I hope you don't get attacked for saying that. Most of us on this site (dlus) want the left to win back power.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dachsie
I'm glad I switched, no more attacks on me.
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I hope you don't get attacked for saying that. Most of us on this site (dlus) want the left to win back power.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dachsie
I'm glad I switched, no more attacks on me.
I was raised as a Democrat and my family are pretty far left. I just started thinking conservative as an adult but never was enthusiastic about Republicans. I just try to understand why the politicians of the Dem party keep making horrible crazy looking decisions that work against the ordinary middle class people, that is, the people the Dems claim to care about the most. It looks like several top Dems took crazy risky chances and are so hell bent on taking down Trump at all costs. I still do not fully understand it but that is the motivation as I currently see it.
The Dems hate Trump so much they do not mind shutting down the country to accomplish that goal. Crazy but that's the best I can figure it.
The Dems have abandoned reasonable discussion and logical balanced thinking.
I was never a liberal, or Democrat...until now. I'm glad I switched, now I feel like I belong with the majority here. No one is attacking me anymore for supporting Trump.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dachsie
Sometimes ya have to go along to get along.
In case you haven't noticed, this forum is mostly Democrats working to help Democrats win back power.
"In case you haven't noticed, this forum is mostly Democrats working to help Democrats win back power. "
I really just like balanced thinking and reasoning to make things better. I do not care about parties anymore. But I guess I will always be "conservative" because that is what is right, not wrong.
Does balanced thinking involve removing Trump and putting Democrats in power? That's what the majority of balanced thinkers and reasoning here want.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dachsie
I've never supported either party, only Trump. I identify and am registered as an independent. I've never voted in my life before Trump.
I've been a member here a long time and if the majority believe it will be better to put Democrats in power, then I will help my brothers and sisters do just that. I want the majority to get everything they have coming to them.
"Does balanced thinking involve removing Trump and putting Democrats in power? That's what the majority of balanced thinkers and reasoning here want."
I do not know if you are being facetious or not.
I guess I have not really noticed a lot of people here wanting to remove Trump and put Democrats in power.
Clintons and Bushs and that ilk to me are most associated with pedophilia and new age garbage and abortion
To me as bad as Trump may be I do not see how he can not be viewed infinitely better than the Democrats and many of the top Republicans.
I guess that is my Christianity showing.
Many people here have attacked me for supporting Trump. They hate Trump and want him gone. They do not say they want to put Democrats in power, but you and I know if Trump loses, Democrats will win power. The no votes are the same as a vote for Joe Biden and the Democrats. We are at the crossroads of history, not voting in November is the same as saying I don't care what happens to my/your country...I don't want to be a part of it. These people will rue the day they didn't take a stand for our country, if Democrats win.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dachsie
I first realized this forum was loaded with Democrats when the first news came out about the corona hoax and some members here bought it hook line and sinker. Some were hysterical and immediately ran to get masks and buy gallons of rubbing alcohol and posted such.
This used to be a forum of critical thinkers, people that didn't take media and government news at face value. What we've leaned over the last few years is nothing should be trusted from media and the government and especially from so called medical experts. We know every agency of government is corrupt, congress are all scum and self serving liars, the media is a joke, including Fox news. The justice system is a complete scam. Judges, governors, mayors are crooks with a God complex...yet some here still bought the biggest scam in our history. IMO, these people have outed themselves as closet Democrats. They lie and wait and attack Trump when they think the time is right to sway the forum's opinion.
It's really a shame what this place has become. As usual, everything Democrats touch, they destroy. This place is no different.
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politic...people-n392431
Neurosurgeon Says Face Masks Pose Serious Risk to Healthy People
By Megan Fox May 14, 2020 6:09 PM EST
But now, there’s another doctor weighing in—besides Dr. Fauci, bonafide sex god and ruler of us all, who also said face masks are largely security theater and of no use to the healthy. Dr. Russell Blaylock, a neurosurgeon, has written an editorial saying that “masks pose serious risks to the healthy.”
First, Blaylock says, there is no scientific evidence that masks are effective against COVID-19 transmission. Pro-science people should care about this.
As for the scientific support for the use of face mask, a recent careful examination of the literature, in which 17 of the best studies were analyzed, concluded that, “ None of the studies established a conclusive relationship between mask/respirator use and protection against influenza infection.” Keep in mind, no studies have been done to demonstrate that either a cloth mask or the N95 mask has any effect on transmission of the COVID-19 virus. Any recommendations, therefore, have to be based on studies of influenza virus transmission. And, as you have seen, there is no conclusive evidence of their efficiency in controlling flu virus transmission.
It is also instructive to know that until recently, the CDC did not recommend wearing a face mask or covering of any kind, unless a person was known to be infected, that is, until recently. Non-infected people need not wear a mask. When a person has TB we have them wear a mask, not the entire community of non-infected. The recommendations by the CDC and the WHO are not based on any studies of this virus and have never been used to contain any other virus pandemic or epidemic in history.
Beyond the lack of scientific data to support wearing a mask as a deterrent to a virus, Blaylock says the more pressing concern is what can and will happen to the wearer.
Now that we have established that there is no scientific evidence necessitating the wearing of a face mask for prevention, are there dangers to wearing a face mask, especially for long periods? Several studies have indeed found significant problems with wearing such a mask. This can vary from headaches, to increased airway resistance, carbon dioxide accumulation, to hypoxia, all the way to serious life-threatening complications.
There are studies to back that claim up.
In one such study, researchers surveyed 212 healthcare workers (47 males and 165 females) asking about presence of headaches with N95 mask use, duration of the headaches, type of headaches and if the person had preexisting headaches.
They found that about a third of the workers developed headaches with use of the mask, most had preexisting headaches that were worsened by the mask wearing, and 60% required pain medications for relief. As to the cause of the headaches, while straps and pressure from the mask could be causative, the bulk of the evidence points toward hypoxia and/or hypercapnia as the cause.
That is, a reduction in blood oxygenation (hypoxia) or an elevation in blood C02 (hypercapnia). It is known that the N95 mask, if worn for hours, can reduce blood oxygenation as much as 20%, which can lead to a loss of consciousness, as happened to the hapless fellow driving around alone in his car wearing an N95 mask, causing him to pass out, and to crash his car and sustain injuries.
I am sure that we have several cases of elderly individuals or any person with poor lung function passing out, hitting their head. This, of course, can lead to death.
A more recent study involving 159 healthcare workers aged 21 to 35 years of age found that 81% developed headaches from wearing a face mask. Some had pre-existing headaches that were precipitated by the masks. All felt like the headaches affected their work performance.
Blaylock says studies have also shown that face masks impair oxygen intake dramatically, potentially leading to serious problems.
The importance of these findings is that a drop in oxygen levels (hypoxia) is associated with an impairment in immunity. Studies have shown that hypoxia can inhibit the type of main immune cells used to fight viral infections called the CD4+ T-lymphocyte.
This occurs because the hypoxia increases the level of a compound called hypoxia inducible factor-1 (HIF-1), which inhibits T-lymphocytes and stimulates a powerful immune inhibitor cell called the Tregs. . This sets the stage for contracting any infection, including COVID-19 and making the consequences of that infection much graver. In essence, your mask may very well put you at an increased risk of infections and if so, having a much worse outcome.
In other words, if you wear a face mask and contract some sickness, you will not be able to fight it off as effectively as if you had normal blood oxygen levels. The mask could make you sicker. It could also create a “deadly cytokine storm” in some.
There is another danger to wearing these masks on a daily basis, especially if worn for several hours. When a person is infected with a respiratory virus, they will expel some of the virus with each breath.
If they are wearing a mask, especially an N95 mask or other tightly fitting mask, they will be constantly rebreathing the viruses, raising the concentration of the virus in the lungs and the nasal passages. We know that people who have the worst reactions to the coronavirus have the highest concentrations of the virus early on. And this leads to the deadly cytokine storm in a selected number.
How about cancer, heart attacks, and strokes? Blaylock says face masks can make all of those conditions worse.
People with cancer, especially if the cancer has spread, will be at a further risk from prolonged hypoxia as the cancer grows best in a microenvironment that is low in oxygen. Low oxygen also promotes inflammation which can promote the growth, invasion and spread of cancers. Repeated episodes of hypoxia has been proposed as a significant factor in atherosclerosis and hence increases all cardiovascular (heart attacks) and cerebrovascular (strokes) diseases.
If that’s not bad enough, how would you like COVID-19 in your brain?
It gets even more frightening. Newer evidence suggests that in some cases the virus can enter the brain. In most instances it enters the brain by way of the olfactory nerves (smell nerves), which connect directly with the area of the brain dealing with recent memory and memory consolidation. By wearing a mask, the exhaled viruses will not be able to escape and will concentrate in the nasal passages, enter the olfactory nerves and travel into the brain.
Why is it that we only listen to dire predictions from Dr. Fauci and we don’t consult other experts in the field of medicine? Is Anthony Fauci the only qualified person to talk about this virus? Furthermore, if he is, he agrees with Dr. Blaylock that only sick people should wear them and he said so on 60 Minutes. So why aren’t we listening to him?
Here is a good report that gets much closer to truthful statistics. There is still fuzzy use of terms equating "COVID19 anti-bodies" and "testing positive" and "coronavirus, it is a step forward toward truth.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxjt67xiZTE
4:38 video runtime
I still think that a test that shows anti-bodies in the blood does not show "COVID19 anti-bodies" but can possibly show antibodies of the coronavirus genus. No test that I am aware of can show anti-bodies of the specific COVID 19 STRAIN of coronavirus, or ANY of the many strains of coronavirus that are identified and isolated.
It is my understanding that coronavirus genus is a very common and very old virus. Almost everybody will have antibodies of this virus in their blood including me and you. That is what this news reporter is stating, but unfortunately the nebulous terminology and lack of clarity about "the test administered" and what it reveals and what it does not reveal remains.
I could have some misunderstandings about the following but until someone asks the right questions and gets authoritative and clear factual answers, I will keep seeking truth about this. Under a very expensive and high quality electron microscope costing millions of dollars, it is possible to find and see the classic crown-like coronavirus genus molecule, but even then it is not possible to see a unique particular named and isolated STRAIN of the coronavirus species. Whatever test that is being reported on in this video is probably not the kind of test that is being sent off to the few laboratories in the USA with high quality electron microscopes, and really there is not much good reason to send them there since results never can give factual data regarding presence of what we are told is the new unique amd very virulent strain of the coronavirus - COVID19.
All of the numbers and data we have are false and misleading in regard to presence of COVID19 strain in a patient but even the better reporting of data by this OAN reporter is NOT GOOD ENOUGH and reporting is still fundamentally confusing and unscientific. People know there is a gnawing missing basic fact missing, something that just not make sense, in all the data and reporting.
I know I keep harping on this but this is where THE BIG LIE is.
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I just received an email from my doctor inviting me to take this test that is stated to be for
"antibody testing for COVID-19" Which I have tried to communicate in some of my postings here that there is NO antibody testing for COVID-19.
I thought some would find this interesting.
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As we learn more about how we can best assess the spread of COVID-19 in our community, we want to keep you informed.
Premier Family Physicians is now able to offer antibody testing for COVID-19. We will be utilizing a test from Clinical Pathology Laboratory (CPL). CPL’s test has been given an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
The antibody test is checking your blood for antibodies (IgG) which shows if you had a previous infection with the virus. These antibodies are specific to the COVID-19 infection. Antibodies are proteins that help fight off germs. After exposure to an infection, it is common to develop an antibody response against a particular pathogen, even if we were never ill.
The value in doing this test IS NOT to declare anyone protected from becoming infected with COVID-19. It is unclear if the presence of IgG antibodies protects a person from reinfection by this virus.
The value IS allowing the public health professionals to begin to learn the scope of the virus’s penetration within our community. It also can inform how certain employers are approaching a return to work policy for its employees.
IF you want to be tested please follow these steps:
1. You must have had an infection that could have been consistent with COVID-19 from December 2019 to the present. These symptoms include any respiratory symptoms including sore throat, nasal congestion, cough, shortness of breath, fever, or loss of taste or smell. OR, you have had a known exposure to COVID-19 and never became ill.
2. The start of your symptoms or your known exposure must have been at least 2 weeks ago. This is important because if we test you too early, you may not have formed the antibodies yet.
3. You should call PFP or schedule an appointment for a secure video visit with the provider of your choice on our website. This visit will allow the provider to educate you on the test, its limitations, its usefulness, and how to interpret your results once they return.
4. You will then have your blood drawn at one of the Clinical Pathology Laboratory (CPL) facilities. Results can be expected within 5 business days.
Thank you. Continue to reach out to us with any health concerns. We are open and ready to serve you.