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CNN reporter confronts GOP nominee who called for Obama to be executed




CNN's Shimon Prokupecz breaks down his interaction with Michele Morrow, a conservative activist who won the GOP nomination to lead North Carolina's public school system, whose tweets between 2019 and 2021 called for the execution of prominent Democrats and referenced QAnon. #CNN #News

Comments:

1/ WHY hasn't she been arrested?!? What she did was illegal, and I'm SICK of these insane people getting away with it!!

2/ Where does the GOP find these nuts. Never never never will I ever vote GOP

3/ A note to Michelle,

I…live in NC and I…am concerned. Answer the man’s questions….

4/ Also a coward. Won't even defend what she said. Wake up north Carolina

4a/ First it was Georgia with MTG. Now we have Mark Johnson running for governor in NC and here we are with this psycho.

5/ I live in NC and this woman is a disgrace! She needs to resign immediately!

6/ Despicable republican. She should be jailed for making death threats .

7/ This is an outrage! This woman should not be eligible to hold any public office.

8/ This woman needs mental health assistance, not a position over children.

9/ As a retired NC teacher I am appalled by her and Robinson!! Please VOTE

10/ She's a coward who wants to gaslight. She should be arrested for calling for the execution of ANYONE. That's a threat

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GOP nominee to run North Carolina public schools called for violence against Democrats, including executing Obama and Biden

By Andrew Kaczynski and Em Steck, CNN
Updated 11:03 AM EDT, Fri March 15, 2024


In this grab from video posted March 3, 2024, North Carolina superintendent candidate Michele speaks about what her priorities would be if elected. From Michele Morrow/Facebook

CNN—The Republican nominee for superintendent overseeing North Carolina’s public schools and its $11 billion budget has a history marked by extreme and controversial comments, including sharing baseless conspiracy theories and frequent calls for the execution of prominent Democrats.

Michele Morrow, a conservative activist who last week upset the incumbent Superintendent of Public Instruction in North Carolina’s Republican primary, expressed support in 2020 for the televised execution of former President Barack Obama and suggested killing then-President-elect Joe Biden.

In other comments on social media between 2019 and 2021 reviewed by CNN’s KFile, Morrow made disturbing suggestions about executing prominent Democrats for treason, including Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar, North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper, former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Hillary Clinton, Sen. Chuck Schumer and other prominent people such as Anthony Fauci and Bill Gates.

“I prefer a Pay Per View of him in front of the firing squad,” she wrote in a tweet from May 2020, responding to a user sharing a conspiracy theory who suggested sending Obama to prison at Guantanamo Bay. “I do not want to waste another dime on supporting his life. We could make some money back from televising his death.”

In another post in May 2020, she responded to a fake Time Magazine cover that featured art of Obama in an electric chair asking if he should be executed.

“Death to ALL traitors!!” Morrow responded.

In yet another comment, Morrow suggested in December 2020 killing Biden, who at that time was president-elect, and has said he would ask Americans to wear a mask for 100 days.

“Never. We need to follow the Constitution’s advice and KILL all TRAITORS!!! #JusticeforAmerica,” she wrote.

CNN reached out to Morrow and her campaign multiple times but did not receive a response. Following publication of this story, Morrow defended her previous tweets, claiming Obama committed treason.

From activist to candidate

Last Tuesday, Morrow defeated Catherine Truitt, the incumbent North Carolina Superintendent of Public Instruction, in the Republican primary. Morrow, a registered nurse and grassroots activist who homeschooled her children, ran on a platform of supporting parental rights and opposing critical race theory.

As superintendent, Morrow would oversee the state’s public school system and help set educational priorities, manage the school system’s budgets, and work with the state’s Board of Education to set and implement curriculum standards. Her website lists endorsements by “conservative school boards” but remains light on changes she’d make if elected.

Morrow has in the past called public schools “socialism centers” and “indoctrination centers.”

In a campaign speech in February, Morrow advocated for a constitutional amendment to abolish the state Board of Education, which sets policies and procedures for public schools in the state. Doing away with the board would put direct control over the state’s education agenda under the superintendent and the state legislature, which is currently controlled by Republicans.

“I’d like to see a constitutional amendment to get rid of the state Board of Education,”she said. “If the superintendent is elected and works under the legislature - knowing that they’re accountable to the legislature to oversee the DPI and to oversee and have impact into the superintendents in the 115 districts, I think we would be so much better off because you don’t have all these extra people right in mix.”

Morrow has espoused a wide range of extreme views on social media in recent years. Many of her past extreme comments were made on her now-dormant personal Twitter account — which is separate from her campaign account.

Morrow also promoted QAnon slogans and tweeted that the actor Jim Carrey was “… likely searching for adrenochrome” – a reference to a conspiracy theory shared by QAnon believers that celebrities harvest and drink the blood of children to prolong their own lives. Media Matters, a left-leaning publication, was first to report the QAnon tweets.

All together, Morrow tweeted “WWG1WGA” – the slogan that stands for “where we go one, we go all” and is commonly associated with the QAnon conspiracy – more than seven times in 2020.

Central to QAnon lore is the notion of the “Storm,” a belief there will be a day when thousands will purportedly be arrested, subjected to military tribunals, and face mass executions for their alleged crimes, with Donald Trump leading efforts to dismantle them alongside other QAnon “patriots.”

Violent fantasies about executing Democrats

Morrow’s post about publicly executing Obama was just one of numerous she has made espousing carrying out violent fantasies against Democrats.

On Twitter, the platform now known as X, and on the now-defunct conservative Twitter alternative, Parler, Morrow used the hashtag “#DeathtoTraitors” a combined 12 times – usually in relation to prominent Democrats.

“Obama did it. Hillary did it. Schiff did it. Comey did it. Yates did it. Holder did it. Clapper did it. Gates did it. Fauci did it. Time for #WeThePeople to DO IT and #DrainTheSwamp!!!!! #NoJusticeNoCountry #DeathToTraitors #ProsecuteThemNow #TakeBackAmerica  .@dbongino #KAG,” she wrote in one tweet from May 2020, referring to “sedition.”

Obama did it.
Hillary did it.
Schiff did it.
Comey did it.
Yates did it.
Holder did it.
Clapper did it.
Gates did it.
Fauci did it.

Time for #WeThePeople to DO IT and #DrainTheSwamp!!!!!#NoJusticeNoCountry#DeathToTraitors#ProsecuteThemNow#TakeBackAmerica
.@dbongino#KAG

— Michele Morrow (@_stand_firm) May 17, 2020

In another post from July 2019, Morrow targeted Minnesota Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar and other Democrats, suggesting their impending death for unspecified “treason.”

“@IlhanMN and her other law-hating Dems must be getting a little nervous. Are they just realizing the punishment for treason is death?!?” Morrow wrote.

In a post on Parler, Morrow used the hashtag #deathtotraitors in discussing the Democratic governors of North Carolina and New York, Cooper and Cuomo. Morrow publicized her Parler handle in a tweet and CNN found the deleted Parler posts on the Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine.

“Our Communist sympathizer, Comrade Cooper, has the same plans for NC!Expose them NOW!Can we we see the CCP list, @SecPompeo??? #PrisonTimeforFederalCrimes #DeathToTraitors #FreeOurCitizens,” Morrow wrote in 2020, discussing restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic.

In other posts on Parler, Morrow shared posts from other users and a QAnon account about locking up Democrats at Guantanamo Bay and prisons.

Morrow’s ire also went beyond Democrats, including one post in December 2020 calling for putting Republican Gov. Brian Kemp of Georgia in prison after he certified Georgia’s results for Joe Biden in that year’s presidential election.

Shared conspiracies and made anti-Muslim comments
In other comments, Morrow repeatedly shared the false claim that Obama was Muslim, called Islam evil, and expressed belief in a conspiracy theory that tens of thousands of Chinese troops were stationed in Canada to invade the United States to help Joe Biden become president.

“Tens of thousands of Chinese soldiers are already in Canada and probably Mexico waiting for orders to invade,” she wrote on January 8, 2021.

In another post from September 2019, Morrow said that Barack Obama (referred to as B.O.) was a puppet for the “Deep State” and the “Muslim movement” and suggested he pay the highest penalty for his alleged crimes.

“B.O. was a puppet for the Deep State and the Muslim movement to destroy our Constitutional Republic. We cannot give up until ALL the guilty pay the highest penalty for their crimes. We will lose our country #SAVEOURNATION #JusticeForAll #TraitorsMustPay

“The DEEP STATE globalists and Muslim extremists, intent on destroying America, placed Omar and MANY others into our govt. #WakeUpAmerica #IslamIsEvil #ToleranceIsDeadly,” she wrote in January 2020.

In one post, Morrow said Muslims should be banned from elected office in the United States and said Rep. Omar, who came to the United States as a refugee, should, “head back to Somalia.”

This story has been updated with a tweet from Michele Morrow referencing this story after publication.

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NC Republican Party declines to say if they support Superintendent nominee Morrow




NC Republican Party declines to say if they support Superintendent nominee Morrow

Comments:

1/ 100% agree we can't continue to elect these extremists to ANY office. I just can't believe people so brazen

2/ Trump has normalized voting for the crazies.

3/ She has no business anywhere near children and schools. I’d be worried about her children if she has any.  Can you imagine the hatred and bigotry they would grow up with?  Racism and discrimination is taught. Children aren’t born that way.

4/ Good God, come on North Carolina. You are much better than this crap.

5/ I'm ashamed of my State of North Carolina. Michele Morrow needs to be ousted immediately!

6/ She needs a visit from the FBI

7/ Think she’s bad?  Check out the Republican nominee for governor of NC.

7a/ Mark Robinson is amazing!

7b/ They are BOTH horrible!

7c/ He's a nut job.  We do not need another performance politician telling us what we can do or not do. We need State employees (and that is what a Governer is) who work for the people,  and work to solve housing and healthcare issues in North Carolina.

8/ This is like hiring a bank robber to safe guard the bank.

9/ She tells people to do crime but she gets to stay in her house like she is now and the person that does the crime goes to prison. CULT. Why do people destroy their family for these people

10/ She proved she's a coward, and can't even stand on her own words when confronted. She acts as if she wants her words to be heard, but the minute she's called out, she starts acting like a brat....sadly, that's typical for folks like her now.

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Bankruptcy documents detail how GOP NC governor nominee Mark Robinson failed to file federal income taxes for 5 years

Mark Robinson claims Democrats have caused the "death" of "responsibility."

By Will Steakin
April 11, 2024, 4:05 AM

https://abcnews.go.com/US/bankruptcy-doc...=108763847

North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson has been open about some of his past financial challenges, including nonpayment of debts and failure to pay rents.

He's also, throughout his political rise, railed against the social safety net and disparaged those who have relied on government assistance, while on his way to clinching the Republican gubernatorial nomination in the state.

And while Robinson has previously talked about his financial issues, bankruptcy records obtained by ABC News paint a more dire and detailed picture of his financial and business history than has previously been disclosed -- including new details regarding how the potential future governor had failed to file his federal income taxes for five consecutive years starting in 1998.

In his 2022 autobiography "We Are The Majority," Robinson wrote that his wife decided to open a daycare center in 2000 and that "by God's grace, it became extremely successful." Robinson was "blessed to start, run, and sell a successful small business with his wife," according to the lieutenant governor's office website.

As the daycare grew, according to the book, Robinson would go on to leave his job working at an aviation company and stop taking college classes, in order to work on the surging business full-time. "Soon she was no longer able to operate the business out of our home and moved to a freestanding building," Robinson wrote of his wife.

In the book, Robinson, who became North Carolina's first Black lieutenant governor in 2020, described the business as "running well" and said that "we paid our bills on time," while also noting it was a "tough business to keep afloat." The book, however, fails to mention Robinson filing for bankruptcy a few years after opening the daycare.

'Precious Beginnings'
According to the United States Bankruptcy Court, Middle District of North Carolina, Mark and Yolanda Robinson, doing business as Precious Beginnings, filed for Chapter 13 bankruptcy on January 8, 2003. Robinson had previously filed for bankruptcy on two other occasions in 1998 and 1999.

In seeking bankruptcy protection, the Robinson family described a series of grave economic circumstances. According to their 2003 filing, the family faced the repossession of two vehicles and the impending foreclosure of their Greensboro home. The records also show that, at the time, Robinson had just $70 to his name -- $40 in cash and $30 in savings -- as well as $4,720 in personal property. They also reported debts surpassing $1 million, including $290,525 in unsecured debts and $871,550 in secured debts.


North Carolina Lieutenant Governor Mark Robinson, whom Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump has endorsed in the race to be the state's next governor, speaks before his arrival for a rally in Greensboro, North Carolina, on March 2, 2024.
Jonathan Drake/Reuters, FILE

Robinson, according to the documents, had also failed to file income taxes for five years. After filing for bankruptcy in 2003, the Internal Revenue Service filed a motion for the Bankruptcy Court to compel Robinson to file taxes for the years 1998-2002.

"The United States of America, by its counsel, the United States Attorney for the Middle District of North Carolina, respectfully moves the Bankruptcy Court for an order compelling debtor Mark Keith Robinson to furnish to the Internal Revenue Service individual income tax returns for the taxable years 1998, 1999, 2000, 20001, and 2002 or, in the alternative, for an order dismissing this case with prejudice," the motion reads. "Due to Mr. Robinson's failure to file federal individual income tax returns for those years, the Internal Revenue Service is unable to file an accurate proof of claim and to determine whether he is remaining current with respect to unpaid taxes."

Robinson ultimately filed his back taxes in May 2003.

In October 2003, the Robinsons lost their Chapter 13 bankruptcy protection due to the "failure of the debtors to comply with the requirements of the plan," according to the records.

In a statement to ABC News, Robinson's campaign communications director Mike Lonergan said, "This is old news recycled by the Democrats and their allies in the press to distract the voters."

"Lt. Governor Robinson has made no secret about the financial challenges in his past," the statement said. "As a former factory worker who lost his job due to NAFTA and had his home foreclosed and was even forced into bankruptcy, the Lt. Governor has overcome many challenges -- financial and others -- in his past. He's lived the struggles that families across North Carolina are facing every day. North Carolinians are ready for a governor who will be focused on solutions to their problems -- not another career politician climbing the ladder from office to office."

Robinson has previously faced questions about his taxes. When he was confronted in 2022 about having hundreds of dollars in delinquent Guilford County vehicle tax bills, Robinson initially suggested that his wife handled their taxes, according to WRAL-TV News in Raleigh.

"When you start talking about taxes, if I'm the guy doing them, somebody's going to jail," Robinson said. "I'm not very good at math."

Robinson ultimately said in a statement to WRAL News that he was unaware of the vehicle taxes owed and that he "paid them immediately."

'The death in this country of responsibility'
In his book, Robinson described some of his family's early financial challenges, including how their first home was foreclosed on.

"We failed in some ways. That's the house that we lost, that was repossessed," he wrote. "After that, it seemed like we got shoved into the wilderness. We had been wasting money and time. I wasted a lot of time. We learned more during the period after we lost the house than when we were in the house. We had a better time in the house. But we learned more after."

He wrote that everybody in politics has made mistakes of some sort.

"So many people are discouraged from running for office because they have made mistakes in their lives. They have declared bankruptcy. They have cheated on their spouse. They were in jail one time. They used to do drugs or drink," Robinson wrote. "I've been looking for people who have made no mistakes. I haven't found any. Truth be told, when you go to Washington, D.C., you will find people who have done even worse."

Yet despite relying on protection from the bankruptcy courts during his early days of financial troubles, Robinson's political rise has coincided with his railing against the social safety net while calling on citizens to take responsibility for their financial situation.

"The war on poverty was started and waged to win votes. It was a pandering ploy by the Democratic Party to gain the votes of poor people," Robinson said on the Anomic Age Podcast in 2019. "The very first person you should look to to take care of yourself should be you, and it's caused, really, the death in this country of responsibility."

"We don't have a charity problem in this country. There are plenty of places where charity is available," he said. "The problem is we have people that have been abusing the system for far too long. And too many of these social programs have degraded our work ethic."

"If you're not responsible with your finances, you don't pay your bills on time, you're not going to be able to have the freedom to do things other folks do. You won't have the freedom to be able to buy the kind of house you want, or car you want to buy. If you're not responsible when it comes to law and order, you're going to eventually lose your freedom," Robinson said. "And you see in everything that these Democrats now are pushing, they're taking the responsibility out of it."

In Facebook posts in 2020, as Democrats were pushing for student loan forgiveness plans, Robinson railed against the idea, writing, "So since we're talking about canceling 'student debt' I've got some 'parent debt' to cancel too. You know, stuff like a mortgage and auto loans."

'Better than Martin Luther King'
Robinson exploded onto the political scene thanks to a viral 2018 pro-gun rights speech he gave following the 2018 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. But he has faced widespread criticism over past comments.

CNN previously reported that Robinson had mocked and attacked the teenage survivors of the Parkland shooting, including by writing on Facebook that the students were "spoiled, angry, know it all CHILDREN" and "media prosti-tots."

The Republican gubernatorial nominee has also faced criticism from members of his own party, including North Carolina Sen. Thom Tillis, who endorsed Robinson's opponent in the gubernatorial primary.

"Mark Robinson's a good enough guy ... but he has virtually no legislative experience, very little business experience," Tillis said.

Robinson, however, has received a glowing endorsement from former President Donald Trump, who has described Robinson as "Martin Luther King on steroids."

"I think you're better than Martin Luther King. I think you are Martin Luther King times two," Trump said while endorsing Robinson last month.

ABC News' Peter Charalambous contributed to this report.

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Điểm sách:

Tim Wildsmith discusses about the physical quality of the binding, the paper as well as the contents of the Bible that Trump is selling.  He concludes that this Bible is overpriced.  It should cost about $15 to $20 at most, not $59.99 + shipping and tax.

Tim is a pastor, a writer, and a musician.  

"This channel is the home of bible reviews and other content from Tim Wildsmith."

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God Bless the USA Bible 🇺🇸 An Honest Review of the Bible Endorsed by Donald Trump




Timecodes
0:00 Hello Friends!
0:16 Intro & Setup
2:15 Exterior
4:00 Interior
7:20 USA Stuff
10:09 My Honest Thoughts

Comments:

1/ Bibles should not be used as a political tool by any politician.

2/ The Bible should never be a commodity nor an advertisement for a person or an ideology.

3/ If my pastor show up with one trump Bible I definitely will be out the door.

I don't know anything about tax exempt,  I am a member of the church,  I don't work for the IRS,  or part of the church administration.

4/ $15 for the Bible $60 for someone's legal defense fund.

5/ You know... I like how Lee Greenwood wrote a song about how he'd defend the country when, in all actuality, he dodged the draft when it came to actually doing so... But then again so did Trump... Birds of a feather, I guess

6/ I almost died laughing when he said I think it's a money grab.
Are you kidding me.. everything Trump does from sneakers to Steaks to vodka is a moneygrab. Are you kidding me? That's all he cares about.

7/ This reminds me of a bumper sticker I saw awhile bank. It said “ When fascism comes to America it will be wrapped in a flag and carrying a Bible”

8/ The real bible does not need Trumps endorsement

8a/ Amen

8b/ "If you could reason with Trump supporters, they wouldn't be Trump supporters."
 ~~ Wanda Slappem-Sully

8c/ Definitely judge this book by its cheap cover!!!

9/ My mom was both a tremendously patriotic person and a devout Christian. She would not have liked a Bible with a flag on it, and would have said that both are cheapened by the juxtaposition. She never fell for hucksters, and never wanted a confluence of church and state because government is public, and religion is private. A true patriot and a true Christian, was my mom.

9a/ Your mom was a "True American".   It shows her intelligence when she described Government being Public an Religion as being Private

10/ Tim said he paid $60 for the Bible and the total bill was just under $75. So it is only $15 for tax and shipping. Go to 1:06 in the video and you can see the bill:

Cost of the book: $59.99
Shipping: $8.87
TN: $4.89

Total: $74.75

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Cancer diagnosis: 11 tips for coping

https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/cancer/in-depth/cancer-diagnosis/art-20044544

If you've been diagnosed with cancer, knowing what to expect and making plans for how to proceed can help make this stressful time easier.

Learning that you have cancer can be hard. Some people say they felt anxious, afraid or overwhelmed when they were first diagnosed. If you aren't sure what to do to cope, here are 11 ideas to help you deal with a cancer diagnosis.


Get the facts about your cancer diagnosis

Try to get as much basic, useful information as you can. This will help you to make decisions about your care.

Write down your questions and concerns. Bring them with you when you see your health care provider.

You may ask:

• What kind of cancer do I have?
  
• Where is the cancer?
  
• Has it spread?
  
• Can my cancer be treated?
  
• What is the chance that my cancer can be cured?
  
• What other tests or procedures do I need?
  
• What are my treatment options?
  
• How will the treatment benefit me?
  
• What can I expect during treatment?
  
• What are the side effects of the treatment?
  
• When should I call my health care provider?
  
• What can I do to prevent my cancer from coming back?
  
• How likely are my children or other family members to get cancer?
  
• What happens if I don't get treatment?
  

Consider bringing a family member or friend with you to your first few appointments. They can help you remember what you hear.

Think about how much you want to know about your cancer. Some people want all the facts and details. This helps them be part of the decision-making process. Others want to learn the basics and leave details and decisions to their health care providers. Think about which works best for you. Let your health care team know what you'd like.

Keep the lines of communication open

Have honest, two-way communication with your loved ones, health care providers and others. You may feel alone if people try to protect you from bad news by not talking about it. Or you might feel alone or less supported if you try to look strong and not share your feelings. If you and others show your real emotions, you can help support each other.

Anticipate possible physical changes

The best time to plan for changes to your body is right after your cancer diagnosis and before you begin treatment. Prepare yourself now so that you'll be able to deal with everything later.

Ask your health care provider what may change. Medicines may make you lose your hair. Advice from experts about clothing, makeup, wigs and hairpieces may help you feel more comfortable and attractive. Insurance often helps pay for wigs and other devices to help you adapt.

Consider joining a cancer support group. Members can provide tips that have helped them and others.

Also think about how treatment will affect your daily life. Ask your provider whether you will be able to continue your usual routine. You may need to spend time in the hospital or have many medical appointments. If your treatment will make it hard to perform your daily duties, make arrangements for this.

Plan ahead for your finances. Figure out who will do routine household chores. If you have pets, ask someone to take care of them.

Maintain a healthy lifestyle

A healthy lifestyle can improve your energy level. Choose a healthy diet. Get enough rest. These tips will help you manage the stress and fatigue of the cancer and its treatment.

If you can, have a consistent daily routine. Make time each day for exercising, getting enough sleep and eating meals.

Exercise and participating in activities that you enjoy also may help. People who get exercise during treatment not only deal better with side effects but also may live longer.

Let friends and family help you

Your friends and family can run errands, take you to appointments, prepare meals and help you with household chores. This can give those who care about you a way to help during a difficult time.

Also urge your family to accept help if it's needed. A cancer diagnosis affects the entire family. It also adds stress, especially to the ones who take care of you. Accepting help with meals or chores from neighbors or friends can help your loved ones from feeling burned out.

Review your goals and priorities

Figure out what's really important in your life. Find time for the activities that are most important to you and give you the most meaning. Check your calendar and cancel activities that don't meet your goals.

Try to be open with your loved ones. Share your thoughts and feelings with them. Cancer affects all of your relationships. Communication can help lower the anxiety and fear that cancer can cause.

Try to maintain your lifestyle

Keep your lifestyle, but be open to changing it. Take one day at a time. It's easy to forget to do this during stressful times. When the future is not sure, organizing and planning may suddenly seem like too much work.

Consider how your diagnosis will impact your finances

Many unexpected financial issues can happen after a cancer diagnosis. Your treatment may require time away from work or home. Consider the costs of medicines, medical devices, traveling for treatment and parking fees at the hospital.

Many clinics and hospitals keep lists of resources to help you financially during and after your cancer treatment. Talk with your health care team about your options.

Talk to other people with cancer

Questions to ask include:

• Will I have to take time away from work? If I do, what will happen with my benefits?
  
• Will my friends and family need to take time away from work to be with me?
  
• Will my insurance pay for these treatments?
  
• Will my insurance cover the cost of medicines?
  
• How much will I have to pay?
  
• If insurance won't pay for my treatment, are there programs that can help?
  
• Do I qualify for disability benefits?
  
• How does my diagnosis affect my life insurance?
  
• Who do I call to talk about what my insurance will cover?
  
• It can be hard for people who have not had cancer to understand how you're feeling. It may help to talk to people who have been in your situation. Other cancer survivors can share their experiences. They can tell you what to expect during treatment.
  

Talk to a friend or family member who has had cancer. Or connect with other cancer survivors through support groups. Ask your health care provider about support groups in your area. You can contact your local chapter of the American Cancer Society. Online message boards also bring cancer survivors together. Start with the American Cancer Society's Cancer Survivors Network.

Reach out to friends or neighbors who have had a serious illness. Ask them how they dealt with these complex issues.

Fight stigmas

Some old stigmas about cancer still exist. Your friends may wonder if your cancer is contagious. Co-workers may doubt you're healthy enough to do your job. Some may avoid you because they're afraid to say the wrong thing. Many people will have questions and concerns.

Determine how you'll deal with others. In general, others will follow what you do. Remind friends that cancer shouldn't make them afraid to be around you.

Develop your own ways to deal with cancer

Just as each person's cancer treatment is different, so are the ways of dealing with cancer. Ideas to try:

• Practice ways to relax.
  
• Share your feelings honestly with family, friends, a spiritual adviser or a counselor.
  
• Keep a journal to help organize your thoughts.
  
• When faced with a difficult decision, list the pros and cons for each choice.
  
• Find a source of spiritual support.
  
• Set aside time to be alone.
  
• Remain involved with work and leisure activities as much as you can.
  
• Be ready to say no. This is the time to focus on you.
  
• What helped you through rough times before your cancer diagnosis can help ease your worries now. This may include a close friend, religious leader or a favorite activity. Turn to these comforts now. Also be open to trying new ways to deal with your cancer.
  

Show References

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2. Rock CL, et al. American Cancer Society nutrition and physical activity guidelines for cancer survivors. CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians. 2022; doi:10.3322/caac.21719.
   
3. Physical activity and cancer. National Cancer Institute. https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/caus...fact-sheet. Accessed July 29, 2022.
   
4. Questions to ask your health care team. Cancer.net. https://www.cancer.net/navigating-cancer...-care-team. Accessed Aug. 4, 2022.
   

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What do we do if we're diagnosed with Cancer?

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Vỏ quýt dày, móng tay nhọn .  Tội nghiệp đảng Cộng Hoà bị tai tiếng vì Sleepy Trump và MAGAs bôi nhọ. Trump già rồi mà không nên nết, chết vì gái .

Bully Trump starts learning his lessons" at the age of late 70s    .  

George Conway said about Trump: "This is a bad guy who doesn't respect anything."



'I will not have any jurors intimidated': Judge issues warning during trial




The first seven jurors were selected for Donald Trump’s hush money trial Tuesday. Juan Merchan, the judge presiding over the case, warned Trump  should not try to intimidate the panelists who will be deciding his fate. The Morning Joe panel -- including George Conway and Mara Gay -- discuss.

The 7 jurors include:

• 2 attorneys
  
• 1 salesman
  
• 1 oncology nurse
  
• 1 IT consultant
  
• 1 teacher
  
• 1 software engineer
  

Comments:

1/ he is the biggest CON MAN America has  EVER   known!.

2/ You know what they call intimidating jurors in the court of law if you were a regular defendant instead of sleepy Donnie? Jury tampering. Just saying...

3/ The day Trump is sentenced according to the law for the first time must be called "National Accountability Day".

3a/ what a great idea! It should be and should be celebrated so that the MAGAs will think twice that no one is above the law! Not Trump nor any of his base!

4/ Snooze McGrift can’t handle the truth!

4a/ Grifter McSnooze.

5/ If it was judge Cannon, she would be helping Trump to select only MAGA jurors.

6/ Chump acts like a two year old child who has been told to sit and be quiet while the adults talk. At some point he's going to throw a tantrum.

7/ He is rushing it so you can attend Barron's graduation.

7a/ Do they let inmates out for family events?

7b/ Why the sudden interest, when he wasn't present for his other children's graduation? It can't be to get out of this uncomfortable case that he finds himself in, could it?

8/ the best one is whoever coined the phrase...Don Snorelone

9/ Trump the intimidator?  LOL, that punk.

10/ (Ha ha ha .  Sleepy Don    .)

The judge probably saw trump nodding off and decided he needed to speed things up so trump could stay awake.
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Social Security Cuts: Here Are 4 Ways Retirees Should Prepare Their Bank Accounts for Upcoming Changes

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/retirement/social-security-cuts-here-are-4-ways-retirees-should-prepare-their-bank-accounts-for-upcoming-changes/ar-AA1gqzsi?ocid=winp2fptaskbarhover&cvid=70474d5029654192a3688176680d38e6&ei=22



Social Security analysts paint a grim picture of what will happen after the program’s Old Age and Survivors Insurance (OASI) Trust Fund runs out of money in a decade or so. When that happens, Social Security will be solely dependent on payroll taxes for funding — and those cover only about 77% of current benefits.

According to an analysis by the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget (CRFB), the typical newly retired dual-income couple will see their Social Security benefits drop by more than $17,000 a year when the trust fund is depleted. A typical newly retired single-income couple will see a cut of $13,100 a year.

The Social Security Administration itself has for years warned that benefit reductions caused by insolvency would double the poverty rate of beneficiaries who are between the ages of 62 and 76 once insolvency takes place. The agency projected that insolvency would force 875,000 additional beneficiaries into poverty, “resulting in a total of 1.76 million poor beneficiaries between the ages of 64 and 78 in 2039.”

Even some of the fixes being proposed by lawmakers and 2024 presidential candidates could cause more harm than good. One such proposal — raising the full retirement age from 67 to 70 — essentially amounts to an “across-the-board benefit cut,” according to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. That’s the case “whether a worker files for Social Security retirement benefits before, upon, or after reaching the full retirement age,” the CBPP stated.

The prospect of deep retirement benefit cuts next decade makes it essential that retirees and near-retirees prepare accordingly. Here are four ways to prepare your bank account for upcoming changes.

Bulk Up Your Savings
This sounds like an obvious answer, but the fact is you’re going to need to bulk up your retirement savings to help offset potential cuts in Social Security benefits. Over time the additional money will provide an extra cushion for your nest egg.

Cut Back on Unnecessary Expenses
Retirees on fixed incomes should do this anyway, but it’s especially important with the prospect of lower Social Security benefits. Among the expenses you should consider getting rid of are those attached to a second car, dining out and traveling during peak times when everything costs more. Put the savings into your retirement account.

Add More Risk to Your Portfolio
This strategy is best for those who are still working because you have more time to recover from short-term losses, but it can pay off for younger retirees as well. Putting some of your money into higher-risk investments often results in much higher returns and a bigger bank account in the future — something you’ll need should Social Security benefits get cut. Consider hiring a financial advisor to help guide you on various risk/reward scenarios.

Plan To Work Longer
With Social Security cuts a distinct possibility, you should consider postponing retirement to keep earning a paycheck, contributing to your retirement accounts and building up your nest egg. Even if you already have retired, you can always return to the workforce — especially if you haven’t started collecting Social Security yet.

Along the same lines, you should wait as long as possible to file for Social Security benefits. Ideally, you won’t claim benefits until you reach age 70 to get the highest possible monthly payment.

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Suze Orman: 5 Social Security Facts Every Soon-To-Be Retiree Must Know

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Personal finance expert and The New York Times bestselling author Suze Orman has said that when it comes to retirement, every soon-to-be retiree must differentiate between fact and fiction in order to be prepared.

According to the 2023 Schroders US Retirement Survey, only 10% of non-retired Americans say they will wait until the age of 70 to receive their maximum Social Security benefit payments. As Deb Boyden, Head of U.S. Defined Contribution at Schroders, said in the survey, there is a crisis of confidence in the Social Security system and it is costing American workers real money.

In response to this, Orman noted in an October 2, 2023, LinkedIn post that these are the five crucial facts Americans should know about Social Security.

By 2034, Social Security will not be collecting enough money from current workers to pay out 100% of the benefits owed to retirees.
Orman notes that after 2034, Social Security benefits will not pay out 100%, but one should remember that payments will not stop completely.

“Now I am not suggesting a payout of just 75% is acceptable, but 75% is a lot more than zero. So let’s keep that in mind,” she wrote.

To counter this decrease in payout, Jay Zigmont, CFP and founder of Childfree Wealth, said that beneficiaries should discount the amount they expect to get from Social Security past 2034 in order to be safe. “For younger clients, I encourage them to look at Social Security as a bonus rather than to count on it in retirement,” he added.

Social Security previously experienced similar shortfalls and fixed them without impacting near-retirees.
Orman explained that in 1983 major changes to Social Security were made to address its financial shortfalls, with one such change being the gradual increase of full retirement age from 65 to 67.

“But that change was only made for people who were younger than 43 at the time,” she wrote, explaining that the new rule didn’t apply to people in their late 40s, 50s or 60s. “There is no reason to expect that the needed changes this go-around would hit near-retirees,” she added.

Waiting as long as possible to claim your Social Security benefits (if your health permits) is crucial.
A Social Security payout will be 76% higher if you wait until age 70 to start collecting, which could be extremely helpful if you indeed have a longer life, Orman wrote, noting that “if you start at 70, by age 81 you will have collected more from Social Security than if you had started receiving a reduced benefit at age 62.”

Zigmont echoed the sentiment, saying that while mathematically you could make more if you collect early and invest it, very few people pursue investing and instead just spend their Social Security check. “The longer you wait, the larger your check will be,” he said. “Additionally, Social Security has a cost of living adjustment so if you start with a larger monthly benefit, you will get a larger adjustment for life.”

It’s crucial for the highest household earner to delay collecting for as long as possible.
As Orman explained, it’s extremely important for married couples to know that when one spouse dies, the surviving spouse is only entitled to one benefit: their own, or the benefit of the deceased spouse, but not both. As such, she encourages married couples to consider a strategy allowing the highest earner to wait until the age of 70 before collecting Social Security.

It’s not an either/or collecting at age 62 or 70.
You can claim Social Security benefits any time between age 62 and age 70, Orman noted, adding that every month that you delay earns you a slightly higher payout.

As Zigmont added, your full retirement age will likely be somewhere in the middle. “Each month you wait to claim increases your monthly amount for the rest of your life. If you can live off of your 401k or other retirement income for 6-12 months and wait to claim Social Security, you end up with a longer benefit for life.”

As the Social Security system continues to undergo uncertainties and shortfalls, it pays to not only understand that system, but to remember these five guidelines as well.

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Column: With his Truth Social stock, Trump may be laughing all the way to the bank — but his investors have reason to weep

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Opinion by Michael Hiltzik • 5h • 6 min read

With their life savings, childrens' college funds and their own retirement prospects at stake, most people probably view investing in stocks as a serious business. Now and then, however, the markets produce comedy gold.

Hello, Trump Media & Technology Group.

The owner of Truth Social, a social media platform exclusively hitched to Donald Trump, staged an initial public offering March 26 amid a torrent of speculation over how many billions the IPO would produce for Trump himself. In the event, the figure was a paper gain of about $5 billion for him, virtually pure profit.

"It's a scam. Just like everything he's ever been involved in, it's a con."
Barry Diller on Trump and Trump Media

The cult of Trump had sent the shares soaring as high as $79.38 on that first day, valuing the company at about $9.5 billion. By the end of the day it had settled back to $57.99. Since then, it has mostly been on the schneid, falling steadily.

As I write, midway in the trading day Tuesday, the shares are quoted at $22.80, down more than 14% on the day. That brings the shares' slide since they peaked at $79.38 on March 26 to about 70.2%.

Trump, who loves hyperbole, might revel in a three-week plunge that could be some sort of a record. Whether he would call it "beautiful," one of his favorite superlatives, is another question.

The slide has pared the market value of Trump Media by more than $6 billion from its peak. Trump is still sitting on a paper holding worth more than $2 billion, but his outside investors, many of whom are small investors who bought at or near the top, have been been taken to the abattoir.

"I think they're dopes," the veteran entertainment executive Barry Diller said of Trump Media's investors during a CNBC appearance on April 4.
That's not to say, given the stock's volatility, that it might not recover and end up in the green for the day, though whether it can recover the full 69.8% loss, even over time, is subject to doubt.

Still, the raw numbers, being right there for everyone to view in bright red, aren't as interesting as the underlying grift. Let's examine that.

It's fair to say that few if any experienced investment professionals expect Trump Media to have staying power as a high-flying stock. I raised the most pertinent issues a few days before the IPO: The company had meager revenues and huge losses. It was to be taken public via a device — a special purpose acquisition company, or SPAC — that was often used to circumvent government rules for disclosures to investors.

Trump Media's expected value of $5 billion at the IPO swore at common sense, or at any traditional standard of securities valuation. In short, Trump Media looked like any number of other Trump ventures, such as Trump University — all promise, no delivery.

"It's a scam," Diller told his CNBC interviewers. "Just like everything he's ever been involved in, it's a con."

No one at Truth Social responded to my request for a comment about Diller's remark.

Earlier, I asked whether anyone should believe in the valuation projections, and whether anyone in their right mind would invest. My answers were probably not, and probably not. That was conjecture, not investment advice.

After the IPO, however, more issues were disclosed that contributed to the stock's precipitous slide. The company's first annual report, issued April 1, incorporated an obligatory section on risk factors to be pondered by investors that included the traditional warnings about the costs of competition, the prospects of litigation, and the dangers of technology failures — and a couple that aren't normally seen in corporate disclosures.

One covered the downsides of Trump Media's linkage with Trump — that Truth Social faced "greater risks than typical social media platforms because of ... the involvement of President Trump." Those risks include "harassment of advertisers or content providers, increased risk of hacking of [Truth Social's] platform, lesser need for Truth Social if First Amendment speech is no longer believed to be suppressed by other similar platforms, criticism of Truth Social for its moderation practices, and increased stockholder suits."

The report made clear, if anyone was unaware of this, that the value of its brand "may diminish if the popularity of President Trump were to suffer," as it would from "the death, incarceration, or incapacity of President Trump."

Perhaps more telling was the company's disclosure that it was not planning to "collect, monitor or report" the traditional metrics used by other social media platforms, such as Meta and X (formerly Twitter). Among those performance measures are "average revenue per user, ad impressions and pricing, ... monthly and daily active users" — in other words, all the statistics that tell a social media company who, if anyone, is using it, and what their participation is worth in dollars and cents.

Having that information would only "divert" the company's management, the report said, though it wasn't clear about how management would fashion a strategy for the future if it doesn't know where it is at present, including just how many users it has.

The annual report also updated Trump Media's financial statements to cover the full year 2023: The platform lost more than $58 million on revenue of a bare $4.1 million. Previous disclosures had covered only the first nine months of 2023, when the company said it lost $49 million on $3.4 million in revenue.

On Monday, shareholders got another surprise. Trump Media said in a public filing that it planned to issue 40 million new shares to insiders (36 million of them to Trump himself) and that warrant holders were entitled to 21.5 million additional shares of stock, which could be expected to reach the open market almost immediately upon the warrants' conversion.

That means existing shareholders are about to be heavily diluted, left with less of the company than they anticipated. The shares plunged more than 18% on Monday.

Who benefits from these maneuvers? Trump does. He is in effect the owner of 64.9% of the company, including the 36 million new shares; no one else owns more than 7.3%. For him this isn't much of an investment; 36 million of his 114.7 million shares are a handout that didn't require him to put up his own money. The rest were issued to him via the IPO in return for his interest in Trump Media as a private company.

Trump's financial role in the founding of Truth Social in 2021 may have been minimal or nonexistent; Reuters reported in 2022 that most of the $38 million raised in the company's first year came from businessmen who were political allies of Trump and from borrowings from unidentified lenders.

Trump has almost no ability to convert his shareholdings to cash in the near term, however. As a Trump Media insider, he is prevented from selling or borrowing against his shares for at least six months.

If and when he places any of his shares on the market, he would be selling into a declining market. Trump Media is the memiest of "meme stocks," its value entirely divorced from financial fundamentals and based entirely on his involvement in the enterprise.

That places the value of his stake on a knife-edge. Any indication that he is reducing his commitment would almost certainly provoke a stampede for the exits among other shareholders. Trump would be racing to cash in before the value of his holdings reached the vanishing point.

Who are the other shareholders? According to a survey by the Washington Post, many are retail investors who believe that Trump's touch is gold, or thought that buying his shares was a way to express faith in Trump and perhaps make some money on the side. At this moment, they are staring into the abyss.

This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times.

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The Risks of Getting a Tattoo & What They Do to the Skin




In this video, Jonathan from the Institute of Human Anatomy takes us on a journey through the INKtricate world of tattoos. Explore the layers of your skin, from the epidermis to the dermis, and understand how tattoos become permanent. Learn about the inflammatory response triggered by tattooing and the importance of proper aftercare to maintain tattoo quality. Also discover some of  the potential risks of getting a tattoo such as infections, reactions, and even some unexpected issues that are likely to surprise you such as problems during MRIs and extra considerations for skin cancer screening.

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0:00 - 0:35 Intro
0:36 - 1:59 Understanding Your Skin Before Tattooing: Exploring the Structure of the Epidermis
2:00 - 3:14 The Dermis & How Tattoos Become Permanent
3:15 - 6:02 Foreign Tattoo Ink & the Inflammatory Response Contributing to the Permanence of Tattoos
6:03 - 8:09 Tattoo Fading: Importance of Aftercare and the Role of Your White Blood Cells
8:10 - 9:09 Potential Risks of Tattoos: Infections
9:10 - 10:06 Clarifying Infections and Reducing Risks
10:07 - 10:54 Potential Risk: Reactions or Allergies
10:55 - 11:57 Unusual Risk: Burning Sensation During MRI?
11:58 - 12:21 Impact on Skin Condition Detection
12:22 - 13:32 Tattoo Removal: Methods, Pros, and Cons

Comments:

1/ I did thousands of MRI scans and had maybe a half dozen of people complain about a burning sensation in their tattoo. They were usually newer ones with lots of red pigment, the radiologists theorized that it might be iron oxides in the red ink, which would make sense because iron is strongly affected by magnetic fields.

We actually stopped telling patients that. it’s hard enough to get a person comfortable in the MRI scanner without giving them the idea that they might feel a “burning sensation” lol.
They always had a panic button so they could stop the scan if they needed to. The affected patients never actually experienced pain, just discomfort. And like I said, it was usually  newer tattoos.

It was a rare occurrence, and there were never any lasting effects, just some discomfort during the scan. It only seemed to happen when the patient was all the way in the scanner, like for a spine exam where the scanner was producing more radio frequency and stronger magnetic fields. It never seemed to happen during a knee exam, for example.

1a/ Every time I’ve had an mri they’ve always said I might feel itching/burning if a new tattoo.

2/ As a heavily tattooed person, I appreciate this breakdown. I’ve been undergoing laser tattoo removal on a couple of mine and understanding that process makes this all the more interesting.

3/ Another random risk factor left out - keloids!  I was warned as a child to avoid tattoos and piercings, as I have a tendency to develop keloid scar tissue.  I developed one the first time I tried to pierce my ears.

4/ I was told by an ER doctor that it looked like I had breast cancer at 30 yrs old and had to get a mammogram... it ended up being a calcified lymph node due to a giant tattoo on my entire rib cage. Tell you what- I was terrified till I found out it wasn't cancer!!

5/ I got a infection on my ankle after a tattoo.  It was a rainy, muddy week.  Just like any wound, aftercare matters and I was trying to keep it clean but bacteria still found a way in

6/ Every time I've had a tatt done the artist has definitely reminded me that it is essentially an open wound. It might look pretty, but bacteria and your body don't know the difference. Awesome video!

7/ Nice video!  These were some really interesting facts about tattoos and what they do to the skin!

8/ Thanks for the video, Cheers from Australia  I've been with you for about a year now, great content, I'm hooked

9/ The coincidence bro!!! Today I was looking around for a tattoo shop, but I wasn't to sure about going through with it..... Then you guys come in and make it even harder for me LOL

10/ I've just started my apprenticeship in tattooing and I love the scientific perspective of the art form.

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Ha ha ha ...  

Can John Cena Do 20 Push-Ups?




Comments:

1/ Bro started impersonating him

1a/ Bro never fails to entertain us and make our day

1b/ Wingman

2/ “I can’t fit through the door. Hold on, hold on”

3/ Bro doing knuckle pushups on NYC concrete sidewalk that’s wild

3a/ Better than using your palms... You don't know what has been on that floor

4/ That dude looks like the worlds chillest uncle or dad

4a/ He’s too cool. Probably a cousin they call uncle

5/ The fact that he could also talk while he’s doing those push-ups is amazing!!!

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Juror dismissed from Trump's "hush money" trial4




A juror selected for former President Donald Trump's "hush money" criminal trial has been dismissed after expressing concerns about being identified and her ability to remain impartial during the trial. CBS News' Graham Kates is following the latest in the jury selection process.

Comments:

1/ Hard to blame her, these people are risking their lives if their identities were ever to be leaked.

2/ If the Attorneys know who the Jury members are, rest assured the repulsive CRIMINAL DEFENDANT also knows who the Jurors are.

3/ i wonder how many court breaks have been taken to air out the room from Lil' Donnie's stench!

4/ People are crazy! I don't blame her for wanting to leave. This isn't a game, yet here we are!

5/ He is sleeping because he does not sleep well at night. Ask the Judge to wake him.