Politics

[YancyW]

USAID to be shuttered, mission will be carried out in-house at State.

 

[Tanks]

So, are you saying that there has never been a drug that has been found to have multiple uses and applications for a variety of disease? If the majority scientists and doctors historically ascribed to that mindset, we would still be doing blood lettings... The greatest advances in science and medicine have come from out of the box, innovative thinking... Thousands of drugs have been found to have multiple uses across a huge spectrum of disease and ailments...

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Ozempic was originally developed as a Type 2 diabetes drug. It is making billions for Novo Nordisk as a treatment for obesity. It is a clear example of unintended solution.

 

[Brent in Az]

I was watching a Newsmax interview of a former F-18 pilot giving his take on the Learjet crash
Apparently, there was a catastrophic failure in flight, and the plane came down on fire at a steep angle at over 300 mph.
6 people on board.
I've never been a fan of Learjets, especially with the pressurization system that killed golfer Payne Stewart. Everyone on board that Learjet 35 was dead before they ever hit the ground. At least they were saved the horror of knowing they were going to crash.

 

[John Wasmuth]

Jeffries calling for democrats to take their violence to the streets to fight against Trumps agenda……….. Bondi can’t get sworn in fast enough……

MSN

 

[Brent in Az]

Jeffers calling for democrats to take their violence to the streets to fight against Trumps agenda……….. Bondi can’t get sworn in fast enough……

MSN

Jeffries?

That guy is a P.O.S.

 

[John Wasmuth]

Jeffries?

That guy is a P.O.S.

Yes, even spell check doesn’t like him….

 

[fourfive8]

Jeffries?

That guy is a P.O.S.

Yep. Carefully watch his mannerisms. He obviously has watched Obama speaking videos and tries to mimic. Beware of that snake

 

[Brent in Az]

Gavin Newsom has been served with recall papers. That's been tried before.
Too many clueless ultra libtards in that state to think he will ever lose the Governorship

 

[fourfive8]

Gavin Newsom has been served with recall papers. That's been tried before.
Too many clueless ultra libtards in that state to think he will ever lose the Governorship

Unfortunately likely. Commiefornia has, in effect, a uniparty mentality of big government, high taxation and control that reproduces and spreads. The proof is hiding in plain sight- Pelosi, Newsom, Schiff, etc.

 

[flatwater bill]

People can be jailed for advocating violence......or even filming it, say on Jan 6. But Hakeem and Maxine are clearly above the law. State Sen Chapple-Nadal advocated assassination of the President.....nothing done. We need to prosecute these traitors............JMO.........FWB

 

[Neophyte]

We’d be better off splitting the nation up into three, four, or five separate countries. We’re too divided to repair as far as I’m concerned.

Before the unconstitutional War Of Northern Aggression each state was run more like a separate country with very little federal control.

 

[Brent in Az]

People can be jailed for advocating violence......or even filming it, say on Jan 6. But Hakeem and Maxine are clearly above the law. State Sen Chapple-Nadal advocated assassination of the President.....nothing done. We need to prosecute these traitors............JMO.........FWB

I'm not sure. This Trump administration isn't messing around so far.
Maybe Trump will teach those 2 a lesson they so richly deserve.

 

[Newboomer]

We’d be better off splitting the nation up into three, four, or five separate countries. We’re too divided to repair as far as I’m concerned.

Before the unconstitutional War Of Northern Aggression each state was run more like a separate country with very little federal control.

Really?? Thank you for my chuckle of the day.

 

[Tanks]

We’d be better off splitting the nation up into three, four, or five separate countries. We’re too divided to repair as far as I’m concerned.

Before the unconstitutional War Of Northern Aggression each state was run more like a separate country with very little federal control.

If you look at the last election results by county no State red or blue has an overwhelming majority. You'd run into the same problems.

I'd submit that we were a lot more divided during the Civil war and have come together afterwards. It seems that we are too divided because of a very vocal 10% on either side and social media.

Also, some people take politics very seriously, obsessively so, and look at the actions of the other side as sky is falling. Heck, how many times have you seen posts on this very forum calling the other side "traitors" and that they should be prosecuted? Free speech doesn't seem to apply when the other side is making the statements.

 

[Doubleplay]

I'm speechless (typeless?) at reading this.

Is this sarcasm? Not to be rude but the usage of this drug has literally multiple millions of cases of use as an antiviral with almost universal success.

The developers received a nobel prize for it around 2015(?). It was a remarkably successful treatment long before COVID.

The FDA is a laughing stock. They're now fully documented of intentionally misleading the public and trying to brand the drug as "horse dewormer," being caught, retracting it, and then finally admitting it publicly after immense pressure.
I'm more interested in what a witch doctor from Brazil gives guidance for than them at this point.

The lawsuits surrounding medical doctors being vilified and forced from their practices, "de-platformed," and threatened with loss of license is astonishing and easily available if you look with even casual curiosity.

Just for your casual curiosity my daughter in law is a board certified internal medicine physician with multiple years of experience and we discussed this subject at length.

FDA for you can be laughing stock but with the absence of any other legal authority physicians has to follow their guidelines including yours hopefully.

Ivermectin is an FDA-approved broad-spectrum antiparasitic agent with demonstrated antiviral activity against a number of DNA and RNA viruses, including severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Despite this promise, the antiviral activity of ivermectin has not been consistently proven in vivo. The test are ongoing.

I'm sure in due time it might be proven to be effective against multiple viral diseases.

And NO this is not sarcasm but the current reality!

 

[Datchew]

Six times on this page alone Datchew, BSO Dave, and others could save themselves high blood pressure by simply applying the "ignore" button....

Good call. Made me chuckle.
It takes a lot for me to put people in the ignore category. A lot of folks have interesting things to say even if I don't agree with them or understand them.

I use it for trolls mostly.

 

[Doubleplay]

So, are you saying that there has never been a drug that has been found to have multiple uses and applications for a variety of disease? If the majority scientists and doctors historically ascribed to that mindset, we would still be doing blood lettings... The greatest advances in science and medicine have come from out of the box, innovative thinking... Thousands of drugs have been found to have multiple uses across a huge spectrum of disease and ailments...

No doubt and I never said there are no drugs that has been found to have multiple uses.
But at the same time there were drugs which were found to be harmful after years of usage as well.

 

[Doubleplay]

Six times on this page alone Datchew, BSO Dave, and others could save themselves high blood pressure by simply applying the "ignore" button....

Thanks for reminding me to ignore you and ignore me if you haven't done already.
Staying in an echo chamber is a very comfortable thing. Enjoy.

 

[Red Leg]

If you look at the last election results by county no State red or blue has an overwhelming majority. You'd run into the same problems.

I'd submit that we were a lot more divided during the Civil war and have come together afterwards. It seems that we are too divided because of a very vocal 10% on either side and social media.

Also, some people take politics very seriously, obsessively so, and look at the actions of the other side as sky is falling. Heck, how many times have you seen posts on this very forum calling the other side "traitors" and that they should be prosecuted? Free speech doesn't seem to apply when the other side is making the statements.

Exactly correct. In spite of seemingly rigid red and blue state designations, there is no feasible geographic division of the country that would not leave a very large disaffected minority, that in any given election cycle could become a majority. Florida is a classic example. Even in Texas where Trump won by nearly 12 points. that hardly represents an overwhelming or enduring political mandate whem measured against the actual population.

These are much better way to view actual distribution.

https://www.arcgis.com/apps/StorytellingTextLegend/index.html?appid=0da5f195f4be485595c500f53b1da1cb

Population Density x Political Alignment