A Cypriot scientist defended his assertion that a new strain of Covid-19 exists that combines characteristics of the delta and omicron variants. Other scientists have speculated that Leonidos Kostrikis’s findings are a result of laboratory contamination.

Experts are unsure if the deltacron variant is real or not. Biologist Eric Topol of the Scripps Research Translational Institute said deltacron might be a “scariant” born out of error.

“At this time, there is simply insufficient information available for anyone to make a reasonable assessment as to what this particular strain represents,” Glatt, who is also a spokesperson for the Society of Infectious Diseases of America, told Fox News.

This move, if successfully implemented, will unequivocally prove that even the most blatant acts of hypocrisy by those on the Left will not deter the Democrats from implementing dangerous policies to quench their insatiable thirst for power and control.

…the approach that Democrats are contemplating is largely misdirected and risks further undermining public confidence in elections without achieving much of practical significance.

It is powerful to me that Biden and Schumer are making this last dramatic stand to protect voting rights on the federal holiday honoring Dr. King’s legacy of work for racial equality.

In case you think falling popularity has Democrats questioning their progressive agenda, guess again. California Democrats are busy reviving government-run, single-payer health care, despite its failure in the state five years ago.

A single-payer system will curb the influence of profit-seeking businesses that dominate the healthcare industry today. Too often, California’s pandemic response has been shaped not only by science but by healthcare executives protecting corporate interests…

Even with overwhelming Democratic majorities in both legislative houses, it may be difficult to advance the two companion measures, since they will face very stiff opposition from private employer groups such as the California Chamber of Commerce and much, if not most, of the current health care industry.

The continued closure of Israel to Jews around the world is wrong, since it ignores and dismisses the critical role Israel plays in the lives of many of these foreign Jews. It is a place at the center of their very identity, one they pray for, care about, and support in more ways than one.

This is not to minimize the unhappiness of those who have missed family celebrations or whose academic conferences have had to be conducted via Zoom… Careless historical comparisons contribute little to the public conversation concerning temporary travel restrictions to Israel.

…unless they make aliyah, Diaspora Jews are not citizens of Israel. The entitlement of shared peoplehood does not negate the particular compact of citizenship made between Israel’s government and its citizens alone.

Although US and NATO leadership have both expressed a strong desire for a diplomatic path forward, more aggressive options to support Ukrainian sovereignty against Russian aggression, including major trade restrictions, are reportedly on the table.

It is possible to achieve with Russia the things that Mr. Biden wants… But Mr. Biden’s idealization of EU-style consensus, his administration’s inability to prioritize, and America’s discredited threat of deterrence ensure that Mr. Biden will be making concessions until he leaves office—especially if disaster strikes.

President Biden and the union have been right to seek negotiations while threatening dire repercussions if tanks begin to roll. But European wars have broken out over lesser bluffs…

…the home as a source of Jewish authority had become weakened and “mimetic” transmission no longer seen as enough. Instead educational institutions became ever more important in shaping the outlook of the young generation. Religious texts came to play a “new and controlling” role, Soloveitchik says.

There’s a new siddur on the block, “Siddur Davar Ḥadash,” that uses all nonbinary Hebrew forms and neopronouns for G-d* in English. Available online via inclusivesiddur.com, it’s designed for accessibility, with full transliteration and full translation, via searchable PDF — or open-source text, which allows users to customize it.

It’s hard to escape the conclusion that interpreters of the Pew study are working overtime to make lemonade from lemons. Minimizing or ignoring evidence of internal weakness in Jewish communal life seems to be the preferred response to the study.