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Friday, August 23, 2024
Douglas Emhoff is a 'progressive sex symbol’ and ‘modern female fantasy,’ Washington Post columnist fawns
Second gentleman Doug Emhoff is the type of "progressive sex symbol" modern women want, a liberal Washington Post columnist argued in her column published Friday.
"Move over, Ryan Gosling. The modern female fantasy is embodied by the man who might soon become our first First Gentleman,"Catherine Rampell wrote.
Since Gov. Tim Walz joined the 2024 Democratic ticket, media figures and Harris supporters have argued that Walz and Emhoff embrace a more modern version of masculinity that men should aspire to.
In leaving his prestigious law career to support Vice President Harris after the 2020 presidential race, Emhoff showed he was the kind of "fantasy man" women dream about, Rampell claimed in her column.
"Emhoff appears to be a genuine mensch with an impressive career. He’s smitten with his wife and supports her ambitions, as is obvious from his convention speech and their sweet interactions on the campaign trail," she continued. "But most important for this sexy sobriquet: Emhoff is secure enough with his own masculinity to sometimes prioritize his wife’s ambitions over his own."
"What. A. Hunk," she praised.
Rampell dismissed questions about Emhoff's role model husband status after he recently admitted to an extramarital affair that ended his first marriage.
"Whatever his previous marital drama, that makes him the working woman’s ideal partner today: He’s a high-achieving alpha, but isn’t threatened if his wife is, too," the columnist continued her argument. "He loves his job, but he loves his wife more. He knows that ‘supporting’ one’s family is about more than financial support, and that temporarily setting aside his own professional ego makes him no less of a man."
The columnist argued that the Democrats' version of masculinity stands in sharp contrast to Republicans' version of manliness.
"Women at least want a mate who won’t resent their career success — a tangible concern, given that divorce has been statistically more likely when women received job promotions or outearn their husbands. Hence, the Emhoffian ‘wife guy’ fantasy. Which, needless to say, sharply contrasts with conservatives’ portrayal of manliness," she argued.
"Instead of helping men appreciate how they fit into their evolving families and communities today, Trump offers sexist name-calling and weaponized nostalgia. 'Make America Great Again' means returning to a 1950s-era economy, with its attendant gender (and racial) roles," she scolded.
What women actually want is "to be valued and supported as much as they deserve," by their husbands in private and public, she wrote. "On that score, Emhoff looks like a dreamboat."
Rampell isn't the only media figure making this case. CNN anchor Dana Bash recently said that Democrats are trying to appeal to men who might not be as masculine as their Republican counterparts.
"But they are doing so in trying to put forward male figures, Tim Walz being one of them, Doug Emhoff last night, who can speak to men out there who might not be the sort of testosterone-laden, you know, gun-toting kind of guy who wants to listen to Hulk Hogan and the kind of players that came out at the RNC or might want to listen to that," she said.
ESPN analyst Mina Kimes also praised Walz's "different kind of masculinity" in comments last week.
"We’re kind of seeing it in the NFL with the Kelces, and Dan Campbell – this idea that ‘big, tough football guy’ isn’t separate from showing emotion and empathy," Kimes said on Pablo Torre's podcast. "Yes, they’re calling him ‘coach’ and what not, but in the same breath, they are emphasizing, ‘this man, the year he was a football coach, also ran the gay-straight alliance at the high school.’ That’s really powerful in a way that goes far beyond politics and electability, which is the discussion we’re having. There are very few models like that in American public life."
Fox News' Brian Flood contributed to this report.
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‘What is brain fog — and when should I seek medical attention?’: Ask a doctor
Most people have had brief lapses of memory — forgetting a train of thought, a driving route or maybe a word choice.
In most cases, these episodes last only a few seconds and are nothing to worry about — but if they persist, it may warrant getting a doctor's input.
For a clearer understanding of what defines this condition — often referred to as "brain fog" — Fox News Digital asked two medical doctors about recognizing the symptoms and when to seek medical attention.
Brain fog represents a "set of symptoms persons can experience due to impairments in brain functions, such as thinking, memory, information processing, storage and retrieval, decision-making, paying attention and performing tasks, among others," Irene M. Estores, MD, an associate professor in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the University of Florida College of Medicine in Gainesville, Florida, told Fox News Digital.
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The markers and indicators of brain fog can range from feeling suddenly confused about a familiar task or just feeling out of sorts mentally.
"A person may experience difficulty staying on task, inability to focus, forgetfulness or problems finding the right words," said Estores.
"They may also struggle to follow simple instructions or remember new information."
Other symptoms may include feeling confused and dazed, or being physically present but feeling mentally absent, according to Estores.
Although each person is different, there are some common causes of brain fog, medical experts say.
Just a single night of poor shuteye can have negative cognitive effects, so a compounded lack of sleep can surely be a culprit of brain fog, Estores noted.
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"Sleep is key to the consolidation of memory, specifically long-term memory," she said.
"It also affects working memory, attention and decision-making, by affecting the activity of neural circuits in the hippocampus, prefrontal cortex, basal ganglia, thalamus and parietal lobes."
People who experience chronic stressful events — such as pain, emotional and mental trauma, and social isolation — may notice cognitive effects, said Estores.
Pain medications and co-existing conditions, such as sleep disorders and depression, can also trigger or worsen brain fog.
Underlying medical conditions — such as some degenerative diseases, like dementia and Parkinson’s — and metabolic conditions, like diabetes or hypertension, can cause brain fog, according to Estores.
Trauma or infection can also play a role.
For those who are experiencing symptoms associated with brain fog, the first step is to practice good "brain health," according to Glen R. Finney, MD, professor of neurology at the Geisinger College of Health Sciences in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.
Healthy cognitive habits include maintaining good sleep hygiene, getting adequate exercise, striving for a healthy diet, staying hydrated and limiting stress.
"If that isn’t enough to improve things, let your primary care provider know what you’re experiencing, and they can review your medications and examine you for signs of medical causes, like autoimmune conditions," Finney told Fox News Digital.
"Also, some people with persistent brain fog may benefit from cognitive rehabilitation with a speech language pathologist, occupational therapist or psychologist," he added.
If medical evaluation is suggested, imaging tests — like a CT or MRI scan — as well as vascular studies (tests that check the blood flow in the veins and arteries) can be used to diagnose any existing conditions, Estores noted.
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Doctors may also recommend screening for co-existing diseases and conditions, such as diabetes, hypertension, depression, anxiety and sleep disorders, she added.
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While feelings of brain fog can be frustrating or sometimes scary, Finney noted that practicing good brain health and talking with your primary care provider can likely help put your mind at ease.
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Sunday, August 18, 2024
Washington Post columnist admits fact-checkers were ‘ineffective’ in Trump era: Confused ‘opinion with fact'
Washington Post columnist Meghan McArdle ripped the community of fact-checkers who have tried to hold former President Trump accountable during his political career, admitting they’ve ultimately failed to hamper his support and have hurt their own institutions.
The author, a staunch critic of Trump, accused those of trying to prevent the spread of Trump’s "disinformation" of being arrogant and mistaking their own opinion with objective fact. She even accused them of censorship. All of this, she wrote, has ultimately led to voters questioning them and other institutions more than they’ve ever questioned the former president.
"After eight years of all-out disinformation warfare, Trump’s approval ratings are holding up better than public trust in academia and journalism," McArdle lamented.
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The columnist began her piece by describing the idealized mission of the Trump era fact-checkers, saying they "devote themselves to checking the internet for bad facts and bad actors — and especially for the malevolent impulses of Trump."
However, they didn’t save the world in her estimation. At best, they dinged Trump on some of his bragging and, at worst, they censored true facts in their thirst to correct him.
"Some of their efforts have been useful, including their fact-checking of Trump’s more frenetic flights of fancy," she said, adding, "But the larger effort has been repeatedly marred when the disinformation experts have acted as censors, suppressing information that turned out to be true and spreading information that was false."
McArdle provided some of the major examples of this suppression, examples that most of the media participated in at the behest of these fact-checkers.
"Recall when it was ‘misinformation’ to suggest the pandemic might have started in a Wuhan lab. Recollect how a bevy of putative experts assured us that Hunter Biden’s laptop was probably a ‘Russian information operation’ rather than … Hunter Biden’s laptop."
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She added a more recent one, stating, "If these memories have faded, remember that just a couple months ago, we were hearing that videos of President Joe Biden’s obvious decline were actually expert-certified ‘cheap fakes.’"
The author even noted that after each of these fact-checks blew up in the experts’ faces, they would learn some "humility." "And each time, they have reemerged, unchastened," she said.
McArdle also brought up how European Union Commissioner Thierry Breton stepped in it when he tried to slam Elon Musk with a "huffily worded and, as it turned out, unapproved letter" after the X owner allowed Trump’s so-called misinformation to spread on X during their lengthy interview on Monday night.
"For Breton’s interference made no difference; Musk quite rightly went ahead with his show, and what followed was more dangerous to the Trump campaign than it was to democracy," the columnist said.
She concluded, "The episode sums up all the ways in which the ‘disinformation’ specialty has gone wrong with Trump: the arrogance, the confusion of opinion with legal or empirical fact, the destroy-the-village-in-order-to-save-it attempts to shore up democracy by clamping down on political speech. Not to mention the ineffectiveness of it all."
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Graham urges Trump to focus on policy against Harris, warns 'showman' might not win
Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., says policy is the GOP's key to the White House, and urges former President Trump to focus on that rather than his opponent.
"Donald Trump, President Trump, can win this election," Graham said Sunday on NBC's "Meet the Press." "His policies are good for America. And if you have a policy debate for president, he wins. Donald Trump, the provocateur, the showman may not win this election."
The response followed a question by host Kristen Welker on whether Trump should stop making personal remarks about Vice President Harris regarding characteristics like race and intelligence.
"I'm looking for President Trump to show up in the last 80 days to define what he will do for our country, to fix broken borders, to lower inflation," Graham continued. "The numbers that Americans are living with under Harris-Biden, a terrible 50% increase in gas prices, mortgage rates going through the roof, grocery costs are really high. That's what I would focus on. Policy. Policy is the key to the White House."
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The GOP senator offered similar advice two weeks ago while on "Fox News Sunday."
"So, here's what I would say to President Trump. The problem I have with Kamala Harris is not her heritage, it's her judgment," Graham said. "She has been wrong about everything. When she tried to explain what she would do about inflation and an upcoming recession, it made no sense. It's gibberish."
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Trump posted an image of Harris’ birth certificate on Truth Social after receiving a lot of criticism for remarks he made during a Q&A session at the National Association of Black Journalists in Chicago.
"She was always of Indian heritage, and she was only promoting Indian heritage," the former president said during the Q&A. "I didn't know she was Black until a number of years ago when she happened to turn Black and now, she wants to be known as Black. So, I don't know. Is she Indian or is she Black?"
Both Harris and Trump campaigned this weekend in battleground Pennsylvania.
Harris is expected to formally accept the Democratic presidential nomination at the 2024 Democratic National Convention this week in Chicago.
Fox News' Greg Wehner contributed to this report.
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Bears' Caleb Williams knows how special connection with fellow rookie Rome Odunze will be: 'Explosive'
The Chicago Bears used precious draft capital on two Top 10 picks in April, and they’re already starting to showcase why they were so highly thought of.
No. 1 overall pick Caleb Williams and his lofty expectations have all the bright lights on him whenever he touches the field, including Saturday against the Buffalo Bills for his second preseason action.
And while he had a tremendous scrambling touchdown that wowed the crowd in upstate New York, there was also his fellow first-round teammate, wide receiver Rome Odunze, making an impact for Chicago.
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Williams' biggest gain on a pass play so far this preseason came on Saturday, when he fired a ball deep downfield on the run to Odunze for a 45-yard gain.
It was a perfect route and a perfect throw that got the Bears fired up, and Williams almost had Odunze catch his first touchdown of the preseason, though his feet were not in bounds when he made the grab later in the drive.
Either way, NFL fans got to see what this rookie connection could look like this season with Williams and Odunze building a rapport. The signal caller already knows it’s going to be special.
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"We’re going to be explosive," Williams said, via NBC Sports Chicago. "We’re two rooks, but we’re trying to catch up to the old guys as fast as we can to make sure that we are right there on par with them to be able to be efficient, function, go out there and be explosive, be on the same page and win games. That’s ultimately what we are here to do. Having a guy like that was drafted with me, we’re only going to keep growing and building this connection."
Williams went 6-for-13 for 75 yards with his touchdown run of seven yards on Saturday, while Odunze caught his one pass and took one rush for 16 yards as well.
On Draft Day, Williams was seen bombarding Odunze’s first interview with the media over Zoom, and they’ve been building a connection on and off the field since.
There are many who believe the Bears will see an immediate uptick in production and wins with this Williams era beginning in the Windy City. Odunze is among two Pro Bowl veterans in D.J. Moore and Keenan Allen at receiver, while tight end Cole Kmet and running back D’Andre Swift are also a part of what can be an explosive offense all around.
Odunze, though, has specifically showcased his route-running abilities to go along with his speed and contested catch abilities at practice as he battles against his teammates.
So long as he and Williams continue to work on their craft together as rookies, they can fulfill the high expectations that have been set for both of them.
They’ll have one more preseason game to get that chemistry working full tilt before they face off against the Tennessee Titans in Week 1 at home.
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Saturday, August 17, 2024
Fever-Mercury game erupts into shoving match as WNBA returns from long break
The Indiana Fever expected a tough match up in their first game back after the WNBA returned this week following an extended break for the 2024 Paris Olympics.
And that’s exactly what they got when they stepped on the court to face the Phoenix Mercury on Friday night.
"You knew they were going to come in here with a lot of confidence, with three people that have won gold medals," Caitlin Clark said after the Fever’s 98-89 victory at home.
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"You know their confidence is really high, and I thought we came out and really set the tone."
Matching the confidence level was the physicality on the floor.
Two scuffles broke out during the game, including a shoving match that erupted in the third quarter between Indiana’s Kelsey Mitchell and Natasha Cloud of the Mercury.
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Mitchell appeared to go down by the three-point line after contact from Cloud, and immediately turned around to shove her opponent. The two briefly got into a back-and-forth before being separated by players and coaches, resulting in double technical fouls.
"You got to get a little gritty and dirty, obviously," Mitchell told reporters of the game’s physicality. "I had a moment myself with T. Cloud and hats off to her for being a competitor, but I think it kind of helped us. The grit and the game and those third quarters and when team’s make runs is how you win a game in the WNBA. You’ve gotta be gritty."
Cloud also spoke about the incident post-game.
"I have nothing but love for her . . . that’s just the competitiveness of the game."
Another minor scuffle between Brittney Griner and Aliyah Boston also unfolded, but no technical fouls were given out.
The Fever play next against the Seattle Storm on Sunday.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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