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Friday Cat Blogging – 6 December 2024

1 year 3 months ago
This is Hilbert looking at the camera from a spot on our (entirely unused) patio table. He looks menacing, but actually he spent most of his time up there twirling around and begging me to pet him. He was probably purring loudly when I took this picture.
Kevin Drum

The Face of the Democratic Party

1 year 3 months ago
Today on TAP: The next DNC chair will have a higher profile than usual. The two leading candidates, Ken Martin of Minnesota and Ben Wikler of Wisconsin, are both terrific.
Robert Kuttner

Excessive Alcohol Use: The Cancer-Causing Cocktail

1 year 3 months ago
Approaching the New Year, you may be considering things like Dry January or giving up alcohol entirely. If you’re looking for more reasons to switch from cocktails to mocktails, the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)’s newest study may encourage you to embrace sobriety. The AACR published its 2024 Cancer Progress Report , showcasing that excessive alcohol use increases an individual’s risk of developing six types of cancer. - Certain types of head and neck cancer - Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma - Breast cancer - Colorectal cancer - Liver cancer - Stomach cancers The study goes on to say that in 2019, 5.4% of cancers were attributed to alcohol consumption. The AACR’s research suggests that by drinking less, or not at all, it can decrease your risk of getting the above-mentioned cancers by 8% and lessen the risk of all cancers by 4%. Jeanna Rich is an oncology registered dietitian with OSF Cancer Support Services. She says that part

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Kamala Harris bombed with Hispanic voters. That’s the whole story.

1 year 3 months ago
As I've mentioned, I'm a little skeptical of any theory about why there was a big turn against Democrats in 2024 because, in fact, there wasn't a big turn. There was a normal, moderate turn. But in one place there was a huge turn: Hispanic voters. Here's the Democratic winning margin among Hispanics going back ...continue reading "Kamala Harris bombed with Hispanic voters. That’s the whole story."
Kevin Drum

Panel on Trump assassination attempts wraps up with Secret Service pledge of improvements

1 year 3 months ago
WASHINGTON —  Acting Secret Service Director Ronald Rowe Jr. touted multiple changes and improvements on Thursday to his agency in the wake of two assassination attempts against Donald Trump earlier this year. Rowe testified before the bipartisan congressional task force investigating the two separate attempts on the now president-elect’s life. The hearing wrapped up the […]
Shauneen Miranda

St. Charles ambulance rear-ended, leaving one injured

1 year 3 months ago
HILLSBORO, Mo. -- An ambulance was rear-ended while traveling on Highway 21 south of Hillsboro and seriously injured one victim. Around 11 a.m., a high-speed collision struck the St. Charles County Ambulance District vehicle traveling northbound. The collision did not injure the two paramedics wearing seatbelts inside the ambulance. Additional vehicles were involved in the [...]
Joe Millitzer

Republican AGs sue BlackRock, other investment firms over ‘woke’ climate action efforts

1 year 3 months ago
Major institutional investors have artificially lowered coal production and raised energy costs for consumers in an effort to lower global carbon emissions, a federal lawsuit claims. Republican attorneys general in 11 states filed a joint lawsuit last month against BlackRock, Vanguard and State Street, claiming the organizations’ efforts to pressure coal companies to lower carbon […]
Allison Kite

The DOJ Finally Decides There’s Something Wrong With The DEA’s Cash Grabs At Airports

1 year 3 months ago
Civil asset forfeiture has never been about dismantling criminal operations. It has always been about immediately enriching those who directly benefit from every dollar seized under the pretense that taking cash away from random people somehow cripples multi-national drug operations that have both the personnel and the cash on hand to survive these small-ish seizures. […]
Tim Cushing

Daily Deal: EDU Unlimited by StackSkills

1 year 3 months ago
StackSkills is the premier online learning platform for mastering today’s most in-demand skills. Now, with this exclusive limited-time offer, you’ll gain access to 1000+ StackSkills courses for life! Whether you’re looking to earn a promotion, make a career change, or pick up a side hustle to make some extra cash, StackSkills delivers engaging online courses […]
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SLPS interim superintendent talks role transition, focus on students

1 year 3 months ago
ST. LOUIS - St. Louis Public School's Interim Superintendent, Dr. Milicent Borishade, addressed the SLPS climate for the first time during an exclusive live interview with FOX 2's Kalista Mitrisin. Dr. Milicent Borishade, the interim superintendent of St. Louis Public School, took over after Dr. Keisha Scarlett's firing in September and is determined to steer the [...]
Kalista Mitrisin