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I checked; the CDC really does have this 'TSG' Progam in play. CDC webpage content below the X.com post.https://x.com/TexasTamieK/status/1819530303431389508TexasTamie @TexasTamieK·Aug 2https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/page/travel-genomic-surveillanceTraveler-based Genomic Surveillance for Early Detection of New SARS-CoV-2 VariantsProgram ImpactHow It WorksThe Traveler-based Genomic Surveillance program (TGS), led by CDC’s Travelers’ Health Branch, is a public-private partnership that plays an important role in U.S. national biosecurity through its two major goals:early detection of new SARS-CoV-2 variants and other pathogens andfilling in gaps in global biosurveillance. OverviewU.S. airports are visited by more than 1 billion travelers each year.Travelers are an important population to consider when tracking new and emerging infectious...

We have to hope that the Federal Reserve realizes that today’s stock market weakness is unlikely to be a passing fad given the poor underlying world economic and political fundamentals. Maybe then the Fed will do the right thing and start cutting interest rates aggressively to provide long-overdue support to a weakening U.S. economy.

If Donald Trump is elected in November (not a foregone conclusion) would he attempt to plug the anchor baby loophole? That’s the insane policy by which babies born to illegal alien mothers on U.S. soil receive automatic birthright citizenship. Thus, American nationality policy is taken from U.S. lawmakers and turned over to foreign lawbreakers.

President Biden and Vice President Harris will meet with national security officials in the White House Situation Room on Monday, as Iran reiterates its intention to punish Israel for the apparent assassination of top Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran. The meeting will focus on developments in the Middle East, the White House said. Concerns about a wider regional conflict have escalated with the assassination of Haniyeh. While Israel has not acknowledged the strike in Iran, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei vowed to seek revenge against Israel after Haniyeh’s death. Attacks by Iran and the Iranian-backed Hezbollah militant group...

Cardinal Gregory praises, celebrates Mass for Fr. James Martin’s LGBT event with heretical speakersCardinal Gregory of DC offered Mass for Fr. James Martin’s ‘Outreach’ conference, which includes pro-LGBT speakers and is organized by Martin’s LGBT activist group that promotes ‘Pride Month,’ homosexual ‘marriage,’ and transgenderism.Archdiocese of Washington, Facebook, Creative CommonsWASHINGTON D.C. (LifeSiteNews) — Addressing participants of Father James Martin’s pro-LGBT “Outreach” conference, D.C.’s Cardinal Wilton Gregory said the heterodox event is aimed at “becoming a more inclusive family of faith.”“In many respects you are engaging in an act of synodality – the vision and invitation proposed by Pope Francis that...

NATIONAL OYSTER DAY | AUGUST 5 Get slurping on August 5th with National Oyster Day! Oysters are enjoyed as seafood in many parts of the world. #NATIONALOYSTERDAY Did you know there are over 100 different species of oysters? Interestingly, oysters tend to take on the characteristics of the water in which they live. Because of this, they’re typically named after the body of water in which they grow. While many people enjoy fresh oysters raw, the shellfish can also be savored in multiple other ways. As a side dish, oysters add immense flavor to Thanksgiving dressing. They also make delicious...

Vice President Kamala Harris praised the administration’s economic agenda multiples times in 2023, even as prices soared and economists warned of a recession. “Bidenomics. Ha ha ha ha! That is called Bidenomics — and we are very proud of Bidenomics!” she said in August 2023, touting the administration’s massive spending packages: KAMALA HARRIS: "That is called Bidenomics! Ha ha ha! That is called Bidenomics and we are very proud of Bidenomics!" pic.twitter.com/JwXWeePr1m — RNC Research (@RNCResearch) August 4, 2023 t least five times, Harris praised the policies that fueled the rising costs: July 24, 2023: “Bidenomics is working” August 3,...

DOUGLAS COUNTY, Ga. - Devon Davis has bonded out of the Douglas County Jail on conditions that he does not return to Arbor Place Mall or approach his alleged victim. The 35-year-old has been charged with simple battery after allegedly licking and sucking the hair of an 18-year-old woman he did not know. "That's weird," said shopper Dan Shower." I don't know anybody that licks hair."

Biden-Harris senior economic adviser Gene Sperling on Monday left the White House for the presidential campaign trail on the same day American stocks plunged and fears of a recession became readily apparent. Sperling is leaving to become a senior economic adviser to Harris’s policy team on her presidential campaign. He served Presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama, and President Joe Biden tasked Sperling with administering the $1.9 trillion coronavirus pandemic passed in the early days of his presidency. However, the senior economic adviser for Biden and Harris is leaving the White House at a time that major stock indexes fell...

Multiple brokerages, including Charles Schwab, Fidelity, Vanguard, TD Ameritrade, E-Trade, UPS, CenturyLink, and Interactive Brokers, are currently down and reporting errors amid market crashes.

Check the look of dismay/disdain on Kasie Hunt's face as she decried Donald Trump having called Kamala Harris, during his Atlanta rally on Sunday, a "low-IQ individual." On today's CNN This Morning, Hunt claimed that Trump's statement was "definitely race-related."Really? Shall we take a stroll down the list of people of pallor whose intellect Trump has disparaged? Let's begin with the infamous tweet in which Trump used the very same term regarding the very white Mika Brzezinski: "low-I.Q. Crazy Mika."Get the rest of the story and view the video here.

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An armed woman from Texas has been arrested after threatening former President Donald Trump in Washington, DC, authorities said. Christina Montoya, 41, was busted last Friday in northeastern DC after local cops were tipped off about her by the Secret Service and opened an investigation, according to a report from the Metropolitan Police Department of DC. “Through the detectives’ investigation, 41-year-old Christina Montoya of San Antonio, Texas, was arrested and charged with carrying a pistol without a license, possession of an unregistered firearm, and threats against a former president,” MPD explained in a public statement. Texas woman Christina Montoya was...

After his remark that California’s Kamala Harris was the “best-looking attorney general in the country” sparked controversy, President Obama apologized for what some deemed to be a sexist comment, and what others argued was a dumb, but harmless, compliment. The president called Harris to apologize for the comments hours after he made them on Thursday during a San Francisco fundraiser for the After his remark that California’s Kamala Harris was the “best-looking attorney general in the country” sparked controversy, President Obama apologized for what some deemed to be a sexist comment, and what others argued was a dumb, but harmless,...

A three-judge panel in the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit has unanimously struck down a Minnesota law that forbids the exercise of rights protected by the Second Amendment for people over 18 but less than 21 years old. The decision is a significant victory in the ongoing process of restoring rights protected by the Second Amendment. Multiple infringements have piled up over the last century.The particular infringements on the right to bear arms in Minnesota started in 1975. In 1975, the Minnesota legislature passed a sweeping gun control law that forbid anyone from carrying handguns in...

“The global economy is becoming unburdened by what has been.” — Jordan Schachtel on “X”. That two-by-four upside our country’s head you’ve been waiting to get whomped with? Looks like it’s landing now. We got a banger in 2008, but it didn’t make a much of an impression. Maybe you don’t even remember these people, but then Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson and Fed Chair Ben Bernanke came in like a code blue squad and hooked up the banks to an IV-drip speedball of cocaine and heroin, i.e., “money” that didn’t actually exist (a.k.a. “liquidity,” hallucinated capital), and that crew kept...

England has fallen. It is for all intents and purposes an Islamic state. Three young girls -Bebe King, 6, Elsie Dot Stancombe, 7, and 9-year-old Alice Dasilva Aguiar were stabbed to death in the English town of Southport on Monday July 29. The alleged killer is one 17 year old Axel Muganwa Rudakubana. He was born in Cardiff to Rwandan immigrants. HIs parents are said to be Christian but much confusion remains. The murders ignited outrage among British citizens protesting mass immigration which then led to England PM Keir Starmer to crush that outrage. We can debate about why this...

A senior ally of President Vladimir Putin arrived in Tehran on Monday for talks with Iranian leaders including the president and top security officials as the Islamic Republic weighs its response to the killing of a Hamas leader. -snip- Sergei Shoigu, the secretary of Russia's security council, was shown by Russia's Zvezda television station meeting Rear Admiral Ali Akbar Ahmadian, a senior Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) commander who serves as secretary of the Supreme National Security Council. Shoigu, who was Russia's defence minister before being moved to the security council in May, will also meet President Masoud Pezeshkian, Zvezda...

MSNBC host Joe Scarborough said Monday on “Morning Joe” that Vice President Kamala Harris should not go on Fox News to debate former President Donald Trump because they mispronounce her name. Referencing Trump, Scarborough said, “He obviously is now proposing something that is no more likely for Kamala Harris to attend than than him attending something on MSNBC in prime time. It’s just not going to happen, which means he’s trying to figure out a way to get out of this debate gracefully and just not going to be able to do it.” Co-host Jonathan Lemire said, “No. And let’s...

Dear Keir Starmer, I'm calling out the Fascist United Kingdom government for its tone-deaf and totally inappropriate response to the disorder on the streets of Southport and the rest of this country.