Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) sent a letter to FDA Commissioner Robert Califf and DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas demanding they guarantee that goods imported to the United States are not made with slave labor. In 2021, Rubio introduced the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA), which was signed into law. The Act would “ensure that goods made with the slave labor of Uyghurs and other predominantly Muslim ethnic groups in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and elsewhere in the People’s Republic of China do not enter the United States,” Rubio’s website noted. In the letter, Rubio noted “recent reports identifying two pharmaceutical producers based in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) that are permitted by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to distribute their products in the U.S.,” adding, “This is in clear violation of current law which prohibits imports from the region due to the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) egregious human rights abuses, including genocide, forced abortions, and forced sterilizations.” MATT WALSH’S ‘AM I RACIST?’ NOW STREAMING ON DAILYWIRE+ “Recent analysis by the Centers for Advanced Defense Studies exposed that the FDA currently allows at least two pharmaceutical producers, Xinjiang Nuziline Bio-Pharmaceutical Co. and SEL Biochem Xinjiang Co. to import APIs and drug products into the U.S.,” Rubio continued. “Both of these companies are linked to slave labor in Xinjiang and are not listed on the UFLPA Entity List.” “The Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act assures the American people that the products they purchase were made without slave labor,” Rubio wrote. “It is clear that the lack of oversight by the FDA has not made this true. The FDA and DHS have a responsibility to rectify this dangerous error and uphold the law. Therefore, I demand both departments and the Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force to immediately place Xinjiang Nuziline Bio-Pharmaceutical Co. and SEL Biochem Xinjiang Co. on the UFLPA Entity List. I also ask that the FDA and DHS complete a thorough review of every company authorized to distribute pharmaceuticals and API in the United States to ensure compliance with the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act.”

Last month, we told you about the annual Dackelparade in Regensburg, Germany. Now, we’re celebrating the Dackel Museum, which organizes the event. Dackel is the German word for Dachshund. While most people love the long, low-slung dogs, some don’t appreciate the finely-tuned hunting machines. If you don’t like Dachshunds, you might as well click out now. @laurrants So I went to the world’s only Dachshund museum and… #dachshund #dackel #museum #fyp ♬ original sound – Rashieen Josef Küblbeck and Oliver Storz are the humans behind the Dackel Museum. In addition to its collection of artwork and memorabilia, the Dachshund Museum frequently hosts live guests Moni, Seppi, and Flowers. These three little stars belong to the museum founders. Image from Instagram. You know you are in for a treat as soon as you see the museum entrance. Image from Instagram. You won’t find many images of the displays within the museum, so you’ll have to visit in person for the best experience. However, the museum’s contents are a testament to the larger-than-life stature of Dachshunds. The tiny dogs are revered across Germany, and the artistic representations within the museum translate that love. Image from TikTok. Dachshund translates to “badger dog,” which is perfect. Dachshunds are bred to hunt badgers. Their short legs and long, powerful bodies are perfect for chasing the elusive animals into their burrows. For more than 600 years, the fearless little dogs have earned their reputation. Despite their small stature, Dachshunds have a big dog bark. They are clever, strong, and prepared to battle the bigger badger. A standard-sized animal can range from 16 to 32 pounds, with miniature versions weighing under 11 pounds. There are three coat types: wirehaired, smooth, and longhaired. They make excellent watchdogs but can be stubborn and a bit reckless in their diligence. Please share if you know a Dachshund lover. You can find the source of this story’s featured image here. The post Hot Diggity Dog! The Dackel Museum Is A Sight To Behold! appeared first on InspireMore.

There was an election spook-tacular on Halloween night in Glendale, Arizona as former President Donald Trump sat down with Tucker Carlson in the latest Tucker Live Tour event. In what will likely be one of the final major interviews Trump does before the American people cast their votes on Nov. 5, the pair talked about what keeps Trump motivated, what Trump believes about God, what Trump views as the most important issue and what’s at stake this election, and more. Carlson first asked what keeps Trump motivated amidst the lies, opposition and attempts on his life. “Who the hell knows,” Trump replied. Trump acknowledged he could be sitting on a beach somewhere, but chooses the political life. On the beach, the former president said he’d “get pretty bored pretty easily.” Trump said these days he has “one thing in mind: Make America Great Again. That’s all I think about.” “I always like to look forward,” Trump continued. “I don’t like to look so much in the present. I don’t like to look in the past so much, other than you have to learn from the past—it’s history. You have to learn otherwise, you’re a very poor person. But I like to look forward. I like to think of the positive. I think you have to have sort of the positive power of positive thinking.” With two attempts on Trump’s life this election cycle, however, Carlson suggested it might be difficult not to dwell on the past. Carlson suggested providence has played a role in Trump’s persistence. “How have your views about God changed in the last eight years?” Carlson asked Trump.  “Look, I’ve always been a believer,” Trump said. In typical Trump fashion, however, the former president launched into a story about how Pastor Robert Jeffress told him that though the former president may not be the best Christian and may not know the Bible as well as he should, Trump has done a lot for Christians and for religious freedom. Trump believes this continues to be behind the large amount of support he receives from evangelicals. As for the biggest issue facing the nation in the upcoming election, Trump said the border is an even bigger threat than inflation. “Inflation,” Trump told Carlson, is “a country buster.” Nevertheless, “I happen to think that the border is the single biggest issue,” Trump told Carlson. “I think the border is a bigger issue than inflation.” Trump said he resolved to run for a second term, “when I watched what [Biden and Harris] were doing and how they were destroying this country at the border.” “Prisons from all over the world are being emptied out into our country—all over the world,” Trump added. Thousands packed inside Desert Diamond Arena while others joined online to listen to Carlson and Trump’s conversation as the Trump campaign makes one final push in the all important state of Arizona. Trump is looking to sweep the Sun Belt while picking up one of the Rust Belt states to carry the presidency. Without Arizona, 538’s election model predicts Trump’s path becomes much more difficult, winning only 15 of 100 contests if Arizona goes for Vice President Kamala Harris. The evening’s proceeds are going to hurricanes Helene and Milton relief efforts as the damage from the storms has caused added tumult to next week’s election in the American southeast. Carlson and Trump weren’t the only prominent political figures to address the crown Thursday night. Former presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., his former running mate Nicole Shanahan, Charlie Kirk and Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, provided opening remarks to the pair’s conversation. “This is a very, very special evening,” Kirk said in his remarks. “Do you know the first ever MAGA rally was held in Phoenix, Arizona, and tonight is … Donald Trump’s last visit, as a candidate, to Arizona, completing that nine-year journey.” “Why did Donald Trump choose Arizona as the first ever MAGA rally?” Kirk asked rhetorically. “It’s because Donald Trump’s values have not changed.” “From the golden escalator to this stage tonight, Donald Trump was clear that our country will be invaded no longer, and we will not put up with our sovereignty being jeopardized,” Kirk added. “That’s why he came to Arizona. This state helped launch the movement that has swept the globe.” When it was Lee’s turn to take the stage, the Utah senator was in the holiday spirit. “Look, if you’re like me and most of the people throughout this great country, you like treats, but you’re sick and tired of the tricks. No more tricks from Washington.” Lee also made an impassioned plea for Republican’s Arizona Senate candidate Kari Lake. “They go together, don’t they? Donald Trump and Kari Lake,” Lee said. “We need them both, both of them, because in order to bring about Donald J. Trump’s policies, we’ve got to move things through the Senate.” As for Lake’s opponent, the Utah senator told the crowd, “Ruben Gallego is right there, thick as thieves with Kamala Harris on religious freedom and everything else. We cannot let Arizona elect him.” When it was Kennedy’s turn, the former presidential candidate pulled back the curtain on why he left the Democratic party and came to align with Trump. “The Democratic party I grew up with was the party of cops and firefighters and working people, and now that’s the Republican party,” Kennedy told the audience. Unlike the Democratic party of his youth, “the Democratic party today is no longer the party that is skeptical of the CIA,” Kennedy said. “They’ve become the party of the swamp, they’ve become the party of Wall Street, of big tech, of big data, of big pharma, of big ag, big chemical, and the military industrial complex. And they’re the party not of civil rights but of division that is tearing our country apart.” “Immediately after his shooting at Butler, he called me three hours later on the telephone, and he asked me to meet with him the next day in Milwaukee,” Kennedy told the audience. “And we had a two and a half hour meeting then and a number of subsequent meetings. And during those meetings, he urged me to unify our parties and to work with him to reclaim the values that Robert Kennedy stood for, that John Kennedy stood for.” MAGA, Kennedy said, has made him feel like he’s part of a family. “I’ve lost a lot of friends and a lot of family, but I have a much bigger family now.” The post Trump, Tucker Carlson Talk Faith, Fortitude, and the Future At Bookend AZ Rally appeared first on The Daily Signal.

Chile makes a breakthrough in dog sterilization as it launches a vaccine described to neuter or spay dogs for a year. Agence France-Presse (AFP) reports that the vaccine prevents sexual behavior and reproduction for a year, which offers an alternative to the permanent and irreversible surgeries. Leonardo Saenz, an Associate Professor from the University of Chile’s veterinary sciences faculty, says, “This is the first vaccine of this type in the world for dogs.” Saenz reveals that he and his team have been working on creating the vaccine since 2009, which began to be distributed this month in Chile. But how does the vaccine work? Well, according to Saenz, it stimulates antibodies and stops the production of sex hormones for a year in both male and female dogs. Maria Sbytova / Shutterstock.com Saenz said, “Everything is blocked: sexual activity and fertility.” The vaccine, called the Egalitte vaccine is revealed to have been patented in 40 countries, including the United States, Argentina, Brazil, and in the European Union. In Chile, the Egalitte vaccine costs $50 USD a shot. AFP also shares that a 27-year-old student, Mr. Ivan Gutierrez, took his dog to a veterinary clinic in Santiago to be given the vaccine. “I didn’t really want him to have the operation,” he said, sharing the sentiments of other dog owners that have concerns about the surgical castration. The clinic’s veterinarian, Dr. Mariela del Saz said that most owners are afraid of the traditional way of dog sterilization due to the risk of cardiorespiratory arrest. AFP reveals that the vaccine is expected to be sold in several dozen countries soon.

Aside from the huge ethical concerns, there may be good reasons to steer clear of this "experiment."

Amid the political spectacle surrounding the election, former President Donald Trump made headlines on Joe Rogan’s podcast by discussing UFOs, reports thehill.com. Trump recounted how Air Force pilots described mysterious spherical objects outmaneuvering America’s most advanced fighter jets, a claim echoing accounts dating back to the 1940s. Recent military encounters with such unidentified crafts have generated significant media attention. Last month, Kirk McConnell, a retired congressional staff member with 37 years of experience, publicly confirmed that whistleblowers had provided firsthand testimony to Congress about ultra-secret programs aimed at retrieving and reverse-engineering advanced crafts of unknown or non-human origin. He is joined by notable figures, including Senator Marco Rubio and ex-intelligence official David Grusch, who have corroborated the existence of these efforts to Congress. These revelations have set the stage for the Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena Disclosure Act, introduced by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Senator Mike Rounds. This bipartisan legislation seeks to define terms like “non-human intelligence” and mandate government possession of any recovered UFOs or biological evidence of non-human entities. Schumer has asserted that credible sources allege the government has unlawfully withheld UFO information from Congress. Concerns have also emerged about foreign adversaries like China and Russia potentially acquiring unknown technologies, posing significant risks to global security. Investigative reporter Michael Shellenberger recently revealed a whistleblower’s report detailing a secret program named “Immaculate Constellation,” aimed at collecting and quarantining UFO data from advanced military sensors. With upcoming UFO-related hearings scheduled in both the House and Senate, the need for transparency and accountability from military and intelligence agencies is critical. The Disclosure Act represents a pivotal step toward understanding the true nature of these phenomena. The post UFO Disclosure: Congress Grapples with Non-Human Intelligence Claims appeared first on Anomalien.com.

What are the best Dragon Age: The Veilguard settings? The latest RPG epic from Bioware is here and getting the best out of it on PC is proving simple, in large part thanks to the optimization that has been done on the game prior to release. While the Dragon Age: The Veilguard system requirements came across as quite low, you will still need one of the best graphics cards to make the most of the ultra graphical preset and the ray tracing. Dragon Age: The Veildguard on Steam Deck is also a delight, which was prophesized long before release thanks to an early Verified rating for Valve's handheld. Continue reading Best Dragon Age The Veilguard settings for max fps MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Dragon Age The Veilguard classes, Dragon Age The Veilguard companions, Dragon Age The Veilguard release date

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