After a rise in cases throughout the last year, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health is declaring an outbreak of hepatitis A. According to public health, hepatitis A cases tripled from 2023 to 2024, with 165 cases reported in the county last year. As many as 29 have been reported in 2025 so far. Hepatitis A is found in the stool of infected persons and is transmitted through the fecal-oral route. It can be spread through close person-to-person contact and through contaminated food or drink, public health warns. read more
Dogs have "extensive and multifarious" environmental impacts, disturbing wildlife, polluting waterways and contributing to carbon emissions, new research has found. An Australian review of existing studies has argued that "the environmental impact of owned dogs is far greater, more insidious, and more concerning than is generally recognised".
The still mysterious city was one of the largest in the world at its peak between 100 B.C. and A.D. 750. But it was abandoned before the rise of the Aztecs in the 14th century. Lorena Paiz, the archaeologist who led the discovery, said that the Teotihuacan altar was believed to have been used for sacrifices, "especially of children."
The American embassy in Syria has warned all U.S. citizens to leave the country due to "the increased possibility of attacks" ... read more
In the fiscal year that ended in June 2024, after giving out 2 million parking tickets, the city collected about $110 million in parking fines. Meanwhile, according to Mejia's data, it was spending $88 million on parking enforcement expenses like salaries and equipment. But when the cost of pensions and other obligations and liabilities were added to the mix, that figure jumped to more than $176 million. A $65 million shortfall. A $65 million shortfall when the city is experiencing a significant budgetary crisis that it needs to address. read more
Sounds like the Santa Clara Sheriff's office, only they got off.
But not all of them
sanjosespotlight.com
Laurie should ask Trump for a pardon given he's passing them out.
This kind of thinking is how you end up flying planes into buildings.
#17 | Posted by snoofy
Something I am sure you defended in the past.
Actually, Republicans (you) spent the time doing everything they could to limit his ability to do anything about it.
#18 | POSTED BY WHATSLEFT
Biden under fire from Congress for waiving sanctions on Russian gas pipeline company
www.nbcnews.com
Prove it. You keep making statements which have no basis.
Oh please, its the reason the CCP is committing genocide in Xinjiang. Islam is intolerant of just about everything the West thinks is good.
Shock, questions after gruesome killing of gay Palestinian
apnews.com
Hamas Executes Prominent Commander After Accusations of Gay Sex
www.newsweek.com
Good luck with your travels to Gaza EffeminatePoser
Dozens of marine animal species, including an unprecedented number of dolphins, are dying due to a toxic algae bloom now stretching from San Diego to San Luis Obispo. The entire shoreline is an extreme danger zone due to a neurotoxin called domoic acid or DA. Created by Mexico dumping raw sewage into the Pacific.
coronadotimes.com
Doc, Effete, CornHolio say nothing.
During the Depression, inflation was negative.
Pardon, the hyperinflation Wiemar helped contribute to its Great Depression.
www.bbc.co.uk
Americans so ethnocentric.
Madness...is it Contagious?
If the cops/laws aren't enforced it will spread.
I read a theory called "broken window"
en.m.wikipedia.org
Disorder is a signal, and the US since 2016 election has become extremely disordered.
But its not madness as in psych madness.
About 58.7 million adults had a mental illness in 2023
BS this is a made up diagnosis to get federal dollars.
Maybe 1 in 100 have a real mental illness.
Overall suicide rates in the US have increased
Deaths of Despair.
drug/alcohol abuse,
Its interesting alcohol use is down, way down in young adults. But you old farts are hitting the bottle more!
news.gallup.com
#14 | POSTED BY ITCHYP
Brings up some interesting points.
But has ItchyMyStrap thought about what happens if the trade deficit balance is 0?
The US would be hit with inflation levels the Depression would envy.
Thats the rub, without the trade deficit, government spending can't go on unabated.
At what point would China decide to call-in?
#4 | POSTED BY REDLIGHTROBOT
China has been slowly selling off its holdings.
www.scmp.com
I googled you're quoted paragraph. You are FOS. www.google.com
#70 | Posted by et_al
Just a suggestion, if you're referring to the Gemini response. Avoid using Gemini as it will agree with lies, and will even hallucinate trying to support the lie. This has been studied recently and appears to be the case.