Melissa's Musings(My opinionated view of life)

David Hume: the philosopher with the strongest arguments - Big Think : Which philosopher had the strongest arguments? David Hume, who raised some of the best challenges for science, ethics, and religion.

Risk of Exposure to Unsafe Levels of Radiation with Safe-T-Lite UV WAND: FDA Safety Communication | FDA : Max-Lux Safe-T-Lite UV-C WAND may cause injury to the skin, eyes, or both after a few seconds of use.

Congresswomen share deeply personal stories about their abortions: 'We have nothing to be ashamed of' [Video] : In testimony at a congressional hearing on reproductive rights Thursday, Reps. Cori Bush, D-Mo., Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., and Barbara Lee, D-Calif., shared deeply personal stories about their own abortions.

Cuisine Innovations Unlimited, LLC Issues Allergy Alert on Undeclared Egg Yolks in “Vemondo Vegan Crabless Mini Crabcakes” by Lidl | FDA : Cuisine Innovations Unlimited, LLC of 180 Lehigh Avenue, Lakewood, NJ, is recalling its 8.5-ounce, 6-piece packages of “Vemondo Vegan Crabless Mini Crabcakes” by Lidl because they contain undeclared egg yolks. People who have allergies to eggs run the risk of serious or life-threatening allergic rea

DiGiorno Pizza Recall: What Are the Affected Products and Can I Get a Refund? : Nestlé is recalling 14 tons of frozen pizza sold in the U.S after boxes of its DiGiorno pizzas failed to disclose a known allergen.

Cognitive decline: Books in childhood home help avoid mental ageing | New Scientist

Covid-19 news: Antibodies remain in breast milk months after infection | New Scientist

Honey can help kids who've swallowed a button battery : Button batteries are commonly used in many electronic devices, and the number of children ingesting button batteries is increasing, according to US data. A Five things to Know About… practice article in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) highlights some key points for managing button battery ingestion.

A daily pill to treat Covid could be just months away, scientists say

Allergy Alert on Undeclared Wheat in Cheese Curds and Ice Cream | FDA

Eli Lilly and Company Issues Voluntary Nationwide Recall of One Lot of GLUCAGON® Emergency Kit Due to Loss of Potency | FDA : Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) is voluntarily recalling lot D239382D, Expiration April 2022, of Glucagon Emergency Kit for Low Blood Sugar (Glucagon for Injection, 1 mg per vial; Diluent for Glucagon, 1 mL syringe), to the consumer/user level. Lilly is recalling lot D239382D to the patient level

Allergy Alert Issued for Undeclared Milk and Egg in Apple and Cherry Pies Sold at Five Whole Foods Market Stores in Mid-Atlantic Region | FDA : Whole Foods Market is voluntarily recalling select whole and sliced Apple and Cherry Pies from five stores in the Mid-Atlantic Region because they contain undeclared milk and egg. People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to milk or egg run the risk of serious or life-threatening allergic rea

Microneedle patch delivers COVID-19 DNA vaccine, doesn't require cold storage

Ajinomoto Foods North America Inc Recalls Raw, Frozen Chicken and Vegetable Potsticker Products Due to Possible Foreign Matter Contamination | Food Safety and Inspection Service

Ready Pac Foods, Inc. Recalls Ready to Eat Salad Products Containing Meat and Poultry Due to Misbranding and an Undeclared Allergen | Food Safety and Inspection Service

U.S. court upholds hospital employee COVID-19 vaccine rule in test case | Reuters

The mysterious sex lives of dinosaurs - CNN : But this was the first time a dinosaur cloaca had been studied, and much of the mechanics of dinosaur sex defies the imagination, particularly for creatures like the Stegosaurus, with its armored plates and pointed tail. "If the female doesn't like the male, and it's swinging its spiked tail around, that's a problem. You look at the potential angles. It could be that they moved together tail to tail for a cloacal kiss -- a quick bang and that's it," Lomax said.

How to Avoid Being Scammed on Facebook Marketplace — ProPublica : From suspiciously low prices to sellers who demand payment in gift cards, there are multiple warning signs a Marketplace listing might be fraudulent.

Pandemics past: Seven times flu has become a mass killer | New Scientist

We can now bioengineer catnip instead of extracting it from plants | New Scientist

General Tire POWERNATION Sweepstakes

Biden does not plan to shield Trump docs in Jan. 6 probe

Newly signed Texas law restricts abortion-inducing medications : Newly signed Texas law restricts abortion-inducing medications Texas can go f**k itself.

Boppy Loungers Recalled After Being Linked to Infant Deaths - Consumer Reports : Boppy loungers were recalled after being linked to infant deaths and after a Consumer Reports investigation reported on the problem.

Turn the page on COVID-19? Not so fast, say experts Agreed. The USA is prematurely getting excited and acting like the virus is waning. That's a big mistake.  Covid-19 and influenza along with other respiratory infections will make for a very bad winter, especially if Covid restrictions are eased.

COVID-19 increases the chance of getting an autoimmune condition

A guide to every privacy setting you should change now - Washington Post : From Facebook to Venmo, staying on top of your privacy starts with these key settings.

Abortion and Reproductive Justice: A Jewish Perspective | Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism

IntegraDose Compounding Services, LLC Issues Voluntary Nationwide Recall of Cefazolin Injection Products Due to a Lack of Sterility Assurance | FDA : Minneapolis, Minnesota, IntegraDose Compounding Services is voluntarily recalling nine lots, listed in the table below, of cefazolin 2 gram in 20 mL syringe for injection and two lots of cefazolin 3 gram in 100 mL 0.9% sodium chloride bag for injection due to a lack of sterility assurance resulting

Joy Gourmet Foods LLC Issues Allergy Alert on Undeclared Sulfites, Coconut and FD&C Yellow#5 | FDA : Joy Gourmet Foods Inc. of Maspeth, NY is recalling its Joy Brand.Coriander chutney because it contains undeclared sulfites.coconut. FD&C YELLOW#5 . People who have allergies to sulfites.coconut and FD&C YELLOW#5 run the risk of serious or life-threatening allergic reaction if they consume this produ

Green Field Farms Dairy Issues Voluntary Recall of Whole Chocolate Milk | FDA : Green Field Farms Dairy of Fredericksburg, Ohio announces a voluntary recall of its Whole Chocolate Milk product, with a code date of 9/29/21, due to a laboratory analysis that indicated this product was not effectively pasteurized. 1,242 units of the affected product were distributed in Ohio, India

Everyone's talking about Gabby Petito, but they're having the wrong conversation, experts say : Violence against women is common. More than half of female homicide victims are killed by a current or former male partner. Women of color are most at risk.

Vaccine Q&A: Do I have a moral obligation to wear a mask or get vaccinated? : While there has been much discussion about how effective various public health measures are against COVID-19, there has been less discussion about the moral and ethical issues raised by the pandemic. What are our moral obligations in the face of COVID-19?

Llama antibodies have 'significant potential' as potent COVID-19 treatment

US Probes Takata Air Bags In 200 Models From 20 Automakers – CBS Detroit : Over 30 million air bags in more than 200 models from 20 car and truck makers are being investigated by a U.S. safety agency because they have the potential to explode and hurl shrapnel.

Experts explain how to check if your cloth mask protects you against COVID-19

Salmonella Outbreak Linked To Unknown Food Source Is Spreading Across The US

Is the placebo effect just a myth?

Texas Megachurch Preacher: No Religious Argument Against COVID-19 Shots

How The Ivermectin Culture Wars Took Off : Shots - Health News : NPR

Further evidence that vitamin D might protect against severe COVID-19 disease and death

Vaccinated groups at highest risk of Covid-19 hospitalisation and death identified using new QCovid tool

Dutch king unveils Holocaust name monument in Amsterdam : AMSTERDAM (AP) — King Willem-Alexander officially unveiled a new memorial in the heart of Amsterdam's historic Jewish Quarter on Sunday honoring more than 102,000 Dutch victims of the Holocaust, and the Dutch prime minister vowed that it would remind citizens today to be vigilant against antisemitism.

SAS Foods Enterprises INC. Recalls Frozen, Fully Cooked Beef and Chicken Empanada Products Packaged without Benefit of Inspection | Food Safety and Inspection Service

Pfizer Expands Voluntary Nationwide Recall to include All Lots of CHANTIX® (Varenicline) Tablets Due to N-Nitroso Varenicline Content | FDA : Pfizer is voluntarily recalling all lots of Chantix 0.5 mg and 1 mg Tablets to the patient (consumer/user) level due to the presence of a nitrosamine, N-nitroso-varenicline, at or above the FDA interim acceptable intake limit. As alternative suppliers have been approved in the United States, Pfizer

Drew’s Organics, LLC Issues Voluntary Recall of Aldi Simply Nature Organic Poppy Seed Dressing for Potential Clostridium botulinum Contamination | FDA

Our immune system is as unique as a fingerprint or our DNA

After Texas, We Must Confront Misogynist, Anti-Sex Theology – Lilith Magazine

Droplets with coronaviruses last longer than previously thought

Forget nose spray, good sex clears a stuffy nose just as effectively and is a lot more fun

The Kroger Co. Issues Voluntarily Recall on 16-Ounce Kroger Bagged Kale Due to Possible Listeria Monocytogenes Contamination | FDA : The Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR) is voluntarily recalling its 16-ounce Kroger bagged kale product, produced by Baker Farms, due to possible listeria monocytogenes contamination. Listeria monocytogenes is an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly

Baker Farms Recalls Various Brand Name of Kale Due to Listeria Monocytogenes Contamination | FDA : Baker Farms is recalling their Baker Farms, Kroger & SEG Grocers brand names of Kale, 1 lb plastic bags with BEST BY 09-18-2021 107020-21832 due to contamination of Listeria monocytogenes. Listeria monocytogenes, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children,

SARS-CoV-2 is evolving to get better at becoming airborne, new study shows : Results of a new study led by the University of Maryland School of Public Health show that people infected with the virus that causes COVID-19 exhale infectious virus in their breath—and those infected with the Alpha variant (the dominant strain circulating at the time this study was conducted) put 43 to 100 times more virus into the air than people infected with the original strains of the virus. The researchers also found that loose-fitting cloth and surgical masks reduced the amount of virus that gets into the air around infected people by about half. The study was published in Clinical Infectious Diseases.

GOP group held 'war games' for state AGs before Trump loss : TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — An offshoot of the Republican Attorneys General Association that sent a robocall urging “patriots” to support then-President Donald Trump at the Jan. 6 rally that preceded the storming of the U.S.

SC Media | iPhone vulnerability lets an attacker gain access to an app’s crypto keys, researchers find : The latest in-depth, unbiased news, analysis and perspective to keep cybersecurity professionals informed, educated and enlightened about the market.

    <geeksquad@emailinfo.geeksquad.com> This email is spoofing different companies.  It is a a phishing attack.  Be sure you check a sender's email address.  Do not reveal an personally sensitive information, especially your SSN.  Pass on.

Cats refuse to snuggle with objects that smell like their owners | New Scientist

‘What Really Happened in Wuhan’: US authorities ‘ignored’ COVID-19 warning | Sky News Australia : A Chinese pro-democracy activist said he attempted to warn the US about the emergence of COVID-19 when he first heard of a mysterious new virus in October 2019, an explosive documentary airing exclusively on Sky News Australia has uncovered. I believe this man is telling the truth.  I believe that Trump had the power to prevent the hundreds of thousands of deaths that are still being tallied from this virus.

How to Order Abortion Pills Online - Rolling Stone

New bodycam video shows emotional Gabby Petito after reported fight with fiancé in Utah : New police body camera footage captured a visibly distraught Gabrielle “Gabby” Petito and her fiancé after an alleged physical altercation between them... I believe he murdered her, and hid the body.  If she was my daughter, I would have already hired a private detective.

Cheap covid-19 antibody test shows if you have immunity in 5 minutes | New Scientist : A cheap and accurate test that can tell if people have covid-19 antibodies could be used to monitor population immunity from past infections as well as vaccines

Putting a face to Krijn, the Netherland's oldest Neanderthal man

New study identifies likely cause of Alzheimer's disease

Buurma Farms Inc. Recalls Plain (Flat) Parsley Due to Possible Health Risks | FDA : Buurma Farms Inc. of Willard, OH, is voluntarily recalling 320 boxes of its Plain Parsley after testing showed possible contamination with Shiga-toxin producing E.coli. The product being recalled is Buurma Plain (flat leaf) Parsley with a harvest date of August 30, 2021 from their Gregory, Michigan

Dole Fresh Vegetables Announces Precautionary Limited Recall of Curly Leaf Parsley Due to Possible Contamination with Non-O157 Shiga-Toxin Producing E. coli | FDA : Dole Fresh Vegetables, Inc. is voluntarily recalling a limited number of cases of conventional Curly Leaf Parsley. The product being recalled is Dole® Curly Leaf Parsley, with harvest dates of August 18, 2021, and August 19, 2021. A random, routine regulatory sample collected in Michigan tested po

Seviroli Foods Voluntarily Issues a Recall of H-E-B Jumbo Stuffed Shells - 22 Oz Due to Potential Presence of Foreign Material | FDA : Committed to the quality of its products and out of an abundance of caution, SEVIROLI FOODS, INC, of Bellmawr, NJ is recalling H-E-B Jumbo Stuffed Shells - 22 oz due to potential presence of foreign material in product (Metal). Consumption of hard or sharp foreign material could cause physical injur

Velvet Ice Cream Voluntarily Recalls Raspberry Fudge Cordial Ice Cream Due to Undeclared Peanuts | FDA : Velvet Ice Cream has issued a voluntary recall of its 56oz Raspberry Fudge Cordial Ice Cream because it may contain undeclared peanuts. People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to peanuts could experience a serious or life-threatening allergic reaction if they consume this product. The impac

Jacobus Pharmaceutical Company Inc. Issues Voluntary Worldwide Recall of Ruzurgi® (amifampridine) 10 mg Tablets Due to Yeast, Mold, and Bacterial Contamination | FDA : Plainsboro, New Jersey, Jacobus Pharmaceutical Company Inc. is voluntarily recalling 3 lots of Ruzurgi® (amifampridine) 10 mg tablets to the consumer level. The products have been found to be contaminated with yeast, mold, and aerobic bacteria based on laboratory test results. Oral products heavily

Covid-19 Hospitalizations Map: The Pandemic’s Impact on I.C.U.s - The New York Times : One in four intensive care units in the U.S. is 95 percent full or more, and available beds are gone or dwindling especially fast in a handful of states including Alabama, Texas and Florida.

Unvaccinated COVID-19 hospitalizations cost billions of dollars - Peterson-KFF Health System Tracker

Doctors warn consuming Betadine won't cure COVID, could be deadly | KOKH Sure, let's not take a vaccine, but instead, we'll drink bleach and Betadine, and take veterinary dewormer.  Seems legit.

Top physician groups oppose Texas Heartbeat Act

California recall election: Live results and updates on the Newsom vote : California's Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom has survived the effort to remove him from office, according to a projection from the CNN Decision Desk. Follow here for the latest news.

How to Use Old HDDs as External Drives - Ask Leo! : When replacing a hard drive or an entire machine, it can be very convenient to have the old hard drive available in an external drive enclosure.

Prehistoric humans rarely mated with their cousins

Joint burial of two 1,500-year-old skeletons offers a look into attitudes toward love and the afterlife

COVID-19 cases climbing, wiping out months of progress

When Republicans control state legislatures, infant mortality is higher

Israeli data on COVID boosters to be published this week in major journal

Eye conditions linked to heightened risk of dementia

You are Jewish enough: Our message to interfaith couples and families with members of diverse heritages – eJewish Philanthropy : We propose an inclusive, non-judgmental approach, as a new starting point, from all Jews toward all Jews

Man gets 20 years for plotted attack on Ohio synagogue | WTRF : TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — Federal prosecutors say a man who plotted an attack on a Toledo-area synagogue has been sentenced to 20 years in prison. Damon Joseph, also known as Abdullah Ali Yusuf, was arrested in December 2018 and pleaded guilty in May to attempting to provide material support for the Islamic State terrorist group […]

Nazi message with swastikas found in Georgia high school | Miami Herald : The misspelled phrase “Hail [sic] Hitler” was plastered above two swastikas.

Florida nurse plead guilty for threatening Vice President Harris : A former Florida nurse faces five years in prison after releasing videos telling Vice President Kamala Harris "you are going to die." I hope that former nurse gets the maximum term.  Too bad they don't deport people like this.  I think that should be the sentence. I also feel sorry for her children.

'Peril,' by Bob Woodward and Robert Costa, reports Gen. Mark A. Milley called a Chinese general twice to pledge the U.S. wouldn’t strike - The Washington Post : "Peril," by Bob Woodward and Robert Costa, reveals how Gen. Mark A. Milley, the Joint Chiefs chairman, called his Chinese counterpart before the election and after Jan. 6 in a bid to avert armed conflict. How very disturbing.  Trump is a danger to this country, and should be disqualified for ever running for or holding the office again.  Unless I'm wrong, this has happened with any other U.S. POTUS in the history of the U.S. 

Apple Security Update Closes Spyware Flaw in iPhones, Macs and iWatches - The New York Times

Getting-Rid-of-the-Word-Caucasian.pdf

Why Do We Keep Using the Word “Caucasian”? - SAPIENS : A history of Caucasian terminology: When a term signifies something that does not exist, we need to examine our use of it.

Opinion: The pernicious myth of a Caucasian race - Los Angeles Times : A discredited theory, rooted in notions of white racial superiority, brought us the term "Caucasian." It's time to abandon it.

How the Real Jane Roe Shaped the Abortion Wars | The New Yorker : The all-too-human plaintiff of Roe v. Wade captured the messy contradictions hidden by a polarizing debate.

We need to figure out how to have sex in space for human survival and well-being

Scientists claim that overeating is not the primary cause of obesity

White blood cells that can help destroy malignant tumors

Why Fitter People Drink More Alcohol | Outside Online : Regular exercisers drink more, a new study confirms, but are less likely to be problem drinkers

The Big Problem With Plastic - Consumer Reports

How to Find the Hidden Files on Your Phone or Computer | WIRED

What A 'Mild' Breakthrough COVID Case Feels Like : Shots - Health News : NPR

Activism matters: Paul Golin, Society for Humanistic Judaism – AHS+ Blog

How Endemic COVID Becomes a Manageable Risk - The Atlantic : With SARS-CoV-2 mingling alongside influenza—and causing a comparable level of death and disease—the harm to public health and economic productivity will be too great for society to simply shrug off. The dual viral threat will compel better defenses. We won’t have a choice.

Biden's pandemic plan overlooks mask mandates and vulnerable populations : President Biden outlined a six-point strategy to confront the pandemic. But two public health scholars believe it would work better with help from states.

Plant-Based Diet Tied to Better Urological Health in Men | MedPage Today

Alabama man dies after 43 hospitals with full ICUs turned him away; family urges COVID-19 vaccines | WGN-TV : The family of an Alabama man who died of heart issues is asking people to get COVID-19 vaccines after more than 40 hospitals were unable to accept him due to full cardiac ICUs.

AI can detect a deepfake face because its pupils have jagged edges | New Scientist

Maternal and Neonatal Morbidity and Mortality Among Pregnant Women With and Without COVID-19 Infection: The INTERCOVID Multinational Cohort Study | Neonatology | JAMA Pediatrics | JAMA Network : This cohort study assesses the association between COVID-19 and maternal and neonatal outcomes in pregnant women with COVID-19 diagnosis compared with concomitantly enrolled pregnant women without COVID-19 diagnosis.

7 Things to Hate About Books & Reading | Kim M. Watt

The Agent | The New Yorker : Did the C.I.A. stop an F.B.I. detective from preventing 9/11? Beyond disturbing.

The ‘crawl’ fed our need for constant news on 9/11. It never went away. - The Washington Post

9/11 Survivors Are Still Getting Sick Decades Later: ‘Am I Next?’ - The New York Times : Hundreds of thousands of people, from firefighters to students, were exposed to toxic material, leading to health issues, some fatal, years later.

How presidents used the 2001 AUMF to justify wars unrelated to 9/11 – Responsible Statecraft