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seagull-astrology · 10 months
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C121 BRCA-2 mutation and Kaleigh McEnany
Kaleigh McEnany is the former Trump White House spokeswoman. That is a perfect job for someone that is a Bucket with Pluto handle, her planetary pattern. Kaleight was diagnosed positive with the BRCA-2 mutation when she was twenty-one but she waited to have the preemptive double mastectomy after she was married and have her daughter, Blake Avery. I guess with a Cancer Rising she wanted to enjoy…
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sixstringphonic · 2 months
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Opinion: What a doctor sees when Joe Biden hesitates
Daniel J. Stone, March 7th 2024, The Los Angeles Times
As a geriatrician, I discuss the effects of aging with patients every day. I wish I had a chance to give my usual talk to everyone who chortles or tears their hair out about President Biden’s fitness for his job.
First, memory. I explain to patients that there are three components to consider. One is formation. Then storage. And, finally, recall. The most common issue among seniors is slow recall. This is the familiar “tip of the tongue” phenomenon, when a word seems to hide or a name won’t come to mind. You know the name, it’s in your bank of memories, it just can’t be accessed quickly. Given time, it usually arrives.
This problem, called age-associated memory impairment, often starts for people in their 30s and gradually progresses. It’s a nuisance but not disabling. If, like me, you find yourself using the term “whatchamacallit,” you probably have it. Don’t worry, you’ll be fine.
Alzheimer’s disease, the most common cause of dementia, is a different story. Those affected lose the ability to store new memories. They can still access old memories in their memory bank and may recount events that occurred decades ago. But they can’t tell you what they had for breakfast because that never entered the memory bank. (I reassure my patients with age-associated memory impairment by asking whether they remember their breakfast. They do.)
Alzheimer’s is cognitively crippling. Losing the ability to form new memories freezes one in time. Those affected can’t make new friends or address new situations without fresh memories. Additionally, the disease progressively impairs other domains, including behavior and ultimately physical skills.
Fortunately, President Biden shows no signs of Alzheimer’s disease. At news conferences, he references new events and obviously creates new memories efficiently. He speaks slowly and pauses to find words like others with benign age-associated memory impairment. These issues are exacerbated by a chronic speech impediment. Biden has struggled with stuttering since childhood, and remnants of the condition have long been apparent in his speech.
Unfortunately, word hesitations coupled with the mild stutter can’t help but affect his public speaking. Biden’s political opponents and the uninformed exploit it, along with stereotypes about older people, to create a false narrative about intellectual impairment.
I take care of many high-functioning seniors like President Biden in my practice. One that I know, who is not a patient of mine, has been my family’s lawyer for five decades. Melvin Spears, at 96, recently responded to an emailed legal question with succinct and well-targeted advice, as he always has. When I spoke to him, he acknowledged some concessions to his age. He speaks more slowly, and transportation is a challenge because he’s stopped driving. (He considers Uber and Lyft “a hassle.”) Like Biden, Spears focuses on his work and lets others worry about his age if they choose.
Studies show that high-functioning seniors like Mel Spears and the president compensate for slower reaction time by applying superior knowledge and judgment. The presidency is not a job that requires lightning-quick reflexes. First-hand experience with the successes and failures of U.S. foreign policy over decades, for example, combined with time-tested judgment offers far more than speed in speech or decision-making.
Actuarial tables show that the 81-year-old president’s life expectancy extends nearly eight years, well beyond a second term. He gets excellent healthcare, has no major chronic illnesses, and at his recent physical at Walter Reed Military Medical Center, he was declared “healthy, active” and “fit for duty.” All that means that Biden is likely to beat the actuarial estimate. Given his overall health and the absence of current cognitive impairment, he would likely complete a second term with stable cognition.
All candidates for political office in the United States deserve to be evaluated on their accomplishments and capabilities rather than by their age. Seniors may be the last minority whose natural traits are singled out for ridicule and stereotyping. If the American people disagree with President Biden’s policies and prefer change, they should support his opponent. But in the absence of valid evidence of true cognitive impairment, their judgment should not be influenced by ageist social stereotypes. Biden and the American political process deserve better.
Daniel J. Stone is an internist and geriatrician in Beverly Hills.
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swarnpert · 2 years
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"citizens for sanity" sounds exactly like something that every single conservative who has ever said they should start their own party would name their party
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brookheimer · 1 year
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connor would not drop out of the race for mencken (esp assuming he’s started gaining traction which wld be why mencken asked in the first place) but… if mencken offered him a cabinet position…. well
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daisukijosh · 2 years
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i can 100% believe that roe v wade is gone, since it has obviously been the republicans ridiculous bullshit plan for YEARS, but it's despicable that a wildly unpopular move like that is possible due to crusty old dickheads who decide what is and isn't legal in a completely outdated system.
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gwydionmisha · 2 years
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ardent-apostasy · 2 months
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i don't even know which world leader we need to assassinate most for ides of march they're ALL being massive idiot jackasses
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melodyvibes-blog1 · 2 months
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reportwire · 2 years
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Australia drops recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital
Australia drops recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital
CANBERRA, Australia — Australia has reversed a previous government’s recognition of West Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, the foreign minister said Tuesday. The center-left Labor Party government Cabinet agreed to again recognize Tel Aviv as the capital and reaffirmed that Jerusalem’s status must be resolved in peace negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians, Foreign Minister Penny Wong…
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theviralstyle · 2 years
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don-lichterman · 2 years
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Top election official races feature deniers of 2020 results
Top election official races feature deniers of 2020 results
PHOENIX (AP) — An Arizona lawmaker endorsed by former President Donald Trump who attended the Jan. 6, 2021, rally that preceded the violent assault on the U.S. Capitol and another lawmaker who also believes the 2020 presidential election results should be overturned are among four Republicans vying for the top elections post in the presidential battleground. It’s a trend seen in several…
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eveningnetwork · 2 years
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Jan. 6 Panel Puts Focus on Cabinet Discussions About Removing Trump
Jan. 6 Panel Puts Focus on Cabinet Discussions About Removing Trump
At a hearing on Thursday, Congressman Liz Cheney, ministers of the Trump administration considered invoking a constitutional process to dismiss President Donald J. Trump after a supporter’s attack on the Capitol. She did not immediately provide details when she insisted. evidence. But when the federal government is upset hours and days after a deadly riot, various ministers will consider their…
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August, so far:
- The entire contents of Alex Jones’s phone are accidentally turned over to a lawyer representing parents from Sandy Hook
- He learns about it while on the witness stand
- The jury orders him to pay $50 million in damages
- Alex Jones’s phone end up in the hands of the J6 committee
- the J6 committee secured the testimony from numerous members of Donald Trump’s cabinet
- Donald Trump was deposed in the NYAG’s civil lawsuit against the Trump Organization
- he plead the 5th 400+ times
- the Trump Organization’s Chief Financial Officer lost a lawsuit intended to dismiss the criminal charges levied against him and the Trump Org
- the Trump Org’s CFO will plead guilty
- Rep. Scott Perry had his phone seized by the FBI, presumably for his involvement in the fake electors scheme
- Pat Cippolone, the former White House counsel, testified to a federal grand jury
- Rudy Giuliani received a letter from the Fulton County DA’s office letting him know he is a target of their criminal investigation
- the FBI executed a search warrant on Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort
- the warrant revealed the former president is under criminal investigation for violating the espionage act
- the warrant also revealed the former president had highly classified documents at Mar-a-Lago
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liberalsarecool · 1 month
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40 Cabinet members walked away from Trump.
Pence walked away.
These people should be telling others to walk away from Trump. This should be a well-documented media story.
Force Trump to talk about it. Bruise his ego. Watch him break.
Connect these 40+ individuals to Republican voters who are walking away from Trump.
Amplify and expose the mass exodus.
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gwydionmisha · 1 year
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