https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10796249/Growing-number-Americans-left-potentially-deadly-allergy-MEAT-tick-bites.html

Every American carnivore's worst nightmare! Thousands - including John Grisham - have developed an allergy to MEAT due to tick bites sparking immune system disorder called 'Alpha-gal'

The allergy is known as Alpha-gal Syndrome, named after a carbohydrate found in all non-human and non-ape mammals, as well as importantly ticks

Tick bites can lead to an allergy to Alpha-gal, meaning that eating meat that contains the carbohydrate can cause an outbreak

Symptoms range from mild to potentially fatal. People have described everything from anaphylaxis to diarrhea, vomiting, or breakouts of hives

Some folks are so allergic that even the fumes from meat cooking nearby can trigger reactions

Jaclyn Scott, who was diagnosed in 2018, says she can't go to grocery stores without difficulty and has reactions to various lotions and medicines

A rising number of Americans are claiming to suffer from an immune syndrome disorder and meat allergy caused by a sugar found in tick bites.

The disorder is known as Alpha-gal Syndrome, named after a carbohydrate found in most mammals except humans and apes — and the saliva of some ticks, according to the Springfield News-Leader.

Tick bites can lead to an allergy to Alpha-gal, meaning that eating meat that contains the carbohydrate can cause an allergic reaction.

Symptoms range from mild to the potentially fatal. People have described everything from anaphylaxis to chronic diarrhea, vomiting, or breaking out in hives.

Some people are so allergic that even the fumes from meat cooking nearby can trigger reactions, says Dr. Tina Merritt, who trained with the doctor who discovered AGS, developed the test for the allergy and herself suffers from it.

The CDC says that AGS may be triggered by the bite of a lone star tick in the United States, but other kinds of ticks have not been ruled out. Other tick species have been connected with the development of AGS in other countries.

It doesn't trigger immediate reactions like shellfish or peanuts - and can often go years, even decades without being diagnosed.

The allergy was discovered in 2001 when Dr. Thomas Platts-Mills, a medicine professor at the University of Virginia, was working on a monoclonal antibody drug to treat cancer when he noticed it causing anaphylaxis in a few patients.

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Dinesh D’Souza Accuses Tucker Carlson and Newsmax of Suppressing His Stolen Election Movie

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Right-wing filmmaker Dinesh D’Souza accused Tucker Carlson and Newsmax on Monday of suppressing any mention of his new conspiracy theory film 2,000 Mules.

D’Souza wrote on Twitter, “I’m sorry to say Tucker Carlson and his team specifically instructed Catherine Engelbrecht of True the Vote NOT to mention the movie.” The controversial pundit and filmmaker also tagged Justin Wells, the executive producer of Tucker Carlson Tonight, one of Fox News’ highest-rated shows, in the tweet.

I’m sorry to say Tucker Carlson and his team specifically instructed Catherine Engelbrecht of True the Vote NOT to mention the movie @justinbwells https://t.co/StEs6Pydjt

— Dinesh D’Souza (@DineshDSouza) May 9, 2022

Update: Like Fox News, Newsmax is taking a dive on #2000Mules also. No current stories listed.

Cable TV news is wrecking itself. Remember this. https://t.co/7HI66YDpGB pic.twitter.com/wj0YEyYmSv

— Rasmussen Reports (@Rasmussen_Poll) May 9, 2022

True the Vote, the Texas-based non-profit organization that provided the research D’Souza based his film on, claimed that 2,000 “mules” were paid by Democratic officials to collect and drop off votes in multiple states.

The Associated Press fact-checked the film, which former President Donald Trump screened at Mar-a-Lago and has hailed as revealing the “great election fraud,” and concluded it is “based on faulty assumptions, anonymous accounts and improper analysis of cellphone location data, which is not precise enough to confirm that somebody deposited a ballot into a dropbox, according to experts.”

While Engelbrecht did not mention the film by name on Tucker Carlson Tonight, she was given the platform to make her debunked claims that she has “immutable” evidence that operatives visiting voter drop boxes multiple times based on cellphone data. She told Carlson late last week that her organization “invested in a tremendous amount—10 trillion cellphone pings—[of] geospatial data that allowed us to monitor the device movements around drop boxes [and] to develop patterns of life and determine whether or not unique devices were going repeatedly to drop boxes.”

“Over time, that became a pattern that included not just drop boxes but also far-left organizations and we noticed a pattern consistent with the nexus between both of the organizations and the drop boxes,” she added, explaining the central thesis of the film.

On Monday, D’Souza also went after Newsmax, writing:

BTW @newsmax is also blocking coverage of “2000 Mules.” I was booked on Grant Stinchfield’s Newsmax show and then the network canceled on me. Criticize the move if you like, but why isn’t this a legitimate news story? How can so-called news networks pretend it doesn’t exist?

D’Souza’s claims also stirred up some attention on the right, with the polling company Rasmussen Reports weighing in, “Update: Like Fox News, Newsmax is taking a dive on #2000Mules also. No current stories listed. Cable TV news is wrecking itself. Remember this.”

BTW @newsmax is also blocking coverage of “2000 Mules.” I was booked on Grant Stinchfield’s Newsmax show and then the network cancelled on me. Criticize the move if you like, but why isn’t this a legitimate news story? How can so-called news networks pretend it doesn’t exist?

— Dinesh D’Souza (@DineshDSouza) May 9, 2022

D’Souza did plug his film on cable news one time in the run-up to its premiere this week in some 270 theaters across the country. During an appearance on Fox Business Network on April 28th, D’Souza dubbed the 2000 election an “election heist.” He told Larry Kudlow, a former Trump economic adviser, that mules, some “2,000 of them in the key swing states harvesting in total something like 400,000 illegal votes, more than enough to tip the balance in the 2020 presidential election.”

The AP pointed out some additional holes in D’Souza’s theory, noting that cellphone data used in such a manner is extremely “unreliable.” The AP adds that D’Souza’s “alleged scheme has not been proven, nor do these researchers have any way of knowing whether any ballots that were collected contained votes for Trump or for Biden.”

“There’s no evidence a massive ballot harvesting scheme dumped a large amount of votes for one candidate into drop boxes, and if there were, it would likely be caught quickly, according to Derek Muller, a law professor at the University of Iowa,” adds the AP.

“Once you get just a few people involved, people start to reveal the scheme because it unravels pretty quickly,” he said.

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Videos emerging from Orlando, Florida, on Saturday appear to show Nazi flags being waved at a protest outside Walt Disney World.

The footage originated on TikTok over the weekend, according to The Jerusalem Post, and had been viewed over 3.8 million times by Monday morning. In the video, at least two men can be seen holding up Nazi flags, while nearby a blue flag reading "DeSantis Country" can be seen planted in some grass.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has been embroiled in an ongoing feud with the Walt Disney Company in the last several months over the state's Parental Rights in Education Act, better known colloquially as the "Don't Say Gay" bill. Numerous critics have argued that the bill bans discussions of gender identity and sexual orientation in public schools, and after prodding from employees and fans, Disney came out in public opposition to the bill.

In retaliation, DeSantis, a Republican, recently signed a bill dissolving the special self-governance region around Disney World, which allowed the company to act as its own local government. The feud has also spurred a wave of discontent toward Disney among some conservatives, in Florida and elsewhere.

"We are sickened to our stomachs seeing Nazi flags flown at Disney World in Orlando, FL a few hours ago," the non-partisan activism group Stop Antisemitism wrote in a tweet on Saturday that included the clip from TikTok.

As of Monday, the clip in the group's tweet had been viewed a further 738,000 times.

DeSantis previously refused to condemn Nazi flags at another Orlando protest in February, The Jerusalem Post noted. Videos of the event circulated by local media outlets showed swastika flags at a gathering held on a highway overpass in the city, where protesters also reportedly shouted antisemitic slurs.

"We're not playing their game," the governor said at the time, according to CNN.

DeSantis claimed that requests for him to denounce the gathering were attempts to smear him. Other lawmakers, including Republican Senator Rick Scott and Democratic Representative Val Demings, did denounce the protest in official statements.

Newsweek reached out to Disney Parks for comment.

DeSantis' attempt to target Disney's special governance zone, the Reedy Creek Improvement District, has drawn major criticism from both citizens and Florida lawmakers, who claim the act would leave taxpayers on the hook for paying the company's outstanding debts.

"This has just not been thought out and the consequences are so dire, we don't want to see that happen," State Senator Linda Stewart said during a May 2 press conference. "We cannot not speak up to have this happen because it comes down to our pocketbook."

Representatives for DeSantis have previously claimed to Newsweek that a plan is being devised that will not in any way burden taxpayers, though details are not yet available.

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feds trying imitate maga country

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/04/20/florida-donkey-killed-arrested/

April 20, 2022 at 6:08 a.m. EDT

Last week, Florida authorities received a call reporting a donkey on the loose.

Soon after, deputies with the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office arrived at the scene in the Florida Panhandle and attempted to corral the donkey to no avail, a criminal complaint states.

So the officers called livestock contractor Philip Alan Hayes and hired him to “corral, board and [find] the owner of” the donkey, which was not aggressive, according to witnesses.

Later that day, law enforcement personnel were called back to the scene by neighbors who could not believe what they had just seen.

Instead of catching the donkey as instructed, Hayes had pushed the animal down a long driveway with his pickup truck before turning his rifle on it, neighbors said. He shot the donkey twice, killing it, according to law enforcement.

Authorities have since charged Hayes, 54, with inhumane slaughter of livestock, a second-degree misdemeanor, and torture or inflicting pain causing serious injury or death, a third-degree felony.

Hayes could not be immediately reached by The Washington Post late Tuesday.

The incident has sparked national outcry from animal advocates.

“The result was tragic for the donkey and traumatizing for at least one eyewitness,” D.C.-based Animal Wellness Action said in a statement.

Laurie Hood, founder and president of the Alaqua Animal Refuge in Freeport, Fla., called the behavior “abusive.”

“This is blatant animal abuse, and for this situation to occur by someone who was hired by the county and trusted to do the right thing is unimaginable,” Hood said in a statement shared with The Post. “Our organization, along with others, would have gladly assisted with the safe capture of this innocent animal. There is no excuse for this type of abusive behavior, especially on the taxpayer’s dime.”

On the evening of April 12, a woman called the sheriff’s office to report that the donkey had been wandering the neighborhood. She told deputies she had tried to catch the animal for about an hour without success. The woman described the donkey as “not aggressive,” “alert” and “healthy.”

One sheriff’s deputy tried to capture the animal. When that didn’t work, the sheriff’s office contacted Hayes, an independent livestock contractor, to get the job done, the arrest report states.

Hayes allegedly said he did not need help, so deputies left him at the scene. That’s when Hayes used his black Dodge pickup to push the donkey about a half-mile onto a main road, the woman said.

Another neighbor who had seen the donkey close to his property told law enforcement that he had spoken with Hayes, who said that if he was unable to corral the donkey, “I got something for him.” The man told the detective Hayes showed him a rifle.

Another woman who had tried to herd the donkey with her horse and a rope told deputies that Hayes used grain and a feed bucket to attract the donkey but declined to use her equipment when she offered. The donkey ate from his hand at one point, the woman said.

The woman told deputies that Hayes asked her to leave the property, but she refused. She said Hayes went back to his truck and, about 30 minutes later, came back with a rifle and shot the donkey in the shoulder, according to the arrest report.

The donkey ran a short distance and fell to the ground, flopping for a minute or two, the neighbor told deputies. That’s when Hayes walked over and shot it a second time, the report states.

The incident left the woman — identified in the report as Emmily Girardot, a local resident and equine enthusiast — horrified, according to the statement by Animal Wellness Action.

“This is an image that I will live with for the rest of my life,” Girardot said. “I am devastated about the way this incident ended, and I will do everything I can to ensure that something like this will never happen again.”

When first reached by phone, Hayes told the lead investigator that “he felt like the donkey was abandoned,” the complaint states. Hayes declined to meet with investigators before he spoke with his attorney.

Hayes was booked into Santa Rosa County Jail on Tuesday, and his bond was set at $8,500. He was released later that day, a corrections officer told The Post.

so many lefties getting the coof

building up to the next lockdown for the midterm mail-in mayhem

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White House domestic policy adviser Susan Rice has tested positive for Covid-19, she announced Monday, becoming the latest high-ranking Biden administration official to contract the coronavirus.

Rice said she last saw President Joe Biden five days before her diagnosis but was masked and is not considered a close contact. She is fully vaccinated and has had two booster shots.

"This morning I tested positive for COVID-19. I'm feeling fine and grateful to be vaccinated and double boosted. I last saw the President in person on Wednesday—masked—and under CDC guidance he is not considered a close contact," Rice tweeted.

Several top Biden officials who are all fully vaccinated and boosted have tested positive for Covid-19 in recent weeks, including Vice President Kamala Harris and Secretary of State Antony Blinken.

Blinken tested positive shortly after attending the White House Correspondent's Dinner in Washington, which was also attended by President Joe Biden. In the days after the event, reporters and staffers from CNN, ABC News, NBC News, CBS News, Politico and other participating news organizations also tested positive for the virus.

In recent months, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, second gentleman Doug Emhoff, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo, Attorney General Merrick Garland, White House press secretary Jen Psaki also all tested positive.

White House officials have acknowledged it is possible the President will at some point contract Covid-19 but have emphasized the precautions being taken to prevent infection. The White House is also not considering returning to pandemic-era restrictions, according to Psaki.

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Ocean explorers have found a natural volcanic structure deep underwater that has the appearance of a mythical man-made road.

The underwater structure was discovered by marine scientists aboard the Exploration Vessel (E/V) Nautilus, who were using a remotely operated vehicle to peek at underwater structures known as seamounts—mountains formed by volcanic activity.

Specifically, their mission, called the Luʻuaeaahikiikekumu expedition, is to study the Liliʻuokalani Ridge Seamounts in Hawaii. Their aim is to investigate a split in the seamount trail, which has puzzled scientists. The origin of the thousands of seamounts in the central and western Pacific region is yet to be fully understood.

The scientists document their research live, which includes releasing video footage from remote vehicles sent to the seabed. In one clip, posted to YouTube, the scientists are seen observing geological formations and picking up rocks with a robotic arm.

At one point, the scientists stumble across a pattern of cracks in the seabed that strongly resembles a man-made brick road with distinct rectangular blocks separated from one another via straight lines and right angles. The formation stands out distinctly from the relatively formless seabed around it.

One of the scientists says: "It's the road to Atlantis!" Another calls it "the Yellow Brick Road" from the children's novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.

The more likely answer is that the rock formation is actually "an example of ancient active volcanic geology" according to the video description posted by the E/V Nautilus' YouTube channel.

"At the summit of Nootka Seamount, the team spotted a 'dried lake bed' formation, now ID'd as a fractured flow of hyaloclastite rock—a volcanic rock formed in high-energy eruptions where many rock fragments settle to the seabed."

The description adds that the "unique" pattern of fractures in the rock that give it its cobbled formation is probably the result of repeated heating and cooling over time due to multiple volcanic eruptions.

The underwater "road" is not the only notable finding by the E/V Nautilus team so far this year. Back in March, they released a clip, which can be seen at the top of this article, of a "toothy" anglerfish hanging out on some rocks over 1,000 meters (3,280 feet) deep.

"Aw, look at his little face," one of the scientists says as the remote vehicle zooms in on the animal to reveal its sharp teeth and spiky exterior.

"This anglerfish (Sladenia sp.), first identified as a batfish, was first recorded on video over 1,000 meters deep and has hands down the coolest facial expression underwater," the video description reads.

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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10797987/Astonishing-moment-elephant-cries-help-antelope-falls-water-enclosure.html

This is the incredible moment an elephant trumpeted in distress after an antelope fell into a pool in its enclosure.

Footage shows the elephant, 60, in obvious distress and pacing up and down the side of the pool as the antelope struggled in the water at La Aurora Zoo, Guatemala City.

Visitor Maria Isabel Diaz Ruiz de Llarena filmed as the huge animal wailed and even appeared to offer her trunk to pull the animal out of the pond.

Maria posted the video on Facebook and wrote: 'Today, I was lucky enough to witness something very beautiful. An elephant seemed desperate to warn zookeepers that an antelope was drowning.