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Yes, posturing, thank you. That's my very point. Charlie Kirk wasn't an honest intellectual. He was always posturing. He focused on the most infammatory talking points that would stir up his base and extend his influence and popularity among far-right conservatives (MAGA). In the beginning, Charlie was rabidly pro-Israel beause his funding came from Zionist billionaires, conservative groups that pushed a pro-Israel agenda, and probably Israel itself, although that point isn't clear because Israel is adept at laundering the money it supplies to the group it supports. And, yes, you're right, Charlie Kirk was having second thoughts about his support for Israel. But the reason, in my opinion, is that his uncritical support of Israel was damaging his brand. Poills were showing that anywhere from 70 to 90 percent of young people, 18-34, were opposed to Israel's actions in Gaza. That was Kirk's base, the people he had to please. It was also alienating him from other major influencers like Tucker Carlson and Candace Owens, Charlie no doubt realized that continued unfettered support would be damaging both to his movement and his future political ambitions. It had nothing to do with ethics or moral clarity. It was purely a pragmatic decision. And naturally it invited pushback. According to Candace Owens and Max Blumenthal, Bill Ackman organized an "intervention" (that's the way Candace described it) in the Hamptons, where Kirk was invited along with other major conservative social media influencers. According to Blumenthal, Kirk was pressured to soften his criticisms of Israel and offered what Candace called "a ton of money" (others put the figure at 150 million) . Even if you don't trust Candace Owens (and I certainly don't) this scenario makes sense. Bill Ackman and other pro-zionist billionaires are well known for their attempts to influence public opinion through the liberal dispersion of dark money and/or threats and blackmail attempts. According to Blumenthal, Charlie turned down the money but was shaken up by what he had experienced. It makes sense that he would have rejected the offer, which would have made him a continued tool of Israel and the pro-Zionists. Kirk clearly had political ambitions (there was even talk of him running for president one day) and given the unpopularity of the war in Gaza and all of the rumors floating around of Israel influence on US policy (including allegations it had blackmail material on Donald Trump), it was only prudent to reassert his independence, especially since he didn't need the money anymore. Turning Point USA reportedly had over 500 million in assets. Well, we know what happened after that. My main point though is that I believe that Charlie was much like Donald Trump: his political positions were more a matter of convenience that moral or ethical imperatives. Turning Point USA is the youth arm of MAGA, sort of like the Hitler Youth. And this was the means by which Kirk would position himself as the successor to Donald Trump.

And he made hundreds of millions of dollars pushing buttons, regurgitating right wing talking points, and defending Israel (who originally funded him).

This is what a spokesman for Henry Ford Health said about the report: - Henry Ford spokesperson: "Did not meet rigorous scientific standards" due to biases like detection bias (vaccinated kids had 2x more doctor visits, inflating diagnoses) and short follow-up for unvaccinated kids (75% tracked only to age 3, missing later chronic diagnoses). - Low unvaccinated sample (1,957 vs. 16,511 vaccinated) was demographically skewed (more white males, less prematurity). - Internal peer review revealed "immediate and significant concerns"; institution unaware draft was shared publicly. Notice it says that the "institution (was) unaware draft was shared publically." In other words, Siri introduced without receiving permission and without calling the authors to testify.

It's limited liability. Compensation for vaccine injuries can be applied for through a vaccine injury compensation program that does not required demonstrating negligence on the part of vaccine makers. However, vaccine makers aren't exempt from lawsuits based on willful misconduct (for example, malfeasence, negligence). So if Pfizer deliberately misrepresented the results of its clinical trials, it can be sued. In fact, RFK Jr. has been involved in multiple lawsuits related to vaccines and earned reportedly more than a million dollars for his work on a lawsuit related to Merck's HPV vaccine. The reason the the limited liability law was passed (during the Reagan administration) is that there was controversy over the DTP (Diptherea, Tetanus, Pertussis) vaccine in the early 1980's, particularly the pertussis (whooping cough) component. Multiple lawsuits were filed against vaccine makers and although most of them were unsuccessful, the litigation neverthless consumed so much time and money that the number of vaccine makers fell from 17 to 3. (Studies later showed that in fact the pertussis vaccine wasn't causing the alleged side effects). It was feared that vaccines would disappear entirely and to prevent this, the legislation was passed.

They explained in detail why they retracted it and also stated that they were never asked to testify. Aaron Siri lies as much as RFK Jr does. He also wanted to have the polio vaccine taken off the market, which shocked even Mitch McConnell. You're not looking at the larger picture here. RFK Jr's ultimate objective is to take total control of the HHS, staffing it with yes-man loyalists (a la Trump), remove the limited liability exemption for pharmaceutical companies in order to launch class action suits that will enrich himself and Aaron Siri. At the same time, he'll push supplements and technology (such as wearables and glucose monitoring machines that are unregulated) sold by his cronies (e.g. Casey and Calley Means). It's all a con from a huckster ex heroin addict, sex addict, brain addled, testosterone and steroid fueled, chronic liar who drove his first wife to suicide, supplied the drugs that killed his cousin, wrote a book in defense of another relative who was convicted of beating the girl next door to death with a bat. There is nothing, absolutely nothing to admire about this man.

The group that produced that report retracted it because the data and methodology were flawed

The first vaccine was the Salk vaccine, which was approved in 1955 and required an injection. For some reason, I didn't get that. Instead, I received the Sabin vaccine, which was introduced in 1961. It was an oral vaccine, drunk from a cup, I remember everyone in the school received it at the same time, class by class. The Sabin vaccine was made from a live (weakened virus) as opposed to the Salk vaccine, which was made from an inactivated vaccine. The Sabin vaccine replaced the Salk vaccine, presumably because it was cheaper and easier to administer, until it was discovered that on rare occasions it could lead to full-blown polio. I think a newer version of the Sabin vaccine is still in use today, for reasons of cost and also because it's better at stopping the transmission of wild polio since it immunizes in the intestines (polio is transmitted through faeces). Although the polio virus resulted in relatively few cases annually (some tens of thousands in contrast to measles, which regularly had millions of cases a year) it was such a devastating disease that everyone was terrified of it. The announcement of a successful vaccine led to national celebrations.

And how did you get it?

Yeah, undeniably wrong. The transmission of polio via a virus has been demonstrated in laboratory tests with monkeys. The virus (or the different strains of the virus actually) has been isolated and sequenced. The prevalance of polio decreased 95 percent in US after introduction of the Salk vaccine and was eradicated in nearly all countries in the world after the WHO launched its polio eradication campaign using the vaccine. Personally, I saw the effects of the polio virus, as one of my classmates was partially paralyzed by it. I also had a girlfriend who caught it as a child but was fortunate that her parents recognized the symptoms right away and rushed her to the emergency room for treatment. She wasn't paralyzed but did have a long recovery period (and long-term aftereffects). DDT indeed.

Susan Humphries, nephrologist turned homeopath who has never published any peer reviewed research. She believes polio was caused by DDT and the decline in polio by a change in diagnostic criteria, that the smallpox vaccine was ineffective and smallpox eradicated through better sanitation, and vaccines in general cause only injuries, no benefits. The level of willful ignorance and duplicity here is breathtaking. Humphries deliberately distorted the data on infectious diseases and vaccines in order to sell her book, promote her homeopathic business, and earn money on the anti-vax lecture circuit. Reportedly, she's done quite well for herself, just like RFK Jr. (although both decry the big bad Pharma industry for its conflict of interests). But you're in good company in your admiration for her. Joe Rogan is also a big supporter

Syphilis was the scourge of Europe. Franz Schubert, Manet, Baudelaire, Oscar Wilde, Nietzche, Gaugin, etc either died from it or complications caused by it. It was a bacterial infection but the principle still applies. The indigenous populations of the New World were wiped out by smallpox. Millions of people. Did big pharma do that?

So disease-causing germs exist. You either cure them after you catch them or mitigate the effects of exposure beforehand

It's not a non-sequitur. He claimed germs don't cause disease. Do you believe that?

Yeah, tell that to all the people who got syphilis before antibiotics were invented.

Naomi Wolfe is a crackpot. Claimed the vaccines were software that allowed uploads, caused mass murder, sterilization, miscarriages, cancer, that they were bioweapons. Naomi Klein wrote a book called Doppleganger describing the problems she'd had by being confused with Wolfe.

This is so dumb. Why do you think insurance companies offer incentives? Because vaccines work and illnesses like measles cost a lot to treat.

George Washington mandated the smallpox vaccine and stated that it without it America never would have won the Revolution.

This guy has written so many laughable articles on substack that it's a wonder anybody would reference him. He claims sunlight doesn't cause melanoma, that the smallpox vaccines didn't work and killed more people than they helped, that the Covid-19 vaccines "shed", i.e. that they transfer their malignancies to the people around them (in one famous case, a woman said she got sick from giving her husband a bj), that wire bras act as antennas to focus radiation and cause cancer, and on and on. Although somebody like Red Phoenix would take him seriously.

I thought it was mostly enjoyable but as a fan of the books, I felt it was rushed and the ending was a big disappointment. The cast was great though.

The next step is to realize all women are unclean, then sex is unclean. Now you're on the road to enlightenment

I didn't say that 900 baht was too much for me. I'm saying that you could order a variety of dishes a la carte for well under the figure.

Whitney Webb, one of the more interesting independent journalists out there, points out in the following clip how demands for biometric data (as we have seen in Thailand recently) are merely a prelude to the introduction of digital IDs, which will be the next step in the process of government invasive control of all aspects of society. Already in Europe refugees, for instance, are required to provide iris scans in order to access services.The digital IDs will eventually be coordinated with a central bank digital currency (CBCD) to ensure that all your finances are subject to external control. https://x.com/ne wstart_2024/status/1962549041532743900

No, I wouldn't. In addition to buffets being a breeding ground for unhealthy bacteria, with an expensive buffet you feel compelled to "eat your money's worth," which necessarily results in overeating. It's a oddity in modern society that eating is seen as some sort of recreational activity (just like shopping). And then we wonder why people are so unhealthy.

Or just go to settings, accessibility, interaction and dexterity, and turn on the assistant menu. Then you can access all of your power, screenshot, volume, etc settings via software.

Yes, the A56 is the top of the midrange line