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Dr. Lee Merritt cautions on what could happen during the October 4th EBS test …
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It is up to the individual whether or not to “disconnect” from society during this test.
Does this 10-4 attack have anything to do with Apple telling people to update their iPhones?
2.New Emergency Security Warning for IPhones, Attacks Underway
Apple recently released emergency security patches for iPhones, iPads, MacBooks, and Apple Watches.
As usual, Apple released very few details about the security vulnerabilities or their exploits. “For the protection of our customers, Apple doesn’t disclose, discuss, or confirm security issues until an investigation has occurred and patches or releases are generally available,” Apple says.
3.FDA RECALL WARNING:
FDA Notice: Ice Cream Products Recalled Over Bacterial Contamination
An ice cream company confirmed it is recalling ice cream products due to a possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination.
An ice cream company confirmed it is recalling ice cream products due to a possible Listeria monocytogenes bacterial contamination, according to a notice posted by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
Life Raft Treats said it expanded a recall of its Not Fried Chicken 64-ounce bucket, Not Friday Chicken 2.5-ounce bar, and Life Is Peachy six-pound box ice cream products. The expiration dates for the products go up to Aug. 8, 2024, the notice said.
On Sept. 18, the company was notified by the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control that an additional lot of one of the products tested positive for Listeria monocytogenes, which can cause a potentially deadly bacterial infection. The company then recalled additional lots of its products, according to the notice.
So far, no illnesses associated with the recalled items have been reported.
Trump found liable?
4.Donald Trump found liable for fraud in New York civil case
A New York judge ruled that Donald Trump and his family company inflated the value of Trump Organization properties over the years, including Mar-a-Lago, to get better deals from banks and insurance companies. It’s a win for New York Attorney General Letitia James, who is seeking a $250 million penalty in her civil suit against the ex-president, because it determines before they head to trial that Trump is liable for fraud. Before this ruling came down, Trump already had a lawsuit pending to get the judge thrown off the case, but if that fails, a trial is scheduled to begin next Monday.
5.Five key takeaways from Donald Trump’s financial fraud case ruling
A New York judge ruled Tuesday that Donald Trump committed financial fraud by overstating the value of his assets to broker deals and obtain financing.
- A big win for Letitia James
Though the trial is technically not over, the ruling is a huge win for the New York attorney general, who started her investigation into the Trump Organization in 2019.
- A bench trial will still take place, but it will be shorter
Engoron initially scheduled the trial to go from 2 October to 22 December. But his judgement on Tuesday will dramatically shorten the trial since he already ruled in agreement with James’ main case against Trump: that he and his allies wrote up “false and misleading” financial statements and that they used these doctored financial statements to conduct business transactions.
- Doing business in New York will be difficult for Trump, and his company could still face a $250m fine
Engoron ruled that the New York business certificates of the Trump Organization and other Trump subsidiaries listed in the suit will be cancelled. Certificates of companies owned by the named defendants, including Trump and his two sons, Donald Trump Jr and Eric Trump, will also be cancelled.
- Trump is a real estate ‘genius’ only in a ‘fantasy world’
In pre-trial hearings before the ruling, Trump lawyer Christopher Kise told the judge that the former president is “an investment genius” and “probably one of the most successful real estate developers in the country”.
“President Trump is a master at finding value where others see nothing,” Kise told Engoron.
- The ruling is just another legal woe that is teed up for Trump
Trump has been actively campaigning for the 2024 presidential election and is leading the polls among his peers in the Republican primaries. But his campaign may be interrupted by more trials set to take place next year in New York, Washington DC and Florida.
WORLD NEWS
A serious faux pas … Canada’s Speaker of the House Resigns over Honouring Nazi Soldier in Parliament as Trudeau Accused of Hiding
The Speaker of the House of Commons in the Canadian parliament resigned on Tuesday after taking responsibility for celebrating a 98-year-old Ukrainian who served in a Nazi-controlled unit in World War II during a reception for President Volodymyr Zelensky.
But not compared to what Germany is doing right now …
German police carry out sweeping raids as neo-Nazi group banned
Police have carried out raids across Germany as ministers announced a ban on a far-right group described as a “cult-like, deeply racist and antisemitic association” that sought to indoctrinate children with Nazi ideology.
Officers stormed 26 apartments belonging to 39 members of the Artgemeinschaft network in 12 states including Bavaria, Baden-Wüerttemberg and Brandenburg.
The association has about 150 members and has links to several far-right groups, said the interior ministry.
So U.S. corporations are ignoring the sanctions for the sake of profits??? …
Report: Chevron to Add New Oil Drilling Rigs in Venezuela Following Biden Sanctions Relief
California-based oil company Chevron is planning to boost its oil production in Venezuela by adding at least two new oil rigs in the country, Reuters reported Monday.
The proposed rigs would reportedly add some 65,000 barrels per day (bdp) as part of the company’s goals of increasing its Venezuelan oil output to 200,000 bdp by the end of 2024.
What migration crisis?
Home Secretary Suella Braverman called for radical reforms to the “absurd” international regulations surrounding asylum seekers, arguing that it has become a promise that the “West cannot fulfil”.
Speaking before the American Enterprise Institute think tank on Tuesday morning in Washington D.C., Braverman — a child of immigrants herself — argued that both the United States and the United Kingdom are falling victim to radical modern interpretations of the 1951 Refugee Convention established by the U.N. in the aftermath of World War II, which she said is no longer fit for the realities of the present day.
U.S. NEWS, POLITICS & GOVERNMENT
It’s not okay if someone’s dog bites a person, except if your last name is Biden!
Joe Biden’s Dog Bites Another Secret Service Agent: 11th Known Incident
President Joe Biden’s dog, Commander, has reportedly bitten another Secret Service agent — the 11th known incident.
The latest biting incident involving the two-year-old German Shepherd was confirmed on Tuesday when United States Secret Service (USSS) chief of communications Anthony Guglielmi told CNN that it occurred.
Another stair incident? Don’t worry … MSM will downplay it.
Joe Biden Slips on Stairs After Staff Trolled Report About Him Falling
… and Biden conveniently left out his EV mandates in a speech to the UAW!
Uh-oh.
Oversight Committee: BHR Partners’ Bank Wires List Joe Biden’s Delaware Home as Beneficiary Address
Is the U.S. government going to reinstitute the draft? What about all of those young, fighting age male illegal immigrants?
The US Military Is Laying the Groundwork to Reinstitute the Draft
The most recent edition of the US Army War College’s academic journal includes a highly disturbing essay on what lessons the US military should take away from the continuing war in Ukraine. By far the most concerning and most relevant section for the average American citizen is a subsection entitled “Casualties, Replacements, and Reconstitutions” which, to cut right to the chase, directly states, “Large-scale combat operations troop requirements may well require a reconceptualization of the 1970s and 1980s volunteer force and a move toward partial conscription.”
Judge Orders 2 Special Hearings in Trump Documents Case
Judge Aileen Cannon, who is presiding over the case against former President Donald Trump for allegedly mishandling classified documents, has granted special counsel Jack Smith’s motions to hold Garcia hearings for two of the former president’s co-defendants.
Mar-a-Lago property manager Carlos De Oliveira and butler Waltine Nauta were charged alongside President Trump, and their legal representation is the subject of the new hearings.
A Garcia hearing, named after a 1975 case, is a proceeding to ensure that a defendant understands the conflict of interest at play when they are represented by an attorney who is also representing another defendant or witnesses in the case.
IRS Offers Tax Relief to Hurricane Victims in Several States
The IRS has granted tax relief that postpones various tax filing deadlines for victims of Hurricane Lee in Maine and Massachusetts.
US Supreme Court Strikes Down State’s Bid to Use Congressional Map
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected Alabama Republicans’ second bid to use a congressional map that includes one majority-black congressional district.
More Politicians Are Leaving the Democratic Party
When Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson announced his switch from Democrat to Republican in a Wall Street Journal op-ed, he wrote he had “no intention of changing my approach to my job” but that American cities needed the fiscal conservatism and law enforcement that Republicans push for.
And he’s not alone. This year has already seen five state lawmakers switch affiliation from Democrat to Republican. Last year, Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (I-Ariz.) switched from Democrat to Independent. Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) has said he’s giving serious consideration to leaving the Democratic Party, and is reportedly aiming for a third party bid in 2024 for the Oval Office. In 2022, it was reported that 1 million voters had switched to the Republican Party, compared to 630,000 who became Democrats.
2ND AMENDMENT
Leave it to a Democrat to cast the only “Nay” vote …
House Passes Resolution Against Biden’s Attack on School Hunting Programs
On Tuesday night, the U.S. House passed a resolution against President Joe Biden’s attacks on school hunting and archery programs by a vote of 424-1.
The clerk for the U.S. House listed the one lone “nay” vote as being cast by Rep. Veronica Escobar (D-TX).
Breitbart News pointed to reports in late June indicating the Biden administration was blocking funding to schools with hunting and/or archery programs under the guise that the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) of 1965, in combination with the Bi-Partisan Safer Communities Act (BSCA), prohibited funding for schools if certain weapons are used.
More than a dozen people were arrested after stores were looted when a large crowd gathered in Philadelphia’s Center City district Tuesday night, police said.
The looting began shortly after the conclusion of peaceful protests against a judge’s decision to dismiss all charges against a former Philadelphia police officer, Mark Dial, in the fatal shooting of 27-year-old Eddie Irizarry on August 14, authorities said. The city’s police commissioner said he believes the looters were “opportunists” that were not directly connected to the protests.
ECONOMY & BUSINESS
Target to Close 9 Stores in Four States Citing Theft That Threatens Workers, Shoppers
Target will close nine store in four states, including one in East Harlem, New York and three in San Francisco, saying that theft and organized retail crime have threatened the safety of its workers and customers.
The closings, which will be effective Oct. 21, also include three stores in Portland, Oregon, and two in Seattle. Target said that it still will have a combined 150 stores open in the markets where the closures are taking place. Target will offer affected workers the opportunity to transfer to other stores.
Mike Lindell Says MyPillow ‘Crippled’ by Major Credit Card Company
MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell said Monday that his company has been “crippled” by American Express after it allegedly cut MyPillow’s credit line by about 90 percent.
Mr. Lindell, a vocal supporter of former President Donald Trump, has long said that extensive campaign is being waged by retailers and financial institutions to cancel him and his business ventures following his claims after the 2020 election.
“We really need everybody’s help right now. We have things going on I’m going to let you all know this week,” he told Steve Bannon on his “War Room” Rumble show. “American Express, I wasn’t going to say this, we’ve been with them 15 years and we do all of our online marketing, all our shipping with them, out of the blue they took our credit line from a million dollars down to $100,000, just cripples MyPillow.”
US Government, States File Lawsuit Against Amazon for Monopolistic Practices
The U.S. government, along with 17 states, is suing e-commerce behemoth Amazon for maintaining an alleged monopoly which they claim has resulted in lower product quality and inflated prices.
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), on behalf of the government, alleges that Amazon’s initiatives prevent rivals as well as sellers on its platform from lowering product prices, degrades overall quality for customers, overcharges sellers, suppresses competition, and prevents rival companies from fair competition.
By stifling competition, “Amazon ensures that no current or future rival can threaten its dominance,” said the FTC in a Sept. 26 press release. “Amazon’s far-reaching schemes impact hundreds of billions of dollars in retail sales every year, touch hundreds of thousands of products sold by businesses big and small and affect over a hundred million shoppers.”
Gee … does Costco have a license to practice medicine? What about HIPAA?
Costco offering members virtual health care visits for $29
Costco is bringing a new low-cost health care service to its members.
In partnership with Sesame, an online health care marketplace, the big box retailer is offering Costco members in all 50 states virtual primary care visits for $29.
Costco members can book their health care visits directly through their membership. Members can book health check-ups, which include a standard lab panel, plus a virtual follow-up consultation with a provider for $72. Mental health visits are also offered for $79.
HEALTH
US surgeons are killing themselves at an alarming rate. One decided to speak out
The grueling profession has long kept silent about mental distress. After losing a friend and quietly grappling with illness, Carrie Cunningham found a new way to save lives
Why You Should Never Take Antacids for Digestive Reflux
Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) inhibit acid production in your stomach and are routinely used to treat acid reflux. An estimated 15% of the U.S. population are on PPIs. Antacids like Tums neutralize acid in your stomach but don’t block production. They’re the least harmful, as their effects are temporary. Be sure to read the ingredients list, however, as many acid neutralizing medications contain aluminum hydroxide, a toxic compound that impairs your body’s zeta potential
If you regularly suffer from heartburn or acid reflux, inhibiting acid production is actually the last thing you want to do
Acid reflux occurs when contents from your stomach back up into your esophagus, causing stomach acid to irritate the lining of your esophagus. However, excess acid is not the problem. Low acid is, because the lower esophageal sphincter (LES) is pH sensitive and only closes once sufficient acidity is present in the stomach
Other causes of heartburn include hiatal hernia, medications and foods that relax the LES, foods that irritate the stomach, obesity, smoking and helicobacter pylori infection
PPIs and antacids are inadvisable as none of the potential underlying causes involves excess stomach acid. What you need is more acid. Long term use of PPIs can compromise your health, as insufficient stomach acid has been linked to asthma, GI-related issues, skin diseases, depression, gallbladder disease, migraines, macular degeneration, osteoporosis and a variety of autoimmune conditions
Black Seed Oil (Nigella Sativa) for Gastrointestinal Health
Black cumin seeds and oil are carminative, which means they can support digestion and decrease digestive problems including gas, bloating, and stomach pain.
2012 study results indicate that thymoquinone (TQ) administration can prevent and improve murine DSS-induced colitis. These findings suggest that TQ could serve as a potential therapeutic agent for individuals with inflammatory bowel disease.
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This Healthy Fat Improves Depressive Symptoms, New Study Shows
New Study Shows An Improvement In Depressive Symptoms With Higher Omega-3 Consumption, Fish oil is most known for its heart health benefits (hello, lower triglycerides), but EPA and DHA omega-3-rich fish oil also has a powerful effect on mood. Studies have shown that people living in countries with higher levels of fish intake1 had lower rates of depression.
With an estimated 5% of the world’s population2 suffering from depressive feelings, there’s an urgency to find treatments that can help prevent depression, ease related symptoms, or reverse it altogether.
More and more clinical trials are also pointing to omega-3s as a science-backed solution for mood disorders (and we’re thrilled to see fish oil receive the attention it deserves).
Case in point: Researchers of a new study published in the British Journal of Nutrition conducted a sweeping review and pooled analysis of decades of omega-3 intake studies to see its impact on depression3.
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Feeling the Heat: Hot Flashes Are an Early Indicator for Alzheimer’s Disease
Hot flashes, especially during sleep, might indicate a higher risk of Alzheimer’s disease in women, as revealed by a study utilizing AD blood-based biomarkers. This significant correlation will be presented at the 2023 Annual Meeting of The Menopause Society.
New study suggests that hot flashes experienced during sleep may be a biomarker of women at higher risk of dementia.
As if hot flashes alone weren’t bad enough for women going through the menopause transition, a new study suggests that, especially when they occur during sleep, hot flashes may be early indicators of a woman’s increased risk for Alzheimer’s disease (AD). And, the more hot flashes, the greater the disease risk. Study results will be presented during the 2023 Annual Meeting of The Menopause Society in Philadelphia on September 27-30.
Alarming spike in ADHD medication errors: One drug’s role under scrutiny
ow’s this for a jaw-dropping statistic: research from the past decade suggests that medical error is responsible for more than a quarter million deaths in the United States each year. This makes medical error the third leading cause of death – and that data came from before the absolute mess that was the pandemic!
But aside from death, many Americans are being temporarily or permanently harmed as a result of medical errors, as well. Just consider the results of a new study on medications for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Read on to learn more about this study and learn about some signs and symptoms of ADHD, which is becoming more and more rampant among our nation’s youth.
300 percent INCREASE in poison control calls for errors related to ADHD medications over last two decades, study finds
The study in question can be found in the latest volume of Pediatrics, the journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics. The objective of the study was to investigate the trends in out-of-hospital calls made to poison control centers for ADHD medication-related therapeutic errors among children and youths under 20 years old.
ADHD, the study co-authors note, is one of “the most common pediatric neurodevelopmental disorders and pharmacotherapy is a first-line treatment.” About 5 out of 100 American kids (3.3. million children) are currently prescribed medication for ADHD!
Using data from the National Poison Data Center and the U.S. Census Bureau, the authors found that between 2000 and 2021, the incidence of “pediatric out-of-hospital therapeutic errors related to ADHD medications increased by almost 300 percent” (emphasis ours).
The majority of those calls (about 83 percent) did not escalate to children needing treatment in a health care facility – but some kids weren’t so lucky. The study authors noted that “2.3% [of affected individuals] were admitted, and 4.2% had a serious medical outcome.” The authors defined serious medical outcomes as moderate or major effects that were more pronounced, prolonged, or systemic than minor effects with potentially life-threatening symptoms that could result in significant disability or disfigurement. (Fortunately, no deaths were reported.)
The authors note that most of these errors were attributable to issues such as “inadvertently took or given medication twice” or “inadvertently took or given someone else’s medication.” They also hypothesize that the overall rise in reported medication errors could be explained by the rising rates of ADHD diagnosis and subsequent rise in prescriptions for these medications.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
10 Things to Know About DNA and RNA Vaccines for Livestock
Not all genetic technologies used in veterinary medicine fall under the categories of “mRNA vaccines” or “mRNA gene therapies.” There are other terms to look out
There are several DNA and RNA-based genetic technologies that have received USDA approval or conditional approval for use on chickens, cows, fish, and pigs
The required labeling for meat, dairy and egg products is not transparent about possible exposure to DNA or RNA-based veterinary biologics
US FCC chair to seek reinstating net neutrality rules rescinded under Trump
U.S. Federal Communications Commission chair Jessica Rosenworcel plans to begin an effort to reinstate landmark net neutrality rules rescinded under then-President Donald Trump, sources briefed on the matter said Monday.
The move comes after Democrats took majority control of the five-member FCC on Monday for the first time since President Joe Biden took office in January 2021 when new FCC Commissioner Anna Gomez was sworn in.
Newly discovered deep-sea enzyme breaks down PET plastic
Plastic pollution is increasingly affecting the health of coasts and oceans. One well-known problem is plastic bottles made from polyethylene terephthalate, or PET.
A new study involving scientists from Professor Ruth Schmitz-Streit’s research group at Kiel University has shown for the first time, using microorganisms from the deep sea, that polymers such as PET are continuously degraded by an enzyme. Researchers from the University of Hamburg and the Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf played a major role in the microbiological study.
The results fundamentally expand the knowledge of PET-degrading enzymes, the underlying mechanism and the evolutionary understanding of the diversity of putative PET-degrading enzymes throughout the global ocean. The research team published the results in the journal Communications Chemistry, where they discuss both biotechnological applications and the high relevance for biogeochemical processes in the ocean and on land.
SURVEILLANCE STATE
The New Abnormal: Authoritarian Control Freaks Want to Micromanage Our Lives
Authoritarian control freaks out to micromanage our lives have become the new normal or, to be more accurate, the new abnormal when it comes to how the government relates to the citizenry.
This overbearing despotism, which pre-dates the COVID-19 hysteria, is the very definition of a Nanny State, where government representatives (those elected and appointed to work for us) adopt the authoritarian notion that the government knows best and therefore must control, regulate and dictate almost everything about the citizenry’s public, private and professional lives.
Indeed, it’s a dangerous time for anyone who still clings to the idea that freedom means the right to think for yourself and act responsibly according to your best judgment.
Boss of Private Messaging App Signal Labels AI as ‘Surveillance Technology’
Meredith Whittaker, the president of private messaging app Signal, shed light on the intrinsic link between AI and Big Tech’s surveillance capitalism, emphasizing the profound implications of the technology on privacy and user data during her appearance at TechCrunch Disrupt 2023. Whittaker went so far as to label AI as “surveillance technology,” which may be why the Silicon Valley Masters of the Universe are rushing to integrate AI into everything they do.
TechCrunch reports that Meredith Whittaker, a prominent figure in the tech industry and the president of Signal, delved deep into the intertwining relationship between AI and surveillance at the TechCrunch Disrupt 2023 event, offering insights into the pervasive nature of surveillance technologies in the realm of AI.
GARDENING, FARMING & HOMESTEADING
Prepper Tip – Off-Grid Washing Machines? Here’s Our Top 7
In a perfect world, with technology from a planet far far away, clothing would be made with self-cleaning material.
We could completely negate the need for electricity and water for cleaning our clothes; not to mention the “sit back and relax” factor.
Our Simplified Approach to Canning
During the warmer growing season, canning and preserving consume a significant portion of our time. Given the volume of food we process, it was essential for us to find a simpler approach to canning. Please understand that this isn’t a definitive guide on how everyone should simplify their canning or even a basic how-to. Instead, we’re sharing our personal method. It’s a take-it-or-leave-it kind of share, but if you decide to adopt our approach, please know that you’re doing so at your own risk.
COVID RELATED NEWS
Face diapers are in the news again! The CDC “suggests” their use is one way of preventing the spread of respiratory viruses … again … “suggesting” that this is one way to “stop the spread” … deja vu …
CDC Responds to School COVID-19 Mask Mandates
The director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) responded to recent reports of some U.S. schools issuing mask mandates.
If Elon Musk admits he had an adverse reaction, will woke Americans pay attention?
Elon Musk said he’d rather go to prison than fire employees for refusing the COVID-19 shot while revealing he was nearly hospitalized after getting the vaccine.
Keep in mind these studies can also be used to detect the “potency” of the bioweapon!
Scientists Move Closer to Potential Blood Test for Detecting Long COVID
With a lack of specifically identifying biomarkers, doctors have found it difficult to identify whether patients are suffering from long COVID.
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