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Business tycoon and Twitter enthusiast Elon Musk is hopeful of the microblogging platform’s board considering his buy-out offer worth $43 billion in cash. As the Twitter bigwigs deliberate on the future of the platform, the Tesla titan has urged even his worst critics to not quit using it. Amid anticipations concerning the possibilities of him becoming the new Twitter owner, the billionaire took to the platform on April 25 and wrote: “I hope that even my worst critics remain on Twitter because that is what free speech means.” I hope that even my worst critics remain on Twitter, because that...

Masks aren’t required on U.S. flights for now after a federal judge lifted a nationwide mask mandate covering planes and other forms of public transportation, though the Department of Justice is filing an appeal to overturn the decision after a request from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The lifting of the mask mandate has led some people on social media to express their concerns for immunocompromised passengers. Some medical experts, including Leana Wen, M.D., a public health professor at George Washington University and CNN medical analyst, have previously said that “one-way masking,” where someone is wearing a...

Joe Biden is the king of the cartels. https://t.co/shs9azGwg5— Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (@RepMTG) April 25, 2022Before todays congressional delegation at the border, I was able to speak with Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (@RepMTG) briefly about the passing of National Guard Spc. Bishop Evans, who’s body was recovered today.He died trying to save drowning migrants crossing into U.S. pic.twitter.com/zGzyQ6CXKx— Anthony Cabassa (@AnthonyCabassa_) April 25, 2022

A calorie-reduced diet can not only delay the development of metabolic diseases, but also has a positive effect on the immune system. Researchers have now shown for the first time that this effect is mediated by an altered gut microbiome, which slows down the deterioration of the immune system in old age (immune senescence). Around 2 billion people worldwide are overweight. Obesity increases the risk of developing high blood pressure, heart attack or type 2 diabetes mellitus and can cause inflammation in the body that weakens the immune system through an accumulation of specific memory T and B cells. This...

Goshen school board president resigns after child sex sting video posted online https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-qP4IWcOYg John Gray is the perv caught trying to hook up with an 11 year old girl. The Predator Catchers did a great thing here. Video is something. He was in his 5th term as Schoold Board President, unbelievable! Local articles linked in comments GOSHEN, Ohio — Goshen Local Schools announced Sunday board president John Gray resigned after a video posted online shows Gray being handcuffed by sheriff's deputies in Indiana.

Democrats in Washington state are cracking down on marijuana — not the actual drug, the word itself. The Evergreen State legislature recently passed a bill banning the word “marijuana” from official state law and documents over concerns that it is “racist.” At the same time, to help increase diversity in the cannabis business, a taxpayer-funded task force has been spending the last two years focusing on helping minorities in Washington state break into the marijuana business. “The term ‘marijuana’ itself is pejorative and racist,” Washington state Representative Melanie Morgan (D) said during testimony regarding the piece of legislation officially known...

Now that Elon Musk is buying Twitter, the question for all of us is: Will he allow a Criminal who used this platform to lie and spread disinformation to try to overthrow the US Government to return and continue his Criminal activity? And if he does, how do we combat it?— Rob Reiner (@robreiner) April 25, 2022-------------------------Joe Biden — who gifted the Taliban billions of $ worth of military equipment — is still on Twitter. Aiding & abetting the enemy is defined as treason in the Constitution.— #ThePersistence (@ScottPresler) April 25, 2022To whom do you refer, Joe Biden or Hillary...

Frogs in Boiling WaterThe headlines today will naturally be all about French President Macron winning re-election over Le Pen. There was such a flood of market commentary before the vote underlining that a Le Pen victory would have been a larger shock than Brexit, etc., and EUR was up in early Asian trading despite the fact that nobody actually thought Le Pen would win: either people secretly feared she might, or it’s ‘buy the rumour, buy the fact’. However, here is an uncomfortable fact: Le Pen scored around 42% of the vote. 5 years ago she got 34%. When her...

Leftists on Twitter predictably lost their ever-loving minds following news that the world’s richest man’s hostile takeover bid for the platform will likely be successful. The Twitter board of directors is reportedly ready to accept Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s $43 billion offer to buy all outstanding shares to bring the platform firmly under his control. Twitter was reportedly more receptive to a deal after Musk managed to secure $46.5 billion in financing. MRC President Brent Bozell welcomed the news on Twitter: “Today marks a new milestone in the fight for free speech. For the leftists, just remember you can always...

Several cities in Italy, including Rome and Bologna, will enact a digital plan this fall that rewards its citizen’s behaviors that comply with the UN 2030 Agenda.The cities are doing this by launching an app called “Smart Citizen Wallet.” Citizens who separate their garbage for recycling, use public transportation, or behave in ways that comply with the climate change agenda will be rewarded with discounts through the app.Some of the more worrying items on the UN 2030 agenda include increasing taxation, encouraging open border migration, and empowering the IMF to access personal financial information.Critics of the technology warn of the...

Russian tanks with Ukrainian flags moved in the direction of Molodetske on the outskirts of the village of Hrozove in the occupied Kherson region, and then fired on the houses of civilians. Source: Operational Command "Pivden" (South) Quote: "The tanks of the occupiers, flying Ukrainian flags, went to the outskirts of the village of Hrozove, Kherson region. This demonstration column moved in the direction of the village of Molodetske. The enemy is trying to simulate the presence of units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the occupied territories. And then, from the same tanks, they fire on the occupied...

Sometimes, a single tweet says it all. Everybody recognizes Kyle Rittenhouse by now, but we doubt one person in a hundred can name Darrell Brooks Jr. on sight. Even now, can you remember who Darrell Brooks Jr. is? Probably not. To jog your memory, Brooks drove an SUV into a Christmas parade in Waukesha, Wisconsin, killing six people and injuring sixty-two others. Brooks’s attack came just two days after Rittenhouse’s acquittal. He had a history of posting support for BLM and violent anti-white screeds on social media: Brooks was almost certainly motivated at least in part by anti-white animus for...

Inhaled nitric oxide (iNO) is associated with improvement in the mean partial pressure of oxygen (PaO2)/fraction of inspired oxygen (FiO2) ratio (P/F ratio) among patients hospitalized with COVID-19 and mild-to-moderate acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), according to a study published online April 11 in Drugs in Context. Steven H. Abman, M.D. and colleagues conducted a retrospective medical chart review study that included patients who were aged 18 years or older with mild-to-moderate ARDS who received iNO for ≥24 hours continuously during hospitalization for COVID-19. The analysis included 37 patients at six sites. The researchers observed an increase in P/F ratio...

The body of the Texas National Guard member who went missing while attempting to rescue migrants from drowning while crossing into the U.S. from Mexico was found Monday, Fox News has learned. Texas Army National Guard Specialist Bishop E. Evans, 22, went missing near Eagle Pass Friday while attempting to rescue two migrants who "appeared to be drowning while crossing the river from Mexico into the U.S.," according to the Texas Military Department. Multiple sources tell Fox News that Evans body was found and recovered in Eagle Pass, Texas Monday morning. Rep. Tony Gonzales’ office separately told Fox News Digital...

Experts: U.S. could enter the lithium market in a very big way. U.S. must reduce its reliance on lithium imports from the lithium triangle. Geothermal technologies could unlock large lithium deposits in the U.S The US could enter the lithium market in a very big way. At least, that’s what some experts are claiming. The global demand for lithium is on the rise, especially in the US. This should come as no surprise, as lithium-ion batteries are essential to electric vehicles and energy storage. Still, the question remains: is the US capable of breaking its reliance on lithium imports from...

Natick Police Officer, Mike Mabardy, passed away suddenly while playing hockey.The 39-year-old cop was an 11-year veteran and tragically leaves behind four young girls all under the age of 10.Mabardy died on Tuesday after he had a medical emergency while playing hockey at the New England Sports Center in Marlborough, according to MetroWest Daily News.Three active-duty police officers in the state of Massachusetts have passed away suddenly within 10 days…

A New York judge held former president Donald Trump in contempt on Monday over his lack of response to a subpoena from the state's attorney general, and ordered him to pay $10,000 a day in fines until he complies. ...Trump has been fighting the attorney general's subpoena, and his company, the Trump Organization, has repeatedly said it was complying with various orders to turn over materials.

When Tom Radcliffe owned three Carmel-area pet stores, customers would often complain about how finicky their cats were. “They’d say, ‘My cat doesn’t like tuna, my cat doesn’t like chicken,'” said Radcliffe. “I thought, ‘Why don’t they make cat food out of mice?’ Cats eat mice. Ask Tom and Jerry.” Now, after selling his stores and enlisting some expert help – including friends’ cats and animal nutritionists with Ph.D.s – Radcliffe is making cat food out of mice. In the process, he catapulted himself during a shaky pandemic economy to the forefront of what appears to be a burgeoning business...

A massive fire raged overnight into the morning and daytime hours at a Russian oil storage facility and logistics hub on Monday in the city of Bryansk, which lies a mere 100 kilometers from the Ukrainian border.Widely circulating social media footage is fueling speculation that the fire could have been the result of either a Ukrainian missile strike, or perhaps covert sabotage - in addition to the possibility of yet another strange 'accident' - the third such mystery blaze in as many days. As we detailed earlier, many commentators noted the timing, which corresponded with US Secretary of State Antony...

Many liberals who call themselves journalists, inspired by Harvard's Nieman Lab, are now publicly calling for ditching objectivity in their profession in favor of what they call "solidarity for social justice" as their goal. Not only are many making no attempt to hide their disdain for objectivity, they are loudly urging it. Among them is Washington Post Margaret Sullivan who is not shy about expressing her extreme antipathy towards political diversity.Therefore when she wrote on Saturday that the New York Times managing editor, Joe Kahn, would succeed Dean Baquet as executive editor of that alleged national treasure in June, her...