@#2 ... I guess the Palestinians want to try to "finish it" themselves ...

More likely the reason? ...

Different source, no paywall...

@#3 ... So far, he seems to have made that decision ...

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... Officers responded to multiple calls of an active shooter at a residence in Florence, Kentucky, around 3 a.m.

When officers arrived, shots were still being fired and there were two victims in front of the residence, Florence Police Chief Jeff Mallery said at a press conference Saturday afternoon.

Four victims were pronounced dead at the scene and three others were transported to a local hospital and are in stable condition. They are expected to make a full recovery, according to police.

"We've never dealt with this before. I know it has gone on throughout the nation, but this is the first time that we've had a mass shooting in Florence," Mallery said at the press conference. "It is very emotional." ...

Partygoers knew the suspect and identified him to officers, Mallery said. The suspect's motive is still under investigation.

"I don't believe he was invited to the party, but there is a relationship," he said, adding that the preliminary investigation indicates that "he just showed up."

Garvey fled the scene in a car, according to police. Officers tried to initiate a traffic stop but he continued to drive, leading to a pursuit. Mallery said police believe Garvey shot himself while driving and veered into a ditch. ...

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... The apparent compromise by the militant group -- which controlled Gaza before triggering the war with an Oct. 7 attack on Israel -- could help deliver the first pause in fighting since last November and set the stage for further talks on ending a devastating nine-month war. But all sides cautioned that a deal is still not guaranteed.

The two officials, who spoke on conditions of anonymity to discuss the ongoing negotiations, said Washington's phased deal will first include a "full and complete" six-week cease-fire that would see the release of a number of hostages, including women, the elderly and the wounded, in exchange for the release of hundreds of Palestinian prisoners.

During these 42 days, Israeli forces would also withdraw from densely populated areas of Gaza and allow the return of displaced people to their homes in northern Gaza, the pair said.

Over that period, Hamas, Israel and the mediators would also negotiate the terms of the second phase that could see the release of the remaining male hostages, both civilians and soldiers, the officials said. ...

Related?

@#1

In my view, he is so tightly wound up in conspiracy theories on so many different topics, that he has lost his grip on reality and now seems to be floating around in some alternate reality.

@#14 ... But that would not have had the same level of virtue-signal. It would have not potentially bought the same number of votes. ...

Yup.

Presidential election years change everything.

@#166 ... Honestly, if you're Trump, you want Biden to run. ...

At this point, I do not disagree.

But that doesn't answer the question I asked and you quoted. :)

... But it is getting late in the game. They need to ---- or get off the pot. ...

Yup. Deadlines are starting to appear on the horizon, notably Ohio's recent law.

@#158 ... I know your audience and they don't care. ...

So, your current alias seems to claim it can read minds now?

... .you wasted your time ...

I don't think I wasted my time posting a link to the interview transcript.

Indeed, if anyone here seems to be wasting their time, based upon recent posts I'd proffer that the person behind your current alias should look in the mirror.

I'd say it is up to Pres Biden to decide whether or not he will run. So far, he seems to have made that decision.

I'd also ask why aren't there Republicans asking fmr Pres Trump not to run? I suspect they are afraid of the possible MAGA death threats if they do.

@#1 ... Infamous Brentwood. ...

I'd proffer that what made Brentwood infamous was the building of the "Segregation Wall."

@#6 ... Armistice? Frozen lines and lasting ceasefire.

Why keep Fighting if it's just killing thousands of people with no movement? ...

Simple, to take back territory that was stolen from a sovereign Ukraine.

Secondarily, a ceasefire would give Pres Putin time to rearm and regroup for a second invasion, this time to annex all of a sovereign Ukraine.

fwiw ...

@#151 ... That's Jeff (Bellringer) to his core. ...

If Pres Biden is such a bad candidate, then why does MAGA find the need to lie and created bogus videos to counter him?

@#149 ... The video footage was edited to make is seem Biden was clueless, when in the real world he was talking to another paratrooper. ...

Correct.

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... In a 2024 publication titled "The Politicization of Climate Science: Media Consumption, Perceptions of Science and Scientists, and Support for Policy" (May 26, 2024) in the Journal of Health Communication, the same team showed that these five factors mediate the relationship between exposure to media sources such as Fox News and outcomes such as belief in anthropogenic climate change, perception of the threat it poses, and support for climate-friendly policies such as a carbon tax. ...

[emphasis mine]

Oops, I already posted this article. I neglected to remove it from my bookmark f0lder of article I'd want to post.

Apologies for the dupe.

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... The research also found that public perceptions of scientists working in artificial intelligence (AI) differ from those of scientists as a whole.

From 2018-2022, the Annenberg Public Policy Center (APPC) of the University of Pennsylvania relied on national cross-sectional surveys to monitor perceptions of science and scientists. In 2023-24, APPC moved to a nationally representative empaneled sample to make it possible to observe changes in individual perceptions. ...

The five factors in FASS are whether science and scientists are perceived to be credible and prudent, and whether they are perceived to overcome bias, correct error (self-correcting), and whether their work benefits people like the respondent and the country as a whole (beneficial).

In a 2024 publication titled "The Politicization of Climate Science: Media Consumption, Perceptions of Science and Scientists, and Support for Policy" (May 26, 2024) in the Journal of Health Communication, the same team showed that these five factors mediate the relationship between exposure to media sources such as Fox News and outcomes such as belief in anthropogenic climate change, perception of the threat it poses, and support for climate-friendly policies such as a carbon tax. ...

@#159 ... This is no different from you -------- continually saying that we can't believe our lying eyes on Biden's broken brain. Sorry --------, no matter how many times you repeat a lie does not make it true. ...

A false equivalence. But that seems to be all your current alias has got.

Aside from the ad hominem attack that seems to be common with your current alias' comments, fmr Pres Trump has been shown and documented to be concerned and lying about crowd sizes. Please see my #157 for a primer.

Your current alias continues to grasp at straws.

But keep up at it.

It is some of the most humorous things I've seen in a while.

@#159 ... No one EVER asked you for a link from a Spicer claim - why do you keep talking about this? ...

Simple, Mr Spicer was fmr Pres Trump's spokesperson. He spoke for fmr Pres Trump.

I think the real question here has become, why is your current alias dwelling upon such an insignificant issue?

Mr Spicer spoke for fmr Pres Trump. Does your current alias think he would have retained his position if he had not represented what fmr Pres Trump instructed him to say?

@#20 ... says he has called Starmer to congratulate him ...

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... From 2018-2022, the Annenberg Public Policy Center (APPC) of the University of Pennsylvania relied on national cross-sectional surveys to monitor perceptions of science and scientists.

In 2023-24, APPC moved to a nationally representative empaneled sample to make it possible to observe changes in individual perceptions.

The February 2024 findings, released today to coincide with the address by National Academy of Sciences President Marcia McNutt on "The State of the Science," come from an analysis of responses from an empaneled national probability sample of U.S. adults surveyed in February 2023 (n=1,638 respondents), November 2023 (n=1,538), and February 2024 (n=1,555). ...

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... The lingering toll the SARS-CoV-2 virus exacts on the immune system is widespread and hiding in plain sight, argue researchers at the University of California, San Francisco, CellSight Technologies, and Kaiser Permanente South San Francisco Medical Center.

When 24 patients who had recovered from COVID-19 had their whole bodies scanned by a PET (positron emission tomography) imaging test, their insides lit up like Christmas trees.

A radioactive drug called a tracer revealed abnormal T cell activity in the brain stem, spinal cord, bone marrow, nose, throat, some lymph nodes, heart and lung tissue, and the wall of the gut, compared to whole-body scans from before the pandemic.

This widespread effect was apparent in the 18 participants with long COVID symptoms and the six participants who had fully recovered from the acute phase of COVID-19.

The activation of immune T cells in some tissues, like the spinal cord and the gut wall, was higher in patients who reported long COVID symptoms compared to those who made a complete recovery. Participants with ongoing respiratory issues also showed increased uptake of the PET tracer in their lungs and pulmonary artery walls.

That said, even those who recovered fully from COVID-19 still showed persistent changes to their T cell activity in numerous organs compared to pre- pandemic controls, in some cases two and a half years after they first contracted the virus.

"In some individuals, this activity may persist for years following initial COVID-19 onset and be associated with systemic changes in immune activation as well as the presence of [long COVID] symptoms," researchers at UCSF conclude. ...

This ain't good, imo, of course.