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Study: Risk factors for early onset dementia, dementia before the age of 65, identified A new study from researchers from the University of Exeter in England and Maastricht University in the Netherlands has identified 15 risk factors that contribute to developing young-onset dementia. Young-onset or early-onset dementia is when someone under the age of 65 develops the condition that causes memory loss. [...] https://www.yahoo.com/news/study-identifies-15-risk-factors-170532088.html

A statue of our awesome ancestor shall soon be erected in Washington, DC. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Largest Ape Ever Went Extinct Because of... Climate Change? [...] Gigantopithecus was back in the news this week in the journal Nature for a peculiar reason. A group of scientists has concluded that the monster ape was driven to extinction by climate change. [...] https://hotair.com/jazz-shaw/2024/01/13/largest-ape-ever-went-extinct-because-of-climate-change-n604732

For anyone within reach who's interested, a full-sized Filipino supermarket is now open in the Houston area. Here's a nice report from a news station: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ An inside look: Texas' first Seafood City Supermarket opens in Sugar Land The supermarket specializing in Filipino foods is the first Seafood City to open in the state of Texas. This is not a mom and pop sized store, this is a 50,000 square foot store with a Filipino specialty bakery and a Filipino Bar-B-Que restaurant located inside. Seafood City Supermarket, first founded in San Diego in 1989 has quickly grown to 32 stores nationwide and the stores that are being opened are being strategically located in communities with the largest populations of Filipino-Americans. "Seafood City brings a sense of Filipino home to the Houston area. It's a place where you can find products and ingredients specifically for Filipino dishes," said Meg Austria, store manager. [...] Story with video continues here: https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2024/01/02/an-inside-look-texas-first-seafood-city-supermarket-opens-in-sugar-land/

Comments about VDH's double-standard examples? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ We Are Well Beyond Hypocrisy The abject narcissism of the insular Left is startling. They apparently believe the American public is amnesiac enough to forget what leftists once did, now that they're doing the utter opposite. And they assume we are to discount their hypocrisy and self-absorption simply because they self-identify as erudite and moral and assume their opponents are irredeemable and deplorable. [...] https://amgreatness.com/2023/12/18/we-are-well-beyond-hypocrisy/

Southwest Airlines To Provide Plus-Size Customers With Bed Of Hay, Feeding Trough DALLAS, TX — Southwest Airlines, with a positive reputation for supporting plus-size travelers, has taken a big step in providing robust support for its largest customers. Starting this week, fliers of size will be given a complimentary bed of hay and a feeding trough. [...] https://babylonbee.com/news/southwest-airlines-to-provide-customers-of-size-with-bed-of-hay-feeding-trough

Obeisance, you inferior primates! https://nationaldaycalendar.com/monkey-day-december-14/

Well, finally, some good political news. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Courts Strike Down Gun Control Measures in Two States https://townhall.com/tipsheet/madelineleesman/2023/11/27/courts-strike-down-gun-control-measures-in-two-states-n2631637

What Oregon High School Boys Do to Tampon Dispenser in Their School Bathroom Reaches Legendary Status Even students in Oregon who aren't required to learn much of anything to graduate can spot BS when they see it. And now, what these students in a Portland area suburb did to a tampon dispenser in their school bathroom has become the stuff of local — meme-able — legend. [...] https://pjmedia.com/victoria-taft/2023/11/11/what-oregon-high-school-boys-do-to-tampon-dispenser-in-their-school-bathroom-reaches-legendary-status-n4923831

This is the continuation thread for https://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/789861-vawa-part-26/ which was closed because of its large size. --- Absolutely remember ongoing issues and unfinished conversations from Part 26, and carry on with them here! We had some great approvals within Part 26, and we look forward to celebrating yours here in Part 27.

Interesting. Ideas on attacking the problem? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ America's shoplifting problem, explained by retail workers and thieves Jonathan wants me to guess how often retail workers see someone steal. It's a challenge he likes to make to friends, who always underestimate it. "It's multiple times a day, maybe as often as once an hour. And that's the stuff you can see, like the really blatant ones," he says. "A lot of people picture a scared kid with a candy bar under their jacket, and you get that, but the majority of it is seasoned shoplifters going out with carts full of beer and liquor and hygiene products and electronics and laundry detergent, etc." [...] https://www.vox.com/money/23938554/shoplifting-organized-retail-crime-walmart-target-theft-laws

Texans Announce Plan To Keep Pretending Whataburger Is Good SAN ANTONIO, TX — Following a closed-door meeting to discuss the issue and take an official vote, residents of the state of Texas announced their plan to continue pretending Whataburger is good. [...] https://babylonbee.com/news/texans-announce-plan-to-keep-pretending-whataburger-is-good

VDH on fire! Comments? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Sickness of Our Universities—and the Cure The sheer madness that has gripped many elite universities since October 7 and the butchery, rape, torture, and mutilation of some 1,000 Israeli civilians by Hamas murderers have shocked the public at large. Campus craziness is, of course, nothing new. But quite novel for campuses was the sudden jettisoning of prior campus pretenses. Universities have brazenly dropped their careful two-faced gymnastics to reveal at last–unapologetically, proudly, and defiantly–the [...] https://amgreatness.com/2023/10/23/the-sickness-of-our-universities-and-the-cure/

No online articles in English yet (will post, when found), so here's the scuttlebutt directly from Ecuavisa television: Daniel Noboa, a businessman, who at age 35 becomes Ecu's youngest-ever president, defeated socialist Luisa Gonzalez, approx. 52% to 48%. Noboa will fill the remaining 1.5 years left in the term of Guillermo Lasso, who was booted out months ago.

Israel Declares 'Readiness for War' After Hamas Launches Rocket Barrage, Infiltration The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) declared a "state of readiness for war" on Saturday morning following a surprise, coordinated attack from the Gaza Strip carried out by Hamas terrorists. [...] https://townhall.com/tipsheet/spencerbrown/2023/10/07/terrorists-launch-surprise-attack-on-israel-from-gaza-n2629493

'Will the Last Steelworker Out of Pittsburgh Please Turn Out the Light?' CLAIRTON, Pennsylvania -- The first steel plant located here along the Monongahela River just over 20 miles south of Pittsburgh was built in 1901. By 1903, the borough of Clairton formed around the industry, and by 1904, U.S. Steel acquired the plant from St. Clair Steel, and the industrial base of America began its reign here in Western Pennsylvania. [...] https://townhall.com/columnists/salenazito/2023/09/19/will-the-last-steelworker-out-of-pittsburgh-please-turn-out-the-light-n2628599

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Fetterman's Trademark Hoodies and Shorts Are Here to Stay After Senate Makes Dress Code Changes [...] "Senators can choose what they wear on the Senate floor. I will continue to wear a suit," Schumer said to Axios. However, others entering the chamber must comply with the dress code. Men must still wear coats and ties, while women must wear business attire. The new initiative will allow Democratic Sen. John Fetterman (D-P.A.) to wear his trademark hoodies and gym shorts while representing America. [...] https://townhall.com/tipsheet/saraharnold/2023/09/17/senate-makes-dress-code-changes-n2628548

McDonald's Franchisees Slam Draconian CA Fast Food Bill, 'Will Result in a Devastating Financial Blow' [...] Here are some of the new rules franchisees will face if Governor Gavin Newsom signs the bill into law (which he has already pledged to do): • It would raise the minimum wage for fast-food workers to $20 per hour. • It would apply to restaurants with at least 60 locations nationwide, except for restaurants that make and sell their own bread. • It would also create a 10-person council to govern fast-food chains and set guidelines for working conditions and wages. Why are restaurants that make their own bread exempt? I'm guessing some well-financed lobbying group got that language inserted. [...] https://redstate.com/bobhoge/2023/09/16/mcdonalds-franchisees-slam-draconian-ca-fast-food-bill-will-result-in-a-devastating-financial-blow-n2163902

UN Says North Korea May Be on the Verge of Another Mass Starvation U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk said North Korea is growing more repressive amid reports of mass starvation. He claims that the famine may get as bad as the catastrophic starvation of the late 1990s that may have killed upwards of three million people. [...] https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/rick-moran/2023/08/18/un-says-north-korea-may-be-on-the-verge-of-another-mass-starvation-n1720341

Unthinkable: Local police raid, shut down local newspaper A local news story out of Marion County, Kansas is rapidly going national because of its potential implications for the First Amendment and freedom of the press, along with the puzzling details that set the events in question in motion. [...] https://hotair.com/jazz-shaw/2023/08/13/unthinkable-local-police-raid-shut-down-local-newspaper-n570947

Koran burnings in Sweden, PM concerned [...] We will see attacks on Sweden as a result of this. [...] https://hotair.com/john-s-2/2023/07/28/koran-burnings-in-sweden-pm-concerned-n567706

This is frightening. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ WATCH: Mitch McConnell Freezes Up, Has to Be Led Away During Presser A scary scene unfolded amidst all the other news on Wednesday after Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell froze up during a presser. After nearly 30 seconds of silence, he was then led away by his colleagues, not seeming to know where he was. https://redstate.com/bonchie/2023/07/26/watch-mitch-mcconnell-freezes-up-has-to-be-led-away-during-presser-n782399

Worthwhile, from Matt Taibbi.

Frozen Climbers On Mount Everest Decorated For Pride Month NEPAL — In an inspiring international gesture in honor of Pride Month, the frozen corpses of climbers on Mount Everest have been heavily decorated to reflect the celebration's rainbow theme. [...] https://babylonbee.com/news/frozen-climbers-on-mount-everest-decorated-for-pride-month

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Ending Legalized Robbery: Report Shows How a Nebraska County Is Using Civil Asset Forfeiture to Plunder Drivers In case you haven't noticed, I detest civil asset forfeiture with the fire of a thousand burning suns. This story illustrates precisely why we should all despise this practice, which is one of the most glaring examples of tyranny that most don't know about. [...] https://redstate.com/jeffc/2023/06/16/ending-legalized-robbery-report-shows-how-a-nebraska-county-is-using-civil-asset-forfeiture-to-plunder-drivers-n762821