Selection of Alaska for the US-Russia summit this week is not random: it sends a hopeful message to the world.
The significance of Alaska, by @NakedHedgie
https://open.substack.com/pub/alexkraine
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https://x.com/NakedHedgie/status/1955031295148384305
i am intrigued by maps and the one in the X post provides an interesting perspective regarding USA and russia
Texas House Democrats will end their weeks-long standoff Tuesday and return to Austin.
Democrats in the Texas House of Representatives fled to Democratic strongholds like New York and Illinois to block a special session on redistricting, a move that could have given Republicans multiple new seats in the U.S. House of Representatives. The lawmakers claim they achieved their goals by derailing the first special session and drawing national attention to the Republican-led effort, according to ABC 13.
https://dailycaller.com/2025/08/12/texas-house-democrats-return-austin/
CINCINNATI — A former Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center doctor is facing multiple federal charges related to child pornography, said Dominick S. Gerace II, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio.
Howard M. Saal, a former geneticist and dysmorphologist at Cincinnati Children's, was in federal court Tuesday for charges of transporting and possessing child porn, Gerace said.
According to court documents, a Hamilton County Sheriff's Office detective received a cyber tip in February regarding searches for child pornography that originated from Saal's IP address. That cyber tip included an image of two young girls engaging in sexual conduct.
The sheriff's office then executed a search warrant in June, during which they seized approximately 29 items, including electronic devices and storage devices. Gerace said to date, as part of their ongoing review of the 73-year-old's electronic devices, the FBI has found more than 153,000 images and 470 videos of child sexual abuse material. He said some of the material found involves victims as young as newborns.
During the search, investigators also questioned Saal about whether he owned any child sexual abuse material. According to court documents, Saal responded, "I hope not."
https://www.wcpo.com/news/crime/former-cincinnati-childrens-doctor-charged-with-federal-child-pornography-crimes