The trailer for the final season of “Yellowstone” dropped on Tuesday, making it clear there’s going to be a war with members of the Dutton family in order to keep their legacy and land. In the one-minute plus clip shared by the Paramount Network on YouTube, there are numerous shots of Kevin Costner’s character John Dutton talking about how a “war is just beginning,” despite the fact that we’ve been told Costner wouldn’t be part of the final season following his departure from the show last year. “Everyone’s forgotten who runs this valley. It’s time to remind them,” a voiceover of Costner can be heard while images of the Dutton family and ranch come across the screen. There’s a series of quick, suspenseful images of the members of the Dutton family, specifically Jaime Dutton’s character (played by Wes Bentley) and rival sister Beth Dutton (played by Kelly Reilly) clearly in a battle over their family legacy and ranch. “The only thing left to do is kill as much as you can before they kill you,” Reilly says at the end of the clip. It’s giving audiences an idea what to expect when the second half of Season 5 comes out November 10 — two years after the first half of Season 5 debuted. The “Waterworld” star previously told GQ that a scheduling conflict had nothing to do with his departure from the series amid reports that blamed him for halting production on the second half of the season due to filming for his western movie “Horizon: An American Saga-Chapter 1,” followed by the writers’ and actors’ strikes, as previously reported. Costner said he offered options for killing off his character so he could make both work, saying, “‘Well, if you want to kill me, if you want to do something like that,’ I said, ‘I have a week before I start. I’ll do what you want to do.’” MATT WALSH’S ‘AM I RACIST?’ COMING TO DAILYWIRE+ OCT. 28 The “Dances with Wolves” star said despite everything that has happened, he would be open to returning to the series, Deadline noted. Paramount later released a statement to Fox News about Costner’s GQ comments and said, “Kevin has been a big part of ‘Yellowstone’s’ success.” “While we had hoped that we would continue working with him, unfortunately, we could not find a window that worked for him, all the other talent, and our production needs in order to move forward together,” the statement read. “We respect that Kevin has prioritized his new film series and we wish him the best.” The “Yellowstone” series focuses on the “Dutton family who controls the largest contiguous cattle ranch in the United States. Amid shifting alliances, unsolved murders, open wounds and hard-earned respect — the ranch is in constant conflict with those it borders — an expanding town, an Indian reservation, and America’s first national park,” The Hollywood Reporter noted. Related: ‘Yellowstone’ Fans Get Their First Peek At Final Season

Following the death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, a new revelation has emerged about his rationale for rejecting generous negotiations to release Israeli hostages: the tides were turning against Israel’s Hamas offensive in the United States. On March 26, Sinwar and Hamas rejected Israel’s offer to pause its counteroffensive in Gaza for six weeks and release approximately 700 Palestinian prisoners in exchange for the release of 40 Israeli hostages. According to the Wall Street Journal, Sinwar argued to Hamas officials that the terror group had the upper hand in negotiations, partly due to increasing U.S. pressure to alleviate suffering in Gaza. It was part of his argument for holding the line in hostage negotiations, even as Israeli forces wiped out terrorists. Where was this pressure coming from in the United States?  In the days leading up to Hamas’ rejection of a ceasefire deal, Vice President Kamala Harris ramped up her criticism of the Israeli government, taking an even firmer stance than President Joe Biden, who was caught on a hot mic that month saying he told the Israeli Prime Minister they would have a “come to Jesus meeting.” On March 3, Harris harshly criticized Israel in a Selma, Alabama speech, where she demanded an “immediate ceasefire,” calling the images from Gaza “devastating.” She claimed Palestinians were shot when approaching trucks carrying humanitarian aid. The IDF stated that Palestinians were killed or injured when stampeding each other. Also in March, Harris accused Israel of imposing unnecessary restrictions on humanitarian aid and called for a ceasefire without tying the release of more than a hundred Israeli hostages as a precondition. Members of the National Security Council reportedly toned down parts of the original speech draft which was harsher on Israel, NBC News reported. On March 3, Harris took to X to reiterate her call for a ceasefire, calling the situation in Gaza “devastating” and saying “our common humanity compels us to act.” The post made no mention of the hostages. A day later, Harris met with Israeli politician and Netanyahu rival Benny Gantz, then a member of Netanyahu’s war cabinet, who traveled to Washington in defiance of the prime minister. On March 9, Harris alluded to her frustration with the Israeli government, stating that it was important to not “conflate the Israeli government with the Israeli people,” in an interview on CBS.  She added that the United States will stand for the security of Israel but will “do what we have done behind closed doors and in public around forcing a better path forward in terms of what’s happening currently in Gaza.” On March 24, Harris said she did not rule out “consequences” for Israel if it launched a ground invasion into Rafah to fight Hamas, calling any such offensive a “huge mistake.” “We have been clear in multiple conversations and in every way that any major military operation in Rafah would be a huge mistake,” Harris said in an interview on ABC News. “I have studied the maps. There’s nowhere for those folks to go.” When asked about consequences if Israel invaded, Harris said her administration has “been very clear in terms of our perspective on whether or not that should happen” adding that she was “ruling out nothing.” Israel did subsequently invade Rafah, finding six hostages murdered shortly before the IDF discovered them, with a bunker that had Sinwar’s DNA close by, reported the Times of Israel. Sinwar was killed in Rafah on October 16. To make matters worse, on March 25, the United States abstained from a vote in the UN Security Council vote that demanded a ceasefire during Ramadan, without condemning Hamas or linking the release of hostages as a precondition to the ceasefire. This vote marked a departure from previous U.S. vetoes of similar resolutions and led to Israeli Netanyahu’s office canceling a high-level delegation’s planned visit to the United States. Harris’ stepdaughter, Ella Emhoff was meanwhile fundraising for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) during March, which has its U.S. funding suspended over its ties to terror groups in Gaza. Nine UNRWA employees were found to have possible involvement in Hamas’ October 7 attack on Israel that included kidnappings, rape, and massacres.

President Joe Biden said at a campaign event on Tuesday that former President Donald Trump had to be locked up because of the threat that he presents to the country. Biden made the remarks during an event in Concord, New Hampshire, for Democratic candidates Joyce Craig and Maggie Goodlander. “He is talking about doing away with the entire Department of Education,” Biden said. “He’s talking, he means it, this is not a joke. This is a guy who also wants to replace every civil servant, every single one. Thinks he has a right under the Supreme Court ruling on immunity to be able if need be, if it was the case, to actually eliminate, physically eliminate, shoot and kill, someone who he believes to be a threat to him.” “I mean, so, I know this sounds bizarre,” Biden said. “It sounds like if I said this five years ago, you’d lock me up. We gotta lock him up.” Several seconds later, after realizing what he said, Biden added: “Politically lock him up.” MATT WALSH’S ‘AM I RACIST?’ COMING TO DAILYWIRE+ OCT. 28 WATCH: President Joe Biden says the quiet part out loud for Democrats about former President Donald Trump: “We gotta lock him up” He said this just now on the campaign trail in New Hampshire pic.twitter.com/63sdel3eyr — Ryan Saavedra (@RealSaavedra) October 22, 2024 Donald Trump Jr. quickly responded to the clip, posting on X: “They’re not even hiding it. The lawfare against my dad was always about election interference!” Biden’s remarks may put Vice President Kamala Harris in a bind as she campaigns for president as she might be forced to distance herself from Biden’s comments and risk angering Democrat voters. However, if Harris agrees with Biden, she’ll be accused of supporting the weaponization of the justice system, which could hurt her with independent voters.

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, who is Vice President Kamala Harris‘ running mate in the 2024 White House race, took a swipe at Elon Musk on Tuesday over the tech billionaire’s support of former President Donald Trump. During a campaign event in Wisconsin, Walz criticized Musk for jumping on stage while hitting the campaign trail in support of Trump, starting with a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, months after the former president survived an assassination attempt in that same place. Do you think Elon Musk was fired up to be at President Trump's Butler, Pennsylvania, rally today? ?? pic.twitter.com/8HkQlh1Kg8 — Vince Langman (@LangmanVince) October 5, 2024 “Elon’s on that stage, jumping around, skipping like a dips***,” Walz said. Moments later, amid loud applause, he added: “That guy is literally the richest man in the world, spending millions of dollars to help Donald Trump buy an election.” MATT WALSH’S ‘AM I RACIST?’ COMING TO DAILYWIRE+ OCT. 28 WALZ: “Elon [Musk] is on that stage jumping around, skipping like a dipshit.” Who is going to tell him? ? pic.twitter.com/Iae48qJAE7 — Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) October 22, 2024 Musk announced over the weekend that he would be giving $1 million every day until Election Day to a random person who signed a petition with his America PAC that pledges support for the First and Second Amendments. The “Trump War Room” on X issued a fiery response to Walz’s “skipping like a dips***” line. “POT, MEET KETTLE: Tampon Tim Walz — known as the ‘Dancing Queen’ for his bizarre, wild gesticulations in public — is now smearing @elonmusk for ‘skipping like a dipshit’ at President Trump’s rally. What a moron,” it said in one post. Another post featured a video of sped-up clips of Walz zipping around while clapping and waving to people in the crowd at different events. “Jumping around, skipping like a dipshit” featuring Tampon Tim Walz: pic.twitter.com/vwpedNAZsU — Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) October 22, 2024 The governor has been labeled “Tampon Tim” by critics because, in 2023, he signed into law a measure requiring free menstrual products in all Minnesota public school bathrooms. Also in his remarks, Walz argued Trump is “promising corruption” with his stated interest in putting Musk in charge of cutting costs in government. But, according to the governor, “Donald Trump is never going to be president. Elon Musk is never going to run anything.” Two weeks out from Election Day, national polls on average show Harris with a slight edge, while betting markets and polls indicate Trump is gaining momentum and leading in key battleground states. Musk, using the X platform that he owns, shot back at Walz with a short post in response to a video of the governor’s remarks. “They know they’re gonna lose,” Musk said.

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The post Homemade Low-Carb Chicken Cat Food Recipe: Dr. Lucky’s Meal Planning for Cats by Dr. Luqman Javed DVM (Veterinarian) appeared first on Catster. Copying over entire articles infringes on copyright laws. You may not be aware of it, but all of these articles were assigned, contracted and paid for, so they aren't considered public domain. However, we appreciate that you like the article and would love it if you continued sharing just the first paragraph of an article, then linking out to the rest of the piece on Catster.com. Click to Skip Ahead Recipe of the Week Key Nutritional Information Portioning and Storage Optional Upgrades It’s not unusual to browse social media and see someone preparing an at-home meal for their beloved pets. For me, the fascination with these posts isn’t the meal in question, but rather how I almost always see comments that allude to the time commitment it would take to prepare such a meal for their pet every day. Having recently been on a meal plan for myself (prepared by a licensed doctor and nutritionist, of course), I often find myself doing a great deal of meal prep on the weekend. This makes the task of figuring out what to eat daily very easy for me. In turn, this makes it more likely that I’ll stick to my meal plan. While cooking up my weekly meals over the weekend, I coincidentally had a request from my client to offer her a very low-carbohydrate recipe that would work for her cat from Monday to Friday, without her having to prepare meals every evening. This was understandable, as we all know how loud our pet cats can become when they aren’t fed on time! Her cat, Ivy, prefers chicken. Therefore, I whipped up a recipe for Ivy that would last her an entire week! Recipe of the Week – Low-Carb Chicken Important! This is a complete and balanced recipe that was made for a cat for whom I had a complete medical and nutritional history. It is considered complete and balanced for that cat only. This recipe is safe for all healthy adult cats, but it may or may not be complete for your cat. As such, it’s very important to check every recipe with a veterinary nutritionist before offering it to your cat. Print Homemade Low-Carb Chicken Cat Food Recipe Preparing meals for your cat doesn't need to be a daily hassle in the kitchen. You can whip up this delicious low-carb chicken recipe over the weekend, ensuring your cat enjoys nutritious meals throughout the week. Author Dr. Luqman Javed DVM (Veterinarian) EquipmentLarge pot for stirringLarge pot or saucepan with a lid Ingredients328.5 g - 11.06 oz Chicken hearts132 g - 4.7 oz Chicken eggs (whole) (approximately 3-4 medium-sized eggs)65.7 g - 2.3 oz Chicken breast (no skin, no bone)6.57 g - 0.23 oz Adult Multivitamin/Multimineral (Brand: Centrum)6.57 g - 0.23 oz Spirulina Powder1.65 g - 0.06 oz Psyllium Husk Powder InstructionsPreparation:Begin by adding water to a pot large enough to boil eggs in and bringing this water to a boil.With the water boiling, add your eggs to the water. Boil the eggs until they are hardboiled (approximately 4-5 minutes on high heat).Remove the hardboiled eggs from the water and allow them to cool. Important: weigh the eggs once they are peeled to ensure they meet the recipe’s requirements!In another pot or saucepan, bring some water to a very gentle heat – approximately 165 °F (73.9 °C). Ensure that this pot or saucepan has a lid.Slice the chicken breast into portions roughly the size of the chicken hearts.Add the chicken hearts and cut-up chicken breast pieces to this second pot and put on the lid.Cook the chicken breasts and hearts for the least amount of time necessary for them to cook all the way through (usually around 3-4 minutes).Once cooked, turn off the stove and remove the pan from the heat source. Gently scoop out the hearts and breast pieces from the water and transfer them to another bowl. Allow them to cool. Important: weigh the meat to ensure it matches the requirements for the recipe!With all 3 ingredients cooked (eggs, hearts, and breast), slice, chop, mince, or dice all the components into similar-sized portions (depending on your cat’s preference).Finely crush the multivitamin/multimineral supplement into a powder (hint: a food processor works wonderfully for this step!).Add the spirulina powder, psyllium husk, and the powdered multivitamin/multimineral supplement to the bowl containing the other cooked ingredients. Ensure you sprinkle these evenly over the food. (Tip: If your cat prefers minced food, you can finely chop all the cooked ingredients in a food processor with the powders and supplement!)Portion out the final mixture into meal-sized portions for your cat.Enjoy! Key Nutritional Information Macronutrient As Formulated Dry Matter %kcal Protein 16.08 % 57.50 % 44.42 % Fat 8.64 % 30.90 % 53.71 % Moisture 72.04 % – – Carbohydrates 0.68 % 2.42 % 1.87% Fiber 0.35 % 1.26 % – Total recipe weight (grams): 500 Total recipe weight (oz): 17.6 Number of days: 5 Total kcal in recipe: 783.36 Kcal per gram: 1.45 Kcal per oz: 41.05 My client’s cat’s nutritional requirement per day: 156.58 Amount to feed per day (grams): 108.14 g Amount to feed per day (oz): 3.81oz   Portioning and Storage Cooked or raw recipes can be stored in the fridge for up to 72 hours (3 days). Food intended for periods after this should be portioned and frozen; it will stay viable for consumption for up to 3 months in the freezer. It should be slowly thawed the night before it is offered to your pet. Thawed food should not be re-frozen. Upgrades (Optional) Though my client was requesting a low-carbohydrate option, I did let her know that it was possible to add in another carbohydrate source for fiber in this diet if she was keen on it. Though not essential for a cat, fiber may offer them some health benefits (provided it is offered in reasonable amounts). In this case, I felt that a small amount of gently cooked carrots (around 65.7 grams) would be a good idea. Ivy, however, had different ideas and didn’t appreciate the carrots at all, so we decided to omit them. In addition, my client was keen on a omega-3 fish oil for the recipe. While acceptable in small amounts (around 3 grams for this entire recipe), it’s important to note that any omega-3 or fish oils should only be added to a recipe when it’s being served to your pet. As such, I cautioned her against adding it to the base recipe. Leftover Idea – “Mini” Hydration Treats Another option with this recipe is to use the leftover water (in which the chicken hearts and breasts were cooked). Pour it into an ice-cube tray and freeze the water. The resulting ice cubes are a “protein” infused treat that you can melt and add to your cat’s meals as a form of extra hydration! You may also be interested in: 6 DIY Cat Popsicle Recipes (Vet-Approved) Spotlight Ingredient – It’s All In the Heart! For most cat diets, nutritionists try to aim for a diet that comprises around 60-80% meat, fish, and eggs. Organs should typically only comprise around 10-30% of a diet. However, the heart is an exception to this rule. Though an organ, the heart is a specialized muscle and doesn’t have to be offered in a restricted amount. In fact, it’s one of the best sources of taurine out there (an essential amino acid for cats), which is why this recipe features so much of this ingredient. As far as organs (liver, gizzards, etc.) are concerned, the heart remains one of my absolute favorites for cats (and also dogs). I specifically enjoy using chicken hearts because their size makes them very manageable and easy to portion out for a diet. They also often end up costing less than the other parts of a chicken carcass and are therefore a more economical option. Conclusion Preparing meals for cats doesn’t have to be a daily grueling process in the kitchen. Indeed, it is possible to make multiple meals for your pet in a single cooking session – enough to last them for several days! I hope this recipe helps highlight the point that though homemade diets do take some time and effort, there are still numerous ways you can make the process easy for yourself. The post Homemade Low-Carb Chicken Cat Food Recipe: Dr. Lucky’s Meal Planning for Cats by Dr. Luqman Javed DVM (Veterinarian) appeared first on Catster. Copying over entire articles infringes on copyright laws. You may not be aware of it, but all of these articles were assigned, contracted and paid for, so they aren't considered public domain. However, we appreciate that you like the article and would love it if you continued sharing just the first paragraph of an article, then linking out to the rest of the piece on Catster.com.

The seven states most likely to decide the presidential race Nov. 5 vary in election security, with Georgia and Nevada showing the starkest contrast.  Georgia has the highest score of any swing state on The Heritage Foundation’s Election Integrity Scorecard, tied for the secon- highest score in the nation.  Nevada ranks 50th in the nation, beating only Hawaii. (Because of the District of Columbia, 51 jurisdictions are scored.) In most battleground states, Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are separated by less than 2% in the presidential race, according to RealClearPolitics polling averages. “Georgia has vastly improved on elections since 2020, while Nevada has made matters worse,” Hans von Spakovsky, senior legal fellow and manager of the Election Law Reform Initiative at The Heritage Foundation, told The Daily Signal. “These are two examples of everything a state should do and everything a state shouldn’t do,” von Spakovsky added.  The other battleground states rank somewhere in between. Wisconsin and North Carolina rank in the top 20 best states for election security. Other key states, Arizona and Pennsylvania, tie for the rank of 24–barely making it into the top half. Michigan falls in the bottom 25.  States are scored on factors such as voter ID laws, accuracy of voter registration rolls, restrictions on the practice of ballot harvesting, and verification of U.S. citizenship.  Here’s a look at where the seven battleground states stand.  Arizona Arizona has a score of 62 and ranks 24. Arizona has a low score for its voter ID law, with 7 out of 20. But does well with 19 out of 28 points for accuracy of voter registration lists.   Arizona also has a maximum of four points for restrictions on ballot harvesting, also known as vote trafficking. It’s the practice in which political operatives collect large amounts of absentee ballots from voters or election offices.  The state, which shares a border with Mexico, gets three out of four points for citizenship verification.  Trump currently holds a 1.8% lead over Harris in Arizona in the RealClearPolitics polling average. Trump won the state against Hillary Clinton in 2016, but lost it to Joe Biden in 2020.  Georgia Georgia has a score of 83 overall and ties with Florida and Alabama for second place in the ranking.  The top-ranked state is Tennessee.  For its part, Georgia ranks 19 out of 20 for enforcing voter ID. It scores 22 out of 28 for accuracy of voter registration rolls.  Georgia gets three out of four points for restrictions on ballot harvesting and 17 out of 21 points for management of absentee ballots.  Georgia gets the maximum score for verification of citizenship, vote-counting practices, access to election observers, restrictions on same-day voter registration, and restrictions on private funding of elections.  However, the state gets a zero for having no restrictions on automatic voter registration.  Trump has his strongest polling lead in Georgia, with an average of 2.5% over Harris, according to RealClearPolitics. Trump carried the state in 2016, but fell short in 2020.  Michigan Michigan ranks 27 with a score of 57 on Heritage’s Election Integrity Scorecard.  Michigan does well enough on both voter ID enforcement, with 13 out of 20, and on keeping accurate voter rolls, with 17 of 28.  It ranks 14 out of 21 on management of absentee voting. But the state has no citizenship verification, allows for Election Day voter registration, and has no restrictions on private funding of election administration, scoring zero on each front.  Michigan does manage three out of four points for restricting ballot harvesting.  Trump has a 1.2% lead in Michigan over Harris, according to RealClearPolitics. Trump won the state in 2016, but lost it in 2020.  Nevada Nevada, coming in at second-to-last, has a score of 28 out of 100.  The Silver State does poorly in nearly every category, with just two points out of 20 for voter ID.  Nevada does better on accuracy of voter registration lists, with 15 points out of a maximum of 28. But that’s generally the high point, as the state earns a score of zero on ballot harvesting.  It scores zero in multiple other categories such as private funding of local election offices, allowing Election Day voter registration, and promoting automatic voter registration.  Trump has a 0.7% lead over Harris in Nevada, according to RealClearPolitics. Trump has never won in Nevada.  North Carolina North Carolina comes in 18th in the national election integrity ranking, with 70 points.  North Carolina is effectively tied, with Trump holding a 0.5% lead over Harris in the RealClearPolitics average. But Trump has history on his side, having carried the state twice before.  The state scores 17 out of 20 for voter ID, and 18 out of 28 for accuracy of voter rolls.  The Tar Heel State also has a maximum score for restrictions on ballot harvesting. Notably, a 2018 U.S. House race was overturned by the North Carolina State Board of Elections after a Republican candidate won after a ballot harvesting scandal.  North Carolina also gets a maximum score for providing access to election observers, its vote-counting practices, and restrictions on same-day voter registration,  However, the state gets zero points for restrictions on private funding for election offices as well as for election litigation practices and verification of citizenship.  Pennsylvania Pennsylvania has an overall score of 62, but scores just 10 out of a maximum 20 for voter ID.  The Keystone State scores a maximum four points for restricting ballot harvesting, and does reasonably well on accuracy of voter rolls with a score of 18 out of 28.  The state manages to score 13 out of 21 points for absentee ballot management.  In Pennsylvania, Trump holds an average 0.8% lead over Harris, according to RealClearPolitics. Trump won the state in 2016, but lost it in 2020.  Wisconsin Wisconsin is tied with Ohio for spot 11 in the ranking; Ohio  itself was formally a swing state. Wisconsin has 76 points.  The Badger State has a maximum score for its voter ID law, accuracy of voter rolls, ballot harvesting restrictions, access to election observers, and restrictions on private money funding election offices. However, Wisconsin gets a zero for having no restrictions on Election Day voter registration.  Wisconsin is another dead-heat state in the RealClearPolitics polling average, but Trump has a nominal 0.4% edge over Harris. Trump won the state in 2016, but lost it in 2020.  The post How 7 Battleground States Rank on Election Integrity appeared first on The Daily Signal.