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House Ethics Committee accuses Gaetz of ‘regularly’ paying for sex – Los Angeles Times

The House Ethics Committee on Monday accused Matt Gaetz of “regularly” paying for sex, including with a 17-year-old girl, and purchasing and using illicit drugs — all while the Florida Republican was a member of Congress.

The 37-page report by the bipartisan panel includes explicit details of sex-filled parties and vacations that Gaetz, now 42, took part in while representing Florida’s western panhandle. The findings conclude that he violated multiple state laws related to sexual misconduct while in office.

“The Committee determined there is substantial evidence that Representative Gaetz violated House Rules and other standards of conduct prohibiting prostitution, statutory rape, illicit drug use, impermissible gifts, special favors or privileges, and obstruction of Congress,” the report states…

Source: House Ethics Committee accuses Gaetz of ‘regularly’ paying for sex – Los Angeles Times

Unshackled – Kaushal Kishore

 

Let anguish rise, no longer bound,

A storm within, seeking its sound…

Emotions yearning, let them gleam,

Unveil their glow, fulfill the dream…

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Thoughts that twist, seeking release,

Set them free, and find your peace…

Sadness flows free like a river wide,

Let it wash what your griefs confide…

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Whispers of youth, so faint, so near,

A fleeting song we may ache to hear…

Let it speak in its own tones unmade,

No walls, no chains, and no barricade…

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Break the dam, let feelings stream,

Unrestrained flow, a healing theme…

And when the silence quietly lands,

May kindness guide its gentle hands…

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Memories bloom, their hues unfold,

Painting life with their warmth untold…

Let their tender glow forever guide,

Illuminating the path of heart inside…

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–Kaushal Kishore 

Source: Unshackled – Kaushal Kishore

Avian Flu Diary: Review: Significant HPAI H5 Related Events Over The Past 2 Weeks

 

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It’s been just over 2 weeks since our last review (see An Overview of Significant HPAI H5 Related Events Over The Past 4 Weeks) of recent HPAI milestones, and if anything the pace of new developments has quickened.

Over the past 2 weeks:

  • The number of confirmed H5 human cases in the U.S. has increased by 6, to 64 (although probable cases brings that to 71). Four new states have reported human cases (Delaware – 1, Iowa – 1, Louisiana – 1, Wisconsin-1).
  • We’ve seen major die offs of wild migratory birds reported from a number of Midwest states, including IllinoisMissouri, and Louisianawhich appear to be due to the new D1.x genotype.

Source: Avian Flu Diary: Review: Significant HPAI H5 Related Events Over The Past 2 Weeks