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  • Diver Miraculously Survives Vicious Alligator Attack: ‘Somehow Ripped My Arm Out and Not Off’

    04/25/2024 11:24:42 AM PDT · by Red Badger · 23 replies
    People ^ | April 23, 2024 | Gabrielle Rockson
    Will Georgitis was attacked in South Carolina on April 15 while going for a dive in the Cooper River to look for fossils. A South Carolina diver is recovering after he miraculously survived a vicious alligator attack that left him pinned underwater. According to the Associated Press, Will Georgitis was attacked in South Carolina on April 15 after going for a scuba dive to look for fossils. He told The Post and Courier that after surfacing from his dive due to limited air, he spotted the alligator nearby in the Cooper River. "It made a beeline right at me," he...
  • Could Eating Less Help You Live Longer? Calorie restriction and intermittent fasting both increase longevity in animals, aging experts say. Here’s what that means for you.

    04/25/2024 6:48:53 AM PDT · by Cronos · 87 replies
    New York Times ^ | 18th April 2023 | Dana Smith
    If you put a lab mouse on a diet, cutting the animal’s caloric intake by 30 to 40 percent, it will live, on average, about 30 percent longer. The calorie restriction, as the intervention is technically called, can’t be so extreme that the animal is malnourished, but it should be aggressive enough to trigger some key biological changes.... Scientists first discovered this phenomenon in the 1930s, The subsequent studies also found that many of the calorie-restricted animals were less likely to develop cancer and other chronic diseases related to aging. ... In the wild, animals experience periods of feast and...
  • Keith Olbermann Demands ESPN 'Fire' Stephen A. Smith For Not Criticizing Trump

    04/24/2024 1:14:47 PM PDT · by Libloather · 21 replies
    Outkick ^ | 4/23/24 | Bobby Burack
    Keith Olbermann offered ESPN an ultimatum: silence Stephen A. Smith or fire him. Olbermann uploaded a video detailing his orders Monday, including a meandering 393-word caption. In short, he called upon ESPN to take immediate action after Smith appeared on Fox News last week. "WHY ESPN MUST EITHER SILENCE OR FIRE STEPHEN A. SMITH: Its longstanding policy - no, you can't be a sportscaster on one station and an advocate for a presidential candidate on another station - is right. I know: I helped to author it because the day when you (or I) could straddle both worlds is long...
  • NATIONAL PIGS-IN-A-BLANKET DAY - April 24

    04/24/2024 7:52:28 AM PDT · by Red Badger · 6 replies
    NATIONAL PIGS-IN-A-BLANKET DAY On April 24, observe National Pigs-in-a-Blanket Day with just a few ingredients. #PigsInABlanketDay Celebrated across the world, the term often refers to a variety of different dishes. In the United States, Pigs-in-a-Blanket is often hot dogs or sausages wrapped in biscuit or croissant dough and baked. Pigs-in-a-Blanket are generally served as an appetizer or as breakfast. However, it can be served at any mealtime! Another popular version of pigs-in-a-blanket includes cabbage rolls stuffed with a beef filling. It's often covered with a tomato or cream sauce. Many recipes use the name "Pigs-in-a-Blanket" to describe just about any...
  • Breeding cows that fart less could help curb global warming: new study (only 6.75 years left)

    04/24/2024 2:33:19 AM PDT · by Libloather · 28 replies
    NY Post ^ | 4/23/24 | Brooke Kato
    No need to make a stink: Controlling bovine flatulence could be key to helping curb global warming. New research suggests that breeding dairy cows to fart less — and, therefore, release less methane — could cut down on greenhouse gases. The team from Curtin University Sustainability Policy Institute in Australia combed through 27 reports, drawing conclusions about various ways to curb methane emissions in the dairy and beef sectors in the country. Food production is one of the leading causes of climate change — livestock farming accounts for about 10% of greenhouse gas emissions — with one 2020 study finding...
  • Your Dog Is Probably on Prozac. Experts Say That Says More About the American Mental Health Crisis Than Pets

    04/23/2024 3:46:49 PM PDT · by nickcarraway · 31 replies
    STAT ^ | Sarah Owermohle
    Dogs, our sunny, selfless shadows, crave little more than a daily walk, a treat or two, and their human’s happiness. But increasingly, their own happiness is the topic of concern in veterinarian offices, dog parks, and internet forums. Prozac prescriptions for dogs are on the rise, veterinarians across the country acknowledge, along with a myriad of cheaper generic mood stabilizers sold for humans but applied to pets’ separation anxiety, socialization fears, biting habits, or other problematic behavior. That increase, experts told STAT, says more about the human mental health crisis in America — and the ready availability of inexpensive generic...
  • US Family Finds New Life in Costa Rican Blue Zone

    04/23/2024 3:06:01 PM PDT · by nickcarraway · 26 replies
    The Tico Times ^ | April 23, 2024
    US Family Finds New Life in Costa Rican Blue Zone CNN published the story of a U.S. family that moved to Costa Rica, and it changed their lives completely. Kema Ward-Hopper and Nicholas Hopper decided to get married in the Central American nation, and years later, they made the decision to permanently relocate. Now, they live in one of Costa Rica’s blue zones, an area characterized by longevity, a slow-paced life, and a healthy lifestyle. She was diagnosed with breast cancer a few months before their wedding in 2016. “[I had] started treatment and everything. If you see pictures from...
  • Exposing the dark past of Dr. Adam Levy, Las Vegas abortionist

    04/23/2024 3:02:49 PM PDT · by Morgana · 4 replies
    Live Action News ^ | April 23, 2024 | Anonymous
    Dr. Adam Levy, an abortionist at the Birth Control Care Center abortion facility in Las Vegas, Nevada, is no stranger to controversy. His past first came under widespread scrutiny in 2022 after he appeared in a political ad opposing Republican April Becker‘s campaign. Becker was running for the U.S. House at the time. In the ad, Levy claimed that Becker’s “extreme backers” supported “ban[ning] all abortions.” He also claimed, “Before Roe v. Wade, doctors saw plenty of botched, back-alley abortions, and far too many women died.” Notably, this is untrue; most “back-alley” abortions were committed by doctors, and the death...
  • MONDAY LINEUP: No April Fools’ Joke, This is Reality (The Reality of Criminal Abortionist)

    04/23/2024 2:21:54 PM PDT · by Morgana · 2 replies
    Operation Rescue ^ | April 1, 2024 | Sarah Neely
    April is Sexual Abuse Awareness Month (SAAM) — a hard topic and one that abortion supporters all but ignore when it comes to the abortion industry. We know child molesters, pimps, and human traffickers all benefit from the deafening silence of abortion staff refusing to report obvious abusive situations playing out in their lobbies. However, these are not the only abusers hanging around abortion clinics. Countless women have experienced horrific sexual abuse at the hands of abortion doctors. In today’s Monday Lineup, we expose sexual predators from the Gulf Coast and Midwest — all of them found inside the abortion...
  • Monday Lineup: The Nefarious Northeast (Criminal Acts by Abortionist)

    04/23/2024 2:12:37 PM PDT · by Morgana
    Operation Rescue ^ | April 8, 2024 | Sarah Neely
    April is Sexual Abuse Awareness Month (SAAM) — a hard topic and one that abortion supporters all but ignore when it comes to the abortion industry. We know child molesters, pimps, and human traffickers all benefit from the deafening silence of abortion staff refusing to report obvious abusive situations playing out in their lobbies. However, these are not the only abusers hanging around abortion clinics. Countless women have experienced horrific sexual abuse at the hands of abortion doctors. In today’s Monday Lineup, we expose sexual predators from the Northeast — all of them found inside the abortion clinic, with a...
  • MONDAY LINEUP: Malfeasance in the Midwest (Criminal Abortion Doctors)

    04/23/2024 2:03:44 PM PDT · by Morgana
    Operation Rescue ^ | April 15, 2024 | Sarah Neely
    April is Sexual Abuse Awareness Month (SAAM) — a hard topic and one that abortion supporters all but ignore when it comes to the abortion industry. We know child molesters, pimps, and human traffickers all benefit from the deafening silence of abortion staff refusing to report obvious abusive situations playing out in their lobbies. However, these are not the only abusers hanging around abortion clinics. Countless women have experienced horrific sexual abuse at the hands of abortion doctors. In today’s Monday Lineup, we expose sexual predators from the Midwest — all of them found inside the abortion clinic, with a...
  • Brits on health alert as 'zombie deer disease' could 'pass to humans like mad cow'

    04/23/2024 1:57:24 PM PDT · by nickcarraway · 25 replies
    Express ^ | Tue, Apr 23, 2024 | Mieka Smiles
    Scientists fear that two hunters died after eating infected meat sparking panic of a mad cow disease rerun.Two hunters have died amid fears they contracted the so-called “zombie deer disease” after eating infected meat. The US pair died soon after eating deer meat which scientists believe carried chronic wasting disease (CWD). by TaboolaSponsored Link This Simple Trick Will Block All Ads On Your Windows Safer Online Tips Now it’s sparked panic that the disease could pass from deer to humans as they both developed similar neurological symptoms as seen in animals. The disease has been nicknamed “zombie deer disease” as...
  • MONDAY LINEUP: Predators in the Wild West (Abortionist in America)

    04/23/2024 1:48:24 PM PDT · by Morgana
    Operation Rescue ^ | April 22, 2024 | Sarah Neely
    April is Sexual Abuse Awareness Month (SAAM) — a hard topic and one that abortion supporters all but ignore when it comes to the abortion industry. We know child molesters, pimps, and human traffickers all benefit from the deafening silence of abortion staff refusing to report obvious abusive situations playing out in their lobbies. However, these are not the only abusers hanging around abortion clinics. Countless women have experienced horrific sexual abuse at the hands of abortion doctors (and, in this lineup, at least one nurse). In today’s Monday Lineup, we expose sexual predators from California and the West —...
  • Sperm Donor Who Is Now Being Forced to Pay Child Support Seeks Any Help He Can Get

    04/23/2024 1:08:31 PM PDT · by Red Badger · 48 replies
    Rumble Via Liberty Daily ^ | April 23, 2024 | Staff
    Sperm Donor Who Is Now Being Forced to Pay Child Support Seeks Any Help He Can Get VIDEO AT LINK......................
  • A Never Before Seen Look At Human Life In The Womb | Baby Olivia

    04/23/2024 11:39:32 AM PDT · by Morgana · 5 replies
    Live Action News Youtube ^ | August 9 2021 | Live Action
    From a single-celled human to a baby with a beating heart, brainwaves, fingers, and toes, Olivia shows the remarkable beauty of a unique life within the womb. Baby Olivia was created by Live Action and reviewed by accredited medical professionals to show audiences the spectacular life of a baby growing within the womb. With scientific accuracy, this video depicts the moment human life begins and beyond to show the humanity of preborn children throughout each stage of human development. earn more at http://www.babyolivia.com Video reviewed and accredited by: Dr David Bolender, PhD, Cell Biology, Neurobiology & Anatomy, Medical College of...
  • How aspirin stops the growth and spread of colorectal cancer

    04/23/2024 11:37:08 AM PDT · by Red Badger · 32 replies
    New Atlas ^ | April 23, 2024 | Bronwyn Thompson
    Around 29 million people in the US take a daily dose of aspirin as a preventative measure for cardiovascular disease. And while an age-related increased risk of bleeding has seen it fall out of favor with medical authorities, it's now shaping up as something that might be even more beneficial in triggering the immune system to help take down certain cancers. There's been a growing body of research showing that regular, long-term low-dose aspirin use was associated with better outcomes of colorectal cancer (CRC). But scientists haven't been entirely sure just why the common over-the-counter medicine was having a distinctive...
  • NATIONAL CHERRY CHEESECAKE DAY - April 23

    04/23/2024 9:45:03 AM PDT · by Red Badger · 28 replies
    National Day Calendar ^ | April 23, 2024 | Staff
    NATIONAL CHERRY CHEESECAKE DAY April 23rd recognizes the food holiday National Cherry Cheesecake Day. Cookbooks and bakers offer a large variety of recipes for cherry cheesecake. Some cherry cheesecake recipes call for the cherries to be mixed into the batter and others place the cherries on top. #CherryCheesecakeDay This smooth dessert hits the spot when the end of the meal rolls around. While most cakes have a crumb, cheesecake’s texture is nothing like cake. Indeed, its creamy, thick pudding-like character comes from the soft cheese used as the main ingredient. Depending on the recipe, either cream cheese or cottage cheese...
  • Costco Chicken Lover Logic: Keep Those Poisonous LED Lights Off My Chicken... Scan My Body Instead

    04/23/2024 6:43:52 AM PDT · by Red Badger · 20 replies
    Rumble Via Liberty Daily ^ | April 22, 2024 | Staff
    Costco Chicken Lover Logic: Keep Those Poisonous LED Lights Off My Chicken... Scan My Body Instead These people vote...................DEMOCRAT of course.............
  • Planned Parenthood Tells 911 “Unfortunately” They Can’t Abort a 16-Year-Old’s Baby

    04/23/2024 12:18:27 AM PDT · by Morgana · 19 replies
    Operation Rescue ^ | Aug 10, 2023 | Sarah Neely
    On Saturday, March 23, police cars were seen arriving at Planned Parenthood Chapel Hill around 10 a.m. No ambulance arrived, leading witnesses to wonder what other type of emergency was taking place. 911 records obtained by Operation Rescue revealed that a 16-year-old girl confided in Planned Parenthood staff that she was being forced to have an abortion by others waiting outside of the building and procedure room. There were multiple people with her, including her boyfriend and at least one parent. The Planned Parenthood staffer stated she thought the boyfriend was also a minor, but she never confirmed it for...
  • Vanity: A small victory

    04/22/2024 9:01:12 PM PDT · by Dr. Sivana · 43 replies
    self | 04/22/2024 | self
    On Good Friday, March 29, 2024, I I cut my hand and had to go to the nearby Urgent Care her in Phoenix. They stitched up my hand and scheduled me to come back in a couple of weeks to get the stitches removed. When I went back, the Urgent Care center got masky in the meantime. I told them I would wait outside, and "You do know that the studies now show that the masks don't do anything useful." When I came in, I did put the mask on over my mouth, but not my nose. When I was...