It is a heavy beast for anyone who has had to carry a rifle for long periods of time; sling or not. Some salty language when the Cons are covered so snow flakes or more sensitive and adverse to strong language might want to avoid the con part of the video.

Quote:Tuberculosis on the Rise: Here’s What to Know About the Disease
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George Citroner
Jun 1 2023
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Over the past few years, we have experienced isolation, mask-wearing, and significant behavioral changes in response to a declared pandemic.
As that emergency fades into the “new normal” of our post-COVID world—the mass migration of people into Western countries is setting the stage for something potentially worse.
The escalating influx of individuals from various regions has led to an unprecedented situation at the U.S. border, raising concerns about the introduction of tuberculosis (TB) and other infectious diseases not widespread in the United States.
New U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) data published in March found that tuberculosis cases increased by 5 percent in 2022 to 8,300 cases in the United States.
Tuberculosis on the Rise
By the time the bacteria that caused tuberculosis was identified in 1882, the disease was killing an estimated 1 in 7 people in the United States and Europe. TB remains the leading cause of infectious disease globally as an airborne disease transmitted through coughing and sneezing.
The rise of drug-resistant TB poses challenges for effective treatment, with over half a million cases reported in the past year. Additionally, TB infection after COVID-19 has become more prevalent, raising concerns about potential outbreaks in the post-pandemic world.
Prompt treatment is crucial for individuals with active TB, Dr. Sarah Lee, chief resident for emergency medicine at Northwell Staten Island University Hospital in New York, told The Epoch Times. Symptoms such as coughing up blood, night sweats, fever, and weight loss can worsen without intervention. “Without proper treatment, about two-thirds of people with active TB will die,” she added.
New York City Health Commissioner Dr. Ashwin Vasan recently announced that the continuing arrival of migrants bussed north from states on the southern border is also bringing several diseases, most notably TB.
So far in 2023, the five boroughs of New York City have reported a TB rate over twice (pdf) the national average, with Queens experiencing the highest number of cases. Specifically, Flushing, Queens, has been severely affected, with a TB infection rate over three times higher than the city-wide average, primarily impacting recent immigrants.
In a letter (pdf) to doctors and health care administrators, Vasan notes a significant number of individuals who have recently arrived in NYC have either resided in or traveled through countries with high rates of TB. To address this issue, Vasan requested that all individuals who have recently arrived in the city from these countries and have not undergone TB screening be promptly assessed.
In 2022, nearly 90 percent of TB cases in the city occurred among individuals born outside the United States, and almost 80 percent of TB-infected individuals born there were non-Hispanic black or Latino, according to the NYC Department of Health.
Identification and Treatment Are Key
Dr. Sharon Nachman, chief of the Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases at Stony Brook Children’s Hospital, stressed the importance of accessible diagnostics, such as chest X-rays. “So we can do a chest X-ray and say, ‘Is your chest X-ray clear or not clear?’”
Clear X-rays indicate latent infection, treatable with medication. In the case of active infection, doctors obtain a sputum sample to check for antibiotic resistance. “We can identify, because we’re in the U.S., what the resistance factors for antibiotics are,” Nachman said. In the United States, doctors can identify the specific antibiotic resistance factors, like rifampin or multidrug resistance, she noted.
There is a range of new-generation TB medicines available, such as bedaquiline and delamanid, to effectively treat multidrug-resistant TB in the United States, Nachman added. “So I want to say that the dangerous part is closing our eyes and not looking for it, as opposed to identifying and treating it.”
Neglected or incomplete treatment of patients with multidrug-resistant TB can lead to its spread in the community, making the disease more difficult—and potentially impossible—to treat.
In the United States, treatment for TB is free for the uninsured because TB is a declared public health hazard. “You don’t need to pay for your meds; you don’t need to pay for anything,” Nachman said. “We can get you in and get you treated and get you on meds.”
TB Vaccine Is Not a Perfect Solution
An easy solution to rising rates of TB in the United States should be vaccination against infection, according to Nachman. A vaccine, bacille Calmette-Guerin (BCG), has long been available against TB.
The vaccine isn’t effective against intra-thoracic TB and only “somewhat effective” against miliary TB, a potentially fatal form of the condition, which can lead to disseminated TB or TB meningitis, according to Nachman.
“So people thinking, ‘I’ve got a BCG vaccine, I’m not going to get pulmonary TB,’ the answer is actually, you will,” Nachman said. “We don’t have anything better.” The complexity of the TB bacteria makes it difficult to determine which antibodies or components can offer protection.
Another problem, according to Nachman, is that TB is primarily transmitted through close and ongoing household contact rather than casual encounters. She emphasized that the risk of spreading TB is significantly higher in overcrowded living conditions.

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A United Airlines jet is taxied to the gate at O'Hare International Airport in 2020 in Chicago. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune/TNS)
Travel
These Are the Best and Worst Airlines in the US
BY Tribune News Service TIMEMay 20, 2023 PRINT
By Lebawit Lily Girma
From Bloomberg News
American travelers have had more than their fair share of ongoing pain points with U.S. airlines this past year, from soaring airfares and missing luggage to staff shortages and flight cancellation chaos. Now, new data confirm there is increased overall consumer disappointment with American carriers compared with a year earlier, save for those in the very front of the plane.
On a 1,000-point scale, passengers rated their satisfaction at 791 points — a C+, in letter grades — according to the 2023 North America Airline Satisfaction Study, released on Wednesday, from consumer research firm J.D. Power. The number reflects an overall decline of seven points since 2022, making it the second consecutive year that sentiment toward US airlines has soured. The exception: first- and business-class passengers, who say they feel service has improved in the last 12 months.
The study reflects the opinions of 7,774 passengers who took to the skies from March 2022 to March 2023. Their satisfaction was measured across eight factors, including check-in, baggage retrieval, costs and fees, boarding and in-flight services.
Top grades went to JetBlue Airways Corp., which for the second year in a row surpassed Delta Air Lines Inc. as the best overall airline for passenger satisfaction in the first- and business-class segment. Southwest Airlines Co. took the top spot among consumers as the best carrier for economy travel, in spite of its multiple recent failures. American Airlines Group Inc. struggled across the board, ranking among the three worst airlines for every type of cabin class available.
Unsurprisingly, it’s the travelers in the back of the plane who have the loudest complaints; satisfaction with flying economy has dropped 19 points as price-conscious customers find costs and fees to be their greatest pain point. But like their fellow passengers in business and first, even economy travelers conceded one silver lining: Food and beverage service is getting better across the board. If you’re flying in JetBlue’s Mint business class, for instance, you’ll get meals straight out of New York City restaurants Charlie Bird and Pasquale Jones, thanks to a recent partnership with Delicious Hospitality Group.
It’s not enough to offset the chaos associated with staffing shortages and inflated fares, though. High travel demand has been good news for airlines’ bottom line, but “if this trend [of inflated airfare and reduced service] continues, travelers will reach a breaking point and some airline brands may be damaged,” said Michael Taylor, travel intelligence lead at J.D. Power, in a release.
Help may be on the way. This fall the US federal government is expected to approve a new funding package for the Federal Aviation Administration as part of the Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act; there’s hope it will allocate budget to tackle staffing and technology deficiencies hampering operations at many US airports and airlines.
In the meantime, these are the best and worst airlines in the U.S. based on passenger satisfaction levels, by cabin.
Best in First and Business Class

• JetBlue Airways, Delta Airlines, United Airlines
  

Worst in First and Business Class

• American Airlines, Alaska Airlines
  

Best in Premium Economy

• JetBlue Airways, Delta Air Lines, Alaska Airlines
  
• American Airlines, United Airlines
  

Best in Economy/Basic Economy

• Southwest Airlines, Delta Air Lines, JetBlue Airways
  

Worst in Economy/Basic Economy

• Frontier Airlines, Spirit Airlines, American Airlines
  

I'm sure ya'll can relate. Great presentation!

MARVIN HABERLAND SHARES RESULTS OF HIS COURT CASE AGAINST VIROLOGY IN GERMANY

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[url=https://t.me/NextLevelOriginal]A Small Victory for NEXT LEVEL – A Big One for the People
In short: Our press spokesman Marvin Haberland won the trial as expected, in which the court dropped the case and paid the costs.
The subtleties in this are the big win:
(a) We went into this trial without a lawyer.
No lawyer wanted to defend us by supporting our strategy. Thus, we had no legal fees either. So it can be done without.
b) Our strategy is direct and clear
It aims to clarify the lack of science in virology in court, since Paragraph 1 of the Infection Protection Act requires it.
c) We have thus shown that the measures based on an imaginary virus are not justifiable and not tenable.
d) As has been shown, there is no need for complicated strategies, 400-page justifications or briefs. The only thing that needs to be attacked is the basis.
e) The possible avalanche effect
If many people would follow our argumentation, probably either all fines would be stopped, or someone would go to the next instance, where then the scientificity has to be clarified.
f) Our strategy and our expertise, as well as the evidence requests that could not be refuted, were known to all involved, both to the court apparatus and to the many employees whom we contacted throughout to make it clear that we were looking forward to the trial. Perhaps this was also one of the reasons why our trial was constantly postponed and unclear statements were made by staff.



Source: https://truthcomestolight.com/marvin-hab...n-germany/

Vintage (20th century or earlier) State Sponsored Propaganda Posters, Photos, Paintings, Murals, Cartoons.




Soviet cartoon by Boris Efimov (1957)



Romanian anti-NATO propaganda poster (1959)



Soviet cartoon condemning the alleged poisoning of western youth



Gospel cartoon (ca. 1948) by Urban Sereno Abell (1876-1965) published in the Christian magazine 'Moody Monthly', for which Abell worked for almost three decades.



Poster in Anzio, Italy, warning soldiers of the dangers of malaria, May 1944.



Facade of a Soviet 'industrial exhibition' held in Earl's Court, London in 1968.



Demonstrators gathered outside the Soviet exhibition at Earl's Court, London, 1968, to protest the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia.



Portrait of Mao mounted on a truck as the People's Liberation Army enters Beijing, January 1949. The banner on the front of the truck reads: ‘Celebrate the liberation of Beiping’. The banner above reads: ‘PLA Northeast Field Army - Propaganda team’.





(Top) SPD poster in Berlin, 1926, calling for the expropriation of (formerly) royal (Nobility) property. The text reads: "Our answer on June 20th: not a penny more to the spoilers of Germany!" A referendum was held on June 20 with 96.1% in favour, but insufficient turnout invalidated the result.
(bottom) Poster in Berlin, 1926, calling for the expropriation of the princes' properties: "Not a penny for the princes! They have enough! It should benefit those in need! Save the people 2 billion - vote for the expropriation of the princes on June 20th".

I'll add more whenever I get the urge. Feel free to add your own. Dates are helpful, but not mandatory.

RIP. This was my main source for years. Another apparent casualty to Covid & war.

Quote:Today, the site’s fifteen year run unexpectedly came to an end. In a message posted on the site’s front page, the team says its farewells. This message has been separately confirmed by a source familiar with the matter.

RARBG cites multiple reasons behind the surprise decision, including COVID-related health problems which led to the tragic death of one of the people involved. The war between Russia and Ukraine also impacted the team, with RARBG suggesting that it had members fighting on both sides.

“The past 2 years have been very difficult for us – some of the people in our team died due to covid complications, others still suffer the side effects of it – not being able to work at all. Some are also fighting the war in Europe – ON BOTH SIDES,” the team writes.


The rising costs of operating from data centers in Europe also played their part. And with revenue having trouble keeping up with the rising costs, shutting down the site ultimately seemed the best solution.

“Inflation makes our daily expenses impossible to bare. Therefore we can no longer run this site without massive expenses that we can no longer cover out of pocket. After an unanimous vote we’ve decided that we can no longer do it.”
“We are sorry Bye,” the message concludes.

The shutdown also marks the end of the popular RARBG releases, many of which were shared through other pirate sites as well. These high quality releases which, aside from the early days never included CAMs, are among the most downloaded in history.

Today’s shutdown is one of the largest in the history of torrent sites. It’s also the first major closure since the 2015/2016 period, when KickassTorrents, Torrentz, and ExtraTorrent all left the scene.

Needless to say, there will be plenty of copycats who are eager to take over the RARBG brand. However, the real RARBG is no more.

Iconic Torrent Site RARBG Shuts Down, All Content Releases Stop

I want to apologize for my long periods of silence. 

Recently, my wife and I have taken in my Mother. She has dementia and Alzheimers. Things have been challenging to say the least. What's worse, this is our second go around. We did the same for my wife's Mother until she passed. 

We are in the process if developing some sort of new routine at home. So far, this has not included extensive periods of time I can devote to RN3. I feel bad about it because I am missing out on plenty of opportunities to get worked up about stuff and bang away on the keyboard. 

I have not updated the garden or prepper thread with any updates from the ol' homestead.    

Hopefully (or not depending on your POV) I will start to smooth things out here soon. You guy's are great

I have not listened to this discussion as I think all government public displays on this subject falls under a "Useless Eaters" category, however there may be those interested in listening so here you are...https://www.youtube.com/live/yKZ8AtQMHls?feature=share
https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/nasa

Well I tried to post the video so follow the links if interested

My Brother was about 3 hours from home, and had a weird experience.

He said he was driving, and all the sudden he felt like the world had suddenly closed in on him and he felt like he was trying to drive through a narrow tunnel. He said it was gone as suddenly as it started, and he knew something was wrong but he felt fine now and wanted to know what I thought had happened.

I told him to pull over and call 911. As he made a right to find a safe place to park, he saw the entrance signs for a hospital. I stayed on the phone with him until he went into the ER.

While he was being tested, I called the rest of my siblings and told them that our Brother was in the hospital and what happened.

Now it was weird that he was right at a hospital, but it gets weirder. My Sister was taking some items to another church to help them with a community mission. Guess where they church was. Less than 5 miles from where our Brother was being treated. Both my Brother and Sister were away from home in a different State from where they lived, and ended up being within 5 minutes from each other, while my Brother was having a medical crisis.

We all thank God for the blessings and can’t help but believe there may have been some divine intervention at play.