Elbert Evans
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To defeat your rival, you must know them. "If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles." Sun Tzu
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Not celebrating Presidents Day until we get the convicted felon out of there, and get a REAL President like Biden or Obama back in office.
It's No Kings Day for me.
It's No Kings Day for me.
February 17, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Not celebrating Presidents Day until we get the convicted felon out of there, and get a REAL President like Biden or Obama back in office.
It's No Kings Day for me.
It's No Kings Day for me.
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i feel like it's an open question whether or not the flu vaccine will even be available next season
On Friday night, HHS ordered CDC to take down all flu vaccine campaign materials from its website. Materials are starting to come down.
For example, a campaign explaining that flu shot can reduce flu severity from "wild to mild" is now offline. Left image is from Friday, right is now
Meanwhile...
For example, a campaign explaining that flu shot can reduce flu severity from "wild to mild" is now offline. Left image is from Friday, right is now
Meanwhile...
February 16, 2025 at 8:43 PM
i feel like it's an open question whether or not the flu vaccine will even be available next season
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Okay seriously what the hell is happening at JAMA that it seems to continuously spawn this kind of sophistry in its Editors
Whoever you see someone invoke Ignaz Semmelweis to defend an "unconventional" scientific idea, you can be pretty sure that the idea is quackery, pseudoscience, crankery, or just bad science. In this case, it's defenders of the Great Barrington Declaration. sciencebasedmedicine.org/the-semmelwe...
The Semmelweis gambit: A red flag for defending bad science and quackery | Science-Based Medicine
Dr. Edward Livingston compares rejection of the Great Barrington Declaration to the reaction to Semmelweis. It's a deceptive comparison beloved of cranks.
sciencebasedmedicine.org
January 7, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Okay seriously what the hell is happening at JAMA that it seems to continuously spawn this kind of sophistry in its Editors
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GOP Rep. Troy Nehls: “If Donald Trump says tariffs work, tariffs work. Because Donald Trump is really never wrong. Think about it. He is never wrong.”
It's a cult
It's a cult
November 18, 2024 at 9:00 PM
GOP Rep. Troy Nehls: “If Donald Trump says tariffs work, tariffs work. Because Donald Trump is really never wrong. Think about it. He is never wrong.”
It's a cult
It's a cult
There's no point in trying to remove Trump from office. We'd just get Vance, who is a better liar, as president. We must endeavor to persevere.
November 16, 2024 at 8:51 PM
There's no point in trying to remove Trump from office. We'd just get Vance, who is a better liar, as president. We must endeavor to persevere.