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Findings from a new study suggest that taking a probiotic could help prevent the decline in memory and thinking that can accompany aging. This research may pave the way for new, non-invasive treatments that leverage the gut microbiome to mitigate cognitive decline in the aging population. The researchers found that when study participants with mild cognitive impairment received the probiotic Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG (LGG) for three months, their cognitive scores increased. This cognitive improvement was also associated with changes in their gut microbiome. The study involved 169 participants between 52 and 75 years old who were divided into two groups...

The Biden administration has just spent two years negotiating with a group of foreign countries to raise taxes on U.S. companies operating overseas. Now we’re being told it’s been “delayed” for two more years. But why delay a bad decision? It’s an awful idea that should be rejected out of hand. “Americans have already been crushed by inflation caused by the Biden administration,” argued West Virginia congresswoman Carol Miller, in a recent op-ed. “But now, they want to add fuel to the fire by giving American taxes to foreign countries, raising costs for Americans, and sticking us with the bill...

A Mastodon server that focuses on left-leaning political activists, recently had an unencrypted copy of its database confiscated by the FBI.Source: Pixabay The recent news that a copy of Kolektiva.social’s database was confiscated by the FBI as the result of a raid at the home of one of the organization’s administrators, should serve as a cautionary tale for activists taking advantage of Mastodon’s federated nature to form online communities. Specifically, you should should do some research into the security in place at an activist-focused server, as well as the servers privacy policies.Actually, the same advice would hold even if you...

Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy said he will not sign a federal abortion ban to protect unborn babies even though he is “personally pro-life.” A businessman and author, Ramaswamy has described himself as “unapologetically pro-life,” but his comments July 21 on the All-In Podcast conflict with the pro-life mission. Although he believes “unborn life is life,” Ramaswamy said a limit or ban on killing unborn babies at the federal level would not be “principled” because abortion is an issue for the states. “I would not support a federal abortion ban of any kind on principled ground,” he told the All-In...

28 July 2023 Friday of week 16 in Ordinary Time Interior of the Transfiguration Cathedral in Odesa, damaged by a Russian missile Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: Green. Year: A(I).First readingExodus 20:1-17 ©The Law given at SinaiGod spoke all these words. He said, ‘I am the Lord your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery. ‘You shall have no gods except me. ‘You shall not make yourself a carved image or any likeness of anything in heaven or on earth beneath or in the waters under the earth; you shall not...

I wanted to play Aaron Copland’s Fanfare For The Common Man, but thought that The Federal Reserve theme song (laughing song from “Death in Venice”) was more appropriate given their insane money printing since 2008 then 2020 with Covid. Yes, The Fed is laughing at us. Bidenomics, massive spending on green energy mandates while curbing fossil fuel consumption, has been a true wonder for the top 1% of net worth (let’s call them The Elites). And Bidenomics, like Obamanomics, relied on super generous Federal Reserve money printing. The result? Total Net Worth held by the top 1% has grown rapidly...

Starting next week, Americans will only be able to purchase LED lights from retailers across the nation as an official ban on incandescent lightbulbs will go into effect. Come Tuesday, while it won’t be illegal to own incandescent light bulbs, it will be illegal for stores to sell them and companies to manufacture them.

On Thursday, CNN hosts Poppy Harlow and Boris Sanchez blamed climate change for the recent surge in gas prices with the former saying that the surge in prices is a reason “to get it in check when it comes to climate change.” On “CNN This Morning,” CNN Chief Business Correspondent Christine Romans stated, “There [are] a couple of things happening here: They’re still well below last year. Last year, at this time, we were hitting record highs, right? $4.30, last year, at this time, today, they’re $3.71. They’ve been jumping overnight. Some of these jumps have been pretty big. One...

Putin apparently serves God and Jesus Christ, and non Moloch, Mammon, Bael or any of the other fop/wanker gods or goddesses...

Doctors are concerned that a Supreme Court ruling issued June 29 will have far-reaching effects not only on the diversity of doctors and other care providers in training but ultimately also on patient care. The decision found it is unconstitutional for colleges and universities to use race as a factor in student admissions, which will affect enrollment decisions at public and private educational institutions, including medical schools. Like other academic institutions, medical schools have long factored race into admission decisions.

Happiness is a difficult thing to measure, but one initiative at the United Nations has been trying to figure it out. Every year since 2012, the U.N. Sustainable Development Solutions Network has published its World Happiness Report—a study that examines the connections between happiness and development, all while encouraging policymakers to place more of an emphasis on the former. Around 1,000 people in each U.N. member state rate their quality of life on a scale from 0 to 10, while researchers cull data from six areas: GDP per capita, life expectancy, social support, trust and corruption, perceived freedom to make...

Could muscadine wine help perk up sagging skin? According to a new study, women who drank two glasses of dealcoholized muscadine wine daily showed significant improvements in the elasticity and water retention of their skin compared with those who consumed a placebo. The study is the first time scientists have studied the impacts of nonalcoholic wine consumption on skin health in a randomized clinical trial. Researchers attribute the beneficial effects to chemical compounds called polyphenols that naturally occur in many plants. Muscadine grapes are native to the Southeastern United States and are commonly used to make wine. Previous clinical trials...

A “battery fire” at a rural New York solar farm has triggered warnings from authorities for local residents to avoid the toxic smoke plumes billowing from the site. Democrat Gov. Kathy Hochul issued a warning Thursday night for locals to stay away from the site near Lake Ontario. The blaze began around 1 pm at a solar farm in Jefferson County, outside the village of Chaumont, according to WWNY-TV. The village is about 78 miles north of Syracuse and near the Canadian border. Photos and videos aired by the local news station show smoke shooting from a solar panel array...

James Tissot’s The Life of Christ “THE LIFE OF CHRIST” 241 "Judas Returns the Money"Matthew 27:2-10 242 "Judas Hangs Himself"Matthew 27:5 243 "The Apostles' Hiding Place" 244 "Jesus Led from Caiphas to Pilate"Matthew 27:2 245 "Jesus before Pilate, First Interview"John 18:29-38 246 "Pilate" 247 "The Message of Pilate's Wife"Matthew 27:19 248 "Jesus Before Herod"Luke 23:4-11 249 "Jesus Led from Herod to Pilate"Luke 23:11-16 250 "The Scourging on the Back"Matthew 27:26 251 "The Scourging on the Front"John 19:1 252 "The Crowning of Thorns"Matthew 27:27-30 253 "Agnus-Dei--The Scapegoat" 254 "Behold the Man"John 19:4-7 255 "Jesus before Pilate, Second Interview"John 19:8-12 256 "Barabbas"...

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Red Chinese Illegal Border Crossers Have Ties to People’s Liberation Army Laurence F. Sanford | American Security Council Foundation | 7-25-23 (Condensed) Chinese Communist Party (CCP) military-age males are illegally crossing the American border. Michael Yon, a war correspondent, states thousands of young, physically fit Chinese males are heading to the U.S. after passing through the Darian Gap jungle, which separates Columbia from Panama. After emerging from the jungle, they often spend one night at the UN/US-funded San Vincente camp or Hotel Tonosi before boarding luxury buses heading north toward Mexico. Yon observed one group at the Tonosi Hotel following...

Ukraine is trying to breathe fresh life into a largely stalled campaign to push back Russia’s forces, launching a major push in the southern Zaporizhzhia region this week. After six weeks of slow gains, Kyiv and Washington insist a second phase of the counteroffensive could unleash intensified attacks on Moscow’s forces and hasten Ukrainian gains in occupied areas. “Ukraine has a substantial amount of combat power that it has not committed to the fight,” White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan said last week. “It’s at that moment, when they make that commitment, that we will likely see what the...

Reality Labs, the division of Facebook known as Metaverse, which develops augmented reality technologies for the metaverse, has reported losses of over $3.7 billion in the second quarter, bringing the total losses to over $21 billion. Despite Reality Labs’ ambitious vision, it has nothing but financial challenges. The unit’s second-quarter sales stood at $276 million, which marks a decline from the first quarter’s revenue of $339 million. As Breitbart reported: Despite the metaverse losses, Facebook’s overall financial health appears to be on the mend. The company’s shares saw an uptick of around five percent following an 11 percent surge in...

The U.S. economy is hitting a stride, growing at a 2.4-percent rate in the second quarter in a surprisingly strong showing that adds confidence to the idea that the nation may avoid a long-threatened recession. The growing economy comes coupled with other good economic news: Inflation is slowing, and unemployment sits at just 3.6 percent. Markets have noticed. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is up more than 4 percent over the last month and more than six percent this year, despite dropping on Thursday. It’s all good news for the White House and President Biden, who have used the recent...

Special Counsel Jack Smith's team of prosecutors added additional charges in to the 32-count indictment the former president was already facing for keeping classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago estate Thursday evening. Among the new charges are allegations that the former president allegedly told aides to 'wipe' security footage from his Florida club's server as a way to foil investigators probing the removal of classified documents from the White House. These allegations came just one day after the Department of Justice's 'sweetheart' deal with Hunter Biden sensationally collapsed, leaving the First Son susceptible to further criminal charges for alleged deals with...