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Jacob asked that I let this group know of his passing. Jacob was one of the strongest and bravest persons I have ever known. He chose to be the first autistic person to have a double lung transplant at Henry Ford Hospital so that he could contribute to helping others as well as having an extra 16 months of life. Jacob passed peacefully on 10/6/24 with his family at his side. It brought him great joy to see all the responses and kindness expressed in support for him in this difficult time. He was one of a kind and is...

Hi, everybody! I've suffered a series of infections following a double lung transplant last year. I have decided to go onto Hospice today and my time in this universe is very limited.

Before you throw a MAGA hat or a Let’s Go Brandon flag at me, let me make one thing perfectly clear. I voted for Donald Trump in 2016 and 2020. If he is the nominee in 2024, I’ll vote for him again. But when we consider him in the context of the next election, we must employ the retrospectoscope, as I did months ago. After all, hindsight is 20/20. And, as Santayana said, “He who does not learn from history is doomed to repeat it.”

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — A high-ranking Norfolk Police officer who was found donating to the defense fund of Kyle Rittenhouse has been fired from the police department. Kyle Rittenhouse is the man charged with the murder of two Black Lives Matter protesters in Kenosha, Wisconsin, last August. According to the Guardian newspaper on Friday, Sgt. William Kelly, who served as the executive officer of NPD’s internal affairs division, made an anonymous $25 donation to Rittenhouse’s defense in September. However Kelly used an official email address linked to himself, the Guardian reported.

Let me tell you why I believe the polls… Because in 2016, the polls were accurate. No, not the state polls. The state polls were way off. The average of the national polls, however, was almost exactly correct. President Trump lost the national popular vote in 2016 by 2.1 points — and just barely beat Hillary Clinton.