Month: October 2024

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Rob Schneider’s Remarks on Dikembe Mutombo’s Death Spark Outrage

Rob Schneider hasn’t been shy about his anti-vaccine views in recent years. Yesterday, the Saturday Night Live alum took the opportunity to share his opinion on the COVID-19 vaccination following the death of NBA Hall of Famer Dikembe Mutombo. 

Mutombo died of brain cancer at age 58 on Sept. 30. Almost immediately after his death was announced, Schneider took to X to share one of Mutombo’s posts from 2021 where the eight-time NBA All-Star encouraged his followers to get vaccinated against COVID.  

“Rest in peace,” Schneider wrote before making his point. “I’m sure this is just (another) coincidence. But I took a pass on the jab and I’m gonna not let anyone I know (and who will listen) get it either!”

Former NBA star Rex Chapman, a contemporary of Mutombo’s, called out Schneider’s heartless comments in the wake of the acclaimed basketball player’s death. 

“This is monstrous. Dikembe fought hard for the past year. He died from brain cancer. He lived beyond an honorable life,” he wrote. 

“Just don’t understand the value in doing something like this,” Chapman added in another post. “Dikembe Mutombo was one of the finest people you’ll ever meet. Google him. He spread nothing but good in the world. At its core, stuff like this (above) is simply just mean.”

Commenters online didn’t take kindly to Schneider’s remarks on Mutombo’s death. Some made note of his daughter Elle King’s public disowning of her father due to his political views. 

Others said he was “taking someone’s death to make it about this anti-vax s–t again.” “He had brain cancer. Which he got because (unlike you) he had a f–king brain,” one person said.

In a follow-up post on Oct. 1, Schneider brushed off any criticism of his ill-timed comments, insisting those upset should direct their anger toward U.S. public health professionals.

“Dear fake outrage warriors, save your anger for the liars who promised the jab was the only cure, that if you took it you wouldn’t get COVID or give it: [Joe] Biden/[Kamala] Harris, [Dr. Anthony] Fauci, [Rachel] Maddow, Pfizer, your liberal media, the cowardly teachers’ union, masking two-year-olds, [governors] who closed schools.”

There is no scientific evidence that any COVID-19 vaccine causes or accelerates cancer. The vaccines have been linked to cases of anaphylaxis, myocarditis, and pericarditis, although these adverse outcomes remain rare according to the CDC.

Schneider’s next comedy show is Oct. 4 in Sacramento. 

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Author: Chris Malone Méndez

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Bose’s new SoundLink Home is one of its best-looking wireless speakers

Bose’s SoundLink Home wireless speaker pictured in its cool gray colorway.
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Bose has announced a new addition to its long-running SoundLink line of wireless speakers. Most of Bose’s speakers have a colorful and durable design that shrugs off sand and water during an afternoon at the beach, but the new $219 SoundLink Home uses materials like anodized aluminum and a fabric speaker cover for a more premium appearance designed to complement the home.

Battery life is rated up to nine hours after a four-hour charge through the speaker’s USB-C port, which doubles as an audio input for connecting to sources like laptops with a cable. The SoundLink Home includes support for Bluetooth 5.3 with a wireless range of about 30 feet, and it can be paired with other SoundLink Home speakers for stereo sound. It lacks Wi-Fi,…

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Author: Andrew Liszewski

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Girl Nearly Loses Leg After Rattlesnake Bite Went Undiagnosed for 30 Hours

A 7-year-old nearly lost her leg after she went for 30 hours without realizing she’d been bitten by a rattlesnake and doctors struggled to diagnose what was wrong with her, KNPX reported.

Allie Brasfield was jogging with her father at Arizona’s Gilbert Regional Park on Sept. 16. Something occurred during the run which caused Allie to complain of pain in her leg, but it wasn’t so severe that she couldn’t complete the run. When the family returned home, Allie’s ankle was swollen and had begun to throb with pain.

“It didn’t hurt right away,” Allie said. “There was [sic] no puncture wounds. No one saw a snake, no one heard a rattle,” her mother, Amber Brasfield, concurred.

When Allie’s ankle became discolored, appearing bruised, her parents took her to one emergency facility after another as doctors struggled to diagnose the snake bite. One hospital suggested Allie may have sprained her ankle. “They said, ‘Everything is fine, go home,’” Amber said.

But when they returned, Allie’s symptoms intensified. “It was very shocking,” Amber said. “It was just something abnormal, like, you don’t usually start throwing up from a sprained ankle.”

Finally, at Phoenix Children’s Hospital, Allie’s father wondered aloud if she was suffering from a rattlesnake bite. Doctors ran a toxicology report and found that Allie’s blood contained snake venom. “It was all that much scarier knowing what the reality was,” Allie’s older sister, Kendra Nadler, told KNPX.

Thirty hours after she was bitten, Allie was rushed into surgery where she received emergency blood transfusions and 40 vials of antivenom. “We’re very grateful, Phoenix Children’s was amazing,” Amber said. 

However, she expressed some concern about the price of the antivenom, which is not covered by insurance. A single vial can cost anywhere between $1,000 and $17,000. “We are so grateful that they saved her life, that they gave her the antivenom, but it’s very overwhelming to think you might be leaving with a $400,000 bill,” she admitted. The family has launched a GoFundMe to assist with medical costs.

Allie is currently at home recuperating, but she is still unable to extend her leg normally or put much weight on it. She has another surgery scheduled for next week, after which she will undergo physical therapy. “You can do it, we’re going to get you back playing,” Amber told her daughter.

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Author: Declan Gallagher

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Best Smart Plugs

Control your lights, appliances and more from your phone or voice assistant with the best smart plugs on the market.

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Author: David Anders