The only people he is "influencing" are haters like himself, so let him stay there! We don't want him here.
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Click the link to see the disgraceful video clip.
"Anti-Israel and anti-American social media personality Jackson Hinkle was spotted at Ali Khamenei’s funeral, where he led ‘Down with the USA’ chants and handed out beverages to mourners."
Please read her wonderfully-written column, and you'll feel the same way. It's filled with wonderful graphics, videos, and tweets, but I've never really figured out how to copy videos into this blog, so look at the whole thing on her website to see the full effect for yourself. (Hat tip, 7-6-26 Power Line picks).
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Trump Became a Legend Over the Weekend
And yet, it was still a "middle America party" greeted with a sneer.
Sasha Stone, Jul 05, 2026
The two Americas faced off over Independence Day Weekend, the nation’s 250th birthday. To the Left and the ruling class, it was the worst-case scenario. How could they celebrate the administration they’ve called “fascist” for ten years? And worse, if Trump pulled off a successful Fourth, and the people felt happiness for even one second, what of their ongoing mass delusion?
A gathering storm, lightning cracking in the sky, buckets of rain pouring down, it looked like a weather intervention to prevent the nation’s big celebration with the biggest fireworks display in history. Nothing would have made them happier. But Trump was never going to let that happen.
I had that feeling, the same one I’ve had so many times. Trump decides to push through anyway, as he did in Butler after almost being assassinated on live television.
Or just after the Correspondents’ Dinner, where another shooting almost massacred reporters and the Trump administration. He wanted to go back into the room and give his speech.
That kind of heroism can’t be taught. It is true grit. It comes from being raised to be tough, resilient, and to stand there, allow yourself to be pummeled by every force imaginable, and remain standing. It always reminds me of that scene in Raging Bull when Jake La Motta refuses to be taken down by Sugar Ray.
“You never got me down, Ray.”
Yes, that’s Robert De Niro before he lost his mind to TDS, and when he was still an actor, all of us could admire. He and everyone else in the upper crust of Liberal society believe it’s their right to rob the American people of representative democracy. They might have won, but they underestimated the kind of stuff Trump is made of. “You never got me down, Ray.”
I kept wondering, is he really going to show up that late and give a speech? Are they really going to push through with the fireworks? The crowd drenched? An unpredictable weather pattern swirling overhead? Sure enough, the minute Lee Greenwood took to the stage, we knew what was coming next.
I knew I was watching the stuff of legends as Trump took to the stage to give his speech. It was something beautiful and spectacular to behold. I’ve never seen anything like it, and it was pure Trump. The real Trump, not the fake version sold by the legacy media and the Left every day.
I just kept thinking, there will be another one like him. We’re all so lucky to be living through this moment, and we have to make sure the story is told right.
I know I sound like a sycophant for Trump. I know what people think when they read the kind of adoring words I use to describe him, and how I neglect to write about his flaws, his bad decisions, or his mistakes. I won’t deny it.
To quote the great Teddy Roosevelt, “The poorest way to face life is to face it with a sneer.” That’s all we’ve gotten from the most powerful people in the country for the last ten years: one long sneer.
I knew how the elitists who believe this country belongs only to them would respond. I used to be one of them. I hated Trump right alongside them. I mourned the death of democracy, too. The difference is that, at some point, the hate became too much for me. I couldn’t be part of it. I had to find out what was true and what wasn’t.
I feel like I have to write about what I am seeing, but also to correct the record each and every time, because I know what the legacy media will report and how they’ll want to tell their version of the story in history books. My admiration for Trump has only grown as I’ve watched him deflect the slings and arrows.
Deep down, guys like Robert de Niro and Bruce Springsteen know who they are. They know they have everything and are used to getting their way. They can’t face their own irrelevance. They don’t want to go down in history as losers to their sworn enemy. What does that say about them?
They pretend it’s Trump who is the bully, but who are we kidding? They live in their own bubble. How could they ever know what was real anymore? They’ve become the antagonists, the bullies, the villains. because they’re the side that still has all of the power.
They threaten and intimidate anyone who would dare participate in a Trump-backed celebration of America at 250. Do they think we don’t notice? They’re the bad guys now. They’re the rich kid villain in a John Hughes high school movie.
To many other people, Trump represents the most famous guy in the world who has their back and is their voice. The best way to have prevented his rise was to understand that this is a big country that didn’t want to be ruled by the coastal elites.
And yes, it’s a cosmic joke that the Gray Champion, the hero of our time, is the guy who was on Celebrity Apprentice and hosted beauty pageants. Trump’s rise is about him, but it’s also about them - those at the top whose reaction to Trump has been their downfall. They destroyed themselves trying to destroy him.
Does that mean I think he’s perfect? Of course not. I wish he’d fund the National Parks. But I know a legend when I see one.
If you can’t stand back in awe over something like this, there is nothing left.
Thank you, President Trump, for giving your supporters the thrill of a lifetime and for showing people like me what real courage looks like.
How lucky we are that Trump is our President, especially during this glorious year. The contrast between patriotic Americans and the Democrat Socialists could not be any starker.
I had the same reaction during a different era. Whenever I hear it now, I think of September 11 and how that song was played during the seventh inning stretch of MLB games.
Both emotional events, and the combination of a grateful immigrant songwriter in Irving Berlin, and a powerful singer in Kate Smith. No other version will do.
I saw the following column at RedState. It was lovely to see Ronald Reagan and others in the accompanying video.
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Like Christmas, Independence Day is famous for its songs.
There are so many of them that bring home the patriotism of the holiday, our gratitude for our forefathers for creating a more perfect union, and our love of America. Think, the Star‑Spangled Banner, America the Beautiful, Lee Greenwood’s God Bless the U.S.A., and lately, during the World Cup, John Denver’s Country Roads.
Of course, one of those patriotic favorites is God Bless America, and it’s still sung by the massive crowds across the country.
But when was it first performed, and who wrote it?
Although the first public performance was in 1938 to celebrate Armistice Day (the end of World War I), the story actually goes back to 1918 and “The Dean of American Songwriters,” the great Irving Berlin. He’d written the tune 20 years earlier, but it wasn’t until 1938 that a revised version was sung publicly:
November 9, 1938
In [a] remarkable letter, songwriter Irving Berlin writes to fellow composer Harry Ruby on the eve of “God Bless America’s” reintroduction to the world. The timing is chilling as the letter was written on the eve of the Kristallnacht program (Nov. 9–10, 1938) in Nazi Germany. Berlin reveals that Kate Smith will sing it the next night on national radio—reviving a forgotten WWI-era tune that would become a defining American anthem. This letter, written just one day before Smith's Armistice Day broadcast, captures the quiet beginnings of what would become one of the most patriotic songs in U.S. history.
Although technically the very first rendition by Smith was for radio in 1938, she reprised it for the 1943 Warner Bros. film "This Is the Army," where she performed it with a large orchestra and choir. See if you can spot a legendary former president and even the songwriter himself in the clip:
Here is the first time ever God Bless America was sung
— Mike Netter (@nettermike) July 3, 2026
Happy 250 America
Watch and spread
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The song became an immediate classic:
This simple one-verse song became an overnight hit, and a hopeful song as war threatened. “It’s not a patriotic song,” composer Irving Berlin said in a 1940 interview, “but an expression of gratitude for what this country has done for its citizens, of what home really means.” Today, many Americans consider “God Bless America” an unofficial national anthem of the United States.
For decades, you used to hear Smith’s version at New York Yankees and Philadelphia Flyers games, but the Left always wants to make sure you can’t have nice things, so in 2019, they dragged up other songs that she had sung nearly a century ago and got her canceled. The two teams no longer play her voice because some of the tunes were deemed to be racist.
Critics of cancel culture struck back, noting that Smith recorded one of the controversial “racist” songs with an African American man, and it was meant to be satirical, not hateful. Meanwhile, she didn’t exactly sound like your average KKK Grand Wizard in an interview:
Smith called for racial tolerance in 1945 in an address on CBS Radio, declaring, "Race hatreds, social prejudices, religious bigotry, they are the diseases that eat away the fibers of peace". She went on to state "it is up to us to tolerate one another in order to achieve peace".
In any case, you won’t hear her anymore at Yankees or Flyers games.
The Left is always trying to erase our history, but the problem for them is that they can’t. We’ve got the documents, we’ve got the videotapes, we’ve got the contemporaneous news stories. I hope you enjoyed Smith’s rendition.
Now fire up those grills, display your American flags, and let the world know that you are a loud and proud American who will not be erased.
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From IFLScience
"The first mRNA vaccines approved for widespread human use were the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines against COVID-19 in 2020 and 2021. While their rollout was lambasted as "rushed" by some, research into the technology had really been decades in the making.
"Now that billions upon billions of doses have been administered around the globe, scientists can take a step back and get a clear view of their impact, resulting in a new global review.
“After billions of doses, we now have an extraordinary amount of scientific evidence,” Anna Blakney, assistant professor at the University of British Columbia, said in a statement.
“People should feel empowered to ask questions about their health and what they put in their bodies,” said Blakney. “Our goal is to provide clear, credible evidence to inform these conversations and decisions.”
What Did The Review Find?
"The researchers compiled and assessed heaps of mRNA vaccine data from around the world taken from laboratory research, clinical trials, and real-world surveillance.
"Serious adverse side effects from mRNA vaccines were exceptionally rare, with myocarditis and pericarditis (inflammation of the heart) occurring in just 12.6 cases per million for Pfizer BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine and 35.6 cases per million for Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine. Both values are substantially lower than the risk of getting those conditions from a COVID-19 infection.
"The risk of anaphylaxis following Pfizer BioNTech's COVID mRNA vaccine was 4.7 cases per million doses, and Guillain-BarrĂ© syndrome risk after the AstraZeneca vaccine was 38 cases per million doses. The majority of other side effects were mild – such as sore arms, fatigue, or fever – and only lasted a few days.
"The review also found mRNA vaccines to be effective at preventing serious COVID-19 infections, with 87 percent overall effectiveness against SARS‑CoV‑2 infection, 93 percent effectiveness against hospitalization, and 94 percent effectiveness against mortality 14 to 42 days after vaccination.
"Effectiveness waned over time, however, and was reduced by certain variants, such as the Omicron lineage (for which the vaccines on the whole had 67 percent effectiveness against infection and 72 percent against hospitalization).
"The team also addressed some common misconceptions about how mRNA vaccines work. Above all, they sought to clarify that these medications don't alter a person's DNA. Instead, the mRNA provides a set of instructions that prompts human cells to produce a harmless piece of a virus, training the immune system to recognize and respond to it.
"Both the mRNA and the lipid nanoparticles it's packaged within are quickly broken down and cleared from the body after use.
"The findings also support mRNA technology's potential for treating diseases beyond COVID-19. An ever-expanding list of trials – for everything from pancreatic cancer to bird flu – are already underway, potentially meaning that we will have mRNA vaccines for a wide range of illnesses in the near future.
“This is really about what comes next,” said Blakney. “We’re seeing the same platform being applied to cancer treatment and other diseases. Understanding how these vaccines work—and why they’re safe—helps build confidence in the next generation of medicines.”
"The study is published in the journal The Lancet."
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(July 2, 2026 / JNS)
"For those old enough to remember the general hoopla and feel-good atmosphere of the American bicentennial, the general lack of enthusiasm surrounding the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence is shocking … and discouraging. Unlike 50 years ago, when the entire nation seemed to fairly burst with patriotic fervor, this year’s commemoration has a downbeat flavor to it.
"Even worse, some Jews are—for the first time in the history of the country—beginning to think that America is no longer a safe place. Some are even openly speaking of it as no different from any other stop in the last two millennia of Jewish Diaspora waystations.
"The reasons why are not far-fetched. But rather than giving up on the United States at a time when Jewish life is starting to feel precarious, Jews should be doing the opposite. They should not only be joining wholeheartedly in the America 250 celebrations. They should be doubling down on their determination to fight for it.
Partisanship and woke ideology
"Some of the lack of enthusiasm for America 250 is due to the hyperpartisanship of these times, with many Democrats and liberals being reluctant to celebrate the country led by a man they despise: President Donald Trump.
"But a lot also has to do with the pervasive influence of left-wing ideologies like critical race theory, intersectionality and settler-colonialism, that helped generate a spate of antisemitism that has rocked this country following the Hamas-led Palestinian Arab terrorist attacks in Israel on Oct. 7, 2023. These toxic ideas now dominate American education, journalism, culture and the arts. A half-century ago, they were largely unknown and confined to portions of the academy where progressives were just beginning to make their way in their long march through American institutions. But today, the belief that the United States is an irredeemably racist nation that has been more a force for evil than good has become widespread.
"This neo-Marxist worldview is patently false. And yet, it has played an outsized role in convincing a great many people, especially the college-educated who now make up the vast majority of those who vote for Democrats and identify as liberal, that old-fashioned patriotism of the sort that was commonplace in 1976 is not merely out of fashion. It’s downright wrong.
"And it is due to the growing influence of such thinking that many are starting to feel like the golden age of American Jewry is over.
"Antisemitism isn’t merely rising to unprecedented levels; it is being mainstreamed by corporate media outlets like The New York Times. More than that, for the first time in American history, it has become an organizing principle of politics. Hatred for Israel and the normalization of blood libels against the Jewish state are now the litmus test by which left-wing activists view candidates, including those who are otherwise down-the-line liberals on every other issue, such as Rep. Dan Goldman (D-N.Y.), who just lost a primary that will mean the end of his career as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives.
"Sadly, the same phenomenon is beginning to make itself felt on the American right as well. Though the overwhelming majority of Republicans and conservatives are pro-Israel and philo-semitic, the influence of Jew-hating podcasters—namely, former Fox News host Tucker Carlson, the even crazier commentator Candace Owens and the Holocaust-denying neo-Nazi Nick Fuentes, along with enablers like media celebrity Megyn Kelly—is also on the rise. Worse than that, Vice President JD Vance has been sending signals that not only is he neutral about the debate on the right about antisemitism, but that he is ready to jettison the U.S.-Israel alliance.
The fruits of American liberty
"With the academy and so many other sectors of American life becoming hostile environments for Jews who won’t bend the knee to woke hatred for Israel and the Jewish people, it’s understandable that many no longer think of it as the “Goldene Medina” in the way their immigrant forebears did.
"That’s sad, but it’s also counterproductive. Instead of throwing in the towel on what admittedly sometimes seems like a sinking ship, Jews should understand that they have no choice but to stand and fight for their place in society.
"One reason for doing so is that, contrary to the assumptions of many Jewish liberals, America has always been a uniquely welcoming place for Jews. From its earliest days, the American republic not only didn’t erect barriers to Jewish equality and participation that were a given in Europe, as well as in the Arab and Muslim worlds. With few exceptions, Jews have always been treated as equal partners in the American experiment in constitutional government, rather than, as is the case elsewhere, a tolerated minority.
"The principles of Judaism were baked into the Western Enlightenment thinking that was intrinsic to the mindset of the framers. And that made itself felt in a variety of ways. President George Washington’s famous letter to the Hebrew Congregation of Newport, R.I., in which he wrote that “happily the Government of the United States, which gives to bigotry no sanction, to persecution no assistance” was not merely a personal sentiment. Though Jews were a tiny minority in America, they had taken an active part in the American Revolution. And in a republic without an established religion and in which many of the various Christian sects had a living memory of persecution in Europe, religious freedom was enshrined as the nation’s “first freedom” in the Bill of Rights.
"It was a nation that was not merely dedicated to liberty as no other had been. It was also a place where economic freedom and the rule of law were guaranteed, thus giving Jews and other immigrant minority groups a chance to better themselves. If American Jewry is the freest and most prosperous Jewish Diaspora in history, it is a function of the governing system first conceived in 1776 and then firmly established in the framing of the U.S. Constitution in 1787. It is those founding documents that are the guarantee of Jewish liberty as well as that of everyone else.
"That this exceptionalism and tradition of liberty is under assault is not in doubt. A two-front war is being waged against the Judeo-Christian heritage that is the foundation of American liberty from both the left and the right. And given the strength of liberty’s woke opponents, pessimism about its survival, which is inextricably linked to Jewish safety, may be forgiven at times.
"But the semiquincentennial is no time to concede that fight.
No choice but to stand and fight
"We must do so not merely out of a desire to defend our lives here. We must do so because a strong America that has not abandoned the best of Western civilization and values is essential to the worldwide struggle against the forces of tyranny, both Marxist and Islamist, which threaten Israel and Jews everywhere.
"If Jewish life is unsafe in America, it will be unsafe everywhere. And that will impact Israel as well. That’s why it is essential that, rather than giving up or giving in to hysterical talk about the end of American liberty and even the end of American Jewry, we must recommit to the fight to roll back the woke tide on the left and its antisemitic echo on the right—and to defeat it.
"This may be a generational struggle in much the same way that leftist efforts to impose these false beliefs on the United States were one. But it is a battle that is necessary to fight—not just to save American Jewry, but to save the canon of Western civilization on which our freedoms rest.
"The contempt for traditional patriotism and belief in the truth that the American republic—flawed though it might be—is a force for good in the world has already been made clear by left-wing elites. But as discouraging as this discourse may be, it is a reminder that the stigmatizing and targeting of Jews is part and parcel of the same struggle that other Americans are engaging in. America is and always has been exceptional. But it will only remain that way so long as a broad cross-section of its citizens—Jews and non-Jews, liberals and conservatives, Democrats as well as Republicans—are willing to stand up against the woke forces seeking to traduce its founding values.
"The appropriate answer to attacks on Jews is not flight or a call to shelter in place. Jews must speak up and not abandon the streets or the public square to the antisemites and woke mobs. The rejoinder to anti-Jewish violence and intimidation is for Jews to act in the most quintessential American way possible: to arm themselves and make it clear that they will not be intimidated or silenced.
"Those who hate the founding principles of the United States, in addition to its Jewish residents, may seem to be on the ascent, as election results in various Democratic Party primaries have shown. But they are wrong about the end of American greatness or the need to transform it into some pale reflection of Marxist or Islamist concepts. And as dire as the situation may seem at the moment, these enemies of liberty may be sealing their own fate with their attempt to foist antisemitic extremists on a country that is inherently moderate and where Jew-hatred of this type has always been confined to outliers rather than the mainstream.
"Faith in the good sense and decency of the American people may seem like a forlorn hope when you witness the ability of figures like New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani to affect the future of American democracy. But those who bet against America have always been shortsighted suckers. Right now is no time to doubt that this will continue to be the case.
"On this 250th Independence Day, rather than writing off America, we should be embracing it all the more enthusiastically and pledging to defend it against those who wish to tear it down. The alternative is not merely unthinkable; it’s an abandonment of Western civilization, and all that decent people hold dear.
"Happy birthday, America! Even on your worst day, we still believe in you, and we know you’re worth fighting for."
Jonathan S. Tobin is editor-in-chief of JNS. Follow him: @jonathans_tobin.
Jonathan S. Tobin is editor-in-chief of the Jerusalem News Syndicate, a senior contributor for The Federalist, a columnist for Newsweek and a contributor to many other publications. He covers the American political scene, foreign policy, the U.S.-Israel relationship, Middle East diplomacy, the Jewish world and the arts. He hosts the JNS “Think Twice” podcast, both the weekly video program and the “Jonathan Tobin Daily” program, which are available on all major audio platforms and YouTube. Previously, he was executive editor, then senior online editor and chief political blogger, for Commentary magazine. Before that, he was editor-in-chief of The Jewish Exponent in Philadelphia and editor of the Connecticut Jewish Ledger. He has won more than 60 awards for commentary, art criticism and other writing. He appears regularly on television, commenting on politics and foreign policy. Born in New York City, he studied history at Columbia University.
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This summer, COVID-19 is very much still a risk for many—even if you're generally healthy, doctors warn.
"Nearly everyone remains at some risk of a severe COVID infection," Dr. Michael Mina, MD, Ph.D., chief medical officer of Invivyd, tells Parade. "However, those with the highest risk include the very young, older individuals, and immune-compromised individuals who cannot or do not mount appropriate immune responses to protect themselves against the virus. The immune-compromised population is varied and can include those who have autoimmune disorders or cancer, those who have had a recent organ transplant and those with cardiac, renal or liver diseases. Immune-compromised people are particularly at risk for severe COVID-19."
Dr. Kyle Hoedebecke, MD, MBA, MPA, MS, FAAFP, CPE, clinical advisor of Alpas Wellness NOVA, concurs, explaining, "As has been the case since the beginning of this pandemic, the groups at greatest risk for severe illness from COVID-19 are older adults, people with compromised immune systems, pregnant patients and people with pre-existing conditions (e.g., heart disease, lung disease, diabetes, obesity)."
That comprises a lot of people, so even if you're generally fine, you'll likely want to take at least some precautions to protect others who need it. Find out the most common COVID-19 symptoms in July 2026, plus why there are unique challenges right now in terms of staying healthy in the face of the pandemic that never really ended.
The most common COVID symptoms this month are the ones you're used to hearing about, experts tell Parade: You can expect some combination of a persistent dry cough, sore throat, nasal congestion, fever, chills, fatigue and body aches, and a lucky few will also have the added delights of gastrointestinal issues (typically diarrhea, vomiting and/or nausea).
"Loss of taste and smell is less common than it was during earlier waves," Dr. Lora shares. "Vascular phenomena, such as 'COVID toes,' are also less frequently seen. Due to higher levels of immunity in the population, we also see fewer patients developing severe respiratory symptoms early in the course of illness compared with the beginning of the pandemic."
That is a relief, right? However, there are some important elements to consider now that you may not have before in terms of the level of COVID risk with which you're comfortable, because now, you may be sicker for longer and also at higher risk of cognitive impairment (which could be potentially longer term if you get long COVID).
"In terms of population health, it's not as much about the severity of the symptoms of COVID-19 changing in 2026 as it is about the next generation of Omicron variants' ability to cause repeated infections," Dr. Ayesha Bryant, MD, MSPH, clinical advisor of Alpas Wellness, says. "Some patients are reporting fatigue, cognitive impairment and brain fog, GI issues and longer-than-expected recovery periods, but the most commonly reported symptoms remain in the upper respiratory tract."
Right now, we're seeing a lot of descendants of the Omicron variant, specifically XFG, NB.1.8.1 and other variants of the JN.1 lineage, Dr. Bryant says. Experts are a bit divided on whether or not that's a good thing.
On one hand, Dr. Lora notes, "While [Omicron variants] remain highly contagious, we have accumulated immunity from vaccination and past infections, helping reduce the severity of illness for many people."
On the other hand, Dr. Bryant warns that newer Omicron variants have shown a potential for repeated infections, and really—it sucks enough getting COVID once. Having it multiple times just seems cruel.
Unfortunately, unlike flu and the common cold, which tend to peak in the months during which we're huddled up indoors in close quarters, COVID risk isn't reduced just because we're outside getting fresh air and extra vitamin D.
"While age and comorbidities are still strong predictors of severe disease regardless of the specific variant of SARS-CoV2, the warmer temperatures associated with summer may result in less time spent in enclosed areas where airborne pathogens are more likely to be transmitted," Dr. Bryant explains. "However, increased mobility during summer months via travel and larger social gatherings also increases opportunities for airborne pathogen transmission."
What's more, you'll want to stock up on COVID tests, because a lot of common COVID symptoms overlap with those of seasonal allergies—and if you're anything like me, grass pollen has been trying to kill you since March.
Get vaccinated!
"While vaccines may not always prevent infection, they continue to provide important protection against severe illness, hospitalization and death," Dr. Lora urges. "Staying up to date remains especially important for high-risk individuals. The vaccine has also been shown to reduce the risk of complications after COVID-19, such as heart attacks or strokes."
"The most effective way to protect oneself from infection is through layering of protection, such as maintaining current vaccinations, testing for SARS-CoV-2 when experiencing symptoms, receiving antiviral therapy promptly if eligible and practicing additional caution around immunocompromised people," Dr. Bryant advises.
Dr. Hoedebecke agrees. "Regardless of seasonal activity level, using common sense practices to prevent the spread of respiratory illnesses remains effective," he says. That means staying home when you're ill, improving air circulation through ventilation systems, wearing masks in high-risk environments, hand washing and using hand sanitizer as needed.
If you're a candidate for them, you'll want to grab some Paxlovid from your doctor, but even then, don't necessarily expect a miracle.
"The treatments available today are limited and researchers are working to develop new approaches and new classes of treatments," Dr. Mina tells Parade. "While certain antiviral medications such as Paxlovid remain on the market, many of their benefits have been shown in recent research by scientists to be significantly reduced since they were first introduced. Additional research has shown potential increases in rebound."
Dr. Mina recommends monoclonal antibody treatment if you can get it.
Other than that, experts recommend drinking a lot of water, getting a lot of rest and managing symptoms with over-the-counter medications like ibuprofen or acetaminophen for fevers and aches, lozenges for sore throat and cough and decongestants for sinus congestion.
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NY Post June 30, 2026
The rise of the Socialist left in New York is a bad omen for obvious reasons.
The radical agenda is uniformly anti-police, pro-criminal, favors wildly expanded government powers over private property and demands punishing taxes on businesses and high-income families to fund its redistribution schemes.
If that were all, it would still be a destructive and dangerous movement.
But the post-election analysis from last week’s New York primary races finds another driving force among the winning candidates.
Namely, the hatred of all things Israel, and those who dare support the Jewish state.
It hardly needs to be said that the pied piper of this sickening eruption is Mayor Mamdani.
He started it and continues to fan the flames of antisemitism.
And now New Yorkers have made the added mistake of electing a cadre of clones.
As Jay Jacobs, the state leader of the beleaguered Democratic Party’s state leader, told The Post, the pro-Palesinian, anti-Israel furor “was a more important issue” in luring voters to races that otherwise had very low turnouts.
Overall, only abut 17% of registered Dems voted in the districts where the Socialist candidates beatprevailed over other Dems, some of them incumbents.
The Anti-Defamation League effectively reached the same conclusion, saying in a statement that the winners in the three hotly contested congressional primary winnersies rode to victory on a “movement built on antisemitic rhetoric.”
It said that as Mamdani walked through an election night victory party of the Democratic Socialists of America, some people chanted “from the river to the sea,” part of a coded Palestinian message calling for the elimination of Israel.
“We’re witnessing candidates succeed not in spite of demonizing rhetoric against the Jewish community and the Jewish state, but because of it,” the organization added.
It also made a larger point by noting that, “When leaders cheer slogans that dehumanize Jews, it does not stay at a victory party. It bleeds into schools, neighborhoods and daily life, putting Jewish families, children and neighborhoods at risk.”
Against that backdrop, the surge of hate crimes against Jews and Jewish institutions is not a coincidence.
The attacks are the poisoned fruits of a movement based on hate.
That this is happening in New York is more than a minor rupture with the past.
For much of the past 50 years, Democrats were the most ardent and consistent supporters of Israel.
At the same time, in many Jewish households, being a Dem and voting for the party’s candidates became near-religious rituals.
Jews played pivotal roles in the civil rights movement, and have been in the forefront of most liberal causes ever since.
But the party has changed dramatically in recent years.
Barack Obama started his presidency by apologizing to Arabs for America’s Mideast policies.
Beyond his ignorance about much of that history, he demonstrated complete disdain for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Along with his championing Palestinian causes, the moves made Obama the most unpopular American president in Israel since its post-World-War 11 founding.
It’s now clear that the Obama years opened the door for an even bigger shift in the Dems’ view of Israel, which has declined sharply in the past three years.
The oddest thing is what propelled it to change so quickly.
Pollsters have noted a decided turn against Israel since the savage Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas terrorist attack.
A February Gallup survey reported that only 33% of Democrats say they are pro-Israel, while 60% say they view our close ally unfavorably.
Gallup says that is the first time a majority of any political party held negative views on the Jewish state since the question was first asked in 1989.
The finding comes despite the horrors of the Hamas attack, but timing suggests Dem views were changed by distorted media coverage of the war in Gaza that followed and that converted Palestinians into the victims.
The bestial slaughter of 1,200 Israelis, most of them civilians, including women and children, who were, raped, killed or taken hostage, were shoved aside by inflated figures about Palestinian casualties released by Hamas propaganda outlets.
Much of that coverage, from American television networks, wire services and leftist outlets led by The New York Times, amplified Hamas’ false charges of genocide and the starvation of children.
As the incomparable Douglas Murray wrote, Israel is the only nation not allowed to win a war.
The media’s stew of falsehoods helped to launch the keffiyeh-wearing mobs on elite college campuses, many of whom demonstrated their antisemitism and their ignorance by denouncing Israel as a colonialist state that has no basis in the region.
That same movement then helped to propel Mamdani from Albany’s back benches into City Hall.
That he vowed not to visit Israel and to arrest Netanyahu if he ever came to New York, breathed new life into the coals of the ancient hatred.
Never mind that Netanyahu was indicted by the International Criminal Court, which the US does not recognize.
What mattered most was that Mamdani expressed his contempt for all things Israel, a view he has repeatedly offered, most recently by being the first mayor in six decades to boycott New York’s Israel Day Parade.
And now his example and support have elected some like-minded bigots.
How and where this ends is impossible to predict, but it seems to me that there are two possible outcomes.
Either decent and wise Dems will rise up and marginalize the Jew haters, or watch as their party is completely consumed by them.
Who is funding all this? And when will it stop? The Democratic party is now the party of hate: hate America, hate Trump, hate Jews, hate Israel, hate ICE, hate crime & punishment, and hate personal responsibility. How is that a good thing for the country?
I just hope the new socialists in Congress are not given any important committee assignments, and definitely not with Foreign Relations, Intelligence or Appropriations.
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This is from an article at the 7-1-26 PBS website:
"Taking to a stage under a sign that read "Power to the People," Kiros told her supporters that her win belonged to every one of them.
"This is a movement," Kiros said. "We are just getting started."
"To an excited crowd, which had been singing and dancing moments before she got on stage, she laid out her plans: taking the fight to "Donald Trump and the oligarchy," abolishing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, passing "Medicare for all" and ending the "genocide in Palestine."
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