poltheorist
@political-theorist.bsky.social
I post political theory and current events, trying to explore what media overlooks
For individual+economic freedom, fairness, objective science, and the constitution, wheather that aligns with Ds, Rs, or neither on a given issue
follows =/= endorsements
For individual+economic freedom, fairness, objective science, and the constitution, wheather that aligns with Ds, Rs, or neither on a given issue
follows =/= endorsements
The difference is that here it was not one party leaving a mess to the other, there was no one at all with a clear plan
December 8, 2025 at 5:54 AM
The difference is that here it was not one party leaving a mess to the other, there was no one at all with a clear plan
Honestly looks like bear not dog, in the absence of bears I would say human scratch marks combined with stabbings
December 8, 2025 at 3:57 AM
Honestly looks like bear not dog, in the absence of bears I would say human scratch marks combined with stabbings
Pages 14 and 36 show positive efficacy but some confidence intervals range into the negative, making those results not statistically significant. However this is a non-significant positive result, not a negative result
December 8, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Pages 14 and 36 show positive efficacy but some confidence intervals range into the negative, making those results not statistically significant. However this is a non-significant positive result, not a negative result
Oh wow I missed that, yes page 38 and 39 show statistically significant negative efficacy against urgent care/er visit and hospitalization beyond 180 days post vax among adults under 65 years for the 23-24 vax
That is a bit concerning but could be due to confounding
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That is a bit concerning but could be due to confounding
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December 8, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Oh wow I missed that, yes page 38 and 39 show statistically significant negative efficacy against urgent care/er visit and hospitalization beyond 180 days post vax among adults under 65 years for the 23-24 vax
That is a bit concerning but could be due to confounding
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That is a bit concerning but could be due to confounding
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All the efficacy stats in that document are positive
December 7, 2025 at 10:08 PM
All the efficacy stats in that document are positive
Mumps becomes contagious prior to symptoms www.cdc.gov/mumps/about/...
About Mumps
Learn about mumps, common symptoms, how it spreads, and how to protect against this viral infection.
www.cdc.gov
December 7, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Mumps becomes contagious prior to symptoms www.cdc.gov/mumps/about/...
I absolutely never said there was any justification for Trump, just like you are not justifying Nazis
I said Trump is a wrong response to being justifiably angry at the system, like Hitler was
I am not justifying him in any way
I said Trump is a wrong response to being justifiably angry at the system, like Hitler was
I am not justifying him in any way
December 7, 2025 at 8:40 PM
I absolutely never said there was any justification for Trump, just like you are not justifying Nazis
I said Trump is a wrong response to being justifiably angry at the system, like Hitler was
I am not justifying him in any way
I said Trump is a wrong response to being justifiably angry at the system, like Hitler was
I am not justifying him in any way
Here in the US cutting international travel is hard to do given how economically connected we are to countries we have land borders with, and the govt told us not to wear masks early on
December 7, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Here in the US cutting international travel is hard to do given how economically connected we are to countries we have land borders with, and the govt told us not to wear masks early on
it was nonpartisan confusion
December 7, 2025 at 8:35 PM
it was nonpartisan confusion
Most of the rules here were set by states and some by private companies, it wasn't just Trump causing the unpredictability, and the unpredictability continued under Biden
December 7, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Most of the rules here were set by states and some by private companies, it wasn't just Trump causing the unpredictability, and the unpredictability continued under Biden
I'm not expressing an opinion....
December 7, 2025 at 1:05 PM
I'm not expressing an opinion....
Men who hate women for being women are bigots, full stop, but plenty of men are not like that, and judging even non-bigoted men for being men is just more bigotry
I would absolutely call out a man who judged all women, so far I have not seen that on bluesky
I would absolutely call out a man who judged all women, so far I have not seen that on bluesky
December 7, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Men who hate women for being women are bigots, full stop, but plenty of men are not like that, and judging even non-bigoted men for being men is just more bigotry
I would absolutely call out a man who judged all women, so far I have not seen that on bluesky
I would absolutely call out a man who judged all women, so far I have not seen that on bluesky
I'm not arguing for a right to do anything
December 7, 2025 at 1:00 PM
I'm not arguing for a right to do anything
"Don't force poor people to send their children into unsafe public health settings"
This is a rational argument for mandatory vaccination, but it conflicts with your argument that school vaccine requirements do not take away the freedom not to vaccinate
This is a rational argument for mandatory vaccination, but it conflicts with your argument that school vaccine requirements do not take away the freedom not to vaccinate
December 7, 2025 at 12:57 PM
"Don't force poor people to send their children into unsafe public health settings"
This is a rational argument for mandatory vaccination, but it conflicts with your argument that school vaccine requirements do not take away the freedom not to vaccinate
This is a rational argument for mandatory vaccination, but it conflicts with your argument that school vaccine requirements do not take away the freedom not to vaccinate
Early on all the response plans were based on the assumption of droplet, not aerosol, transmission, why are you saying they knew from day 1
December 7, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Early on all the response plans were based on the assumption of droplet, not aerosol, transmission, why are you saying they knew from day 1
I look for actual reliable sources published by humans, not an AI that can hallucinate or use bogus sources
December 7, 2025 at 12:49 PM
I look for actual reliable sources published by humans, not an AI that can hallucinate or use bogus sources
You are arguing against a general opposition to public health regulations, but opposition to public health regulations is not my position, I just said you can't say school vaccine mandates don't force vaccines at the same time as saying homeschool is not an option for many people
December 7, 2025 at 12:48 PM
You are arguing against a general opposition to public health regulations, but opposition to public health regulations is not my position, I just said you can't say school vaccine mandates don't force vaccines at the same time as saying homeschool is not an option for many people
School is mandatory, so requiring vaccines for school is making people vaccinate their kids. That is a defensible position, but don't pretend you are supporting the right to not vaccinate and supporting school vaccine mandates simultaneously
December 7, 2025 at 12:44 PM
School is mandatory, so requiring vaccines for school is making people vaccinate their kids. That is a defensible position, but don't pretend you are supporting the right to not vaccinate and supporting school vaccine mandates simultaneously
You just said that homeschool is often not an option in your last comment
December 7, 2025 at 12:43 PM
You just said that homeschool is often not an option in your last comment
Sure, hate hateful men, but hating all men, even those who have done nothing wrong, isn't turnabout, it's just bigotry like any other hate for how someone was born
December 7, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Sure, hate hateful men, but hating all men, even those who have done nothing wrong, isn't turnabout, it's just bigotry like any other hate for how someone was born
At the time we didn't understand air purification well
December 7, 2025 at 12:39 PM
At the time we didn't understand air purification well
Here rules were changing by the week or day, you didn't get notice of anything
December 7, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Here rules were changing by the week or day, you didn't get notice of anything
Here we had a mix of on and off regulations for 2-3 years plus high rates of transmission
December 7, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Here we had a mix of on and off regulations for 2-3 years plus high rates of transmission