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This is only the latest evidence that the USA has become irredeemably contaminated with racism, hatred and fear. There are no guarantees that we in Canada will devolve into something similar and all we can do is care for each other and learn from the insanity south of us. We need to learn and live what many Americans have chosen to ignore: that which diminishes one of us diminishes all of us.

Ukraine Says It Sank Another Russian Ship Near Snake Island -Defense Ministry of Ukraine The Ukrainian military announced Saturday that it has brought down yet another Russian ship trolling the Black Sea near Snake Island. The Defense Ministry of Ukraine tweeted a video of a ship that it identified as a Russian Serna craft, a type of boat used to transport troops for amphibious landings, Radio Free Europe reports. According to the military, a Bayraktar drone was used to sink the warship. “The traditional parade of the Russian Black Sea fleet on May 9 this year will be held near Snake Island—at the bottom of the sea,” the Defense Ministry said. A Russian antiaircraft system en route to Snake Island was also allegedly destroyed by the Bayraktar drone strike. Russia has yet to comment on the incident and outside sources have yet to independently verify the sinking. (HAT TRICK!!!)

Justice Amy Coney Barrett Wants To Overturn Roe To Create A “Domestic Supply Of Infants” For Adoption Buried in the Alito Roe draft opinion is the idea that Roe needs to be overturned to create a domestic supply of infants for adoption. Read: page 34 of the Alito draft: This is some Handmaid’s Tale stuff that not long ago would have been attributed to the mind of Margaret Atwood and a few extremist Republican politicians. There are now five people on the Supreme Court who are willing to use the need for a domestic supply of adoptable infants as a rationale to take away rights from every woman in America. The problem with creating “a domestic supply of adoptable infants” is that the term itself suggests white American babies. However, the woman who will be disproportionately impacted. In states where abortion is already restricted, most of the women who get abortions are minorities. The overturning of Roe could lead to the foster care system being overwhelmed with babies, and foster care isn’t a great place to care for and raise a child.

'Wonder Years' Director Fred Savage Fired After 'Inappropriate' Conduct Allegations Fred Savage has been fired after an investigation into a number of complaints of alleged misconduct in his role as executive producer and director of ABC’s “The Wonder Years.” “Recently, we were made aware of allegations of inappropriate conduct by Fred Savage, and as is policy, an investigation was launched. Upon its completion, the decision was made to terminate his employment as an executive producer and director of ‘The Wonder Years,’” a spokesperson for 20th Television told Deadline. Details of the complaints were not provided. Neither Savage nor his representatives were immediately available for comment.

Hundreds of police officers in the United States have been trained by right-wing extremists: report Hundreds of cops across the United States have been taught by individuals who espouse far-right extremist views, according to a new investigation that was published Friday to sound the alarm on a burgeoning and unregulated private training industry. Reuters identified five law enforcement trainers who have been hired by police and sheriffs' departments nationwide despite their support for right-wing militia groups, including the Oath Keepers, Proud Boys, and Three Percenters; the QAnon conspiracy, which baselessly claims that Democrats and Hollywood stars belong to a cabal of Satanist pedophiles and cannibals; and former President Donald Trump's "Big Lie" that the 2020 election was stolen. Some use bigoted instructional materials that promote racism, misogyny, and transphobia, and many endorse the constitutional sheriff philosophy, which maintains that county sheriffs should refuse to uphold any law they find unconstitutional. "Adherents to the constitutional sheriff movement consider the federal government a grave threat to U.S. citizens," Reuters reported. "They argue that local law enforcement is a higher authority, with the power to countermand the decisions of legislatures, courts, and presidents." Richard Whitehead, one of dozens of active and retired police officers or trainers who were listed in a database of members of the Oath Keepers, "has called for public executions of government officials he sees as disloyal" to Trump, Reuters reported. In a 2020 social media post, he urged cops "to disobey Covid-19 public-health orders from 'tyrannical governors,' adding: 'We are on the brink of civil war.'" https://www.alternet.org/2022/05/police-officers-trained-by-extremists/

The salary cap and Import/Non-import ratio is what separates the smart GMs from the dullards. I do NOT want it screwed with.

A scatback with a good resume and a couple of maybe receivers.

Gotta find a way to monetize cowardice and dereliction of duty.

The Russian government has ruled that the Moscow sank not from an act of war, but from an accident, therefore the 400-500 dead seamen's families are not entitled to any compensation. Doubtless this concept will be applied to the Makarov sinking as well.

A month ago, there were reports that a broad-spectrum vaccine might be ready as soon as this fall.

Why This 'Very, Very Contagious' Coronavirus Subvariant Is Causing Cases To Rise Again The omicron subvariant BA.2.12.1 is poised to be the next dominant strain in the U.S. Mutations appear to have helped it replicate better and resist prior immunity. After a weeks-long plateau, coronavirus cases and hospitalizations are once again rising in the U.S. as a new, highly transmissible omicron subvariant rapidly makes its way toward becoming the next dominant virus strain. The current seven-day rolling average of cases is back to where it was in February, with an average of 64,000 cases tallied Monday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That’s roughly three times what it was toward the end of March. The seven-day average for hospitalizations is also up by 20%, with the CDC reporting an average of 2,215 admissions over the last seven days ― up from the prior week’s average of 1,845. Deaths from COVID-19 have stayed near record lows. This drop in fatalities is likely thanks in part to current dominant variants appearing to be less deadly and vaccination rates being high in the U.S., Dr. Robert Garry, a professor of microbiology and immunology at Tulane University, told HuffPost. As of this week, roughly 66% of the U.S. population has been fully vaccinated, according to the CDC. “The preexisting immunity lets your body handle the infection better, but these variants are so infectious they may not keep you from getting infected,” he said. While the dominant omicron subvariant BA.2, which currently makes up nearly 62% of cases, appears to spread more easily than its predecessor, experts say another subvariant, BA.2.12.1, appears to be even more transmissible. BA.2.12.1 is spreading about 24% faster than BA.2 and, based on current rates, could become the dominant variant within the next few weeks, data shows. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/covid-cases-rising-omicron-variant-highly-transmissible_n_62728ffee4b0d7ea4cc73f1d

Positively lyrical.

My nipples are hard.....

He has made a very profitable career out of it by bilking the rubes.

FYI: The WHO today reported that the actual death toll from COVID is close to 15 million, not counting those others who died from other causes due to no capacity in their healthcare system because of COVID patients filling up the system.

No ethical medical doctor would prescribe Ivermectin for COVID infection. As soon as it was proposed by the nutball fringe, doctors were reminded that such would be "off-label"- not approved for treating COVID. If a medical doctor does this, they would be subject to censure by their medical associations and liable to criminal and civil prosecution. There are very strong prohibitions against off-label drug usage. For people suffering from melancholic treatment-resistant depression (TRD) there was very credible but anecdotal evidence that Ketamine can provide relief when all other measure have failed. I has a patient who was suffering from TRD and had done so for so long that he was actively considering suicide as this had gone on for years and his life was unbearable. I could not find any doctor to prescribe Ketamine despite the acute ideation. Promising trials were underway in New York and Ottawa but nothing locally. Long story short, he found some from the street and it did relieve the depression and he was able to have a life. And it still not approved.

Gotta pay off those sexual predation lawsuits somehow.

Madison Cawthorn Confirms Tape Showing Him Naked And Engaged In Physical Activity With Another Man Is Real . Madison Cawthorn Confirms Video Of Him Naked In Bed With Another Man Is Real. We will not be publishing the video. If you haven’t seen it, consider yourself lucky. Rep. Cawthorn tweeted a denial but also a confirmation that the tape is real: A new hit against me just dropped. Years ago, in this video, I was being crass with a friend, trying to be funny. We were acting foolish, and joking. That’s it. I’m NOT backing down. I told you there would be a drip drip campaign. Blackmail won't win. We will. — Madison Cawthorn (@CawthornforNC) May 4, 2022 The video was making the rounds on Twitter shortly after Cawthorn released a video statement denying that he is a”drag queen:” I’m ready to keep fighting for you. I wanted you to know the truth, straight from me. Don’t lose hope, don’t listen to the fake news. Don’t let the swamp of Washington dissuade or distract you from sending a warrior back to Washington. I’ve only just begun to fight for you. — Madison Cawthorn (@CawthornforNC) May 4, 2022 The multiple arrests for DUI and driving with a suspended license were a big red flag that Madison Cawthorn is a train wreck of a human being, and that is not even considering the fact that he has been cited twice in a year for bringing a gun into an airport. Cawthorn shouldn’t be in Congress. With the number of DUI arrests that he has had, an argument can be made that he shouldn’t be in society. Rep. Cawthorn apparently doesn’t know what the term blackmail means. Cawthorn is not being blackmailed. The voters in his district are getting the full picture of his behavior. It doesn’t matter if Madison Cawthorn is gay, which before people go there, he has been accused of sexual assault and sexual harassment, which he has denied, or what kind of clothes he likes to wear. His behavior and inability to be honest with the people of his district are all that count. The voters in his North Carolina district deserve a representative that they can be proud of. Madison Cawthorn is not that person. Do yourself a favor. Do not watch the naked Madison Cawthorn tape. You’ve been warned.

Didn't see this anywhere here so.... (from 3downnation) Bombers sign three Americans, including defensive back Zach Hannibal May 3, 2022 By 3Down Staff Photo courtesy: LA Tech Athletics The Winnipeg Blue Bombers have signed three American players, defensive back Zach Hannibal and defensive ends L.B. Mack and Jordan Berner. The six-foot, 184-pound Hannibal joins the blue and gold after a six-year university career with Louisiana Tech. He made an appearance in 56 games over that span with 11 starts for the Bulldogs. Johnson made significant contributions in both the secondary and special teams throughout his collegiate career. In 2020, Hannibal was named All-Conference USA honourable mention. The cover man registered 69 tackles, six passes defended, and one fumble recovery in his NCAA career. The six-foot-two, 230-pound Mack III comes to the Bombers after an NCAA career with the University of Rhode Island. The defensive end was named to the 2021 Colonial Athletic Association All-Conference second team and will be remembered in Rams history as he finished his career second in program history in tackles for loss at 39 and fourth in sacks with 21. The six-foot-five, 255-pound Berner arrives in Winnipeg after a five-year NCAA career with Southern Illinois University. He was an instant contributor by starting all 11 games during his freshman year. The d-end made a living disrupting plays in the backfield by finishing seventh in school history with 17.5 career sacks. Berner finished his college career strong by starting all 13 games and ended his Southern Illinois tenure with an impressive 144 tackles

Some things should stay dead.

My all-time favourite C&W songs: " I'm goin' back to Beethoven 'cause country music sucks" and "She's got sawdust on the floor of her heart". Believe it or not, these are real songs.