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Trump is German. His grandparents were German immigrants. It's probably where he gets his dictatorial instincts from. IIRC it was Churchill who said the Germans are either at your feet, or at your throat. Trump is the traitor, retaining secret documents and showing them off to visitors. Perhaps you have forgotten Trump wanted to attack Iran, to boost his chances in 2019.

Videos of the attack on the Capitol tell a different story.

Biden has a lot more funding than Trump for campaigning. Trump is spending most of his campaign funds on lawyers to defend him.

I don't know if there is a God or not. If there is, he/she/it is quite cruel to some people. Belief can heal, as witness Lourdes. Apparently there are only 70 officially recognized "miracles". When I asked Gemini " Can belief heal"? this was its answer: Whether belief alone can directly heal physical ailments is a complex question with no definitive answer. However, there's compelling evidence that belief can play a significant role in the healing process, and it can be explored through two main lenses: The Placebo Effect: This well-documented phenomenon demonstrates that belief in a treatment, even if it's not an actual medication, can lead to real improvements in a patient's health. Studies have shown the placebo effect can be remarkably effective in reducing pain, managing symptoms of various conditions, and even influencing the body's biological processes [1, 2]. This suggests that positive beliefs and expectations can trigger the body's self-healing mechanisms, potentially boosting the immune system, reducing stress hormones, and promoting overall well-being. The Power of the Mind-Body Connection: The mind and body are intricately linked, and beliefs can significantly influence how we experience and respond to illness. Positive beliefs like hope, optimism, and a strong sense of purpose can contribute to a fighting spirit, which can be crucial in the healing process. These positive emotions can lead to healthier behaviors, better adherence to treatment regimens, and a more resilient approach to challenges, all of which can contribute to improved health outcomes.

You're talking about decency and Trump in the same breath? Bring me a bucket.

IMO it's a situation where the SC has given Trump half the pie. The 14th amendment was always a problematic case anyway. The other half of the pie will go to Jack Smith, when the SC tosses out Trump's claim of presidential immunity. Of course, if the SC was to affirm immunity, Biden could order Trump to be assassinated. Or every right-wing judge on SCOTUS, for that matter.

IMO people who know their limitations, yet can optimize their capabilities to have a happy life, are probably the smartest of all. Occasionally, I'll read a story of a person with a stratospheric IQ who is utterly miserable. Alan Turing was a good example.

If I was smart I would have made it to Thailand in my thirties.

Do you mean by posting that you are commencing a thread? IMO most of us would not make the distinction between a comment on a thread, and a post.

The best shot at putting cancer into remission is to have it detected early. Much easier to zap a small tumor than a big one. Doctors never say to a patient they have been cured. They always use the term remission. There are any number of people who will try alternative medicine, hoping it will do what mainstream medicine sometimes cannot. Occasionally belief alone pulls a patient through, on that basis the treatment is pronounced a success. It's a rich field for some scammers. I had a friend who went on a macrobiotic diet for his prostate cancer, fat lot of good it did him.

It's no secret both Americans and non-Americans think the US health system is a cluster-<deleted>. Nearly all the pharmaceuticals in Australia cost AUD 7.30, a bit above USD 5 per prescription. In the USA, they can cost thousands of dollars. I agree the dollars are in creating a drug which creates dependence, rather than one which cures a condition permanently. The real irony here is the PBS ( Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme ) was brought in by a socialist government, along with Medicare. So while politicians in the US rail against socialism as akin to leprosy, it seems to do better at not sending ordinary people to the poorhouse trying to stay alive.

IMO immunotherapy will be the gold standard for cancer treatment. That is, compounds or organisms that teach the body to fight cancers with its own defenses. BCG immunotherapy for bladder cancer is about 95% successful in achieving remission. It involves introducing a weakened strain of live tuberculosis into the bladder over a six week cycle. AFAIK scientists are still trying to work out the mechanism by which a live bacterium provokes the body into producing antibodies, which specifically target bladder cancer cells. It does not seem to be effective for any other form of cancer. I am living proof BCG immunotherapy works. I was diagnosed with bladder cancer 18 years ago.

Don't worry, rest assured the Moviprep will be working soon enough. 24 hours out of your life for reassurance or detection IMO is worth the time. The earlier a cancer or polyp is detected, the better one's survival chances become.

It baffles me why some posters on this thread will insure their cars and houses, but won't insure themselves.

I am pretty smart. However, I am always conscious of the fact there's going to be people smarter than me. Academic smarts and life smarts are different, I have a lot of the former, not much of the latter. Some people are incredible. Such as Brian Gilbertson, a former CEO of BHP. He could do Black-Scholes option calculations in his head.

I knew people who died because they avoided doctors. Up to you.

Your post reminds me of Einstein's observation on the universe and human stupidity.

If you die of bowel cancer, it won't be the only cause.

Where in my post did I say some can? I'm confused.

Sorry to hear that, I trust your treatment will be successful. It's possible pancreatic cancer cells are metabolizing different compounds to sugar. Or not involved with sugar uptake at all. I doubt whether CLL ( chronic lymphocytic leukemia ) does, as that is about the body producing non-functional leucocytes.

Cancer cannot be eliminated by evolution. Most cancers occur after humans have finished breeding, so any genetic predisposition to cancer is not part of the natural selection process. The other factor in the development of cancers is environmental exposures. It's a stark fact if one is a smoker, they are 20 times more likely to develop lung cancer than a non-smoker. I don't know what the situation is now, but back in the seventies humans were creating about 12,000 new chemicals a year. It is inevitable some would be carcinogenic. However, association of a particular cancer with the causative carcinogen would take decades to surface. Example: b-naphthylamine was first isolated from coal tar in the mid- 1800's. It was used in rubber as an anti-oxidant. By the 1930's, medical researchers started noticing high levels of bladder cancer in rubber workers. It was not until 1974 that b-naphthylamine was officially designated as carcinogenic. Humans have been consuming alcohol for millennia. It did not get designated as a Class 1 carcinogen until 1989. Back in the thirties and forties, mothers were encouraged to drink stout while pregnant. Then there is synergism, the enhanced effect of a combination of chemicals. IMO it's going to take AI to sort that one out.

PET ( Positron Emission Tomography ) scans are used to detect cancerous tumors in a full body scan. After fasting for 12 hours, a patient is injected with radioactive sugar. They then wait for an hour for the sugar to distribute itself through the body. Cancer cells absorb sugar far faster than normal cells. The tumors show up as hot spots of radioactivity in the scan. If cancer loves sugar so much, why give it what it wants?

I am wondering if Putin and the Russians are behind the fake AI images of Trump with black people, as I doubt Trump supporters have the brains for manipulating AI without help. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-68440150 It's like the Drake fiasco, everything about Trump is fake. This is what real AI would do.........

You really are not paying attention. If you think Putin will stop at Ukraine after Trump betrays it, that is extremely naive. It really baffles me. Just when I think you've hit the bottom of the barrel in terms of dumb posts, you manage to add a bit more depth.

Whether he is right or wrong, who among those NATO nations are going to share intelligence with him? They may as well feed it straight to the Russians.