David the Gnome

Things have just kept on going downhill.  They will use the riot, or attempted coup, as some call it, to justify all kinds of things.  They will say “matters of National security”.  The NSA, FBI, DEA and so on and so forth, are just going to have more power.  This specific unit being referred to makes me think of McCarthy’s old group of pal…[Read more]

“Better paying” might mean an increase of 50 cents per hour.  Go from making 9 to 9.50.  Many states have also raised minimum wage.  Yes, in overall terms pay has gone up some amount for many people, but “better paying jobs” means damn little unless the pay bump is actually significant.  Even where it is significant, high costs are often mak…[Read more]

It may be that lots of religious people are bad at math, but that is not a direct cause.  It doesn’t even play into it.  I suck at any math beyond simple calculations – but I am not the least bit religious.

So, no, an inability to do math does not result in being deeply religious.  It may result in poor algebra grades – but it has nothing to do…[Read more]

This is especially true in regards to his support for gain of function research.  Now, it may be argued that covid occurred naturally – but if you look at the overall picture, the number of apparently huge coincidences, it seems highly likely that the virus was manipulated in a lab.

Then there is the issue of masking – which Fauci and many…[Read more]

Yeah, most of those dead have pre existing conditions.  Over one hundred and thirty Americans have chronic health conditions.  Tens of millions have more than one.  If someone who has cancer dies of complications related to covid, then it is probable that covid pushed them over the edge.

By itself, in a young, healthy person, covid is not a hi…[Read more]

And they say things are good?  Cases growing by over half a million a day.

I think the comment was stupid, this guy clearly didn’t think about it much.  In context though, it seems like he is saying that most people who die of covid have pre existing health conditions – said poorly, but I think that is what he meant.  Of course, I don’t know th…[Read more]

@jimlane

I knew the Dems had majorities in that time, but I did not realize they were that large.

I don’t know what specifically Biden can do to withhold federal funds from some states and of course you are right that he could not do much all by himself.

It doesn’t account for the financial corruption or the terrible votes that Dems have made…[Read more]

@mizzgrizz

I’ve thought for a long time that it would require only a major catalyst.  I believe that catalyst is COVID, not by itself, or even from the circumstances caused by it – more by the reaction to it.  The masks the politicians wear are breaking apart, those worn by media are mostly gone.  The wealthy are clearly cashing in in a way th…[Read more]

No longer provides opportunity for such a fight.  It is too late.  Fascism (many aspects of which are already a reality) is indeed coming to America.  They have spent years, decades, wrapping flags around it and piling up bibles next to it.  All the while they present “democrats” as the kinder, gentler sort, but in truth, the political leaders are…[Read more]

I don’t think there is much chance of that.  Biden could even pretend he wanted to – but that mean guy Manchin won’t let him.

During the Trump years, they rolled back decades of environmental regulations.  They gave trillions away to billionaires, banks and so on.  The prices of things such as insulin and even narkam went way up.  Those are jus…[Read more]

https://www.hsgac.senate.gov/hearings/biological-security-the-risk-of-dual-use-research

Now that certainly seems suspicious to me.  Right from the horses mouth – just listen to what Fauci says in this hearing.

Essentially, they took a covid virus they found in a bat – and somehow aerosolized it in a way that made it more transmissible.  U…[Read more]

How many read or even skim pieces like this and fully accept them?  How many, of those who actually read this stuff, don’t bother even a little bit to think critically?  Me, all I see is bull shit – but that’s because I’ve been reading this kind of stuff for years.

Every sacred cow I ever had in terms of those young ideas of what American g…[Read more]

Did they prescribe anything?

Most wounds and infections can be treated over time with medicine and rest.  If you need surgery though, that’s another issue.  How did your hand get injured?  If it was metal, I’d assume that they gave you a tetanus shot?  Unless you had a shot recently.

Of course, I’m no Doctor – and if the infection is severe the…[Read more]

The more cases there are, the higher the likelihood of new variants.  I get it, a lot of people are sick of covid restrictions and think it is overblown.  That’s probably why I rarely see anyone wearing a mask.

Still, over eight hundred thousand dead Americans, over five million around the world.  Economic issues, supply issues, inflation, ho…[Read more]

@gzeush

There is still a concern about the overall numbers, but if omicron takes hold and is the last strain for a while… Well, maybe things won’t turn out as bad as I fear.

That said, the Countries that we have seen numbers for are mostly much smaller in terms of overall population.  In general, both their government and healthcare systems…[Read more]

@averagegazoo

The so called experts are telling us that things are going to be fine.  Keep calm, carry on.  A big change from what they said early on.  The problem with that is the current rate of hospitalization and ICU occupancy.  It is bad – and even if omicron is as mild as they say (in general) even a small percentage of those patients nee…[Read more]