Black mold is a serious problem that many homeowners face. It is toxic and grows on various damp surfaces. Black Mold | 8 Ways Of Getting Rid Of A Health Risk Signs of black mold in your home include: Moldy smell Humidity Deterioration Damp basement Warping Rust Leaking roof or attic Water leaks Sight of mold The microscopic spores of black mold can cause allergic reactions which can include a runny nose and sneezing. Prolonged exposure to black mold can include the following: Fatigue and weakness Headache, light sensitivity Poor memory, difficult word finding Difficulty concentration Morning stiffness, joint pain Unusual skin sensations, tingling, and numbness Shortness of breath, sinus congestion or a chronic cough Appetite swings, body temperature regulation Increased urinary frequency or increased thirst Red eyes, blurred vision, sweats, mood swings, sharp pains Abdominal pain, diarrhea, bloating Tearing, disorientation, metallic taste in mouth Static shocks Vertigo, feeling lightheaded As you can see, exposure to it is a major health risk for the whole household and if you have it within your home it is crucial that you get rid of it as soon as possible! In this article, I will share 8 ways to get rid of it quickly through the  use of : Hydrogen Peroxide Bleach Baking Soda Borax Vinegar Grapefruit Ammonia Tea Tree Oil 1. Hydrogen Peroxide Due to the antifungal, antiviral, and antibacterial properties of hydrogen peroxide, it is one of the best ways to get rid of black mold. It kills black mold on many surfaces such as kitchen appliances, bathroom fixtures, floors, and walls. Directions: Pour 3 % hydrogen peroxide into a spray bottle. Saturate the moldy surface and let it sit for 10-15 minutes. Scrub the moldy areas to remove the stains. Wipe down the area to remove any and all residual mold. 2. Bleach Bleach will kill any household mold, including black mold on nonporous surfaces such as countertops, glass, and tile. It is important to note that bleach only kills the mold on the surface but it will help future mold from growing. Directions: Combine 1 cup of bleach and 1 gallon of water. Using a spray bottle, apply to the moldy surfaces. It is not necessary to wipe down surfaces afterward. 3. Baking Soda Baking soda possesses so many qualities and no household should ever be without it! Did you know that baking can kill black mold? It also helps to keep black mold from returning by absorbing the moisture that caused it in the first place. Directions: Combine ¼ tablespoon of baking soda with 6-8 ounces of water. Add to spray bottle and shake well. Spray it with this mixture. Remove it with a sponge. Rinse the area with warm water to remove any black mold residue. Once the area has been rinsed well, apply this mixture to keep black mold from returning. 4. Borax Borax is another great way to get rid of black mold. Because borax is toxic, use with caution and keep out of reach from children and pets. Directions: Combine 1 cup of borax and 1 gallon of water. Using a spray bottle, spray this mixture on the mold. Scrub the affected area with a scrub brush. Wipe away the mold with a sponge. Rinsing the area is not needed. 5. Vinegar Vinegar is great for removing black mold stains and the acidic properties of vinegar will kill about 80% of black mold. Directions: Pour white distilled vinegar into a spray bottle. Spray over the mold and leave for about an hour. Rinse the area with warm water and let dry. 6. Grapefruit Grapefruit seed extract is an effective solution for killing black mold. Directions: Combine 1 cup of water and 10 drops of grapeseed extract and add to a spray bottle. Spray the moldy area and leave for 5-10 minutes. Wipe away the black mold. It is not necessary to rinse. 7. Ammonia Ammonia is an excellent solution for killing black mold on nonporous surfaces such as bathroom sinks, kitchen counters, and shower doors. Directions: Combine equal parts ammonia and water. Using a spray bottle, spray on the moldy areas. Let it sit for 10 minutes. Wipe the area with a sponge or a small scrub brush. Repeat this process if needed. 8. Tea Tree Oil Tea tree oil possesses antifungal properties, which makes it a great solution for getting rid of black mold. Directions: Combine 1 cup of water and 1 teaspoon of tea tree oil. Add to spray bottle and shake well. Spray the moldy areas with this solution. Clean the areas with a sponge. Repeat if necessary. Watch this video posted by How To Good Health on getting rid of black mold: Have you used any of these methods to kill black mold in your home? Do have a method you would like to share? Share with us in the comment section below. UP NEXT: Green Cleaning Tips To Prevent Mold In House Eliminate Musty Smell in Basement 7 DIY Natural Cleaning Products | Simple Home Solutions Follow us on facebook, instagram, pinterest, and twitter! The contents of this article are for informational purposes only. Please read our full disclaimer.

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“Catholics for Choice,” a death cult that hides behind the oxymoron of their name, exists to rewrite the pro-life religion to mean its opposite. Now they’re hijacking the celebration of Jesus’s birth into a celebration of murder. “This holiday season, remember that Mary had a choice, and you should, too,” wrote the group in a post on X. This holiday season, remember that Mary had a choice, and you should, too. — Catholics for Choice (@Catholic4Choice) December 1, 2024 But in a “Community Note,” the religious impersonators were brutally corrected by the very Gospel they pretend to preach.  “The Catholic Church teaches that Mary gave her free and informed 'yes' to God’s plan to bear Jesus, a decision made »before« His conception,” clarifies the note, citing the Gospel of Luke. But it didn’t take only the Christian Bible to publicly shame them. “I’m not Catholic, but I know this. Mary is going to slap you before you kneel for judgment before God,” one user wrote. I’m not Catholic, but I know this. Mary is going to slap you before you kneel for judgment before God. — Dave Bigbooté ?????? (@DaveNewellPhoto) December 2, 2024 “You vile pieces of sh*t are about as Catholic as Muhammad was,” another user added. You vile pieces of shit are about as Catholic as Muhammad was. — Dix Handley (@dix_di79430) December 2, 2024  “Do the transwomen, men in wigs, have the same choices as Mary, too?” a third page asked.  “Pretending to be Catholic, does not make one a Catholic,” he noted. Pretending to be Catholic, does not make one a Catholic. Do the transwomen, men in wigs, have the same choices as Mary, too? — Fluffy iPhone Dad (@MackDaddy1002) December 2, 2024 To the Left, that reality is as difficult to grasp as the fact that pretending to be a woman does not make you a woman.

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis was found by a court to have violated an open records request and ordered to turn over communications with the congressional committee investigating Jan. 6 as well as those with special counsel Jack Smith. The lawsuit filed by Judicial Watch in March sought the records from Willis' office in accordance with the Georgia Open Records Act, but Willis was unresponsive to the request, leading to a default judgment. 'This is the first time in our experience a government official has been found in default for not showing up in court to answer an open records lawsuit.' The Fulton County Supreme Court judgment found that Willis “never moved to open default on any basis (not even during the period when she could have opened default as a matter of right), she never paid costs, and she never offered up a meritorious defense.” Willis is ordered to produce the communications records within five days to Judicial Watch. The district attorney has been actively seeking the prosecution of President-elect Donald Trump over allegations that he illegally sought to overturn the official election results of the 2020 presidential campaign. A hearing has also been scheduled to determine whether Willis should pay court fees for Judicial Watch. “Fani Willis is something else. We’ve been doing this work for 30 years, and this is the first time in our experience a government official has been found in default for not showing up in court to answer an open records lawsuit," read a statement from Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton. “Judicial Watch looks forward to getting any documents from the Fani Willis operation about collusion with the Biden administration and Nancy Pelosi’s Congress on her unprecedented and compromised ‘get-Trump’ prosecution,” he added. Also on Tuesday, Willis faced a tremendous blow to her career when the last two defendants in the longest-running trial in Georgia were acquitted. Deamonte Kendrick was found not guilty of all charges filed by Willis, and Shannon Stillwell was also acquitted of all charges except one by a Fulton County jury. Willis has been excoriated for having a romantic relationship with a deputy attorney general as their office fought to prosecute Trump. That case is the last surviving of Trump's four cases, three of which were dropped or postponed after Trump's election victory. Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

On April 12, 2019, John Paul Mac Isaac was running his laptop repair shop in Delaware when Hunter Biden — who was just pardoned by his father, Joe Biden — changed the course of his life. “It was about two weeks before his father announced his candidacy, so to me, he was just an intoxicated guy, and at first, because I saw the Beau Biden Foundation sticker, I thought he was just trying to get memories off of his deceased brother’s laptop, because that’s often the case,” Isaac told Alex Stein of “Prime Time with Alex Stein” in an interview. “That’s often the case. Customers will come in with these devices, and they’ll just want to get the memories off. Unfortunately, during the data recovery the next day, I had to verify the data, and during that verification process I realized that this was not Beau Biden’s laptop. This was Hunter’s, and it was gross,” he explained. Hunter told Isaac to bill him electronically, when Isaac explained that if he didn’t pick it up after 90 days, it’s “forfeit.” “At that point I just wanted him to pick it up, because I saw a lot of embarrassing material. But, again, his dad hadn’t announced his candidacy yet, so I figured just get this disgraced son of a politician out of my shop,” he said. “It was about three months later when it became my property and Burisma and Hunter Biden and corruption was in the news cycle. I took a deep dive in the laptop, and it took me probably a couple weeks before I figured out that there was major threats to our national security on that laptop and it needed to get to the FBI,” he continued. Isaac was concerned not only about the contents on the laptop but also the “collusion between our Big Tech or mainstream and social media to block the story.” “The fact that they went to extreme lengths to repress the story from the time the FBI took possession of that laptop on December 9 of 2019. They had 10 months before the New York Post broke that story,” he said. “That’s a lot of effort to put into hiding something.” Want more from Alex Stein?To enjoy more of Alex's culture jamming, comedic monologues, skits, and street segments, subscribe to BlazeTV — the largest multi-platform network of voices who love America, defend the Constitution, and live the American dream.

Meta's president of global affairs said the social media company went overboard with its moderation of COVID-19-related content on its platforms.Nick Clegg spoke to media members and claimed Meta founder Mark Zuckerberg hoped to have a say in President-elect Donald Trump's upcoming tech and social media policy.According to the Financial Times, Clegg said that Zuckerberg wants to play "an active role in the debates that any administration needs to have about maintaining America’s leadership in the technological sphere."'Sometimes over enforce, we make mistakes ...'Clegg also claimed that American leadership in tech "is tremendously important given all the geostrategic uncertainties around the world, and particularly the pivotal role that [artificial intelligence] will play."The Meta representative also reportedly told media members that Meta officials are "acutely aware" that the company's moderation policies are "sometimes" excessive."We're acutely aware — because users quite rightly raised their voice and complained about this — that we sometimes over enforce, we make mistakes and we remove or restrict innocuous or innocent content."Still, Clegg reiterated that his boss wants an "ongoing focus" on improving the "precision and accuracy" of Meta's rule enforcement.Zuckerberg had dinner with Trump at his Florida golf club, Mar-a-Lago, the day before Thanksgiving, with Trump's staff members revealing the tech entrepreneur's alleged intent to "support the renewal" of the country."Mark, obviously, he has his own interest, and he has his own company, and he has his own agenda," Trump's deputy chief of staff, Stephen Miller, explained. "But he's made clear that he wants to support the national renewal of America under Trump’s leadership."A Meta spokesperson told CBS News after the fact that Zuckerberg was "grateful for the invitation to join President Trump for dinner and the opportunity to meet with members of his team about the incoming Administration."The admittance of wrongdoing from Meta marks the second instance of this nature in recent months.In August, Zuckerberg sent a highly publicized letter to House Judiciary Committee Chairman Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) explaining that Meta was pressured to censor content by Joe Biden's administration.Zuckerberg said senior officials from the Biden-Harris administration "repeatedly pressured our teams for months to censor certain COVID-19 content, including humor and satire, and expressed frustration with our teams when we didn't agree."The White House responded to the allegations by saying its actions were made in order to "protect [the] public health and safety" of the American people.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

Of all the deceptive sales techniques the U.S. government has used on the American people, one of them — the Social Security Act — gets far too little attention. Buckle up, because this is a wild ride. In 1935, the American people were sold a bill of goods. They were told, “Pay into this system, and it’ll be your money for retirement.” Sounds great, doesn’t it? The government promises you security but gives you dependency. It promises ownership but gives you a tax receipt. But here’s where it gets juicy, in an ugly way. Two years later, when the Supreme Court was considering the constitutionality of the Social Security Act, the government did a complete 180. The government — through Assistant Attorney General Robert Jackson — argued in essence, “Oh no, this isn’t your money at all. This is a tax, and we can do whatever we want with it.” Classic bait and switch. Let’s not forget the ruling in Helvering v. Davis, where the Supreme Court upheld the Social Security Act by embracing the government’s argument and admission that what people pay into Social Security is tax revenue — available to be used as Congress may direct — and not at all money belonging to those who paid it. To summarize: The proponents of the Social Security Act told American workers that what they paid into the system would remain their money, not the government’s — to get Congress to pass it — and then told the courts the exact opposite when defending the constitutionality of the law. The Supreme Court accepted the government’s argument, to the great detriment of the American people. Now, let’s talk about what happens to “your money” once it’s in the government's hands. Spoiler alert: It’s not managed like your IRA or 401(k). First, this money doesn’t sit in a nice, individual account with your name on it. No, it goes into a huge account called the “Social Security Trust Fund.” But here’s the kicker — the government routinely raids this fund. Yes, you heard that right. The government takes “your money” and uses it for whatever the current Congress deems “necessary.” Every few years, there’s talk in Congress about “saving Social Security.” I’ve introduced and co-sponsored a number of measures over the years that would fix it. But most in Congress show little desire to fix it and are instead constantly looking for ways to “borrow” from it — with no plan to put it back. And the returns? Forget about compound interest or stock market gains. Your “investment” in Social Security can give you a return lower than inflation. If you had put the same amount into literally anything else — a mutual fund, real estate, even a savings account — you’d be better off by the time you reached retirement age, even if the government kept some of it! Do the math: With Social Security, you’re looking at a return that's pathetic compared to market averages. It’s not even an investment. It’s a tax. And let’s talk about how this system is set up to fail. The demographic shift? More retirees, fewer workers. It’s almost fair to compare it to a Ponzi scheme that’s running out of new investors. Every dollar you pay into Social Security, only to see it gobbled up by the government itself, is a dollar you can’t invest in your own future. It’s government dependency at its worst. Remember, this isn’t just about retirement. It’s about independence, about controlling your own destiny. With Social Security, you control nothing. The government promises you security but gives you dependency. It promises ownership but gives you a tax receipt. And don’t get me started on the management. The Social Security Administration is a bureaucratic behemoth, not exactly known for its efficiency or innovation. If you think your money is safe there, you’re in for a rude awakening. The mismanagement, the waste, the deception — it’s all on display. So what’s the solution? We need real, genuine reform. Within the Social Security system, Americans should be able to invest in their own future and not be shackled by the worst parts of this outdated, mismanaged system. It’s time we acknowledge the truth: Social Security as it now exists isn’t a retirement plan; it’s a tax plan with retirement benefits as an afterthought. We were sold a dream but received a nightmare. It’s time for a wake-up call. We need real reform. It’s time for Americans to know the true history of the Social Security Act. The more people learn the truth, the more they’ll start demanding answers, options, and real reform from Congress. Please help spread the word. The history of the Social Security Act — which sadly must include the deceptive way it was sold to the American people — is yet another reason why America’s century-long era of progressive government must be brought to a close. Editor’s note: A version of this article appeared originally as a post on X (formerly Twitter).

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