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Sunday, April 13, 2025

A large new study adds to evidence that diabetes during pregnancy is linked with an increased risk of brain and nervous system problems in children, including autism, researchers say. read more


Military chiefs at Nato have been warned of global internet blackouts following a string of suspected Russian attacks on subsea cables. read more


President Donald Trump's administration has been predicting its barrage of tariffs targeting China will push Apple into manufacturing the iPhone in the United States for the first time. But that's an unlikely scenario even with U.S tariffs now standing at 145% on products made in China --" the country where Apple has manufactured most of its iPhones since the first model hit the market 18 years ago.


Financial experts are sounding the alarm over a so-called "front desk scam" in which callers try to trick hotel guests into divulging their credit card information over the phone.


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Suspect in custody after overnight fire at Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro's residence
www.nbcnews.com

... One person is in custody in relation to the fire set to to Gov. Josh Shapiro's official residence in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, early Sunday, officials said at a news conference.

Cody Balmer is in custody and will be charged with attempted murder, terrorism, aggravated arson and aggravated assault against an enumerated person, Pennsylvania District Attorney Fran Chardo said at the news conference Sunday. ...


@#5 ... About half of Americans are complete idiots. Guess which half. ...

My view is that there seems to be a 25% base for Pres Trump.

The 25% or so required to raise that to the ~about half~ level are Independents.

Political Independents: Who They Are, What They Think (2019)
www.pewresearch.org

... Independents often are portrayed as political free agents with the potential to alleviate the nation's rigid partisan divisions. Yet the reality is that most independents are not all that "independent" politically. And the small share of Americans who are truly independent " less than 10% of the public has no partisan leaning " stand out for their low level of interest in politics.

Among the public overall, 38% describe themselves as independents, while 31% are Democrats and 26% call themselves Republicans, according to Pew Research Center surveys conducted in 2018. These shares have changed only modestly in recent years, but the proportion of independents is higher than it was from 2000-2008, when no more than about a third of the public identified as independents. (For more on partisan identification over time, see the 2018 report "Wide Gender Gap, Growing Educational Divide in Voters' Party Identification.") ...



@#25 ... that's weird. ...

What is weird for me is the apparent focus of Pres Trump and Republicans upon the prices of eggs.

Trump promised to bring down egg prices on day one. Now, he's sharing articles telling people to shut up' about it (March 2025)
www.yahoo.com

There was a bird flu crisis.

Nearly 200 million hens were culled due to that crisis.

So, not only are there fewer hens laying eggs for consumers, there are also fewer hens laying eggs to grow into hens to lay eggs for consumers.


So, it is not weird to me.

Why is it weird to your current alias?


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