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Two kittens show remarkable strength and rely on each other deeply as they navigate the world together. Cider and AcornAlyssaDeHartFrom the day Alyssa DeHart saw Acorn (brown tabby) and Cider (gray tabby)‚ she knew there was something extraordinary about them.The kittens came into a local shelter with severely infected eyes. "Our county shelter didn't have the resources to care for their medical needs‚ so they sent out an urgent plea... The second I saw their intake photos‚ I knew I had to help them‚" Alyssa shared with Love Meow.With the support of her rescue‚ Liberation Cat House‚ Alyssa went to pick up the pair that same day. Upon meeting them‚ she was stunned by the severity of their damaged eyes. Despite the odds‚ Alyssa would spare no effort to try to save their eyes. AlyssaDeHart"They clearly had a very rough start to life‚ but I was ready to make it better. The first week was a whirlwind with 3-4 different types of eye drops being administered just every few hours."Even a week into their treatment‚ the vet warned Alyssa that Acorn might need an enucleation (eye removal surgery) the following Monday. It was as if the kittens overheard their prognosis and decided to prove them wrong. CiderAlyssaDeHartThrough painstaking care‚ good food‚ and plenty of TLC‚ their eyes started to heal‚ and their energy levels rose."To our surprise‚ Acorn's eyes greatly improved over that weekend. That was the moment I realized these girls may be blind‚ but they'll keep their eyes." Cider and AcornAlyssaDeHartFrom the day the tabbies came into care‚ they were extremely bonded‚ leaning on one another for comfort and support.After two weeks‚ Cider purred for her foster mom for the first time. With increased confidence‚ the bonded sisters began playing and exploring more together‚ but they spent most of their time cuddling. They spend most of their time cuddlingAlyssaDeHartAs they recovered‚ they regained limited vision‚ and their eyes appeared galactic and captivating."Acorn has some 'tunnel vision' in her right eye. Cider practically has full vision in her left eye. Even in their 'blind' eyes‚ they can still perceive light." Acorn and CiderAlyssaDeHart"As they navigated new spaces and new people‚ they continued to rely on each other. They are always cuddled up together‚ and that's been the case from day one."Cider is full of energy and constantly finding new ways for antics. She adores her humans and will head bump them for attention. She purrs so loudly sometimes‚ leaving her mouth agape. CiderAlyssaDeHartAcorn‚ on the other hand‚ is more reserved but very sweet. She will roll over on her back‚ demanding pets and belly rubs.They are both playful and boisterous kittens who let nothing slow them down. "They are fierce little hunters when it comes to their feather wand toys." AcornAlyssaDeHart"Sometimes it's hard to believe they are even blind. They do everything like normal kittens--they romp and play and climb cat towers all the same."At three months old‚ the two sisters are ready to look for their forever home together. Acorn and CiderAlyssaDeHart"It is so heartwarming to see them happy‚ warm‚ and comfortable after such a scary start to life‚" Alyssa added."Acorn and Cider both have the same genetic eye malformation. So they really are linked together for life." Best of friendsAlyssaDeHartShare this story with your friends. More on Acorn and Cider (in Orlando) and Alyssa's fosters on Instagram. More on Liberation Cat House on Instagram.Related story: Six Kittens Convince Shelter Volunteer to Take Them Home so They Can Have What They Wanted Together

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The Associated Press story on the resignation of Harvard President Claudine Gay‚ by education reporters Collin Binkley and Moriah Balingit‚ was a hysterical woke whine from headline to text: “Plagiarism charges downed Harvard’s president. A conservative attack helped to fan the outrage.” The story’s promotion on X was even more ludicrous: “Harvard president's resignation highlights new conservative weapon against colleges: plagiarism.” (Journalist-novelist Kat Rosenfeld mocked: “Hannibal Lecter's resignation from the APA highlights new conservative weapon against psychiatry: cannibalism”) The actual text was no better. Reviews by Harvard found multiple shortcomings in Gay’s academic citations‚ including several instances of “duplicative language.” While the university concluded the errors “were not considered intentional or reckless” and didn’t rise to misconduct‚ the allegations continued‚ with new ones as recently as Monday. Many came not from her academic peers but her political foes‚ led by conservatives who sought to oust Gay and put her career under intense scrutiny in hopes of finding a fatal flaw. Her detractors charged that Gay -- who has a Ph.D. in government‚ was a professor at Harvard and Stanford and headed Harvard’s largest division before being promoted -- got the top job in large part because she is a Black woman. The focus on Gay came amid backlash over her congressional testimony about antisemitism on campus. Perhaps most bizarre was the AP’s mock horror at conservative activist Christopher Rufo use of the common metaphor “scalped‚” capped by a bit of revisionist American history. Christopher Rufo‚ a conservative activist who helped orchestrate the effort against Gay‚ celebrated her departure as a win in his campaign against elite institutions of higher education. On X‚ formerly Twitter‚ he wrote “SCALPED‚” as if Gay was a trophy of violence‚ invoking a gruesome practice taken up by white colonists who sought to eradicate Native Americans and also used by some tribes against their enemies. The original was even more fatally woke‚ erasing the true origins of the “gruesome practice‚” as noticed by Jeryl Bier on X. The previous version (shown below) ended on “Native Americans”: ….On X‚ formerly Twitter‚ he wrote “SCALPED‚” as if Gay was a trophy of violence‚ invoking a gruesome practice taken up by white colonists who sought to eradicate Native Americans. Does the AP truly think scalping was a “white colonist” practice used against Native Americans‚ not the other way around? The AP released details of Gay’s resignation letter without noting that Gay shamefully posed as a victim of “personal attacks and threats fueled by racial animus.” When it’s a liberal scandal‚ the media focuses less on the actual misdeed and more on the conservatives who dared to bring it to light. In Gay’s case‚ many academics were troubled with how the plagiarism came to light: as part of a coordinated campaign to discredit Gay and force her from office‚ in part because of her involvement in efforts for racial justice on campus…. The campaign against Gay and other Ivy League presidents has become part of a broader right-wing effort to remake higher education‚ which has often been seen as a bastion of liberalism. Republican detractors have sought to gut funding for public universities‚ roll back tenure and banish initiatives that make colleges more welcoming to students of color‚ disabled students and the LGBTQ+ community. They also have aimed to limit how race and gender are discussed in classrooms. Even when noting Gay’s undeniable plagiarism‚ the AP marred the allegations with the “conservative” label‚ as if the source of the allegation somehow altered the veracity of the facts uncovered. The allegations against Gay initially came from conservative activists‚ some who stayed anonymous‚ who looked for the kinds of duplicated sentences undergraduate students are trained to avoid‚ even with citation.... The AP drew comfort from left-wing sources. Without commenting on the merits of the allegations against Gay‚ President Irene Mulvey of the American Association of University Professors said she fears plagiarism investigations could be “weaponized” to pursue a political agenda. The AP quoted Mulvey on the ongoing “right-wing political attack on higher education.” In the upside-down world of academia‚ and its handmaidens in the press‚ opposing plagiarism is an attack on academic freedom.

The list of 170 people who were associated with a lawsuit involving convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein was publicly released on Wednesday‚ according to a judge's ruling. Among the names was Democrat former President Bill Clinton. Judge Loretta Preska of the Southern District of New York ruled in December that the list should be released on Jan. 1‚ but the release was delayed in order to allow people to file requests to keep their names private. The list is composed of names of people who were identified in the civil defamation lawsuit against Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell by Virginia Giuffre‚ who has claimed to be one of the victims of Epstein's sexual assault crimes. The list of names also includes some of the alleged victims in the trafficking ring. Preska said that it didn't make sense to keep their names unsealed for those who had made public statements about their allegations. Two of the persons whose names were to be unsealed were able to obtain extensions in order to fight in court to remain anonymous. Another person included in the list was Doug Band‚ a former aide for Bill Clinton‚ who had said in an interview that he had tried to keep Clinton from meeting with Epstein but that the former president continued to associate with him. Other names included in the list were previously known‚ like Prince Andrew‚ who has faced heinous accusations from alleged trafficking victims‚ and French modeling agent Jean-Luc Brunel‚ who committed suicide in jail while awaiting trial for alleged sexual harassment and rape of minors over 15 years old. Epstein was found dead in a Manhattan jail cell in 2019‚ and officials said that he committed suicide‚ but the high-profile nature of the sex trafficking ring led to the proliferation of conspiracy theories about his death. Maxwell was found guilty of participating in the trafficking and is serving a 20-year sentence at a prison in Tallahassee‚ Florida. Clinton was previously tagged as "Doe 36" in the documents.Here's a news report about the release: New Jeffery Epstein documents released www.youtube.com Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors‚ sign up for our newsletters‚ and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!