Let’s say Donny actually leaves the White House and at his age there maybe another such tool lurking but will the Dems, the status quo Dems, help create the next horrific Donny?
Now there is a good question….and it needs asking and more important it needs an answer.
This is an interesting look by David Sirota….
When I look back on all of my work over the last 30 years, one of the projects I’m most proud of is Meltdown, an audio series I did in 2021 with acclaimed director Alex Gibney that reveals the untold story of how Obama-era Democrats turning promises of economic hope and change into more of the same created the backlash conditions for the rise of Donald Trump.
It is a miracle Meltdown ever got made, because calling its tale “untold” is an understatement. The story of Obama’s 2008 victory concluding with Trump’s 2016 win involves a sequence of economic facts and events that have been suppressed, shadowbanned, memory-holed, and censored from America’s political conversation. This is particularly true in media outlets that serve liberals, who seek comfort in the idea that Trump is an anomaly rather than a symptom of something their own political party participated in creating.
Every now and again, there are attempts to warn about this perpetual doom loop. Gibney and I did so ourselves after Meltdown debuted in the pages of Rolling Stone, where we cautioned against Democrats coming into office promising big New Deal-style economic changes, then mostly delivering only for their big donors. We warned that such a bait-and-switch would result in the inevitable backlash from disillusioned voters who would ignore syrupy odes to restoring democratic “norms” and decide once again to vote for a Joker-style candidate like Trump promising to blow up the entire system.
The piece went viral, but the message went largely unheard amid Democratic politicians and pundits insinuating that voters were insufficiently grateful for Joe Biden’s allegedly wonderful economy.
Fast forward five years and we are on the verge of the 2028 Democratic presidential primaries. For the most part, Democrats and their media outlets are still soothing themselves with the fraudulent story of Trump as an anomaly rather than a symptom and still promoting the politics of restoration rather than transformation. Indeed, the over-the-top celebration of Barack Obama’s new $800 million monument to himself was an example of this desperate pining for a return to a pre-Trump normal — even though that “normal” was what created Trump in the first place, and even though restoring such a “normal” could create the conditions for an even worse Trump in the future.
I know I have a few UK readers and I am always glad to have their insights for I am not up to snuff on their politics.
So when I saw this headline I had to do some research and I am not sure the outcome and any info that they may have will be greatly appreciated.
The leaders of Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland signed a pact Monday that threatens to lead to the breakup of the United Kingdom. The first ministers of the three semiautonomous regions of the UK told Prime Minister Andy Burnham and his government to prepare for constitutional change and that their future lies with the European Union, the AP reports. “For people watching across these islands—for people watching around the world—there could be no clearer sign that Westminster’s time is coming to an end,” they said in a memorandum of understanding, referring to Parliament.
The announcement came about 48 hours after President Trump waded into the waters of the politically contentious issue when he said he would “love to see” a reunified Ireland during a trip to visit his golf course hosting the Irish Open.
It’s the first time the leaders of all three countries are either from pro-independence parties, or pro-unification in the case of Northern Ireland, which was partitioned and remained part of the UK. when Ireland won independence from Britain over a century ago. “Each of our nations has the right to determine its own future, through democratic means and in accordance with the wishes of its people,” the leaders said. Burnham’s spokesperson brushed aside the threat and said the prime minister strongly believes in the union and was more focused on lowering the cost of living than dealing with “constitutional debates.”
In the late 1990s, the UK passed legislative acts that decentralized government through the process of devolution, giving each country except England some level of policy independence and self-governance through their own parliaments. But tensions have remained with the UK-wide government in London, which retained control over national issues and those concerning England.
Scotland’s John Swinney and Northern Ireland’s Michelle O’Neill called for independence referendums in their countries, while Rhun ap Iorwerth did not provide a timetable for one in Wales. The three leaders appeared in their political capacity, rather than their official one, possibly because O’Neill is in a power-sharing government with the Democratic Unionist Party.
Scotland tried unsuccessfully to break away in 2014, with voters rejecting a referendum 55% to 45%. But analysts say support for Scottish independence has grown since Brexit.
Swinney, leader of the Scottish National Party, predicted that Burnham would be the UK’s last prime minister, the BBC reports. “The people of Scotland, if given the choice of independence in a referendum, will take that choice, because all of the information that we see in front of us about the trends in opinion polling indicate that’s the preference of the people of Scotland,” he said.
Okay this sounds serious but is it?
Are the chances of breaking up the United Kingdom possible?
Or is this sensationalism?
I will appreciate your insights into this turn of events.
We all know that the loud mouth so-called christian got popped and the whole MAGA country went bat crap crazy…..and now they, MAGA-ites, want to make a monument to this person….
Classes are off, security is up, and tensions are high at Utah Valley University as a remembrance for Charlie Kirk lands on the anniversary of his killing. Turning Point USA is staging what it calls a “deliberate act of remembrance” for its founder on Thursday night at the Orem campus, drawing high-profile conservative speakers including Glenn Beck and Michael Knowles, per the New York Times. The memorial has split the 48,000-student campus. Some students praise Kirk as a free-speech martyr and plan to attend; others resent the university’s one-day shutdown and describe the event as turning a trauma into a quasi-holiday. A left-leaning student group is organizing a protest, reports the Salt Lake Tribune. Kirk’s accused killer, Tyler Robinson, has pleaded not guilty to murder charges. More on the anniversary of Kirk’s death:
The Intercept delves into how the far right tried to turn Kirk into a martyr but instead “made him a meme.”
How is Turning Point USA doing a year after the shooting? NPR says its future is “uncertain.”
Six people talk to the Washington Post about how Kirk’s murder reshaped them. “Charlie’s death is what caused me to ask questions and eventually find Jesus,” one Virginia attorney reveals.
The Tribune also talks to Hunter Kozak, the student and new dad who was at the mic asking Kirk a question when the latter was gunned down. Kozak says in the year since, he’s been the subject of death threats and conspiracy theories. He and his family have had to move, and he’s now in weekly therapy, but he says he doesn’t want to live being constantly paranoid. “I want to trust the people around me,” he says. “I think that’s the only way through.”
Axios notes that Kirk’s wife, Erika Kirk, recently penned an essay for the New York Times, reflecting on how she has handled her grief since his murder. “A year ago, when I felt it coming over me, I wondered whether it would swallow me completely,” she wrote. “Now, I recognize it; sometimes I even welcome it, because for a moment the grief makes Charlie feel impossibly close.” She also reveals the one piece of advice that second lady Usha Vance gave her right after Charlie’s killing.
The Dems in Congress, a group that I have no confidence in, are already preparing if they take the House back….and the Minority leader, Jeffries, has made his desire known….and that desire is impeachment process.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries is refusing to rule out a third impeachment of President Donald Trump if Democrats retake control of the House in the November midterm elections.
Asked whether Democrats would pursue impeachment if they win the majority, Jeffries said they have “not ruled anything in, and we haven’t ruled anything out,” regarding impeachment.
Jeffries said House Democrats would be guided by the facts, the law, and the Constitution, with Judiciary Committee Democrats led by Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., and Oversight Committee Democrats led by Rep. Robert Garcia, D-Calif., taking leading roles in potential investigations.
“We’ve got to follow the facts, apply the law, be guided by the United States Constitution, and then let the chips fall where they may,” Jeffries said.
The comments leave open the possibility that Democrats could pursue impeachment after taking control of the House, even as party leaders have sought to emphasize investigations and congressional oversight as their initial priorities.
Jeffries’ position also revives the prospect of another impeachment fight involving Trump after Democrats twice impeached him during his first presidency.
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Democrats have nevertheless been preparing for an aggressive oversight agenda should they win the House, with investigations potentially involving Trump’s administration, immigration policies, business interests and other areas.
Within the party, there are differing views about whether impeachment should be pursued.
All this is a waste of valuable time….yes they impeached Donny three times, I believe, and yet he still remained…..what did they actually accomplish with those extensive investigations?
Does anyone think there will be cooperation from DOJ or the AG office? And damn sure that the GOP will be a major pain in the ass.
Will this time be any different?
I think not.
The country is struggling under the boot heal of Donny and instead of tackling more important issues the Dems will resort to what they did before….and that effort accomplished nothing with the exception of maybe some footnote in a history book somewhere.
How will this address high prices, lack of benefits, attacks on healthcare, and the Gestapo-esques tactics of ICE….just to mention a few of the problems facing this country.
So will this the best use of valuable and possibly limited time for Congress to go off half-cocked?
At almost every turn in the primaries the status quo Dems are losing to progressives (DSA if you really want to go there) and while fighting among themselves the Dems have overlooked the simple solution for their problem.
The GOP is running scared because of the DSA and the Dems are totally shocked that their brand of corruption and gutless governance has turned the voter off….
This is a really good observation about the Dems problem….
With the primaries winding down and several Democratic Socialists and other progressives having defeated more moderate Democrats, there has been a lot of hand-wringing on the center left about whether these “insurgents” are so radical that they will impede a blue wave in the midterms.
Since Republicans have few accomplishments of their own to run on and lack a platform that appeals to anybody other than their MAGA base, the right-wing propaganda machine has been working overtime to push the narrative that the Democrats have been taken over by communist lunatics.
To back up those talking points, they highlight some of the most radical ideas that can be found on the platform of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) — such as abolishing the Senate, the presidency, and the Supreme Court — and the fact that real socialism has failed where it has been attempted.
To be fair, that last part is certainly true, and some items on the DSA’s agenda are way out there; but are they any crazier than, “Let’s give all the money to billionaires and hope some of it trickles down to regular Americans,” or “Our top priority must be the construction of a grand ballroom”?
Still, it begs the question of whether the Democrats have a socialism problem.
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However, as the primaries have shown, there are also a lot of disenchanted Americans on the left who don’t feel that corporate Democrats are serving their interests or are even fighting for them.
Therefore, we would argue that the party doesn’t have a “socialism” problem, it has a policy problem.
There you have what is happening in a nutshell and it goes further than anything the MSM has offered up in recent months.
Me? I love it and I will vote progressive every time….I just do not like the idea of calling them Democrats. ….for they are so much more than that tag.
The nation is beginning to wake up….and now when the elections in November roll around there should be all kinds of false BS spread and hopefully the voter will see through the crap and vote for what is best for the people and the nation.
Back in the days when this scam first made it to the airwaves I started doing some research into it…..since I am an old fart and of course I was worried about my health once I retired I wanted to know why this was asking retirees for more money.
I have made my thoughts known about this amazing con job after my research….
Now I have a follow up and hopefully anyone that has given these companies their cash will be forewarned….
Two of the largest Medicare Advantage insurers in the US, UnitedHealthcare and Humana, have signaled in recent days that they plan to exit certain “underperforming” markets and curb benefits in an effort to boost their bottom lines, a strategy that’s expected to kick more than a million seniors from their coverage.
On Thursday, Axios cited an analyst note published earlier this week indicating that UnitedHealthcare “has dropped around 13% of plans offered across 18 states.” Healthcare Dive reported that the company “expects to end 2026 with up to 1.1 million fewer MA members than it had last year.”
“UnitedHealthcare—the largest MA insurer in the US—offered plans in one fewer state and 109 fewer counties this year, cut allowances for certain over-the-counter health and wellness items, and prioritized plan designs with more limited provider networks,” Healthcare Dive noted. “The company also shifted commissions to brokers to incentivize enrollment in more profitable plans.”
As for Humana, the company’s chief financial officer said during an earnings call in late July that its exit from certain markets and dropping of specific plans would “impact approximately 600,000 members” as the firm implements “the changes necessary to drive the intended margin expansion.”
Seniors who lose their MA plans in response to the insurance giants’ moves will have to either find a new plan during open enrollment, which begins next month, or switch to traditional Medicare. MA plans currently cover more than half of all eligible Medicare beneficiaries.
I regret to inform anyone that fell for this con your money was paid in vain for you will lose all that you contributed.
We could avoid this type of rip-off with Medicare For All (M4A)….but of course because of their corruption this will be a hard fought battle….even within the Democratic Party.
Even recently the House minority leader, Jeffries came out against the plan…why would a leader of the Dems who say they want to protect the elderly come out against this?
Medicare for All has been touted as an idea that might improve access to healthcare and help seniors save money in retirement, but House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries has spoken out and said that he doesn’t support the current Medicare for All legislation. His comments highlight the growing divide between Democrats, underscoring the fact that the party hasn’t united on a way to address the healthcare challenges that are so important to voters.
As health care costs climb and Americans face higher premiums and growing medical debt, the conversation around health care is more important than ever. Here’s what to know about where the Democrats currently stand.
During an appearance on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” Jeffries explained that while he did support previous versions of Medicare for All legislation, he doesn’t support the current legislation being promoted.
“I haven’t co-sponsored the Medicare for All legislation that has been introduced over the last several years,” Jeffries said. “I do think we need to figure out how to fix our broken health care system and then build something better once we repair the damage that has been done.”
This illustrates how his corruption is deeply ingrained….and this could be the next Speaker of the House….what a tragedy that would be.
About 7 years ago the first inklings of a new program was introduced and of course it was the brain child of progressives and not the spineless centrists….the idea is good, not perfect but good, but for it to move forward we need more progressives in the House and then the fight will move onto the Senate and we know how damn corrupt that group of pigs are now don’t we?
Mercifully the clown show that they billed as a Mid-term Convention turn ugly?
Well according to reports it did just that.
The Republicans’ midterm convention in Dallas took a violent turn on Thursday as members of the crowd could be heard clearly calling for several prominent Democrats to be shot.
Senator Ted Cruz was delivering a speech during which he talked about New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Democratic Senate nominees Abdul El-Sayed of Michigan and James Talarico of Texas. As he did so, shouts of “he should be shot,” could be heard coming from the crowd.
Cruz did not appear to react to the calls for violence. “When Mamdani says he wants to seize the means of production,” Cruz began saying.
“He should be shot,” a member of the crowd can be heard shouting as the senator paused his sentence. “He means it, Cruz finished.
“When Abdul El-Sayed says he has an obligation to comply with Sharia Law,” he continued. Cruz paused again, this time more members of the crowd appeared to join in as they shouted, “He should be shot.”
“He means it,” Cruz continued. “And when James Talarico says he wants to dismantle capitalism,” the senator went on.
He was once more interrupted by shouts of, “He should be shot.” “He means it,” Cruz said again. The incident came shortly after Cruz had claimed that hate contributed to the assassination attempts on Donald Trump and the killing of right-wing activist Charlie Kirk last year.
It’s unclear whether Cruz heard the shouts, though they were clearly captured in footage of the speech. Reacting to the incident, El-Sayed said that anyone who heard the calls for violence should condemn them.
The old saying holds true….”same shit, different week”….Donny doing what Donny always does….speaks through his ass….and his minions are no better.
Donny held his lame mid-term convention last week….it was basically a pep rally for Donny but the most disturbing thing was the pastor….
A pastor lead off a recent campaign stop for Michael Whatley, the North Carolina Republican nominee for Senate, with a prayer that asked God to bestow “integrity and honesty” upon the event and to right wrongs “hammered down on the conservative movement.” The prayer was hardly unusual by North Carolina political standards. What was surprising was the man who delivered it: Pastor Daimon L. King is a registered sex offender, twice sentenced to prison for convictions involving children, according to state and court records, the AP reports.
That should illustrate just what sort of people are in this MAGA movement….deviates and morons.
Our Fearless Leader is at it again….he has been on a roll renaming stuff and now he has it in for one of our states….
President Donald Trump — whose approval ratings continue lagging — posted a social media image suggesting renaming the state of New Mexico as “New America.”
The White House reposted Trump’s “New America” image depicting a map of New Mexico with an “X” over “Mexico” and replaced by “America” on Sunday, Sept. 6, during the Labor Day holiday weekend.
President Trump shared an image on Truth Social on Sunday that crossed out “Mexico” in New Mexico and swapped in “America.” The image came after a bogus claim on social media that Trump had signed an executive order to rename the state—a claim Snopes traced back to a satirical account and labeled false, per the Hill. The official White House account on X later reposted Trump’s map, though neither Trump nor the White House explained the reason behind the post.
The president doesn’t have the authority to rename states, per CNN, and New Mexico Democrats quickly pushed back. “Three things I will always call by their actual names… The Gulf of Mexico. Lake Ontario. New Mexico,” Sen. Martin Heinrich wrote on X. Rep. Melanie Stansbury questioned why the president was suggesting changing a name that “has been here since long before the United States was even an idea,” while Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham accused Trump of “coloring on maps” to “distract Americans from his disastrous war in Iran.” One Republican appeared to back “New America,” however, with Sen. Mike Lee of Utah calling it “kind of catchy.”
And it does not stop there….
Iceland just put Washington on diplomatic notice over a map. Reykjavik summoned the US ambassador on Monday after President Trump shared an image on Truth Social that depicted the island nation as part of America, reports Reuters. In fact, the image also showed Canada, Greenland, Mexico, Central America, and islands in the Caribbean as blanketed in the American flag and labeled as the “United States of America,” notes the Hill. But Iceland took official exception.
The foreign ministry told local broadcaster RUV it made clear to ambassador Billy Long that the post was “completely inappropriate.” US diplomatic missions in the region and Iceland’s foreign ministry did not immediately comment. The flap lands amid long-running friction over Trump’s past push for the US also to acquire Greenland, and just hours after the European Commission pledged $230 million in investment there.
His ignorance just keeps growing.
You would think that it is enough but not from this moron….now it is the Moon….
President Donald Trump claimed Sunday that the U.S. owns the moon amid a head-scratching Truth Social posting frenzy aimed at renaming and owning land masses.
On Sunday afternoon, Trump posted a photo of the moon with large text emblazoned across the photo reading: “The Moon is Ours.”
His audacity just creeps into everything.
Now for the first time a golf course will be known as the “Southern White House”….
“I do this for our Country, not myself,” Trump wrote.
“I’ve made Hundreds of Billions of Dollars on Stocks, and many other type Holdings, for the U.S.A., not myself, and all I do is get criticized by the Radical Left Dumocrats. Very unfair, but what can you do! President DONALD J. TRUMP,” he added.
Does anyone believe he would not make money for himself….regardless?
We all know how much his admin hates gay and trans people and now it has publish a BS study….
The Department of Health and Human Services has embraced an unfinished report from a Princeton think tank that it claims shows a link between support for “gender ideology,” political violence, and left-wing authoritarianism.
It appears officials at the federal agency jumped the gun on publishing the study from the Network Contagion Research Institute based in Princeton, NJ, before it was finished, Colin Wright, an author of the report and a fellow at the conservative think tank Manhattan Institute, told the Guardian.
The study measured support for so-called “gender ideology” with an online survey of 1,208 participants with statements like, “People should be supported in expressing their transgender identity,” and “Parents should support their children’s transgender exploration.”
Researchers extrapolated a link from there, correlating support for “gender ideology” with support for political violence through a matrix of what the authors call “minority stress theory,” which identifies “oppressors,” “certified victims,” and “an institutionally mandated response” to fight discrimination.
The report concludes: “These findings suggest that gender ideology is associated with LWA [left-wing authoritarianism] and willingness to justify political violence.” Wright disputed that there was a predetermined effort to make the link.
The report is full of dubious methodology, according to experts in the field, including a sorting technique that uses political ideology to identify an oversampled group of Democrats. “I don’t think anyone would think this is a good measure of authoritarianism,” said Gideon Meyerowitz-Katz, an epidemiologist from the University of Sydney.
(lgbtqnation.com)
I just love the way these turds keep pushing the political violence thing to include anything they do not agree with on any level.
Vance finally made the news….he gives a dire prediction….
In a recent interview with a Christian podcast, Vice President J.D. Vance mused about what might have happened if the 2024 assassination attempt on Donald Trump had been successful. He predicted the country would have faced “real civil strife” from which it might never have recovered and said he would have suspected a conspiracy had Trump been killed.
“I would have assumed very dark forces had taken out [Trump],” Vance said. “There would have just been an illegitimacy to our entire political system.”
A US appellate court has decided that the federal constitution does not guarantee a right to clean water.
That legal opinion came in the form of a decision on Friday from the fifth circuit court of appeals to uphold a lower court’s dismissal of a 2022 lawsuit from several Jackson, Mississippi, residents claiming that tainted drinking water violated their constitutional rights.
Those residents of Mississippi’s capital city contended that their local drinking water was unsafe to drink because of high lead levels and other contaminants.
The New Orleans-based fifth circuit’s majority opinion held that the residents wanted “recognition of two new constitutional rights lacking any foundation in the history and tradition of our nation” – those being “the right to be free from exposure to contaminated water and the right to accurate information from public officials”.
While giving remarks at the National Medal of Honor Museum in Texas Thursday, President Trump complained to a room full of medal recipients that he can’t have one.
“The thing I really want is I want for myself a Congressional Medal of Honor, and I’ve studied it and I will give it to myself. I have no problem, but I’m not allowed to. Can you believe it? The one thing I’m not allowed to do,” Trump said to laughter from the audience, which included 15 of the 65 living recipients of the honor. “I would give myself, so it would make it instead of 15, we’d have 16.”
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It’s a crass statement to make to recipients of the highest honor in the U.S. military, given to troops “who distinguish themselves through conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of life above and beyond the call of duty.” Trump has never served in the military, dodging the Vietnam draft with a mysterious medical exemption for bone spurs. He later remarked that avoiding sexually transmitted diseases while dating around was like “being in Vietnam.”
This draft dodger has NO idea what it is like in combat and believe me it is nothing like this twat thinks it is….
And now for the douche bag of the week….and of course it would be a MAGA pastor….
MAGA pastor and self-proclaimed “prophet” Hank Kunneman of One Voice Ministries recently said that uncircumcised people are trying to steal the nation. His comment was part of a bizarre transphobic and Islamophobic statement on the midterm elections.
“I am not going to let uncircumcised, uncovenanted people try to steal this nation that was dedicated to Jesus Christ, the God of my covenant!” Kunneman said in a broadcast recently shared by Right Wing Watch.
“That’s why you need to get out at the midterms and you need to vote. Show up in force! Say we’re tired of these people walking into our bathrooms dressed as a woman but you’re a dude!” he continued. “Men, get out of women’s sports, you uncircumcised philistines! Islam, this nation belongs to the God that we’re in covenant with!”
We are about half way through September and approaching Autumn….a time for reflection on the world around us.
Sit back and enjoy….
Local–Still hot but we did a bit of rain….cooled off for about an hour….then it turn to hot steam….it is a joy….
The oyster reefs will open after 5 years….after the last spillway opening killed most of not all of the oysters and it has taken this long for them to recover.
Personal–More doctors visit and more changes in my lifestyle….I am really getting sick of this….the first of the next year I shall be making a decision on all this treatment stuff.
Plus a little depression is creeping in for soon it will be two years since my wife Sue died and I miss her terribly….she was my rock and an all around saint.
I will begin this week with health news….
Let’s start with cancer treatment….
Chemo can take a toll on one’s body….
A psychedelic best known for inspiring visions might one day be used to spare cancer patients from a painful chemo side effect. A new mouse study in Science suggests that psilocybin, the active ingredient in “magic mushrooms,” helped prevent chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy—nerve damage that can cause burning, tingling, or numbness and sometimes forces doctors to dial back or even stop the cancer treatment, per Live Science.
Researchers at Texas’ MD Anderson Cancer Center gave mice two doses of psilocybin before starting them on cisplatin, a chemo drug notorious for nerve injury. The mice didn’t develop the usual heightened sensitivity to touch and cold, and their nerve endings stayed intact. Lab work points to how psilocybin appeared to keep mitochondria—the cell’s energy suppliers—moving along nerve fibers, preserving energy where it’s needed.
The effect relied on a serotonin receptor tied to psilocybin’s psychedelic properties, though a non-hallucinogenic compound targeting the same receptor also showed protection in mice. Experts stress this is early-stage research; it’s unknown if the approach works, or is safe, in humans. A clinical trial is being planned, but for now, psilocybin remains in the lab, not as a chemo companion.
AS one in the know I say get this on the market NOW!
The fad of taking these GLP-1 drugs to shed some punds may lead to something that will not be to the liking of many men….
Those popular weight-loss shots may also be affecting men’s hairlines. A genetic study out of NYU Langone Health suggests that GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Zepbound could nudge some men toward permanent male-pattern baldness, not just short-term shedding tied to rapid weight loss, NBC News reports. Researchers found that men with higher activity in a gene called GLP1R—whose receptors these drugs target—had about a 7% greater chance of baldness if they used GLP-1 medications, per a release.
he study published in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology doesn’t prove that the medications cause hair loss, and it only looked at men, but it hints that some users may be biologically more vulnerable. Dermatologists say most drug-related shedding of hair resolves within months. For hair-loss prevention, they point to options like low-dose oral minoxidil, platelet-rich plasma, adequate protein, and testing for nutrient deficiencies. Another recentstudy has similar findings regarding GLP-1 drugs and hair loss.
Oh great more bald guys roaming the streets.
But on the other side of the coin….GLP-1 could slow aging….
OZEMPIC AND OTHER GLP-1 medications are intended for people who want to lose weight and manage diabetes. But as research mounts, doctors are discovering that this class of medication may have other health benefits. Those benefits range from heart health to curbing addiction to cancer treatment. But the latest findings sound like something out of a science fiction novel.
Scientists recently found the first evidence of GLP-1s actually slowing down biological aging. This is aging at a cellular level and a better representation of health than your chronological age. In the study, semaglutide, the main ingredient of GLP-1s, helped slow the buildup of DNA markers tied to inflammation and accelerated aging in major organs.
In a world where sleep, diet, and exercise are considered the most important pillars of “healthspan,” are GLP-1s the hidden fourth factor?
This is for all my readers that use a smartwatch for their health….
The glowing number at the end of a workout — let’s say 427 calories — looks precise enough to plan dinner around. But if you think your smartwatch’s calorie counter is remotely accurate, think again.
Researchers at Florida International University (FIU) compared four popular smartwatches with a clinical metabolic analyzer in 58 adults. The Apple Watch Series 8 performed best overall (which should be read as ‘the least badly’). Meanwhile, the Garmin Forerunner 955 and Samsung Galaxy Watch 5 systematically overestimated calories burned. Fitbit Sense 2 readings proved absolutely erratic. To make things worse, the errors grew as participants’ body-fat percentage increased. So, if you’re overweight or even obese and have been relying on these smartwatches to count your calorie expenditure, you’ve essentially been living a lie.
“You can’t treat the calories burned number it gives you as an accurate number, because it’s not,” said Jason Kostrna, an associate professor at FIU and the study’s lead author.
Something to think about before you drop good money on one of these things.
Here we go again…lab grown steak….
Scientists at EMBL Barcelona have developed a new approach that allows bovine embryonic stem cells to form multiple tissue types at once, marking a notable step in efforts to produce cultivated meat. The work focuses on creating structures that include muscle, nerve, and blood vessel components without the need for separate assembly steps. This development addresses one of the core difficulties in scaling lab-grown meat beyond simple cell cultures.
Traditional methods for cultivated meat often rely on adult stem cells taken from living animals. These cells have a restricted ability to divide and are already directed toward specific tissue types, which limits their usefulness for building complex products like steak. Embryonic stem cells offer greater flexibility because they can multiply extensively while remaining capable of turning into different cell kinds.
The practical consequence is a potential reduction in the number of animals needed for cell sourcing. Stakeholders in the cultivated meat sector, including startups and research institutions, have long sought ways to improve efficiency and reduce costs. This proof-of-concept work shows how self-organization might simplify production processes over time.
Researchers have engineered lettuce and tobacco chloroplasts to stably produce myoglobin, the iron-binding protein that helps give meat its red colour, distinctive flavour and nutritional iron. They used lettuce and tobacco becase these plants have some of the most well-studied genomes. But don’t expect meaty lettuce anytime soon.
Myoglobin is an iron- and oxygen-binding protein found in the heart and skeletal muscle tissues.
The small protein sits inside vertebrate muscle and binds heme, an iron-containing molecule. Oxygen attaching to that heme helps determine meat colour, while myoglobin also contributes to the metallic and umami notes associated with meat. Heme iron is generally more readily absorbed by the human body than the non-heme iron that dominates plant foods.
The high beef prices are soaring this may be our only option.
The hunt for unknown species…..
The globe is full of unknown species. But is it really possible to find a completely new animal species in the middle of the largest city in the United States?
“People like to imagine that undiscovered species are only found in remote rainforests or the great ocean depths, but they can be found everywhere. Even in areas that are well studied, we continue to discover species that are new to science,” says Emily Hartop.
Hartop is an entomologist at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology’s natural history museum in Trondheim, the NTNU University Museum.
Just a little something to think about the next time to go to the toilet….
Most bathroom hygiene advice focuses on the things your hands touch. You’re supposed to wash your hands and avoid germs on flush handles, taps, toilet seats, and door handles. But flushing a toilet can create another, less obvious route for contamination: the air around you.
As water rushes through the bowl, it creates turbulence that throws microscopic droplets upward. Some of these particles can carry bacteria, viruses or other biological material from the bowl water. Researchers have detected them more than five feet above the floor, within the breathing zone of many adults, and found that some remain airborne for at least 20 seconds after a flush.
The findings are the result of a systematic review carried by researchers at Flinders University, who analyzed 22 previously published studies of aerosols released during flushing.
“Toilet flushing creates turbulence that can release aerosols into the surrounding air. Some studies detected these aerosols at adult breathing height, indicating a potential pathway for inhalation exposure,” said lead author Lira Adiyani, a Ph.D. student at Flinders University.
Most of us agree that Washington is teeming with corruption that most of our elected officials are on the take in one form or another….if we know this is the case why is it never a political issue at election time?
This corruption has been going on for many years….we cannot lay the cause at the feet of Donny although it seems to be more out in the open since he has got his filthy hands on the reins of government.
The Journal described the president’s fervent interest in fundraising and how he checks almost nightly with his top fundraiser, Meredith O’Rourke, to find out “which companies and donors have cut checks and which haven’t, and for how much.” The story highlighted the way she channels his interest into making her pitch.
“’This is very important to the president. He’s asked me to call you and ask you for this donation…. The boss wants this money.’”
Nothing subtle there.
Then there is the way the administration has used tariffs as a lever to extract money and other things from businesses seeking relief or exemption from the tariff. For example, on July 31, MS Now reported that the Antwerp World Diamond Center in Belgium had presented the president with a large ring, which he dubbed the Freedom 250 ring, and that they subsequently received favorable treatment in Trump’s tariff regime.
That was no ordinary ring. It is made of eighteen-karat gold and is the size of a wristwatch. It has a hand-carved presidential seal on top, encrusted with 321 diamonds, 56 sapphires, 18 emeralds, and 6 rubies. And it has an engraved inscription to Donald John Trump. A few weeks after the gift was made, the report continues, “Europe’s diamond industry was exempted from Trump’s latest round of tariffs.”
The New York Times is right to caution that “There is no evidence that the gift of the ring directly affected the president’s thinking on the tariff exclusion for the diamond industry. But the new list of exemptions has renewed questions about which industries should be exempt from tariffs, and why.”
