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Today's' Press Briefing was wild. Maybe there's a glimmer of hope the media may actually pursue this. https://twitter.com/MarioNawfal/status/1672314542150262805?s=20 https://twitter.com/ClayTravis/status/1672316269855485952?s=20

It says humanity would be wiped out if we did not "stop" fossil fuel usage by 2023. Well... we didn't. And we're not going to. Humanity has remained undefeated in the last 2 million years. You have my personal guarantee that you're going to be okay. No need for hysterics.

Huh? This is the exact article from the link in her Tweet, found in about 5 seconds. https://web.archive.org/web/20180501150731/https://gritpost.com/humans-extinct-climate-change/ Some brilliant highlights: A top climate scientist is warning that climate change will wipe out all of humanity unless we stop using fossil fuels over the next five years. “The chance that there will be any permanent ice left in the Arctic after 2022 is essentially zero,” Anderson said, with 75 to 80 percent of permanent ice having melted already in the last 35 years. However, the bad news for humanity is that as long as Donald Trump is President of the United States, swift action to combat climate change seems unlikely prior to 2020 LOL. So Ridiculous. Why are you accusing anyone else of not being able to read?

I dunno, I’d love to go back to the Irish pubs on George street. Some amazing memories. Wonder if the Cotton Club is still there. But yeah, none of us would have gotten that kind of support.

You seem to be taking this pretty hard. It wasn't my intention to upset you to the point that you quit the forum forever. Be that as it may, you're a full grown adult and only you are capable of deciding what you can and cannot handle. If you choose to come back, I look forward to exchanging ideas. If you go, it was a pleasure. All the best.

False. You had no idea how this was going to go or you would have started here. On the other hand, I knew you weren't equipped to defend your position and would throw in the towel, which is why I persisted until you did. Something for you so ruminate on: It wasn't luck that has resulted in a very high state of well-being for myself and my family. It was questions and critical thinking. My success rate has been better than average. I hope you can one day say the same.

CNN ran a story this morning quoting a Ukrainian pilot saying they "Couldn't do anything" against the Russian Air Force. They later updated the article headline as it was apparently too revealing of the struggles of the Ukrainian forces. https://twitter.com/Mahmood88239370/status/1671536648553906179?s=20 The original article removed from CNN, but still available on its affiliate websites: https://www.egyptindependent.com/we-cant-do-anything-ukrainian-pilots-plead-for-f-16s-as-they-struggle-to-contain-russian-aviation/ The new whitewashed article. https://edition.cnn.com/2023/06/21/europe/ukraine-pilot-f16-russia-intl/index.html

Oh, so it gets better. You achieved a scientific consensus by asking one of the doctors you referenced one question. Why do you keep digging this hole? Pro tip: before you hit the submit button, reread your post from the perspective of someone who may be critical of it. It might save you some backpedaling. Again with the red herring. Try a different tactic. You keep trying new metaphors that are easy to argue against instead of simply arguing the issue at hand. I think you've injected moon landings, crystals, aliens, election fraud, flat earth in just the last few posts. No one other than you has mentioned any of those things. It's obvious why: you're not entirely comfortable with your position on the autism issue, so you're attempting to reinforce it with irrelevant BS. So what are your personal set of rules as to what questions we can ask, where we can ask them, and who we can ask them to? Would you like to see people restricted from exploring these ideas unless they meet your specific guidelines? Help me out here, there's a word for that and I can't think of it. (Note to self, insert ad hominem attack here.) "Not receiving scheduled vaccines hurts people rather than helps them." That's an overly broad generalization. Maybe not all vaccines are bad, perhaps not all are good. Again, color me skeptical. My family and I didn't receive the last scheduled vaccine and we seem to have made out better than many who did. If you were so sure, why did you ask your doctor? You received a single opinion and you suddenly believe it's an immutable law of physics beyond reproach because she got a diploma in medicine from Phoenix University. I gave you a couple dozen links to medical research and I can give you a couple dozen more, but you're dismissing them, without reading them, all because you talked to one doc? Bear in mind, the conversation you claim to have had with one doctor is the ONLY substantive basis you've provided for your opinion. Sorry, my friend, it just doesn't make much sense. I'm not saying none exist. I'm saying you either don't know they exist, or are too lazy to cite them.

You're changing your story to fit your narrative. First you were asking your Docs if you should change your child's vaccine schedule to combat autism, now you say you had told the docs that you were "almost" certain there was no truth to this prior to asking the question, but you asked anyway. ...Things that didn't happen for $1000, Alex. I want to ask this as delicately as possible and I do not intend any offense whatsoever. But you made reference to a possibility that your second child may be diagnosed with autism, after you triumphantly state that you and your doctors agreed to make no changes after your first child. Again, that's a troubling situation and I have compassion for you and your family, but it doesn't give much credence to your position. Brother, no one is talking about the moon landing. It's just an obvious and old red herring debate tactic: Dunk on an easy issue to make it seem like you've dunked on a more complex issue by making a specious association.

They may not be alive, but rest assured they were inspired. There's a lesson for the AF here somewhere. https://twitter.com/OvertonLive/status/1671406572902273028?s=20

Thanks. So it was the last article you looked out. I never would have found it. It says 20x the dose of Thimerisol. What is Thimerisol? It's apparently not water. A google search says Thimerisol is a mercury compound. I put it in the CDC search bar. Looks like The American Association of Pediatrics made these recommendations based on the elevated risks of Thimerisol in a paper on the CDC website. Apparently, they have removed Thimerisol from most of the childhood injections due to perceived risks, even though it's "harmless", but it is still present in the flu shot, COVID vaccine, and others. Notice to Readers: Thimerosal in Vaccines: A Joint Statement of the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Public Health Service The key actions being taken are A formal request to manufacturers for a clear commitment and a plan to eliminate or reduce as expeditiously as possible the mercury content of their vaccines. A review of pertinent data in a public workshop. Expedited FDA review of manufacturers' supplements to their product license applications to eliminate or reduce the mercury content of a vaccine. Provide information to clinicians and public health professionals to enable them to communicate effectively with parents and consumer groups. Monitoring immunization practices, future immunization coverage, and vaccine-preventable disease levels. Studies to better understand the risks and benefits of this safety assessment. I'm finding about about this as we go. Did you know that this compound was removed from vaccines? I haven't taken any action based on the information your expertise are attempting to ridicule. You should be contacting the CDC, American Association of Pediatrics, and Big Pharma for removing an important vaccine preservative when there was no reason to. Go tell them how disappointed you are in their decision to act on this information, not me. My kids received their doses after this decision, so they were at lower risk for an adverse reaction apparently. But they never got the flu shot or Covid shot, thankfully. I'm glad they weren't exposed to the risk, however small.

Yes, please. I posted about 20 links to different papers. It not only helps to know which medical research paper you’re trashing, but what specifically they wrote that was incorrect based on your expertise. Thanks, bro. Here’s another paper written by people you might deem idiots. https://www.uscfc.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/opinions/CAMPBELL-SMITH.POLING012811.pdf “Respondent conceded that petitioners are entitled to compensation based on a determination that she suffered an injury identified on the Vaccine Injury Table,3 specifically, a presumptive MMR vaccine-related injury of an encephalopathy. Hannah’s encephalopathy eventually manifested as a chronic encephalopathy with features of autism spectrum disorder and a complex partial seizure disorder as a sequela.” $20 million.

Wait a sec. I want to understand this correctly. You’re telling me after your first child had autism, you went to your doctors asking if you should change up the vaccine schedule for your next child who may have autism in an attempt to prevent it? And they said “no”? While, in the very same breath, you’re berating anyone for “asking questions” about the very same issue you did? Sounds like you were “just asking questions” long before me. How does is the glaring hypocrisy not apparent to you? A couple of docs told you “No” and you act like you’ve been handed the secrets of the universe “dunking on” anyone who disagrees with your esteemed hometown docs. Then, you go on in an attempt to associate any other irrelevant nonsense with the same autism question you yourself inquired about. Why would you share a meme accusing me of mental illness as an insult when you actually have a mental developmental disorder in your own household? Seems crass on your part.

Telling a doctor they shouldn't be performing gender affirming surgeries is like smacking God himself in the face. After all, they're the experts.

I'll start by saying I won't make light of your situation and sincerely wish you and your child the best in dealing with it. My wife is a special needs school teacher of 17 years. I have a nephew with autism. Again, reread everything I have posted. I have never once made the definitive claim that vaccines cause autism. I said that I had just begun listening to the arguments surrounding the claims. There is a spectrum of possibility and I am open minded as to what the cause may be. You're not. "The causes are not fully understood." "The manufacturers have changed the ingredients due to founded and unfounded claims." "Vaccines do not cause autism." By your own admission, you don't know this for certain. My family doctor is an expert at prescribing the medication I request and googling my symptoms before he enters the room. A medical degree doesn't make you an expert in all things medical as my ATP doesn't make me an expert in all things aviation. We passed our tests. It's clear you've chosen a political ideology and you will perform whatever mental gymnastics are necessary to stay entrenched in the approved narratives and beliefs.

Get a load of this guy. I think he might be serious. 😆

James Cameron is rumored to have just begun writing a script for a sequel to "Titanic". Who's excited?

After what? Notice the lack of concern. 100% of your position is purely ad hominem. Why would I care what you take seriously? Unrelated: Did you eat a lot of fish or chew on a mercury thermometer as a kid? I have a hypothesis. Doing some research. Gonna try to have it published at PubMed.

You randomly selected one article, pulled 5 words out of context, failed to specify where you found them, then state you assumed all medical research in the National Library of Medicine is bullshit. I'm not agreeing or disagreeing with you. Just examining your method. I gotta tell ya, I'm a bit skeptical about the way you science.

Congrats, dude. You dodged a bullet. Don't second guess yourself.

Your feelings are duly noted. And disregarded. Don't worry, my adult children went to a private school, they weren't with yours.

"Oopsie, we accidentally gave Ukraine $6.2 Billion less in aid than we were supposed to." - Pentagon.

I don't know, man. Unless you're an actual doctor or a pilot, there's no way you can say this with any degree of authority. As I said, I do a fair amount of reading, and there are literally hundreds if not thousands of medical research publications, by actual doctors, that say that the probability is high. One quick search on one medical journal website yields countless results. I'm not saying the vaccines cause it, but the possibility is not zero, or even low. * https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3878266/ * https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21623535 * https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25377033 * https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24995277 * https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12145534 * https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21058170 * https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22099159 * https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3364648/ * https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17454560 * https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19106436 * https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3774468/ * https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3697751/ * https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21299355 * https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21907498 * https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11339848 * https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17674242 * https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21993250 * https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15780490 * https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12933322 * https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16870260 * https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19043938 * https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12142947 * https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24675092 Are all of these doctors conspiracy theorists? You can get similar results by searching the other issues you brought up. These reports may be right, they may be wrong, but you're certainly not in any sort of position to say which ones are or are not, and if you are being honest about finding truth, you'd see others have gone a great deal further in supporting their theories than you have. Just saying "I believe in Occam's razor in 99.9% of issues" is kind of lazy. I think you're calling anything you don't agree with or want to believe a conspiracy theory. You're just articulating personal biases instead of presenting a rational thought. People with wealth and power often act in ways that are not in the best interest of others. It's not conspiracy, it's just human nature. To believe otherwise is pretty naive.

As I said, I've only begun listening to what he has to say. I had near zero knowledge of the man prior to a week ago. I'm open minded, where did he get those ideas? So far, I've only heard his vaccine and autism claim. I was sort of expecting some sort of educated rebuttal to the issues you brought up... but instead, you just called him a "piece of crap" among other insults in a bizarre tirade. LOL What? Overreact much? I actually did Google the medical issues you mentioned, because I am certainly not an expert, but I can read. There is compelling data in scientific journals both for and against those claims. I'll provide links if you'd actually want to critique scientific research papers in public. Perhaps I'm wrong, but It's as though you're trying to conceal that you have zero authoritative expertise on any one of those issues by being overly condescending.

The memes in that Twitter thread.... OMG. LOL