News Recap - September 20-24, 2024

Highlighted news events from September 20-24, 2024

Fewer than seven weeks remain until the Nov. 5 election. Below are some key news highlights I’ve flagged. Though not an exhaustive list of everything that happened, I hope this information is useful for your planning and decision-making.

Domestic

• The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has reportedly (ie anonymous sources, we cannot 100 percent confirm yet) fast-tracked an effort by left-wing billionaire George Soros to acquire more than 200 Audacy U.S. radio stations in 40 states, which reaches 165 million monthly listeners, weeks ahead of the election. [More]

• The United States is expected to spend another $375 million in military aid to Ukraine. [More]

• The FDA has approved the first at-home flu vaccine that can be administered by a nasal spray. [More]

• The CDC said whooping cough is on the rise in the United States. [More]

• Ryan Routh has been charged with attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump. [More]

  • And Congress has unanimously passed legislation to increase Secret Service protection for presidential candidates. [More]

• Some U.S. lawmakers are considering a bill to prepare for a “Mass Casualty Event.” [More]

States/Local

• Alexis Lorenze, 23, who suffers from severe symptoms after she received 3 vaccines at a California hospital, is still struggling with her condition. Here are some photos and a short update.

  • For those who haven’t tuned into the story, please see this detailed account via Steve Kirsch and important article by A Midwestern Doctor. [More]

  • We should also note that Alexis had tested positive (via PCR test) for a parvovirus infection and hospital staffers believe her severe symptoms stem from that and not from the vaccines. (But that doesn’t explain why her symptoms came so suddenly just 10 minutes after receiving the vaccines. Perhaps we can just say the jury is out.)

• A woman in New York died of eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) mosquito virus. That’s the second death in the U.S. this year. State health officials have declared an "imminent threat to the public for EEE,” and NY Gov. Kathy Hochul has activated a state response. [More]

• Multiple Florida counties issued mandatory evacuations ahead of tropical storm Helene. [More]

• California is banning plastic shopping bags at all grocery stores. [More]

Election 2024

• A U.S. appeals court has reinstated two Arizona election laws designed to prevent people from being registered to vote in multiple jurisdictions. [More]

• The Harris campaign reported it spent nearly 3x as much as Trump’s campaign in August [More]

• Elon Musk points out that Google and Microsoft “very disproportionately donate to the Democratic Party.” [More]

Companies

• Telegram updated its Terms of Service to announce it’ll now comply with police requests for user information when requested. [More]

• Elon Musk’s X is now complying to Brazil’s demands in an effort to reinstate the platform in the country. [More]

International

• The United Nations has adopted a 42-page “Pact for the Future.” [More]

  • Here’s what it means for people who are concerned about this pact. [More]

• Australia’s ruling Labor party is giving people one week to make a submission on their plans to regulate the speech of Australians. [More]

  • There’s an event scheduled Sept. 28 to demonstrate against this legislation. [More]

• Israel released photos of Hezbollah weapons stored in Lebanese homes. [More]

• Israel’s president said the country had no connection to the pager attacks that killed/injured many Hezbollah members. [More]

• France has formed a new center-right government. [More]

Inspiration

The true soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but because he loves what is behind him.

— G.K. Chesterton

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