Monday, September 22, 2025

Warning over life-threatening signs of stroke that are easily missed

"Stroke patients are dying or suffering life-long disabilities because people typically wait an hour and a half before dialling 999, the NHS has warned.

"Health bosses say tens of thousands more victims could be saved or make a fuller recovery if the public called for an ambulance at the first sign of symptoms.

"NHS England is today launching the first major update to its 'Act FAST' stroke awareness campaign since 2009.

"It encourages people to act immediately if anyone experiences one of the three common symptoms, including struggling to smile, struggling to raise an arm or slurring their words." . . .

"The NHS says rapid diagnosis and treatment is 'critical' as stoke victims may lose around 2million brain cells a minute, with delays contributing to greater harm and hampering recovery."...

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THE CAUSES OF STROKE; Daily Mail Online

"There are two major kinds of stroke:"

1. ISCHEMIC STROKE
An ischemic stroke - which accounts for 80 per cent of strokes - occurs when there is a blockage in a blood vessel that prevents blood from reaching part of the brain.
2. HEMORRHAGIC STROKE
The more rare, a hemorrhagic stroke, occurs when a blood vessel bursts, flooding part of the brain with too much blood while depriving other areas of adequate blood supply.
It can be the result of an AVM, or arteriovenous malformation (an abnormal cluster of blood vessels), in the brain.
Thirty percent of subarachnoid hemorrhage sufferers die before reaching the hospital. A further 25 per cent die within 24 hours. And 40 per cent of survivors die within a week.

RISK FACTORS

"Age, high blood pressure, smoking, obesity, sedentary lifestyle, diabetes, atrial fibrillation, family history, and history of a previous stroke or TIA (a mini stroke) are all risk factors for having a stroke." . . .

Nazi Rally Inspires Millions To Forgive And Love Their Enemies

Babylon Bee Parody

"GLENDALE, AZ — Revival seems poised to sweep around the globe, as an enormous Nazi rally held at State Farm Stadium reportedly inspired millions of people throughout the world to forgive and love their enemies.

"The worldwide stirring of forgiveness resulted from the unprecedented Nazi gathering, as hundreds of thousands of bigoted, fascist attendees met to use their evil hatred to spread a message of love and salvation from sin.

" 'This horrifying event is flooding the world with love," said one stunned journalist who was present at the rally. "In an unexpected consequence, these hundreds of thousands of Nazis have shown mankind how to turn away from hate and choose to offer forgiveness to their enemies. The danger here cannot be overstated."

"Video clips of the rally, filled with Christian worship music, quotes from the Bible, and urgent pleas for people to repent of their sins and turn to Jesus Christ for salvation and peace, quickly went viral on social media, with accompanying content warnings to notify users of the graphic words and images.

" 'Everyone should be aware that these Nazis are — by their own admission — out to ‘conquer the world,'" said one outraged social media user. "They keep talking about their leader who supposedly died and came back to life, and is now apparently saving people from their sins and giving them the ability to love and forgive their enemies. Terrible, horrifying stuff."

"At publishing time, concerned Democrats were asking television networks and social media platforms to remove all videos from the event to prevent further Nazi radicalization."

Erika Kirk's Powerful Public Proclamation of Forgiveness for Husband's Killer Radiates Christian Grace

Here's What a Leftist Protester Told a Pregnant Woman Outside of Charlie Kirk's Memorial Service . . . "In the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk assassination, Republicans, including those in the Trump administration, have blamed the Democrats for inciting political violence and then doubling down on it. They have called Trump and his supporters, "Nazi's," "fascists," "bigots," "racists," and many more, which has made it seem as though political violence against them is justified. This poster is yet another example of that rhetoric and how the Democrat party views its opposition."

This is no longer our ancestor's -Truman and Roosevelt's - party

Even when they supported secession and slavery in the 1800s they were less evil than today. TD

‘Oh my god, look at all this security; it’s going to cost so much money.’ Yes, because the president is there, and you people shot and killed one of us. Absolute morons" Matt Vespa

Charlie Kirk’s Death and the Left’s "Hate-Free World"

"By nightfall, vigils combined signs declaring SILENCE IS VIOLENCE with signs declaring SPEECH IS MURDER. As some observers noted the contradiction, fact-checkers rated this "problematic but true.' "

"The nation’s leading advocates of empathy clarified Wednesday that free speech remains absolutely sacred, provided the people they disagree with are done talking forever.

" 'Democracy depends on robust debate," said an adjunct professor of Nonviolence, pausing to like a post labeled DING DONG above a photo of the deceased. "Which is why it’s crucial that certain voices stop speaking. Only then can the conversation begin. So really, this was a community de-escalation." She teaches Conflict Resolution 101.

"On social media, guidance counselors, DEI directors, and assorted compassion professionals posted confetti emojis while celebrating the removal of a man they couldn’t out-argue. Pastel graphics reading LOVE WINS were interspersed with threads about how debate is inherently violent unless everyone agrees first. When asked if cheering a murder might itself be hateful, many replied, "Wow. So you’re anti-free-speech now?"

"In a televised roundtable titled "When Speech Pulls the Trigger," experts agreed the solution is "more dialogue," immediately followed by a list of topics that cannot be discussed. Viewers who noted the contradiction were reminded that noticing contradictions is a form of aggression." . . .More at The Peoples Cube

Democrats, Tell Your Perverted Allies to Stop Murdering People "There’s a famous clip of the late, great Andrew Breitbart confronting a crowd of leftist weirdos, losers, and mutations – but I repeat myself – and shouting “Stop raping people!” Leftists were, in fact, raping people, just as leftists are now, in fact, murdering people – specifically us conservatives. The biggest free speech atrocity in recent memory is not the sidelining of some late-night leftist hack who is as funny as an anal abscess; it's a leftist shooting Charlie Kirk. A Democrat ally killed him to shut him up, and thereby shut us up, and many Democrats cheered. That’s the point. That’s the narrative, and we have to remember it, highlight it, and never let anyone forget it." . . . More...

Manchin Believes the Democratic Party Is 'Getting Worse, Not Better.' Here's Why.

. . . "Manchin’s remarks came during an interview with CNN’s Kasie Hunt, when the host asked for his reaction to her statement, which condemned political violence but criticized the late Turning Point USA founder, misrepresenting his position on the Civil Rights Act and ignoring the context in which his comments about Paul Pelosi’s attacker were made.

“ 'First of all, I just saw a little while ago, and I was stunned, Kasie. I really was,” Manchin told Hunt. “This is not the place and the time for that at all. If the Democrats — if AOC and the far Left, the extreme Left I want to say — believe that’s where the party, the Democratic Party, is today, then that’ll tell you why you lost people like me, and an awful lot.

" 'And let me tell you what you’ve lost since the last election," he continued, "they’ve been doing their national tour and thinking, boy, that’s something, we’re really getting into something. The Democratic Party has lost more than 160,000 Democrats that have basically left the party since the November election. So if that’s the way the Democrat Party is going, it’s getting worse, not better.” . . .

AOC Accuses Charlie Kirk of Racism, Antisemitism, Before Voting Against Resolution to Honor Him

Jasmine Crockett Compares Charlie Kirk To ‘Confederate Relics’ On CNN: ‘I‘m Not Honoring That’

"Moreover, some liberals and left-leaning outlets have made false claims about Kirk and misquoted him to portray him as a bigot."

It Is AOC Who is "Uneducated" and "Ignorant" About Charlie Kirk

She knew nothing about him and decided to condemn him in Congress anyway.

Sasha Stone

"Let this be the beginning of making sure they don’t lie about him out of a lack of “education” or “ignorance.” I hope you enjoy the video."

"If Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez plans to run for president in 2028, she’s just made the biggest mistake of her political career. That speech of hers will be written in ink, and it will haunt her for years to come. Why? Because she didn’t know the first thing about Charlie Kirk, and everyone who watched her give that speech knows she’s either ignorant or lying.

"We know that on the Left, they do not believe in any kind of presumption of innocence when it comes to words. Words are harm. Words are violence. Most of all, words define who you are. They found some words Charlie Kirk may have said one time, but they strip them of context and refuse to confront the whole human being. But that’s what they do, right? That’s why so many of us have fled.

"AOC’s attempt at a posthumous cancellation of Kirk made her look ridiculous. I don’t know if she realizes it yet, but she will one day. George Floyd’s death was the very thing the Left feared showing up in real life. We know what came after. But with Charlie Kirk’s assassination by a guy who didn’t like his words, it was on an entirely different level.

"George Floyd, like Melissa Hortman, served as a symbol of the Left’s view of a country full of bad people, “racists” and “misogynists.” Who they really were didn’t matter.

"Charlie Kirk was everywhere. We saw him speaking to us on YouTube, on TikTok, on X, on podcasts. He was on Bill Maher. He was on South Park. He was leading a massive movement of young people who were excited about changing the world. The algorithms didn’t know he died. Our brains and our hearts somehow had to process someone who was so close and yet no longer with us.

"I’m writing a longer piece about the Democratic Party and its failure to meet the moment, but in honor of the memorial for Charlie Kirk on Sunday, I thought I would put together a video montage of clips and various voices to give Ms. Ocasio-Cortez a better idea of who Charlie Kirk really was.

"The truth is that they’re all bitter and jealous of what Charlie Kirk was doing. No Democrat ever would or could. They don’t debate. They shut you down. They shut you out. They shut you up. I’ve never talked to a Democrat who ever wanted to listen. They start to glitch out if you try. They’ll hang up, or they’ll start hurling insults, or they’ll walk away." . . .

Sasha Stone; Writer/publisher. I get political on Free Thinking Through the Fourth Turning. My 22 year-long podcast memoir on covering the Oscar race is Gold Tripping. Mailing Address: 4804 Laurel Canyon Blvd. #707 Valley Village CA 91607

So This Is What Newsom's Office Was Referring to With That Post About Kristi Noem

Jennifer Van Laar

"Clearly unfazed by calls to "lower the temperature" after Charlie Kirk's assassination, Newsom went straight for divisive rhetoric."

"On Saturday morning, California Gov. Gavin Newsom's Press Office made an alarming post on X, reading, "Kristi Noem is going to have a bad day today. You’re welcome, America." In the current political climate, that was taken as a threat and, as we reported, that threat was referred to the Secret Service for investigation.

"Later in the day we learned what Newsom was referring to. While he hasn't been seen in the state much in recent weeks (even giving his "State of the State" speech via video, pre-recorded), he organized a political spectacle in Los Angeles to sign a number of bills he claims will limit federal immigration enforcement in the state - because apparently his sanctuary state laws haven't been destructive enough." . . .

...."Surrounded by the usual suspects - LA Mayor Karen Bass, LA County Supervisor Hilda Solis, LAUSD Superintendent Alberto Carvalho, and more, Newsom signed the following bills:

Assembly Bill 49 - prohibits schools from allowing immigration enforcement officers on campus without a warrant.
Senate Bill 627 - widely prohibits federal and local law enforcement officers from wearing face masks while conducting their duties.
Senate Bill 805 - requires that law enforcement officers identify themselves while conducting their duties, with some exceptions.
Senate Bill 81 - prohibits immigration enforcement from entering restricted areas of a health facility without a judicial warrant or court order.
Senate Bill 98 - requires schools and higher education institutions to send community notifications when immigration enforcement is on campus, and prohibits immigration enforcement from entering certain areas without a judicial warrant or court order.

"As we all know, the U.S. Constitution presents a huge stumbling block for Newsom's plans. Los Angeles journalist Elex Michaelson asked him about just that. " . . . More...

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The Left’s Reaction to Jimmy Kimmel’s Firing Is Funnier Than He Ever Was

Issues & Insights "Lo and behold, Democrats have used the FCC’s broad censorship power in the past to silence political speech they didn’t like."

"It’s been amusing to watch the left’s reaction to ABC giving the boot to Jimmy Kimmel.

Not because of its rank hypocrisy when it comes to censorship. Or its claim that firing a low-rated late-night “comic” means “authoritarianism has arrived.” Or the fact that it is far more outraged that Kimmel lost his time slot than that Charlie Kirk lost his life over things each said.

"What’s most amusing is how blissfully ignorant the left is about how the news and entertainment industry works these days.

"First, let’s dispense with the censorship ruse. ABC is a private company and is entitled to hire or fire whomever it wants. Networks do this all the time, usually without a peep of protest.

"Last year, CBS fired veteran reporter Catherine Herridge – and seized her belongings – for unknown reasons. (She’d been investigating the Hunter Biden laptop scandal.) Also in 2024, NBC News fired former Republican National Committee chair Ronna McDaniel shortly after hiring her as a commentator. There was no handwringing about the death of democracy.

"If Kimmel’s ratings hadn’t been in the toilet, the network might have been willing to put up with his flagrant lying about Kirk’s alleged assassin, and his plan to double down on that lie the next night. ABC decided he wasn’t worth the hassle.

"But, we’re told, the real threat to free speech is that President Donald Trump – or more accurately the head of the Federal Communications Commission – is said to have threatened to pull ABC’s license if it didn’t can Kimmel.

" 'The silencing of Mr. Kimmel, following an explicit threat by Brendan Carr, the head of ABC’s regulator, the Federal Communications Commission, is the mask of ‘free speech’ coming off for good,” Michael Hirschorn ominously intoned in the New York Times.

"Has Hirschorn been asleep for the past three decades?

"Is he, and the rest of the Jimmy Kimmel sniveling crowd, really not aware that cable TV and the internet have largely supplanted network TV as a source of news and entertainment?" . . .

More...

Linda McMahon Body-Slams Woke Classrooms

The American Spectator

Meanwhile at the California Teachers Union

"The American 250 Civics Education Coalition Initiative represents a federal effort to foster civics literacy nationwide, leveraging state coalitions, innovative resources, and Secretary McMahon’s 50-State Tour to create a coordinated approach to civic education in alignment with the 250-year milestone of American democratic governance.

"On September 21, 2025, U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon announced the launch of the American 250 Civics Education Coalition Initiative. This initiative is part of her broader efforts to engage students, educators, and state education leaders in strengthening civic knowledge and participation across the United States. It aligns with her ongoing “Returning Education to the States” 50-State Tour, which began in early 2025, where Secretary McMahon visits each state to observe education models, hear from stakeholders, and promote best practices for improving learning outcomes.

Key Features and Goals of the Initiative

Civic Knowledge Enhancement:
The initiative aims to promote deeper understanding of American government, history, and civic responsibilities among K–12 students, reinforcing awareness of constitutional principles and democratic processes.
Coalition-based Approach:
The program will create a coalition of states, school districts, and local partners that collaborate on civics education projects, share resources, and implement evidence-based curriculum strategies.
Integration with Existing Programs:
The American 250 Initiative complements other U.S. Department of Education programs focusing on literacy, critical thinking, and civic engagement, while leveraging flexibility from the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) waivers that allow states to tailor grants to local priorities.
Educational Innovation and AI Integration:
The DOE under McMahon has prioritized the use of emerging technologies and AI to enhance teaching and learning, which may include personalized civics instruction and digital civic engagement tools." . . .More

A Palestinian ‘State’ Is Historically Ignorant

The American Spectator

“When the time comes we can get the Arab nations to join us for the final blow against Israel.”

At least 40 babies, some beheaded, found by Israel soldiers in Hamas-attacked village

"A sore evil under the sun.” King Solomon may well be foretelling the cock-and-bull morality play, “Recognizing Palestine” coming to Manhattan’s Turtle Bay theater of the absurd.

"Heads of state curling their toes to give Israel payback for perpetually blocking to free Palestine from the occupation. They’ll tolerate no precondition, not even Israel offering a sop if Hamas releases all hostages, dead or alive. That would be enough to accuse the Netanyahu government of obstructive tactics.

"In short, Israel’s critics are at the end of a short fuse. They seemingly believe that Oct 7 made Israelis retreat into a bubble of trauma from which they can’t stop obsessing about their own survival. Not a shred of empathy for the Palestinians in Gaza, or for that matter for governments on the brink, such as Emmanuel Macron’s or Keir Starmer’s. They too are struggling to survive. Netanyahu, throw in the towel, damn it! Recognize Palestine.

"Instead what did “Bibi” and his warring cabinet do? They called time up on futile and circuitous bargaining for hostages through Qatar and, smack bang on its home soil, targeted Hamas figureheads in Giorgio Armani suits.

Free my people!

"The titular head of the titular Palestinians, Abu Mazen (the nickname of Mahmoud Abbas, the President of the Palestinian Authority), observed developments and made a savvy calculation. Arafat’s successor for life is not only a chronic snake but a sloth.

"There’ll come a day when statehood will drop into his lap without him lifting a finger. He need only sit tight until the biggest allies of Israel trip over themselves to serve Palestine on a platter.

“The message is clear: what you need to do to get your state recognized is nothing. No reform, no institution building, no democracy, no defeat of terrorist groups, no competent government. All of that will happen magically in the Palestinian state once it comes into existence. The use of brutal and inhuman violence will bring some nice rewards, while Israel’s reactions will bring it punishment — for it is crystal clear that without the October 7 attacks Macron, Starmer, Albanese, and Carney would not today be recognizing this imaginary state.”. . . More...

The Hamas death cult gets rewarded for the Oct. 7th massacre

"Israel is doing the same in Gaza by clearing out Hamas. Let us support their resolve to see it through to victory. While England and the rest of the Anglosphere appeases the Moslem world, to which they will be a prisoner soon, we should not tolerate pirates and death cults in our midst."

Rewarding Terror: Israel slams UK, Canada, Australia for recognizing 'State of Palestine'

Israeli officials note that recognizing Palestinian statehood without dismantling Hamas, freeing hostages, and imposing meaningful security guarantees undermines Israel’s survival. One coalition member called it “an absurd prize for terrorism” and urged Israel to “remove the foolish idea of a Palestinian state from the agenda forever.”

Media Hides That Nashua NH Shooter Shouted ‘Free Palestine’ "A horrific tragedy struck in Nashua, New Hampshire, Saturday night when a masked gunman stormed into a wedding reception at the Sky Meadow Country Club, opened fire, and killed a guest. Witnesses said the shooter shouted political slogans—including “Free Palestine” before pulling the trigger. Yet some of the nation’s leading outlets are conspicuously omitting that detail." . . .