Your BRIGHT Week in Review
Your BRIGHT Week in Review
Plus: The photo that may save women's sports
Photo of the Week
This just may be the photo that saves women’s sports. Italy’s Angela Carini said after the fight, “I have never been hit so hard in my life. It’s up to the IOC to judge.”
Imane Khelif, boxer in middle of Olympics gender storm, forces tearful first opponent to quit 46 seconds into fight (New York Post)
From XXXY Athletics Founder, Jennifer Sey:
Does Anyone Want to Be Kamala’s Vice President?
Politico reported that Vice President Kamala Harris will announce her running mate by Tuesday, August 6. She will hold a rally in Philadelphia with her pick, kicking off a tour in seven swing states. The tour includes stops in Wisconsin, Michigan, North Carolina, Georgia, Arizona, and Nevada. This marks her first major campaign swing since becoming the presumptive Democratic nominee after President Joe Biden’s sudden departure. The first stop in Philadelphia has led to speculation that Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro might be her pick.
Politico reported:
If Harris chooses Shapiro as her running mate, Philadelphia would make an obvious place to roll out the news, given that he hails from the area’s suburbs. But it’s also a diverse, vote-rich city that every presidential nominee must tend to thanks to the state’s 19 electoral votes, and it’s possible Harris’ plans don’t signal anything beyond that.
A Harris campaign aide cautioned against reading too much into the first city chosen for the tour.
Harris said a decision about her No. 2 spot on ticket has not been finalized. Asked by reporters on Tuesday if she has selected her running mate, she said “not yet.”
Rumored vice president contenders include Mark Kelly, Tim Walz, Andy Beshear, and Pete Buttigieg. However, many on the short list have taken themselves out of the running or made plans to be elsewhere that night.
The question is: are they more afraid of losing or of winning?
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Kamala’s Actions as AG Led to California’s Crime Increase
Over the next several months, you’ll hear a lot from Vice President Kamala Harris on her record as California’s attorney general and district attorney. What the campaign will gloss over is that her policies contributed to the state’s crime problems. The New York Post highlighted Proposition 47, which downgraded theft felonies to misdemeanors, and Proposition 57, which allowed early parole for some inmates. These measures led to the increased shoplifting and the release of violent offenders.
You may hear some talking about her prosecuting non-violent offenders too harshly, but that’s not the entire story.
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As an example of how schizophrenic her record is, Harris once waged a war on truancy as district attorney, promising to “start prosecuting parents” for their children’s absences.
(Then she tried to backtrack, expressing regret for her zealousness.)
Hers were never the actions of a deeply nuanced thinker who sees angles others don’t and can bring the light to previously impenetrable gray areas — but rather those of a policy carpetbagger who follows politics rather than the law.
Harris’ DA and AG terms were both marked by her ideology, but more importantly, they served as useful ladders for her political climb as a Democratic “rising star.”
As Ann Coulter wrote, the 2024 election isn’t the tidy narrative of the prosecutor versus the felon. Harris is just your average opportunistic politician whose actions have always been, much like her Border Czar title, more about political advancement and showboating than effective governance.
RELATED: Flashback: Kamala Harris Endorsed Author of California's 'Pro-Pedophile' Bill (PJ Media)
Creator of ‘Sweet Valley High’ Passes Away
ABC News reported Francine Pascal, author of the Sweet Valley High novels, passed away at 92. Beginning in 1983, Pascal supervised the completion of over 150 books in the series, set in an idyllic Los Angeles suburb and featuring twins Elizabeth and Jessica Wakefield. The series addressed themes like dating, family conflicts, and even supernatural elements. Pascal’s books sold over 200 million copies and spawned multiple spinoffs. Initially a soap opera writer, Pascal created the series inspired by the dynamics of twins, crafting detailed character outlines for other writers.
In 1988, she told People magazine, “Sweet Valley is the essence of high school. It’s that moment before reality hits, when you really do believe in the romantic values — sacrifice, love, loyalty, friendship — before you get jaded and slip off into adulthood.”
I was so enamored with the series that I insisted I be called “Lila,” one of the character’s names, in elementary school. She may not get the recognition that Judy Blume got, but she’s definitely on the short list of iconic authors for young girls.
If you were also a fan, save yourself the trouble of looking for reissues on Amazon. They’ve redone the art and it’s awful. Check eBay or used book stores.
New Blood Test Detects Alzheimer’s Disease with 90% Accuracy
Fox News reported that a Swedish study revealed a new blood test detecting Alzheimer’s disease with 90% accuracy in routine healthcare settings, significantly higher than primary care doctors’ 61% accuracy. The test measures Plasma Phospho-Tau217, a biomarker of Alzheimer’s, and can identify the disease before symptoms appear. The study, presented at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference, showed promising results even in older patients with comorbidities. Researchers stress the need for further studies outside Sweden and clear guidelines for clinical use. The test could reduce reliance on expensive diagnostics like PET scans but is not yet recommended for cognitively normal individuals.
Fox News noted, “Approximately one in five women and one in 10 men develop dementia due to Alzheimer’s disease, according to the Alzheimer’s Association.”