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About 40 million adults in the United States regularly take statins. However, many of them don't stand to benefit from these drugs based on research from David Diamond. Diamond and his co-authors reviewed literature from medical trials. They then narrowed their review to look at study participants with elevated levels of low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (LDL), the so-called "bad cholesterol," which can be reduced with a statin. Some individuals with high LDL also had high triglycerides (fat in the blood) and low high-density lipoprotein (HDL), the "good cholesterol," which put them at the highest risk of having a heart attack. But others...

ROME – Willy Bombeek, the head of a new “contact point” for gay Catholics that’s backed by the Flemish bishops, says he is confident that his ministry is something the pope would approve. Bombeek is the coordinator of a new “Homosexuality & Faith” contact point which was announced by the Flemish bishops Tuesday with an accompanying document that included proposed blessings for same-sex couples. Flemish is the dialect of Dutch spoken in Flanders, one of the three autonomous regions of Belgium. Speaking to Crux, Bombeek, who pitched the idea of the ministry to the bishops with the help of a...

Despite its earlier decision to ban the international EuroPride parade in Belgrade, citing security concerns, the Serbian government informed the European Commission and EuroPride last week that the march would be held on Saturday, though with a shorter route than initially planned. EuroPride is a pan-European LGBT event, held in a different city every year. This year it was held in the Serbian capital from the 12th to the 18th. Of course, the week of events caused strong protest from both the Serbian Orthodox Church and traditional Serbian society. Tens of thousands of Orthodox faithful came out to St....

It's been awe-inspiring to see the bottomless generosity of Martha's Vineyard residents after Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis sent them 50 illegal immigrants from Venezuela last week. WE LOVE YOU, YOU'VE ENRICHED OUR LIVES, NOW GET THE F--K OUT OF HERE. Unlike angry, white MAGA voters upset about their towns being flooded with illegals, Vineyard residents would LOVE to be sort of a -- what's the word? -- "sanctuary" for illegals. Really, they would. But that won't be possible. As Lisa Belcastro, manager of the Vineyard's homeless shelter, succinctly put it: "We are definitely supplying them with a lot of love...

“Bow down thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thine heart unto my knowledge. For it is a pleasant thing if thou keep them within thee; they shall withal be fitted in thy lips” (Proverbs 22:17-18).

Joe Biden spoke to the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday, but the most disturbing part of his day happened afterward. The president took that stage at an event sponsored by The Global Fund, which does work regarding AIDS and other diseases, and things went off the rails. In this case, quite literally. A video is circulating showing Biden appearing to be completely dazed and confused, fumbling around the stage as his handlers attempt to talk him down. Meanwhile, another man is speaking, trying to thank him for being there while the president appears to have no idea what’s happening....

Two new polls from Morning Consult and Concerned Veterans for America show at least a plurality of Americans are tired of interventionism. The results show twice as many Americans want to send less aid to Ukraine than those who would support sending more. Meanwhile, only 17% of Americans are concerned about defending democracy around the globe. ... Only 17% of respondents told the pollsters that “upholding global democracy” was a top five concern, ranking 11th behind drugs, climate, immigration, terrorism and the economic crisis. ...

Bishop Schneider had described the ecumenical Congress as a ‘supermarket of religions’ which could undermine the primacy of the Catholic faith.NUR-SULTAN, Kazakhstan (LifeSiteNews) – Pope Francis has appeared to reject criticism by Bishop Athanasius Schneider about the ecumenical Congress the pontiff recently attended in Kazakhstan, saying the meeting was a way to “honor” the Catholic faith. The Pope made his comments while on the return flight from Kazakhstan to Rome, having been in the country for three days to attend the 7th Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions. At the start of his final day in the country,...

Russia and Ukraine exchanged hundreds of prisoners of war after a prisoner exchange was brokered by Turkey and Saudi Arabia. Among them were fighters from the Azovstal plant. Ukraine announced the release of 215 imprisoned soldiers and 10 foreigners from Russia on Thursday. The soliders were released in exchange for 55 Russian prisoners, as well as Victor Medvedchuck, leader of the banned pro-Russia political party in Ukraine. Among the released were fighters who led the defense of Mariupol's Azovstal's steelworks, an act that has been hailed as an icon of Ukrainian resistance... Victor Medvedchuck, who has been said to be...

Found this at the thrift store today one end appears to be a 26 pin female from what I can count and is a pushsnap connector and the other end is a parallel 25 pin/DB25 male. Pics below. Thanks in advance.

Jim Cousens is my bogan (Aussie for redneck) comic character. www.jimcousens.com has been found to be not up to community standards on facebook .......... one of my proudest achievements in film.

Fox News senior strategic analyst Gen. Jack Keane analyzed the political implications of Vladimir Putin threatening nuclear war against Ukraine on "Your World." GEN. JACK KEANE: When everybody talks about, "Well, it's part of the DNA for them to use tactical nuclear weapons if they're fighting a war." Well, that scenario is when they're fighting a war against a superpower like the United States. We have to unpack this a little bit so it makes sense to the American people in terms of what the consequences are. First of all, militarily, one tactical nuclear weapon would not do the kind...

The House on Wednesday passed a bill to reform the Electoral Count Act in ways Liz Cheney and other proponents say would clarify that the vice president's role in counting electoral votes is purely ceremonial, and is meant to head off future efforts to try to overturn election results. It cleared the chamber on a mostly party-line vote, 229-203, with nine Republicans joining all Democrats to vote for it, even as Republican leaders 'whipped' against the bill. ... The bill makes somewhat more extensive changes than a companion Senate version, which has gained the support of at least 10 Republican...

Fool's Ball Week 3! Your home for all things Fool's Ball! In Memoriam Danny Lee (BENDER2)

Jupiter reaches opposition on September 26th just 591 million kilometers (367 million miles) from Earth, the closest they'll pair for the year. Opposition distances vary depending on where the planet happens to be in its orbit when opposition comes around. The closer perihelion and opposition dates align, the closer the two planets will draw together and the brighter and larger the gas giant will shine. Jupiter lines up with Earth just four months shy of its January 21, 2023, perihelion. It hasn't been this close since the October 1963 opposition and won't be again until October 7, 2129. That's why...

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (TCD) -- The chief operating officer of animal product substitute company Beyond Meat stands accused of biting a man’s nose after a college football game. According to a report from KNWA/KFTA-TV, on Saturday, Sept. 17, Douglas Ramsey, 53, allegedly committed the crime near Razorback Stadium in a parking garage following Arkansas’ win over Missouri State. Officers reportedly responded to Gate 15 shortly after 10 p.m. to a report of a disturbance. At the scene, KNWA/KFTA reports officers found two men with bloody faces. According to The Associated Press, another driver allegedly merged in front of Ramsey in traffic,...

The William Buckley and Edgar Smith Saga In her new book, Scoundrel, Sarah Weinman tells the story of how a conservative journalist and editor ended up befriending a convicted murderer. By Jake Bittle JUNE 16, 2022 “While nothing is easier than to denounce the evildoer, nothing is more difficult than to understand him”—so goes a famous aphorism often attributed to Dostoyevsky. The figure of the evildoer seems to cry out for either condemnation or interpretation. We can’t just let an evildoer be; we can’t just turn our eyes away from him until we’ve managed to satisfy ourselves that he is...

Astonishing, and at times infuriating, video of Sherri Papini’s interrogation by California detectives was released Tuesday, showing the moment she learned her kidnapping hoax had been found out. Papini and her husband, Keith Papini, met with Shasta County Sheriff’s Office investigators on Aug. 13, 2020. Before her story unraveled, detectives asked if she wanted her husband to leave the room. “The DNA alone says it's him, and when we talked to him, confronted him with the DNA, he told us what happened,” the detective says. “He 100% told us what happened. He gave us details that nobody else would know.”...

33 second video from today where he embarrasses himself again. Video at link.