Emergency room visits due to tick bites have significantly increased in the Midwest, with health experts warning about the risks of alpha-gal syndrome, a red meat allergy caused by Lone Star tick bites.
PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Emergency room visits caused by tick bites spiked from 39 to 137 per 100,000 ER visits between March and April in ten Midwest states, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC ). Health experts link the increase to more outdoor activity as warmer weather arrives. DETAIL: Health experts say the increase coincides with more people spending time outdoors during warmer months, leading to greater exposure to ticks. Missouri dermatologist and immunologist Benjamin Casterline said the aggressive Lone Star tick, common in the state, can cause alpha-gal syndrome, a food allergy triggered by red meat consumption. Symptoms can include hives, nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea several hours after…Open
On Friday's "The Record with Greta Van Susteren," Venezuelan Opposition Leader Maria Corina Machado discussed her plan to run for office to bring freedom and democracy to her homeland.
Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett was the victim of a swatting call Wednesday night at her Virginia home, according to local police. Police radio traffic shows law enforcement received a call for a “suspicious noise of gunshots” at Barrett’s suburban Virginia address. The dispatcher warned responding officers shortly afterward that a “high priority resident of the county” lived there and that the report may not be authentic. Read more: https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/5900372-justice-barrett-swatting-incident/ #Swatting #AmyConeyBarrett #SupremeCourt #SCOTUS
The Texas Military Department participated in the 2026 Search and Rescue Exercise in San Antonio, May 18-21, 2026, marking 12 years of interagency partnership for this effort.
Empires rarely collapse all at once; they decay incrementally like an ancient cathedral left exposed to centuries of salt air and corrosion. Empires rarely collapse all at once; they decay incrementally like an ancient cathedral left exposed to centuries of salt air and corrosion. The marble still glistens from a distance. The banners still wave. […] The post THE REPUBLIC IN CHAINS appeared first on StoneZone .
Empires rarely collapse all at once; they decay incrementally like an ancient cathedral left exposed to centuries of salt air and corrosion. Empires rarely collapse all at once; they decay incrementally like an ancient cathedral left exposed to centuries of salt air and corrosion. The marble still glistens from a distance. The banners still wave. The ceremonies continue with rehearsed grandeur. Yet beneath the surface, the foundation begins to rot. Institutions once built to safeguard liberty metastasize into instruments of coercion. Bureaucracies swell into ravenous organisms consuming the very constitutional restraints that gave them life. The citizen gradually transforms from sovereign to subject while the state cloaks its appetite for…Open
A known anti-Trump, Democrat mega-donor financed a lawsuit built on allegations from decades earlier to assassinate the character of a sitting president.
