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Democrat Texas U.S. Senate hopeful James Talarico visited a mosque as a teen in “solidarity” with the Muslim community the weekend after the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, according to a resurfaced interview.

Speaking to Texas Monthly in January, the progressive candidate recalled the time his mother, who was “politically active and a loyal member of the Democratic Party,” took him to an Islamic worship center following the attacks that killed 2,977 victims. 

“The weekend after September 11, as the Muslim community became a target of vitriol and distrust, she took James, his sister Madeleine, and his two best friends to a local mosque—’a solidarity thing,’ Talarico said,” reporter Allegra Hobbs wrote. 

Talarico, who was 13 at the time of this post-9/11 visit to the mosque, did not recall anything in the interview that he may have done to mourn his fellow Americans who perished that day at the hands of radical jihadist terrorists. 

The Democrat is up against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) in the November general election for Sen. John Cornyn’s (R-TX) seat, and has repeatedly made a mockery of his claimed Christian faith at the behest of Islam. 

In one interview, Talarico described himself as a “Christian who hates Christianity”:

He later praised Islam for inspiring his beliefs, saying, “I’ve learned as much about my faith from Salman’s tradition, from the Islamic mystics, from poets like Rumi, as much as I have from Christian authors…”

Talarico’s church, St. Andrew’s Presbyterian in Austin, Texas, has partnered with the left-wing Muslim group Council on American and Islamic Relations (CAIR) and has hosted a yearly Muslim iftar dinner for Ramadan. 

Olivia Rondeau 

Punishing Parents

Shouldn’t we hold the parents of the victim and offender responsible?

They do that now with firearms.

TRENTON, N.J. (WPVI) — A man from Bridgeton, New Jersey, has pleaded guilty to the sexual abuse of a 12-year-old girl from Trenton.

Alex Torres-Lopez, 35, pleaded guilty to one count of first-degree aggravated sexual assault on Thursday.-6ABC

Measles

That’s it?

Measles is one of the most contagious human viruses. Up to nine out of ten unvaccinated or non-immune people exposed to the virus can become infected. The virus can remain in the air and on surfaces for up to two hours after an infected person leaves a room.

• Symptoms usually appear 7–21 days after exposure.
• Early symptoms include:
  • Fever
  • Cough
  • Runny nose
  • Red, watery eyes
• A rash typically develops afterward, starting on the head and spreading downward.
• Measles can cause serious short- and long-term complications.
• Up to 20% of cases may require hospitalization.

Waffle House

Get all of them.

An off-duty police officer and his wife were brutally assaulted outside a Waffle House in suburban Houston after arguing with one of the restaurant’s employees over a parking spot, according to a lawsuit reviewed by The Independent.

In an amended petition filed August 26 in Harris County, Texas, Joshua Kesler, a deputy with the Harris County Sheriff’s Office, says the employee, a woman, called in four men who showed up on the scene, knocked him to the ground, then punched and kicked him in the head “multiple” times, shattering his eye socket. 

Kesler’s wife, Randel, was beaten unconscious during the late-night melee and hospitalized with, among other things, a broken collarbone, the petition states. 

The alleged assailants, according to the petition, were there at the Waffle House employee’s behest. It is unclear whether they were also Waffle House employees or associates of hers; they are listed in court filings as John Does, pending identification through discovery. 

While the initial employee didn’t participate in the assault, she is still responsible for directing it, and therefore equally liable, the petition argues. Waffle House, as her employer, is vicariously liable for her actions, it says.

The Independent is withholding the employee’s name, as she is listed as a defendant in the civil case but has not been charged with a crime, according to a review of local court records.

FILE PHOTO: A Waffle House in the Houston area is at the center of an eyepopping lawsuit now pending in state court (Getty Images)

Waffle House has become notorious for brawls between customers, employees, and various combinations of both. 

“I’ve probably cleaned blood off of every surface of a Waffle House,” Austin-based Waffle House server Halie Booth previously told The Independent.

Booth enjoyed a moment of online fame when a video of her holding her own in a knock-down, drag-out brawl against a group of enraged diners that had refused to move from a closed section of the restaurant, went viral.

A Waffle House spokesperson did not respond to a request for comment on the latest lawsuit and incident. A message sent to the Waffle House employee’s attorney also went unanswered.

A little after midnight on September 28, 2024, Kesler and his wife arrived at Waffle House #1513 in Humble, about 20 miles northeast of downtown Houston, on his motorcycle, according to the couple’s amended petition, which followed an initial filing in late May.

After they pulled into the parking lot, Kesler guided the bike into a space adjacent to a Jeep the petition says was occupying two spaces. The Waffle House employee at the center of their lawsuit “immediately confronted the Keslers… in a hostile and threatening manner, yelling that she had intentionally parked her Jeep that way and did not want anyone parking next to her,” the complaint goes on.

The parking lot outside Waffle House #1513 in Humble, Texas, where Joshua and Randel Kesler say they were brutally beaten over a parking space (Google Maps)

It claims the employee “became increasingly agitated and directed threatening statements” toward the couple. She then approached Kesler’s wife in “an intimidating manner,” prompting Kesler to stand between the two of them in an apparent attempt to shield his spouse.

“Recognizing the danger, the Keslers attempted to leave the premises,” the petition states.

While the two prepared to leave, the petition says “four males arrived in a vehicle and immediately approached and physically separated the couple.”

“One of the assailants struck Mr. Kesler in the face with a closed fist, knocking him to the ground, and the attack continued with multiple strikes and kicks while he lay on the ground,” the petition continues. “… Mr. Kesler suffered a fractured left orbital bone and abrasions to his knee and elbow, for which he sought treatment at Next Level Urgent Care.”

Kesler’s wife “was also struck in the head during the incident, causing her to briefly lose consciousness,” according to the petition. 

“Mrs. Kesler was transported by EMS to the HCA Houston Healthcare Kingwood Emergency Department, arriving at 1:43 a.m. on September 28, 2024, where she was diagnosed with a fractured clavicle, a 0.5-centimeter facial laceration above her right eyebrow requiring adhesive repair, a head contusion, and contusions to her right shoulder and knee,” it says.

Violence at Waffle House has entered the cultural lexicon, with countless videos of fights taking place there plastered all over the internet. A Texas deputy and his wife say they were victimized outside a Waffle House in the Houston suburbs, according to court filings (Getty Images)

The two claim Waffle House was negligent in hiring the employee, who, the petition claims, “had exhibited aggressive behavior or other characteristics that should have alerted Waffle House to her unsuitability for a customer-interaction position.”

Kesler and his wife have suffered physical injuries, physical pain, mental anguish, emotional distress, and economic damages, their petition states.

In an answer to the allegations, the Waffle House employee claims any force used against the Keslers was justified as self-defense, as she believed she was about to be attacked. She also blamed Kesler for “provoking, instigating, and/or escalating the confrontation,” and denied any responsibility over the Keslers’ alleged attackers. 

Waffle House, for its part, denied any responsibility for the Keslers’ injuries and asked to be dropped from the case.

The Keslers are now seeking punitive damages “in an amount sufficient to punish Defendants and deter similar conduct in the future,” along with lost wages, loss of earning capacity, physical impairment, disfigurement, and medical expenses, plus attorneys’ fees and court costs.

Kesler’s attorney did not respond to a request for comment.

Future Meds

Your future doctor is using ChatGPT to get through exams right now, so please start eating better and exercising.

Gas and ME

Every time the Middle East gets unstable, American families pay for it at the pump. Maybe it’s time we stopped outsourcing our energy security to a region that’s never once been stable.-Jindal

Evil Doc

Herd immunity from vax?

LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. —

Hospitals are ramping up safety protocols and urging vaccinations as measles cases continue to rise, according to Dr. John Goldman, an infectious disease specialist at UPMC. 

Infectious disease expert surprised by measles’ return

“I would have never thought that this was coming back,” Goldman said. Before the recent outbreak, he had only encountered two cases of measles in his career, attributing one to “our lack of knowledge at the time” and the other to “just somebody with bad luck.” 

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Goldman emphasized the highly contagious nature of measles, explaining, “You can get it just by being in the same room as someone with measles two hours after they’ve left.” 

Hospitals screen and isolate symptomatic patients

Hospitals are now screening patients for symptoms such as fever, cough, and rash. “We are screening people if they have symptoms consistent with measles. If they’re not vaccinated, we very quickly will put them in measles precautions,” Goldman said. 

Patients showing symptoms are immediately isolated to prevent further exposure. “We very quickly get a mask on, get you in what’s called a negative pressure room, a room where the air is being sucked out so it doesn’t go out into the hallway, for example,” he said. 

Health department recommends additional vaccine

Goldman noted that 100% of the people diagnosed with measles have been unvaccinated. In response, the Department of Health is recommending an additional measles vaccine for children starting at six months, in addition to the standard vaccine at 12 months. 

Contact tracing helps limit measles spread

Hospitals are also conducting contact tracing to limit the spread of the disease. “If someone is unvaccinated and exposed, if we can get them a vaccine within 72 hours, it becomes much less likely that they’ll get measles. So, we generally call people, try to find out how old they are, see if they likely had measles as a child, and try to find out if they’re vaccinated,” Goldman said. 

Vaccination key to achieving herd immunity

Goldman strongly recommends vaccination, highlighting its importance in preventing the spread of measles. “One person with measles will infect approximately 16 others, whereas a person with the flu will only infect three or four,” he said. 

While Goldman said cases will eventually decline, he explained, “We are going to achieve herd immunity to measles one way or the other. We’re either going to achieve it because enough people go out and get vaccinated, or we’re going to achieve it because the virus will go through the population.” 

Goldman assured that hospitals have protocols in place to protect patients and families and urged people not to let fear prevent them from seeking medical care.-wgal

Bad Jurors

These juror interviews are extraordinary. They are admitting openly that they disregarded the law entirely for the sake of letting Clancy off the hook. There’s no other way to read it.

One juror says she originally wanted to vote guilty but changed her mind so that “Lindsay could get the help she needs.” That is a clear violation of the law. They were supposed to make a determination solely about guilt or innocence. They were not there to make sure anyone “gets help.”

Another juror says she voted not guilty because the prosecution never produced “character witnesses” proving Clancy was a “bad mother.” The problem is that A) killing your children IS definitive evidence that you’re a bad mother, and B) the prosecution would not have been allowed to call those kinds of witnesses. A witness solely testifying that Clancy was a bad mother would have been purely prejudicial. So this juror acquitted because the prosecution failed to provide evidence that they weren’t allowed to provide and which would have been irrelevant anyway. Extraordinary. This same juror even admitted that it was a “fact” that Clancy “viciously killed her children.” The word vicious literally means “done maliciously and with intent.” So if that’s a fact then they were obligated to vote guilty. But they didn’t.

Meanwhile another juror swooned over the defense attorney’s “entertaining” demeanor. And another one said that all of the facts of the case — “everything,” her words — “proved” that Clancy “loved her children.” Apparently strangling your children to death, in this juror’s mind, does not at all call your love for them into question.

Just a collection of the most morally obtuse idiots ever assembled. Amazing.-Walsh

69.5

Fingers

Justice DP

Put him down.

WILMINGTON, Del. (WPVI) — Chelsea Cooke is mourning the loss of her fiancé, who police say was fatally shot Sunday morning in Wilmington, Delaware.

“It feels like a dream that I’m not waking up from,” said Cooke following the death of 32-year-old Donald “Donnie” Nave.

Cooke said adjusting to life without Nave has been difficult. She described him as her partner of 12 years and the father of their two children, with a third child on the way.

“You never think it’s going…I never thought this would be me. It was so stupid – over nothing,” Cooke said.

According to New Castle County police, Nave was shot and killed by 31-year-old Hector Sanchez on Sunday morning.

IMAGE: Donald “Donnie” Nave (left) / Hector Sanchez (right)

Cooke said she and Nave had just returned to their home on South Cleveland Avenue in Wilmington when Sanchez ran up behind him.

“With me and my son near the car, he did not care. He came at 8:30 in the morning, no tints, no mask, no nothing,” Cooke said. “I can’t wait to see him under the jail.”

Police said detectives quickly identified Sanchez’s vehicle using license plate reader technology and took him into custody Sunday evening.

“It was an overwhelming feeling that they caught him. It was,” Cooke said.

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Cooke said Nave and Sanchez had been involved in a road rage incident in August and that Sanchez had been harassing Nave in the days before the killing.

“You’re a weirdo out here taking somebody’s son and loved one because you can’t control yourself. It’s insane,” Cooke said.

Remembering Nave, Cooke described him as a hard worker, a family man and the center of her life.

“He was everything to me. Everything. I couldn’t ask for a better partner. He was imperfectly perfect,” she said.

As she continues to grieve, Cooke said she is holding on to those memories while coping with another loss that occurred the same day.

“I lost my grand pop the same day. So, I lost two of the most important men in my whole entire life in the same day, but I gained two angels,” Cooke said.

Nave is scheduled to be laid to rest Tuesday.

Sanchez remains in custody and is facing first-degree murder charges.-6ABC