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So, I am finally going to have cataracts removed as th blurry vision has become too annoying. What has been your experience with this operation? Did you get the hard or the vision correcting lenses? Was it painful?

VIDEOKamala Harris attempted to make her image more relatable recently with a science pep talk to children which came off as laughably unnatural. Dilbert cartoonist attempted an impression of Kamala's discussion with the children. How do you think it compared with the original Kamala? If anything, he might have underplayed it a bit.

Fourteen members of a Calwa gang have been arrested — including a man accused of a July killing — the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office said Friday. The arrests came after a three-month investigation into numerous allegations of gun and gang crimes, investigators said during a news conference. The arrests included several teenagers, including 13- and 14-year old boys.

A 203-feet-high (62 meters) Long March 2F rocket was vertically transferred to the pad at Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the Gobi Desert early on Thursday (Oct. 7). Atop the rocket is the Shenzhou 13 spacecraft that will carry the three astronauts into orbit. Visible at the top of the payload fairing is an escape launch system that can rapidly carry the spacecraft away from the rocket in case of an emergency early in the flight. The crew has not yet been announced but is expected to be the backup crew for the recently completed Shenzhou 12 mission. If correct,...

Izvestia: Why EU gas prices started to backpedalIt is possible that gas prices in Europe will once again start to climb amid a shortage of raw materials and verbal interventions by European regulators, according to analysts interviewed by Izvestia. On October 7, gas prices dropped below $1,000 per 1,000 cubic meters, essentially halving in less than a day. EU media linked the drop in energy prices to statements by President Putin about the possibility of boosting supply on the market.The hikes in fuel prices has been evident since the beginning of summer, when, due to the increasing demand for resources...

As of October 4, 2021, CDC reported that race/ethnicity was known for 61% of people who had received at least one dose of the vaccine. Among this group, nearly two thirds were White (60%), 11% were Black, 17% were Hispanic, 6% were Asian, 1% were American Indian or Alaska Native, and Figure 1: Race/Ethnicity of People Receiving a COVID-19 Vaccine in the U.S. as of October 4, 2021

McAuliffe lead evaporates in Virginia as he smears critical race theory opponent as 'racist' Recent comments by Virginia Democratic nominee for governor Terry McAuliffe denouncing opposition to critical race theory as "racist" are drawing criticism on social media, as the former governor's lead over Republican opponent Glenn Youngkin continues to evaporate in the homestretch of a race that is now a dead heat. McAuliffe, who previously served as governor during 2014-18, was asked during a candidate forum on Thursday evening how he would define critical race theory. In response, he denied CRT is being taught in the state's public schools...

In July 2021, the Indonesian Food and Drug Monitoring Agency (BPOM) finally granted the Emergency Use Authorization for Ivermectin as the therapeutic drug to cure the Covid-19. This was due to the country’s “worst-case scenario” epidemic at the time according to officials. Indonesia experienced a spike in COVID-19 infection and deaths in July and was struggling to slow the virus transmission due to its high population. Indonesia is ranked as the world’s fourth most populous country. ... After the government authorized the use of Ivermectin for COVID-19 patients, the number of cases significantly plummeted since July.

North Carolina’s lieutenant governor is facing mounting calls for his resignation after he was caught on video calling transgender people “filth.” The video, which was first posted Wednesday by Right Wing Watch, showed the first-term Republican making the comments during a speech at Asbury Baptist Church in June. “There’s no reason anybody, anywhere in America should be telling children about transgenderism, homosexuality, any of that filth,” Mark Robinson said in the video, which has gone viral. “Yes, I called it filth.” The comments were condemned by the White House this week. “These words are repugnant and offensive,” said Andrew Bates,...

Across the Ohio River from me .. Members of an Indiana family who went to get flu shots, including two children, were accidentally given adult doses of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine, their attorney said.

A group of New Jersey teachers is speaking out after being alarmed by a teachers union training that instructs them to log conversations with parents and students about the COVID-19 vaccine into a progressive campaign app used by "Squad" queen Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y. The National Educators Association (NEA) has been instructing teachers to upload their conversations with pupils and parents into the progressive campaign app Reach, the teachers say.

China building a Bio-Weapon that can target people based on race. China has been amassing a disturbing amount of genetic data from the rest of the world, and it's been doing it for something nightmarish.

Rhode Island School District Is Training Teachers in Critical Race Theory Judicial Watch Sues for Details on Biden Administration Shut Down of China-COVID Investigation Judicial Watch Sues Pentagon for Videos/Photos of Afghans Clinging to or Falling from Aircraft in Kabul Jail for Bangladeshi Smuggler Caught Amid Rise in Migrants from Terrorist Nations ~snip~ Judicial Watch Sues for Details on Biden Administration Shut Down of China-COVID Investigation The Biden State Department shut down a national security investigation into China’s role in the COVID pandemic, and the American people deserve to know why. So we filed a Freedom of Information Act...

On Wednesday morning, CNN again tried to blame crime in liberal states on the laws of more pro-gun states as co-host Jim Sciutto recalled complaints in New York about guns being transferred from Southern states. Discussing a new CDC report documenting the surge in homicides, the CNN host did at least acknowledge that the morale of police officers has been hurt, contributing to the spike in crime, but did not clarify the role the media has played in making it that way with their over-coverage of police-involved violence. Speaking with Oakland, California, police chief LeRonne Armstrong, Sciutto suggested the availability...

From September 30, 2021 presentation by Clint [redacted] Email: [Redacted] Disclaimer: comments by Clint [redacted] recorded here, should be viewed like something you would hear at a seminar. Since we have not yet hired Clint to represent us, his guidance is not specific legal advice to you individually or this group. Clint’s initial message to us – about challenging mandates -- was a bitter pill, but it does clarify some things and help us focus on the things that matter. The more important discussion covered was how to successfully acquire an exemption, especially a religious one. EEOC and Legal Challenges...

According to a thread on his Twitter account Saturday, West is experiencing "a low grade fever and light body aches." He has canceled in-person events out of concern for public safety "until receiving an all-clear indication." In addition to Ivermectin, which has been widely dismissed by health experts as a COVID-19 treatment, West is also taking hydroxychloroquine. Although his wife, Angela West, has been vaccinated against the virus, he has not, according to the tweets. "Dr. Angela West received the vaccine. LTC West did not. LTC West has publicly stated he supports individual choice and this is reflected in his...

Late Friday evening Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas announced contracts to construct border wall barriers in the Rio Grande Valley and Laredo Sectors, where the illegal immigration crisis is raging, will be canceled. "Consistent with the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) border barrier plan, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), in coordination with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), intends to cancel the remaining border barrier contracts located within U.S. Border Patrol’s (USBP) Laredo Sector and all border barrier contracts located in the Rio Grande Valley Sector," DHS released in a statement. "CBP will then begin environmental planning and...

The Taliban said on Saturday they will not work with the U.S. to contain extremism in Afghanistan. Taliban political spokesman Suhail Shaheen told The Associated Press the group will independently deal with extremist groups such as the Islamic State. “We are able to tackle Daesh independently,” Shaheen said, using an Arabic acronym for the group. The position comes ahead of talks between senior Taliban officials and U.S. officials in Doha, Qatar. These are the first direct talks the two groups will have since the U.S. evacuated Afghanistan in August, with the U.S. saying the talks are not a sign the...

Investing.com -- Crude oil prices hit $80 a barrel in the U.S. for the first time since 2014 on Friday, a day after the Energy Department played down reports that it was looking at selling barrels from the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve. While crude prices generally set the trend for other fuels in the global market, the situation is currently reversed, as shortages of natural gas and coal – especially in Asian markets – create a rare opportunity for oil-powered electricity generators. Later Friday, Baker Hughes’ weekly rig count will show how far U.S. companies are reacting to the price...

Hapless Francis Wants to Make "This Church Different”“We must make this Church different. This is the challenge, for a different Church open to new elements,” Francis said at the October 9 opening of the Synodal Synods on Synodality.Contradicting Christ (“the world hates you and hated me first”, John 15), he came up with the idea that “the Church needs more friendship with the world.” Francis paraphrased “the risks” with his usual empty buzzwords: “formalism,” “intellectualism,” “the temptation of complacency.”Luxembourg Cardinal Hollerich, the synod’s relator general, confessed that he had “no idea” what kind of work instrument he will be writing,...