After our first report, Europe and Japan banned most uses and types of the most problematic gadolinium MRI dyes. The FDA decided not to issue a ban in the U.S. saying benefits outweigh risks. The FDA issued a warning, instead. The FDA says there’s more risk with Omniscan or OptiMARK than Eovist, Magnevist, or MultiHance. […]
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Most say current polls about 2020 are “pretty inaccurate”
A strong majority of respondents say current polls about the 2020 race are not to be believed. That’s according to the latest poll at SharylAttkisson.com. Eighty-seven percent (87%) said such polls are “pretty inaccurate.” Only two percent of those asked say they think the polls are “pretty accurate.” The full results are below. Meantime vote […]
Campaign 2020… and a trip down short-term memory lane
The following is an excerpt from an article in The Hill As the presidential battle among Democrats heats up, there are new polls and predictions every day as to how it will turn out. A recent Marquette University Law poll finds both former vice president Joe Biden and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) would beat President […]
Military construction money to be used to build additional border wall
As campaign 2020 heats up, President Trump is finding additional ways to fund miles of U.S. Southwest border wall. This week, it was announced that $3.6 billion in tax money earmarked for military construction will be used to construct 175 miles of wall. Congress has continually refused to approve the billions of dollars in funding […]
What happened to all of the secrets President Trump ordered to be declassified?
You may be wondering what became of President Trump’s effort to declassify a bunch of documents that could make certain figures in the intelligence community look bad regarding the Trump-Russia probe. According to an investigation by RealClearInvestigations, there’s stonewalling in the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (DNI). Sources who spoke to RealClearInvestigations blamed […]
10 things James Comey did wrong, according to the Inspector General
The following is an excerpt of an article from The Hill. You can read the full post by clicking here. In July 2017, the Department of Justice Inspector General (IG) began an investigation into whether former FBI Director James Comey had improperly handled and shared government memos, including some containing classified information. In a report […]
Sharyl Attkisson’s upcoming appearance at New York Paley Center on media bias panel
Sharyl Attkisson will appear as part of a special panel discussion at the Paley Center in New York entitled “Media Bias: Fact or Fiction?” Watch live at 6:30p Tues. Sept. 17 here: https://www.facebook.com/PaleyCenter/ The James P. Jimirro Media Impact Series casts light on the role of media in influencing public thought and behavior. Designed to […]
Court throws out conviction against illegal immigrant who killed Kate Steinle
The sole conviction against the illegal immigrant who shot and killed California resident Kate Steinle, 32, has been tossed out. Steinle was shot in 2015 in San Francisco. San Francisco is one of dozens of U.S. “sanctuary cities” that protect illegal immigrants from deportation. The shooter, a homeless Mexican man named Jose Inez Garcia-Zarate, had […]
