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Before last week’s Republican convention, Donald Trump seemed to be moving away from the populism that characterized his 2016 campaign. “This time around, the former president isn’t even pretending to stand up to corporate power,” Rogé Karma observed in The Atlantic. “He’s defending big business, cozying up to billionaires, and wooing C.E.O.s.”When Mr. Trump named Senator JD Vance of Ohio as his running mate, though, pundits quickly concluded that he was doubling down on populism. Mr. Vance has been a leading critic of Reagan-Bush policy orthodoxy in the G.O.P., has expressed skepticism of further corporate tax cuts and has even...

SENSITIVE CONTENT: July 13 Bodycam footage provides more info than Secret Service will share Video obtained from Beaver Co Emergency Services Unit in compliance w congressional requests

[Catholic Caucus] Chaldean Cardinal Rejects "Blessing" of Homosexual CouplesThe Chaldean Church, the Catholics in Iraq, rejects Francis’ homosexual pamphlet 'Traditionis custodes' and the [pseudo] blessing of homosexual couples.Their synod passed a resolution last week, Cardinal Louis Raphaël I. Sako announced on ChaldeanPatriarchate.com (July 22):"The Chaldean Church in Iraq and throughout the world does not consider same-sex unions to be marriage, as it considers marriage between a man and a woman to be the legally valid marriage for the establishment of a family. It refuses to bless same-sex unions in order to preserve the sanctity of marriage, which is one of...

WAPO: Secret Service encourages Trump campaign to stop outdoor rallies

“The 80’s called, they want their foreign policy back.” At the time, it was a stone cold zinger - a nice line that was typical of the celebrated personal political skills and folksy ease of President Barack Obama, and a slick little soundbite on the road to his clinical defeat of Mitt Romney in the 2012 presidential election. With the passage of time, however, it has entered into the dubious ranks of history’s famous last words. When Romney argued in that debate that Russia was the chief geopolitical rival to the United States, it was easy for Obama to dismiss...

An international study has found that inadequate vitamin C status is significantly linked to increased body weight. The results show that heavier people require a substantially higher recommended daily allowance (RDA) of the essential vitamin to maintain good health. "Current international vitamin C recommended daily allowances for men, women and children are all extrapolated from calculations for a healthy, young, 70-kilogram male," Professor Carr says. New Zealand has a current daily vitamin C recommendation of 45 milligrams per day as recommended by the World Health Organization. She says these new findings estimate that an additional 17 mg to 22 mg...

New footage of shooter on building. https://x.com/TSH2_/status/1815547208415990051

Have you seen today (in DC).the kaffiyah woman and other mainly non-Jews protesting Bibi with shirts saying "Jews against..."? It reminnds the busted 5/11/23 tweet by Islamic bigot "palesinian" SJP founder Hatem Bazian tweeting "as Jews" - he who oversees JVP (Jewish Voice For Peace). If more than anything it is a cover for the Goliath racist anti Jewish attacks organized by Arab groups and Islamists seeking Islamization.

Ken Silva, Headline USA) Pennsylvania State Police Commissioner Christopher L. Paris testified before the House Homeland Security Committee on Tuesday about the July 13 assassination attempt against presidential frontrunner Donald Trump. Unlike the now-former Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle—who resigned Tuesday after refusing to answer a bevy of basic questions the day before—Paris’s testimony revealed new info about what happened leading up to the shooting at the Butler, Pa., Trump rally. One of the more shocking revelations from Paris’s testimony was his claim that Butler County Emergency Services Unit counter snipers were stationed with a view from the rooftop where...

Rep. Andy Ogles (R-TN) introduced articles of impeachment against Vice President Kamala Harris Tuesday over her role in immigration law and for allegedly misleading the public on President Joe Biden‘s condition. The two articles of impeachment, obtained by the Washington Examiner, come two days after Biden dropped his reelection bid and endorsed Harris to take his place at the top of the Democratic Party’s ticket. The first article of impeachment, “willful refusal to uphold the immigration laws,” stems from her alleged “inaction” with border security and immigration law as “border czar.” The second article of impeachment, “breach of public trust,”...

An article discusses the multifactorial nature of obesity, highlighting its association with chronic low-grade inflammation, or meta-inflammation, which contributes to metabolic disorders. Pyruvate was found to inhibit adipogenic differentiation in vitro and significantly prevent HFD-induced weight gain and inflammation in mice. The study underscores pyruvate's potential as a therapeutic option for obesity, given its previous clinical use and safety. Key findings from the study include: Pyruvate reduced intracellular lipid and triglyceride accumulation, indicating its effectiveness in suppressing adipogenesis across different cell types. In vivo experiments with male mice indicated that pyruvate administration significantly prevented HFD-induced weight gain and central adiposity....

Cholestatic liver diseases (CLDs) are a group of disorders characterized by the impairment of bile formation, secretion, or excretion. Chronic cholestasis can lead to liver fibrosis and cirrhosis. The most common types of CLDs are primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) and primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC). CLDs are classified into intrahepatic and extrahepatic types based on their etiology. Intrahepatic cholestasis is mainly caused by immune dysfunction, viral infections, drug-induced injury, and alcohol-related damage, whereas extrahepatic cholestasis often results from bile duct stones, tumors, or strictures. Pharmacological treatment of PBC include: Ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA): UDCA is the first-line treatment for PBC. It improves...

In first, male Oct. 7 survivor recounts rape at hands of Hamas terrorists. A survivor of the Hamas massacre at the Supernova music festival on October 7 speaks up about Hamas terrorists allegedly raping him during their attack, the first male victim of rape to recount their story in their own voice since most such victims ended up being murdered. The man, only identified by his first Hebrew initial Dalet, tells Channel 12 news about how he was fleeing the onslaught on his own when forces from Hamas’s elite Nukhba unit caught up. “They pin you to the ground, you...

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The world recorded its hottest ever day, as many parts of the Mediterranean face extreme wildfire risks. Sunday witnessed the highest average temperature on Earth, breaching a previous record set a year ago, according to provisional data from the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service. Global average temperatures have already hit or exceeded a key climate threshold for 12 months, highlighting the challenge in limiting global warming to below 1.5C above the pre-industrial era. Climate change is increasing the frequency and intensity of heat waves, bringing extreme weather events from flooding to wildfires. Extreme heat has wreaked havoc across many...

After receiving a vivid vision of the Rapture, a Christian college student records an urgent audio cassette message describing end time events and sharing the Gospel with his unbelieving family. Director: Fred Carpenter Cast: A.J. Merrill, Leigh Lombardi, John Shannon

Former president Donald Trump’s allies are drafting a sweeping AI executive order that would launch a series of “Manhattan Projects” to develop military technology and immediately review “unnecessary and burdensome regulations” — signaling how a potential second Trump administration may pursue AI policies favorable to Silicon Valley investors and companies. The framework would also create “industry-led” agencies to evaluate AI models and secure systems from foreign adversaries, according to a copy of the document viewed exclusively by The Washington Post. The framework — which includes a section titled “Make America First in AI” — presents a markedly different strategy for...

No one clapped when Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) formally and emphatically offered his support — and that of fellow Democrats — for Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democrat nominee in place of President Joe Biden, and the awkward moment went viral following his announcement Tuesday in a press conference. “President Biden’s selfless decision has given the Democratic Party the opportunity to unite behind a new nominee. And boy, oh boy, are we enthusiastic,” Schumer said at the beginning of the press conference, asserting that Harris has successfully earned the support of Democrats for the nomination, bizarrely claiming that this...

Alison Chao recorded this video from her father's house as her mother, Annie Chao tries to have Alison institutionalized at a psychiatric hospital on Monday, July 15, 2024... the day before Alison disappears on Tuesday, July 16, 2024. But Annie Chao does not disclose this interaction and misleads the public into thinking that Alison might have been abducted when it seems that Alison most likely ran away from her mother.

𝐁𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆: @actblue is matching donations for the@KamalaHQ campaign by up to 900 PERCENT! The Harris campaign has revealed that donations have topped $100M since Biden's exit from the race… They also announced that in this record 24-hour period of fundraising, $81M… https://t.co/Ipq0F1Qaod pic.twitter.com/tzCHXf8Cwt— legislation (@legislationpage) July 23, 2024