Today’s Top 5:
Many U.S. and international brands have kicked off Pride Month promotions despite a consumer backlash against firms such as Target and Anheuser-Busch for pro-transgenderism marketing.
Mega brands such as Citi, Bank of America, Cisco, HP, and Pfizer have all changed their social media icons to Pride-themed logos. Promotions include new LGBT-themed product ranges, messaging, and donations to like-minded causes. However, there are certain regions of the world where the brands have kept silent as commentators have decried the Pride movement as a dangerous slide downward for Western civilization.
Adidas, which has long celebrated Pride Month, is offering its “Love Unites” collection featuring Pride-themed footwear, apparel, and accessories. “With bold, vibrant, and uplifting designs, Adidas Pride wear shows that love has no boundaries,” the company stated. Adidas actively supports an organization called Athlete Ally, which advocates for LGBT inclusion in sports.
Republican Congresswoman Anna Paulina Luna (FL) alleged Monday the FBI fears an informant accusing President Joe Biden of a criminal bribery scheme “will be killed.”
“Just left meeting for House Oversight. The FBI is afraid their informant will be killed if unmasked, based on the info he has brought forward about the Biden family,” she tweeted.
Luna later told Fox News that the FBI’s concerns were “alarming and scary.”
We have become a nation in a permanent state of emergency.
Power-hungry and lawless, the government has weaponized one national crisis after another in order to expand its powers and justify all manner of government tyranny in the so-called name of national security.
COVID-19, for example, served as the driving force behind what Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch characterized as “the greatest intrusions on civil liberties in the peacetime history of this country.”
In a statement attached to the Supreme Court’s ruling in Arizona v. Mayorkas, a case that challenged whether the government could continue to use it pandemic powers even after declaring the public health emergency over, Gorsuch provided a catalog of the many ways in which the government used COVID-19 to massively overreach its authority and suppress civil liberties
Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody has scored yet another win in her legal battle with the Biden administration over its policy of allowing the mass release of illegal immigrants into the interior of the United States.
In a June 5 statement, Moody said that the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals had agreed to keep in place a preliminary injunction earlier obtained by Florida against the Biden administration policy known as “Parole with Conditions.”
The policy allows federal authorities to release illegal immigrants into the country without a court date.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that more than 175 people were sickened with norovirus during a recent Celebrity Cruises Summit cruise to Bermuda.
The outbreak of the stomach virus affected some 152 passengers and about 25 crew members, said the CDC in a bulletin, between May 15 to May 25. Those who were sickened exhibited typical norovirus symptoms, including diarrhea, abdominal cramps, vomiting, and headaches.
“The gastrointestinal illness cases reported are totals for the entire voyage and do not represent the number of active (symptomatic) gastrointestinal cases at any given port of call or at disembarkation,” the CDC said in its alert.
WORLD NEWS
Statistics provided by the US Department of Defense, in 2003, outlined that there were around 725 American military bases positioned that year overseas in 38 countries, including the presence of 100,000 American soldiers in Europe. A decade later, by 2012 there was an increase to 750 US military bases in existence globally, including 1.4 million American troops on active duty, figures which are reported through to today. Other estimates suggest the Americans have owned, or maintain authority over, more than 1,000 military installations abroad. The network of bases is so expansive that even the Pentagon may not be sure of the exact number.In Europe, some of the US military facilities currently in operation date to the Cold War era. Much has changed over the past generation, as many European states have joined the Washington-dominated NATO, an increasingly aggressive military association. NATO enlargement of course continues, despite the fact that membership leads inevitably to significant erosion of sovereignty and independence, especially for the smaller countries which have chosen to join NATO.
The World Health Organization (WHO) said it will take up the European Union’s digital COVID-19 vaccine passport framework as part of a new global network of digital health certificates.
The WHO said in a June 5 statement that it had entered into a “landmark digital health partnership” with the European Commission (EC), the European Union’s executive body.
As part of this new joint venture, Europe’s existing framework of digital vaccine passports will serve as the first building block of a global network of digital health products.
Some Sudden Deaths Caused by COVID-19 Vaccines, Autopsies Confirm
Some sudden deaths were caused by COVID-19 vaccines, autopsies have confirmed.
Eight people who died suddenly after receiving a messenger RNA (mRNA) COVID-19 vaccine died due to a type of vaccine-induced heart inflammation called myocarditis, South Korean authorities said after reviewing the autopsies.
“Vaccine-related myocarditis was the only possible cause of death,” Dr. Kye Hun Kim of the Chonnam National University Hospital and other South Korean researchers said.
U.S. NEWS, POLITICS & GOVERNMENT
Update: Mass Shooting at High School Graduation in Virginia Leaves Two Dead
Update: Man armed with four handguns kills two after high school graduation ceremony in Virginia
A mass shooting occurred following a high school graduation outside the Altria Theater in Richmond, Virginia, on Tuesday.
Tucker Carlson Launches New Twitter Show Weeks After Leaving Fox
Former Fox News host Tucker Carlson released the first episode of his new show on Twitter on Tuesday night, delving into the mysterious destruction of a dam in Ukraine.
“As of today, we have come to Twitter, which we hope will be the short wave radio under the blankets,” Carlson stated toward the end of the video. “We’re told there are no gatekeepers here. If that turns out to be false, we’ll leave. But in the meantime, we’re grateful to be here.”
Carlson signed off the show, dubbed “Tucker on Twitter,” saying that he will be back on the platform with “much more, very soon.”
RFK Jr. Says Fox News Didn’t Run Negative Vaccine Stories to Keep Big Pharma Advertisers
Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said Fox News barred content that reflected negatively on vaccines to appease its big-money advertisers in the pharmaceutical industry.
During a June 5 Twitter Spaces interview with the platform’s owner, Elon Musk, Kennedy disclosed that he approached former Fox News CEO Roger Ailes in 2016 about doing a story on the mercury content in vaccines but was shut down.
“He said that any of his hosts who allowed me on TV to talk about this, that he would be forced to fire them,” Kennedy recalled. “And he said that 75 percent of his advertising revenues for the nightly news shows were at that point coming from pharma.”
According to Kennedy, Ailes was sympathetic to his cause but knew that such a story would result in a call from Fox News owner Rupert Murdoch “within 10 minutes.”
US Supreme Court Declines to Rehear Case of Woman Fighting IRS
The Supreme Court this week denied granting a rehearing to an 82-year-old woman, Monica Toth, who is embroiled in a battle with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), although Justice Neil Gorsuch signaled that he would want to rehear the case.
The Supreme Court receives thousands of cases each year and denies the vast majority of them. In January, the high court turned away Toth’s appeal over a $2.1 million penalty that the IRS imposed on Toth after she didn’t report a foreign bank account.
On Monday, the Supreme Court again turned away her case (pdf), with Gorsuch writing: “The petition for rehearing is denied. Justice Gorsuch would grant the petition for rehearing.” It means that a lower court ruling will stand and that Toth will have to pay the penalty.
Toth had argued that the IRS violated the Eighth Amendment, which bars cruel and unusual punishments and excessive fees.
Some of Nation’s Largest Pediatric Hospitals Will No Longer Offer Children Gender Modification
Potentially thousands of Texas children seeking to change their gender identity will no longer have access to puberty blockers, sterilization, and permanently disfiguring “gender-transition” surgeries in the state under a new law signed by Texas Gov. Gregg Abbott.
The Republican governor signed Senate Bill 14 on June 2, making the Lone Star State the most populous state to prohibit sex-change “treatments” for children.
The new law stands to be a major roadblock for advocates of transgender medicine.
Former Intelligence Official Says Congress Being Kept in the Dark About ‘Nonhuman’ Aircraft
An Air Force veteran and former intelligence officer has come forward alleging that classified information about the government’s possession of nonhuman craft is being illegally withheld from Congress.
David Grusch, 36, was a decorated combat officer in Afghanistan and is a former intelligence officer with the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) and the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO).
Grusch first told his story to investigative journalists Leslie Kean and Ralph Blumenthal, who published the story in the science and technology outlet The Debrief on June 5. NewsNation aired an interview with Grusch later that evening.
Grusch, who has handed over classified information on the craft to Congress and the Intelligence Community Inspector General (ICIG), said he’s filed a complaint alleging that he’s suffered from retaliation since becoming a whistleblower.
A federal judge on Tuesday proclaimed “gender identity is real” in an order that partially blocks Florida’s restrictions on “gender-affirming” care for minors.
Last month, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) signed a bill into law that restricts “gender-affirming” care for children, among other things.
—>Related: Families challenging Florida gender-affirming care restrictions may receive care, judge rules
A Florida judge on Tuesday blocked the enforcement of new state restrictions on gender-affirming health care for three transgender children whose families have challenged them in federal court, ruling that the state has prohibited the administration of treatments “even when medically appropriate.”
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R), who launched his bid for the White House late last month, in May signed off on a law making it illegal for health care professionals to provide gender-affirming medical interventions including puberty blockers, hormone replacement therapy and surgeries to transgender minors.
Those who violate the law risk being convicted of a third-degree felony crime, punishable by up to five years in prison, according to Florida’s criminal code. The new law additionally limits access to care for transgender adults by significantly narrowing the pool of providers who are able to legally administer treatments and requiring that patients over the age of 18 submit documentation that does not yet exist.
Three Florida families with transgender children sued the state last month, arguing that enforcing the law “will cause irreparable harm” to transgender young people and infringe on their rights as parents to make medical decisions for their children.
The families’ lawsuit was added to a separate legal challenge filed in March against new rules adopted by the state’s two medical boards last year. The rules, which have been widely criticized by health care professionals and LGBTQ civil rights groups, similarly prevent transgender minors from receiving gender-affirming medical care in Florida.
Another rule set by the state’s Health Department in August prohibits transgender Floridians, regardless of their age, from using Medicaid to help pay for gender-affirming health care. That rule is also being challenged in federal court.
In an order issued Tuesday, U.S. District Court Judge Robert Hinkle wrote that Florida’s bans on gender-affirming medical care likely violate
the U.S. Constitution and run counter to best practices and standards of care set by medical experts.
“The elephant in the room should be noted at the outset,” Hinkle wrote Tuesday. “Gender identity is real.”
“There is no rational basis for a state to categorically ban these treatments,” he added.
Gender-affirming health care, for both transgender youths and adults, is backed by most major medical organizations, which say the administration of care is medically necessary and often life saving.
Poll: More Than 7 in 10 Americans Support Same-Sex Marriage
More than 70 percent of Americans say same-sex marriage should be legal, up from 27 percent in 1996 and matching last year’s percentage, a new Gallup News poll found.
“When Gallup first polled about same-sex marriage in 1996, barely a quarter of the public (27 percent) supported legalizing such unions. It would take another 15 years, until 2011, for support to reach the majority level,” according to the poll report. “Then in 2015, just one month before the U.S. Supreme Court’s Obergefell v. Hodges decision, public support for legalizing gay marriage cracked the 60 percent level. In 2021, it reached the 70 percent mark for the first time and has been there each of the past three years.”
N.Y. Vending Machine Offers Free Crack Pipes
A public vending machine for addicts was unveiled Monday by the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, suggesting the answer to overdose deaths is “24/7 access to lifesaving harm reduction supplies.”
Those supplies provided by Services for the Underserved (S:US) include crack pipes, lip balm, Narcan, hygiene kits, and safer sex kits, the New York Post reported.
“We are in the midst of an overdose crisis in our city, which is taking a fellow New Yorker from us every three hours and is a major cause of falling life expectancy in NYC,” NYC Health Commissioner Dr. Ashwin Vasan wrote in a statement. “But we will continue to fight to keep our neighbors and loved ones alive with care, compassion, and action. Public health vending machines are an innovative way to meet people where they are and to put life-saving tools like naloxone in their hands.
Merck sues over new Medicare drug pricing powers
Merck filed a lawsuit against the Biden administration on Tuesday over Medicare’s ability to negotiate drug prices under the Inflation Reduction Act, calling the provision a “sham,” asking that it be declared unconstitutional and that any agreements reached by the program be blocked.
When the Inflation Reduction Act passed last year, it included the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program, giving Medicare for the first time the ability to directly negotiate drug prices with manufacturers.
2ND AMENDMENT
Gun-Free Signs: An Affront To Logic And The Constitution
All gun owners who exercise their right to carry have had this experience. While running errands, picking up the kids, dropping something off at the city or county offices, grabbing a bite to eat, or maybe even just walking down the street, we’re confronted with a sign prohibiting firearms.
Sometimes the sign is there as a matter of law, other times as a means to signal unreasoned progressive virtue. As if intended merely as an insult to gun owners, such signs are rarely accompanied by any further security measures indicative of entry into a sensitive location.
As law-abiding gun owners, we’re then faced with a choice: forgo our fundamental right to self-defense or find an alternative way to go about our tasks by avoiding these locations or patronizing other businesses.
Whether meant as a deliberate affront to those exercising their right-to-carry, the vast majority of gun-free zones are certainly an affront to logic. Simple common sense would dictate that those intent on committing criminal violence have zero interest in empty warnings. Despite copious private and state funding, anti-gun activists and researchers have been unable to marshal a plausible case against this basic reasoning.
An examination of the available research on “The Effects of Gun-Free Zones” conducted by the RAND Corporation, updated earlier this year, came up empty. The think tank found no conclusive evidence that gun-free zones reduced violent crime, mass shootings, police shootings, suicide or unintentional injuries and deaths.
ECONOMY & BUSINESS
Mooney unveils bill to block central bank digital currency pilot program
A growing number of Republican lawmakers are calling to block a central bank digital currency from being issued in the U.S., and Rep. Alex Mooney of West Virginia is the latest to join the chorus.
However, Mooney’s bill, which was introduced in the House on Thursday, is different – he is calling for something called the Digital Dollar Pilot Prevention Act, which aims to prevent the Federal Reserve from launching a pilot program that would test the operability of a central bank digital currency (CBDC) in the U.S. financial system.
The move would stop the development of a CBDC in its tracks, people inside Mooney’s office tell FOX Business.
While anti-CBDC legislation is nothing new, Mooney’s bill attempts to close the pilot program “loophole” that could allow the Federal Reserve to implement a test run of a CBDC without the consent of Congress.
US securities regulator sues cryptocurrency platform Coinbase
US securities regulators sued Coinbase on Tuesday, alleging that the cryptocurrency platform’s failure to register as a securities exchange venue exposed investors to risk.
The complaint — which sent Coinbase shares sharply lower — comes on the heels of Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charges filed Monday against cryptocurrency exchange Binance and founder Changpeng Zhao for numerous securities law violations, including running an unregistered national securities exchange.
—> Related: SEC sues Coinbase, continues major crackdown on cryptocurrency exchanges
Just one day after suing Binance, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has now sued Coinbase, the largest cryptocurrency exchange operating in the US.
The SEC alleged that Coinbase has violated laws since “at least 2019” by failing to register both its cryptocurrency trading platform and its crypto asset-staking program. Director of the SEC’s Division of Enforcement, Gurbir S. Grewal, said in a press release that Coinbase chose not to register, making “calculated decisions” that “may have allowed it to earn billions” while knowingly depriving Coinbase investors of SEC protections.
Bud Light Maker Fined for Violations of EPA’s Chemical Accident Prevention Rules
Anheuser-Busch, the company that makes Bud Light, faces a hefty fine and a series of mandatory safety reviews as part of a settlement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for violations of federal requirements regarding the prevention of chemical accidents.
EPA said in a June 5 press release that it had reached a settlement with Anheuser-Busch, resolving the company’s violations of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act and the Clean Air Act’s chemical accident prevention requirements.
As part of the settlement, the Bud Light maker must pay a $537,000 fine and is required to implement a comprehensive safety review at 11 of its breweries where a hazardous chemical called anhydrous ammonia is used.
Breweries that use anhydrous ammonia as part of the refrigeration system must comply with strict safety regulations regarding handling and storage of the chemical to protect both staff and the community.
An EPA investigation of three of Anheuser-Busch’s facilities in New Hampshire, Colorado, and California led to findings of non-compliance.
“Many of the EPA’s allegations for all three facilities related to Anheuser-Busch’s failure to comply with recognized and generally accepted good engineering practices,” EPA said in the press release.
Besides carrying out inspections at the three facilities, EPA also investigated an ammonia release that took place at Anheuser-Busch’s Colorado facility, which injured two staff members.
While anhydrous ammonia is an efficient refrigerant, it is also corrosive to skin, eyes, and lungs, and so must be handled with care.
Over the course of some 50 years, the ammonia refrigeration industry has developed standards and guidance for preventing accidental releases of ammonia and for mitigating impacts if an accident does occur.
Minnesota Taxpayers to Subsidize Free College Tuition for Illegal Aliens
Minnesota will soon begin offering state taxpayer-funded college and university tuition to illegal aliens from families earning less than $80,000 annually, at no cost to them.
The provision, slipped into an annual education funding measure, was approved by Gov. Tim Walz (D) late last month and will soon have the state’s taxpayers footing the bill for free college tuition for eligible illegal aliens.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
FBI warns of increasing use of AI-generated deepfakes in sextortion schemes
The FBI on Monday warned of the increasing use of artificial intelligence to generate phony videos for use in sextortion schemes that attempt to harass minors and non-consulting adults or coerce them into paying ransoms or complying with other demands.
The scourge of sextortion has existed for decades. It involves an online acquaintance or stranger tricking a person into providing a payment, an explicit or sexually themed photo, or other inducement through the threat of sharing already obtained compromising images to the public. In some cases, the images in the scammers’ possession are real and were obtained from someone the victim knows or an account that was breached. Other times, the scammers only claim to have explicit material without providing any proof.
After convincing victims their explicit or compromising pictures are in the scammers’ possession, the scammers demand some form of payment in return for not sending the content to family members, friends, or employers. In the event victims send sexually explicit images as payment, scammers often use the new content to keep the scam going for as long as possible.
Nearly two decades after NASA, China and Europe eye commercial cargo plans
In just the last month, both the European and Chinese space agencies have issued a call for private companies to develop the capability to deliver
cargo to space stations in low-Earth orbit.
On May 11, the European Space Agency announced a “Commercial Cargo Transportation Initiative” that would see one or more providers develop the capability to deliver 2 metric tons to the International Space Station by 2028 and be capable of safely returning 1 ton to Earth. Each proposing company must procure its own rocket for a demonstration mission.
Less than a week later, on May 16, the China Manned Space Engineering Office announced a “Low-cost Cargo Transportation System” plan to hire private companies to deliver cargo to its Tiangong space station. Eligible providers must be capable of delivering at least 1.8 tons to low-Earth orbit. The Chinese spacecraft do not need to return cargo but should be able to dispose of 2 metric tons. The Chinese space agency said it would pay no more than $17.2 million per ton of cargo delivered.
ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT
House Republicans Target Gas Stove Regulations, Power of Administrative State
After repeatedly failing to overturn Biden administration regulations in existing legislation, House Republicans are taking the next steps in their attempt to exert authority over the administrative state.
Lawmakers discussed a series of bills intended to reach those ends during a June 5 Rules Committee hearing.
“The Constitution articulates where the laws are made. It’s here in Congress,” said Committee Chair Tom Cole (R-Okla.) in his opening remarks.
Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon (D-Pa.), by contrast, said the proposals show that the House Republican majority “once again prioritizes right-wing culture wars over the American people.” Right-leaning ideology prioritizes individual liberty over the government intervention preferred by the left.
GARDENING, FARMING & HOMESTEADING
Meet Your New Gene-Edited Salad
Pairwise, an agricultural biotechnology company, created Conscious Greens Purple Power Baby Greens Blend, the first CRISPR-edited food available to U.S. consumers
The company used CRISPR, or Clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeat, to edit mustard greens’ DNA, removing a gene that gives them their pungent flavor
The greens are first being rolled out in restaurants in St. Louis, Springfield, Massachusetts, and the Minneapolis-St. Paul area, before heading to U.S. grocery stores — beginning in the Pacific Northwest
In 2022, researchers with Boston Children’s Hospital revealed that using CRISPR in human cell lines increased the risk of large rearrangements of DNA, which could increase cancer risk
Because regulators don’t consider gene-edited foods to be genetically modified organisms (GMOs), they don’t have to be labeled
HEALTH
Detox indoor air naturally: Meet the cancer-fighting guardians of indoor spaces
It is no secret that indoor air tends to be less healthy, clean, and pure than outdoor air. In particular, indoor air in cold climates tends to be laden with harmful particles due to the lack of circulation and particle stagnation, leading to staleness.
But, don’t worry, as there are some inexpensive ways to boost indoor air quality without running up a massive air conditioning or heating bill after leaving the windows and doors open for an extended period. In particular, adding plants to indoor spaces helps eliminate toxins from the air. Removing toxins from your home or office is important as these particles can potentially cause cancer.
The role of plants in removing harmful toxins from indoor air
The University of Technology Sydney (UTS) recently released the results from a ground-breaking study that indicates plants eliminate toxic gas fumes and cancer-causing compounds, including benzene, with surprising efficiency. Academicians at the UTS bioremediation research wing conducted the study in partnership with Ambius, a plantscaping solutions company.
The researchers referenced above determined that a small green wall consisting of a combination of indoor plants proved efficient in removing pollutants that cause cancer. According to the WHO, low-quality air in the home and other indoor air spaces results in nearly 7 million early deaths across the world. This Ambius greenery referenced above plucked 97% of the most harmful compounds from the nearby air in a mere eight hours.
Easy ways to improve your indoor air quality
Our tech-centric society with an overemphasis on screens in the aftermath of the global pandemic has led to the vast majority of people spending more than 90% of their time in the house, work, school, or other indoor spaces. Though you also likely spend most of your time indoors, you have the ability to detox your indoor air without reliance on corporate solutions, many of which are expensive.
As noted above, adding several plants to your home office, bedroom, living room, and other parts of the home will help to detoxify your indoor air space. Some of the best plants to buy include: Areca Palm, Lady Palm, Bamboo Palm, Rubber Plant and the Dwarf Date Palm.
In addition, install ceiling fans, open the windows for fresh air, and crack open the doors now and then for even more circulation. Plus, if you can afford this, a high quality indoor air purifier will greatly help to remove unwanted toxins from the indoor air.
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Lab-Grown Meat: Is it a Pharmaceutical Product or a Food Product?
Researchers at the University of California, Davis, have just published a study that looked at the environmental impacts of lab-cultured meat, and they have determined that based on current production methods, the global warming potential (GWP) of lab-cultured beef would be approximately 25% greater than conventional beef cows raised on farms.
The study also concluded that the “fossil fuel depletion” of lab-cultured beef is “approximately 3 to 17 times greater” than producing boneless beef.
This contradicts the reasoning behind those rushing to bring a lab-cultured meat product to market, who are claiming that massive production of lab-grown meat would have a more positive impact on the environment than raising beef cattle.
There are currently no lab-cultured meats on the market, because the production costs are still too expensive to scale it for public consumption, and this appears to be the first study conducted to look at the environmental impacts of mass-producing red meat in a laboratory.
One of the major problems so far with culturing meat in a laboratory, is that the growth mediums used to culture the meat produce endotoxins, which means pharmaceutical products are needed to reduce these endotoxins and purify the lab-grown meat.
This has led one of the researchers at UC Davis to ask what exactly is being produced in the lab with these “cultured meats”
6 Herbs and Spices Proven to Boost Brain Health
June is Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month. You can show support by wearing purple and/or donating to causes that are helping to find a cure for this devasting disease that affects 55 million people worldwide. In addition, scientific studies have shown that certain herbs and spices can help you boost your own brain health.
According to Verywell Mind, several of these herbs and spices have been studied for their effects on Alzheimer’s disease, while others have been researched for their overall effects on cognition.
- Sage. A research review published in 2017 suggested sage contains compounds that may help cognitive and neurological function. The pungent spice might also aid in the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease. Use sage on roasted meat, in soups or in tea form.
- Turmeric. This Indian spice contains a compound called curcumin, which has both antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties that may benefit brain health and overall health. There is some research that found turmeric may stave off Alzheimer’s disease by clearing away beta-amyloid protein to prevent the formation of plaque in the brain. It also may protect brain health by preventing the breakdown of nerve cells in the brain. Use turmeric in stir-fries, soups, and vegetables dishes.
- Ginkgo biloba. Ginkgo is widely touted as the “brain herb,” according to Mount Sinai. Some studies have shown that it helps improve memory in people with dementia. It is not clear whether ginkgo helps boost memory in healthy people who have normal, age-related memory loss. Some scientific reports found that it does improve memory and thinking in young and middle-aged people who are healthy. The research reflects results using purified ginkgo extract of about 120 to 160 milligrams (mg) divided throughout the day.
- Ashwagandha. This ayurvedic herb has been found to inhibit the formation of beta-amyloid plaque in the brain. It may also benefit the brain by reducing oxidative stress, a risk factor for the development and progression of Alzheimer’s disease. Dosing recommendations range from 250 mg to 1,250 mg daily but check with a healthcare professional to ensure that ashwagandha supplements are right for you.
- Ginseng. This is one of the best herbs for memory, says Verywell Mind, due to its potential ability to prevent memory loss and reduce age-related memory decline. It’s one of the most popular plants in herbal medicine and contains anti-inflammatory compounds called ginsenosides. A review published in 2018 found that these ginsenosides may help reduce the level of beta-amyloid in the brain. According to Healthline, ginseng root can be eaten raw or steamed in water as a tea.
- Gotu kola. In alternative medicine, gotu kola has been used for ages to improve mental clarity. Animal-based studies suggest this herb may also help the brain by fighting oxidative stress. Gotu kola extract has most often been used by adults in doses of 60 to 450 mg by mouth daily for several months. It’s also used in creams, gels, and ointments, says WebMD.
COVID RELATED NEWS
Ohio resident sought by scientists may have had ‘cryptic’ COVID strain for 2 years
Viral researchers believe someone in central Ohio has been infected with COVID-19 for at least two years, and they’re hoping to find that person.
While the researchers believe there is no threat to public health, they hope this case holds much-needed answers to treating long COVID.
J&J’s COVID vaccine is dead in the US; FDA revokes authorization
The Food and Drug Administration has withdrawn authorization for Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine, ending its short-lived but troubled existence amid the pandemic.
In a letter last week, the FDA’s top vaccine regulator, Peter Marks, wrote to Janssen Biotech—the Johnson & Johnson-owned, Belgium-based company responsible for the vaccine—saying that the agency was revoking authorization. Marks opened the letter by noting that the withdrawal was at the request of the company.
Within weeks of the pandemic outbreak, it had become apparent that the standard practice of putting COVID-19 patients on mechanical ventilation was a death sentence; 76.4% of COVID-19 patients (aged 18 to 65) in New York City who were placed on ventilators died. Among patients over age 65 who were vented, the mortality rate was 97.2%
The recommendation to place COVID patients on mechanical ventilation as a first-line response came from the World Health Organization, which allegedly based its guidance on experiences and recommendations from doctors in China. But venting COVID patients wasn’t recommended because it increased survival. It was to protect health care workers by isolating the virus inside the vent machine
Data suggest around 10,000 patients died with COVID in NYC hospitals after being put on ventilators in spring 2020. Other metropolitan areas also saw massive spikes in deaths among younger individuals who were at low risk of dying from COVID. It’s possible many of these deaths were the result of being placed on mechanical ventilation
The WHO must be held accountable for its unethical recommendation to sacrifice suspected COVID patients by using ventilation as an infection mitigation strategy — especially considering they’re now trying to get unilateral power and authority to make pandemic decisions without local input
Showing how the WHO’s recommendation to put patients on mechanical ventilation resulted in needless death among people who weren’t at great risk of dying from COVID is perhaps one of the most powerful talking points a country can use to argue for independence and rejection of the WHO’s pandemic treaty
CANCEL CULTURE
Milley Says Canceling Drag Show on Military Base Was ‘Absolute Right Thing to Do’
Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Mark Milley stood by Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s recent decision to cancel a drag show at Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada.
“I think is the absolute right thing to do,” Milley told CNN on June 5. He added that drag shows “were never part of DOD [Department of Defense] policy to begin with and they’re certainly not funded by federal funds.”
Milley, who is set to retire at the end of this year, spoke to the outlet while visiting Normandy, France, ahead of the 79th anniversary of D-Day. President Joe Biden has nominated Air Force Chief Gen. Charles Q. Brown to replace Milley as the top U.S. military officer.
The show, which was originally scheduled for June 1, would have been the third annual drag show held at Nellis Air Force Base. The event, billed as “family-friendly” and set to feature “RuPaul’s Drag Race” star Coco Montrese, was canceled owing to a reported violation of ethics regulations, according to the Pentagon.
‘Boycott Target’ Hits No. 1 Spot on Billboard’s Rap Chart, Reaches No. 4 Overall Top Selling Song
The rap song “Boycott Target” continues to be a chart-topper as the consumer boycott against Target is still going strong following the retailer’s ill-fated decision to promote gay pride-themed apparel for children.
The single has hit the No. 1 spot on Billboard’s rap digital song sales and currently occupies the No. 4 spot on Billboard’s overall chart for top-selling songs, only trailing three singles from Taylor Swift.
GOOD NEWS
‘We’ve Had 7 Miscarriages’: Woman Asks God to Heal Her Womb, Becomes Homeschooling Mom of 12
After a succession of miscarriages shattered a Georgia couple’s concept of what their family would look like, they surrendered to their faith to write a new narrative. Years later, they are proud homeschooling parents to 12 kids and can’t imagine life without them.
Washington-born stay-at-home mom Carly Bojczuk, 40, is married to her high school sweetheart, Illinois-born David Bojczuk, 42, pastor of Cartersville Outreach Ministry and deputy chaplain of the local jail. They live in Georgia.
“A lot of people say, ‘God is good!’ when something good happens, like a healing, but God is good all the time,” Carly told The Epoch Times. “Most people grow in ways they never could without that trying circumstance. I know we did. I wouldn’t change any part of our trials and tribulations; it’s part of our testimony, our story.”
Today, Carly and David are proud parents to 12 children: “Kind, generous” Kelsey, born in 1999; “well-planned, selfless” William, born in 2002; “gentle, deep thinker” Matthew, born in 2004; “quiet, strong” Olivia, born in 2006; “artistic, feisty” Caroline, born in 2008; “loyal, honest” Anna, born in 2010; “loving, brilliant” Gideon, born in 2012; “military-minded” Gabriel, born in 2014; “bold, helpful” Adella, born in 2016; “cheerful, curious” Silas, born in 2018; “bright, watchful” Elora, born in 2020; and the youngest, “loving, smiley” baby Rosalee, born in 2022.
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Are You Ready For An Emergency?
Emergencies often come with little to no warning. Even when you have a bit of notice, not everyone ends up prepared. Not being prepared can be disastrous. There is a spectrum of emergency preparedness from those who do nothing to the doomsday preppers. Regardless of where you fall on that spectrum, there are a few things you should have on hand for emergencies.
The Armed Citizen® June 2nd, 2023
The owner of a liquor store near San Jacinto, Texas, was sleeping in the back of his shop early in the morning on Mar. 8 when he heard an unexpected noise. Reports are unclear about exactly when the store owner saw the intruder, with some indication he woke up to see the man there and some that he saw the intruder in the storeroom after he woke and began checking the store. Once caught in the act, however, the robber apparently lunged at the owner, who fired one 9 mm round at him in self-defense. The assailant was taken to the hospital but pronounced deceased there. The investigation was still ongoing.
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