Opit's LinkFest!: 18 May - Blogs I'm Following

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According to Musk (daily wire) Billionaire Elon Musk on Monday slammed President Joe Biden/Brandon, saying he’s not really in charge. The Tesla and SpaceX founder also said that inflation could spiral out of control if the U.S. government keeps simply printing money. “The real president is whoever controls the teleprompter,” said Musk, who […] The post Midweek Muse appeared first on Virtual Mirage. read more

21st Century Wire19 hours ago

Sweden and Finland on the Rocks: Turkey Reveals Its List of Demands to NATO

*21WIRE* | NATO nations will have to work hard to twist Turkey's arm on this one. read more

Cairns News19 hours ago

WHO could push aside Australian police and take over in a contrived pandemic

Letter to the Editor I’m not sure if I have worked it out but the United Nations have a long-term contract with Thuraya satellite phones. The urban police cars in Queensland have been fitted with Thuraya antennas. Are the UN forces going to compulsory acquire the Australian government vehicles and push the Australian police aside […] read more

Need To Know20 hours ago

‘Green New Deal’ Plan Will Cost New Yorkers “Hundreds of Billions” in Energy Bills

An official said that Former Governor Andrew Cuomo and the Democratic-run legislature never leveled with the public on the costs associated with the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act approved in 2019 because the outrageous price, hundreds of billions of dollars, would have made it unpopular. read more

Need To Know20 hours ago

Project Veritas Video Captures Twitter Senior Engineer Admitting Bias against Free Speech

Project Veritas published an undercover video of a senior engineer at Twitter, Siru Murugesan, admitting that “Twitter does not believe in free speech” and that Twitter is “actually censoring the Right and not the Left” because its employees are “all commie [communist] as f*ck.” read more

SOMEONE SOMEWHERE20 hours ago

Blocking Inflammation May Lead To Chronic Pain

Summary: Anti-inflammatories may relieve pain in the short term, but blocking inflammation can lead to longer-term chronic pain, a new study reports. Source: McGill University Using anti-inflammatory drugs and steroids to relieve pain could increase the chances of developing chronic pain, according … Continue reading → read more

SOMEONE SOMEWHERE20 hours ago

Combination of ‘Feelings’ and Measurements Suggest Alzheimer’s in the Early Stage

Summary: A combination of patient-reported subjective cognitive impairment and measurable clinical symptoms, such as amyloid-beta accumulation in the cerebrospinal fluid, may help in the early diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease. Source: DZNE Subjective memory disorders in conjunction with conspicuous levels of beta-amyloid proteins … Continue reading → read more

SOMEONE SOMEWHERE20 hours ago

Eating Sea Squirts May Reverse the Signs of Aging

Summary: Supplementing a diet with Ascidiacea, or sea squirts, reversed some of the main signs of aging in mouse models. Source: Xi’an jiaotong-Liverpool University If you have ever looked in the mirror and seen graying hair and wrinkles or forgotten the name … Continue reading → read more

SOMEONE SOMEWHERE20 hours ago

Gene Therapy Shows Promise in Treating Neuropathy From Spinal Cord Injuries

Summary: Gene therapy that inhibits targeted nerve cell signals effectively improves symptoms of neuropathic pain without negative side effects in mouse models of spinal cord injury or peripheral nerve damage. Source: UCSD An international team of researchers, led by scientists at University … Continue reading → read more

SOMEONE SOMEWHERE20 hours ago

A Common Risk Factor for Alzheimer’s Disease May Predispose Carriers to Severe COVID-19

Summary: Carriers of the Alzheimer’s associated APOE4 gene have more than double the risk of developing severe COVID-19, a new study reports. Additionally, more microscopic hemorrhages were found in the brains of APOE4 carriers who contracted coronavirus. Researchers report those with … Continue reading → read more

SOMEONE SOMEWHERE20 hours ago

COVID Protein Interacts With Parkinson’s Protein, Promotes Amyloid Formation

Summary: The COVID causing SARS-CoV-2 protein interacts with alpha-synuclein, speeding up the formation of amyloid plaques, a new study reports. Source: ACS Case reports of relatively young COVID-19 patients who developed Parkinson’s disease within weeks of contracting the virus have led scientists … Continue reading → read more

SOMEONE SOMEWHERE20 hours ago

Cerebrospinal Fluid Offers Clues to Post-COVID Brain Fog

Summary: Patients who experienced cognitive impairments, or brain fog, following COVID-19 infection had abnormalities in their cerebrospinal fluid. Researchers say the overstimulation of the immune system as a result of COVID may be the cause of cognitive deficits. Source: UCSF Some patients … Continue reading → read more

SOMEONE SOMEWHERE21 hours ago

Groundbreaking AI Technology Diagnoses COVID-19 In Minutes

Summary: A novel deep convolutional neural network AI algorithm can detect COVID-19 within minutes with 98% accuracy. Source: University of the West of Scotland Pioneering Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology, developed by experts at University of the West of Scotland (UWS), is capable … Continue reading → read more

SOMEONE SOMEWHERE21 hours ago

Does Nerve Damage Contribute to Long-COVID Symptoms?

Summary: Researchers report some patients with long-COVID have lasting nerve damage that appears to be caused by infection-triggered immune dysfunction. Source: Mass General During the COVID-19 pandemic, some people infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus continue to experience “long-COVID” symptoms persisting at least … Continue reading → read more

SOMEONE SOMEWHERE21 hours ago

COVID-19 Infection Linked to Higher Risk of Neuropathy

Summary: A number of patients who contracted COVID-19 in the early months of the pandemic reported symptoms of neuropathy, including pain, tingling sensations, and numbness that lasted up to three months after recovery. The findings suggest COVID-19 may have lingering effects … Continue reading → read more

Global Issues News Headlines18 hours ago

UN envoy urges Iraqi politicians to ‘roll up sleeves’ and meet peoples' aspirations

The top United Nations official in Iraq made an urgent appeal on Tuesday for the prompt formation of a new Government that meets the aspirations of that country’s people. Read the full story, “UN envoy urges Iraqi politicians to ‘roll up sleeves’ and meet peoples' aspirations”, on globalissues.org → read more

Global Issues News Headlines18 hours ago

Call to Invest ‘Serious Resources’ in Education, to Stem Tide of Child Labour

Durban, May 17 (IPS) - "Education is the most powerful weapon you can use to eliminate child labour." So said Dennis Sinyolo, Director of Education International's African Regional Office in Accra, Ghana adapting liberation icon and late South African president Nelson Mandela's famous quote about how education can change the world. Read the full story, “Call to Invest ‘Serious Resources’ in Education, to Stem Tide of Child Labour”, on globalissues.org → read more

Small Dead Animals19 hours ago

Wednesday On Turtle Island

Well, there goes the narrative. Ice sheets expanding in Antarctica. Dear Leader making friends overseas again. Trudeau snubs Royal Family. Michelle Obama raises eyebrows using word womxn. In other Democrat news. The Squad trashes Israel. Black Scams Matter. Co-founder’s questionable tax filings. Another day, another name change. Village of Queen Charlotte to get Indian name.… Continue reading → read more

Komando.com20 hours ago

Here’s why one-third of apps could disappear from iOS and Android stores

Why Apple and Google are removing nearly one-third of all apps. read more

Socio-Economics History Blog20 hours ago

Democrats Introduce Bill To Put Americans In Quarantine Camps

Terra Forming Terra21 hours ago

In medieval times, how long could a knight physically fight in a battle?

This should put this issue to bed forever. Those guys using pulleys were surely rigging up for jousting were extra protection was needed. Watching a man in full plate running comfortably over a hundred yards pretty well puts all this to bed. They had full mobility. So yes, they could fight for hours. *In medieval times, how long could a knight physically fight in a battle? The swords were heavy, the armor was heavy. Nutrition was poor. Could they last more than 30 minutes?* *Jong Park ·FollowHEMA Student (2017–present)Updated Sat* *“Swords were heavy, the armor was heavy. Nu... read more

Terra Forming Terra21 hours ago

one million dead??

The pitch goes on and will hopefully end soon. Right now. public sentiment is for thinking that this is well over. The real stats do tell us different tales and disturbing things as well. Again over two billion will die globally if the scheme really works. Truth is trhat it may well have been diluted bigly by saline solution along the way Somewhere people are really dying, but hardly from COV 19. *Oh the bloody drama! So we've now lost "1 million" Americans to Stupid-19, eh? Is that right? That has got to be the most exaggerated crock of crap since the "6 million" ™ figure as... read more

Terra Forming Terra21 hours ago

Cryptid Canine Encounters: Red-Eyed Wolf, Morphing Werewolf, & Upright Dogman

Three very different encounters. The last one has the witness waking up and this makes further activity by the clear Giant Sloth risky. He simply leaves. The first report shows us a nearby image maker at work. The large wolf is normal and may even be real or close enough ,but the grim reapper image may now turn out to be part of Little Red riding Hood and the Not Deer. The second report was pure Giant sloth. Way more activity out there and we certainly see their care in terms of disturbing us which can never turn out well for them. The Gant Sloth is very real and we are n... read more

Terra Forming Terra21 hours ago

WWIII update - Carrington Event?

Something that i did not understand is that the actual end game is deliberately unknown to all involved. Without question the silence has steadily deepened as known bad actors have either been eliminated or replaced by actors. They all stop been proactive. Hilary, Bill, Loretta? Understand that MIL INTEL has access to an Intel FEED coming from the near future and we can even presume that the enemy has something like that. That is the reason the Q feed was deliberately obscured but also dead accurate in hindsight. So obviously all are working to a final known objective whil... read more

Latest News - ADVANCE21 hours ago

Albo wants to shut our logging industry and lock up national parks

Labor under Each-Way Albo has been captured by green interests, and the latest evidence comes from his policy on foresting. read more

Cairns News22 hours ago

Pilbara council readies for court action against WA government COVID mandate

Port Hedland council prepare to take WA Government to Supreme Court over COVID mandates that see 33% of the population electing to be vaccine free forced into unemployment by the mandate. read more

OrientalReview.org22 hours ago

The World’s Future Hangs In The Balance: Erdogan Will Decide

Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan will decide the future of the world; and, on Friday the 13th day of May in 2022, he gave his first indication of what that decision will be — that it will be for a global future of hope for international freedom and democracy, and against […] read more

Michael West22 hours ago

Albo for Tokyo throws up a constitutional conundrum

[image: Anthony Albanese and Scott Morrison.] A victorious Albanese will attend the Quad meeting in Tokyo on Tuesday, possibly leaving the nation without a prime minister. read more

Next Grand Minimum Profit22 hours ago

What The Experts Are not Expressing About Manufacturing Companies Next And How It Affects You

[image: Manufacturing Companies Next]Many small businesses in America today are still within the 1990s relating to promoting. Many are still relying on the old forms on advertising and a few are not advertising and marketing in any respect. This sample of slow adoption of new advertising techniques has been evident with all the small businesses struggling to stay afloat in this challenging economy. The complete choice-making process included throughout creating, writing and awarding government contracts will involve all three of layers of individuals, and each advertised Request f... read more

New Mandala22 hours ago

No protection, more repression: freedom of expression in Southeast Asia

...these are fundamentally contrary to the principles of international human rights law and fail to meet the principle of “legal certainty” of international law. The post No protection, more repression: freedom of expression in Southeast Asia appeared first on New Mandala. read more

PA Pundits – International23 hours ago

Human Coyotes Destroy Habitat, Washington Yawns

By Duggan Flanakin ~ Anticipating the end to Title 42, tens of thousands of cartel coyote customers await their opportunity to fan into the United States from south Texas to California. Many of these will join the estimated 400,000 “getaways” in fiscal 2021 who were not even processed by federal officials to enable them to receive […] read more

PA Pundits – International1 day ago

How Policymakers Can Address Baby Formula Shortage

By Daren Bakst and Rachael Wolpert ~ As too many American families know from firsthand experience, there’s a baby formula shortage in the United States. While some politicians will surely view the situation as “not letting a crisis go to waste,” this is a time for immediate and thoughtful solutions that address the actual problems. There […] read more

Small Dead Animals1 day ago

May 18, 2022: Reader Tips

This evening we learn about the CIA’s nefarious MK Ultra program. Your most mysterious tips of the past day are much sought after. read more

News – TOTT News1 day ago

Scott Morrison endorses handing over pandemic powers to the World Health Organisation

Scott Morrison has endorsed the prospect of giving more powers to the World Health Organisation to "go in and deal with pandemic situations" at a press conference. read more

The Duran22 hours ago

Ukraine for the UK is only a business interest

“Great Britain has no constant friends or enemies but rather constant interests”, Lord Palmerston. From this phrase, much becomes clear. Obviously, the third party that is taking a very active part in the conflict in Ukraine is the United Kingdom. Part of the conflict was provoked by London’s announcement of the construction of military bases […] read more

The Duran22 hours ago

What Happens To Assets In A Collapse?

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Vox - All22 hours ago

2 winners and 2 losers from the Pennsylvania and North Carolina primaries

[image: Election Night Party For Democratic Senate Candidate John Fetterman] Supporters celebrate Lt. Gov. John Fetterman’s win in Pennsylvania’s Democratic Senate primary. | Getty Images The takeaways from the biggest primary night yet were anything but clear. Tuesday was one of the most anticipated days on the 2022 primary calendar, featuring closely watched races that could offer an indication of what ideological direction both parties were headed in. Instead, voters in five states: Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Idaho, Oregon, and Kentucky, took to the polls and produced a so... read more

SOMEONE SOMEWHERE23 hours ago

Distal Radial Artery Access for Coronary Catheterization: A Curated Approach∗

Introduction On the basis of irrefutable evidence of improved clinical efficacy and safety endpoints, transradial access (TRA) has become the preferred approach for percutaneous coronary procedures.1,2 Functional hand dysfunction is exceedingly rare after TRA, and nonspecific sensory symptoms or muscle weakness … Continue reading → read more

SOMEONE SOMEWHERE23 hours ago

Cancer vaccines: past, present and future; a review article

Abstract Immunotherapy and vaccines have revolutionized disease treatment and prevention. Vaccines against infectious diseases have been in use for several decades. In contrast, only few cancer vaccines have been approved for human use. These include preventative vaccines against infectious agents … Continue reading → read more

SOMEONE SOMEWHERE23 hours ago

A 48-Year-Old Man with Fevers and Weight Loss

Reason for presentation: fevers and weight loss Part 1: The Case HISTORY OF PRESENT ILLNESS A 48-year-old man presented with fevers and night sweats. The fevers and sweats were insidious in onset and had occurred intermittently for 3 months. The patient … Continue reading → read more

Rangitikei Environmental Health Watch23 hours ago

A Look at New Zealand’s Conservation Science (Dr Jo Pollard)

From CORANZ by Dr Jo Pollard (BSc (Hons), PhD) Supporters of NZ’s conservation by aerial poisoning have commonly defended their position with the statement “Look at the science.” Most of the published science on conservation in NZ is accessed readily, appearing in the NZ Journal of Ecology (NZJE). A browse through the issues from the … Continue reading A Look at New Zealand’s Conservation Science (Dr Jo Pollard) → read more

SOMEONE SOMEWHERE23 hours ago

Remdesivir and three other drugs for hospitalised patients with COVID-19: final results of the WHO Solidarity randomised trial and updated meta-analyses

Background The Solidarity trial among COVID-19 inpatients has previously reported interim mortality analyses for four repurposed antiviral drugs. Lopinavir, hydroxychloroquine, and interferon (IFN)-β1a were discontinued for futility but randomisation to remdesivir continued. Here, we report the final results of Solidarity … Continue reading → read more

SOMEONE SOMEWHERE23 hours ago

Remdesivir for Patients Hospitalized with COVID-19

The WHO SOLIDARITY trial shows remdesivir reduces mortality in patients who do not yet require ventilation. While U.S. guidelines suggest hospitalized patients with severe COVID-19 receive remdesivir, the WHO has a conditional recommendation against its use in this setting. WHO … Continue reading → read more

SOMEONE SOMEWHERE23 hours ago

Should Diabetes Screening Vary Based on Race and Ethnicity?

People from U.S. ethnic minorities might benefit from screening for diabetes at an earlier age and a lower body-mass index threshold. The 2021 U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) guidelines recommend diabetes screening for adults (age range, 35–70) with body-mass … Continue reading → read more

Food Safety News23 hours ago

Committee’s disinterest in food safety may be reason for delaying confirmation

It’s been six months since the White House announced President Biden was appointing Dr. Jose Emilio Esteban to serve as USDA’s Undersecretary for Food Safety, and nothing more has happened. By protocol, the undersecretary is the top food safety post in the federal government. But that has not made any difference to the Senate Committee... Continue Reading read more

SOMEONE SOMEWHERE23 hours ago

Cefiderocol- Compared to Colistin-Based Regimens for the Treatment of Severe Infections Caused by Carbapenem-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii

ABSTRACT Cefiderocol may represent a therapeutic option for carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (CRAB) infections, but clinical data are limited. This is an observational retrospective study conducted in the University Hospital of Pisa including consecutive patients with CRAB infections (January 2020 to August 2021). … Continue reading → read more

Food Safety News23 hours ago

Concerns raised over peanut traces in food additive from India

Batches of a food additive from India have been found to contain undeclared peanut protein prompting authorities to warn of a serious risk to allergic consumers. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) and Food Standards Scotland (FSS) said some batches of soybean lecithin imported to the United Kingdom were found to contain undeclared peanut protein. Lecithin... Continue Reading read more

SOMEONE SOMEWHERE1 day ago

When will we meet aliens? 3 parameters reveal the timeline

https://www.inverse.com/science/aliens-when-meet?utm_campaign=inverse&utm_content=1632931140&utm_medium=owned&utm_source=facebook read more

SOMEONE SOMEWHERE1 day ago

There is no dark matter. Instead, information has mass, physicist says.

https://bigthink.com/hard-science/dark-matter-theory/#Echobox=1652754448 read more

Food Safety News1 day ago

USDA gives grant to University of Georgia to study antimicrobial blue light tech

The U.SDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture has awarded researchers from the University of Georgia Center for Food Safety a three-year, $599,900 grant to begin a new study to investigate the effectiveness of antimicrobial blue light technology in reducing foodborne pathogens. Food manufacturers often use chemical sanitizers on food preparation surfaces to help control... Continue Reading read more

Food Safety News1 day ago

Study shows possible Listeriosis risk factors in China

Researchers have identified risky foods and habits for Listeria infection in China. A case-control study looked at the risk factors associated with food consumption and food-handling habits for sporadic listeriosis in Beijing. These things are largely unknown as no outbreaks have been identified in China, according to the study published in the journal Epidemiology and... Continue Reading read more

Food Safety News1 day ago

Heavy metals, pesticides, Salmonella spur FDA to crack down on some food imports

The Food and Drug Administration is continuing its use of import alerts to enforce U.S. food safety regulations for food from foreign countries. The agency updates and modifies the alerts as needed. Recent modifications to FDA’s import alerts, as posted by the agency, are listed below. Click here to go to the FDA page with... Continue Reading read more

Michael West1 day ago

Illegal bugging of Timorese not relevant: court ruling smashes whistleblower Bernard Collaery

[image: Bernard Collaery featured] The court decided that the Commonwealth did not have to do anything to prove that ASIS had been operating in accordance with the Intelligence Services Act despite Collaery being notionally prosecuted for revealing activities that have to be in accordance with the IS Act for the purposes of his prosecution. read more

SOMEONE SOMEWHERE1 day ago

Cefiderocol for CRAB Infections

ABSTRACT Carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (CRAB) can cause significant infections with limited treatment options available. Falcone et al. (https://doi.org/10.1128/aac.02142-21) describe a single-center retrospective study comparing clinical outcomes among patients with CRAB infections treated with cefiderocol-containing versus colistin-containing regimens. Patients who received cefiderocol-containing regimens … Continue reading → read more

The Last Refuge23 hours ago

May 18th – 2022 Presidential Politics – Resistance Day 484

In an effort to keep the Daily Open Thread a little more open topic we are going to start a new daily thread for “Presidential Politics”. Please use this thread to post anything relating to the JoeBama Administration and Presidency. “This is no small thing, to restore a republic after it has fallen into corruption. […] The post May 18th – 2022 Presidential Politics – Resistance Day 484 appeared first on The Last Refuge. read more

The Last Refuge23 hours ago

Wednesday May 18th – Open Thread

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. THY WILL BE DONE, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but DELIVER US FROM EVIL. […] The post Wednesday May 18th – Open Thread appeared first on The Last Refuge. read more

War News Updates1 day ago

African Food Prices Soaring Raising Fears Of Starvation And Unrest

*DW:* *African food prices soaring amid Ukraine war* *The war in Ukraine is having a drastic impact on Africa. Prices for wheat, gas and gasoline are at record highs. Crisis regions could see things get worse than they already are. * Every morning, the operators of a small kiosk located in an informal neighborhood in Kenya's capital, Nairobi, bake fresh chapati — a popular flatbread. Chapatis usually cost around 20 shillings (€0.17/$0.17). However, customers can hardly afford it anymore. "Chapati costs twice as much now. Life has become extremely expensive," one customer at the... read more

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