And another day of brain fog, HS boys trending conservative, pushing 14-year old to serve alcohol, teacher salaries determined by importance of subject, booting 18-year olds from SSI, changing your race, and leprosy in FL comes to a close:
“Like Hitler in 1930s Germany, Trump appeals to the most evil of human instincts: ‘Kill 'em! Every one of 'em! Kill 'em all! Kill 'em!’ — Trump supporter, on what should be done to Joe Biden, liberals, RINOs and globalists (code for Jews)” — Bill Madden (Yes, there’s video.)
Brain fog and other long COVID symptoms are the focus of new small treatment studies. The National Institutes of Health is beginning a handful of studies to test possible treatments for long COVID, an anxiously awaited step in U.S. efforts against the mysterious condition that afflicts millions.
High school boys are trending conservative. But the numbers do say this: Twelfth-grade boys are nearly twice as likely to identify as conservative versus liberal, according to a respected federal survey of American youth. In annual surveys over the last three years, roughly one-quarter of high school seniors self-identified as conservative or “very conservative” on the Monitoring the Future survey, a scholarly endeavor that dates to the 1970s. Only 13 percent of boys identified as liberal or very liberal in those years.
‘I can’t believe we’re having this conversation’: the states pushing for 14-year-olds to serve alcohol. Wisconsin is just one of a growing number of states where predominantly Republican lawmakers are making quiet moves to roll back the alcohol service age, so that kids who can’t legally buy alcohol – or in Wisconsin’s case, even drive a car – would be allowed to serve hard drinks to customers at bars and restaurants. In addition to alleviating the labor shortage, lawmakers behind the bills argue letting kids serve alcohol would give them valuable work experience.
Twitter threatens legal action against nonprofit group that monitors hate speech. The Center for Countering Digital Hate accused X owner Elon Musk of making a "brazen attempt to silence honest criticism."
HISD teacher salaries will be determined by how 'important' the subject is. Under the Houston Independent School District New Education System salary table, teachers will be initially compensated based on subject matter and grade instead of experience. — This is horrible.
Booting 18-Year-Olds From Disability Rolls Has Lifelong Consequences. About 80,000 kids on SSI turn 18 each year, and, like Gabriel, about half will lose benefits. But the reason isn’t necessarily because their conditions improved; it’s often the result of the government applying a new adult definition. Kids qualify if they have trouble functioning in school, at home, or in their community, while people over 18 are judged only by their capacity to work. Federal regulations requiring “age-18 redetermination” seem reasonable: Disabilities affect children and families differently than adults, and reassessments can identify young people whose conditions have changed. But research shows the consequences can be dire…What they found was startling. Youth who lost benefits at 18 were twice as likely to be charged with a crime as they were to hold a job. Compared with those who stayed on SSI, they were 60 percent more likely to be incarcerated. Most were charged with income-generating crimes like theft, fraud, or prostitution. And they didn’t just commit crimes at a higher rate immediately after losing their checks but did so over the ensuing two decades. The study also found that increased spending on policing, adjudication, and incarceration nearly erased any government savings from reduced payouts; the added expenses far outstripped the savings when victims’ costs were included.
Many low-wage service jobs could be eliminated by AI within 7 years, report says. Low-wage jobs in the food industry and in customer service are among the positions most likely to be eliminated by generative AI by 2030…In fact, jobs that make under $38,000 a year are 14 times as likely to be eliminated by generative AI technology as other types of roles, according to Kweilin Ellingrud, director of the McKinsey Global Institute.
Inside the online world of people who think they can change their race. Practitioners of “race change to another,” or RCTA, purport to be able to manifest physical changes in their appearance and even their genetics to truly become a different race. They tune in to subliminal videos that claim can give them an “East Asian appearance” or “Korean DNA.”
‘Humiliating’: Mom, son with autism thrown out of NJ theater for using ladies’ room. It was supposed to be a fun trip to the movies for Gallinaro and her 15-year-old son, John. Gallinaro‘s husband wasn’t with them, so when John, who is nonverbal, had to go to the bathroom, she took him into the ladies’ room at Cinemark‘s Hazlet 12. There was no family restroom. Gallinaro said no one in the ladies’ room complained. She said many understood that her son has special needs and needed an adult to help him. But the theater manager let her and her son know she disapproved.
Leprosy cases surging in Central Florida: CDC. Authorities said that several cases in Central Florida have demonstrated no clear evidence of zoonotic exposure or traditionally known risk factors. They also noted that they have reported a case of lepromatous leprosy in the area in a male resident without risk factors for known transmission routes.
Airports, racing to hire workers, compete to look after their kids. The Pittsburgh facility comes as the airline industry continues its hiring push to meet resurgent travel demand in a still-tight labor market. At least three other U.S. airports are devising new child care plans of their own, joining the growing ranks of employers trying to expand access to a service that remains a costly barrier for many caregivers in their prime working years.
Fan files police report after Cardi B hurled microphone into crowd during Las Vegas show. The singer was performing "Bodak Yellow" at Drai's Beachclub on Saturday before a raucous crowd when a fan threw a large drink on stage, videos circulating on social media show. Cardi B appeared shocked for a moment then threw her microphone toward the fan. The microphone appeared to hit the fan and another woman and ricocheted into the air.
Angus Cloud, Actor on ‘Euphoria,’ Dies at 25. “Angus was open about his battle with mental health and we hope that his passing can be a reminder to others that they are not alone and should not fight this on their own in silence.”
RIP Paul Ruebens. He was 70.
Life’s short. Live, love, create, and help others.
Until next time, my friends. Stay safe and stay sane. Good night.
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