These are days that try men’s souls….our nation seems to be dissolving in front of our eyes.
Many of us are worried the nation will destroy itself and others are just as certain that all will be okay if we just give it time to straighten itself out.
This is an opinion piece along these lines…..
I grew up in a place called Freedom.
Freedom, Pennsylvania, to be exact. In the borough of Economy. My high school is in a town named after the American Bridge Company. The son of an Army veteran and a nurse. A literal white picket fence. Family of five. A dog. The American Dream by many measures.
Nearly 40 years later, I’m not sure I believe in that American Dream. And I’m not alone in that doubt. This year, the United States will celebrate 250 years of independence — with fireworks, reenactments, and the familiar stories of founders and freedom. But for a lot of us, the milestone lands differently. Not as a celebration, exactly. More like a question we can’t stop asking.
Independence from what? And for whom?
I’ve watched the definition of freedom narrow in my lifetime. I’ve felt the quiet suggestion — sometimes subtle, sometimes loud — that people like me are outside the frame of what this country was meant to be. And yet, queer people have always been here. In towns like mine. In families like mine. Serving, building, showing up. We were never separate from the American story; we were just edited out.
When I say I’m not sure I believe in the American Dream, I mean: I’m not sure the version I was handed was ever the whole truth. What I’m still reaching for is something underneath it — a possibility that requires participation, friction, and revision. Something that asks more from us than nostalgia.
Which brings me to hope. And how hard it is to hold onto right now. Author and civil rights activist James Baldwin once wrote, Hope — the hope that we, human beings, can be better than we are — dies hard; perhaps one can no longer live if one allows that hope to die. But it is also hard to see what one sees. Published in 1972. It could have been written this morning.
I think we can survive….but not from the sidelines as a by-stander….I think we need to go out and make our positions known and demand our rights and the survival of our country.
Gabbard is out as DNI and now Donny must find another unqualified person to run one of the moist important offices in the government.
Right on key another amateur, another unqualified person has taken the reins of DNI duties….
President Trump has tapped federal housing finance director Bill Pulte to be acting director of national intelligence to replace Tulsi Gabbard. As the AP reports, Trump made the surprise announcement Tuesday on Truth Social regarding Pulte, the director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency and chair of mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Trump says Pulte “has deep experience managing the most sensitive matters in America, the safety and soundness of the Markets, and over 10 Trillion Dollars at Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac, a substantial increase from where it was just 12 months ago.”
Trump says Pulte will keep his other positions even as he fills in for Gabbard, who resigned last month after revealing her husband’s cancer diagnosis. If formally nominated, Pulte would need to be confirmed by the Senate to hold the position full time. Pulte’s current role involves ensuring the soundness of the mortgage market, but he morphed into a megaphone who has gone after the Republican president’s perceived political foes. Pulte has mainly trained his sights on Trump’s domestic rivals, going after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell for not cutting the central bank’s benchmark interest rates as aggressively as the president wanted. It’s unclear what national security expertise Pulte has, but he has been a frequent guest on Air Force One as Trump has traveled to Mar-a-Lago. He has no experience in intelligence, notes CNBC.
Pulte does not sound like someone that should be in charge of the DNI…..why?
The Director of National Intelligence serves as the head of the Intelligence Community, overseeing and directing the implementation of the National Intelligence Program budget and serving as the principal advisor to the President, the National Security Council, and the Homeland Security Council for intelligence matters related to national security.
Working together with the Principal Deputy DNI and with the assistance of Mission Managers and Deputy Directors, the Office of the DNI’s goal is to effectively integrate foreign, military and domestic intelligence in defense of the homeland and of United States interests abroad.
Pulte sounds more like an attack dog for Donny’s many opponents….and national security, real national security, will take a backseat to revenge.
I am not alone in questioning the new ‘hire’…..
Republican senators spent Tuesday puzzling over President Trump’s surprise move to tap Bill Pulte as acting director of national intelligence—and few were rushing to his defense. Pulte, who currently runs the Federal Housing Finance Agency and is heir to the Pulte Homes fortune, has no evident background in intelligence or national security, several GOP senators said, even as he’s poised to oversee agencies including the CIA and NSA during heightened tensions with Iran. “I see no evidence of any qualifications for that job,” said Sen. John Cornyn, a senior member of the Intelligence Committee. “The best I can tell you is he’s not qualified, but I don’t know anything about him other than that,” said Sen. Bill Cassidy.
Republicans stressed they can’t block an acting appointment but suggested Pulte would face a steep climb if Trump seeks to install him permanently, the Hill reports. Senate Majority Leader. John Thune warned that the director’s post must not be “weaponized,” a concern stemming from Pulte’s recent efforts combing mortgage records for possible fraud by Trump critics such as New York Attorney General Letitia James, Sen. Adam Schiff, and Fed governor Lisa Cook. Sen. Thom Tillis said he had “a real issue” with that work. Tillis also questioned Pulte’s experience. “When we looked at his background for the current confirmation, I thought most of his experience was in the building industry,” Tillis said. “I didn’t know he had any national security experience.”
This is just for fun….but I would like to see the comments so keep ’em coming.
My post today about splitting up the country got a lot of attention and comments….I want to thank everyone for that…..I saw this in my news feed and thought that it might add to the conversation from earlier today.
SCOTUS has done its part in dividing this nation….
On April 29, the Supreme Court delivered a devastating blow to the 1965 Voting Rights Act (VRA). As bad as it was, the decision fit with a long line of cases in which the conservative- dominated Court has turned a blind eye to the lived realities of racism in the United States.
The political divide in our beloved country is making it impossible for it to ever return to the unity of yesteryear.
There are some that think we should just stop all this back and forth and divide the country into Blue States and Red States and become two separate entities.
I never thought I’d say this. I agree with Marjorie Taylor Greene. Not on policy, certainly not on her rhetoric, but on her suggestion that Americans might be happier if we split into two separate nations — one red, one blue.
It may sound unthinkable to many. But let’s be honest, America has never been as united as its name suggests. The Articles of Confederation established an unworkable loose alliance of sovereign states, and it took the Constitutional Convention’s compromises — on slavery, representation, and federal power — to hold our young nation together, eventually leading to the Civil War, still our bloodiest conflict.
Post-Reconstruction, the divides persisted. The agrarian populism of the Midwest clashing with Eastern industrialism, the isolationist heartland versus coastal internationalism during the World Wars. The 20th century was marked by furious battles over civil rights, voting, and gender equality. From the beginning, we have been — and continue to be — a nation at odds with itself.
This divide feels even more permanent and deep than ever before. A country of 330 million people — stretching from New England villages to Mid-Atlantic cities to Texas oil towns to Montana ranches to California tech hubs to the glaciers of Alaska — is forced to act as if one set of laws, one political culture, and one vision of morality can workably apply to everyone. The result is endless frustration — with the whiplash of government swinging from left to right, Democrat to Republican, and back again every few years. One administration builds, the next tears down, and ordinary citizens are left angry, exhausted, and embittered.
A peaceful separation into two sovereign countries could offer a much healthier and happier path forward. Imagine a “Red America” and a “Blue America,” each free to pursue its own vision of health care, education, social policy, and regulation — without constantly trying to override the other.
But separation need not mean isolation. We could model our post-split relationship on the European Union: two sovereign nations bound by a cooperative framework that preserves the best of our shared history. The U.S. dollar — as a continued common currency — would stabilize economies and facilitate trade, avoiding the pitfalls of monetary divergence. Joint defense through a mutual security pact — perhaps an evolved NATO-like alliance — would safeguard against external threats, with shared military assets and intelligence.
My take is that this nation can heal but it will take lots of work….work that the population is not prepared to do….so maybe the separation is necessary for the nation to heal.
I am not sure just yet….but I would like to see what others think of this idea.
in case you may have missed it the results of Donny’s latest medical check up….
President Trump’s physician says the president is in “excellent health” and is “fully fit” to serve as commander in chief after a medical exam on Tuesday at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. A report from Dr. Sean Barbabella, released late Friday, says Trump underwent a CT scan and other heart imaging, along with cancer screenings and other preventive assessments carried out by 22 specialists, per the AP. Trump, 79, said after the three-hour visit on Tuesday that everything checked out “perfectly.”
The president weighed in at 238 pounds, up 14 pounds from a medical exam in April of last year. His doctors gave him guidance on his diet, physical activity, and weight loss, but they concluded his “cognitive and physical performance are excellent.” With his 6-foot, 3-inch frame, Trump has a body mass index of 29.7; an index of 30 is considered by doctors to be obese. The report also documented bruising on Trump’s hands, explained as “minor soft tissue irritation related to frequent handshaking,” noting it was “a common and benign effect of aspirin therapy.” Among the recommendations for Trump was a switch to low-dose aspirin.
Last year the White House said Trump, who turns 80 next month, was diagnosed with chronic venous insufficiency, a fairly common condition for older adults that causes blood to pool in the legs. The report from Trump’s latest exam noted “slight lower leg swelling” but said there was “improvement from last year.” His doctor reported nothing abnormal, saying Trump demonstrated strong cardiac, pulmonary, neurological, and overall health. “His demanding daily schedule, including multiple high-level meetings, public engagements, and regular physical activity, continues to support his overall well-being,” Barbabella wrote.
Then there is Donny’s pronouncement that he has “extreme intelligence’….the same thing he says every time….the problem is those tests are NOT an IQ test…..
President Donald Trump is again highlighting his performance on a cognitive screening exam as evidence of what he called “extreme intelligence,” following the release of a White House medical summary of his latest physical.
The condensed memo of the exam, issued by the White House physician after Trump’s annual examination at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, states that his cognitive function, assessed using the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA), was “within normal limits” with a score of 30 out of 30.
The MoCA is a widely used cognitive screening tool designed to assess memory, attention, language, visuospatial skills and other areas of cognitive function. Medical experts say it is intended to identify potential signs of cognitive impairment and determine whether further evaluation may be needed. It is not designed to measure intelligence, IQ or academic ability.
On 28 May mews broke that a deal had been hammered out between US and Iran …..
It appears that a deal to formally extend the Iran-US ceasefire for another two months is tantalizingly close. Multiple outlets—including Reuters, Axios, and NBC News—say negotiators have hammered out a 60-day “memorandum of understanding” to open the Strait of Hormuz, extend the ceasefire, and lay the groundwork for more detailed talks on issues such as Iran’s nuclear program. All three outlets say the deal awaits Trump’s signature, with Axios quoting a US official saying: “The president relayed to the mediators that he wants a couple of days to think about it.” Neither the White House nor Tehran has formally confirmed the existence of a 60-day MOU.
“It was already closed in Doha three days ago, now everyone is playing a game of chicken and egg,” a senior Arab official tells NBC. On Wednesday, Trump reiterated to reporters that he is not in a rush to approve any deal. One snag could be the president’s wish that more Mideast countries join the Abraham Accords and recognize Israel. Under the MOU, Iran would reportedly remove all its mines from the Strait of Hormuz within 30 days and reopen the waterway to unrestricted shipping.
The deal awaits Donny’s approval before it can move forward….
Donny and his band of slugs slithered their way to the Situation Room to discuss the deal …..and as usual no decision was made by Donny….
President Trump held a two-hour meeting with top advisers in the White House Situation Room on Friday after posting he planned “to make a final determination” on a deal with Iran. But he left without revealing a decision, the New York Times reports. There was no word on why the president postponed the call. The meeting came a day after reports emerged that negotiators had hashed out a 60-day “memorandum of understanding” to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and extend the truce, reports the AP. Vice President JD Vance said on Thursday that the US and Iran were “very close” to finalizing the MOU, though he stopped short of predicting what Trump would do, notes Axios.
Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, meanwhile, wrote Friday on X that his country has “no trust in guarantees or words,” only actions, and that “no step will be taken before the other side acts.”
After promising a final determination Donny decided to kick the can down the road….something he has become a master at doing.
This deal is the same deal from months ago….and it is a huge scam.
A fifth round of talks to end the Iran war is underway, but there’s little sign of a breakthrough. The proposed 60-day ceasefire would give Tehran 30 days to reopen the Strait of Hormuz — but Iran, which has built a bureaucracy to charge transit fees, has little reason to hurry as the global economy strains.
A new round of negotiations to end the war between the Trump administration and the leaders of the Islamic Republic of Iran is dominating the news cycle. These negotiations now make the fifth such purported negotiation. None of the previous talks yielded anything other than more bloodshed, bombs, and bellicosity.
Many suspect that President Donald Trump is merely claiming his team is nearing a deal to manipulate markets, since the one metric Trump seems to care about consistently is the stock market. When it does well, he believes he is doing well. When it dips, he thinks he’s doing badly.
Donny has made the deal further away over the weekend…
President Trump has stiffened his stance on a proposed agreement to halt the war in Iran, sending a tougher version of a peace framework back to Tehran. The exact revisions weren’t disclosed, but US officials said Trump is uneasy with provisions that would unlock frozen Iranian funds, the New York Times reports. He’s repeatedly blasted the Obama administration over the years for doing that under the earlier nuclear accord. Trump has also grown impatient with the speed of Iran’s response, one official said, despite negotiations being routed through intermediaries such as Pakistan.
Included in the new proposal are revisions related to the Strait of Hormuz and the removal of highly enriched uranium, per CBS News. Axios reports Trump asked for the changes in a two-hour Situation Room meeting on Friday. That kicked off another round of exchanges that could go on for days. Some in the administration consider the changes an attempt to pressure Iran into agreeing to a framework already under review, per the Times. The draft deal would trade an end to the US-Israeli bombing campaign for Iran lifting its blockade of the strait.
Can you say market manipulation?
There could be another reason for his reluctance…Israel.
As Israel launched a new bombardment of Lebanon on Tuesday, its far-right security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, suggested that it was trying to derail ongoing peace negotiations between US President Donald Trump and Iran.
During a press briefing on Tuesday, the influential settler politician railed against the possibility of a deal to end the war as it neared the three-month mark and said the whole Israeli Cabinet was in agreement.
“I know that Prime Minister [Benjamin] Netanyahu and all of us members of the Cabinet… as the government of Israel, cannot allow this to happen,” Ben-Gvir said in Hebrew. “This is an agreement that can harm the state of Israel, and we will not allow this to happen.”
Another week in the life of a president that has no clue to what he is doing….and it shows daily.
Sorry but all the health crap I had to go through last week and I did not have the time to get all the sh*t together for a post….hopefully I will do better next week.
Donny’s big plan for concerts to ‘celebrate’ him has taken a hit as most of the acts that signed on originally have bowed out leaving crap like Vanilla Ice, Flo Rida as the main attractions.
Not to fear Donny has a way tto fix this thing….
Faced with a quickly shrinking lineup of performers for “The Great American State Fair” and the possibility of Vanilla Ice having to bear the brunt solo, President Trump has announced a new headliner for the event. The president said in a social media post on Saturday, and his Freedom 250 organization confirmed, that he’ll take the stage on June 24 to kick off the party on the National Mall, the Washington Post reports. That’s actually a day before it was scheduled to begin. Still, aides said they’re hurrying to carry out the new plan. Although some of the artists said they were canceling because the event is turning out to be political, Trump posted earlier Saturday that he’s also “ordering my Representatives to look at the feasibility of doing an AMERICA IS BACK Rally.”
Trump posted that he was “thinking about bringing the Number One Attraction anywhere in the World, the man who gets much larger audiences than Elvis in his prime, and he does so without a guitar, the man who loves our Country more than anyone else, and the man who some say is the Greatest President in History (THE GOAT!), DONALD J. TRUMP, to take the place of these highly paid, Third Rate ‘Artists,’ and give a major speech, rallying the Country forward like I have done ever since being President!”
How putrid is that?
There is a deal that negotiators came up with to end the war with Iran and now everyone waits for Donny’s approval….has usual he kicked his decision down the road for later…./until he can find a way to make a buck off his decision I am sure.
Donny’s DOJ has a slush fund of $1.7 billion to compensate supporters of Donny…..especially from 06 January….
The Trump administration on Monday announced the creation a $1.7 billion fund to compensate allies of the Republican president who believe they were mistreated by the Biden administration Justice Department.
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The fund would represent not only a highly unorthodox resolution but also a further demonstration of the administration’s eagerness to reward allies who before Trump came to power were investigated and in some cases charged and convicted. Most notably, the president on his first day back in office pardoned or commuted the sentences of supporters who rioted at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. His Justice Department since then has approved payouts to supporters entangled in the Trump-Russia investigation and investigated and prosecuted some of his perceived adversaries.
Speaking of cash and Donny….remember the Board of Peace for Gaza administered by Donny?
The official financial fund set up for Donald Trump’s Board of Peace has received exactly zero dollars—but that doesn’t necessarily mean that cash isn’t flowing into the president’s slush fund run by war criminals.
Four months after Trump launched his preposterous pet project for Gaza, the group’s official fund set up by the World Bank and approved by the United Nations has yet to see a drop of the billions promised to the board, four people familiar with the matter told the Financial Times Wednesday.
“Zero dollars have been deposited,” one person told the FT.
Rather than rely on the official fund, Trump’s Board of Peace has decided to receive donations through its JPMorgan account, which has no transparency or reporting requirements.
As usual it is a scam from the people that brought you the gold smartphone….
Another magical moment from MTG….
Marjorie Taylor Greene says she’s not just finished with Donald Trump—she’s through with the GOP. In a lengthy X post on Friday, USA Today reports, the former Georgia congresswoman wrote that she can “no longer support” the Republican Party and wants “nothing to do with” it. Greene described a civil war inside the GOP that she said is purging “America Firsters” like herself and outgoing Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie. Once a staunch Trump ally who said she backed him 98% of the time, Greene said the relationship collapsed over the handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files, after which Trump labeled her “Marjorie Traitor Greene,” a nickname she says triggered threats against her family.
Greene, who resigned her House seat earlier this year rather than seek reelection, argues that her policy views haven’t changed, but that Trump and the party have abandoned the movement she thought she was advancing. She accuses Republican leaders and figures she helped elect, including Vice President JD Vance, of staying silent as she was vilified. “They are under full capture and control,” Greene posted, ending by asking readers, “What will you do about it?”
I still find myself doubting what I am reading about MTG….after the years of her in the House being a thrown in everybody’s ass.
Finally we have the results of Donny’s latest doctor’s visit….
President Trump’s physician says the president is in “excellent health” and is “fully fit” to serve as commander in chief after a medical exam on Tuesday at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. A report from Dr. Sean Barbabella, released late Friday, says Trump underwent a CT scan and other heart imaging, along with cancer screenings and other preventive assessments carried out by 22 specialists, per the AP. Trump, 79, said after the three-hour visit on Tuesday that everything checked out “perfectly.”
The president weighed in at 238 pounds, up 14 pounds from a medical exam in April of last year. His doctors gave him guidance on his diet, physical activity, and weight loss, but they concluded his “cognitive and physical performance are excellent.” With his 6-foot, 3-inch frame, Trump has a body mass index of 29.7; an index of 30 is considered by doctors to be obese. The report also documented bruising on Trump’s hands, explained as “minor soft tissue irritation related to frequent handshaking,” noting it was “a common and benign effect of aspirin therapy.” Among the recommendations for Trump was a switch to low-dose aspirin.
Last year the White House said Trump, who turns 80 next month, was diagnosed with chronic venous insufficiency, a fairly common condition for older adults that causes blood to pool in the legs. The report from Trump’s latest exam noted “slight lower leg swelling” but said there was “improvement from last year.” His doctor reported nothing abnormal, saying Trump demonstrated strong cardiac, pulmonary, neurological, and overall health. “His demanding daily schedule, including multiple high-level meetings, public engagements, and regular physical activity, continues to support his overall well-being,” Barbabella wrote.
Like everything coming from the Donny WH…..this is all bullshit.
May is National Burger Month….this is my favorite burger….
When I make mine I use fresh jalapeno, bacon, extra sharp cheddar, my own seasoning….this is a terrific burger…..
This ends my posting for this Sunday….I hope everyone has a wonderful day and as always….Be Well and Be Safe….
We are suffering through the Jeepin’ The Coast….do I really need to explain it? You know what JEEP stands for? Junk Each and Every Part….then there are those damn ducks.
Monday starts the hurricane season so most of us down here will be keeping an eye on the tropics and hoping for the best.
Personal–Last week was filled with doctors and tests so this news dump will be a bit thin once again….
Let us see what is what (I always loved that saying)….
Disturbing news….hunger is on the rise….
Americans may be back at work, but more of them are skipping meals than when COVID-19 shut the country down. A new Federal Reserve Bank of New York survey finds that food insecurity this year is higher than at any point since 2020—despite a solid overall economy. “We find a remarkable increase in food insecurity, particularly among lower-educated and lower-income households and households with young children,” the Fed researchers wrote. In February, 10% of households reported missing meals because they couldn’t afford food, compared with 4% in the summer of 2020, reports NPR. Nearly 16% relied on food donations. For families earning under $50,000, the picture is starker: close to 1 in 5 reported going without meals.
Food banks say they’re seeing that strain up close. In Augusta, Ga., Golden Harvest Food Bank CEO Amy Breitmann says, “We have some distributions where people are sitting in a 2-to-3-mile line the night before a distribution starts. They’re sleeping in their cars.” In Alabama, a regional food bank is expanding to keep up with demand. Economists point to a “K-shaped” recovery, where the gap between the haves and the have-nots widens. Reliance on SNAP has grown as well: about 18% of families reported using benefits this year, up from roughly 11% in 2020, even as eligibility rules have tightened. “The greater financial strain due to the high cost of living, combined with the expiration of pandemic-era aid (such as expanded SNAP benefits), have led to renewed concerns about food insecurity among those at the bottom of the K-shape,” the Fed researchers wrote, per CNN.
That is not the image that Donny wants to portray.
Since Donny has released those ‘telling’ reports on UFOs there have been all sorts of breaking news on that front….
Dr. Hal Puthoff has claimed people who have recovered crashed UFOs encountered “at least four separate types of life.”
“There are at least four types. Four separate types,” Dr. Puthoff, a physicist and electrical engineer who worked on the intelligence community’s psychic spy and UFO research programs back in the 1970s and 1980s, said on Steve Bartlett’s The Diary of a CEO podcast.
He continued, “Now, I have not had direct access to that, but I believe the people I talked to. Four different types of life, at least.”
Dr. Puthoff is not the only notable figure who has claimed this, as physicist Dr. Eric Davis previously testified in Congress that “Grays, Nordics, Insectoids, and Reptilians” are the four species. Dr. Davis has worked on top-secret Pentagon projects in the past.
You want to see ‘aliens’ then go to a MAGA rally some time….you will not be disappointed.
If you have ever ventured into the paranormal then you will know of the third eye….well there is news on that front….
Scientists studying the mysterious ‘third eye’ buried in the middle of the human head say it plays a key role after millions of years of evolution and know how it formed.
Researchers from the UK and Sweden called this ancient organ the composite ancestral median eye, and they now believe the species humans evolved from relied on this after losing their two side orbs roughly 500 million years ago.
According to their study, these ancient non-vertebrate species, meaning creatures without a backbone, burrowed underground and lost the use of their normal eyes, leaving them to depend on this central organ for sensing light.
Summer hasn’t even started in the Northern Hemisphere, and thermometers around the globe are already fit to burst.
In India, at least 16 people have died during a pre-monsoon season heatwave as temperatures reach a scorching 116 degrees Fahrenheit, with conditions expected to worsen over the coming days.
Meanwhile, the European continent is currently experiencing one of the worst heat waves on record, the Associated Press reports, with gauges in the United Kingdom recording all-time highs of 94.6 degrees Fahrenheit and 95.1 over a 24-hour period. Seven have already died in France during the hottest day in May in the country’s recorded history, while health officials in Italy have moved to restrict outdoor activity.
While these temperatures might not sound extreme by American standards — the US is a world leader in air conditioning usage, with some 90 percent of households covered — the heat is pushing people and infrastructure to their limits elsewhere in the world.
There is some possible good news on the health front….
Testing levels of two different biomarkers in blood plasma can be as accurate as a costly and complex scan when determining the stage of Alzheimer’s disease. This is not so much about knowing who has Alzheimer’s and who doesn’t – it’s about figuring out how far it has progressed, and crucially who might therefore be a good candidate for treatments and clinical trials.
There are four broad stages of Alzheimer’s disease, according to the latest criteria published by the Alzheimer’s Association Workgroup in 2024. These initial, early, intermediate, and advanced stages are identified by testing for different combinations of altered proteins that are known to be present in the disease.
This process may involve testing cerebrospinal fluid, which is collected in a procedure known as a lumbar puncture, as well as scanning the brain using a radiotracer that binds to specific proteins: a positron emission tomography (PET) scan.
While both are considered safe, lumbar punctures can be painful and may cause side effects like headaches. PET scans are expensive and time-consuming, and some patients may struggle with having to spend long periods of time in a scanner due to things like claustrophobia.
Blood tests, on the other hand, may be an easier option for many people, as well as being more affordable and easily scalable to reach as many patients as possible.
For these reasons, lots of research has gone into the development of diagnostic blood tests for Alzheimer’s.
WE all know that Donny is in far right field and that his supporters, for whatever reason, go along with the stupidity…..but these two MAGA Congress members are just ripe with stupid.
First one Jon Husted….Of course a MAGA idiot….
A GOP senator is catching flak for saying that Americans need to work more, prompting many to point out how his own party created the problem he’s trying to address.
“As we have demographic challenges, as we have lower birth rates, an aging workforce, less immigration, we’re going to need people to do more work,” Sen. Jon Husted said in a clip shared by independent journalist Aaron Rupar.
(rawstory.com)
So this moron thinks that we American workers are slacking? Great coming from an a/hole that does not have to work for a living….all he needs is a good pair of knee pads.
Next the mouth from Florida Rick Scott….he explains the high price of gas (and it is hilarious that anyone believes it)….
Florida Sen. Rick Scott says the high cost of gas is a price worth paying to stop Iran from developing a nuclear weapon.
Scott, an ally of President Donald Trump, was questioned on CNN Thursday about rising fuel prices, a problem exacerbated by restricted oil tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, which carries about one-fifth of the world’s oil supply.
When confronted by how Floridians are paying an average of $1.24 more per gallon since Trump’s war began, the Republican senator acknowledged the “terrible” spike,but said having increased prices was just the cost of living in a world where Iran wouldn’t be able to drop a nuclear bomb on Americans.
“When the people are unhappy about paying $1.24 more, what do you tell them about how long they‘re going to be paying more for gas?” The Source anchor Kaitlan Collins asked.
“Well, you know, Kaitlan, my background—I grew up in public housing. I watched my parents struggle for food and struggle for jobs. So I think gas prices—I hate them going up. But here‘s what‘s fascinating: I mean, Democrats don‘t care about high gas prices. They tried to cause it to make sure we all bought an electric vehicles. Trump‘s tried to get gas prices down. He did his first term. He‘s done it this term,“ Scott said.
“But there‘s a trade-off right now,” he continued, echoing what Trump said earlier in the day. “I want my family, your family, to be safe. And is there a cost right now? It‘s terrible that we have higher gas prices, but the trade-off is we‘re going to live in freedom and democracy and we don‘t have somebody—a lunatic—that‘s going to drop a nuclear weapon on us. I don’t know what the price tag is, but it’s worth it to me.”
(thedailybeast.com)
First there is zero evidence that Iran had such intention of nuking the US and second I have no use for anyone that supposedly grew up poor that has no sympathy for the poor.
Both these twats are worthless lumps MAGA manure.
They feed into the ignorance that prevails…..and the ignorance prevails because the American voter is LAZY.
One of my favorite quotes….”Stupidity is the Deliberate Cultivation of Ignorance”
And that cultivation has proved bountiful for the morons of the nation.
