criteria used to determine who falls into the so-called ‘high value’ category.”
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Second, and more important, the doctors advocate animal testing of the vaccine to exclude the possibility of the risks to the life and health of human participants from known side-effects of other similar studies on corona viruses. These side-effects can include: an exaggerated immune response when the subject comes into contact with the "real world" virus; possible infertility of an "indefinite duration" for women; severe allergic responses to polyethylene glycol which is contained in the mRNA vaccine being tested by Pfizer; and, other latent, serious side effects which, because of the short duration of the study, may only become known well after the conclusion of the study. Because of these unacceptable risks to the life and health of the Pfizer/BioNtech COVID vaccine study participants, we are joining with Drs. Yeadon and Wodarg as co-signers of their petition to the European Medicine Agency, asking for an immediate halt to these studies. Thank you for SIGNING and SHARING, today! And, after you have signed this petition, please send the sample email in the section below to the official European Medicine Agency email: [email protected] FOR MORE INFORMATION: Actual Petition Text (pdf): https://2020news.de/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Wodarg_Yeadon_EMA_Petition_Pfizer_Trial_FINAL_01DEC2020_EN_unsigned_with_Exhibits.pdf Sample Email: Subject: Please act on the petition of Dr. Wodarg and Dr. Yeadon and stay the Phase III clinical trial(s) of BNT162b Dear Sir or Madam, I am hereby co-signing the petition of Dr. Wodarg and Dr. Yeadon to support their urgent request to stay the Phase III clinical trial(s) of BNT162b (EudraCT Number 2020-002641-42) and other clinical trials. The full text of the petition of Dr. Wodarg and Dr. Yeadon can be found here: https://2020news.de/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Wodarg_Yeadon_EMA_Petition_Pfizer_Trial_FINAL_01DEC2020_EN_unsigned_with_Exhibits.pdf I hereby respectfully request that EMA act on the petition of Dr. Wodarg and Dr. Yeadon immediately. Regards, [Your name] **Photo Credit: Shutterstock.com Hide Petition Text Sign this Petition
McMahon also asked in the letter, “What message does the Government feel it is sending, at a time when following Covid rules is critical, when there are one set of rules for those it considers ‘high-value’ and another for everyone else?”
“If the Government is serious about supporting businesses and saving jobs, it must set out a proper plan to support everyone through this crisis,” he added. “Labour has been clear we must protect jobs in every part of the country and rebuild business with a support package that reflects the level of need and severity of restrictions in different areas.”
The U.K. is not the only place with different standards for two different groups of people.
In Los Angeles, TMZ reported, a woman running a restaurant “posted a video showing a movie production in full swing — with outdoor tables and tents set up right next door to her now-shuttered eatery, Pineapple Hill Saloon & Grill, in Sherman Oaks. In the video, [she] says she can’t fathom why her restaurant was forced to shut down (again) — even after she had successfully ran outdoor dining for months behind her building — but film sets like this, which look virtually identical in set-up dining-wise, can soldier on.”
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lifesitenews--2020-12-08--The New York Times takes on Pornhub over brutal underage rape and abuse videos

December 8 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) — It is a safe bet that most people reading this don ’ t have much use for The New York Times , the once-grand Gray Lady that long ago devolved into a viper ’ s pit of progressives who despise everything social conservatives stand for .
But that said , when the “ paper of record ” decides to tackle an issue , it means something .
The New York Times still has clout .
And last week , one of their most prominent columnists — Nicholas Kristof , the recipient of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on Pornhub .
Kristof ’ s column is chillingly titled “ The Children of Pornhub , ” and he takes no prisoners .
He is obviously incensed by what he discovered , and tweeted his findings to none other than the Canadian prime minister : “ A special question for Canada , because Pornhub is based in Montreal .
Prime Minister @ JustinTrudeau , you are rightly proud of your reputation as a feminist .
So why does Canada host a company that inflicts rape videos on the world ?
” Somehow , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ answer .
The horrifying orgy of rape , sexual abuse , torture , and sadism that unfolds daily on Pornhub won ’ t be news to most of my readers , but it is worth taking a look at a few excerpts from Kristof ’ s column .
Many people who badly want to ignore the brutality of the porn industry have had their attention dragged to what is going on , and it is gruesome stuff .
Pornhub , Kristof notes , racks up 3.5 billion visits a month , more than @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he observes , “ lists Pornhub as the 10th-most-visited website in the world.
” Why is this a problem ?
Kristof explains : Yet there ’ s another side of the company : Its site is infested with rape videos .
It monetizes child rapes , revenge pornography , spy cam videos of women showering , racist and misogynist content , and footage of women being asphyxiated in plastic bags … Most aren ’ t of children being assaulted , but too many are … Pornhub is like YouTube in that it allows @ @ @ @ @ @ @ own videos .
A great majority of the 6.8 million new videos posted on the site each year probably involve consenting adults , but many depict child abuse and nonconsensual violence .
Because it ’ s impossible to be sure whether a youth in a video is 14 or 18 , neither Pornhub nor anyone else has a clear idea of how much content is illegal .
Unlike YouTube , Pornhub allows these videos to be downloaded directly from its website .
So even if a rape video is removed at the request @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be too late : The video lives on as it is shared with others or uploaded again and again .
“ Pornhub became my trafficker , ” a woman named Cali told me .
She says she was adopted in the United States from China and then trafficked by her adoptive family and forced to appear in pornographic videos beginning when she was 9 .
Some videos of her being abused ended up on Pornhub and regularly reappear there , she said .
“ I ’ m still getting sold , even though @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that life , ” Cali said .
Now 23 , she is studying in a university and hoping to become a lawyer — but those old videos hang over her .
“ I may never be able to get away from this , ” she said .
“ I may be 40 with eight kids , and people are still masturbating to my photos.
” Porn , Kristof says , is not the problem ( and that ’ s where he ’ s wrong — as comedian Jeremy McLellan noted on Twitter : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ # MeToo story is also the plot of a porno.
” ) Kristof says rape is the problem , but his column highlights how the porn industry and sexual abuse have become inextricably linked : Of course , Pornhub promptly responded to Kristof by claiming that they are “ committed ” to combating child abuse , which is obviously a lie .
Kristof follows up their denial with more stories of lives destroyed by the industry in irrevocable ways : At 14 , Serena K. Fleites was an A student in Bakersfield , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with a boy .
But in the eighth grade she developed a crush on a boy a year older , and he asked her to take a naked video of herself .
She sent it to him , and this changed her life .
He asked for another , then another ; she was nervous but flattered .
“ That ’ s when I started getting strange looks in school , ” she remembered .
He had shared the videos with other boys , and someone posted them on Pornhub .
Fleites ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tough enough to be 14 without having your classmates entertain themselves by looking at you naked , and then mocking you as a slut .
“ People were texting me , if I didn ’ t send them a video , they were going to send them to my mom , ” she said .
The boy was suspended , but Fleites began skipping class because she couldn ’ t bear the shame .
Her mother persuaded Pornhub to remove the videos , and Fleites switched schools .
But rumors reached the new @ @ @ @ @ @ @ uploaded again to Pornhub and other websites .
Fleites quarreled with her mother and began cutting herself .
Then one day she went to the medicine cabinet and took every antidepressant pill she could find .
Three days later , she woke up in the hospital , frustrated to be still alive .
Next she hanged herself in the bathroom ; her little sister found her , and medics revived her .
As Fleites spiraled downward , a friend introduced her to meth and opioids , and she became addicted to both .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ homeless .
At 16 , she advertised on Craigslist and began selling naked photos and videos of herself .
It was a way to make a bit of money , and maybe also a way to punish herself .
She thought , “ I ’ m not worth anything any more because everybody has already seen my body , ” she told me .
Those videos also ended up on Pornhub .
Fleites would ask that they be removed .
They usually would be , she says — but then would be uploaded @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at 14 had 400,000 views , she says , leaving her afraid to apply for fast-food jobs for fear that someone would recognize her .
So today Fleites , 19 , off drugs for a year but unemployed and traumatized , is living in her car in Bakersfield , along with three dogs that have proved more loyal and loving than the human species .
She dreams of becoming a vet technician but isn ’ t sure how to get there .
“ It ’ s kind of hard to go to school @ @ @ @ @ @ @ car with dogs , ” she said .
“ I was dumb , ” she acknowledged , noting that she had never imagined that the videos could be shared online .
“ It was one small thing that a teenager does , and it ’ s crazy how it turns into something so much bigger .
“ A whole life can be changed because of one little mistake.
” Some of us have been screaming about this for years .
Porn is ruining lives and swallowing childhoods whole — and our culture is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ poison straight into our cultural groundwater while claiming to be woke about sexual assault .
But while we virtue-signal about sexual abuse , we are also a culture that does this : What we ’ re seeing in the case of Pornhub is the largest outlet of a porn monopoly , which Kristof skillfully uncovers .
Again , those of you who regularly read alternative media sources , including LifeSiteNews , will probably not be surprised by this .
But the fact that progressives are being forced to confront this is a very @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Mindgeek , a private pornography conglomerate with more than 100 websites , production companies and brands … If it operated in another industry , the Justice Department could be discussing an antitrust case against it .
Pornhub and Mindgeek also stand out because of their influence .
One study this year by a digital marketing company concluded that Pornhub was the technology company with the third greatest-impact on society in the 21st century , after Facebook and Google but ahead of Microsoft , Apple and Amazon .
Nominally based in Luxembourg for tax @ @ @ @ @ @ @ run from Montreal .
It does not disclose who owns it , but it is led by Feras Antoon and David Tassillo , both Canadians , who declined to be interviewed … Pornhub appears to be increasingly alarmed about civil or criminal liability .
Lawyers are circling , and nine women sued the company in federal court after spy cam videos surfaced on Pornhub .
The videos were shot in a locker room at Limestone College in South Carolina and showed women showering and changing clothes .
Despite Pornhub ’ s claims that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the content is still horrifying , as Kristof discovered , explaining that while terms like “ underage ” have been eliminated from search possibilities , many other similar terms allow viewers to access the same content .
And then there is content like this : Moreover , some videos seem at odds with the list of banned content .
… Another user posts videos documenting sex with teenage girls as they weep , protest and cry out in pain .
While Pornhub is becoming more careful about videos of potentially litigious Americans @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
One Indonesian video … shows what appears to be a young teenager having sex .
… “ They ’ re making money off the worst moment in my life , off my body , ” a Colombian teenager who asked to be called Xela , a nickname , told me .
Two American men paid her when she was 16 for a sexual encounter that they filmed and then posted on Pornhub .
She was one of several Pornhub survivors who told me they had thought of or attempted suicide .
In @ @ @ @ @ @ @ completing this article , two new videos of prepubescent girls being assaulted were posted , along with a sex video of a 15-year-old girl who was suicidal after it went online .
I don ’ t see how good-faith moderators could approve any of these videos .
Naked videos she made as a minor continue to haunt Fleites on Pornhub .
“ It ’ s always going to be online , ” Nicole , a British woman who has had naked videos of herself posted and reposted on Pornhub , told me .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ of having kids , them seeing this.
” That ’ s a recurring theme among survivors : An assault eventually ends , but Pornhub renders the suffering interminable .
Naked videos of Nicole at 15 were posted on Pornhub .
Now 19 , she has been trying for two years to get them removed .
“ Why do videos of me from when I was 15 years old and blackmailed , which is child porn , continuously [ get ] uploaded ?
” Nicole protested plaintively to Pornhub last year , in a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ better system .
… I tried to kill myself multiple times after finding myself reuploaded on your website.
” Kristof suggested that credit card companies take action , and as one example of how influential his column is , Bloomberg reported on Saturday that Mastercard is already reviewing their ties to MindGeek after the revelations in the Times , stating that they do not tolerate illegal activity on their payment network .
“ We are investigating the allegations raised in the New York Times and are working with MindGeek ’ s bank to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the other steps they have already taken , ” Mastercard announced in a statement .
“ If the claims are substantiated , we will take immediate action.
” Apparently , several investors are already speaking out in the wake of Kristof ’ s revelations .
Visa , another credit card company , reacted in a similar way .
Kristof summed everything up with brutal precision : “ Pornhub is Jeffrey Epstein times 1,000.
” There are Members of Parliament in Canada — such as Arnold Viersen — who have been sounding the alarm @ @ @ @ @ @ @ politicians in America , such as Senator Ben Sasse , who have been doing the same .
Activists such as Laila Mickelwait have been relentlessly bringing the sexual atrocities of Pornhub to light .
If The New York Times and the mainstream media finally join the fight , maybe — just maybe — this is the beginning of the end of one of the worst companies on planet Earth .
Jonathon ’ s podcast , The Van Maren Show , is dedicated to telling the stories of the pro-life and pro-family movement .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ joined by Dr. Jeff Myers , President of Summit Ministries , and one of America ’ s most respected authorities on youth leadership development .
You can subscribe here and listen to the episode below :

Maybe — just maybe — this is the beginning of the end of one of the worst companies on planet Earth.
December 8, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) — It is a safe bet that most people reading this don’t have much use for The New York Times, the once-grand Gray Lady that long ago devolved into a viper’s pit of progressives who despise everything social conservatives stand for. But that said, when the “paper of record” decides to tackle an issue, it means something. The New York Times still has clout. And last week, one of their most prominent columnists — Nicholas Kristof, the recipient of two Pulitzer Prizes — decided to take on Pornhub.
Kristof’s column is chillingly titled “The Children of Pornhub,” and he takes no prisoners. He is obviously incensed by what he discovered, and tweeted his findings to none other than the Canadian prime minister: “A special question for Canada, because Pornhub is based in Montreal. Prime Minister @JustinTrudeau, you are rightly proud of your reputation as a feminist. So why does Canada host a company that inflicts rape videos on the world?” Somehow, I suspect that Trudeau won’t answer.
The horrifying orgy of rape, sexual abuse, torture, and sadism that unfolds daily on Pornhub won’t be news to most of my readers, but it is worth taking a look at a few excerpts from Kristof’s column. Many people who badly want to ignore the brutality of the porn industry have had their attention dragged to what is going on, and it is gruesome stuff. Pornhub, Kristof notes, racks up 3.5 billion visits a month, more than Netflix or Amazon. One ranking, he observes, “lists Pornhub as the 10th-most-visited website in the world.” Why is this a problem? Kristof explains:
Yet there’s another side of the company: Its site is infested with rape videos. It monetizes child rapes, revenge pornography, spy cam videos of women showering, racist and misogynist content, and footage of women being asphyxiated in plastic bags … Most aren’t of children being assaulted, but too many are … Pornhub is like YouTube in that it allows members of the public to post their own videos. A great majority of the 6.8 million new videos posted on the site each year probably involve consenting adults, but many depict child abuse and nonconsensual violence. Because it’s impossible to be sure whether a youth in a video is 14 or 18, neither Pornhub nor anyone else has a clear idea of how much content is illegal. Unlike YouTube, Pornhub allows these videos to be downloaded directly from its website. So even if a rape video is removed at the request of the authorities, it may already be too late: The video lives on as it is shared with others or uploaded again and again. “Pornhub became my trafficker,” a woman named Cali told me. She says she was adopted in the United States from China and then trafficked by her adoptive family and forced to appear in pornographic videos beginning when she was 9. Some videos of her being abused ended up on Pornhub and regularly reappear there, she said. “I’m still getting sold, even though I’m five years out of that life,” Cali said. Now 23, she is studying in a university and hoping to become a lawyer — but those old videos hang over her. “I may never be able to get away from this,” she said. “I may be 40 with eight kids, and people are still masturbating to my photos.”
Porn, Kristof says, is not the problem (and that’s where he’s wrong — as comedian Jeremy McLellan noted on Twitter: “Just a huge coincidence that every #MeToo story is also the plot of a porno.”) Kristof says rape is the problem, but his column highlights how the porn industry and sexual abuse have become inextricably linked:
I came across many videos on Pornhub that were recordings of assaults on unconscious women and girls. The rapists would open the eyelids of the victims and touch their eyeballs to show that they were nonresponsive. Pornhub profited this fall from a video of a naked woman being tortured by a gang of men in China. …
Of course, Pornhub promptly responded to Kristof by claiming that they are “committed” to combating child abuse, which is obviously a lie. Kristof follows up their denial with more stories of lives destroyed by the industry in irrevocable ways:
At 14, Serena K. Fleites was an A student in Bakersfield, Calif., who had never made out with a boy. But in the eighth grade she developed a crush on a boy a year older, and he asked her to take a naked video of herself. She sent it to him, and this changed her life. He asked for another, then another; she was nervous but flattered. “That’s when I started getting strange looks in school,” she remembered. He had shared the videos with other boys, and someone posted them on Pornhub. Fleites’s world imploded. It’s tough enough to be 14 without having your classmates entertain themselves by looking at you naked, and then mocking you as a slut. “People were texting me, if I didn’t send them a video, they were going to send them to my mom,” she said. The boy was suspended, but Fleites began skipping class because she couldn’t bear the shame. Her mother persuaded Pornhub to remove the videos, and Fleites switched schools. But rumors reached the new school, and soon the videos were uploaded again to Pornhub and other websites. Fleites quarreled with her mother and began cutting herself. Then one day she went to the medicine cabinet and took every antidepressant pill she could find. Three days later, she woke up in the hospital, frustrated to be still alive. Next she hanged herself in the bathroom; her little sister found her, and medics revived her. As Fleites spiraled downward, a friend introduced her to meth and opioids, and she became addicted to both. She dropped out of school and became homeless. At 16, she advertised on Craigslist and began selling naked photos and videos of herself. It was a way to make a bit of money, and maybe also a way to punish herself. She thought, “I’m not worth anything any more because everybody has already seen my body,” she told me. Those videos also ended up on Pornhub. Fleites would ask that they be removed. They usually would be, she says — but then would be uploaded again. One naked video of her at 14 had 400,000 views, she says, leaving her afraid to apply for fast-food jobs for fear that someone would recognize her. So today Fleites, 19, off drugs for a year but unemployed and traumatized, is living in her car in Bakersfield, along with three dogs that have proved more loyal and loving than the human species. She dreams of becoming a vet technician but isn’t sure how to get there. “It’s kind of hard to go to school when you’re living in a car with dogs,” she said. “I was dumb,” she acknowledged, noting that she had never imagined that the videos could be shared online. “It was one small thing that a teenager does, and it’s crazy how it turns into something so much bigger. “A whole life can be changed because of one little mistake.”
Some of us have been screaming about this for years. Porn is ruining lives and swallowing childhoods whole — and our culture is ignoring the fact that Pornhub is pumping poison straight into our cultural groundwater while claiming to be woke about sexual assault. But while we virtue-signal about sexual abuse, we are also a culture that does this:
“They made money off my pain and suffering,” an 18-year-old woman named Taylor told me. A boyfriend secretly made a video of her performing a sex act when she was 14, and it ended up on Pornhub, the police confirmed. “I went to school the next day and everybody was looking at their phones and me as I walked down the hall,” she added, weeping as she spoke. “They were laughing.” Taylor said she has twice attempted suicide because of the humiliation and trauma. Like others quoted here, she agreed to tell her story and help document it because she thought it might help other girls avoid suffering as she did.
What we’re seeing in the case of Pornhub is the largest outlet of a porn monopoly, which Kristof skillfully uncovers. Again, those of you who regularly read alternative media sources, including LifeSiteNews, will probably not be surprised by this. But the fact that progressives are being forced to confront this is a very good thing:
Pornhub is owned by Mindgeek, a private pornography conglomerate with more than 100 websites, production companies and brands … If it operated in another industry, the Justice Department could be discussing an antitrust case against it. Pornhub and Mindgeek also stand out because of their influence. One study this year by a digital marketing company concluded that Pornhub was the technology company with the third greatest-impact on society in the 21st century, after Facebook and Google but ahead of Microsoft, Apple and Amazon. Nominally based in Luxembourg for tax reasons, Mindgeek is a private company run from Montreal. It does not disclose who owns it, but it is led by Feras Antoon and David Tassillo, both Canadians, who declined to be interviewed … Pornhub appears to be increasingly alarmed about civil or criminal liability. Lawyers are circling, and nine women sued the company in federal court after spy cam videos surfaced on Pornhub. The videos were shot in a locker room at Limestone College in South Carolina and showed women showering and changing clothes.
Despite Pornhub’s claims that they are increasing the number of moderators, the content is still horrifying, as Kristof discovered, explaining that while terms like “underage” have been eliminated from search possibilities, many other similar terms allow viewers to access the same content. And then there is content like this:
Moreover, some videos seem at odds with the list of banned content. … Another user posts videos documenting sex with teenage girls as they weep, protest and cry out in pain. While Pornhub is becoming more careful about videos of potentially litigious Americans, it remains cavalier about overseas victims. One Indonesian video … shows what appears to be a young teenager having sex. … “They’re making money off the worst moment in my life, off my body,” a Colombian teenager who asked to be called Xela, a nickname, told me. Two American men paid her when she was 16 for a sexual encounter that they filmed and then posted on Pornhub. She was one of several Pornhub survivors who told me they had thought of or attempted suicide. In the last few days as I was completing this article, two new videos of prepubescent girls being assaulted were posted, along with a sex video of a 15-year-old girl who was suicidal after it went online. I don’t see how good-faith moderators could approve any of these videos. Naked videos she made as a minor continue to haunt Fleites on Pornhub. “It’s always going to be online,” Nicole, a British woman who has had naked videos of herself posted and reposted on Pornhub, told me. “That’s my big fear of having kids, them seeing this.” That’s a recurring theme among survivors: An assault eventually ends, but Pornhub renders the suffering interminable. Naked videos of Nicole at 15 were posted on Pornhub. Now 19, she has been trying for two years to get them removed. “Why do videos of me from when I was 15 years old and blackmailed, which is child porn, continuously [get] uploaded?” Nicole protested plaintively to Pornhub last year, in a message. “You really need a better system. … I tried to kill myself multiple times after finding myself reuploaded on your website.”
Kristof suggested that credit card companies take action, and as one example of how influential his column is, Bloomberg reported on Saturday that Mastercard is already reviewing their ties to MindGeek after the revelations in the Times, stating that they do not tolerate illegal activity on their payment network. “We are investigating the allegations raised in the New York Times and are working with MindGeek’s bank to understand this situation, in addition to the other steps they have already taken,” Mastercard announced in a statement. “If the claims are substantiated, we will take immediate action.” Apparently, several investors are already speaking out in the wake of Kristof’s revelations. Visa, another credit card company, reacted in a similar way.
Kristof summed everything up with brutal precision: “Pornhub is Jeffrey Epstein times 1,000.” There are Members of Parliament in Canada — such as Arnold Viersen — who have been sounding the alarm on this for years. There are politicians in America, such as Senator Ben Sasse, who have been doing the same. Activists such as Laila Mickelwait have been relentlessly bringing the sexual atrocities of Pornhub to light. If The New York Times and the mainstream media finally join the fight, maybe — just maybe — this is the beginning of the end of one of the worst companies on planet Earth.
Jonathon’s podcast, The Van Maren Show, is dedicated to telling the stories of the pro-life and pro-family movement. In his latest episode, he is joined by Dr. Jeff Myers, President of Summit Ministries, and one of America’s most respected authorities on youth leadership development.
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— Article continues below Petition — PETITION: Call on U.S. Attorney General to declare war on porn Show Petition Text 4704 have signed the petition. Let's get to 5000 ! Thank you for signing this petition! Add your signature: Show Petition Text Country... State... Sign this Petition Pornography is ravaging American society, destroying relationships, and "re-wiring" young people's brains, diminishing their capacity for real human contact and stunting their moral and spiritual growth. For some time, conservatives have been sounding the alarm about the pornography epidemic in the U.S., but now, some state lawmakers are taking pro-active steps to encourage the federal government to take action against this exploitative and destructive industry. This petition, therefore, is calling on the U.S. Attorney General, William Barr, to "declare war on porn" and start enforcing existing obscenity laws. Republican Reps. Jim Banks of Indiana, Mark Meadows of North Carolina, Vicky Hartzler of Missouri, and Brian Babin of Texas signed a December 6 letter to the U.S. Attorney General, decrying the accessibility of “obscene pornography” online, and its harmful effects on both women ensnared by the porn industry and the society in which porn is viewed, particularly young people exposed to the material. Leading the way, several states, like Utah, have already declared porn to be a "public health crisis," and are working to restrict access to porn and require mandatory filters. When Utah state legislators were debating the issue in 2016, Republican State Senator Todd Weiler astutely compared tobacco use and porn addiction: “I believe that pornography today is like tobacco was 70 years ago. 70 years ago people said tobacco's not addictive and it's not harmful, and that's what some people are saying about pornography today. I happen to believe that it is addictive and it is harmful." The Utah State Senator is right! But, on a federal level, enforcement of existing obscenity laws was effectively shuttered by the Obama administration. And, President Donald Trump has yet to make good on his 2016 campaign pledge to enforce them. As the federal government has retreated and dithered on the issue, pornography consumption has markedly increased. And, so has violence against women. And so has human trafficking. And so has child pornography.
So now, as the porn epidemic continues to broaden and deepen, the appropriate federal authorities must start tackling this "public health crisis", head-on. It's now or never, and the U.S. Attorney General, William Barr, must take strong action against pornographers and their distributors. Various other options, including the mandatory introduction of porn filters on all internet-enabled devices, and mandatory age-checks with a default opt-out system (where an adult would specifically have to opt out of the porn filter by contacting their internet provider), could also be implemented.** Please SIGN this petition, which asks the U.S. Attorney General to declare war on porn, and start prosecuting pornographers and their distributors using existing obscenity laws. Thank you! FOR MORE INFORMATION: Jonathan Van Maren's podcast asks the question 'Should porn be made illegal?' - https://www.lifesitenews.com/episodes/the-poison-of-porn-must-be-stopped-heres-how https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/republicans-conservatives-call-on-justice-dept-to-declare-war-on-porn https://www.lifesitenews.com/blogs/hollywood-actor-opens-up-about-porn-industry-these-are-most-sad-people-in-the-world
**NB: LifeSite takes the view that all pornography is both harmful and immoral, and we do not distinguish between "obscene porn" and other types of porn. Therefore, we would ultimately like to see all porn banned, as it degrades human dignity and is harmful and exploitative to the individual and society, alike. However, until such time as we have lawmakers with the gumption to oppose all porn, we will support efforts which seek to restrict and minimize the clear and present danger it poses.
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lifesitenews--2020-12-09--US Supreme Court will likely hear Texas lawsuit against voter fraud in 4 states

WASHINGTON D.C , December 9 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – The Supreme Court has docketed and will most likely hear the lawsuit filed by the state of Texas , which accuses the states of Georgia , Pennsylvania , Michigan and Wisconsin of ignoring election laws and thus skewing the election results .
The lawsuit was filed by the Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Monday night , and seeks a temporary restraining order to keep states “ from taking action to certify presidential electors or to have such electors take any official action including without limitation participating in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reports .
It further states that the four states unlawfully changed election laws , consequently conducting the election unconstitutionally , calling for the results in those states to be rejected .
The case then asks the Supreme Court to “ remand to their State legislatures to allocate presidential electors via any constitutional means that does not rely on 2020 election results that includes votes cast in violation of State election statutes in place on Election Day.
” In a statement following the filing of the lawsuit , Paxton said : “ The states @ @ @ @ @ @ @ legislatures , thereby violating the Constitution .
By ignoring both state and federal law , these states have not only tainted the integrity of their own citizens ’ vote , but of Texas and every other state that held lawful elections .
Their failure to abide by the rule of law casts a dark shadow of doubt over the outcome of the entire election .
We now ask that the Supreme Court step in to correct this egregious error.
” The lawsuit has now been added to the Supreme Court ’ s docket @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on December 10 to respond .
Attorney General for Alabama , Steve Marshall , issued a statement regarding the case , saying that the Supreme Court ’ s decision to grant Texas ’ request “ will instruct me as to how the State of Alabama will proceed in our fight to ensure election integrity .
The unconstitutional actions and fraudulent votes in other states not only affect the citizens of those states , they affect the citizens of all states - of the entire United States.
” Eric Schmitt , Attorney General for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ would support Texas in court , saying that “ election integrity is central to our republic .
And I will defend it at every turn…Missouri is in the fight.
” Meanwhile , the Attorney General for Louisiana , Jeff Landry , signalled his support for the Texas lawsuit , highlighting the importance of the Supreme Court in the issue : “ Only the U.S. Supreme Court can ultimately decide cases of real controversy among the states under our Constitution.
” His words were echoed by Arkansas Attorney General , Leslie Rutledge , who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ country have real concerns about the lack of integrity in our federal elections this year…I have determined that I will support the motion by the State of Texas in all legally appropriate manners .
The integrity of our elections is a critical part of our nation and it must be upheld.
” Reports suggest that up to eight states in total have joined Texas in their lawsuit .
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PETITION UPDATE (1/15/2021) -
The events of the past month, and especially the past 10 days, have shaken the faith Americans have in their elected and appoint officials.
We continue to call for investigations to be made into allegations of election fraud. Texas is in the process of prosecuting one political operative for illegal ballot harvesting, and multiple state legislatures have called for investigations, too.
However, the judiciary has severely let down the American electorate.
As we have said all along, the integrity of the election is much bigger than President Trump. Election integrity is at the heart of republican democracy, and if we don't have it, we no longer have a functioning republic.
Therefore, we continue to seek the truth for the election outcome. Perhaps that will only be known in the future when state or federal commissions are established to investigate the instances of election fraud which were witnessed and sworn to, by thousands of Americans of all political persuasions.
In the meantime, you may still sign this petition. Thank you!
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PETITION UPDATE (12/10/20) -
On Wednesday, President Trump tweeted: "We will be INTERVENING in the Texas (plus many other states) case. This is the big one. Our Country needs a victory!"
He is referring to the lawsuit which the state of Texas has filed against Michigan, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Georgia in the Supreme Court over changes those states made to their election rules, claiming they violated the U.S. Constitution in the process.
Here is the central part of the argument: if Texas were to allow possible voter fraud to go unchecked in Michigan, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and Georgia, it would be akin to committing fraud upon the people of Texas, who cast their ballots within the framework of the law.
Indeed, this would apply equally to all citizens who voted within the framework of the law across the United States!
President Trump also tweeted that this case is, "very strong...ALL CRITERIA MET."
Please continue to SIGN and SHARE this urgent petition, now.
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PETITION UPDATE (12/7/20) - Since this petition was launched, President Trump's legal team, as well as other concerned citizens, have discovered what appears to be irrefutable evidence of voter fraud in several of the key battleground states, and have initiated legal challenges in six states.
While the situation continues to evolve, this remains a hugely important petition which we encourage you to SIGN and SHARE.
Below, please WATCH and READ about the mounting evidence of voter fraud and how the mainstream media seem determined to ignore even the most egregious instances of vote tampering. Then, please SIGN and SHARE this petition.
'Trump: ‘Our election system is now under assault and siege’ and as president I must defend it'
'Tens of thousands 2020 election votes illegally scanned in Detroit, says Dominion IT contractor'
'Trump campaign files lawsuit demanding ‘a new statewide election for president’ in Georgia'
'Experts flag over 500k ballots in PA with new evidence of major 2020 election voter fraud'
''Smoking gun'? Pennsylvania vote fraud hearing gets gasps from audience'
'FBI and Justice Department have dragged their feet investigating 2020 vote fraud'
''CNN top brass in leaked tape: We won't give Trump 'too much of a platform on his not conceding'
'Twitter censored Trump 63 times over Thanksgiving holiday, Biden untouched'
LifeSite supports President Trump with this petition because we believe he is trying to defend the Constitution, ensuring that electoral fraud does not taint the result of the 2020 general election.
But, since starting this petition, we have launched a separate petition related to the disputed election outcome, calling on the Department of Justice to 'do their job' and engage in meaningful investigations of the mounting evidence of voter fraud.
We believe that conducting forensic audits of ballots and voting machines, as well as issuing subpoenas to collect more evidence, would be a good start.
Thankfully, some of the state started to demand investigations independent of federal agencies. But we still believe that the DoJ needs to use its enormous fact-finding resources to help resolve allegations of election fraud.
Thank you for continuing to SIGN and SHARE all our election-related petitions.
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Please SIGN and SHARE this urgent petition which calls on all Americans to Stand With President Trump as he uses every legitimate means to find out if voter fraud played any role in the election outcome.
Amid allegations of voter fraud, and at a time when the situation with COVID has been used by many of the states to facilitate the use of mail-in ballots on a massive scale, we need to be very careful in dismissing the possibility of voter fraud.
The fact is, the possibility of wide-spread fraud with mail-in ballots is significant.
But, this is not about Donald Trump or Joe Biden! This about whether or not the sanctity of the ballot box has been tampered with!
Please Stand With President Trump as he attempts to defend the integrity of this election, as well as well as the right to vote itself!
Indeed, this is so important, not so much because one election hangs in the balance, but because our democracy, itself, hangs in the balance.
Americans not only have a right to know, but should demand that every legitimate means be used to discover the truth about these elections!
Please SIGN this petition and Stand With President Trump to ensure that these elections were conducted freely and fairly!
While most all Americans believe in playing by the rules, we also know that some very devious, politically-motivated operatives have been trying to harm the Trump administration from before he even took the oath of office.
This fact should lead us to question how some allegations of voter fraud can be so easily dismissed by state election authorities.
We demand to know the truth, and, for the sake of our democracy, we demand that President Trump keep fighting to learn the truth.
Thank you for SIGNING and SHARING this petition today!
**Photo Credit: Shealah Craighead / White House / Flickr