Free Republic

"Teeth of the Hydra"Guitar bass pinglist Check it out

Despite low vaccination rates, countries across the African sub-continent reported few cases and Covid-related deaths Covid-19 was expected to ravage the unvaccinated populations of Central and West African countries as the pandemic began to rip through the continent. But something curious happened – or did not happen – which has left scientists baffled. Counties such as Sierra Leone, with eight million people and where malaria, Ebola, TB, and HIV have caused such devastation, have registered very few cases and barely any covid deaths; 123 in total, with Kamakwie district having reported just 11 cases and no deaths since the pandemic...

A commonly used means of delivering extra oxygen to children in intensive care is not as effective as many clinicians assume, new research has found. It was the first to compare the types of breathing support given to children when they come off mechanical ventilation, to help them transition to breathing unaided. Comparing methods The trial compared High-Flow Nasal Cannula therapy (HFNC)—where oxygen is delivered through tubes into the nostrils—with Continuous Positive Airwave Pressure (CPAP)—for which patients wear an oxygen mask. HFNC has become increasingly popular in pediatric intensive care units, as it is seen as more comfortable for children...

Some turbines killed multiple eagles and because the carcasses are not always found, officials said the number killed was likely higher than the 150 birds cited in court documents. Wind energy company pleads guilty after at least 150 eagles killed in U.S. Some turbines killed multiple eagles and because the carcasses are not always found, officials said the number killed was likely higher than the 150 birds cited in court documents. NextEra Energy was sentenced to probation and ordered to pay more than $8 million in fines and restitution after at least 150 eagles were killed over the past decade....

A California congregation with a sizable LGBT membership that belongs to the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America has called for the removal of the denomination’s first trans-identified bishop. The Rev. Megan Rohrer, who uses “they/them” pronouns, was installed as the first trans-identified bishop in ELCA history last September, becoming the leader of the California-based ELCA Sierra Pacific Synod. However, since then, Rohrer has weathered controversy over allegations of racist behavior toward a Hispanic Lutheran pastor, as well as other issues that have led some to call for Rohrer’s removal. The Congregation Council of Our Savior’s Lutheran Church, a Fresno-based ELCA...

A California progressive group managed to pressure a business to back out of being the venue for a Christian-led political action committee’s school board candidates event. Tim Thompson, pastor of 412 Church Murrieta, in southern California, formed the Inland Empire Family PAC to support school board candidates who hold to Judeo-Christian, conservative values. -snip Opposing Thompson’s efforts is the Temecula Unity, a progressive group that accuses the preacher of wanting to impose his views in the schools. “They say I’m trying to install a theocracy in the school board, which is not at all accurate,” Thompson told The Western Journal...

A team of researchers has found via a three-year trial that the SPYRAL HTN-ON MED renal denervation procedure reduced the blood pressure of volunteers in the trial. High blood pressure, also known as hypertension, is regular elevated blood pressure in the arteries. People with hypertension are at increased risk for strokes, vision loss, dementia and coronary artery disease. For that reason, patients are administered drugs to reduce their blood pressure. Unfortunately, these medications do not work for some patients, and medical scientists seek other ways to lower blood pressure. One technique is called renal denervation, where the nerves in blood...

The White House on Wednesday defended the idea of giving smartphones to illegal border crossers, to help them stay in touch with ICE officials. White House press secretary Jen Psaki appeared indignant after Fox News reporter Peter Doocy questioned her about the program, detailed recently in their reporting. “I think you, of all people, since you’ve asked me a range of questions on this topic over time, would recognize that we need to take steps to ensure that we know where individuals are and we can track, and we can check in with then,” she replied. Psaki said the phones...

Belarus said on Thursday it will pay some of its foreign debts in Belarusian roubles, as Western sanctions limit its ability to deal in foreign currencies. The country will pay debt and interest in Belarusian roubles on loans raised from the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD), European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and Nordic Investment Bank, the Belarusian government said.

Maine Sen. Susan Collins has tested positive for COVID-19. The senator's office issued a statement on her positive test result Thursday evening. Advertisement According to the statement, Collins is experiencing mild symptoms and will isolate and work remotely in accordance with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines.

It is the nicest day of the year today, so I got my convertible out of storage and was randomly driving around looking at the trees and the rest of God's creation, walked on the beach and just wanted to enjoy nature. I normally do not carry, but there were all random people wearing masks, so I could not really see their expressions and try to gauge what their intentions might be. It seems like they were trying to cover up their first amendment rights to expression or something. Even in the neighborhoods when I was driving home there were...

In Ramallah, masked men hand out sweets pic.twitter.com/7VcVILssZC— roi kais • روعي كايس • רועי קייס (@kaisos1987) April 7, 2022One by one, senior Hamas figures in Gaza welcome the attack. Mushir al-Masri, a senior Hamas figure, appears on the Qatari al-Jazeera channel (which has offices in Israel) Celebrations on Jenin pic.twitter.com/pu2kRhVwOE— roi kais • روعي كايس • רועי קייס (@kaisos1987) April 7, 2022

Lack of data and open-ended questions from FDA frustrate membersAll the FDA's Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee (VRBPAC) could agree about on Wednesday in terms of a plan for COVID boosters is that they need more data. The 8-hour meeting, broadcast over YouTube, was riddled with technical glitches early on, and ended with some frustration over the open-ended questions the agency posed. FDA staff charged VRBPAC members with discussing what considerations should inform strain composition decisions for COVID boosters, how often should these be assessed, what would indicate a need for an updated strain composition, and what considerations...

Governor Greg Abbott ordered the Texas Military Department to expand migrant turnback operations along the Rio Grande. The order comes in response the President Joe Biden’s decision to end the Title 42 coronavirus protection protocol and the predicted surge of up to 18,000 migrants per day attempting to cross from Mexico. During a press conference in Weslaco, Texas, on Wednesday, Governor Abbott ordered the Texas Military Department to expand migrant turnback operations previously announced. In an exclusive interview with the Texas governor in March, Abbott announced the program to begin turning migrants back who are attempting to illegally cross the...

Hunter Biden just paid over $1 million in back taxes for income he never claimed, but which was found in his emails — the ones from his laptop that had been dismissed by the mainstream media as Russian disinformation. The FBI is conducting an ongoing criminal investigation into Hunter’s business activities based on the contents of the laptop. It was only the Bureau’s use of the laptop as evidence that finally forced the New York Times this month to admit that what it said last year was false. See, as the New York Post broke the story that a laptop...

Explanation: Unlike most entries in Charles Messier's famous catalog of deep sky objects, M24 is not a bright galaxy, star cluster, or nebula. It's a gap in nearby, obscuring interstellar dust clouds that allows a view of the distant stars in the Sagittarius spiral arm of our Milky Way galaxy. When you gaze at the star cloud with binoculars or small telescope you are looking through a window over 300 light-years wide at stars some 10,000 light-years or more from Earth. Sometimes called the Small Sagittarius Star Cloud, M24's luminous stars fill this gorgeous starscape. Covering over 3 degrees or...

ransomnote: The Expose is over the target and taking flak, banned and censored - even Paypal turned against them in an effort to deprive them of funding. Please pray that the Expose receive the funds it needs to keep serving the public.Australia is currently recording a 7 day average of 72 Covid-19 deaths every day. But during the first wave of Covid-19 to hit the country back in March 2020, the 7 day average equated to no more than 4 deaths per day.Meanwhile official New South Wales Government figures shows that throughout the whole of March 2022, the vaccinated population...

The White House on Thursday argued that President Joe Biden did not need to quarantine or wear a mask after interacting with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on multiple occasions this week after she tested positive for the coronavirus. White House press secretary Jen Psaki argued that none of Biden’s interactions with the Speaker were considered a “close contact” by the Centers for Disease Control.

Freep Mail 4Liberty, if you want On/Off this list. Tune in LIVE at one of these links or via Roku/AppleTV/AmazonFire with the America’s Voice App...... https://americasvoice.news/ https://americasvoice.app https://warroom.org/ On GETTR, go here & click “Live now” button: https://gettr.com/user/realamvoice On Rumble – “Live” & for past episodes: https://rumble.com/BannonsWarRoom https://pluto.tv/live-tv/americas-voice“WarRoom BATTLEGROUND” Live following Bannon’s regular PM show, 6–7PM EST, at these links: https://frankspeech.com/ https://rumble.com/c/BannonsWarRoom

Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said on Wednesday that he thinks there will be an uptick in cases of Covid-19 over the next few weeks, and that it is likely that there could be a surge in the fall.