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Let's start with the obvious: "Basket of deplorables" is a weird turn of phrase. There are baskets and there are deplorable people, but pairing the two is the oddest of linguistic odd couples. Hillary Clinton said those three words in the final months of her 2016 presidential campaign, making rhetorical and political history. There were two kinds of Donald Trump supporters, she explained: Voters who feel abandoned and desperate, who she placed in one metaphorical basket, and those she called "racist, sexist, homophobic, xenophobic and Islamophobic" - her "basket of deplorables." Trump - the same man who announced his candidacy...

A Butler County judge ruled in favor of a woman last week who sought to force a hospital to administer Ivermectin — an animal dewormer that federal regulators have warned against using in COVID-19 patients — to her husband after several weeks in the ICU with the disease.Butler County Common Pleas Judge Gregory Howard ordered West Chester Hospital, part of the University of Cincinnati network, to treat Jeffrey Smith, 51, with Ivermectin. The order, filed Aug. 23, compels the hospital to provide Smith with 30mg of Ivermectin daily for three weeks.-snip-Julie Smith filed the lawsuit on behalf of her husband...

YORK COUNTY, S.C. — The York County Republican Party has voted to censure South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham following his votes concerning the American Jobs Plan in July and August. In the resolution, the York County Republican Party claims Graham violated "most basic tenants" of the South Carolina Republican Party with his votes, claiming it "opened the door for the budget resolution which could reshape the American economy and expand the Government’s control over many areas of people’s lives in a way that will have lasting effects."

Engineers have designed a strong, biocompatible glue that can seal injured tissues and stop bleeding, inspired by the sticky substance that barnacles use to cling to rocks. Credit: Stock Photo ______________________________________________________________________________ Mayo Clinic researchers and colleagues at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed a rapid-sealing paste that can stop bleeding organs independent of clotting. The details are published in Nature Biomedical Engineering. The inspiration for this paste? Barnacles. Barnacles are those sea animals that adhere to rocks, the bottom of ships and large fish with the aim of staying in place despite wet conditions and variable surfaces. They’re successful...

People with type 2 diabetes can achieve "remission" by sustaining normal blood sugar levels for at least three months without taking diabetes medication. There is still a lot of uncertainty around how long remission will last and what factors are associated with a relapse. A person may require ongoing support to prevent a relapse or a hyperglycemic episode, and the long-term effects of remission on mortality, heart health and quality of life are not well understood. The authors developed the following criteria to help clinicians and researchers evaluate and study diabetes remission using more consistent terminology and methods: 1. Remission...

She's having gi tract problems, it's serious. Going in to the vet shortly. Hopefully they can figure out whats going on and get her over it. Cinder is her name.

In response to a COVID death toll of 91 people out of a population of 5.3 million (a rate of 0.0017%), the state of New South Wales government has issued a severe lockdown decree. Every resident has been ordered to stay in his home and can only leave to buy food, see a doctor, or go to work in businesses declared essential. If they do leave the house for one of the approved purposes they are under strict orders to wear a mask and not talk to anyone they might encounter while outside. Premier Gladys Berejiklian called on all citizens...

A video which has been claimed to show a condemned man being hanged from a helicopter seized by the Taliban appears to have been misleadingly captioned. The 11-second clip - which has over 2m views and has been shared thousands of times on Twitter - is blurred and doesn’t give a clear indication of what is going on. Further footage and still photographs seen by the BBC show that the man flying over the city of Kandahar is very much alive. These images show him wearing the Blackhawk helicopter’s diver’s winch and waving the Taliban flag. Several Afghanistan experts, quoting...

Former House Speaker Paul Ryan told WISN 12 News on Monday there should be no question that President Donald Trump lost the 2020 presidential election. "President Trump lost the election. Joe Biden won the election," Ryan said to WISN 12 News reporter Kent Wainscott during a rare interview. Even as Wisconsin Republican lawmakers launch a forensic audit of the 2020 election, Ryan believes it is time for his party to move past the false claim that the election was stolen from Trump. "President Trump continues to insist that the 2020 election was rigged and that he in fact won," Wainscott...

@ChadPergram A) From colleague Jake Gibson. Court documents indicate that Paul Pierce, lawyer for 17 January 6th defendants, is "unresponsive," according to prosecutors. 17 cases in limbo. Court documents say Pierce is reportedly hospitalized, possibly with Covid-19 symptoms B) Prosecutors say phone numbers associated with Pierce's law firm have been disconnected An associate from Pierce's law firm, Ryan Marshall appeared in Pierce's place in court. But he's not a licensed attorney cannot continue to make such appearances. C) Prosecutors also note that it's unclear when Mr. Marshall might be able to obtain a license, "given that Mr. Marshall currently faces...

Speaking sorrowfully to the nation from the White House last week, President Biden lengthened a chain that was already far too long, a chain of presidential remorse — and vows of revenge — over the loss of American lives in faraway conflicts few Americans understand. "We will not forgive, and we will not forget," said Biden, with an intensity he rarely shows, speaking of the deaths of 13 U.S. military personnel at the Abbey Gate to the Kabul airport are the latest additions to an honor roll that was also far too long. "We will hunt you down and make...

<p>HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Masks will be required in all Pennsylvania K-12 schools, Gov. Tom Wolf was set to announce Tuesday, reversing course amid a statewide COVID-19 resurgence that is filling hospital beds just as students return to class.</p><p>The Department of Health order will take effect Tuesday, Sept. 7 — the day after Labor Day — and will require students, teachers and staff to wear masks when inside, according to two people briefed on the plan. The people were not authorized to release details ahead of an official announcement and spoke on condition of anonymity.</p>

The Golden State Gaslight Have you seen the movie 'Gaslight' which depicts gaslighting in operation? It's very instructive. You can watch it no charge at Roku: This is during the 1944 classic's ending, on the roof: Ingrid Bergman: "This night will be a long night."Joseph Cotten: "But it will end. Starting to clear. In the morning when the sun rises, sometimes it's hard to believe there ever was a night. You'll find that too."We are currently in the long psychological night but we are beginning to see the dawn. When I saw the word gaslighting I always just considered the...

CARLSON: So on its way out of Afghanistan, the Biden administration left behind nearly $90 billion in military equipment. How much is that? Well, only two countries on the planet have a military budget larger, China and the United States. So, the Taliban now have the best-equipped military of its size in the history of the world. According to The Times of London, the Taliban just received more than 22,000 Humvees, more than 50,000 trucks, and other armored vehicles, as well as a sizable Air Force. It comes with four C-130 transport planes, dozens of other fixed-wing aircraft, and up...

More than 10,000 people in the United States reported being the victims of hate crimes in 2020, according to the FBI’s “2020 Hate Crime Statistics” report. Over 60 percent of the victims were targeted because of race, ethnicity or ancestry bias and over 13 percent because of religious bias. Out of the 7,426 hate crimes classified as crimes against persons, 53.4 percent were for inti midation, 27.6 percent were for simple assault, and 18.1 percent were for aggravated assault. Over one quarter of the hate crimes classified as property crime were acts of damage and vandalism. In 2020, nearly 30...

The man who intentionally ran over a bicycling family three years ago was found not guilty by reason of insanity. Mikese Morse is now headed to a mental health facility for treatment instead of prison. Hillsborough Judge Mark Kiser made it official Monday. "At this point, the court as entered a finding of not guilty by reason of insanity." Doctors representing the state and the defense agreed Morse did not know right from wrong at the time of the crime. "He did not know or appreciate the nature of his actions and the consequences, nor did he appreciate the wrongfulness...

The Biden administration is considering sending economic aid to the Taliban, even as the militants hold mock funerals for American troops and NATO allies to celebrate the end of the 20-year US military intervention in Afghanistan. US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan told ABC's Good Morning America that the U.S. intends to continue sending health, food and other forms of humanitarian aid to the Afghan people. He also said that other forms of cash aid, including economic and developmental assistance, would depend on whether the Taliban 'follow through on their commitments' including to allow safe passage for Americans still in...

Police responded to 79 protests across New South Wales on Tuesday, more than a third of which were held in the state's north as part of coordinated demonstrations against lockdown measures.... A police spokesperson said information was being collated but so far more than 150 people had been arrested and more than 570 penalty infringement notices issued for health order breaches...

Fox News host Sean Hannity demanded President Joe Biden resign Monday on his show “Hannity” for abandoning his pledge to stay in Afghanistan until every American citizen was evacuated. Referencing reports that roughly 200 Americans are still left in Afghanistan, Hannity said, “Apparently Joe Biden was telling all of us an outright lie, every American. This transcends politics. This is a Democrat, Republican, conservative, or liberal.”

Top leadership at the Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI) informed active duty and retired service members that they cannot condemn President Joe Biden amid the chaotic — and now deadly — pullout of American troops from Afghanistan. In an email from the ONI’s Chief of Staff, ONI members were reminded that per a Uniform Code of Military Justice and Department of Defense Directive clause they cannot disrespect senior government leadership. This includes the President, Vice President, Congress, the Secretary of Defense, and more. The email reads: Given the heightened political and social atmosphere surrounding Afghanistan, it is important to remind...