A View from the Beach
One day you wash up on the beach, wet and naked. Another day you wash back out. In between, the scenery changes constantly.
Tuesday, July 8, 2025
Beach Report 7/8/25
The best of 21 teeth, a decent White Shark, sadly without the tip.
Flotsam and Jetsam - Michigan Man Dies Trying to Bushwhack Border Patrol in Texas
The death toll in the Texas flood has now climbed to 100+. Democrats and the media, (but I redund) wasted no time in blaming Trump and DOGE. At CNN, US Coast Guard rescue swimmer hailed as a hero after saving 165 kids from Texas flooding. VodkaPundit at PJM, Guess Who Lied About Trump's NWS Budget Cuts..., Grok. Of course, it just skims its data from "the media." From Reason, The Texas Floods Were a Natural Disaster, Not a Policy Disaster. "There's no evidence that cuts to the National Weather Service impacted the response to the weekend's tragic flash floods." It's inherently difficult to predict 15 inches of rain from thunderstorms in a limited area much ahead of time. Dave Strom at Hat Hair, What They Needed Was Sirens in Texas. Tyler O'Neil at Da Signal, Climate Expert Slams Democrats for Trying to ‘Exploit the Tragedy’ of Camp Mystic Flooding. Bo Snerdley @BoSnerdley "Perhaps it is time to ring the lawyers again. Perhaps ABC News needs a refresher course." Quote Republicans against Trump @RpsAgainstTrump, "George Stephanopoulos: “We’re also learning there were significant staffing shortfalls to the National Weather Services offices in the region.”" VodkaPundit at Insty, YOU CAN’T MAKE AN OMELET WITHOUT PARADING OVER THE BODIES OF A FEW DOZEN DEAD CHILDREN: End Wokeness @EndWokeness "Whoops… there goes the narrative." AP admits extra staffing at Austin office to cover the weather event. Warnings went out, and were not received or heeded. MAZE @mazemoore "This is CNN. This is Dana Bash. Two weeks after the NC flood, after it became painfully clear that the federal response was inadequate, Dana Bash was viciously defending the Biden/Harris Admin and warning about the dangers of politicizing a storm response. It's only two days after the Texas flood and Dana Bash is already trying to blame Trump for the disaster. This is CNN." George MF Washington @GMFWashington "Social media is a poison, no different than drugs or booze. Some people can handle it, but almost no one can handle it as well as they think they can." Quote Raylan Givens@JewishWarrior13, "NYP: Pediatrician fired for vile post politicizing devastating Texas floods: May Trump supporters get ‘what they voted for’" From Twitchy, Massive Loser Troll Account Comes Face-to-Face with KARMA on His FILTHY Post About Girls Lost in TX Flood.
From his NYPo gig, Insty says Take a political time-out, Elon Musk: ‘America Party’ rant proves even your genius has its limits. From NewsMax, Musk Should Stay Out of Politics, US Treasury Secretary Bessent Says. From Twitchy, Ron DeSantis Has a Suggestion for Elon Musk That Could Have a MONUMENTAL Impact. Eric Daugherty @EricLDaugh, " BREAKING: Florida Governor Ron DeSantis calls on Elon Musk to put his resources toward a BALANCED BUDGET and TERM LIMITS FOR CONGRESS amendment, says that would be FAR more successful than a new political party. "You need to do a BALANCED BUDGET amendment to the U.S. Constitution, and you can do that through the states. You can do it through Article 5. We've got 28 states that have approved this! There's another four or five that are on the docket. Once you hit 34, then you write an amendment and then the states are able to ratify that." "If @ElonMusk wanted to weigh in on that and work on those state legislatures, he would have a MONUMENTAL impact doing this." "And we also need term limits for members of Congress. So you can do both of those things." PJM's Stephen Kruiser says Mars Will Have a Tesla Dealership Before Musk Has a Viable Third Party.
Matt Vespa at TownHall notices Top Trump Officials Smacked Down All the Anti-Reconciliation Nonsense on the Sunday Talk Shows. From NewsMax, Speaker Johnson: Expect 2 More Reconciliation Bills This Congress. Buck Throckmorton at Ace's is joyous that The Big Beautiful Bill Has Just Kneecapped Green Energy and the “EV Transition.” You can have all the green energy you want, but you'll have to pay for it yourself. From Reuters, Eyeing Arctic dominance, Trump bill earmarks $8.6 billion for US Coast Guard icebreakers.
Dave Manney at PJM says Trump’s 'Take It or Leave It' Tariff Blitz Is Bigger Than Monday. At Automotive News Europe, EU-U.S. trade talks focus on tariff offset for automakers. The Peacock whines Trump threatens extra 10% tariff on countries that align with ‘Anti-American’ BRICS policies. From sundance at CTH, President Trump Posts International Tariff Announcement Letters on Truth Social, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent Explains MAGA Policy Intent on Growing U.S Economy to Deal with Debt Crisis and White House Trade and Manufacturing Economy Advisor Peter Navarro Discusses the Misalignment With Fed Chair Powell.At NewsMax, NATO Head predicts WWIII Will Begin With Joint Attacks by China and Russia. “There’s an increasing realization, and let’s not be naïve about this: If (Chinese leader) Xi Jinping would attack Taiwan, he would first make sure that he makes a call to his very junior partner in all of this, (Russian President) Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin, residing in Moscow, and telling him, Hey, I’m going to do this, and I need you to to keep them busy in Europe by attacking NATO territory.”
Capt. Ed at Hat Hair, And the 2024 Award For Worst Political Memo Goes To .... Matt Margolis at PJM, Does This Bombshell Memo Prove That Biden’s Campaign Sabotaged Him? Ace, Revealed: The Six-Page Memo That Conned Biden Into Debating Trump Early (So That the Democrat Party Could Force Him Out). At Althouse, "Former President Joe Biden’s advisers convinced the aging commander in chief to hold an early summer debate with Donald Trump last year by insisting it would allow him to reach the “widest audience possible'..." "I don't for one minute believe the advisers believed the assertions in the memo. I will be presuming that they could see he was going to be incapable of appearing competent and that they needed to push him to release his hold on the nomination, and they only wanted to do that once the primaries were over and it was too late to do anything but advance Kamala Harris. So they conned him into humiliating himself in the debate and giving the media the basis for declaring him unfit — as if they just noticed — and demanding that he withdraw. The advisers were not mistaken. They knew what they were doing. They were lying. And they were devious. Let me restate that. THEY knew what THEY were doing. THEY were lying. And THEY were devious." Bob Spencer at PJM, Here’s Kamala Harris’s Snarling Response to Inquiries About Old Joe Biden’s Condition, “this is about saving our f**king democracy.”
From NewsMax, Jewish Group Slams Mamdani for Ridiculing Hanukkah. "Mamdani shared a video on his X account last year from the Geeta Brothers Duet Group, which showed two men wearing wigs dancing behind a menorah, spinning dreidels, and celebrating with Punjabi-style music." Dancing in "jewface." John Lucas at Bravo Blue, Zohran Mamdani — An Analysis of His Video Propaganda Piece Shows That His Core Beliefs Are Communist Dogma, ‘Profits? You don’t need no stinkin’ profits.’ Driscoll at Insty, HOW IT STARTED:" “PolitiFact” declares Zohran Mamdani is not a communist in fact-check of Trump. —David Rutz, Fox News, June 30th. How it’s going:" At Hat Hair Beege Welborn, sees Everyone All Hot and Bothered About the Jihadi Running for Mayor in NYC and Capt. Ed, Behold the Power of Independent Media: NYT Rushed Mamdani Scoop to Beat Rufo. Ace laughs at the news LOL: Zohran Mamdani Claimed He Was Black on His Columbia University Application, "Someone hacked Columbia's computers to prove they were still using illegal racial discrimination practices in admissions. We don't know if they found evidence of that yet, but what they did find is that the pro-Hamas jihadi communist New Democrat Zohran Mamdani claimed in his Columbia application package that he was "Asian" and... "black."" Robby Soave at Reason, Colleges Created a Diversity Box-Ticking Game—Zohran Mamdani Just Played It. "The big problem here is the elite racism of college admissions departments, not the mayoral candidate's creative box-checking." Althouse, "Race in America is often presented in two buckets: White and non-White. This is an update to the buckets..." ""... that existed for much of American history — White and Black — reflecting how the end of immigration restrictions in the 1960s allowed more Asian and Hispanic and Middle Eastern and you-name-it people to come to the U.S. But there are still two buckets, buckets into which people with mixed racial backgrounds jump (or are dropped) depending on circumstance." Explains Philip Bump, in "The useful political lesson from Zohran Mamdani’s college application/America’s understanding of race and ethnicity is still woefully simplistic" (WaPo)." Derek Hunter at Front Page, says Help New York City Kill Itself "A big dose of their own medicine is exactly what the doctor ordered." At NYPo, Why the future of NY under a ‘Mayor Mamdani’ has already arrived. From RCP, Could Dems Be Opening the Door for GOP in California’s Most Progressive Cities?VodkaPundit at Insty, THE TRUTH HURTS, BUT NOT AS MUCH AS GETTING SHOT BY A BERNIE BRO <-Tattoo Tuesday
Danica Patrick is showing off her patriotism.
The retired NASCAR driver, 43, gave her one million Instagram followers a peek at her Fourth of July festivities over the weekend when she lounged by the pool in a vibrant red bikini and flaunted an American flag tattoo on her lower back.
“I got that American [flag]/ checkered flag tattoo (no Picasso) when I came back from living in the UK for 3 years from 16-19…. Because I was proud and grateful to be home,” Patrick captioned the snaps.
“Thank you to those who make safe and free.”
Monday, July 7, 2025
Oregon, My Oregon
It's riot season in Portland again. From Breitbart, Anti-Trump ICE Protests in Portland Erupt in Chaos
Protests in Portland, Oregon, on Friday opposing President Donald Trump and the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency erupted in chaos, according to multiple reports. Several people involved in the protests reportedly organized a “caravan” that went from an ICE facility located in “South Portland to the Northwest Detention Center in Tacoma, Washington,” according to KOIN 6 News. Earlier in the day demonstrators involved in the “protests outside the Portland ICE facility” reportedly “clashed with federal officers,” according to the outlet.
Per the outlet:On Friday, protesters organized a caravan from the ICE facility in South Portland to the Northwest Detention Center in Tacoma, Washington. The latter is the location where 54-year-old Moises Sotelo — a Newberg, Oregon vineyard worker — is being held. The rally in Tacoma was attended by Sotelo’s daughter.Video footage posted to X by Katie Daviscourt, a reporter with the Post Millennial, showed law enforcement officials deploying tear gas and using “crowd control munitions to disperse” the crowd.
Earlier Friday, protests outside the Portland ICE facility got tense as demonstrators clashed with federal officers. Some protesters told KOIN 6 News they took to the streets on Friday in response to intensified ICE raids and detentions.
Sarah Arnold at TownHall, Fourth of July Protests Turn Violent As Leftist Activists Confront ICE, Burn PropertyBreaking — Portland descends into a war zone as federal police disperse Antifa rioters outside the ICE facility. pic.twitter.com/COfcJkqEC6
— Katie Daviscourt 📸 (@KatieDaviscourt) July 5, 2025
Sheepshead, You Say?
If there’s one thing I’ve picked up over the past 30-odd years in the sport fishing game, it is to expect the unexpected. But man, things have changed in just the past decade when it comes to what finfish are hot and which are not in the Chesapeake Bay, so much so I’d have not predicted most of the changes.OTH, I've heard, but can't find a reference to it, that middens from colonial era sites like Saint Mary's Cite had many remains from Sheepshead, suggesting that it was once a common fish up to the mid-Bay region. I also heard that they went away because of poor water quality. Is this a sign that the Bay Diet is starting to work, or this this just an odd year one-off?
Having just passed the halfway mark of 2025, I’ve been hearing more about sheepshead. And every year, I learn more. Earlier this week, I came across a post on social media describing a double-digit catch of these full-bodied fish landed by a fisherman in Connecticut.
When fish roam past their traditional territories, biologists have recently taken to calling this northerly movement an “extension” of a game fishes’ traditional migratory pattern versus an actual redistribution. I’m not sure if sheepshead fit this profile, but there does seem to be more of them in New England states. And have no doubt our changing climate and ocean and bay temperatures are influencing coastal fish’s patterns.
When reeled in, it’s common for the average angler to mistake a sheepshead for a juvenile black drum. But the teeth – oh those wonderfully gnarled, alien-like prongs – are a dead giveaway. How do they fit so many teeth into such a small cavity?According to Wikipedia, they like brackish water, and will even enter freshwater at times, so salinity should be not bar to there arriving here.
As the cobia bite softened this past week, a notable number of anglers have walked into my shop looking for small hooks and premade sheepshead rigs, which we call “Sheeper Sweepers.” The rigs we carry are made by a Chesapeake Bay charter skipper and have a swinging 1/0 hook attached to a swivel imbedded into a halfmoon-shaped jig head, which ranges in weight from ¾ ounce to 2 ounce. Some anglers choose to go weightless, using just a baited hook.
The Chesapeake has an ample supply of good sheepshead territory. From the mega-structure CBBT, rocky substrates or submerged obstructions (think wrecks and reefs) as well as smaller bridge pilings and worn out groins and wharfs, there is no shortage of good to great sheepshead habitat.
Clearly, scouting by boat is much easier than fishing from shore, but shore and pier anglers can get in on the fun, too. As for bait, live fiddler crabs are probably the top choice in the bay, followed by fresh or frozen shrimp, sand fleas (mole crabs) and clams.Since that rig should be able to handle a 30 lb Striped Bass, it could probably deal with a Sheepshead.
Sheepshead have earned their nickname “convict” fish not just for the vertical stripes but also for their expertise as bait stealers. Which is why it pays to go small, hook-wise. A 1/0 hook snelled to 30-40 pound leader and then attached to a running line of 20-pound braid is sufficient.
As for reels, a 3000 sized reel with a quality drag matched with a medium-heavy rod works just fine. I prefer my 7-foot Triumph inshore rod from St. Croix.
Sheepshead devotees tell me that subtle differences in approach and presentation make or break a sheepshead trip. Meaning: A slow, deliberate approach to a sheepshead’s haunts and a good first cast are key.
Use a 6’6” or a live fiddler crab or shrimp on a 1/0 short shank hook, unweighted. The bait should land less than a dozen feet or so ahead of the fish. If you get too close, you’ll risk spooking them off.
As marquee inshore species like stripers and bluefish are on the decline, more anglers are targeting this wild looking, hard fighting summer visitor. Give it a try it, you just might become another covert.
I look forward to catching my first Chesapeake Bay Sheepshead.
Flotsam and Jetsam - Texas Floods Bring Out the Worst in Democrats
Althouse reads the WaPoo, "At least 59 people have been confirmed dead by the floods... as a frantic search-and-rescue operation continues for countless more who remain missing..." ""... including 11 girls from a beloved summer camp on the Guadalupe River.... Extraordinary atmospheric conditions released 1.8 trillion gallons of rain in and around Texas Hill Country on Friday. In one area, the Guadalupe River rose from 7 feet to 29 feet in just a few hours.... The National Weather Service said its reports gave localities hours of lead time, but the speed and severity of the flooding still appeared to catch many off guard. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi L. Noem said that the agency used an 'ancient system' for alerts and that the White House has been working to upgrade the technology...." The Washington Post reports. UPDATE: The headline at the link now reads "Death toll nears 80 as local officials promise ‘full review’ of what went wrong."" Susie Moore at RedState, Trump Authorizes Disaster Relief for Kerr County, Texas, in Wake of Horrific Flooding. Leslie Eastman at LI, Texas Hill Country’s Lack of Flash Flood Protection Exposed by July 4th Disaster "Ignoring the realities of the reasons behind the Guadalupe River flood disaster to craft the “Trump Katrina” narrative is as dangerous as it is shameful." Matt Vespa at Town Hall, Here's the Gross Anti-Trump Narrative Libs Are Peddling About the Horrific Flash Floods in Texas. Ryan Maue @RyanMaue "In statements to NY Times, the former head of National Weather Service Louis Uccellini blamed climate change and staffing shortages for the Texas flooding. Holy moly, we're down bad." At Hat Hair, Beege Welborn catches the NYT Desperate to Smear NWS and Trump for Kerrville Disaster and Dave Strom rebukes The Party of Empathy... Sunny @sunnyright "This is a blatant lie and one that has been proven a lie by experts on both sides of the aisle." Quote Brent Baker @BrentHBaker "George Stephanopoulos on @ThisWeekABC: “We’re also learning there were significant staffing shortfalls to the National Weather Services offices in the region.”" Don Surber catches Grok adding to the misinformation, Grok-aganda, "A flash flood wiped out Grok's credibility. Good."
Matt Margolis at PJM, The Left’s SICK Response to the Texas Floods Will Make Your Blood Boil. At Calling All Rush-Babes, This is the party which prides itself on its compassion. The party who sticks up for the little guy. Libs of TikTok @libsoftiktok, "Tiktoker blasts people who are donating and helping find the missing girls in Texas. Her reason is because the girls are White and “they’re deporting your family members.” This is one of the sickest things I’ve ever seen." Update, BREAKING: Houson Mayor’s office says this woman is being permanently removed from Houston’s Food Insecurity Board immediately" Libs of TikTok @libsoftiktok "Rosie O’Donnell blames Trump for the Texas tragedy because he cut wasteful spending. NWS had EXTRA staffers during the storm and warnings were issues hours in advance. This is TDS." Bonchie at RedState, As the Death Toll Rises in Texas, Democrats Choose to Be Black-Souled, Evil Ghouls. A now deleted Tweet: The people in Texas voted for government services controlled by Donald Trump and Greg Abbott. That is exactly what they getting. — Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) July 5, 2025. From Twitchy, MONSTER Pediatrician Cheering Deaths of MAGA Children in Texas Flood Goes REALLY REALLY REALLY Wrong and BYE! Cruel Lefty Removed From Houston Food Insecurity Board After VILE Comments About TX Flood Victims.
Sundance at CTH had a big Sunday, Sunday Talks – Kevin Hassett Outlines Trade Deadlines and Tariff Status, President Trump and Secretary Howard Lutnick Hold an Impromptu Press Conference and When an Intransigent Resistance Meets an Immovable Object – EU Trade Team Accepting Baseline Tariffs. Larry Elder at Hat Hair, Other Presidents Complained, But Trump Made NATO Step Up. At OTP, Hassett On Medicaid Cuts In Trump Megabill: ‘Best Way To Get Insurance Is To Get A Job.’
At WUWT, EPA Suspends over 140 Toxic Employees Who Wrote Letter Denouncing Trump Policies. RCE, Trump Fired Hanson Over a “Conflict of Visions.” "In what some have deemed an illegal move, President Trump last week abruptly fired Nuclear Regulatory Commissioner Christopher Hanson, whom he had appointed back in 2020 and whom President Biden had named as Chairman and reappointed just last year." John Solomon at JTN, Presidential intel board prepping reform options for Trump, with an eye on shrinking DNI "PIAB Chairman Devin Nunes says personal preference is to slim down top intel agency, send more spies outside Washington."
From sundance, President Trump on Truth Social, “Saddened to watch Elon Musk go completely off the rails.” The Peacock crows Investment firm Azoria postpones Tesla ETF after Musk plans political party. From NewsMax, Influencers Shun Musk's New 'America Party'.
Also at NewsMax, Zelenskyy: Latest Call With Trump Was 'Most Productive' He's Had. CBD at Ace's predicts Russia Will Win In Ukraine, And It Doesn't Matter At All.
Dan McCarthy at Hat Hair says Democrats Need Populism, But Not Zohran's Sort. From NYPo, ‘Nepo baby’ Zohran Mamdani claims to have less than $2K in the bank — despite his salary and privileged upbringing "State lawmakers are only required to report investments and retirement plans, and don’t have to disclose how much they have in regular savings or checking accounts. They are also not required to reveal trust funds established by their relatives — and in Mamdani’s case that could be a windfall, observers have noted." Katya Sedgwick at LI thinks Mamdani Hates You "You think civilized people use utensils? Don’t want to wake up to the Islamic call for prayer every morning? Don’t dream of merging into the Third World? What are you going to do about it when the dual Ugandan citizen rules New York?" Betsy McCaughey at Hat Hair, NYC Campaign Finance Board Rigs Elections to Benefit Mamdani. Well, Democrats. Dinesh D'Souza @DineshDSouza, "No need to grovel. This was your first piece of real reporting in about 5 years. You outed Mamdani as a fraud according to his own standards. This Indian rich kid tried to take the affirmative action spot of a black person. Why do you have to “explain” why you exposed him?" Quote Patrick Healy @patrickhealynyt, "As the @nytimes assistant managing editor for Standards and Trust, I’ve received reader feedback regarding our reporting on Zohran Mamdani’s 2009 application to Columbia University. To provide context on how the reporting came together, I wanted to share some information:" Or as Jonathan Turley puts it, New York Times Struggles to Explain Why It Reported News to Traumatized Readers. At NewsBusters, Hayes Demands Concerned Democrats Fall In Line Behind Mamdani.
Nick Ballasy at JTN, Former Texas Democratic Party county chair indicted for ballot harvesting after Paxton probe. "KSAT reported that Juan Manuel Medina, former Bexar County Democratic Party Chair and former San Antonio mayoral candidate, was among those indicted on two counts of ballot harvesting." LifeZette reports Trump’s DOJ Reportedly Quietly Looking Into Criminal Charges Against Election Officials. "Attorneys under U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi are reviewing legal pathways to bring criminal charges against state and local election officials who fail to meet federal standards for election security, according to individuals familiar with the discussions."
Matt Margolis, Fresh Obama-Biden Feud Details Are Here and They’re Absolutely Delicious. From Da Mail, a Huge spike in 'Trumpugees' fleeing America... but they'll quickly regret it.
Hat Hair cites Anxious, Oh, Here We Go: CIA Admits Shadowy Officer Monitored Oswald Before JFK Assassination. Bob Hoge at RedState reports Multiple Airspace Violations Over Trump's NJ Golf Course, Fighter Pilots Had to Use 'Headbutt Maneuver' North American Aerospace Defense Command @NORADCommand "NORAD intercepted a plane violating a Temporary Flight Restriction (TFR) over Bedminster, NJ on July 5, 2025. Pilots, a reminder to check FAA NOTAMs before you fly!" https://tfr.faa.gov Fly informed. Fly safe. #NORAD #AviationSafety"
Cynical Publius @CynicalPublius, "One shows the illegal internment of lawful residents. (Democrat run.) The other shows the lawful internment of illegal residents. (GOP run.) It's actually a useful contrast." Quote Travis Matthew @Matthewtravis08, "When History Repeats Itself…" From NewsMax, Trump Hails ICE Amid Threats for Its 'Remigration'. At the Tampa Freep, Alabama, Tennessee Lawmakers Push To Exclude Illegal Immigrants From Electoral Counts "Legislation Aims to Base Political Representation Solely on Citizen Population, Citing “Perverse Incentive” of Current System." Right, but it's self-defeating if only Red States do it. Eric Daugherty @EricLDaugh "BREAKING: Treasury Secretary SCOTT BESSENT just summed up the migration crisis for America perfectly. "The big LIE was that this kind of immigration didn't hurt working people. Now economists have come out and said, oh what a surprise, even the laws of supply and demand work in the low end labor market!" "For YEARS, Wall Street has done well. Now it's time for Main Street to do well, and they can both do well."" From Althouse, "The Democrats onstage saw themselves as morally courageous. American voters, it turned out, saw a group of politicians hopelessly out of touch." ""Standing side by side at a primary debate in June 2019, nine of the party’s candidates for president were asked to raise their hand if they wanted to decriminalize illegal border crossings. Only one of them held still. Six years later, the party remains haunted by that tableau. It stands both as a vivid demonstration of a leftward policy shift on immigration that many prominent Democratic lawmakers and strategists now say they deeply regret, and as a marker of how sharply the country was moving in the other direction." I'm reading "Can Democrats Find Their Way on Immigration? The party’s leftward shift in the Biden administration arguably laid the groundwork for President Trump’s aggressive approach. Deciding the next move won’t be easy" (NYT)(free-access link)." NewsBusters, PBS Tries To Use 4th of July To Denounce Deportations. PBS (and NPR) delenda est.Campus Reform wants you to Meet the Dartmouth College students and faculty arrested at Hamas-endorsed protest. Jeff Charles at TownHall says White House Accuses This Museum of Using Taxpayer Funds to Undermine America "Lindsey Halligan, a Trump administration official, criticized a display at the National Museum of American History’s Entertainment Nation that discusses pop culture. . . "One placard, featured alongside a 1923 circus poster, reads: "Under the big top, circuses expressed the colonial impulse to claim dominion over the world." Another, describing early American entertainment, declares: "One of the earliest defining traits of entertainment in the United States was extraordinary violence."" Analysis, true. From RCI, Choice Tax Breaks: The GOP’s Federal Plan to Transform Education. "The tax credit program, which would provide scholarships to K-12 students to pay for private schooling, would mark a significant shift in federal education policy."
Fox reports North Carolina governor vetoes Republican-led anti DEI and trans legislation "Stein vetoed 4 bills targeting DEI initiatives and trans policies."
The Monday Morning Stimulus
With a little help from Irina Voronina:
The researchers found that people who drink coffee showed a lower risk of all-cause mortality, but when more than a little sugar and saturated fat was added, the risks were heightened. While limited in scope, the study suggests that drinking caffeinated coffee could help you live longer, while decaffeinated coffee drinkers saw no difference in mortality rates. And taking sugar, milk and cream in your coffee could increase mortality.
“Few studies have examined how coffee additives could impact the link between coffee consumption and mortality risk, and our study is among the first to quantify how much sweetener and saturated fat are being added,” researcher Bingjie Zhou said. “Our results align with the Dietary Guidelines for Americans which recommend limiting added sugar and saturated fat.”
I would suggest that the results result from people who use creamers and sugar in their coffee also consuming more in the remainder of their diet.