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Politics Trump announces 30% tariffs on EU and Mexico, starting Aug. 1
Now it's getting serious. Trump is threatening to dump toxic waste on the EU. “Because of the fact that Rosie O’Donnell is not in the best interests of our Great Country, I am giving serious consideration to taking away her Citizenship.” “She is a Threat to Humanity, and should remain in the wonderful Country of Ireland, if they want her. GOD BLESS AMERICA,” he added in his post. https://globalnews.ca/news/11286284/trump-threatens-rosie-odonnells-u-s-citizenship/ If he manages that, I'll chalk that one up to "winning". -
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Politics Thai Police Pursue Legal Action Against Cambodia’s Hun Sen
Doesn’t seem like a particularly significant turn of events to me. More like a waste of time. Quite likely simply a case of the higher echelons of police currying favour with the Thaksin family. So purely for domestic posturing purposes -
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UK Hate Crime Probe Launched After Migrant Effigy Torched on Northern Ireland Bonfire
I lit up my first Guy bonfire at 8 years of age .Believe they are mostly banned now ...maybe the firemen got fed up ! -
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Will there ever be a safe vaccine?
Yes. Will there ever be a an idiot who can not stop spreading lies and conspiracy theories about perfectly safe vaccines such as the POLIO VACCINE. Which has changed our lives. When I was growing up in Salford it was terrible to see so many people strapped in leather and steel harnesses barely able to walk; dragging their feet behind them in clad in enormous leather boots. NOW WE DONT SEE THIS HORROR SHOW ANY MORE. Thanks to the POLIO VACCINE. It's free in Britain but very cheap anyway. Poor countries are begging for the vaccine. -
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Can Men and Women just be friends
Yes! Most certainly. Without a doubt. My best friend is a woman. I have no interest in sports etc. No. I'm not gay. Women make better friends. -
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Will there ever be a safe vaccine?
Your argument misunderstands both the scientific definition of "isolation" in virology and the actual laboratory process used to isolate and characterise viruses. Let’s dismantle it with clear, referenced facts. Your Claim: “Inoculating into cell cultures is not isolation. The ‘them’ is the snot or fluid. There is no isolating whatsoever.” This misunderstands what virus isolation means in virology. Facts: Virus isolation means taking a clinical sample (yes, “snot” or fluid), filtering or centrifuging it to remove debris and bacteria, and then applying it to a sterile cell culture. If a virus is present, it infects the cells and replicates. The result is a virus isolate - a population of virus that has been separated from the original sample and grown independently. This is standard microbiological practice, just like isolating bacteria by growing them on agar plates. ---- Your Claim: “This is not isolation. It’s virology nonsense-speak.” Facts: This is textbook virology. The scientific definition of virus isolation has been consistent for decades. A virus is considered isolated when: - It is shown to replicate in a cell culture - Its presence is confirmed by: > PCR (detects viral RNA/DNA), > Immunofluorescence (detects specific viral proteins), > Electron microscopy (direct visual confirmation), > Genome sequencing (identifies it by its genetic code). This isn't wordplay. It’s the foundation of modern virology and has been used to isolate thousands of viruses. Examples: - SARS-CoV-2 isolation by CDC (March 2020): https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/6/20-0516_article - Varicella-Zoster Virus (chickenpox) isolated and sequenced: https://www.scientificarchives.com/article/a-new-isolated-local-varicella-virus-isolation-identification-comparative-growth-characteristics-and-immunological-evaluation-in-an-animal-model - SARS-CoV isolation in 2003 (Drosten et al., NEJM): https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa030747 ---- Your Claim: “First step is to isolate the entity from the snot or fluid.” Facts: That’s exactly what’s done. Samples are filtered or centrifuged to remove contaminants. Viruses, being tiny (~100 nm), pass through 0.2 μm filters. The filtered material is then applied to uninfected cells. If the virus is there, it replicates and causes visible effects (cytopathic effect). Controls are used to rule out other causes. The virus is then confirmed by multiple independent techniques (PCR, sequencing, EM, etc.). ---- Claim: “White coats are changing definitions.” Fact: Scientific definitions evolve to be more accurate, not to mislead. “Isolation” in virology doesn’t mean picking a virus up with tweezers - it means separating it from a mixture and demonstrating it replicates independently. This is a valid, reproducible, internationally accepted method used for decades. Summary: - Virology uses clear protocols to isolate viruses. - “Inoculating cell cultures” is the method of isolation. - The presence of a virus is confirmed by multiple methods: genome sequencing, microscopy, antigen testing. - This is not “nonsense-speak”. It’s science backed by repeatable, peer-reviewed results. If anyone genuinely doubts this, they can read the CDC’s own virus isolation protocol here: 🔗 https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/6/20-0516_article\ Or look up Fields Virology - the standard textbook used in labs and universities worldwide. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fields_Virology https://www.umassmed.edu/globalassets/ambros-lab/meetings/rna-biology-club-2019_20/masters-and-perlman-2013-in-fields-virology_1.pdf https://shop.lww.com/Fields-Virology--Fundamentals/p/9781975112516 (perhaps you should buy the book !) And thats the last of your comments I'll give any credibility to.
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