The Daily Populous

Sunday July 14th, 2019 night edition

image for The “Pro-Life” Movement Is Silent About Children Dying at the Border

Its Instagram feed does not feature any images of migrant jails nor of migrant children — some of whom are infants — separated from their asylum-seeking parents.

Instead, Right to Life’s social media feed claims that all of the candidates in the Democratic debate “support a policy of abortion on demand.

They don’t mention, however, that the administration’s migrant jails, which currently hold nearly 53,000 people (including children), are staffed and maintained directly by American tax dollars.

Many of these children have been observed by lawyers allowed to visit migrant jails, reporting a total lack of access to beds, soap, toothbrushes and adequate food.

Once upon a time, I marched on Washington with a throng of “pro-life” demonstrators on the anniversary of Roe v. Wade.

Children are dying at our doorstep, exhausted, underfed and alone.

It is revealing of the so-called pro-life’s movements true motivations that this horror is being ignored by its leading organizations. »

Federal R. Kelly Investigation Uncovered 20 Underage Sex Tapes

Authored by tmz.com

R. Kelly's behind bars thanks in large part to his own inner circle -- enablers and ex-employees who handed the feds videos of Kelly having sex with underage girls, according to the attorney for multiple alleged victims.

Gerald Griggs -- who represents Joycelyn Savage's family among others -- tells TMZ the federal investigation run by the Northern District of Illinois uncovered over 20 videos of Kelly engaged with minors.

Both Griggs and our federal law enforcement sources tell us the tapes show multiple victims ... and prosecutors confirmed with multiple witnesses the girls were underage. »

AT&T "free" robocall blocking service comes with a $4 monthly catch

Authored by cbsnews.com
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An automatic spam-blocking service that sends robocalls immediately to voicemail will cost $4 a month.

The free service automatically blocks suspected fraud calls, such as calls from fraudsters claiming they are from the IRS and demanding money.

The free service will be added to millions of AT&T customer accounts over the next few months, AT&T said. »

Brain implant restores partial vision to blind people

Authored by theguardian.com

Medical experts hail ‘paradigm shift’ of implant that transmits video images directly to the visual cortex, bypassing the eye and optic nerve.

Partial sight has been restored to six blind people via an implant that transmits video images directly to the brain.

It required you to have a working eye, a working optic nerve,” Shortt told the Daily Mail. »

Thomas Jefferson: America’s Pioneering Gourmand

Authored by history.com
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Of the numerous extraordinary contributions Thomas Jefferson made to the United States of America, one that is often overlooked is his legacy of gourmet cuisine and sustainable horticulture.

Baked breads, sweet pies and alcohol—usually hard cider, ale and fortified port or Madeira wines—were readily consumed.

In 1784, two years after his wife had died, Thomas Jefferson was appointed minister plenipotentiary by Congress and set off for France. »