Hired..

 

5,500 Department of Defense contractors are in Syria and Iraq battling ISIS, according to a quarterly report from the U.S. Central Command.

The report lists two theaters of operations under USCENTCOM’s jurisdiction – Afghanistan and Syria/Iraq. 

This report is the first time that the Pentagon has said that there are anti-ISIS contractors in both countries.

Altogether, there are more than 11,000 contractors in the theater, including those who work for non-DoD agencies..

This latest disclosure comes at a time of uncertainty regarding the American mission in Syria. 

As usual, military commanders warn that such a withdrawal could allow ISIS elements to re-form and present a continuing danger. Just a thought.

Default..

 
A quote falsely attributed to Abraham Lincoln saying that America will be destroyed from the inside not the outside is circulating online. Several Lincoln scholars confirmed that this quote is fabricated. However, it is similar to a remark he made at a speech in 1838.

“America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves – Abraham Lincoln

Rolling..

 

Ron..

 

Sorry..

 

Work..

 

Blameless..

 

Injustice..

 

Teetered..

 

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton teetered on the brink of impeachment after years of  corruption accusations.  

In an unanimous decision, a Republican-led House investigative committee recommended impeaching the state’s top lawyer on 20 articles, including bribery, unfitness for office and abuse of public trust.   

The move sets up what could be a remarkably sudden downfall for one of the GOP’s most prominent legal combatants, who in 2020 asked the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn President Joe Biden’s victory. Only two officials in Texas’ nearly 200-year history have been impeached.  

Paxton has been indicted on securities fraud charges in 2015, but has yet to stand trial.

Running..

  

Aging often is accompanied by cognitive decline. Among the first structures of the brain affected are the hippocampus and adjacent cortices, areas essential for learning and memory.

Deficits in cognitive ability are associated with reduced hippocampal volume and degradation of synaptic connectivity between the hippocampus and the (peri)-entorhinal cortex. 

Increasing evidence indicates that physical activity can delay or prevent these structural and functional reductions in older adults. A new study by Florida Atlantic University and CINVESTAV, Mexico City, Mexico, provides novel insight into the benefits of exercise, which should motivate adults.

These “mice on the run” demonstrate that running throughout middle age keeps old adult-born neurons wired, which may prevent or delay aging-related memory loss and neurodegeneration. Just a thought.