Billie M Jones

Unseen wrote:
WTH, PB, are you totally unaware […]

I’m very aware. And I’ve said many times that money in politics is corruptive.

Your “whatabouts” wrt our system are largely valid, but they don’t absolve Putin.

Unseen wrote:
Simon Paynton wrote: Also, when did the war start, and who started it?  Mr P.

It’s widely accepted that all Putin wanted was for Ukraine not to become a member of NATO and to declare itself a neutral nation.

Oh, well, so it’s obvious that Ukraine started the war. Dissing Putin like that sealed the fate they deserved.

Unseen wr…

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Autumn wrote:
research on the myocarditis link (not sure about pericarditis despite being a rather similar condition)

I’ve mixed up myocarditis and pericarditis. After up to a dozen (I lost count) medical courses, I should have remembered that myocarditis is inflammation of heart muscle and pericarditis is inflammation of the sac that surrounds…[Read more]

I waited too long to say this: From now on, I’m going to enforce a stay-on-topic policy here. It will be be okay to counter my “it’s Putin not Russia” theme. A few side-notes here or there, like hurricane news or AI aren’t so bad, but please, no off-topic, time-sinking personal crusades.

Onward. Pregozhin/Wagner militarily have been both a boon…[Read more]

From around March 2017, when they were 17, 15, and 12-1/2!
6-1/4 minutes, or 5 minutes if you want to skip right to the music at 1:13.

I generally agree with your last two posts, except for a question with unspecified implications that you’re “just asking”.

Unseen wrote:
What can anyone really know about risks on a vaccine that was rushed out at “light speed”?

In response to the general question but in the specific case of fast-tracked Phase One vaccine trials, the general ans…[Read more]

Wow, it wasn’t until I read this, that it dawned on me that…gasp…youtube is not a reliable source of health related information.

https://bmcmededuc.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12909-022-03446-z

Who would have thought that a video site, where absolutely anyone can post virtually anything, that one needs to be heavily sceptical of…[Read more]

LOL, per the interrogator,  “I know it’s a low risk, but do you know why it causes pericarditis?”.

He doesn’t care about the benefit to risk ratio of the vaccine, he’s just trying to paint the testifiers into a corner with a question that is irrelevant, “Do you know why it causes pericarditis?”, also leading to more speculation about “can it…[Read more]

Unseen wrote:
So, let me understand you here.

Jeebus, here we go. I’ll try, but sometimes I feel I can’t get through, and I don’t usually know if both or which of us are being the most obscure or stubborn. While I grant that you’re the more accomplished wordsmith and writer, but sometimes also an avid presumption-smith. I’ll take the long time…[Read more]

TheEncogitationer wrote:
If Statins are on your list of prescriptions, always check with your Doctor to see if Rhabdomyolytis may be an issue for you. Weakened thighs and upper body weakness were my sign. There are other signs of Rhabdomyolytis too and other causes besides Statins as well.

Wow, thank you, this is one of the most helpful off-topic…[Read more]

I still love the tone and the budding artistry on these performances, by whatever genre one wants to call it. 😉

And I get to hear Ale sing more than usual.

I like these acoustic gems from (I think) December 2019.

Watch how long Pau has to stand on only her left leg. 🙂

Unseen wrote:
But still, for me the concerning part is how proponents of the lab leak theory were treated in social media, expressions of it even theoretically being suppressed. Only now, on some of those forums, can one talk about it without being suppressed or punished for it.

I mostly agree with that, and it harmed credibilities when the…[Read more]

Unseen wrote:
“the lab leak theory is crazy and/or propaganda” bandwagon

PB’s broken record repeats: The world should care about both the lab leak and the zoonotic possibilities wrt future pandemics. Because lab leaks, even the intentional biowarfare kind, are increasingly possible. While zoonotic origins are already historically proven in pre…[Read more]