Yes, mostly the body heals itself unless it is a matter of lethal substances having to be removed. In reading up on an idiopathic (origin unknown) fibrous growth, I recently learned that medical treatment is largely directed at making patients comfortable, rather than removing the offensive entity. More recently, the fibrous growth is less idiopathic because it is being triggered in some cases by dialysis tubing attached to the stomach lining rather than the kidneys. So, professional progress accounts for new problems. I suppose the opioid crisis is largely a consequence of the effort to make patients comfortable. Bed rest and chicken soup are always good.
Early Voting Sets Single-Day Record in Georgia November 29, 2022 at 9:16 am EST By Taegan Goddard
“Georgia voters set a single-day early turnout record Monday as 301,500 people stormed to the polls on the first day they were open in most counties ahead of the U.S. Senate runoff,” the Atlanta Journal Constitution reports. ---Alan
“Mental health challenges grew throughout the pandemic and violence increased, but a separate analysis from researchers at Johns Hopkins University found that guns made those things significantly more deadly.”
How Did a State [Arizona] Known for Its War on Immigrants Approve In-State Tuition for Undocumented Students? [Click] Granted that it was a while back that I passed through the “international” airport in Phoenix, but it was a long way from being international. All the signs and all the announcements were in English. I was there for a long time—more than an hour I think—before I heard anyone speaking any language other than English. And the staff of the food court restaurants were all Black, and behaved the way I remember Black people behaving in the 1960’s— very differently with Black and White customers. I think the problems with the state probably stem from all those undocumented immigrants from the Midwest.
A history lesson— I am quite sure we never heard about that in our US History classes:
Wikipedia: The Quasi-War (French: Quasi-guerre) was an undeclared naval war fought from 1798 to 1800 between the United States and the French First Republic, primarily in the Caribbean and off the East Coast of the United States. The ability of Congress to authorize military action without a formal declaration of war was later confirmed by the Supreme Court and formed the basis of many similar actions since, including American participation in the Vietnam War and the 1991 Gulf War*.
*Since its foundation in 1776, the United States has engaged in only five declared wars (War of 1812, Mexican–American War, Spanish–American War, World War I and World War II), versus more than 115 undeclared.
We usually hear that it was the action against the Barbary Coast pirates that established the right to military action without a declaration of war. But as I recall that was a presidential action (Jefferson, I believe), so maybe not quite the same thing. And maybe just a bit later.
Heather Cox Richardson:
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Oh, and the January 6th Committee said on November 20th that they will release their report to the public "within a month."
DeleteSo, the 1/6 Committee report will be in time for Christmas?
DeleteMy bad. ----Alan
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DeleteI’m hoping for Hanukkah!
Hey! I’m beginning to feel better!!!
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DeleteYes, mostly the body heals itself unless it is a matter of lethal substances having to be removed.
DeleteIn reading up on an idiopathic (origin unknown) fibrous growth, I recently learned that medical treatment is largely directed at making patients comfortable, rather than removing the offensive entity. More recently, the fibrous growth is less idiopathic because it is being triggered in some cases by dialysis tubing attached to the stomach lining rather than the kidneys. So, professional progress accounts for new problems.
I suppose the opioid crisis is largely a consequence of the effort to make patients comfortable.
Bed rest and chicken soup are always good.
Except for the chicken! [grin]
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DeleteI can assure you that this virus is not a fibrous growth and that I have taken no opioids.
Early Voting Sets Single-Day Record in Georgia
ReplyDeleteNovember 29, 2022 at 9:16 am EST By Taegan Goddard
“Georgia voters set a single-day early turnout record Monday as 301,500 people stormed to the polls on the first day they were open in most counties ahead of the U.S. Senate runoff,” the Atlanta Journal Constitution reports.
---Alan
‘Rude drivers will swerve in my lane’: are Tesla owners [now] paying the price for Musk hate [in addition to EV hate]? [Click]
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I remember hearing of Teslas evidently being more commonly vandalized; may have seen such a case myself.
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Blank paper, equations and alpacas: the symbols of China’s zero-Covid protests [Click] Probably inevitable, given the huge number of homophones in Chinese.
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America’s gun epidemic is deadlier than ever, and there are vast disparities in who’s dying
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ReplyDeleteTwo Iath Keepers leaders found guilty of seditious conspiracy!
^^^ Oath Keeoers, that is.
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* Oath Keepers!
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Close enough--we mean what you know!
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DeleteHow Did a State [Arizona] Known for Its War on Immigrants Approve In-State Tuition for Undocumented Students? [Click] Granted that it was a while back that I passed through the “international” airport in Phoenix, but it was a long way from being international. All the signs and all the announcements were in English. I was there for a long time—more than an hour I think—before I heard anyone speaking any language other than English. And the staff of the food court restaurants were all Black, and behaved the way I remember Black people behaving in the 1960’s— very differently with Black and White customers. I think the problems with the state probably stem from all those undocumented immigrants from the Midwest.
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So you're suggesting that many Arizonans are refugees from the liberal, Democratic Midwest?
DeleteA history lesson— I am quite sure we never heard about that in our US History classes:
ReplyDeleteWikipedia: The Quasi-War (French: Quasi-guerre) was an undeclared naval war fought from 1798 to 1800 between the United States and the French First Republic, primarily in the Caribbean and off the East Coast of the United States. The ability of Congress to authorize military action without a formal declaration of war was later confirmed by the Supreme Court and formed the basis of many similar actions since, including American participation in the Vietnam War and the 1991 Gulf War*.
*Since its foundation in 1776, the United States has engaged in only five declared wars (War of 1812, Mexican–American War, Spanish–American War, World War I and World War II), versus more than 115 undeclared.
We usually hear that it was the action against the Barbary Coast pirates that established the right to military action without a declaration of war. But as I recall that was a presidential action (Jefferson, I believe), so maybe not quite the same thing. And maybe just a bit later.
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