7 Things: One gunman held off close to 400 cops in Uvalde, Aderholt compares House-passed abortion bill to North Korea/China and more …

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July 18, 2022

7. Monkeypox found in Alabama

There have been two cases of monkeypox diagnosed in Alabama, according to the Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH), with each case in Mobile and Jefferson County. There are only about 1,470 cases officially diagnosed nationally.
Mobile County Health Department epidemiologist Dr. Rendi Murphree said, “The patient had no known contact with a monkeypox patient – so did not know if they had skin-to-skin contact with someone who had monkeypox – which emphasizes the importance of raising awareness for our community in general, but in particular, raising awareness for our healthcare community and those that are most at risk for infection.”

6. He’s been a woman for a year, and Lia Thomas is already one of the best women

The University of Pennsylvania has nominated transgender swimmer Lia Thomas for the NCAA’s “Woman of the Year.” The decision to nominate Thomas has received heavy backlash, including from former professional tennis player Martina Navratilova.
One of Thomas’ competitors, who also tied with Thomas at the NCAA swimming championships, Riley Gaines of the University of Kentucky, stated, “The majority of us female athletes, or females in general, really, are not okay with this, and we’re not okay with the trajectory of this and how this is going and how it could end up in a few years.”

5. Dean Odle flat-out has no chance to be governor

In his final attempt to become governor this election cycle, flat-earther and pastor Dean Odle will be running as a write-in candidate in the race where Governor Kay Ivey is facing Democratic candidate Yolanda Flowers. Odle is claiming that there were election irregularities and that he had 51 more votes than the final tally. That total still saw him being demolished by Governor Kay Ivey, Lindy Blanchard, Tim James and Lew Burdette.
During the primary election, Odle only received 1.8% of the Republican votes. Odle questioned, “[D]id compromised voting machines, lack of election security, and crossover Democrat votes get Kay Ivey (s)elected?” The general election will be held on November 8.

4. NDAA approved in U.S. House

The National Defense Authorization Act has passed the U.S. House of Representatives, with representatives from Alabama voting 5-2. U.S. Representatives Mo Brooks (R-Huntsville) and Barry Moore (R-Enterprise) voted against the legislation.
Moore explained some of his reasoning for voting against the measure, saying, “No amount of money authorized to spend on bases or weapons programs could compensate for such dangerous policy missteps that destabilize our nation. I promised the people of my district I would not vote to fund vaccine mandates, and it is disappointing this bill not only funds the vaccine mandate but further fails our servicemembers by leaving out provisions to restore the full rank and pay of those discharged for refusing the vaccine.”

3. Joe Biden’s fistbump with MBS was just one of many issues with his trip to Saudi Arabia

While President Joe Biden was visiting Saudi Arabia, U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) criticized the trip. He lamented, “You have the leader of that country who was involved in the murder of a Washington Post journalist. I don’t think that type of government should be rewarded with a visit by the president of the United States.” Biden’s decision to offer up a fistbump to Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud was universally panned.
To make matters worse, Biden’s purpose for the trip was to grovel and hope the Saudis would pump more oil, but that didn’t work. Strangely, the Biden administration is hoping that gasoline prices will “come down at the fastest rate” and all the way down to $4 a gallon.

2. Aderholt compares House-passed abortion bill to China, North Korea

U.S. Representative Robert Aderholt (R-Haleyville) has criticized a bill that would create federal protection for abortions that passed in the U.S. House of Representatives and would reverse state laws that have outlawed abortion since Roe v. Wade was overturned. He also compared the laws that would be created by this bill to abortion laws in China and North Korea.
Aderholt advised, “This bill, in combination with the so-called Women’s Health Protection Act, seeks to undermine the will of the people, and places the United States on a shortlist with North Korea and China as countries with the most extreme abortion policies in the world. Instead of inhibiting, we should be enabling the states that have chosen to extend the responsibility of protecting its citizens to also include the unborn.”

1. Almost 400 cops did nothing while children were being killed in Uvalde

The story about a mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, continues to get worse with every piece of information that becomes public. This weekend, we learned that almost 400 law enforcement officers were on the scene while children were being slaughtered by a madman who attended the school at one point.
A new 77-page report shows there was “an overall lackadaisical approach” but there were no “villains.” The report states, “[T]here is no one to whom we can attribute malice or ill motives.” It adds, “[W]e found systemic failures and egregious poor decision making.”