(09-06-2025 08:25 AM)rath v2.0 Wrote:  I know. It's still bad news that the public has been misinformed about due to marketing, IMO.

Why would anyone put something in their bodies or prescribe something that science still doesn't understand how or why it does what it does?

It's not great stuff. I'd personally ask for alternatives. Our family physician told us years back to go through and throw any of it away. Low doses it's good for children to blast a fever but for daily and continuing pain management it can be bad news.

Well, fortunately for me, I'm over the pain now, and I do have plenty of oxybutynin and oxycodone left. Plus a giant bottle of ibuprofen.

Still have a bit of a fuzzy brain, though.

(09-04-2025 11:41 AM)Eagleaidaholic Wrote:  The people of Massachusetts should be ashamed of themselves.

I am ashamed of my reps and those who continue to vote for them . I have never voted for either of my senators.

JUST IN: Former Rep. Joe Kennedy Blasts RFK Jr. Following Contentious Senate Hearing – “A Threat to the Health and Wellbeing of Every American… He Must Resign”

That doesn't mean Louisiana Kennedy isn't right.

RFK Jr is no more science based than Biden's he/she/it people.

RFK is making our food supply less safe with the layoffs and cutting of programs. And he's focusing on marginal issues like artificial colors.
He may well be making us all less safe with his strong skepticism about vaccines. Nothing wrong with asking questions. But changes should have science behind them, not just internet rumors.

(09-06-2025 07:22 PM)bullet Wrote:  That doesn't mean Louisiana Kennedy isn't right.

RFK Jr is no more science based than Biden's he/she/it people.

RFK is making our food supply less safe with the layoffs and cutting of programs. And he's focusing on marginal issues like artificial colors.
He may well be making us all less safe with his strong skepticism about vaccines. Nothing wrong with asking questions. But changes should have science behind them, not just internet rumors.

bwahahahahahahaha...

should have science like muh branch covidians and climate crAzies .. yeah, buggy...

if you'd listen, the man stated he only wants to find the truth ... there's a shiteload of muh science that couldn't give two fks about the truth...

but wtfe, bruv...

https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/...arya_.html Dr. Battacharya's POV

(09-06-2025 09:10 PM)bullet Wrote:  https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/...arya_.html Dr. Battacharya's POV

Good article. Thanks.

(09-06-2025 09:56 PM)TripleA Wrote:  

(09-06-2025 09:10 PM)bullet Wrote:  https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/...arya_.html Dr. Battacharya's POV

Good article. Thanks.

He questioned a lot of the Covid doctrine and got attacked and censored. He does believe in science. I think he was a very good choice.

(09-06-2025 10:14 PM)bullet Wrote:  

(09-06-2025 09:56 PM)TripleA Wrote:  

(09-06-2025 09:10 PM)bullet Wrote:  https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/...arya_.html Dr. Battacharya's POV

Good article. Thanks.

He questioned a lot of the Covid doctrine and got attacked and censored. He does believe in science. I think he was a very good choice.

Yes, I remember Dr. B quite well. McCary had much the same experience. Two keepers, for sure.

(09-06-2025 10:14 PM)bullet Wrote:  

(09-06-2025 09:56 PM)TripleA Wrote:  

(09-06-2025 09:10 PM)bullet Wrote:  https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/...arya_.html Dr. Battacharya's POV

Good article. Thanks.

He questioned a lot of the Covid doctrine and got attacked and censored. He does believe in science. I think he was a very good choice.

One policy he opposed was mandated masking - especially for little kids. Today my exasperation ignited anew when recalling the inane and harmful masking policies supported by the medical establishment.

If masking is so effective, why do all medical staff not wear them now everywhere? Covid, flu, and other airborne virus are still active and still cause illness and deaths particularly among the most vulnerable.

(09-07-2025 06:00 PM)Tiger1983 Wrote:  

(09-06-2025 10:14 PM)bullet Wrote:  

(09-06-2025 09:56 PM)TripleA Wrote:  

(09-06-2025 09:10 PM)bullet Wrote:  https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/...arya_.html Dr. Battacharya's POV

Good article. Thanks.

He questioned a lot of the Covid doctrine and got attacked and censored. He does believe in science. I think he was a very good choice.

One policy he opposed was mandated masking - especially for little kids. Today my exasperation ignited anew when recalling the inane and harmful masking policies supported by the medical establishment.

If masking is so effective, why do all medical staff not wear them now everywhere? Covid, flu, and other airborne virus are still active and still cause illness and deaths particularly among the most vulnerable.

There was plenty of existing science that the cloth masks they were making people wear were useless. N95s weren't available at that time. Those only have limited value.

(09-05-2025 11:46 AM)bullet Wrote:  The people who most use RINO are just that. They only support Republicans when it follows exactly what they want. Otherwise they sit at home and pout or vote for a 3rd party and help the Democrats win. The very definition of a "Republican in Name Only."

While I agree that MAGA voters are prone to stay home when Trump’s not on the ticket, that’s on the Republican get out the vote process. We must continue to replicate and support what guys like Scott Presler are doing.

That’s why JD is so important to the MAGA / America First movement. He appeals to the base Trump voter and is probably more MAGA than Trump.

When Rush coined RINO in the late ‘80’s and early ‘90’s, it was to describe the typical spineless Republican who talked a good game in their home district but went to DC and folded the a cheap suit.

As for agreeing with Trump, personally I can say I agree with 70-75% of what Trump does. I didn’t care for his Apocalypse Now tweet a couple of days ago or his planned UFC fight on the White House lawn but I agree more with him than I do any Democrat candidate.

(09-07-2025 06:00 PM)Tiger1983 Wrote:  

(09-06-2025 10:14 PM)bullet Wrote:  

(09-06-2025 09:56 PM)TripleA Wrote:  

(09-06-2025 09:10 PM)bullet Wrote:  https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/...arya_.html Dr. Battacharya's POV

Good article. Thanks.

He questioned a lot of the Covid doctrine and got attacked and censored. He does believe in science. I think he was a very good choice.

One policy he opposed was mandated masking - especially for little kids. Today my exasperation ignited anew when recalling the inane and harmful masking policies supported by the medical establishment.

If masking is so effective, why do all medical staff not wear them now everywhere? Covid, flu, and other airborne virus are still active and still cause illness and deaths particularly among the most vulnerable.

BecaUSe tHerE is No MonEY iN MasKs

(09-08-2025 06:49 AM)CardinalJim Wrote:  

(09-05-2025 11:46 AM)bullet Wrote:  The people who most use RINO are just that. They only support Republicans when it follows exactly what they want. Otherwise they sit at home and pout or vote for a 3rd party and help the Democrats win. The very definition of a "Republican in Name Only."

While I agree that MAGA voters are prone to stay home when Trump’s not on the ticket, that’s on the Republican get out the vote process. We must continue to replicate and support what guys like Scott Presler are doing.

That’s why JD is so important to the MAGA / America First movement. He appeals to the base Trump voter and is probably more MAGA than Trump.

When Rush coined RINO in the late ‘80’s and early ‘90’s, it was to describe the typical spineless Republican who talked a good game in their home district but went to DC and folded the a cheap suit.

As for agreeing with Trump, personally I can say I agree with 70-75% of what Trump does. I didn’t care for his Apocalypse Now tweet a couple of days ago or his planned UFC fight on the White House lawn but I agree more with him than I do any Democrat candidate.

For me, choosing a candidate is like using an equal-arm balance scale: each candidate is weighed based on their pros and cons, and the one aligning most closely with my policy priorities earns my support (FWIW). I recognize that purity in politics is unattainable in the real world

Trump's eye ball rolling moves (e.g. Gulf of America) annoy me. I wish he’d pursue his goals with less bombast and rely less on unilateral authority. Still, compared to any Dem, he remains the clear choice for me.

In some ways, Trump is like the chemo and radiation used to treat cancer. He is a toxic necessity to mitigate the greater disease.

(09-07-2025 07:42 PM)bullet Wrote:  

(09-07-2025 06:00 PM)Tiger1983 Wrote:  

(09-06-2025 10:14 PM)bullet Wrote:  

(09-06-2025 09:56 PM)TripleA Wrote:  

(09-06-2025 09:10 PM)bullet Wrote:  https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/...arya_.html Dr. Battacharya's POV

Good article. Thanks.

He questioned a lot of the Covid doctrine and got attacked and censored. He does believe in science. I think he was a very good choice.

One policy he opposed was mandated masking - especially for little kids. Today my exasperation ignited anew when recalling the inane and harmful masking policies supported by the medical establishment.

If masking is so effective, why do all medical staff not wear them now everywhere? Covid, flu, and other airborne virus are still active and still cause illness and deaths particularly among the most vulnerable.

There was plenty of existing science that the cloth masks they were making people wear were useless. N95s weren't available at that time. Those only have limited value.

Agree. I think N95's when worn and disposed of properly likely have some protection for individuals, but those conditions are seldom met (apparently the CDC and American Association of Pediatrics have little experience with toddlers, for example) and it was known by the summer of 2020 that no type of mask work in community settings. Masks act more like talismans than medical devices.

I'll stop now. Nothing stirs me more than the inane, repressive, ineffective, business killing, authoritative, and multi generational harm caused by policies adopted mainly by the Dem's and their willing enablers in the medical, media, and academic circles.