[ZERO] Retired Harvard Law professor Alan Dershowitz suggested that former President Donald Trump could run for office or even serve as president if he is convicted in connection to the Manhattan District Attorney’s office investigation.
[Zero] Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson was the sole member of the Supreme Court to file a dissenting opinion in the case, Chapman v. Doe, court file 22-312.
In the case, the court vacated the ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit and remanded the case to that court with instructions to dismiss the proceeding as moot. Jackson objected to the specific manner in which this was done because it erased any precedential value the circuit court ruling may have had.
In the case, a pregnant minor, Jane Doe, visited her local courthouse to apply for a dispensation allowing her to bypass parental consent for the planned abortion. The office of the petitioner, Michelle Chapman, circuit clerk for Randolph County, Missouri, told her she couldn’t file a bypass petition without notifying a parent.
Doe got an abortion in Illinois after a court there authorized it, absent parental notification.
Doe filed a civil rights lawsuit in federal district court for damages, claiming that Chapman violated her 14th Amendment rights. Chapman took the position that she was immune to lawsuits because she followed a Missouri statute and a judge’s directions.
Chapman also claimed that Doe’s right to a bypass hearing wasn’t clearly established and that she therefore couldn’t have violated Doe’s rights.
[KhaamaPress] According to the annual World Happiness Report, Afghanistan ranked 137, and Lebanon Hezbollahstan ...The land area formerly occupied by the state of Lebanon, before that Phoenicia... ranked 136 are the two unhappiest countries in the world.
Following a three-year analysis of the data, researchers ranked the countries. They examined a number of factors, such as income, social support, a healthy life expectancy, personal freedom, generosity of the people, and perception of internal and external corruption levels.
Afghanistan scored poorly in all six categories, including increased poverty, lack of jobs, corruption, and lack of freedom, particularly since returning the Taliban ...Arabic for students... to power in 2021, all combined into crushing unhappiness for the people.
The Scandinavian country has been named the happiest country in the world by the World Happiness Report for the sixth year in a row. It beat off countries like Denmark, Iceland, and Israel to claim the spot.
Among the top ten happiest countries in the world, Finland remained in the top position for the sixth year, followed by Denmark, Iceland, Israel, and the Netherlands.
However, there's more than one way to skin a cat... Afghanistan and Lebanon remained the unhappiest countries, preceded by Sierra Leone, Zim-bob-we, and Congo.
This year’s report also demonstrates that people worldwide are robust and resilient in the face of several disasters, with average global life satisfaction levels in Covid-19 being as high as before the pandemic years.
#1
I thought "quaint local customs" that are different from the stultifying white supremaciss, male patriarchy model of the West were the keys to true happiness.
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They just don't have enough trannies running around.
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When you get ranked well below Somalia, that’s gotta hurt.
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#3
As someone once told me: If God does not destroy San Francisco and Hollywood soon, He owes Sodom and Gomorrah an apology.
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#4
All of the Above.
Posted by: Rex Mundi ||
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#5
We experienced 83MPH winds in Patagonia multiple times last year. If you live on the coast you have to expect such things, what a bunch of wossies. This is the first 1.5 years I have heard of “BOMB CYCLONE”. Just another example of “news” supporting global warming!
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#6
I had a retired friend and amateur photographer who went down there a couple of years ago. They said it was one of the neatest places they had ever visited.
[Epoch Times] The CDC is warning of an increasingly drug-resistant emerging fungus that the health agency says presents a "serious global health threat."
Candida auris is a rare fungal disease that is easily spread through contact with contaminated surfaces or from person-to-person and can cause severe illness in hospitalized patients and those with weakened immune systems, according to health officials.
In some rare cases, the yeast can enter the bloodstream of patients and spread throughout the body, causing serious invasive candidiasis infections, which can affect the blood, heart, brain, eyes, bones, and other parts of the body and can prove fatal.
The CDC said it is concerned about Candida auris for three main reasons: it is often multidrug-resistant, it is hard to identify using standard laboratory methods, and it has rapidly caused outbreaks in health care settings.
Additionally, individuals who have been hospitalized in health care facilities for long periods of time—especially those who have breathing tubes, feeding tubes, and central venous catheters going into their bodies—appear to be at the highest risk of contracting Candida auris.
According to CDC data, the drug-resistant fungus, which was first detected in the United States in 2016, has been spreading "at an alarming rate" among hospitalized patients in recent years, with clinical cases of the fungus nearly doubling in 2021 and continuing to rise in 2022.
Several commercials for new drugs warn of reduced resistance to infection.
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#1
I strongly recommend a Wuhan Candida auris research effort be funded and launched. What harm could possibly come of it ?
#6
^ The hotspot map is interesting. Given the wide geographic separation between the hot states (Florida vs California vs Illinois vs New York), I wonder if some particular demographic is involved.
Fast Fungus Facts
The fungal disease is quite rare.
It’s easily spread by person-to-person contact and can also be picked up from contaminated surfaces.
In rare cases, the fungus can spread to an infected person’s brain, heart, blood, eyes, and bones, and kill them.
Got that? The rare fungus can, in rare cases, kill people.
The CDC stated that the fungus seems to prefer people who are: diabetic; very sick; have been in a care facility for a while; are using catheters, breathing and/or feeding tubes; or have recently undergone surgery — much like COVID’s favorite victims.
I used to shop at Whole Foods in Fairfax, VA. Always thought I should have been getting more for my money. Perhaps it was something darker, more sinister.
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#10Keep your pecker where it belongs and you probably won’t have a problem.
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I posted pics of my junk, and the kindest comments said it was too early in the season for miniature "heirloom" veggies. The worst referenced root or squash :-(
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Speaking of not asking for a ride on your junk... that reminds me I oughta to rejoin the maritime museum.
[FOX] Dr. Anthony Fauci and D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser were subjected to intense scrutiny from a man who refused to get the COVID-19 vaccine while Bowser and Fauci went door-to-door in a Washington, D.C., neighborhood to promote the vaccine in 2021.
The exchange was documented by PBS for an upcoming program on Fauci as part of its "American Masters" series, which aims to help viewers "discover insightful profiles of important figures in America's artistic and cultural life."
In a clip from the program titled "Dr. Fauci visits D.C. to battle vaccine hesitancy," Fauci and Bowser are shown in June 2021 walking the streets of Ward 8 of Anacostia in southeast D.C. — a historical African-American neighborhood that Fauci called "disenfranchised" with low vaccination levels. At the time of the video, Fauci was the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.
#3
He said, "these Republicans don't like being told what to do". Says a lot. Democrats, on the other hand, will do whatever they are told. It was all about control and money.
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I liked the part, in his wee lit'l scald voice, "Do you know how many people die each year of the flu? Well, not last year, nobody died of the flu last year."
#5
" Halt! Ihre Papier, bitte." What happens in DC is always the dry run for what is in store for the rest of us. This was a probe. They'll return with a modified op - that is for sure.
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Lemme know if the clip makes it into the series.
Or if they paint the citizen as a moron.
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[Armstrong Econ] South Africa is desperate for allies, economic allies. The country is failing and the people are suffering. There is international outrage right now misdirected at South Africa for its desire to host the Bric summit with Russia, China, Brazil, and India. The International Criminal Court (ICC) wants to arrest Putin for his war crimes, and President Cyril Ramaphosa is defending his position to invite Putin before the invitations for the event have even gone out. I warned that countries who were previously banned from discussions at the big table would turn to China and Russia for support since the West has abandoned them. "What about Ukraine!" the media cries. Well, what about South Africa? No one comments that the conditions in South Africa are WORSE than in Ukraine during an active war.
South Africa was in a bad spot economically long before COVID. GDP grew by a mere 1% between 2012 and 2021, according to the World Bank. The nation’s entire infrastructure is crumbling, and the power grid is on the verge of complete failure. Blackouts are common, and many blame state-owned power plant Eskom which routinely cuts off the power grid to produce "rolling blackouts" to conserve power. These "rolling blackouts" can last over 12 hours. This affects fuel availability, phone and internet coverage, traffic lights, power to hospitals, etc. It also limits the availability of food and water. Crime is more prevalent during blackouts as there are no cameras or security systems. Rape and crimes against women are disgustingly common. Civil unrest is so prevalent that the president issued a "state of disaster" warning on February 9, long after the situation became irreparable.
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Cape Town: Unfortunately, not all of Cape Town is safe. ...the poorer the neighbourhood, the more dangerous it is: CAPE FLATS: Cape Flats is known for high crime rates and should definitely be avoided. ...and is ruled by gangs. Since 2019, the government has stepped in and the crime statistics have improved, however, it’s still considered a no-go area. LANGA and Nyanga: These two areas are the oldest townships in Cape Town, but also one of the poorest. Therefore, crime rates are relatively high and it’s not a safe area for tourists.
KRAAIFONTEIN: has an extraordinarily high crime rate, and is best missed if possible. Over 10000 crimes were committed here in 2020. Other Township Areas: These areas are on the outside of Cape Town’s popular neighbourhoods. While they offer an incredible culture, they’re not the safest place for tourists. ...
And you ought to try Durban!
#6
Back in 1996, when Mr. Wife was being transferred Stateside, a friend’s husband was looking at a possible promotion to South Africa country manager for his country. After my friend looked into it, she persuaded him to turn it down; she’d been warned by some of the other wives that she should plan to be raped on average of once a year while they were there, in addition to the probability of break-ins and robberies.
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^ This is what's in store for CA, with all the reparations talk. We're already seeing the effects. When billions of $ are on the line, do not expect "folks" to be civil and wait in line. And this, of course, is what is expected.
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In one of those curious bits of synchronicity our universe is famous for, this popped up on my radar the other day. I have not yet read the book.
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^4, above. https://bereamail.co.za/242777/crime-stats-durban...
WebPolice Minister, Bheki Cele, Durban Central has once again been labelled as the most dangerous place to live in the country
[BenarNews] Extrajudicial killings in Bangladesh fell to 25 or fewer in 2022 from as many as 80 the previous year, the U.S. State Department said Monday as it released its annual report on human rights ...which are usually entirely different from personal liberty... across the globe.
The drop followed the U.S. Treasury Department imposing financial sanctions on Bangladesh’s elite Rapid Action Battalion along with six current and former officers in December 2021 over what it identified as serious human rights abuses including extrajudicial killings.
The 2022 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices cited Bangladesh NGO Ain o Salish Kendra (ASK) in reporting that 19 people died from extrajudicial shootings or while in jug — including four from "so-called crossfires with law enforcement agencies and eight due to physical torture."
Another domestic human rights agency, which was not named, listed a higher number of alleged extrajudicial killings— 25 — during a period from January to September 2022.
By comparison, the 2021 State Department report stated that between 70 and 80 people were victims of alleged extrajudicial killings that year, citing ASK and another domestic rights group, Odhikar.
"Extrajudicial killings dramatically decreased from the previous year," the 2022 State Department report said.
ASK had previously alleged more than 600 such killings took place between May 2018 and June 2021.
The Bangladesh government in June 2022 refused to renew Odhikar’s license to operate, stating that it had "tarnished the image of the state to the world" and published "misleading" information on alleged extrajudicial killings and enforced disappearances.
Odhikar was among local organizations documenting alleged human rights abuses by RAB members.
A March 2022 analysis by a Bangladeshi think tank, the Centre for Governance Studies, found that the Detective Branch of the Bangladesh police was involved in more than half of all extrajudicial killings between 2019 and 2021, far more than RAB.
The analysis also found that extrajudicial killings were far higher in Cox’s Bazar, in southeastern Bangladesh, than in the rest of the country, according to the State Department report.
US SANCTIONS
The U.S. government took action against RAB in December 2021.
"Widespread allegations of serious human rights abuse in Bangladesh by the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) ... threaten U.S. national security interests by undermining the rule of law and respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms, and the economic prosperity of the people of Bangladesh," the U.S. Treasury Department said in a statement.
Those sanctions, which have yet to be lifted, bar U.S. citizens from conducting business with or making contributions to the sanctioned individuals and block access to any property they hold in the United States.
While visiting Washington in June 2022, Md. Shahriar Alam, Bangladesh’s state minister for foreign affairs, spoke positively about the elite police unit.
"RAB has never been used to suppress the opposition. There is no record of any big shot or member of BNP or Jamaat being harassed by RAB or from being killed," he said at the time, referring to the opposition Bangladesh National Party and the Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami ... a Pakistani catspaw remaining active in Bangla politix, loosely affiliated with the Pak religious party of the same name and closely affiliated with most of the terror organizations in Bangla. A member of the BNP's four party governing coalition.... , a faith-based political party.
[Gateway] Last week, a bowler from Ireland was diagnosed with testicular cancer after experiencing dizziness in the gym. On Monday morning, the County Down bowler passed away.
As reported by the Belfast Telegraph:
Tributes have been paid to a young Co Down bowler who died days after being diagnosed with testicular cancer.
Daniel Donnan from Donaghadee was taken to hospital after he suddenly fell ill towards the end of last week.
It’s understood he experienced a dizzy spell in the gym and numbness down one side of his body.
The 21-year-old was rushed to the Ulster Hospital where he was treated for a bleed to the brain, but medical tests revealed tumours which had already spread to his brain and lungs.
Dr. William Makis, a nuclear medicine radiologist at the Cross Cancer Institute, published a substack over the weekend that raised questions about a sudden onslaught of testicular cancer cases among young, otherwise healthy athletes and other physically fit men.
In Dr. Makis’s piece, he points out a "fact check" that COVID-19 vaccines cause testicular cancer. The fact check, of course, denies any relation between testicular cancer and the experimental jab, but does concede there were four German footballers in the first league that have gotten testicular cancer since 2022. Dr. Makis points to another article claiming that number is as high as 14. He then mentions that it’s also rugby players, skiers, cricket players, and even a 32-year-old military member in California.
Some cases are "extremely rapidly progressive, like this one: ’late stage less than 2 months from 2nd jab...spread everywhere.'"
Remember the wackos on the Left in 2020 who said they weren't going to take "Trump's vaccine" (same wackos who pushed the vaccine at noon on 20 January 2021)? Anyway....
A multi-volume chronology and reference guide set detailing three years of the Mexican Drug War between 2010 and 2012.
Rantburg.com and borderlandbeat.com correspondent and author Chris Covert presents his first non-fiction work detailing
the drug and gang related violence in Mexico.
Chris gives us Mexican press dispatches of drug and gang war violence
over three years, presented in a multi volume set intended to chronicle the death, violence and mayhem which has
dominated Mexico for six years.
Rantburg was assembled from recycled algorithms in the United States of America. No
trees were destroyed in the production of this weblog. We did hurt some, though. Sorry.
[Zero] Justice 
...The land area formerly occupied by the state of Lebanon, before that Phoenicia...
In some rare cases, the yeast can enter the bloodstream of patients and spread throughout the body, causing serious invasive candidiasis infections, which can affect the blood, heart, brain, eyes, bones, and other parts of the body and can prove fatal.
