After explaining that the Biden administration would never issue a presidential mandate requiring COVID-19 vaccinations earlier this summer, President Biden recently reversed course and did exactly that, even saying that anyone who chose not to get vaccinated was disrespecting others.

Despite media claims that “We Can’t Turn the Corner on COVID,” the numbers of COVID-19 cases, new hospitalizations, and deaths nationwide peaked and started to decline around the beginning of September. The combination of this milestone, new findings from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention showing widespread levels of vaccination and natural immunity, and improved availability of treatments suggests that, outside of isolated pockets, COVID-19 is likely to become a diminishing health risk in the United States.

A number of mainstream media figures and outlets appear to have been fooled by a false story that some Oklahoma hospitals were overwhelmed with patients having overdosed on the drug Ivermectin, a parasite-fighting medication that can also be sold over the counter as a veterinary drug.

New documents have been released detailing U.S.-funded research on various types of coronaviruses at the Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV) in Wuhan, China, where the first outbreak of the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus occurred.

The China virus continues to morph into new strains that seem to transfer from one individual to another much more freely, especially during a time of the year that historically sees no flu virus at all.

For the next week we are going to see mostly sunny days and mostly clear nights with no rain in the forecast. The hot weather will continue with highs mostly in the mid-toupper 90s but the lows will be pretty comfortable as we drop into the mid-60s. Temperatures are expected to stay above normal through Sept. 20.

Eighteen months into fighting and dealing with as many as three variants of the China virus, it’s worth taking note of how governments and states are attempting to address continuing health risks. As one might expect, the “Red” states are resisting government mandates for both mask wearing and vaccinations.

Dozens of retired generals and admirals have called on Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley to step down, accusing them of “negligence” in connection with the disastrous US troop withdrawal from Afghanistan.

With US forces now gone for good having officially evacuated Kabul just hours earlier, the jubilant Taliban fully clad in US military attire, triumphantly enter a hangar at the Kabul airport — which until just hours ago was held by the US — where they examine Chinook helicopters left by the US forces.

Life can be a lot like Gomer Pyles’ favorite saying –– “Surprise, surprise, surprise!” When you are coasting along, never expecting the unusual, it happens. Just a week ago, on a quiet Saturday afternoon, Andy suddenly became nauseated, then Ellen the Elephant began doing her famous stomp dance on his chest.