Meadows falsely claims that Trump ‘acted quickly’ to quell Jan. 6 riot | TheHill

Emails and text messages that Meadows submitted to the select committee, however, tell a different story.

Meadows, as Trump’s right-hand man, had a front-row seat to the president’s response as the violence at the Capitol unfolded. And the trove of documents that Meadows turned over to investigators reveals that he was fielding desperate messages from Trump’s eldest son, GOP lawmakers and the leading pundits at Fox News — including Hannity — urging Meadows to convince Trump to tell his supporters to end the siege and go home.

News reports have also revealed that Meadows was working behind the scenes with Ivanka Trump, the former president’s elder daughter, in an effort to press her father to make a public statement urging an end to the insurrection.

The elder Trump, alone in his private dining room watching the riot on television, resisted those pleas for hours. After the Capitol building was breached at 2:11 p.m., Trump’s first public statement was a tweet attacking former Vice President Mike Pence, himself a target of the rioters, for lacking “the courage to do what should have been done to protect our Country.” That was at 2:24 p.m.

In a second tweet, at 3:13 p.m., Trump encouraged his supporters to “remain peaceful” and “respect” the police officers in the Capitol — a message that even his closest allies said was inadequate, since it suggested the rioters were welcome visitors in the Capitol.

Source: Meadows falsely claims that Trump ‘acted quickly’ to quell Jan. 6 riot | TheHill

USP researchers isolate the coronavirus omicron variant – Mágica Mistura 能

Now, the pandemic scenario is different, but the samples remain important: the idea is that, from them, researchers can standardize new tests to identify the omicron across the country. In addition, Brazilian scientists will be able to assess the effectiveness of vaccines against the variant – that is, understand whether the virus can escape the antibodies of those who received the vaccines or not.

Strain of the new variant is being grown in the laboratory for the first time in Brazil – which will allow monitoring its spread and evaluating the effectiveness of vaccines.

Source: USP researchers isolate the coronavirus omicron variant – Mágica Mistura 能

Shamanic adventures – « Amazon Rainforest Magic The adventures of Meromi, a Yanomami girl » 

Barbara Crane Navarro

illustration from «Amazon Rainforest Magic – The adventures of Meromi, a Yanomami girl»

«This second volume of theAmazon Rainforest Magicseries is a page-turner and as charming and delightful as the author’s first. The story line continues the thread from the previous book and the characters seem like old friends.

Meromi, a Yanomami girl now 9 years old, is a born healer and she wants to become a shaman – and is even more resolved since the adults in her community say that girls cannot …

With the help of improvised allies, she seeks a way to discourage intruders and make them leave the forest. It’s time for Meromi to use her gift for speaking with the animals …

Aspects of traditional Yanomami life in the Rainforest are woven into the fanciful story. The author’s enchanting illustrations transform readers into fellow travelers on Meromi’s magical quest.

A book for young people…

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They gave us timer with 15 minutes

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If you have a kid between 5 – 11 and you take them to their pediatrician for Covid -19 vaccinations. There were few things I experienced.

1. You fill the form and have it with you till the nurse calls you. For the time I waited I did read what it all has beside filling it.

2. They asked what hand they write with and gave the vaccine in the opposite hand/arm.

3. Since this goes into a muscle some of them just like adults did not realize. The question did you put it. Since I was standing there my answer was also Yes.

4. There were stickers or superheroes and popsicles. Of course it’s tough to say No to those things as it’s a short term distraction.

5. You get a stopwatch with a 15 minutes timer. You take this along with you to a waiting room and give…

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Itty Bitty Pumpkin Cake

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Eating My Way Through the Holidays. Festive Food Gifts: Itty Bitty Pumpkin Cake! Do you have a love affair with pumpkin spice? You know, that delectable blend of bakery spices recognized as nutmeg, cinnamon, ginger, and allspice. Perhaps they remind you of autumn. The days are still warm as the evenings turn chilly enough to gather around the fire pit in a thick cozy sweater. Childhood memories conjure up bumpy hayrides through apple orchards, jack-o-lanterns on the front porch, and disheveled piles of newly-raked leaves. Plus there’s all things pumpkin: pumpkin pie, pumpkin cake, pumpkin roll, pumpkin latte, and now this.

ITTY BITTY PUMPKIN CAKE

Ingredients:

1 1/4 cups flour

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1/4 teaspoon sea salt

1 teaspoon baking powder

1 tablespoon pumpkin spice

1/4 tablespoon cinnamon

1/2 cup butter, softened

1/2 cup sugar

1 egg

3/4 cup pumpkin purée

1/3 cup buttermilk

1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Powdered…

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