What is an ICU nurse with a gun doing at a peaceful protest?

 That is the question!

What is a male intensive-care nurse with a handgun doing at a violent demonstration?

Was the nurse carrying a handgun to the protests, which are already marred by claims of weapons and violence?

"A border patrol agent shot and killed a 37-year-old man in Minneapolis.

Alex Pretti, an intensive-care nurse, was wrestled to the ground by several agents and then fatally shot after he was confronted while filming the activities of ICE officers. He was described by the Trump administration as a “domestic terrorist,” a portrayal that his parents called "sickening lies." Shock and anger rippled through Minneapolis after his killing, which came less than a month after the fatal shooting of Renee Good by an ICE agent in the same city. WSJ did a visual investigation using videos from the scene."

The Wall Street Journal What's news

Killing of Alex Pretti

Alex Pretti? The 37-Year-Old ICU Nurse

Former Navy intel officer Phillip Parrish tracked $100Ms from Minnesota day cares to Islamist terrorist groups in Africa. It has been known for about 10 years

Recommendable! Phillip Parrish is a candidate for governor in Minnesota

Attorney General Bondi says she fired disgruntled Minnesota prosecutors who intended to resign with Sean Hannity

Very recommendable! Good news! Bravo AG Bondi!

Police officer's video released in deadly Minneapolis ICE agent shooting of a female driver

Clearly, these two women were out there to provoke and harass law enforcement and to do video recordings perhaps even with a personal financial or fame motive.

Was it the police officer's body cam or his cell phone?

Are the desperate Dimocrats trying to manufacture another George Floyd incident?

It has quite the appearance!

The mayor of Minneapolis seems to be an utter and dangerous fool! He is a demagogue and incites violence! Who voted for this dude twice!

The incident: A Minneapolis woman, was shot and killed by an ICE agent Wednesday morning (1/7/2026).

The mayor of Minneapolis (age 45, official photo, source). Does he not look eerily similar to this other fool Pete Buttigieg?

Three Children's hospitals face Department of HHS probe over gender-affirming care. Really!

Good news! What if doctors violate their Hippocratic Oath? What about child abuse?

"Gender affirming care" is a terrible euphemism and demagoguery when it comes to hormone blockers and genital mutilation!

Transgenderism and gender identity is an ideology and a mania of our time!

"Three children’s hospitals are under federal investigation for providing gender-affirming care to transgender youth, as the Trump administration continues to use all the levers it can to block such care. 

Health and Human Services (HHS) General Counsel Mike Stuart has referred three children’s hospitals to the agency’s inspector general’s office:
Seattle Children’s Hospital,

Children’s Hospital Colorado, and
Children’s Minnesota. 

Gender-affirming care for trans youth is legal in all three states. But HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. last month announced that medical practitioners who provide gender-affirming care to minors are out of compliance with federal health care standards. Now, the agency is enforcing that declaration, though its options are temporarily limited because of an ongoing lawsuit. ..."

Children's hospitals face HHS probe over gender-affirming care "In Washington state, Colorado, and Minnesota, children’s hospitals are facing federal scrutiny over care that’s legal under state law."

Credits: Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health: Global Health NOW

Minnesota’s massive Fraud Is Blowing the Lid Off a Broken Election System

What a failed state is Minnesota? Governor Tim Walz is a joke, so glad he did not become the Vice President of the US with the help of Mistress Kamala!

And the citizens of Minnesota voted for Governor Tim Walz twice! Shame on them!

"Fraud investigations are engulfing Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, but that isn’t the only issue demanding attention in that state.

The state’s election system is being exposed for vulnerabilities that undermine transparency and confidence in democracy.

Recent reporting has brought renewed attention to just how permissive Minnesota’s election framework has become. The state allows voters to “vouch” for up to eight other individuals at the polls — a practice that requires no voter identification and relies entirely on personal attestation. In isolation, that policy would raise red flags. In combination with broader governance failures and ongoing fraud investigations, it becomes a serious liability. ..."

Minnesota’s Fraud Is Blowing the Lid Off a Broken Election System - Texas Public Policy Foundation

What an utter incompetent fool! Tim Walz (Source)

Minnesota's new theme

 Source

US Representative James Comer warns alleged fraud seen in Minnesota is likely more widespread than initially believed

I bet there is more, similar fraud found in other states etc.!

It has been known for several decades that the welfare state is prone to significant abuse and fraud by recipients!

"... Federal prosecutors have uncovered multiple alleged fraud schemes involving Somali immigrants in Minnesota that have siphoned billions in taxpayer money from food, welfare and autism safety net programs recently. The investigations have netted 77 indictments so far, with 56 convictions. ..."

Comer warns alleged fraud seen in Minnesota is likely more widespread than initially believed | Just The News "Comer said his committee is investigating several areas and that revelations from whistleblowers counter Democratic claims that illegal migrants are not on welfare programs and that there is no fraud or abuse within the welfare system."

Mistress Kamala's running mate Tim Walz

The scandal surrounding the Governor of Minnesota are so symptomatic for the current state of the Dimocratic Party! Too many fools in leadership position!

Minnesota is now called the Land of Thousand Frauds!

When I first saw Tim Walz after his nomination to be the next Vice President, I thought already he looks like an utter fool not least because he joined Mistress Kamala.

Male players take over women's ice hockey in Minnesota — one team has 4 men

Who needs female players, if you can put men on the women's team!

Ice hockey is a nice contact sport! Caution: sarcasm!

"... According to Reduxx, a team in the league's A-division called the Robins had four active male players in 2024. Kayley (Kody) Misialek, Rhea (Brady) Turner, Diana (Chris) Sulmone, and Paige (Dylan) Rainer were all listed on the team's official roster. The team finished in second place in their division last season. ..."

Male players take over women's hockey in Minnesota — one team has 4 men | Blaze Media "A women's sports bar started a petition in support of males playing in the female league."

Rats walk again after breakthrough spinal cord repair with 3D printed organoid scaffolds

Good news!

"... researchers developed a 3D-printed scaffold that directs stem cells to grow into functioning nerve cells, successfully restoring movement in rats with severed spinal cords. This promising technique could transform future treatment for spinal cord injuries. ..."

From the abstract:

"The transplantation of regionally specific spinal neural progenitor cells (sNPCs) has shown promise for functional restoration after spinal cord injury (SCI) by forming connections with host neural circuits.

Here, 3D-printed organoid scaffolds for transplantation using clinically relevant human induced pluripotent stem cell-derived regionally specific sNPCs is developed.

Scaffolds with microscale channels are printed, and sNPCs are subsequently printed within these channels. The scaffolds direct axonal projections along the channels and guide the cells to simulate in vivo-like conditions, leading to more effective cell maturation and the development of neuronal networks crucial for restoring function after SCI.

The scaffolds, with organoids assembled along their lengths, are transplanted into the transected spinal cords of rats. This significantly promotes the functional recovery of the rats.

At 12 weeks post-transplantation, the majority of the cells in the scaffolds differentiate into neurons and integrate into the host spinal cord tissue.

These results demonstrate their potential to create a relay system along the spinal cord and form synapses in both the rostral and caudal directions relative to the scaffold. It is envisioned that combining sNPCs, organoid assembly, and 3D printing strategies can ultimately lead to a transformative treatment approach for SCI."

Rats walk again after breakthrough spinal cord repair with 3D printing | ScienceDaily "Scientists have pioneered a new way to help repair spinal cord injuries by combining 3D printing, stem cell technology, and lab-grown tissues."

Breakthrough in 3D-printed scaffolds offers hope for spinal cord injury recovery (original news release) "Currently, there is no proven way to completely reverse spinal cord injuries"

3D-Printed Scaffolds Promote Enhanced Spinal Organoid Formation for Use in Spinal Cord Injury (open access)

Fig. 1 Schematic of experiments.

Minneapolis church shooter’s mom hires criminal defense attorney, refuses to speak to police

How guilty is the mother of the mass shooter? I suspect a lot!

She is reported to have worked as a secretary at that school for five years until her retirement in 2021.

Apparently, it was the mother who applied for her son's name change in 2019 (Source).

The mass shooter graduated from his targeted school in 2017.

Minneapolis church shooter’s mom hires criminal defense attorney, refuses to speak to police | Blaze Media "Authorities say they’ve interviewed dozens of individuals [including relatives and friends], but not the shooter’s mother."

RFK Jr. investigating whether the Minneapolis mass shooter may have been under influence of gender transition drugs

Good point! This should definitely be investigated!

RFK Jr. investigating whether Minneapolis church shooting may have been sparked by gender transition drugs | Blaze Media

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey was upset about “the hate being directed at our trans community.”

The remarks by this Mayor are pathetic and disgusting given the mass shooting of children  committed by another, coward transgender killer! 

Minnesota's Democrat party pulls endorsement for democratic-socialist Omar Fateh for Minneapolis mayor

Are the Dimocrats coming to their senses in the state run by clownish governor Tim Waltz!

Minnesota's Democrat party pulls endorsement for democratic-socialist Fateh for Minneapolis mayor | Just The News "The Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party vacated is endorsement following State Democratic Party because of a “substantial undercount” in the nominee balloting at a recent convention."

Houston Chronicle: The murder of George Floyd, 5 years later. Really!

Incredible! To celebrate a lifelong petty criminal and drug addict! To make some kind of a hero or celebrity out of him is is sickening!

I blogged here about his autopsy report.

Here is just one example of his many crimes:

"In 2007, Floyd was charged with aggravated robbery in which he allegedly placed a gun on a woman’s abdomen and demanded drugs and money. In 2009, he pleaded guilty and received a five-year prison sentence. He got out on parole in 2013." (Source)

Did he not swallow fentanyl, methamphetamine or perhaps other stuff just before his arrest to induce a medical condition so he would not be taken to jail, but to a hospital? Plus, he had a hypertensive heart disease.

P.S. GF and his family was originally from Houston.

"George Floyd wasn’t the first Black man to desperately cry out “I can’t breathe!” before dying at the hands of police officers. But the video of his life slipping away as Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin pressed his knee on Floyd’s neck for more than nine minutes was the breaking point for many. ..."

George Floyd's Houston impact, 5 years after his death "Examining the promises that were kept (and broken) — and how his death still impacts Houston today"

Laser cooling for high density processors may significantly reduce power consumption and improve performance in data centers

Good news!

"... We've previously seen laser cooling methods being used to chill antimatter, aid in biological research, and to study quantum phenomena. Together with researchers at the University of New Mexico, this team is working on a completely new technology called laser-based photonic cooling. ...

Data center chips are typically cooled using cold water that flows through microscopic channels in copper plates mounted on top of the processors. The scientists are taking a totally different approach. They intend to create a photonic cold plate with tiny features, about a thousand times smaller than the width of a human hair, to channel cooling lasers to target hotspots. ..."

"... Because laser light will heat up impurities, erasing any cooling effect, the cold plate needs to have extremely pure, thin layers of crystalline gallium arsenide, also known as epitaxial layers, to work. ..."

"... development of a photonic cold plate designed to replace or complement traditional air- and water-based cooling systems. By harnessing laser light to target and cool localized hot spots on chips – such as GPUs – the technology aims to reduce power consumption, improve efficiency, and enable energy recovery paradigms not possible with conventional methods. ...

“A successful project will not only address the immediate need for energy savings but also pave the way for processors to operate at performance levels that were previously thought impossible,” ...

Under the CRADA [Cooperative Research and Development Agreement], Maxwell Labs will provide the technical designs, Sandia Labs will fabricate highly pure gallium arsenide-based devices using its expertise in molecular beam epitaxy, and UNM will evaluate the thermal performance of the resulting systems. ..."

Laser cooling could make data centers more energy efficient

A surprise contender for cooling computers: lasers (original news release) "One company says lasers may save energy and water. Sandia Labs is helping test the idea"

Maxwell Labs Announces Cooperative Research & Development Agreement With Sandia Labs and the University of New Mexico to Demonstrate Laser Cooling for High Density Processors (original news release)

Hormone-free Male birth control clears another regulatory hurdle

Good news! Though, this new medication seems to be slowly acting. It may take weeks to inhibit sperm production.

Turns out, I blogged here already about this same drug, i.e. YourChoice Therapeutics YCT-529, in November of 2022. 😊

"Male birth control that is hormone-free is slated to enter clinical trials after research published in Nature Communications found that the new drug, YCT-529, effectively lowered sperm count in male mice, and was 99% effective in preventing pregnancies."

"... While the FDA has approved over 20 different categories of contraceptives, only two are available for men to prevent pregnancy in their partners — condoms and vasectomies. 25% of women who use contraception use an oral birth control pill, but there are no equivalent methods currently available for men.  ..."

From the abstract:

"Background

The retinoic acid receptor alpha (Rarα) has been validated as a male contraceptive target by genetic knockouts resulting in male sterility. The effects on spermatogenesis in the absence of RARα resemble the loss of RAR signaling in vitamin A deficiency, and the mice are otherwise normal. The effects on spermatogenesis in animals treated orally with the dual RARα/RARγ antagonist BMS-189453 closely phenocopies the absence of RARα function. Notably, the resulting male sterility is reversible. We, therefore, wished to identify RARα−selective inhibitors for potential male non-hormonal contraception.

Methods

YCT-529 was investigated for RARα selective inhibition, physicochemical characteristics, oral bioavailability, and pharmacokinetic properties in mice and non-human primates. It was assessed in mouse mating trials to determine the most effective dosing regimen to induce infertility in male mice and in male non-human primates to reduce sperm levels.

Results

Characterization of YCT-529 shows suitable biochemical, physicochemical, and pharmacokinetic properties for in vivo testing. 

YCT-529 inhibits mouse fertility of male mice within 4 weeks of oral administration, correlating with disrupted spermatogenesis demonstrating specific inhibition of the RARα pathway.

Within 6 weeks after cessation of dosing, mouse fertility reverses.

Furthermore, YCT-529 inhibits sperm production in a non-human primate model within 2 weeks of oral dosing without adverse side effects. Within 10–15 weeks after cessation of dosing, non-human primates’ sperm counts fully reverses.

Conclusions

These results lay the groundwork for evaluating YCT-529 in human clinical trials."

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First hormone-free male birth control pill clears another milestone (original news release)

Targeting the retinoid signaling pathway with YCT-529 for effective and reversible oral contraception in mice and primates (open access)

Fig. 6: Decrease and recovery of sperm counts and unchanged hormone levels in cynomolgus monkeys.