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[ponchi101]

I have seen jokes about the Titan submarine.
I have not seen any jokes about the Mediterranean wreck.
I have seen comments about the Titan being "some billionaires getting what they deserved".
I have not seen comments like that for the other tragedy.

What did people expect? That the US Coast guard would receive a distress call from the Titan crew and say "(expletive) it, you guys are billionaires, you figure it out."

[ti-amie]

There were side by side interior photos of the submersible James Cameron uses/d and this tin can. The differences are shocking. I'm still trying to find it again.

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Julia Ioffe
@juliaioffe
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"Aides said he talked about Ivanka Trump's breasts, her backside, and what it might be like to have sex with her, remarks that once led (former Chief of Staff) John Kelly to remind the president that Ivanka was his daughter.”

Now accepting apologies.

Ex-staffer describes Trump fantasizing about sex with Ivanka
Adam Nichols
June 28, 2023, 7:07 AM ET

https://www.rawstory.com/ivanka-trump-2661978066/

[ponchi101]

The sickening thing is: you can so easily believe this.

[ti-amie]

The sickening thing is: you can so easily believe this.

It's been reported on before. He was making sexual remarks about her when she was thirteen. I don't know why people are losing it when the story is old.

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[ponchi101]

The same Rebekah that was involved in the controversy about C19 data in Florida?

[skatingfan]

The same Rebekah that was involved in the controversy about C19 data in Florida?

Yup, that's her. Good catch.

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Leprosy cases in central Florida account for nearly 20% of national cases. What to know
Brandon Girod
Pensacola News Journal

Hansen’s disease has never been common in the U.S., with most cases previously involving people who immigrated from leprosy-endemic areas. But the new report shows that about 34% of the reported cases between 2015 and 2020 were locally acquired.

The report concludes that a growing body of evidence suggests central Florida may represent an endemic location for leprosy and recommends that physicians consider leprosy in the appropriate clinical context in patients who have traveled to the area, even in the absence of other risk factors.

The CDC hopes that local physicians can help identify and reduce the spread of the disease through their efforts to report cases and their support in further research to assess routes of transmission.

What is Hansen's disease (leprosy)?
Leprosy is a disease that primarily infects the skin and nerves in the skin, though it can sometimes infect other parts of the body like the lining in the airway passages of the nose, according to the Florida Department of Health. It has been around for thousands of years, with the earliest known records appearing in China and India around 600 B.C.

Despite its biblical description, the disease is not easily spread and about 95% of people have natural protective immunity, according to the FDOH. Leprosy can be easy to treat, especially if it’s addressed early. However, going without treatment can result in permanent nerve damage.

The disease is caused by Mycobacterium leprae, which is a slow-growing type of bacteria. It can often take years for signs and symptoms to develop following exposure because of this bacteria. Once the first sign of infection appears, it can take anywhere between two weeks to months for it to progress.

What are the signs and symptoms of leprosy?
Early signs of leprosy include pale or slightly red areas or rash on the body that is often associated with a loss of sensation in the affected area, according to the FDOH.

Other symptoms include:

Loss of feeling in hands and feet
Dry, stiff and sometimes painful skin in the affected area
Thinning of the eyebrows and eyelashes (if the face is involved)
Nasal congestion is sometimes reported
If the disease goes untreated, weakness in the muscles of the hands and feet can also occur.

Can leprosy be treated or cured?
Leprosy is a curable disease. Doctors prescribe antibiotics to patients with leprosy. Patients are typically no longer infectious after a few days of antibiotics, but the treatment lasts between one to two years due to the bacteria's slow growth.

Is leprosy contagious?
Leprosy is contagious and can be transmitted by untreated people infected with the disease, however, most people have natural protective immunity. Exposure to people infected with leprosy should still be avoided, especially among family members as protective immunity is genetic.

How is leprosy transmitted or contracted?
How leprosy is transmitted isn't fully known due to how uncommon it is. Scientists do know it's not spread through casual contact, sexual transmission or from mother to fetus. The prevailing theory is that high levels of the bacteria are developed in a person's nose and are spread to others not immune through prolonged contact.

Leprosy in armadillos
A genetic study conducted at the National Hansen's Disease Program found that armadillos in the southern U.S. develop a high number of M. leprae bacteria. Transmission between animals to humans is low, but the program advises that people still take proper precautions around armadillos.

https://www.pnj.com/story/news/2023/07/ ... 481451007/

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MeidasTouch
@MeidasTouch
Virginia GOP official puts up large penis sign with Biden's face on it at youth baseball game for young kids to take photos with. He also erected a "F—k Biden" inflatable air dancer sign near the field.

https://twitter.com/MeidasTouch/status/ ... 5927839930

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Apparently she was vaping, singing/talking out loud, and refused requests to leave until security was called. Apparently she also used the "do you know who I am" card. Her companion had to hold onto her to stop her from running back inside.

[Owendonovan]

MeidasTouch
@MeidasTouch
Virginia GOP official puts up large penis sign with Biden's face on it at youth baseball game for young kids to take photos with. He also erected a "F—k Biden" inflatable air dancer sign near the field.

https://twitter.com/MeidasTouch/status/ ... 5927839930

I hope the police were called for child abuse, because that's what it is.

[ponchi101]

Abuse? Or should this be molesting?
(Serious question. And I wonder if any of the parents there should be filing charges).