Four Massachusetts towns—Webster, Oxford, Sutton, and Douglas—have imposed a voluntary evening lockdown following the confirmation of a human case of Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) in Worcester County, marking the first such case since 2020, Daily Mail reported.

Massachusetts health officials are on high alert as the state grapples with the reemergence of EEE.

Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE), also known as Triple E disease, is a rare but serious viral illness transmitted to humans through the bite of an infected mosquito.

According to the official website of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts:

How is the EEE virus spread?

The virus that causes EEE is spread through the bite of an infected mosquito. In Massachusetts, the virus is most often identified in mosquitoes found in and around freshwater, hardwood swamps. More information about different types of mosquitoes that can spread the virus can be found on the MDPH website at www.mass.gov/dph/mosquito.

EEE virus particularly infects birds, often with no evidence of illness in the bird. Mosquitoes become infected when they bite infected birds. Although humans and several other types of mammals, particularly horses and llamas, can become infected, they do not spread disease.

How common is EEE in Massachusetts?

EEE is a very rare disease. Since the virus was first identified in Massachusetts in 1938, just over 115 cases have occurred. The majority of cases typically have been from Bristol, Plymouth, and Norfolk counties. However, in an active year human cases can occur throughout the state.

Outbreaks of EEE usually occur in Massachusetts every 10-20 years. These outbreaks will typically last two to three years. The most recent outbreak of EEE in Massachusetts began in 2019 and included twelve cases with six fatalities. The outbreak continued in 2020 with five cases including one fatality.

What are the symptoms of EEE?

The first symptoms of EEE are fever (often 103º to 106ºF), stiff neck, headache, and lack of energy. These symptoms show up three to ten days after a bite from an infected mosquito. Inflammation and swelling of the brain, called encephalitis, is the most dangerous and frequent serious complication. The disease gets worse quickly and some patients may go into a coma within a week.

What is the treatment for EEE?

There is no treatment for EEE. In Massachusetts, about half of the people identified with EEE died from the infection. People who survive this disease will often be permanently disabled. Few people recover completely.

The outbreak in 2019 resulted in 12 cases and six deaths, and while the numbers dropped in 2020, the threat remains significant, particularly in the towns now designated as “critical-risk” zones.

The Board of Health in Oxford, one of the affected towns, has implemented a curfew, advising residents to remain indoors after 6:00 p.m.

This advisory, set to last until September 30th, will shift to 5:00 p.m. starting October 1st, as colder weather approaches and mosquito activity heightens.

The infected individual in Oxford is currently hospitalized and bravely fighting the virus.

“It is the Board of Health’s responsibility to protect the public health, and we take EEE very seriously, and we are strongly encouraging residents to follow these recommendations due to the severity of EEE and the fact that it is in our community,” a spokesperson for the town of Oxford said in an email to Fox News.

“So far this year in Massachusetts, there has only been one human case of EEE, but throughout the state, mosquitoes have tested positive for EEE.”

“We want to educate our residents about EEE and the seriousness of the illness and make them aware of the risk,” the statement continued.

“However, if they want to use town fields outside these recommendations, they will have to show proof of insurance and sign an indemnification form.”

“Schools are working to reschedule and adjust their sports schedules so practices and games occur before these evening times and on weekends.”

WATCH:

Massachusetts — Here we go again…

Oxford Board of Health Officials to Implement 6pm CURFEWS to Prevent the Spread of (EEE)

“They’re doing what needs to be done to keep people safe..”

• The curfew is to last until the end of September
• The curfew then moves to 5pm… pic.twitter.com/BiJ1sabz9C

— MJTruthUltra (@MJTruthUltra) August 26, 2024

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A vote for Kamala is a vote for more Harris migrant crime. Thanks to the failed Border Czar we have had millions upon millions of illegals pouring into our country and now stories like this are a near daily occurrence.

As the Gateway Pundit reported,

Kamala’s America.

Thanks to ‘Border Czar’ Kamala Harris, more than 15 million illegal aliens – mostly military-age males – have crossed over the border since Joe Biden took office in January 2021.

Innocent American women and girls are being raped and murdered by Kamala Harris’s illegal aliens.

One of Kamala’s illegals was arrested in Ulster County, New York for sexually abusing a 7-year-old girl in New York.

According to the Ulster County District Attorney, Carlos Fernando Pinola Pop, 41, “subjected a 7-year-old child to sexual contact with his hands and penis on her vagina. The child victim told her mother, who informed a third-party community member. The third-party contacted police and the defendant was arrested by the Kingston Police Department on October 13, 2023.”

Carlos Fernando Pinola Pop pleaded guilty last week to 1st degree sexual abuse of a 7-year-old girl, a Class D violent sex offense.

He faces up to 7 years in prison and possible deportation after he finishes his prison term.

Kamala Harris and Democrats will lie to the American people and swear that “if elected into office” they will fix all our nation’s issues yet they are currently in office. If they wanted to, they could fix the issue at the border by resuming the Trump era border policies. Because of their inaction Americans will continue to suffer.

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Special Counsel Jack Smith filed his brief appealing Judge Aileen Cannon’s dismissal of the classified documents case against President Trump.

Last month Jack Smith appealed Judge Cannon’s decision to toss the classified documents case to the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals.

Judge Aileen Cannon last month dismissed Jack Smith’s classified documents case based on unlawful appointment and funding of the special counsel.

The charges waged against Trump and his co-defendants Walt Nauta and Carlos De Oliveira were all tossed.

Jack Smith indicted Trump on 37 federal counts in Miami in June 2023 for lawfully storing presidential records at his Mar-a-Lago estate which was protected by Secret Service agents.

Trump was charged with 31 counts under the Espionage Act of willful retention of national defense information and 6 other process crimes stemming from his conversations with his lawyer.

Judge Cannon dismissed the ENTIRE case: “The clerk is directed to close this case,” Cannon wrote.

Cannon dismissed Jack Smith’s case based on both unconstitutional elements: The appointment by US Attorney Merrick Garland and the unlimited funding given to Jack Smith – both without the approval of Congress.

Jack Smith on recently appealed Judge Cannon’s decision to toss the classified documents case to the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals.

The appeals court provided a schedule that requires Trump and Jack Smith to file briefs through October which means his chances of reviving the case will not happen before the election after all the legal briefs are filed and the court hears oral arguments.

On Monday Jack Smith filed his first brief appealing Judge Cannon’s dismissal of the classified documents case and rehashed the same tired DOJ arguments that were already denied by Judge Cannon.

Jack Smith isn’t a Senate-confirmed officer.

And he isn’t even managed on a day-to-day basis by one.

(Like an AUSA is managed by a U.S. Attorney.)

In fact, DOJ regulations insulate him from day-to-day supervision.

With unparalleled power and budget.

Clearly unconstitutional. https://t.co/viZwSYMOch

— Mike Davis (@mrddmia) August 26, 2024

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Dirty Brian Kemp appears to be up to his old tricks.

The Trump-hating governor announced last week that he is supporting President Trump for US President this year. He had a choice between Trump and a Marxist, and he chose Trump. Like it was really a difficult decision.

During his time in office, Kemp has repeatedly alienated the Republican base, making decisions that aligned more closely with the interests of the establishment elite.

From his controversial handling of the 2020 election to his lukewarm approach to protecting conservative principles, Kemp’s record is a far cry from the America First agenda that Trump and his supporters hold dear.

But talk is cheap for Brian Kemp.

According to election integrity advocate George Behizy, Governor Kemp is now asking the Georgia Attorney General whether he has the authority to remove the three Georgia State Election Board members who are implementing election integrity reforms.

According to Behizy:

Democrat state legislators sent a letter to Kemp asking him to remove the members for “ethics violations,” and Kemp’s office is now asking the AG whether the Governor has the authority to do so

“This office has received Senator Nabilah Islam Parkes and other’s letters alleging ethics violations by members of the State Elections Board. Due to uncertainty regarding whether this office has authority to act under Code Section 45-10-4 in response to these complaints, we have sought the Attorney General’s advice regarding the application of the statute to the letters. We will respond following receipt of this advice and further evaluation of the letters.”

Obviously, the ethics complaints are complete GARBAGE. They just want to eliminate Members Janelle King, Janice Johnston, and Rick Jeffries because they are bravely securing the 2024 election.

There’s no way the governor has the authority to remove them because he did not appoint all of them. He got to appoint one person, the state house and senate picked two, and the two major political parties picked the last two. The governor may be able to fire his own appointee but he didn’t appoint any of the three brave members

In conclusion, Democrats are in panic because Trump will win Georgia due to the election integrity reforms of the Board, and now they are trying every dirty tactic to stop the changes from being implemented.

BREAKING: Georgia Governor Brian Kemp is now asking the Attorney General whether he has the authority to REMOVE the three brave members of the State Election Board who have been implementing massive election integrity reforms

Democrat state legislators sent a letter to Kemp… pic.twitter.com/pj9fodtK7l

— George (@BehizyTweets) August 26, 2024

Mediaite has more:

Georgia Governor Brian Kemp (R) asked his state’s attorney general on Monday for “guidance” regarding whether or not he has the power to remove State Election Board members amid outcry over the changes being made to how Georgia elections will be administered in the run-up to the 2024 election.

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s Greg Bluestein reported on Monday that “Kemp’s office is asking the AG for guidance on whether he has the authority to remove members of the State Election Board. Voting rights groups, Democrats and even some Republicans have raised alarms about the rightwing majority’s recent votes.”

Bluestein shared a statement from Kemp’s office that read, “This office has received Senator Nabilah Islam Parkes and other’s letters alleging ethics violations by members of the State Elections Board. Due to uncertainty regarding whether this office has authority to act under Code Section 45-10-4 in response to these complaints, we have sought the Attorney General’s advice regarding the application of the statute to the letters. We will respond following receipt of this advice and further evaluation of the letters.”

The State Election Board in question is now dominated by a pro-Trump three-person block that has made changes to the board, including stripping Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger (R) from chairing the board.

It appears that Brian Kemp is selling out the country once again. What a pretender.

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Former Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly is smashing the lying fake news media with her eponymous podcast.

Kelly, who launched the The Megyn Kelly Show back in 2020 following her departure from NBC News, is now drawing more views on her YouTube channel than NBC, CBS, CNBC and the BBC combined.

Semafor reports:

When then-host Megyn Kelly was pushed out of NBC News in 2019, many television network insiders thought her broadcast career was likely over. Instead, now Kelly is nearly as popular as ever.

According to audience figures highlighted by Kelly’s team for Semafor, Kelly’s show is now not only one of the most listened-to programs on SiriusXM, but it’s also one of the top ten podcasts in the country and its viewership is eclipsing that of some mainstream news outlets on YouTube.

Kelly boasts that despite the fact that she only has six staffers, she has managed to get numbers that put her in the range of the accounts of legacy media outlets. The Megyn Kelly Show’s YouTube channel, which has 2.3 million subscribers, had 116.8 million views in July — more views than the official channels for NBC News (78 million) CBS News (83 million), Sky News (87 million), the BBC News (72 million) and CNBC (17 million).

“On-camera is how people are used to getting their news from me, so it likely feels familiar,” Kelly told the outlet.

“I am also half Italian, half Irish, so if you choose to watch the show, you will definitely glean something from the hand gestures and facial expressions that you might not always pick up on from listening alone. With the news what it is these days, sometimes an eye-roll, forehead slap, or pen-throw is absolutely required.”

While Kelly was once a contentious figure among the conservative grassroots because of her clashes with Donald Trump, her popularity has soared in recent years as a result of her engaging interviews and criticisms of leftist ideology.

Megyn Kelly Calls Out Democrats and Media for Absurd Rebranding of Kamala Harris as ‘Joyful’ (VIDEO)

Last month, Kelly made clear that she would be supporting Donald Trump in the 2024 presidential election and would "walk over broken glass" in order to vote for him.

"I’ve previously disclosed he will have my vote, and I am now one of the people who will walk over broken glass to make sure I cast my vote,” Kelly said following the failed assassination attempt against him last month. “And I know I won’t be alone.”

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