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Saturday, April 1, 2023

Biden Laughs at Violence and Transgender Vengeance

 As they say, we find out who we really are during a time of crisis. And what we’re finding out about the Democrats and the American left only continues to get more heinous. At the very least we would not be making jokes and laughing when having to deal with the murder of children and their caretakers. Unless you’re President Joe Biden, because that’s exactly what he did in the aftermath of mass murder. A mass murder committed by Audrey Hale, a transgender-identified extremist at a Christian school in Nashville, killing three nine-year olds and three adults during the rampage. When Biden attended a gathering at the White House in the aftermath of the slaughter, people were expecting a “Comforter-in-Chief” to address the crisis, Biden instead went on a riff about his favorite ice cream.

What kind of a person does this? Even sociopaths manage to successfully pretend to be normal, even charming people when engaging with other human beings. Biden doesn’t seem to even make an effort at appearing engaged or empathetic when confronted with the regularly recurring catastrophes he and his gang are creating on his watch.

Biden’s disgraceful behavior continued when asked by a reporter on the White House lawn if he agreed with Senator Josh Hawley’s assessment that this attack on Christians was a hate crime. Biden smirked, laughed, and said, “Well then I doubt that [implying he would doubt whatever Hawley thought]. No, I’m joking. I have no idea.”

Hawley spoke for all of us when he noted on Fox News that Biden’s response was “beneath the dignity of the presidency.” However, in all fairness, everything Joe Biden does is beneath the dignity of the presidency.

Biden’s callous dismissiveness is just one symptom of a Democrat Party that has dissolved into a disturbed gang relishing our descent into a violent hellscape. Just hours after the murders, Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs’ press secretary tweeted, “Us when we see transphobes,” with an image of a woman pointing two handguns at someone out of frame.

Again, we have to ask, who does something like this? Who are these people? In the aftermath of children being murdered this is what the press secretary for a Democrat governor immediately goes to?

Hobbs’ office condemned the tweet, and the press secretary “resigned” but this is an attitude that doesn’t just suddenly appear like a leprechaun in one’s mind, it has to be so familiar that you feel comfortable not only stating it publicly but publishing it for the world to see.

And no wonder, Americans must demand a clear and detailed discussion from authorities and the media about motive and what exactly influenced Hale to commit such a heinous act. What we all have seen is increasingly violent rhetoric served up by marginal extremists as they politicize and weaponized transgenderism. 

Leftist organizing on the transgender issue now revolves around the idea of “vengeance,” for what we do not know, and encouragement to counteract the ubiquitous “transphobes” with aggression and violence. Efforts by communities and parents to protect children from age inappropriate sexual information and indoctrination have been twisted by these extremists as attempts to “genocide” transgender people. That is madness, and a typical Marxist organizing template, which we’ve seen explode in the last decade using rhetoric to stir up fear, hostility, victimhood, and even violence translating into political organizing strategies and millions in donations. 

No one is helped by this obscenity, especially transgender people. Right now, faceless and nameless fringe extremists are falsely defining for the country that transgender people are violent and unhinged. One would expect some legitimate liberal organizations would come together to condemn the call for violence and the shocking rhetoric. But that has yet to happen.

The shocking open embracement of violence and even murder is emerging as a hallmark of the leftist extremists to whom the Democrats continue to appease and pander. In a recent Facebook post, a Leftist professor at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan posted that “speakers invited by conservative students should be killed rather than shouted down,” as reported by the Post Millennial. What does endorsing murder get you at Wayne State? At this writing the professor has been suspended. With pay.

It is now undeniable that some thing is just not right in the country. The efforts that are destroying our economy, national security, safety, and even our social cohesion are not organic or normal. It is also not what the super majority of Americans want. Being aware that these dynamics are not the result of unstoppable and natural chaos but of Democrat political planning and strategy, helps us to understand that we can push back and stop this trajectory toward the cliff. Its all meant to make you afraid and unsure. Instead, it’s time to be confident and determined as we defend our nation and a future for all people that only America can deliver.

https://amac.us/biden-laughs-at-violence-and-transgender-vengeance/

As Effort To ‘Get Trump’ Ramps Up, Are Leaks From Bragg’s Grand Jury a Crime?

 It is likely that a serious felony has been committed right under District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s nose and he is not investigating it. Under New York law, it is a felony to leak confidential grand jury information, such as whether the jurors voted to indict. The protection of secrecy is as applicable to President Trump as it is to anyone else. 

We know that the information was disclosed while the indictment itself remains sealed and before any official announcement was made or charges brought. It is unlikely that the leak came from the Trump team, which seemed genuinely surprised.

The most likely, though uncertain, scenario is that a person in Mr. Bragg’s office or a grand juror unlawfully leaked the sealed information. That would be a class E felony, subject to imprisonment.

It is possible of course that an investigation is underway, but it seems more likely that Mr. Bragg is too busy making up a crime against the man he promised in his campaign to get than investigating a real crime that took place on his watch.

In my new book, “Get Trump,” I predicted that partisan prosecutors would try to get Trump regardless of the lack of evidence or law. That prediction has come true. Since the indictment itself has not been leaked — at least not yet — we don’t know its specifics. We do know, based on leaks, that it involves multiple counts, almost certainly involving the payment of hush money to a porn actress.

Under Mr. Bragg’s likely theory, Mr. Trump should have disclosed in his public corporate records that he paid the hush money to avoid his adulterous affair from becoming public. But no one in history has ever publicly disclosed the reason he paid money for a non-disclosure agreement.

Why would Mr. Trump pay the money in the first place if he had to publicly disclose the embarrassing reason? Furthermore, no one in history has ever been indicted for listing “legal expenses” for setting a potentially embarrassing payment of hush money.

Thus, even the misdemeanor allegation involving false entries is unprecedented and represents selective prosecution. It is also almost certainly barred by the two-year statute of limitations. In order to elevate this bookkeeping case into a felony, Mr. Bragg must also prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the reason Trump made the false entry — if he himself did it — was solely as a campaign contribution to help him win his election.

If Mr. Trump was motivated in part by his desire to protect his wife, children, and business interests from harmful disclosures, that would not constitute the crime of making an undisclosed campaign contribution. So this too is a stretch.

It is a fundamental tenet of American law that criminal law should not be stretched to fit targeted defendants. Criminal statutes must be clear and unambiguous. If there is any doubt, the age-old concept of “lenity” requires that these doubts be resolved in favor of the defendant.

Thomas Jefferson once quipped that for a criminal statute to be valid, it must be so clear that a reasonable person could understand it if he read it “while running.” A nice image!

I intend to read the text of the indictment, while sitting, with 60 years of experience behind me. I doubt I will find that it meets the constitutional criteria for “fair warning,” although I maintain an open mind until I have studied it carefully.

The important point is that when a district attorney ran for office as a Democrat pledging to get Mr. Trump, who is a candidate for president against the incumbent Democrat, that district attorney must have an airtight case.

A weak, questionable, unprecedented, and novel stitching together of two inapplicable statutes, will not, and should not, satisfy the American public that this is not a partisan targeting of a political opponent.  


ALAN DERSHOWITZ 
Mr. Dershowitz is professor emeritus at Harvard Law School. He has written 52 books, more than 1,000 articles, and has successfully litigated hundreds of cases, half of them pro bono.


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Chinese Genetic Experiment May Lead To Army Of Radiation-Resistant Super Soldiers

 Reports out of China continue to confirm that scientists there are still seeking to push through barriers with Frankenstein-like experimentation on genes with an eye toward the manipulation of human DNA - any and all ethical considerations be damned. What could go wrong? 

The Hong-based South China Morning Post has a doozy of a headline out this week based on a breakthrough announcement by a team of scientists linked to the Chinese military, working in Beijing: "Chinese team behind extreme animal gene experiment says it may lead to super soldiers who survive nuclear fallout."

The project was first unveiled in the Chinese-language journal, Military Medical Sciences, and has been gaining more and more media attention and interest within the scientific community, but is also raising serious ethical quandaries, despite the experiment being defended by its overseers as "totally legal".

According to details, the military scientists say they've successfully "inserted a gene from the microscopic water bear into human embryonic stem cells and significantly increased these cells’ resistance to radiation."

"They said success in this unprecedented experiment could lead to super-tough soldiers who could survive nuclear fallout," SCMP writes. The initiative involved the experimental introduction into human DNA (utilizing embryonic cells) of a key gene found the water bear. The gene in question gives the microscopic creature rare resistance to radiation and other extreme environmental effects.

Scientists have long considered that water bears, also known as tardigrades, may hold genetic secrets which could one day be key to human survival and longevity. The eight-legged tiny animal which is smaller than a millimeter in length, has been described as follows:

Tardigrades are tiny, cute and virtually indestructible. The microscopic animals are able to survive in a pot of boiling water, at the bottom of a deep-sea trench or even in the cold, dark vacuum of space. In August, an Israeli spacecraft carrying tardigrades as part of a scientific experiment crashed on the moon, and scientists believe they may have survived.

Having isolated the Tardigrade's gene capable of producing shieldlike proteins which can protect against radiation and other harms, the Chinese team said it "found a way to introduce this gene into human DNA using CRISPR/Cas9, a gene-editing tool now available in most bio-labs," according to the SCMP review of the experiment.

"In their laboratory experiment, nearly 90 per cent of the human embryonic cells carrying the water bear gene survived a lethal exposure to X-ray radiation, according to the team led by professor Yue Wen with the radiation biotechnology laboratory at the Academy of Military Sciences, Beijing," the report continues.

Image source: Tass

But the team acknowledges some huge 'unknowns'...

Adding an alien gene from the water bear into human embryonic cells could lead to harmful mutations, or even kill the cells because of the genetic gap between the two species, a risk Yue’s team was aware of, according to their paper.

The shielding proteins are "unique to the water bears. The immunity response after cross-species expression is unknown, and it can lead to some safety issues", they wrote.

They envision possible future application of their genetic manipulation technique centered on water bear experiments in cases related to treating acute radiation sickness for first-responders, military personnel, or anyone near a nuclear fallout zone. They also foresee the era of the future 'super soldier' and genetically altered humans capable of surviving nuclear apocalypse.

https://www.zerohedge.com/medical/chinese-team-behind-dangerous-human-animal-gene-manipulation-says-it-could-lead-radiation

Cookie lovers warned to stop eating raw dough amid salmonella outbreak: CDC

 Got dough?

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention urged consumers to stop eating raw cookie dough after a national salmonella outbreak hospitalized three people.

“Flour doesn’t look like a raw food, but most flour is raw,” the CDC cautioned in a report updated Thursday.

The agency’s report explained that raw, or unbaked, flour used to make baked goods such as cookies could be contaminated with salmonella germs, a type of bacteria that causes foodborne illness and leads to the patient experiencing fever, chills, vomiting, cramps and an upset stomach.

When the flour is cooked or baked in an oven, the germs are killed by the high temperatures — but consuming uncooked dough could result in food poisoning in both children and adults.

Cookie dough up close
Raw flour is not processed to remove germs that could be present, meaning uncooked flour could contain harmful bacteria until baked.
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The Mayo Clinic notes that eggs, also typically found in cookie dough, can be contaminated with bacteria, as can various raw meats and seafood, fruits, vegetables and unpasteurized dairy products.

The current outbreak has caused 12 reported illnesses across 11 states as officials attempt to find the source of the contamination.

The CDC reported that the illnesses occurred between December 2022 and February 2023.

“The true number of sick people in this outbreak is likely much higher than the number reported, and the outbreak may not be limited to the states with known illnesses,” the CDC noted, cautioning that it takes three to four weeks to determine if an illness stems from an outbreak. “This is because many people recover without medical care and are not tested for salmonella.

Cracking raw eggs
Other foods — such as eggs, seafood, meat, vegetables and fruit — could become contaminated with E. coli or salmonella.
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Upon further investigation, CDC researchers found that the bacteria making people ill were “closely related genetically,” meaning that the patients could have been eating the same contaminated foods.

“Most people reported eating raw dough or batter made with flour before they got sick,” the agency said.

On Thursday, Consumer Reports listed flour as one of the top 10 foods most likely to cause food poisoning.

The CDC has warned those with a sweet tooth to refrain from eating raw cookie dough before.

Multiple reports in the past have linked foodborne illness outbreaks, such as those caused by E. coli, to the consumption of raw flour.

Researcher testing petri dish
The CDC said they are investigating the root of the problem, attempting to single out a single brand of flour or source.
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Popular food brands have recalled products over concerns of contamination.

In 2019, General Mills removed its flour from store shelves over fears its product could contain salmonella.

At home, thorough handwashing after handling raw dough and the proper baking of batter can prevent foodborne illness, as can washing any bowls or utensils that come in contact with the raw flour.

https://nypost.com/2023/03/31/cookie-lovers-warned-to-stop-eating-raw-dough-amid-salmonella-outbreak-cdc/

FDNY set to increase NYC ambulance prices by 54% to $1,385

 The FDNY has signed off on a more than 50% hike for basic ambulance rides.

The bump, from $900 to $1,385, or 54%, goes into effect May 1, according to city records.

It also raised the charge per mile for hospital trips to $20, up from $15.

Advanced life supports emergency transports would see smaller increases.

The fire department proposed the increase in February, citing inflation and increased salaries for EMS workers.

The FDNY approved the proposed rates that were announced in February.
The FDNY approved the proposed rates that were announced in February.
The increase, going from $900 to $1,385, or 54%, will go into effect May 1, according to city records.
The increase from $900 to $1,385 — or 54% — will go into effect May 1.
Paul Martinka
The fire department proposed the increase in February, citing inflation and increased salaries for EMS workers.
The fire department proposed the increase in February, citing inflation and increased salaries for EMS workers.
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A few dozen New Yorkers weighed in on the change, calling the increase “unwarranted,” according to the public notice released Friday.

The FDNY countered the complaints, saying the increase would be covered by insurance and would help offset the burden of a round-the-clock 911 system.

The department also noted it offers programs to low-income people to help offset ambulance bills.

https://nypost.com/2023/03/31/fdny-set-to-increase-nyc-ambulance-prices-by-54/