Numbers..

 

Message..

 

Is this the Dems Message?

Hemorrhaging..

An extensive research published last week tracking voter registration, the New York Times identified an alarming pattern. The Democratic party has been “hemorrhaging” voters since way before election day.

 In the states that track voter registration by political party, Democrats lost to Republicans in all of them in the years between 2020 and 2024. 

By the time Kamala Harris took over from Joe Biden, the party had already shed more than 2m votes in those states, and Republicans had gained 2.4m. This is part of a “four-year swing” that amounts to 4.5m votes.

 In a chilling conclusion, the report states that “few measurements reflect the luster of a political party’s brand more clearly than the choice by voters.

Comment:

Is there hemorrhage in ideas?   Just a thought.

Kirk..

 

MSNBC fired senior political analyst Matthew Dowd on Wednesday hours after he made widely criticized comments about the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, according to multiple reports.

Speaking after the shooting, but before it was reported that Kirk had died, MSNBC host Katy Tur asked Dowd about the “environment” in which violence such as this can take place.

He’s been one of the most divisive, especially divisive younger figures, in this, who is constantly sort of pushing this sort of hate speech sort of aimed at certain groups,” Dowd said of Kirk, adding:.........

Comment:

May he rest in peace.

Crime..

 

Calf Muscle..

The term "second heart" refers to the calf muscles, which act as a pump to return deoxygenated blood from the lower legs to the heart and lungs.

This calf muscle pump is vital for proper circulation, lymphatic drainage, and even helps with blood sugar regulation. 

It works by contracting and expanding, pushing blood up through one-way valves in the veins.   

Circulation:  
The primary function of the calf muscle pump is to assist the main heart by

•  moving blood against gravity from the lower legs back to the heart. 
• The calf pump works with one-way venous valves that open to allow blood to move up and close to prevent backflow, ensuring blood moves in the right direction.  
• When the calf muscles contract, they also stimulate lymphatic vessels, which helps drain waste and improves the immune system.

Adapt..

 

Denmark banned full-face veils like the burqa and niqab in public places in 2018. The ban was extended to schools and universities in 2025 by the Danish Prime Minister and the Social Democrats, who called the previous exception a mistake. 

The legislation was passed by a majority vote and carries fines for offenders, with the aim of promoting integration and upholding Danish democratic values. 

In June 2025, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen announced plans to expand the ban to educational institutions.

Her stated reasoning is that religious expressions like the niqab and burqa are incompatible with Danish cultural values and that democracy and gender equality take precedence.

Bribes

 Ukraine’s anti-corruption bodies said on Saturday they had uncovered a major graft scheme that procured military drones and signal jamming systems at inflated prices, two days after the agencies’ independence was restored following major protests.

The independence of Ukraine’s anti-graft investigators and prosecutors, NABU and SAPO, was reinstated by parliament on Thursday after a move to take it away resulted in the country’s biggest demonstrations since Russia’s invasion in 2022.

In a statement published by both agencies on social media, NABU and SAPO said they had caught a sitting lawmaker, two local officials and an unspecified number of national guard personnel taking bribes. None of them were identified in the statement.

Zelensky subsequently said that he had heard the people’s anger, and submitted a bill restoring the agencies’ former independence, which was voted through by parliament.

Gait..

 

A 2022 study found something striking: older adults with slower walking speeds showed signs of smaller brain volume and were more likely to experience cognitive decline. It’s not just about stiff knees or tired muscles. Walking is much more than a physical act.

When the legs move, a network of brain regions lights up. Every step calls upon the frontal lobe (for planning), cerebellum (for balance), and spinal cord (for signal transmission). Even the feet send sensory feedback back to the brain.

This partnership between brain and body means that walking isn’t just exercise, it’s a real-time reflection of cognitive health. Subtle changes in gait or coordination might actually be early warnings, long before memory lapses begin.

Walking patterns have, in fact, been shown to shift years before any cognitive diagnosis is made. It’s almost as if the legs are whispering a warning the brain hasn’t yet spoken aloud.

Just a thought.

Optmistic..

 

Phil Falcone, hedge-fund billionaire fallen on tough times.  

Once a hedge-fund superstar worth $2 billion, bad investments have left him having to sell off his prized possessions to pay his bills: Upper East Side townhouses, a Hamptons mansion, a custom-made grand piano, all gone.

Now he is in a legal tussle with a pawnbroker over millions of dollars of goods he and movie producer wife Lisa Maria Falcone put up as collateral, according to court records. It’s a long fall from grace from making a name as philanthropists and hosting movie stars.

It’s quite a comedown for the cofounder of Harbinger Capital, which managed $26 billion at its peak.

But Falcone, who hauled in most of his cash betting huge against sub-prime mortgages like in movie “The Big Short,” remains optimistic about a comeback, even as others wager against him.