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I knew Brian and Angela Beers from the Canfield Hotel. They lived in a corner room. It was a large room, more of an apartment than the standard one room hotel living space. Brian works at the Oky-Doky on Locust Street. It is a gas station/convenience store.
Angela stayed home. She didn't like to venture out the front door. I saw Brian fequently but I didn't see Angela all that much. I really can't remember seeing her these past two years. She may have had issues. I'm not in a position to make that call.
On early Monday mornings, I like to go to the Oky-Doky to buy a couple donuts and drink a cup of coffee sitting on a stool by a side window. I talk to Brian if he isn't too busy. He would talk about the Canfield and what a shit hole it has become the past few years. I would ask Brian if he was planning on getting the hell out of this dump and he would say, "Angela likes it there." He loved her.
Two weeks ago, Brian was telling me of these symptoms he was having. He had something he couldn't shake. He would be fine and all of a sudden he would be struck with debilitating weakness. This fatigue would overtake him with swift ferocity. He told me he literally collapsed right on the spot and fell into a radiator. The rooms at the Canfiel Hotel use radiators for heat. The fall broke a rib. This weakness was accompanied by severe brain fog and physical pain in his legs and hands. As sick as he would become he told me, "Angela has the same thing I have but it is worse."
A few days after I talked to Brian, Angela started to bleed internally. Blood was pouring out of her esophagus.
She was rushed to a hospital where she quickly went into a coma. She was in this coma for three days, laying in her hospital bed hooked up to a ventilator. Somehow, she managed to come out of it. The doctors thought this was a good sign. She was breathing on her own, alert and aware of her surroundings.
This recovery was short lived. Her kidneys started bleeding. The doctors were unable to stop it. She died. Her death is being attributed to a "mysterious illness."
The symptoms Brian described to me sound similar to the same symptoms COVID-19 long haulers are experiencing. I see a smattering of news articles on this long haul phenomena. It is something that is still new and "data is being gathered."
I look at the COVID-19 alerts for Dubuque. At the moment, the infection rate is high. The days of social distancing are over. The days of limiting social gatherings are over. The call to receive vaccinations and booster shots are faint. Without announcing it as such, a plan of "herd immunity" has been implemented. The strong will survive and the rest will get sick and live with it, or die. Vaccinations and booster shots have not stopped this virus. Social distancing and limiting the numbers of indoor gatherings has not stopped this virus. I did read an article on something Doctor Anthony Fauci had said about the future of COVID-19. It has become endemic. This echo is being heard elsewhere,
The COVID-19 pandemic remains "a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC)", said Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, head of the World Health Organization (WHO) during a press conference on July 19, 2022. According to him, the new waves of contamination shows that the COVID-19 pandemic "is nowhere near over."
It doesn't sound like an end to this nightmare is in sight, or ever will be. If this virus doesn't kill you right away, it has the potential to keep coming at you, weakening your sysytem each and every time. I believe the potential for death is higher that what is being reported. If what I think is true, this information can not and never will be reported. The stand by, "data is still being gathered" will keep the genie in the bottle. If people start dropping dead like Angela Beers, the cause will be reported as mysterious.
Former NBA player Dennis Rodman has said he will travel to Russia to help Brittney Griner
You know the world has turned upside down when Dennis Rodman has been passed the baton from Rev Jesse Jackson. I hope he brings her home. I have my doubts because Putin wants his arms dealer buddy Viktor Bout released. Putin will get some mileage out of this visit. I can see him treating Rodman like he was a head of State complete with a tickertape parade just to spite Papa Joe.
A whale from the Casino I work in was found dead last week on a hiking trail outside the city. His wife had recently asked him for a divorce. I don't think that alone would trigger a suicide. It's possible. More than likely, he got in over his head and pissed away all his money. Women will put up with an enormous amount of shit in a marriage as long as the creature comforts are paid for. When that goes, your ass gets tossed out the front door. He was a decent person. The world is less without him. RIP Michael.
"Having recently gone through a time of intense crisis, I now understand that I am suffering complex mental health issues and have begun ongoing treatment," Miller said. "I want to apologize to everyone that I have alarmed and upset with my past behavior. I am committed to doing the necessary work to get back to a healthy, safe and productive stage in my life."
I'm glad that is cleared up. Thanks Ezra for sharing. Your bravery is an inspiration to all.
You can read the stories about Ellen DeGeneres. People who know and worked with DeGeneres said she was, "notoriously one of the meanest people alive." It was said the show was a toxic workplace. There were allegations of sexual misconduct. I can only imagine how Anne Heche was treated.
Heche's relationship with Degeneres destroyed her acting career. All she wanted was to find love. Instead, her life took a turn for the worse. Her life ended in a fiery car crash that left her burnt and brain dead.
The point I want to make is that life is fragile. At any moment we can make a decision that can have profound repercussions. The simple act of looking for love can destroy a life. Life is a treacherous path filled with trap doors.
Find your path. Walk it. Never deviate. The things you seek will come to you. The social media herd may tell you that you are missing out on whatever. Don't listen to these idiots. Look at how many of these social media stars are coming to tragic ends. Never forget that your life can be easily destroyed. Protect it.
Remember Anne Heche.
Ricky Shiffer posted on Truth Social after Mar-a-Lago search ... 'Kill the FBI'
Cincinnati shooting suspect Ricky Shiffer was shot dead by police on the side of an interstate highway hours after he attempted to breach a visitor's entrance at an FBI field office in the city. Officials are now investigating Shiffer's ties to the US Capitol riot and right wing extremism as he appears to have claimed that he was present in Washington on 6 January on Truth Social, a pro-Trump social media site. Shiffer also appeared to support former US president Donald Trump's unfounded claims of a stolen election in 2020 and responded to social media posts by pro-Trump figures such as congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene and Donald Trump Jr.
Water seeks it's own level.
The day is here. Happy 67 old man! I am feeling good. One last push to the finish line. I have many things going in my favor. All I have to do is ride the bubble.
I have time to work on projects. Projects are the real joy in my life. I remember being a young boy. I always had projects I was working on. This is what made me happy. This is how I judged success. I didn't measure it by anyone's standard. I find myself here in that boy's future living in a world judged by social media standards. These standards are poison. Social media, with all it's potential to bring people together, has accomplished just the opposite. It hasn't created a world filled with compassion. It has shaped and molded the human psyche into a blunt force of hatred. The present I give myself today is a realization. Walking alone is not a bad thing. If I walk far enough, I will find that I am not truly alone.
Got a phone call from a friend. He is going to buy me a steak dinner. It just doesn't get any better.
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News for the Cyberpunk inclined. Walking the razor's edge.
Tornado Cash was subsequently used to launder more than $96 million of malicious cyber actors' funds derived from the June 24, 2022 Harmony Bridge Heist, and at least $7.8 million from the August 2, 2022 Nomad Heist.
US blacklisting of Tornado Cash sparks outcry from cryptocurrency industry. Tornado Cash banned over money laundering but has legitimate uses as privacy tool.
Tomorrow, I will be 67 years old. I am not doing cartwheels with joy. As time goes on, one thing has remained constant. The more things change, the more they stay the same. My life has unfolded in a series of cycles that repeat themselves. I won't go into detail.
I never gave up. If I had, I never would have made it this far. I can't quit now and what I mean is, I can't quit on myself. There is one last project to complete. This makes me happy.
Brittney Griner, an American basketball superstar and Olympic gold medalist, on Thursday learned her fate in a Russian court after she pleaded guilty to a drug charge last month. A Russian judge convicted Griner of drug possession and drug smuggling and sentenced her to nine years in prison. She was also fined one million rubles, the equivalent of about $16,200.
Griner is getting the shaft. There are no doubts. Let us not forget. Biden called Putin a killer. Do you think he is going to let that slide? Putin doesn't give a fuck about Griner. The world watched Russian troops pile 10,000 bodies of women and children like cord wood into the streets of Ukraine. Did he care what people thought? Putin is rubbing Joe Biden's nose in shit. This is what happens when you have a weak leader running the show. The nation suffers the consequences.
Get a grip people. It's time to stop taking 'selfies' and living in this childish social media fantasy world.
I am impressed with this reporting. Dr. Campbell is worth watching.
Washington -- A federal judge on Monday sentenced Guy Reffitt, the Texas man convicted of bringing a handgun to the Capitol during the Jan. 6 attack to 87 months in prison. This is the longest sentence so far related to the 2021 assault.
It is good to see a taste of sanity in the news. This "I'm a patriot" and "We are going to set things right" bravado goes over big in taverns across the country. These taverns are filled with ignorant red necks who think they have a Constituional Right to threaten people with firearms. This goon clearly demonstarted that he posed a danger to society.
Reffitt's prison sentence -- seven years and three months -- is two years more than the previous longest prison sentence for a Capitol riot defendant. It's less than half the length of the 15-year prison term requested by a federal prosecutor, who called Reffitt a domestic terrorist and said he wanted to physically remove and replace members of Congress.
More than 840 people have been charged with federal crimes related to the riot. Over 340 of them have pleaded guilty, mostly to misdemeanors. More than 220 have been sentenced, with nearly half of them receiving terms of imprisonment. Approximately 150 others have trial dates stretching into 2023.
Nice job. My expectations have been exceeded.
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If you have read any of these posts, you know my modus operandi on research. I agree with what Donald J. Trump is saying about Brittney Griner. I've been listening for years from people like Woopie Goldberg who talk about White Privilege. According to Miss Woopie, I've had life handed to me on a silver platter. If Woopie Goldberg had to live the life that has been handed to me, she would be on her knees crying like a baby. You can't point fingers at White people and talk about "privilege" and then turn around and complain that a Black person is being persecuted because they got caught breaking the law.
This double standard is what divides us.
We're all in the same boat. If we can accept this, we can move forward.
John Kirby, the Biden administration's National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications,
"Brittney Griner is being unlawfully detained in Russia." This isn't true. The White House is justifying the exchange of Griner for the release of two butchering animals that do not deserve to see the light of day; Viktor Bout and Vadim Krasikov. The Biden Administration needs to say, "Brittney Griner
made a mistake. She doesn't deserve to rot in Russia because of it. We are trying to get her back home."
I'd buy this. I don't like the idea of releasing scum back into the world, but I'd turn a blind eye to it.
Busted!
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EPWORTH, Iowa — A woman accused of falsely claiming nearly $18,000 in COVID-19 unemployment benefits in 2020 has pleaded guilty in federal court. Holly M. Jacobi, who was arrested in February in Epworth after a grand jury returned an indictment against her, is accused of filing a fraudulent application for Iowa unemployment benefits after she claimed she was laid off due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Documents state that Jacobi faces a possible maximum 40 years in prison. A sentencing date has not yet been set.
This woman stole $18,000 and the legal system is willing to toss her into a rat hole for 40 years. The Lords of Finance can launder drug money, cheat on their tax returns, and steal billions of dollars in crypto related shadow banking practices. They can also run one scam after another in the stock market. If caught, what do they do? They pay a fine and go about their merry way to live another day free to rip off whom ever they please.