State of the Insanity

Bribes and Circuses.

US to livestream Army firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter

Piggy and the Secretary of the Flies...

Emphysema in the House

COPD enters the vortex.

Porphyromonas gingivalis and Scardovia wiggsiae promote neutrophil-induced lung epithelial cell apoptosis and Emphysema

Every accusation is a confession

Trump boasts about his mobility at rally: ‘I can go ramp, I can go stair’

Sorry about your prostate...

jk.

Extremism is the product of the pathology

Palantir cofounder Peter Thiel: 

"If you're evil, you're not bad. You're actually maybe kind of good."

Malevolence and Incompetence

 Tennessee governor halts executions after Christa Pike survives lethal injection attempt

How many levels of horrific is this story...

A few things

America had wiped out measles. Now babies are infected at birth.

Dietary Polyphenols as Therapeutic Intervention for Alzheimer’s Disease: A Mechanistic Insight      Curcumin is a polyphenol.

Just 5 Infections Responsible For More Than 2 Million New Cancer Cases Annually

So close.   I was really hoping....

My algorithm finally gets it right. LOL.

How did Ancient Egyptians Sleep?

Stephen Dalton's Humorously Dull History for Sleep

More of the Same

 Trump’s Drug Pricing Deals Favor Big Pharma Over Patients

Article Roundup

 Tooth count may predict survival after pancreatic cancer surgery

Pancreatic cancer patients with at least 21 natural teeth survived nearly two years longer after surgery than those with fewer teeth in a study of 339 people. Researchers suspect tooth loss may reflect decades of inflammation, frailty, nutrition, and other factors tied to the body’s overall resilience.

No    It's chronic infection.

Porphyromonas gingivalis‑derived lipopolysaccharide inhibits brown adipocyte differentiation 

This is the reason we do not exhibit fevers and are always cold.

Immune cells flood into the aging brain

COVID-19 awakens dormant viruses — and one is linked to long COVID

The bacteria that make cheese taste so good may also benefit your gut

Yay!

Your gut microbiome may be more contagious than scientists thought

Caffeine may flip an ancient cellular switch linked to slower aging
Caffeine may help cells age more slowly by switching on a powerful energy and stress-response system.

Herpes rewires energy metabolism in human neurons, imaging study reveals

Trauma-induced changes in the brain differ significantly between males and females

More Irony

 FDA Announces Ongoing Recall of Hand Soap in 15 States Due to Potential “Bacterial Contamination”

The GOP is Killing Us For Money

Angry Male Vet is a good man.

Everywhere. Always.

World’s oldest evidence of habitual drug use found in 25,000-year-old teeth in Indonesia

Ice age hunter-gatherers on an Indonesian island regularly sucked betel nuts to ease tooth pain, according to a new study. 

This is Insane

Clorox Recalls Pine-Sol and Clorox  Cleaners Due to Risk of Exposure to Bacteria

Clorox Recalls 6.3 Million Bottles of Mistolin and Lestoil Cleaners Over Bacteria Risk to Vulnerable Users

Big red flag

This is a symptom of bacteremia:

One more time

 GOP Senator, 73, Shows Worrying Health Condition She Covered Up

Essential Tremor is a problem.  4 men in my family have/had it.  Trust me, it gets worse.  If you get old enough it morphs into Parkinsons.  

She's getting much worse.

New Song of the Day

 The Brain Song – “Weird Al” Yankovic

But of course

Natalie is an Emercency Medical Technician in Ivanka drag.  The perfect babysitter.  I'm beginning to wonder if Melania hired her...

Oh Shit!  Literally.   I just realized he's a noncompliant celiac.   That explains the diapers.

For Hayden and Lindsay and moms everywhere

Post-Partum Depression/Psychosis is probably caused by persistent bacteremia in the birth canal.  

Pregnancy increases periodontal disease

Childbirth causes all kinds of tissue trauma.

Childbirth trauma is common and increases risk for postpartum depression

Antidepressants promote the spread of antibiotic resistance 

Correlation Games

Old Song of the Day

Jolene

Keeping up with the Saudis

He made a driveway and a helipad out of marble.

Enjoy your corn flakes, boomers.

(I accidently typed "drivelway", then fixed it.  Drivelway is better.)

Speechless

Mitch McConnell Health Crisis: Disturbing Video Shows Senator 'Frozen' Before His June Hospitalisation

Look at all the people who just don't care.

Infectious Obsession

She's a cancer survivor.  Her immune system is compromised.

He's been breathing on her for over a year.  (oops, four years)

Not to mention all the other germs close contact involves.

Anorexic mania is a common early symptom.

He thinks it's his charisma.   It's his miasma.

It's all so absurd.

Interesting Antivax Hypothesis

The Truth About Barron that Donald Trump Refuses to Admit

Bob Cesca on the Stephanie Miller Show

Cowards with Power

 ICE plans to give officers gloves that can deliver painful electric shocks

It's all about the deniability.

Sorry about your penises.