Donald Trump has nominated General Keith Kellogg to negotiate peace between Ukraine and Russia. “I am very pleased to nominate General Keith Kellogg to serve as Assistant to the President and Special Envoy for Ukraine and Russia. Keith has led a distinguished Military and Business career, including serving in highly sensitive National Security roles in […] The post DJT Appoints a Special Envoy to Negotiate Ukraine Peace appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

As California continues to count ballots that people like Nancy Pelosi’s daughter are curing, the votes lean heavily Democrat. Two Republican incumbents, Duarte and Steel, fell behind the Democrat candidates as the curing continued. It was announced today that Michelle Steele lost to Democrat Derek Tran. Adam Gray is now pulling ahead of Republican John […] The post California Is Still Counting Ballots & Democrats Win This Way appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

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According to WebMD, asthma (also called bronchial asthma) is a chronic disease of the airways that makes breathing difficult. With asthma, there is inflammation of the air passages that results in a temporary narrowing of the airways that carry oxygen to the lungs. This results in asthma symptoms, including coughing, wheezing, shortness of breath, and chest tightness. Asthma Symptoms: Natural Treatments You Can Do At Home If it is severe, asthma can result in decreased activity and inability to talk. This serious and sometimes dangerous disease affects about 26 million Americans and causes nearly 2 million emergency room visits each year. The exact cause of asthma is unknown and it can affect anyone at any age. Anyone who has history of asthma in the family has an increased risk of developing it at some point in their lifetime. (source) The common triggers of asthma symptoms and attacks can include the following: Allergies Sulfites in food Air pollution Weather conditions Respiratory infections Emotions Smoking Asthma is extremely treatable with ongoing treatment. Visit the Mayo Clinic for complete information on various medication options. Please note: With asthma, it is ALWAYS advised to seek medical treatment through your primary care physician. The following remedies are NOT meant to take the place of any and all medications prescribed for asthma. However, there are natural ways to help fight the symptoms of asthma. Let’s take a quick glance at the remedies I’ll be covering: Ginger Coffee Garlic Mustard oil Honey Lemons Carom seeds Eucalyptus oil Onions Let’s get started! 1. Ginger Ginger is well known for its anti-inflammatory properties, therefore making it an excellent natural treatment to help fight the symptoms of asthma. For this remedy: mix equal parts ginger, honey, and pomegranate juice. Consume 3 times a day for best results. 2. Coffee Hot black coffee acts as a bronchodilator which means it helps to clear your airways and helps you breathe much easier. The stronger the coffee, the better! It is not recommended that you consume more than 3 cups a day. 3. Garlic This remedy is great for clearing out your lungs during the early stages of asthma. What you need: 2 quart saucepan 2 or 3 cloves of garlic ¼ cup of milk Directions: In a 2 quart saucepan, boil 2 or 3 garlic cloves in a ¼ cup of milk Cool completely and drink. 4. Mustard oil This remedy is great for an asthma attack that is in progress. Massage warm mustard oil on your chest until you are relieved of the asthma attack. 5. Honey Honey has been called by many as the best home remedy for asthma. There are two ways to use honey for asthma. A teaspoon of honey combined in hot water can be consumed 2-3 days to help fight the symptoms of asthma. Also, combining 1 teaspoon of honey with ½ teaspoon of cinnamon powder is a great remedy in the evening right before bed. 6. Lemons Vitamin C is necessary for everyone’s immunity health, especially those who have asthma! This remedy has been shown to reduce the risk of asthma attacks. Squeeze ½ lemon into 6 ounces of water and drink as often as needed. 7. Carom seeds Carom seeds can ease the symptoms of mild asthma. It acts as a bronchodilator much like coffee. For this remedy: boil 1 teaspoon of carom seeds in 8 ounces of water. You can drink it or inhale the steam. 8. Eucalyptus oil This is another home remedy that asthma sufferers swear by! Directions: Boil 1 cup of water and add 3-4 drops of eucalyptus oil and breathe in the steam. This opens the nasal and air passages which allows air to pass through much easier. 9. Onions Onions are well known for their anti-inflammatory properties therefore introducing onions into your diet can greatly reduce asthma symptoms.   StyleCraze shows 3 natural home remedies for asthma: If you are pregnant or nursing always consult your primary care physician before starting any and all home remedies. Do you have a natural way of fighting asthma symptoms that you would like to share with us? Share with us in the comment section below! UP NEXT: 13 Home Remedies That Actually Work Follow us on facebook, instagram, pinterest, and twitter! The contents of this article are for informational purposes only. Please read our full disclaimer.

On Wednesday, CBS Mornings Plus gave a wide berth for National Urban League President Marc Morial to kvetch over Walmart announcing it’d be cutting back on its capitulation to wokeism and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programs. Worse yet, CBS failed to show basic ethics by not mentioning Morial is married to CBS Saturday Morning co-host Michelle Miller. The substance was all you’d come to expect out of the racial activist crowd who behave like mobsters, making veiled threats if they’re not pampered and using hot rhetoric to decry this move as having capitulated to a “hate mob” filled with “anti-racial justice extremists.”     Co-host Adriana Diaz set the table: “[T]he world’s largest retailer says it will no longer give priority treatment to suppliers owned by minorities and women. It will also scale back racial equity trading and review its support for things like pride month and other events.” After a soundbite from Tuesday’s CBS Mornings of Walmart’s U.S. CEO defending the change, Diaz and co-host Tony Dokoupil brought in Morial as simply “the president and CEO of the National Urban League.” If this were a conservative organization and they were married to, say, a Fox & Friends co-host, you bet the liberal media defenders would raise hell. Nonetheless, Diaz read from a letter Morial sent to Walmart, saying this move against wokeness could have “potentially disastrous effects” and was “a hasty and ill-advised capitulation to anti-racial justice extremists” that could lead to the company being rife with “discrimination, racial profiling, and insensitivity.” Morial added his biggest gripe was, well, all about him: “[A]s a 20-year partner of Walmart, none of us got a head’s up that they were even reevaluating or reconsidering their corporate diversity and equal opportunity initiatives.” Describing Walmart as “first-class” on issues of “diversity,” Morial fretted Walmart’s looking to “throw all of that away without any careful consultation with their partners, without any serious evaluation of the success of these programs.” Like a good racial arsonist, he smeared those who believe this corporate liberalism is eye-roll inducing: I think what they did is succumbed to a smear campaign, to threats, to bullying, and to blackmail by a handful of extremists. We need American business leaders to stand up for American values, and one value of this nation is equal opportunity. That’s all diversity and equity and inclusion is about. It’s about creating a level playing field for all. Diaz wouldn’t credit Robby Starbuck for having led this charge, so she merely noted this was part of a wider trend in corporate America to which Morial said DEI has “been smeared by a hate mob” discrediting this “positive...image and a positive conversation about an America for all, an America that is open to all.” Morial had the gall to claim DEI is about meritocracy: “D, E, and I is consistency with meritocracy because what D, E, and I says give those who have merit, but who have been locked out an opportunity, so these two value propositions work together.” Dokoupil drew Morial’s ire for having the gall to paraphrase Chief Justice John Robert’s belief that “the way to end discrimination on the basis of race is to stop discriminating on the basis of race” and voicing the belief by some Americans that embracing DEI and putting demands on a company “based on...gender or...skin color” is “perpetuating the very racism” they claim to abhor. “You used the word that is inaccurate. Favoring. D, E, and I does not favor. It opens doors that have been historically closed,” snapped Morial. Later, the pity party ended with Morial telling Dokoupil he’s demanding a meeting with Walmart executives alongside others “in the civil rights community” because they’d then feel like they could more openly “decide what steps we’ll take or what moves we’ll make.” This, of course, could be taken to mean boycotts or putting Walmart on blast with cries of racism (click “expand”): DOKOUPIL: As I understand it, you’re in conversation with — with them. You’ve requested a meeting or have they agreed to a meeting? MORIAL: I would love to meet with Doug McMillon. Look, I know Doug McMillon. I’ve worked with Doug McMillon. They’ve been historically a strong supporter of equal opportunity, and I think that conversation would help us gain an understanding. I want to have that conversation before I think many of us in the civil rights community decide what steps we’ll take or what moves we’ll make. Once again, I’ve been a partner at the National Urban League with Walmart now for 20 years through multiple CEOs. I’ve watched their journey. I hope they’re not a championship team that’s won with the west coast offense that now says let’s try the signal wing, if you understand. DOKOUPIL: Yeah. MORIAL: That what they’ll do is throw away, if you will, 20 years of progress without any real consultation with any of us and without any conversation and they’ve obviously been speaking to those who oppose D, E, and I. I think it’s important that they speak to those of us who promote and support D, E, and I to equal opportunity. That’s what a fair conversation is, not to make these decisions because someone comes to you behind closed doors, makes a lot of threats, suggests that they’re going to run boycotts on you and then you succumb to that pressure. I mean, this is a moment. I wanted to come and talk about this publicly because it is a moment that is so important for this country. We cannot throw away the progress we’ve made. To see the relevant CBS transcript from November 27, click here.

The United Kingdom’s daily efforts to censor speech and undermine its farmers have left the once-great nation resembling a communist regime. Yet its leaders remain determined to continue their march toward dystopia — now by targeting elderly citizens with state-sponsored euthanasia. The push for legalized euthanasia has reached British shores, accompanied by grim subway advertisements and endorsements in the Economist.Canada’s monstrous euthanasia program should serve as a warning for other Western nations. Instead, the U.K. seems intent on diving headfirst into this moral abyss. The growing embrace of industrial-scale medical suicide is no coincidence; it reflects the natural trajectory of the modern totalitarian state.We are governed by an elite seemingly intent on overseeing the suicide of the West.Every elite class requires a political formula — a narrative to justify its authority. For the managerial elite, that formula is expertise and efficiency. In a complex world dominated by massive bureaucracies, these sprawling systems demand the technical knowledge and managerial skill of those at the top.Bureaucracies thrive on uniformity, and the managerial elite depend on predictable outcomes to deliver the promised efficiency and material abundance. This obsession with control fosters a need for social engineering — a new kind of human subject, malleable and obedient to the designs of the ruling class.In the modern total state, control extends to every aspect of life, including death. The push for euthanasia reflects the ultimate expression of this ideology: a system that dictates not just how people live but when and how they die.In 2009, the debate over the Affordable Care Act, or “Obamacare” as it became popularly known, was in full swing. Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R) famously warned that government-controlled health care would inevitably lead to “death panels” that would decide whether patients could continue receiving treatment. The media mocked Palin, labeling her ignorant and accusing her of spreading misinformation about the ACA. But her warning has been vindicated. The link between dependency and sovereignty is undeniable — when the state assumes responsibility for an individual’s care from birth, it will inevitably influence decisions about when that individual’s life should end.In 2016, Canada introduced its Medical Assistance in Dying program. Like other state-sponsored euthanasia initiatives, MAID was initially marketed as a compassionate option for terminally ill patients to end their suffering. The messaging focused on dignity, self-determination, and the idea that the program would be a rare solution for extreme cases. By 2022, however, MAID accounted for more than 13,000 deaths annually — a 31% increase from 2021 — and represented 4.1% of all deaths in Canada. Far from serving only the elderly or those in chronic pain, MAID has facilitated the deaths of poor people unable to afford rent and people suffering from mental illness. In a striking example of the slippery slope, Canada’s euthanasia program shifted from offering a “dignified” end for the terminally ill to ending the lives of young people grappling with anxiety over the cost of living.The managerial revolution that began in the 1930s and 1940s led Western governments to build modern welfare states. These welfare programs, like Social Security in the United States or the National Health Service in the United Kingdom, relied on massive bureaucracies and experts who claimed they could predict human behavior, including fertility rates and life expectancy. Policymakers structured these welfare systems like Ponzi schemes, assuming continuous generational growth would sustain them. A sharp decline in birth rates created a crisis for social planners. In response, many governments embraced replacement-level immigration, both legal and illegal, to offset demographic decline.When immigration failed to stabilize their systems, managerial states turned to euthanasia to ease demographic pressures. What began as a welfare state’s reliance on predictable human behavior has now devolved into using death as a solution to economic and demographic challenges.As a man who lost his wife after a painful battle with cancer, I understand on a deep level why the arguments for euthanasia can seem compelling. Watching a loved one suffering in a situation that will not improve is heart-rending. But mass industrialized euthanasia is a terrible solution to a very difficult problem. The state is not killing you to spare your dignity; it is killing you because you are inconvenient.While it is unpleasant to discuss, those who no longer wish to live are rarely deprived of the means to end their lives, except in cases of total medical incapacitation. Modern technology can extend life far beyond its natural duration, and patients should have the right to refuse such interventions if they choose. However, transforming suicide into a large-scale, state-run procedure is a dangerous step with predictable and troubling consequences. When the extermination of human life becomes just another bureaucratic task, the value of life inevitably diminishes to a mere statistic.Bureaucratic institutions, once established, naturally seek to expand their missions and jurisdictions. Managers within these systems are incentivized to increase their power by broadening the scope of their operations. Programs designed to address specific problems often evolve into blunt instruments, searching for new applications. This tendency is a troubling feature of all bureaucracies, but it becomes particularly alarming when the mission involves ending human life on a large scale.As it becomes increasingly clear that mass immigration will fail to resolve the economic challenges facing Western nations, calls for state-sponsored euthanasia will grow louder. Advocates will present industrial suicide cloaked in the language of compassion, but these programs are destined to morph into the “death panels” Palin warned about.The same heartless bureaucrats who outsourced jobs and opened borders for economic gain are not championing euthanasia out of genuine concern for dignity. A ruling elite that truly cared about its nation would address the spiritual and material issues preventing family formation, community building, and the broader factors that make life meaningful. Instead, we are governed by an elite seemingly intent on overseeing the suicide of the West.

Discussing politics on Thanksgiving is a tradition that many of us could live without but can’t seem to get away from. It’s especially poignant every four years after the tidal shifts accompanying presidential elections. This year, we saw remarkable outcomes, most notably that voters prioritized bringing down the cost of their Thanksgiving meal over bringing the family together for a civil conversation. OK, that is an oversimplification, but let’s take a look at the numbers. Clearly, voters were less concerned about civility than they were about costs. The two of us, a Republican and a Democrat, have been conducting polling together around civility in our political discourse for decades. For the last five years, we’ve partnered with the Georgetown Institute of Politics and Public Service to dive into just what this means for the state of our politics. We conducted our most recent poll of 800 likely voters right after the outcomes of the 2024 elections. We asked voters which candidate they believed ran a more divisive campaign, who messaged the ability to get things done more effectively, which candidate they thought represented their shared values the best, and much more. We learned that many voters found Vice President Harris to be someone who is a unifier and ran a less negative campaign as opposed to President Trump, but President Trump had advantages in key areas that propelled him over the top. He was able to effectively message himself as the candidate who addressed the kitchen table issues that most stood out to voters. We’ve seen in exit poll after exit poll that the economy was the issue most on people’s minds on Election Day, and when you look at our findings, you see a pattern that reflects Trump’s win. When voters were asked, “Which candidate is talking to you about this issue?” we see some of the dynamics in the race represented. Vice President Harris outperformed President Trump in addressing abortion, protecting democracy, sharing my values, and caring about people like me. Fifty-two percent found that Vice President Harris was the candidate who better messaged bringing the country together. Conversely, voters found that President Trump more effectively talked about the economy, inflation, and immigration, and a majority thought he would be better at getting things done, but most do not expect him to be a unifier in the White House. Clearly, voters were less concerned about civility than they were about costs. The overall outcome has surprisingly resulted in a drop in political tensions based on the measure we have used for the last five years — largely driven by Republicans who are feeling relief after Election Day. We measure tension by asking folks where they feel the country is on a scale of one to 100, with one being no division at all and 100 being civil war. We saw a four-point drop since our last poll in March from 70 to 66, the lowest mark in the last five years that we have done this poll. Division scores are highest among Democrats at 70, while independents are at about the total sample’s mean (66) and Republicans see the least division (61). These scores reflect a significant 14-point drop for Republicans, specifically from March, with independents remaining largely the same and Democrats seeing a small, two-point uptick. Of particular note is the hope respondents share about a brighter future and the possibilities of collaboration between the parties. Despite President Trump’s “trifecta" control, 95% of those polled agreed with the statement, “I want President Trump, Republicans in Congress, and Democrats in Congress to work together to solve the major problems facing this country.” Also, 82% of respondents agreed, “It will be good for the country if President Trump and Congress compromise to find solutions even if this means I will not always get everything I want.” In what could be a reflection of these hopes, when asked how much division they expect in the country a year from now, respondents predicted a 61 out of 100, a more than 12-point decrease led largely by Republicans in projected division from September 2023. So how does this impact your Thanksgiving meal this year? Prices are projected to drop this year, pretty significantly, dropping nearly $10 compared to this time last year, when the average cost for a Thanksgiving meal was $67.84, all the way to $58.08. Your Republican relative might take a minute to brag that this is the market reacting to President Trump’s win, but your Democrat relative might say that it’s a sign that Bidenomics is working and the country went down the wrong path on Election Day. Either way, we know that politics will be debated this Thanksgiving in many homes across the country. We only hope that it’s a little more civil this time around. Editor’s note: This article was originally published by RealClearPolitics and made available via RealClearWire.

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