Rising Temperatures, Rising Risks: CDC Warns of Surge in ‘Flesh-Eating’ Infections Along East Coast

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In the aftermath of the scorching heat waves that swept across the United States during the summer of 2023, alarming reports from LiveScience reveal a sudden surge in severe “flesh-eating” infections along the East Coast. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has raised concerns about Vibrio vulnificus, a deadly bacterial species found in coastal waters, attributing the increase in infections to the record-breaking temperatures.

The CDC emphasizes that infections with Vibrio vulnificus can occur when a wound comes into contact with raw or undercooked seafood, its juices, or drippings, as well as with saltwater or brackish water. This can lead to life-threatening wound infections, and approximately one in five infected individuals may succumb to the illness within just a day or two. The bacteria can cause necrotizing fasciitis, commonly known as a “flesh-eating” infection, if it enters an open wound.

The latest CDC report highlights the impact of Vibrio vulnificus infections during July-August 2023, with 11 reported cases in North Carolina (seven), Connecticut (two), and New York (two). The median age of the patients was 70 years, with underlying conditions such as diabetes, cancer, heart disease, history of alcoholism, and hematologic disease prevalent among those infected. Six patients experienced septic shock or died, with all fatalities having at least one underlying condition. While the infections cannot be directly attributed to the heat, the CDC suggests a possible correlation.

“As coastal water temperatures increase, V. vulnificus infections are expected to become more common,” states the report. The CDC urges individuals to take preventive measures, including avoiding wound contact with brackish water, saltwater, and raw seafood, as well as thoroughly cooking oysters and other seafood before consumption.

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Nikki Haley Walks Back Claim That Texas Can Secede From U.S.

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Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley walked back comments she made last week when she suggested that the state of Texas could secede from the U.S. if it wanted to.

During an interview with The Breakfast Club on Wednesday, Haley said that “if Texas decides they want to do that, they can do that.”

“If that whole state says, ‘We don’t want to be part of America anymore,’ I mean, that’s their decision to make,” she continued, later adding: “Let’s talk about what’s reality. Texas isn’t going to secede.”

During a Sunday interview with Dana Bash on CNN’s “State of the Union,” Haley walked back those comments when asked if she really believed that “individual states have the right to leave the USA.”

“No one is talking about seceding. That’s not an issue at all,” she responded. “What we are talking about the fact is, here you have Governor Abbott and the people of Texas, who just want to be kept safe. They’re putting up barbed wire to keep people coming in. And the idea that the federal government is wanting to sue them and cut that barbed wire, when we’re trying to make sure that we keep people out, that’s a huge mistake.”

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‘Use Your Privilege’: Air Force Promotes All-Day ‘Allyship’ Training

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The Air Force offers an eight-hour workshop on resolving unidentified biases through “allyship,” which it described as actions taken to reduce prejudice, according to materials obtained by the Daily Caller News Foundation.

It’s unclear from the slides, facilitator guide and participant handouts obtained by the DCNF via Freedom of Information Act whether the workshop, entitled “Mitigating Bias Awareness Through Allyship,” is completely optional, or how many personnel among the Air Force and Space Force have completed it. Air Force Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) leaders have highlighted the course to support a renewed effort to engineer greater racial, ethnic and gender diversity in the force.

“Behaviors that are part of Allyship include changing to more inclusive use of language, and combating forms of prejudice against perceived outgroups such as racism, ableism, xenophobia, or other forms of discrimination. Outcomes of Allyship considered to be desirable by proponents include greater inclusion in the workplace and empowerment of outgroups,” the introduction to the course states.

The objective of the workshop is to “identify barriers to innovation,” according to the document. It was created on the premise that a focus on DEI promotes “higher talent/retention, reputation/responsibility, increased financial performance, and increased innovation and group performance” in the Air Force, just as it allegedly does in private corporations.

An unnamed Air Force captain helped develop the course after working with Apple on the company’s version of the course, according to the document. “Capt. [redacted] had the opportunity to participate in the program Education with industry and work with Apple during that time. A lot of the content came from Apple’s I&D team and is delivered to corporate Apple on a routine basis. We have tailored this for USAF.” (Read more from “‘Use Your Privilege’: Air Force Promotes All-Day ‘Allyship’ Training” HERE)

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Patrick Mahomes Sr. Arrested on DWI Charge 8 Days Before Super Bowl

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Patrick Mahomes Sr., the father of superstar Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes and a former Mets pitcher, was arrested Saturday in Tyler, Texas, on a charge of DWI for the third time or more, according to jail records.

Mahomes Sr. was arrested eight days before the younger Mahomes is set to play in Super Bowl LVIII against the 49ers in Las Vegas on Sunday.

In 2018, Mahomes Sr. received his second DWI charge and served 40 days in jail on weekends in 2019 and 2020.

Mahomes Sr., 53, played 11 seasons in MLB, pitching for the Mets in the 1999 and 2000 seasons.

The elder Mahomes has been supporting his son during the playoffs and told WFAN how, although he has sat in a suite with Taylor Swift before, he wasn’t with her during the divisional round against the Bills and wouldn’t be for the AFC Championship game against the Ravens, either. (Read more from “Patrick Mahomes Sr. Arrested on DWI Charge 8 Days Before Super Bowl” HERE)

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Vets Persecuted Under Vax Mandate See Double Standard in Defsec Milley Wanting ‘Privacy’

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Members of the military who were forced to reveal to commanders their COVID-19 vaccination status in order to keep their jobs see a double standard in Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin hiding his hospitalization from his boss, colleagues, and the American public for nearly a week and facing no consequences.

At a press conference Thursday, Austin repeatedly said he did not tell the commander in chief or colleagues due to his desire for privacy.

“I was being treated for prostate cancer. The news shook me, and I know that it shakes so many others, especially in the Black community. It was a gut punch, and frankly, my first instinct was to keep it private. I don’t think it’s news that I’m a pretty private guy,” he said, adding, “But I’ve learned from this experience. Taking this kind of job means losing some of the privacy that most of us expect.”

He mentioned his privacy again, saying, “Cancer, period, is — is very private,” and argued that his race was a factor.

“Among the black community though, it’s — it’s even more a — a thing that — that people want to — want to keep private,” he said. (Read more from “Vets Persecuted Under Vax Mandate See Double Standard in Defsec Milley Wanting ‘Privacy’” HERE)

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Former CIA Employee Sentenced to 40 Years Behind Bars for Largest Data Leak in Agency’s History

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A former CIA employee has been sentenced to 40 years behind bars after executing the largest data leak in the agency’s history. The employee worked for the CIA from 2012 to 2016 as a software engineer in the Center for Cyber Intelligence, according to a report released by the U.S. Attorney’s Office of the Southern District of New York.

Joshua Schulte, 35, was previously accused of releasing classified data to Wikileaks in 2016 and was subsequently convicted in 2022 of illegally gathering and transmitting national defense information and obstructing a criminal investigation and grand jury proceeding.

USA Today reported that Schulte was convicted of espionage, child pornography, computer hacking, contempt of court, and making false statements to the FBI in separate trials. Schulte’s sentencing took place in New York federal court after three trials that concluded on March 9, 2020, July 13, 2022, and September 12, 2023, according to federal records.

U.S. Attorney Damian Williams said, “Joshua Schulte betrayed his country by committing some of the most brazen, heinous crimes of espionage in American history.”

“He caused untold damage to our national security in his quest for revenge against the CIA for its response to Schulte’s security breaches while employed there,” Williams continued. (Read more from “Former CIA Employee Sentenced to 40 Years Behind Bars for Largest Data Leak in Agency’s History” HERE)

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Man Allegedly Poses as Minor to Lure and Fatally Shoot Convicted Pedophile

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A 22-year-old Texan, identified as James Lewis Spencer, is facing murder charges after allegedly posing as a minor to lure and fatally shoot 37-year-old Sean Connery Showers, a convicted sex offender in Houston, Texas.

According to court documents reported by KHOU, Spencer had shared his intentions with a witness, claiming he knew how to track sex offenders using a phone app and expressing a desire to rob and harm them. When Spencer believed the authorities were not taking sufficient action, he allegedly decided to take matters into his own hands.

During a probable cause court hearing on Thursday, cellphone records revealed that Spencer and the victim had been in contact. The court documents suggest that Spencer, posing as a minor, engaged in discussions with Showers about his sexual history with minors before arranging to meet him. Showers agreed to meet with the intention to have sex with a minor.

The Houston Police Department launched an investigation after receiving a report of an unresponsive man in a ditch at 900 Northwood Street. Upon arrival, officers identified the victim as Showers, who had sustained multiple gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead at the scene. The initial investigation indicated that Showers was walking along the roadway when a vehicle approached him, and someone from inside the vehicle shot him.

Further investigative efforts led authorities to identify Spencer as the suspect in the case, resulting in his arrest on Wednesday. A Harris County judge set Spencer’s bond at $250,000, and his bond conditions include 24-hour house arrest, a GPS monitor, and strict prohibitions on accessing firearms, ammunition, or weapons.

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WATCH: Trump Explains ‘Dictator’ Comments

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Former President Donald Trump said on this week’s broadcast of “Sunday Morning Futures” that he was just “having fun” when he said that he would be a dictator on day one if re-elected.

Host Maria Bartiromo asked, “You made a comment recently that you’d be a dictator for day one. And you said that you would close the border and drill, drill, drill. What specifically did you mean by that?”

Trump said, “Well, I think, you know, it was with Sean Hannity, and we were having fun. And I said, I’m going to be a dictator because he asked me, are you really going to be a dictator? I said, absolutely, I’m going to be a dictator for one day. I didn’t say from day one.” (Read more from “WATCH: Trump Explains ‘Dictator’ Comments” HERE)

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Elon Musk Accuses Biden of Plotting One-Party State

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Elon Musk took to his platform X to voice strong allegations against President Joe Biden, accusing him of pursuing a strategy to transform the United States into a one-party state through the legalization of a significant influx of illegal aliens.

In a tweet, Musk outlined what he characterized as Biden’s straightforward plan: “1. Get as many illegals in the country as possible. 2. Legalize them to create a permanent majority – a one-party state. That is why they are encouraging so much illegal immigration. Simple, yet effective.”

Musk further elaborated on his concerns in another post, criticizing the low number of deportations and asserting that each deportation represents a lost vote. He contended that the Biden administration’s approach to immigration, coupled with minimal deportations, aligns with a broader strategy to establish a permanent political majority.

“This explains why there are so few deportations, as every deportation is a lost vote. As happened this week, you can literally assault police officers in broad daylight in New York, be released with no bail, give everyone the finger and still not be deported!! Outrageous,” Musk tweeted.

The Tesla and SpaceX CEO engaged with a Twitter user who echoed his sentiments, stating that Biden has the power to stop the surge in illegal immigration but chooses not to, leading to his allegations that the flood of aliens is intentional. Musk responded, acknowledging that he was slow to grasp the situation, stating, “I was embarrassingly slow to figure it out.”

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NYT Shows Teenagers Victimized by Irreversible Transgender Interventions

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The New York Times has defied pressure from the transgender lobby to bring attention to some teenagers who have faced distress and harm due to irreversible surgeries and body-altering hormones that are increasingly being pushed on confused children throughout the United States. This article may reshape leftist ideology to reflect on the consequences of pushing unhappy teenagers into lifelong commitments for the sake of political agendas and the medical establishment.

The report features the story of Grace Powell, an individual who, like many teenagers, struggled with self-identity issues, bullying, and depression. At the age of 12 or 13, Powell encountered transgender propaganda online, leading her to believe that she was born in the wrong body. The narrative of transitioning to avoid potential self-harm, consistently advocated by trans activists and radicals, played a significant role in shaping her decision.

At 17, Powell informed her parents about her belief that she was the opposite sex. Her parents, in response, sent her to a gender specialist to assess the seriousness of her newfound “conviction”. Powell began cross-sex hormones by the fall of her senior year of high school, underwent a double mastectomy the summer before college, and adopted a male identity at Sarah Lawrence College.

The doctors assessing Powell failed to inquire about her depression, reasons for wanting a sex change, sexual orientation, or any trauma she might have experienced in life during her medical procedures. Powell revealed that she had been sexually abused as a child, information that was never explored by therapists and doctors.

The New York Times acknowledged that Powell’s story highlights the ease with which young individuals can be influenced by ideological forces in the current transgender trends in society and online. The report also admitted that children constitute a new and growing group of patients in the transgender department.

The change in the population seeking transgender interventions is significant, with many patients having no history of childhood gender dysphoria.

Laura Edwards-Leeper, a founding psychologist of the first pediatric gender clinic in the United States, noted the drastic change in her patients’ profile since 2007. While she initially felt sex changes made sense for most patients, she now observes that the population has shifted dramatically, and professional organizations are not regulating these changes, especially for mislead children.

The report also touched on the rising number of “detransitioners,” individuals who regret their decisions to undergo transgender-related procedures. Detransitioners claim that only conservative media outlets show interest in telling their stories, and they feel politically abandoned by the left after changing their minds.

The New York Times article revealed the concerning question posed by trans activists and medical professionals to parents: “Do you want a dead son or a living daughter?” The pressure on parents to conform to transgender ideologies, coupled with the narrative of potential suicide risks, has contributed to the rise in irreversible gender procedures.

Parents often face the threat that not allowing their children to transition will increase the risk of suicide. The New York Times recounted a mother’s experience where a therapist, in front of her son, asked, “Do you want a dead son or a live daughter?” Such encounters showcase the emotional coercion concerned parents may encounter when questioning the path of permanent transgender interventions for their children.

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