Melissa's Musings(My opinionated view of life)

Can I Use My Expired At-Home COVID Tests? | MedPage Today

For Ben Franklin, abortion was basic arithmetic : NPR

The Science of Abortion Rights - Scientific American : Scientific American is the essential guide to the most awe-inspiring advances in science and technology, explaining how they change our understanding of the world and shape our lives.

A Person Got COVID from a Cat in First Confirmed Case - Scientific American : Scientific American is the essential guide to the most awe-inspiring advances in science and technology, explaining how they change our understanding of the world and shape our lives.

Marjorie Taylor Greene’s husband quietly invested $295k into pro-LGBTQ and pro-BLM companies / LGBTQ Nation : Greene has called Black Lives Matter "terrorists" and LGBTQ people "child predators." But her husband's recent investments suggest that they're perfectly willing to cash in companies profiting from diversity outreach...

GOP Rep. Adam Kinzinger Suggests Lauren Boebert's Views Akin To 'Christian Taliban' | HuffPost Latest News He's a Republican I can get behind.  If we had more Republicans in Congress like Liz Cheney, and Adam Kinzinger, Congress would be able to work together in a civilized fashion. The country wouldn't be so divided.

Blount Fine Foods Voluntarily Recalls a Limited Amount (a Single Lot) of Southwest Corn Chowder Due to Undeclared Wheat Allergen | FDA

I Have Monkeypox: My Symptoms & Experiences So Far

You Could Have Long COVID and Not Even Know It | Time : Long COVID affects more people than many realize. Experts say that lack of recognition could be causing some Long COVID cases to go undiagnosed.

Are pockets of Covid in the gut causing long-term symptoms? | Long Covid | The Guardian

FCC Commissioner Urges Apple, Google to Pull TikTok From App Stores | PCMag : Brendan Carr believes the 'swaths of sensitive data' being harvested by TikTok means it shouldn't be available to use.

WHO Official: Individuals Can Get 'Unlucky' With Long COVID

9 ways to protect your heart and brain from the summer heat

How a Holocaust survivor helped win the fight for abortion rights – The Forward

More than 300,000 Nissan SUVs recalled for defective hoods that could flip up and obstruct drivers

Chicago Quantum Exchange takes first steps toward a future that could revolutionize computing and medicine

FSIS Issues Public Health Alert for Ineligible Siluriformes Products Imported from Korea | Food Safety and Inspection Service

SunVilla Solar Patio Umbrellas Sold At Costco Recalled After Multiple Fires – CBS Sacramento : Solar-powered patio umbrellas sold exclusively at Costco have been recalled in the United States and Canada after some umbrellas caught fire, authorities said.

French lawmakers seek to protect abortion rights in constitution

Pelosi responds to Supreme Court abortion ruling by reciting Israeli poem – The Forward

'Abortion access is a Jewish value': Reaction to Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade – The Forward

Overturning Roe would be an unconscionable infringement on the religious freedom of Orthodox Jews - Jewish Telegraphic Agency

Daily Harvest Issues Voluntary Recall of French Lentil + Leek Crumbles Due to Potential Health Risk | FDA : Daily Harvest has voluntarily recalled all French Lentil + Leek Crumbles due to consumer reports of gastrointestinal illness and potential liver function issues.

The Torah of Reproductive Justice (Annotated Source Sheet)

JCPA Condemns Supreme Court Decision Overturning Roe v. Wade - Jewish Council for Public Affairs Jewish law states that a pregnant person's rights take precedence over an unborn potential person. A potential life which only becomes a person when emerging from the womb. Overturning Roe V. Wade violates a Jewish person's First Amendment right to practice our own religion. The Christian right is now legislating their own beliefs, and that is unconstitutional. Individual religious beliefs are not allowed in jurisprudence.  That is unconstitutional. The last time I checked, the USA was not a Christian theocracy, and that is what is happening in the The USA. That's the GOP's goal. They've wanted Christian rule for a long time. Some of them have even admitted it.  That is not going to happen in my USA.  

Why Abortion Is More Than Just a Women's Rights Issue - CNET : Reproductive care affects everyone, including men and nonbinary, trans and intersex people.

U.S. to expand monkeypox testing at commercial labs as outbreak grows - The Washington Post : The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention started shipping test kits to five commercial laboratory companies this week.

Daily Harvest Recalls Lentils Amid Claims of Severe Illness - CNET : The brand's curiously cryptic social response to the potentially tainted food has angered some. Here's everything you need to know.

FDA Alert: Vi-Jon, LLC Issues Voluntary Nationwide Recall of CVS Magnesium Citrate Saline Laxative Oral Solution Lemon Flavor Due to Microbial Contamination

Deskins Candies Recalls Peanut Butter Fudge, Peanut Butter No Bake, Chocolate No Bake, and Peanut Butter Pinwheel Because of Possible Health Risk | FDA : Deskins Candies of Bluefield, WV is recalling the following 16 oz products: Deskins Candies Peanut Butter Fudge, Deskins Candies Peanut Butter No-Bake, Deskins Candies Peanut Butter Pinwheel, and Deskins Candies Chocolate No-Bake because it has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella, an or

On Elvis’ Yahrzeit, His Not So Secret Jewish History – The Forward

‘Everywhere, there was death’: The Forward's groundbreaking coverage of disaster in Ukraine — in the 1930s – The Forward

‘Nazi hunter’ Eli Rosenbaum tapped to head DOJ team investigating war crimes in Ukraine – The Forward

Meet every Jewish name that has ever been inscribed on NHL's Stanley Cup – The Forward : From Sammy Rothschild to Jeff Vinik, here are nearly a century's worth of Jewish names on hockeys ultimate prize.

The day no one wanted Elvis — but my grandfather – The Forward

H5N1 : June 21, 2022 Outcomes of SARS-CoV-2 reinfection Covid-19 is NOT influenza.  It is much more damaging to the body, even when vaccinated. Vaccines should prevent the virus entirely.

Dams, taps running dry in northern Mexico amid historic water shortages | Nasdaq : Her elderly neighbor is hard of hearing so Maria Luisa Robles, a convenience store worker in the northern Mexican city of Monterrey, shouted the question a second time: Have you run out of water? Human beings have the means, methods, and opportunities to help their fellow human regarding water. They just need to care enough to do it.

Freshpet recalls dog food over potential salmonella contamination - CBS News

Kinzinger Says He Received a Threat to 'Execute' Him, His Wife, and 5-Month-Old : Kinzinger said he received a mailed threat to "execute me, as well as my wife and 5-month-old child. We've never seen or had anything like that."

Yumei Foods USA, Inc. Recalls Ineligible Siluriformes Products Imported from China | Food Safety and Inspection Service

Texas Abortion Law 2022: Mexico's Aborteria Is Last Resort for Women in US State - Bloomberg

Juneteenth’s myth: Blacks didn’t know they were free

Former GM Plant Worker Donates $1.1M To Charities

A new exhibit shows how Jewish marriage evolved - from 12th-century Egypt to modern-day America – The Forward

Seresto flea collar should be recalled after 2,500 pet deaths, lawmakers say - CBS News

COVID is more dangerous than flu for kids, study finds : COVID-19 poses far more danger to kids than seasonal flu, a new study confirms. "We found the impact to pediatric hospitalization among the two viruses are not equivalent and, in fact, children admitted with COVID-19 or MIS-C experienced longer stays and required more invasive treatments like mechanical ventilation than children admitted with the flu," said principal investigator Dr. Steven Shein. He is chief of pediatric critical care medicine at University Hospitals Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital in Cleveland.

Ocean Freight Shipping Costs Are Driving Goods Prices Higher — ProPublica : A cadre of ocean carriers are charging exorbitant, potentially illegal, fees on shipping containers stuck because of congestion at ports. Sellers of furniture, coconut water, even kids’ potties say the fees are inflating costs.

Uvalde Hires Private Law Firm to Argue It Doesn’t Have to Release School Shooting Public Records : Some of the records relating to the Robb Elementary School shooting could be “highly embarrassing,” involve “emotional/mental distress,” and are “not of legitimate concern to the public,” the lawyers argued.

More than 400,000 bottles of over-the-counter medication recalled due to issues with child-proofing | The Hill : The Consumer Product Safety Commission on Thursday announced the recall of over 400,000 bottles of over-the-counter medicine due to issues with the child-resistant packaging, which did not meet the requirements in the Poison Prevention Packaging Act. Aurohealth recalled about 137,300 units of Walgreens brand acetaminophen, as well as approximately 25,660 units of Kroger brand arthritis…

BA.2.12.1, BA.4 and BA.5 escape antibodies elicited by Omicron infection | Nature : SARS-CoV-2 Omicron sublineages BA.2.12.1, BA.4 and BA.5 exhibit higher transmissibility over BA.21. The new variants’ receptor binding and immune evasion capability require immediate investigation. Here, coupled with Spike structural comparisons, we show that BA.2.12.1 and BA.4/BA.5 exhibit comparable ACE2-binding affinities to BA.2. Importantly, BA.2.12.1 and BA.4/BA.5 display stronger neutralization evasion than BA.2 against the plasma from 3-dose vaccination and, most strikingly, from post-vaccination BA.1 infections. To delineate the underlying antibody evasion mechanism, we determined the escaping mutation profiles2, epitope distribution3 and Omicron neutralization efficacy of 1640 RBD-directed neutralizing antibodies (NAbs), including 614 isolated from BA.1 convalescents. Interestingly, post-vaccination BA.1 infection mainly recalls wildtype-induced humoral memory. The resulting elicited antibodie...

Facebook Is Receiving Sensitive Medical Information from Hospital Websites – The Markup : Experts say some hospitals’ use of an ad tracking tool may violate a federal law protecting health information

If Roe falls, some DAs won't enforce anti-abortion laws | AP News : NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — As the Supreme Court appears on track to overturn the constitutional right to abortion, progressive prosecutors around the U.S. are declaring they won't enforce some of the most restrictive and punitive anti-abortion laws that GOP-led states have waited years to implement.

Alabama church shooting kills 2, wounds 1; suspect held | AP News : VESTAVIA HILLS, Ala. (AP) — A single gunman opened fire inside a suburban Alabama church Thursday evening, killing two people and wounding a third at a small group meeting before being taken into custody, authorities said.

888 Food Company Issues Allergy Alert On Undeclared Egg In Various Ho King and Giai Phat Products | FDA

What can religious Jews learn from Marx? | Shmuly Yanklowitz | The Blogs

How months-long COVID infections could seed dangerous new variants : Tracking SARS-CoV-2 evolution during persistent cases provides insight into the origins of Omicron and other global variants. What can scientists do with this knowledge?

Long COVID Could Be a ‘Mass Deterioration Event’ - The Atlantic : A tidal wave of chronic illness could leave millions of people incrementally worse off.

Explainer: What to know about COVID vaccines for young children | Reuters

Exclusive: Retired Republican judge says January 6 was 'well-developed plan' by Trump to cling to power - CNNPolitics : Retired federal judge J. Michael Luttig, a Republican who is testifying at Thursday's January 6 committee hearing, will provide a sharp condemnation of former President Donald Trump's attempts to overturn the 2020 election, saying Trump and his allies "instigated" a war on democracy "so that he could cling to power," according to a written statement he intends to submit for the committee's record obtained exclusively by CNN.

Greener Ways to Keep Cool During a Heat Wave : The world is warming and our air conditioners are making it worse. Here are some less energy-intensive ways to survive the rising heat.

Learning about antisemitism from the people who fought it – The Forward

Built Brands Voluntarily Recalls "Banana Cream Pie Puffs" Protein Bar Because of a Possible Health Risk | FDA

Latin Foods Market Issues Voluntary Nationwide Recall of Artri King Reforzado Con Ortiga Y Omega 3 Due to the Presence of Undeclared Diclofenac and Dexamethasone | FDA

Beginning in Mid-July, Dial 988 for the Mental Health Hotline | Smart News| Smithsonian Magazine : The three-digit code will be like 911, but for mental health emergencies only

Coors Light Recall: Here's What We Know | Snopes.com

Omicron infection is a poor booster of COVID-19 immunity

Vitamin D deficiency directly linked to dementia : Dementia is one of the major causes of disability and dependency among older people worldwide, affecting thinking and behaviors as you age. But what if you could stop this degenerative disease in its tracks?

Why do cats lick and chew catnip? Researchers find an answer

Synagogue challenges Florida abortion law over religion | AP News : ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — A new Florida law prohibiting abortion after 15 weeks with some exceptions violates religious freedom rights of Jews in addition to the state constitution's privacy protections, a synagogue claims in a lawsuit. It does violate it.  If Roe V Wade is overturned it will be trampling on the rights on every non-Christian group.  No other religion believes the same as the Christians.  So everyone else should be bringing lawsuits...and the SCOTUS cannot deny someone's right to their own religion.

Fisher-Price, US regulators warn of infant deaths in rockers | Nation/World | nola.com

The Real Costs of Electric Car Ownership - CNET : Estimating the cost of driving electric is more complicated than calculating the cost of driving a conventional car.

Your Negative COVID Test Is Basically Meaningless - The Atlantic

A New Test Can Help Reveal If You're Immune to COVID-19 | Time : There are limits to what the test can reveal. Experts are still trying to find what are known as “correlates of protection” for COVID-19: measurable indicators that suggest an individual is protected enough that they are unlikely to get sick. For now, testing for antibodies or T cells can’t give you a yes-or-no answer about whether it’s safe to go to a concert or party without fear of catching the virus, for example. It just gives you one more data point to factor into your risk calculation

Hands Only CPR | NewYork-Presbyterian : It takes less than a minute to learn how to save a life. Click to watch the #HandsOnlyCPR video below.

What To Do When Your Email Gets Hacked - Techlicious : How to prevent your email from getting hacked and the 8 steps to take if you're hacked to get everything back in order and keep hackers out for good.

Gourmondo Cafes and Catering Co. Issues Allergy Alert on Undeclared Egg in Asparagus and Feta Sandwich | FDA

Long Covid is a ‘national crisis.’ So why are grants taking so long to get? | Science | AAAS

Takeaways from Monday's January 6 hearing - CNNPolitics

Green Pharmaceuticals Inc Issues Voluntary Nationwide Recall of SnoreStop NasoSpray Due to Microbial Contamination | FDA : SnoreStop NasoSpray

US health experts say monkeypox cases harder to detect

How could anyone hate Anne Frank?

‘Sisters of Auschwitz’ glimpses Anne Frank’s last days

Northern Tier Bakery, LLC Recalls Ready-To-Eat Salad Products Due to Possible Listeria Contamination | Food Safety and Inspection Service

White Supremacists Are Riling Up Thousands on Social Media | Snopes.com : The social media posts are of a distinct type.

5 Jewish questions about the Jan. 6 committee hearings, answered - Jewish Telegraphic Agency : Remember the Proud Boys, and how the riot pushed Jared and Ivanka away from President Trump? The hearings could have it all on primetime TV.

Buffalo Republican: Hitler is ‘the kind of leader we need today’ – The Forward

Prairie City Bakery Recalls Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Ooey Gooey Butter Cakes Because of Possible Health Risk | FDA

Concern grows as two new Omicron sub-variants spread across US | Omicron variant | The Guardian

Facebook's 2018 algorithm change boosted local GOP groups, research finds Yup, Schmuckerberg is GOP, and it shows. This isn't a big surprise.

The Proud Boys' Jan. 6 Sedition Hearings Begin With Implications For Trump | HuffPost Latest News : The seditious conspiracy case concerns the group's alleged outsize role in the insurrection, and may illuminate their connections to Trump and his allies.

How social media fuels antisemitism

F&S Fresh Foods Recalls 7.25oz Garden Highway Snacks Brand Protein Power Snack (UPC 8 26766 00979 4) Because of Possible Health Risk | FDA

Buzzagogo, Inc. Issues Voluntary Nationwide Recall of Allergy Bee Gone for Kids Nasal Swab Remedy Due to Potential Microbial Contamination | FDA

U.S. death rates show how politics are affecting public health - STAT

Escape from Auschwitz: the most extraordinary Holocaust story you’ve never heard | Holocaust | The Guardian : A pair of Jewish prisoners plotted to break out of the death camp and tell the world the true horror of what they’d seen. How did they do it?

False Flag Attack? The USS Liberty : Especially when Israel and anti-Semitism are involved, obsessives are generally so deeply ideologically invested that facts no longer play any role in what they believe. And in light of this, the attack on the USS Liberty is an important lesson for all of us in keeping our priorities straight: keep your emotions separate from your understanding of the facts

Taharka Brothers Ice Cream Recalls Peanut Butter Cup Ice Cream Because of Possible Health Risk | FDA : Taharka Brothers Ice Cream of Baltimore, Maryland is recalling its Peanut Butter Cup ice cream, because it has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened imm

As a young rabbi, he helped women obtain illegal abortions. At age 90, he’s fighting for them once again – The Forward

Irvington Seafood Recalls “Crabmeat: Jumbo, Lump, Finger, and Claw Meat” Because of Possible Health Risk | FDA : Irvington Seafood of Irvington, AL, is recalling its 1 lb. packages of "Crabmeat: Jumbo, Lump, Finger, and Claw meat" because they have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes

Urban Remedy Recalls Urban Remedy Organic Revitalizing Tea Tonic - Strawberry Hibiscus Rose Due to Possible Hepatitis A Contamination | FDA

Email shows fake Trump electors in Georgia told to conduct plan in ‘secrecy’ : Latest news coverage, email, free stock quotes, live scores and video are just the beginning. Discover more every day at Yahoo!

Feds: Goodyear knew of defective RV tires as early as 2002 | AP News

Wilton Brands Issues Allergy Alert on Possible Presence of Undeclared Milk in Two Sprinkle Products | FDA

Babies exposed to COVID in the womb show neurodevelopmental changes

Long COVID and heart conditions—even mild cases can cause long-term problems : Chadwick Knight weathered a rough bout of COVID-19 back in January 2021 without being hospitalized, but he never bounced back to his former healthy self.

Before WWII, Jewish mobsters kept Nazis at bay in the US — with their fists – The Forward

Russia’s war on Ukraine will have toxic environmental impacts that span decades - Vox

People with food allergies less likely to become infected with SARS-CoV-2, study finds

No Rape, Incest Exceptions in Pending Louisiana Abortion Law | Louisiana News | US News This horrifies me.  A girl can become pregnant when she's 11 or younger. The younger a female is, the more dangerous a pregnancy or childbirth is for her to go through.  So they're basically potentially pitting the 11 year old girl's life vs a baby's.  They're pitting one child's life against a potential baby's life.  If that doesn't horrify you, you have something wrong with you.r