Augie Ray
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The owner of Trump Burger, a Donald Trump-themed hamburger restaurant chain in Texas, is facing deportation after immigration authorities say he entered a sham marriage to avoid deportation.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/09/trump-burger-ice-arrest
Augie RayPeople who experience #COVID19 "rebound" are at greater mortality risk, regardless of antiviral treatment.
STUDY: "Patients who experienced virologic rebound exhibited a significantly higher risk of post-acute mortality (hazard ratio [HR], 1.52)… compared with patients without virologic rebound. A similar increase in the risk of post-acute mortality is also observed in nirmatrelvir/ritonavir-treated patients (HR, 1.78) and molnupiravir-treated patients (HR, 1.47)."
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-025-61737-7
Augie RayI posted a long, 14-minute update on #COVID19 and kids. I suggest steps that parents might take to keep their kids safer this school year. And I share more than 40 pediatric studies published in 2025 on COVID's risks to children and young people. The risks include cognitive, mental health, immune, cardiovascular, kidney, and brain impairments.
https://medium.com/@augieray_66704/childrens-covid-risks-and-what-parents-can-do-to-protect-children-s-health-this-school-year-60cf89b03f60
Augie RayDoes anyone have an electron microscope I can borrow? I need to find the world's smallest violin to play for this couple who now regrets voting for Trump--twice!
https://www.nbcnews.com/video/shorts/pro-trump-couple-regrets-vote-after-border-patrol-stop-244597829954
Augie Ray"I wear sunscreen for protection."
'I take vitamins and probiotics for wellbeing."
"I wear seatbelts to be safe."
"I use a health tracker to improve my health."
"I have a gym membership to get fit."
"I wear a helmet when I bike to protect my head."
That's cool. What about putting on a $2 N95 mask as #COVID19 surges to protect your health?
"What, and live in fear?!?"
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Augie RayWhat kind of person makes decisions on what would be the most hateful, damaging thing for people? Trump and the GOP, apparently.
"The US air force is denying early retirement to all transgender service members with 15-18 years of military service, opting instead to force them out with no retirement benefits."
Imagine giving that many years in service to your country and being treated that way.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/07/air-force-transgender-retirement-military
Augie RayLast month, I shared the very high surge of COVID in the wastewater in Coeur D'Alene, Idaho. Some suspected a data problem, but there were 10 distinct readings, so it seemed unlikely.
My wife might've solved the mystery after watching a documentary on Bryan Kohberger's trial. His trial was a media sensation. On 7/2, he pled guilty, and on 7/23, he was sentenced. The surge occurred from 6/23 to 7/22. It could be that a huge contingent of media in a small town caused this surge.
Augie RayThere is not enough money to staff national parks and keep bathrooms open for visitors, but there is enough money for the Army Corps of Engineers to change the water flow so that JD Vance and his family could have a boating outing.
Government of the rich and powerful, for the rich and powerful, by the rich and powerful.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/06/jd-vance-ohio-lake-water-levels
Augie RayNot the only person masked in the doctor's waiting room, surprisingly. (Only one other person is masked, but better than none. CO2 is a good 650.)
Augie RayLong #COVID19 is associated with chronic kidney disease.
"Among patients with acute COVID-19 and without baseline CKD/ESKD (chronic kidney disease/end-stage kidney disease), Long COVID was associated with incident CKD/ESKD (sHR 1.65, 95% CI 1.51-1.81) and 20% or greater eGFR decline (sHR 1.21, 95% CI 1.04-1.40) within one year."
65% higher odds of chronic kidney disease with Long COVID.
https://journals.lww.com/cjasn/abstract/9900/the_association_of_long_covid_and_ckd__findings.681.aspx