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Among those without deficiency who are hospitalized, only 3% die; patients with insufficient D are also 14 times likelier to end up in severe or critical condition, research showsHospitalized COVID-19 patients are far more likely to die or to end up in severe or critical condition if they are vitamin D-deficient, Israeli researchers have found.In a study conducted in a Galilee hospital, 26 percent of vitamin D-deficient coronavirus patients died, while among other patients the figure was at 3%.“This is a very, very significant discrepancy, which represents a big clue that starting the disease with very low vitamin D leads...

I keep reading about all of the COVID test animals dying with 90 days after receiving the mRNA vaccine. What’s the source for this? About to have a chat with my MD brother-in-law…

[H/T Oorang]Full title at link: US sends in B-52s in desperate bid to stop the Taliban seizing key Afghan cities - where British troops fought and died - as fighters seize prison and set all the inmates free in latest town to fallB-52 bombers and AC-130 Spectre gunships are attacking Taliban terrorists The Taliban have been advancing across Afghanistan as the US withdraws The Afghan army and Air Force have struggled against Taliban insurgents The UK government has advised all Britons to leave Afghanistan immediatelyUS President Joe Biden has ordered B-52 bombers and Spectre gunships to target Taliban terrorists in...

People who have recovered from COVID-19 retain broad and effective longer-term immunity to the disease, according to a new study. Findings of the study, which is the most comprehensive of its kind so far, have implications for expanding understanding about human immune memory as well as future vaccine development for coronaviruses. For the longitudinal study in Cell Reports Medicine, researchers looked at 254 patients with mostly mild to moderate symptoms of SARS-CoV-2 infection over a period of more than eight months (250 days) and found that their immune response to the virus remained durable and strong.

The Roman historian Titus Livius (59BC – 17AD), better known as Livy, wrote, “History is full of fine things to take as models, and base things, rotten through and through, to avoid.” The thread than connects the three Books and dozens of chapters in Niccolo’ Machiavelli’s Discourses on Livy is his continual comparison of the ideal to the corrupt. By corrupt is not meant so much the embezzler of public funds, who, in well-designed republican Rome posed little threat to freedom, but more importantly the inevitable assaults and high crimes on free institutions which, over time, led to the republic’s...

The Senate moved to advance President Biden’s $1.2 trillion infrastructure package on Saturday, clearing a key procedural hurdle to end debate and clear the bill. The 67 – 23 vote to invoke cloture beat back GOP efforts to filibuster the bill. A total of 18 Republicans voted with every Democrat to advance the bipartisan measure. The vote takes the bill one step closer to final passage which could come as early as Saturday afternoon. Among the Republicans voting in favor to advance the bill was Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell. “Republicans and Democrats have radically different visions these days, but...

"The barred owl's presence in Central Park brought so much joy, reminding all of us that the Park is a vital greenspace for all New Yorkers, including the wildlife that call it home," Barry spent the last 10 months being a focal point for New York City's birdwatchers. Countless photos and videos of Barry have been posted to social media, gaining admiration from both locals and those who live outside the city. Owls are typically nocturnal — but even during the day, many were able to capture Barry splashing in the water and appearing to pose for photos. Barry was...

Celebrities and a massive tent were spotted in Martha’s Vineyard for former President Obama’s 60th birthday that his office said was "scaled back" to include just close friends and family amid concerns over the Delta coronavirus variant. Drone footage obtained by Daily Mail showed large tents set up outside Obama’s massive Martha’s Vineyard estate along with a dance floor and several long tables. Additionally, several high profile celebrities reportedly made their way to the island including Jay-Z, Eddie Vedder, John Legend, Chrissy Teigen, Dwyane Wade, and Stephen Colbert. Obama’s team had originally planned a lavish birthday with over 500 guests...

Identical twins, also known as monozygotic twins, come from a single embryo that divides in two early on in development. The result is two individuals that share almost the same genetic information from each parent and look almost exactly the same. Identical twins are essentially clones of one another, although genetic mutations in the womb mean they don't quite share 100% of the same DNA... It turns out that DNA isn't the only factor that influences a person's fingerprints, even though it does play a major role in determining the ridge pattern characteristics, Francese said. "Different environmental factors in the...

After a U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention panel this week deemed COVID-19 more dangerous to kids than the vaccine to prevent it, Michigan health authorities reported to the agency that a 13-year-old boy died within days of receiving the shot. The Saginaw County Health Department said Thursday that it received a death notice from the medical examiner June 17 that the boy had died three days after receiving the second of the two vaccine doses. Federal officials are now exploring whether his death is linked to the vaccine. “Loss of life in an adolescent for any reason is...

Rose McGowan is continuing to air her frustrations with celebrities and politicians. The 47-year-old "Charmed" alum has long been an advocate for sexual harassment and abuse victims. This week, she tore into New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo after state Attorney General Letitia James' report found he sexually harassed multiple women in violation of state and federal law. Now, McGowan is also going after Time's Up CEO and President Tina Tchen after James' report claimed she allegedly provided guidance on the drafting of a letter Cuomo advisers released that denied the legitimacy of allegations made by his first accuser and former...

President Barack Obama was just finishing up 18 holes at the Vineyard Golf Club around noon Saturday when House Speaker Nancy Pelosi arrived by private jet to attend Obama’s big 60th birthday party set to kick off at 7 p.m., sources told The Post. The ex-president, who hit the links with pals Don Cheadle and NBA coach Steve Kerr, flew in Friday for the supposedly scaled-down party, while Pelosi got the VIP treatment at Martha’s Vineyard Airport when she arrived. Sources told The Post that the Secret Service made special arrangements for the private plane she came in to taxi...

18 RINO Senators voted on Saturday in favor of the Democrat Party’s infrastructure bill, something Democrats never allowed to reach President Trump’s desk. The RINOs gave Joe Biden a rare win at a time when the illegitimate president is sinking in the polls and continues to struggle with his diminishing faculties.

Democratic California Governor Gavin Newsom is doing his best to make sure voters are aware that Larry Elder, his chief Republican opponent in the recall election, "does not believe in a minimum wage." During a Friday press briefing in San Bernardino, Newsom slammed Elder, a veteran conservative talk radio host who has been at or near the top of recent polls as a Newsom replacement, for telling The Sacramento Bee on Tuesday that his "ideal" minimum wage would be "zero." Newsom did not name Elder but noted that he had been endorsed by former President Donald Trump's ex-adviser Rudy Giuliani...

(President Trump's Operation Warp Speed Update) (350 Million doses have now been given in the USA - Vaccinations strong again today - Cases, Hospitalizations and now Deaths are accelerating upward - this was the fifth week of sharply rising Cases and Hospitalizations - Cases are 10 times June's lows) Administered: 350,627,188 (13,639,573 J&J) People Vaccinated, At Least One Dose: 194,346,486 Fully Vaccinated: 166,203,176

On the surface Apple’s new features sound both sensible and commendable – but they also open a Pandora’s box of privacy and surveillance issues. Don’t worry, the tech company has assured everyone, the prying is for purely benevolent purposes. On Thursday Apple announced a new set of “protection for children” features that will look through US iPhones for images of child abuse. One of these features is a tool called neuralMatch, which will scan photo libraries to see if they contain anything that matches a database of known child abuse imagery. Another feature, which parents can enable or disable, scans...

On August 10, 2021, Mike Lindell will be hosting a Cyber Symposium where he will lay out all his data about the 2020 elections. His claims are numerous but the main one is that we were under cyberattack by the CCP. He claims that his "white hat hackers" have collected all the evidence needed to prove Donald Trump won re-election. He states that all the dead people voting, people voting from out of state, etc. was done using 2010 election rolls. The people who voted out of state indeed did not, but their names were needed to electronically alter the...

Former President Donald Trump ripped the Senate’s $1 trillion infrastructure package Saturday as a “disgrace,” warning that he was prepared to withhold his support for any Republican that was on board with it. “Joe Biden’s infrastructure bill will be used against the Republican Party in the upcoming elections in 2022 and 2024. It will be very hard for me to endorse anyone foolish enough to vote in favor of this deal,” Trump warned, taking aim at Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell on his negotiating prowess. “If Mitch McConnell was smart, which we’ve seen no evidence of, he would use the...

The California Republican Party has voted not to endorse a candidate in the recall election of Gavin Newsom. California Republican Party Chairwoman Jessica Millan Patterson released the following statement on the CAGOP delegates’ decision: “Today’s overwhelming decision by our delegates to offer no endorsement speaks to the strength of our field of candidates and the outstanding position our party is in going into the recall election. We are squarely focused on putting California back on track by recalling the worst governor in California history. “Gavin Newsom is arrogant, incompetent and a desperate politician who has failed Californians in every way...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention uses the acronym CDC and not CDCP because they have never focused on prevention and have always been about control. The 'Dr. Mengeles' at the CDC are now so into controlling us that they have bastardized the very definition of a vaccine. A vaccine is an treatment that is supposed to give the recipient immunity from a disease for significant periods of time - even a lifetime, into a endless series of palliative "booster" shots, propaganda, and intimidation.Since Obamacare was imposed on us by the Communist DP the practice of medicine in the...