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It looks like it, I posted twice, the response to Asia Joe, then a while later, the response to Hanseng in a separate post. Somehow the two got together and posted several times. I don't know what happened.

CORRECTION: An estimated 60-million people are on Medicare. The $90 will go to an estimated 20- million people. Those who have Medicare Advantage are excluded from teh fefulnd.

I did contract work for several Department of Corrections institutions as well as local sheriffs. Some of the DOC employees are not only ignorant, they are stupid and even criminal themselves. DEI rules the hiring process; consequently, individuals of certain ethnicities are hired, even though management knows they are not qualified. Nurses fresh out of school, with no hospital experience, are hired. Dealing with sociopaths in prison requires a good deal of skill and awareness, something a new grad with no clinical experience lacks. Of course, there are highly skilled, experienced nurses employed. It only takes one incompetent to spoil the environment and endanger inmates and coworkers. Usually there are more than one. Obviously, the people on the execution teams are not highly competent, experienced individuals. A bullet is about as foolproof as executions can get. Some states are thinking of returning to the electric chair or gas due to the number of botched "medical" type executions. All it will take is one inmates head exploding during electrocution to put the kibosh on that method. The videos I often see, possibly staged, show a bullet to the back or side of the head. Nobody survives that; however, I did see a patient who tried to commit suicide but missed. The gun was at the wrong angle and only damaged his brain. He was living in a nursing home at public expense when I saw him. Even a gun to the head is not foolproof when dealing with a certain class of people, the kind who might end up working for the Department of Corrections as DEI hires in "progressive" states. No disrespect intended to the competent professionals in the department.

Here is a video of the spectacle. Islam and Seventh-day Adventists have shared a common interest in regard to the Trinity Doctrine. I however side with Bonnie on this one - these folks are not "melting" into America - they stand apart and appear to have a real talent for fraud. At the minimum more investigation is needed! Modern Democrats hate the country so much they are willing to destroy it on account of their hatred. This Video Should End Amy Klobuchar's Political Career

It is obvious that the upside down flag was meant for imminent danger. Or at least when I was in school it was. Most of us understand what Kloboucher was doing and her intent. MN hasnt really changed. Same liberal mentality it has always been,now they have been granted the freedom to show everyone exactly who they are and what they actually stand for. Even with the in your face fraud by somalia's and MN leadership MN will happily place same back in control of MN purse strings

Well there are many who would agree with the upside down USA flag. It means the country is in distress. Many feel US is in distress. I am really shocked how Minnesota has changed.

Amy Klobuchar kisses Somali flag at campaign event — but watch what happens to the American flag - The Daily Bo Snerdley Minnesota gubernatorial candidate Amy Klobuchar appeared before a Somali audience in a video circulating Sunday. Klobuchar accepted a small American flag that was upside down and held it that way while addressing the crowd. She also kissed a Somali flag and touted her work involving remittances sent from Minnesota to Somalia.

In an effort to expand their proselytizing, evangelical Christians have taken to waiting until packed airliners are in flight before bearing witness to unsuspecting fellow travelers. According to a Washington Post report highlighted by Hemant Mehta of the "Friendly Atheist" Substack, evangelicals are unapologetically taking center stage on flights thousands of feet in the air with passengers at their mercy. Those evangelical preachers are also filming their "witnessing" for "social media clout." In an interview with the Post, Whitney Lynn, an evangelist, producer and singer-songwriter from Orlando, confessed she makes a point of speaking on all of her flights, explaining, "They have no choice but to hear the truth. When I have a gift and I have a life raft, if you’re drowning, I want to give you that life raft so you can be saved.” "Brett Raio, 24, a Maine-based music artist and producer, said he has been nervous before urging people to seek Jesus on planes. But he feels compelled to follow the biblical teaching to go into the world and preach the gospel to all creatures. He said he only speaks up on a plane when he feels led by God to do so, and takes seriously the thought that anyone could be spending their last day on Earth," the Post is reporting. Mehta, of the "Friendly Atheist," wrote on his social media platform that there is little airline staff can do to stop this. "There’s unfortunately very little airline staff can do to stop this. While there are rules regarding passengers who are disobedient or belligerent, preaching doesn’t necessarily cross a line. Flight attendants can politely ask them to stop, but I have yet to see any examples of plane preachers getting kicked off flights because they wouldn’t shut up," he wrote. Noting that in a separate TikTok video that Lynn bragged, “I just love a captive audience,” he observed, "The fact that the sermons are unwanted doesn’t bother the evangelists at all because, for once, they have an audience that can’t walk away. And the hope that strangers might convert outweighs any concern that they’ll conclude Christians are lunatics." "Which means we’re just stuck with the possibility Christians may hijack a flight with their voices," he added.

Correction: Having a murderer [not a "murdered"]put to death.....

Christa Pike is angry and confused after surviving execution attempt, attorney says NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Christa Pike was “angry and confused” in the hours after regaining consciousness following Tennessee’s failed execution attempt, first asking, “Where am I?” her lawyer said Wednesday. https://apnews.com/article/christa-pike-tennessee-failed-execution-court-bb47b2ff362d989f642d9f498413aed9?

Christa Pike, a convicted murderer condemned to death, has become a cause celebre. She is more or less a hero to some people. According to the Word of God, she has no right to be alive. By preserving her life, even celebrating it, her supporters are incurring blood guilt. This is true of the State itself, Tennessee. According to Scripture, if a body was found, it would be determined which city the corpse was nearest to. The elders of that city would then be responsible to atone for the death. The guilt of innocent blood would be reckoned to the city if they failed to do this. Unatoned innocent blood incurred the curse of God. Jeremiah 19: 1-10 states that the shedding of innocent blood brought destruction upon Jerusalem. 2 Kings 21 says that Manasseh shed innocent blood, bringing the wrath of God upon Judah and Jerusalem. 2 Kings 24 explicitly states that the destruction of Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar was a consequence of the innocent blood Manasseh had shed in Jerusalem. Proverbs 6: 16, 17 lists the shedding of innocent blood as one of the things God hates. I Kings 2 describes the fear Solomon had of innocent blood. Having a murdered put to death was one of his first acts as king.

👋 Good morning! Happy Hump Day. In today's edition: A generation-defining rivalry, Padres survive, Dodgers seize control, EuroLeague rebuffs NBA, Djoker and Carlos win titles, baseball's haves vs. have nots, USMNT wins again, 222-0, and more. Yahoo Sports AM is written by Kendall Baker and Jeff Tracy. Let's sports...   🚨 ICYMI HEADLINES 🏀 EuroLeague rebuffs NBA: The EuroLeague has reportedly rejected the NBA's initial offer to merge and create a single NBA Europe entity, with the offer described as "colonialist." Despite the rejection, negotiations are expected to continue as the NBA aims to launch a 16-team league across the pond as soon as 2027. 🎾 Tennis headlines: Novak Djokovic won the China Open for his 102nd career singles title; Carlos Alcaraz defended his crown at the Tokyo Open; Jannik Sinner ended his season early, meaning Alexander Zverev will become the new ATP World No. 1 (30th in history). 🏈 Eagles legend retires: Six-time Pro Bowl right tackle Lane Johnson abruptly announced his retirement on Tuesday, ending a 14-year career spent entirely in Philadelphia. To sum up his impact: The Eagles were 122-63-1 (.659) when he played and 18-30 (.375) when he didn't. 🏀 WNBA arena upgrade: The Atlanta Dream will play home games at State Farm Arena (home of the Hawks) next season, moving from a 3,500-seat venue to an arena that holds 17,000. The Dream held six regular season games there this season, and sold out five of them. 🌀 Hurricane watch: Saturday's college football showdown between No. 2 Georgia and No. 6 Alabama in Tuscaloosa is set to proceed as scheduled — for now — as Tropical Storm Isaias approaches the Gulf Coast. But the hurricane threat is serious enough that moving the game is "clearly on the table," says Alabama's foremost meteorologist.   🏒 FACING OFF A GENERATION-DEFINING RIVALRY (Ethan Palowitz/Yahoo Sports) The Capitals' home opener tonight should be quite a spectacle after Alex Ovechkin announced Monday that this will be his final season. Fittingly, it comes against Sidney Crosby, whose decades-long rivalry with Ovi has defined hockey in the 21st century. Parallel paths: The 41-year-old Russian and 39-year-old Canadian were picked No. 1 overall in back-to-back years, and debuted on the very same night (Oct. 5, 2005). They weren't enemies, per se (though sharing a division didn't help), but the context of their arrival didn't exactly foster friendship, either. "You come into the league at 18 years old, and before we even met, we were kinda built up against each other," Crosby said this week. "I think with how competitive we are … it would've been difficult to be too close." Ovechkin, perhaps not quite as eloquently, but no less honestly, echoed those sentiments years ago when he told longtime hockey journalist Michael Farber, "He is he. I am I." As you can see below,* both guys have compiled astronomical point totals, but they've arrived at those totals in ways befitting their style of play: Ovechkin the pure goal-scorer, Crosby more of the playmaker. "He is he. I am I," indeed. Tale of the tape: From the moment they finished 1-2 for the Calder Trophy (ROY) in 2006, "The Great 8" and "Sid the Kid" have racked up accolades matched by few in the league besides each other. In addition to winning ROY, Ovechkin has three Hart Trophies (MVP) to Crosby's two, 12 All-Star nods to Crosby's eight, and is of course the NHL's all-time leader in goals (929). Crosby holds the edge in Stanley Cups (3 to 1), points (1,763 to 1,688) and assists (1,109 to 759). And for all we know, he plans to continue playing and adding to those tallies well into his 40s. Head-to-head: They've played each other exactly 100 times entering tonight's matchup. Crosby leads the all-time series in both the regular season (43-28-4) and playoffs (13-12). Crosby and Ovechkin after the Penguins beat the Capitals in Game 7 of the 2009 Eastern Conference Semifinals. (Mitchell Layton/NHLI via Getty Images) Big picture: Ovechkin and Crosby arrived when the NHL needed them most. Ratings and quality of play were falling after Wayne Gretzky's retirement in 1999, and the nadir came when the entire 2004-05 season was lost to a lockout. "The game needed something special to come along," writes The Athletic's Josh Yohe. "That's precisely what happened." In that way, they mirrored Larry Bird and Magic Johnson a quarter-century earlier: two lightning-rod superstars who entered a struggling league together and helped mold it into something bigger and better. Ovi and Sid may never loom quite as large in broader sports history as Magic and Bird, but their shared reign has lasted longer: Here they are tonight, 22 years after arrival, still sharing the ice. Bottom line: The NHL is in far better hands now than it was two decades ago, with future Hall of Famers like Connor McDavid and phenoms like Macklin Celebrini already bending the league to their will. But we may never again see two all-time greats so completely — and simultaneously — define an entire era. *Neil Paine officially joined us on Monday and he's already contributing beautiful charts. Expect to see a lot more data visualizations now that he's on the team. We'll more formally introduce Neil soon.   ⚾️ THE GOLDEN STATE NLDS: PADRES SURVIVE, DODGERS REBOUND (Orlando Ramirez/Getty Images) Padres 4, Brewers 3 — Facing a sweep after a deeply frustrating pair of games in Milwaukee, the Padres pulled out all the stops to keep their season alive in front of a raucous home crowd, who will be back for more tonight. As for the Brewers, they've now lost 12 straight road postseason games, extending an MLB record. Next man up: With All-Star closer Mason Miller unavailable due to the birth of his first child, Game 2 starter Michael King entered in relief and delivered a six-out save on two days' rest. Here's the double play that sealed it. (Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos via Getty Images) Dodgers 3, Braves 1 — The reigning champs seized control of the series in Atlanta thanks to yet another playoff gem from Yoshinobu Yamamoto (7 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 10 K, BB), whose 2.14 career postseason ERA is the second-lowest in MLB history among pitchers with at least 10 starts, trailing only Madison Bumgarner's 2.11. Señor Octubre: Dodgers cult hero Kiké Hernández hit a two-run blast in the fourth, giving him 17 postseason homers (out of 151 total). In other words: More than 10% of his career home runs have come in the playoffs, which is something no other player with at least 100 HR can say. Reggie Jackson would be proud.   ⚾️ MONEYBALL BASEBALL'S HAVES VS. HAVE NOTS (Grant Thomas/Yahoo Sports) In sports, there's always a game within the game. MLB's Division Series is no different; the subtext is the battle between the league's huge payrolls and its frugal underdogs. The results could shape the ongoing labor war. Tale of the tape: The National League field is more financially robust, with three of the four remaining teams ranking among MLB's top 10 tax payrolls. The American League, however, features a $229 million payroll divide between the Yankees and Rays. The other matchup pits the 26th-ranked White Sox against the 29th-ranked Guardians. Wild stat: The combined tax payroll of the Brewers, White Sox, Rays and Guardians is only $45 million higher than the Dodgers' alone. Battle lines drawn: Ownership's party line in the labor battle focuses on restoring competitive parity, framing their push for a salary cap as a rallying cry for the small market fan who doesn't believe their team can win. The composition of the remaining postseason contenders spits in the face of that argument. Four Division Series participants rank in the bottom half of the league's payrolls. Three are in the bottom five. Counterpoint: As Billy Beane's "Moneyball" character surmises, "If you lose the last game of the season, nobody gives a sh*t." He wasn't wrong. A small-market team hasn't won it all since the Royals in 2015, and that's no small part of the competitive balance argument. Food for thought: Both camps have reasonable questions worth asking to frame the conversation. If teams like the Rays so consistently achieve more with less than their deep-pocketed rivals, shouldn't they have a better opportunity to collect hardware? Or should those teams always have to accomplish mission impossible to earn a ring? More bluntly, should their owners simply invest more money in talent? Play ball: The game within the game is afoot. The results could chart the future of baseball. This story was written by Dylan Dittrich, author of our new sports business newsletter. Subscribe to Yahoo Sports Biz: yahoosports.com/biz   🌎 SNAPSHOTS THE WORLD IN PHOTOS (Taylor Banner/USSF/Getty Images) 🇺🇸 St. Paul, Minnesota The USMNT beat Canada, 1-0, on Tuesday to complete a perfect post-World Cup break that featured four wins (in four matches), 13 debutants (eight teenagers), 12 goals (seven by those teenagers) and two clean sheets against their biggest regional rivals (Mexico and Canada). What they're saying: "Like we said going into this camp, there's no pressure for any of these kids to perform right now, but a lot of them did perform right now," said captain Tyler Adams. "They obviously set the standard. Now it's about continuing to keep that standard." (Marcelo Endelli/Getty Images) 🇦🇷 Buenos Aires, Argentina Lionel Messi played his final international match for Argentina on Tuesday. And because he is Lionel Messi, he had a hand in every goal, scoring once and assisting twice in a 3-0 win over Benin. "Not coming back is going to hurt so much," he said postgame. "Playing for the Argentina national team is the most beautiful thing that can happen to you." Meanwhile, in Portugal: Fellow footballing legend Cristiano Ronaldo is authoring a far less graceful final chapter. The 41-year-old quit the squad last week after being an unused substitute against Norway, and he's apparently very mad at his manager. (Thomas Skrlj/NHLI via Getty Images) 🇨🇦 Toronto, Canada No. 1 overall draft pick Gavin McKenna scored his first NHL goal (and recorded his first NHL assist) in the Maple Leafs' 5-4 (OT) victory over the Predators. "Big monkey off the back," said the 18-year-old Yukon native. "That's a goal I'll obviously remember forever." A little help from his friends: McKenna lives with veteran teammate John Tavares and his family, so it was only fitting that his assist set up a Tavares goal. It was also fitting that McKenna's goal was assisted by Auston Matthews, who hosted him for a sleepover on Sunday. "We might have to have a weekly sleepover now," said the rookie.   📺 VIEWING GUIDE WATCHLIST: WEDNESDAY, OCT. 7 (Giphy) ⚾️ MLB Division Series This is the final day of the year with more than two scheduled MLB games — and the baseball gods gave us four. Buckle up: The White Sox (up 2-0) host the Guardians (4pm ET, TBS) to get things started, then it's off to Atlanta for Braves (down 2-1) vs. Dodgers (6pm, FS1). We then travel to the Bronx for Yankees (down 2-0) vs. Rays (8pm, TBS) before the Padres (down 2-1) host the Brewers (10pm, FS1) in the nightcap. 🏀 WNBA Semifinals Both road teams will try to draw even tonight as the Liberty (down 1-0) visit the Dream (7:30pm, ESPN) and the Aces (down 1-0) visit the Valkyries (9:30pm, NBCSN/Peacock). Making the leap: After years of being a defensive stopper, Golden State's Gabby Williams has blossomed into a bonafide superstar, particularly in these playoffs, where she's averaging 25.0 points, 6.0 rebounds and 4.5 assists. More to watch: 🏒 NHL: Penguins at Capitals (7:30pm, TNT) … Alex Ovechkin's final home opener comes against Sidney Crosby and the Pens. Well played, scriptwriters. Well played. 🏀 NBA Preseason: Timberwolves at Pacers (7pm, NBA); Warriors at Trail Blazers (10pm, NBA) … Pregame reading: Ant-Man, LaMelo and Minnesota's most polarizing pair yet Got plans tonight? Gametime is the best place to score last-minute tickets to the events in your city.   🏒 LET'S PLAY TRIVIA TIME Ovi and Sid during the 2023 NHL All-Star Skills Competition. (Bruce Bennett/Getty Images) Alex Ovechkin (929) and Sidney Crosby (654) rank first and second in goals among active NHL players. Question: Who ranks third? Hint: Two-time Stanley Cup champion. Answer at the bottom.   📆 ON THIS DAY 222-0 (Georgia Tech Athletics) 110 years ago today, Georgia Tech — coached by John Heisman — beat Cumberland College, 222-0, in perhaps the most lopsided outcome in sports history. Not a fair fight: Georgia Tech was a national powerhouse in the midst of a 33-game unbeaten streak. Cumberland, meanwhile, had disbanded its football program that spring and assembled a makeshift team to avoid a $3,000 cancellation fee (about $90,000 today). The Yellow Jackets scored 32 touchdowns in 55 minutes, good for one every minute and 43 seconds. Cumberland had 15 turnovers, zero first downs and -33 total yards. As legendary sportswriter Grantland Rice, who was there, put it: "Cumberland's greatest individual play occurred when fullback Allen circled right for a six-yard loss." Revenge game: Heisman, who was also Georgia Tech's baseball coach, reportedly ran up the score as payback for a baseball game the prior year, when Cumberland fielded a team of minor league ringers and embarrassed Tech in a 22-0 win.   Trivia Time answer: Steven Stamkos (625 goals)

Democrats more trusted on healthcare costs, survey shows WASHINGTON — Democrats are more motivated to vote in November’s midterm elections than Republicans, potentially giving the party an advantage to flip at least one chamber of Congress, according to a poll released Tuesday by the nonpartisan health organization KFF. https://floridaphoenix.com/2026/10/06/repub/democrats-more-trusted-on-healthcare-costs-survey-shows/?

Love, War, and Diplomacy and the Bronze Age In an age of social media and 24/7 news coverage, politics has never felt more personal. Yet in his new book, Eric Cline argues that ancient rulers and diplomats were as invested as their modern counterparts in managing their own images, responding to perceived slights, and reading between the lines of official communication (even if dense cuneiform writing often made this difficult!). https://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/reviews/love-war-and-diplomacy-and-the-bronze-age/?

Mike Ditka, the quintessential Chicago Bear and a Pro Football Hall of Famer, dies at 86 CHICAGO (AP) — Mike Ditka, who personified the toughness and grit of Chicago in a Hall of Fame career as a player and coach of the Bears and the leader of arguably the most dominant team in NFL history, has died. He was 86. https://apnews.com/article/mike-ditka-dies-bears-74ce49079f324ca0a9fa8e61857783fb

October 9, 2026 Tlhis w eek, an estimated 20,000,000 people who are on Medilcare, began recieving $90 deposilts to their bank account, as direted by President Trump. His stated reason: This is to reduce the cost of Medicare this coming year.

🏆 1 for the road: American Ironman Matthew Marquardt crosses the finish line in the Men's Pro Series Ironman race in Kalmar, Sweden, on Aug. 15. He placed second. Photo: Nigel Roddis/Getty Images An Ohio native hopes to win one of the world's most grueling sporting events this weekend — before returning to Columbus to finish becoming a doctor. Matthew Marquardt wants to be the first American man since 2002 to win the Ironman World Championship, being held tomorrow in Kona, Hawai'i. 🩺 Zoom in: The 28-year-old isn't just a professional Ironman athlete, Axios Columbus' Andrew King writes. He's also a Princeton graduate, third-year medical student and cancer researcher at Ohio State who's planning his postdoctoral residency. He rides with the initials of cancer patients he knows written on his bike.

🍭 Your state's craving Data: DoorDash. Map: Sami Sparber/Axios Reese's rules Halloween candy nationally — but some states have their own favorites, Axios' Sami Sparber writes from new DoorDash data. Sweet Smiles, a Dollar General brand that sells an assortment of sweets, stands out in seven Southern states. Laffy Taffy claims five states across the Midwest.

💰 The $167 voter Data: AdImpact. Chart: Stef W. Kight/Axios Every voting-age Mainer could get a $167 voucher for home heating oil with what Democrats and Republicans are spending on ads in the Senate race, according to an analysis of AdImpact data by Axios' Stef W. Kight and Hans Nichols. Why it matters: Every senator gets one vote, but Senate seats aren't created equal — and they don't cost the same. 🎣 Zoom in: Like two years ago, the less-populated states have a dramatically higher dollar-per-voter ratio in 2026. Maine is in first place, followed by Alaska, which is scheduled to be hit with $76 million in ads — enough to suck up most of the state's inventory. Ohio is in fifth place on the dollar-per-voter metric, but it's on track to host the most expensive Senate race in the country — for the second cycle in a row. Keep reading.

💼 Immigration split-screen The Trump administration said yesterday that it was suspending Microsoft from a key program used to sponsor employees for green cards. Later in the day, the administration honored the tech giant's CEO with a medal for innovation. Why it matters: The split-screen highlights the tension between the administration's championing of Big Tech and its immigration policies, which constrain an industry that has long relied on hiring foreign-born workers, Axios' Emily Peck writes. Tech leaders have said that restrictions on hiring hamper the country's ability to compete — especially at a moment when the U.S. is in a race with China on AI. Vice President Vance addressed the apparent contradiction at a press conference yesterday: "Our message to Microsoft is not that we want to harm your company; it's that we want your company to thrive, but we want it to thrive by employing and empowering your fellow Americans." Microsoft said 80% of the applications it submitted in the last fiscal year were to extend or change the status of existing employees — not to hire new people. Read on ... Brittany Gibson contributed reporting.

Chart du jour: Data center dominance Data: Bureau of Labor Statistics, FactSet. Chart: Matt Phillips/Axios More and more, there's the AI economy — and everything else, Axios markets correspondent Matt Phillips writes. Why it matters: The growing chasm between the breakneck growth of the AI world and the slower pace of the economy where most Americans work and live has huge implications, especially for the markets. The most recent numbers on U.S. construction spending through August — shown above — paint the picture remarkably clearly.