Covid-19

[bluto]

I don't see how what Woody said was a conspiracy theory.

Pharmaceutical companies did work with governments and the media to establish lockdowns and vaccination treatments against a gain of function virus that they themselves secretly created. This isn't a conspiracy theory... it's a conspiracy series of facts. We all just lived through this.

Then the media spams me on Sunday with 1000 of the same article decrying Harelson's Anti-Vaxx conspiracy... as if to prove his damn point.

[blue_gold_84]

Harrelson made no point in that smoothbrained monologue on SNL. Not one.

The COVID-19 pandemic in its entirety isn't a conspiracy.

[HardCoreBlue]

What non football threads tell me is being smart in football doesn’t mean smart in other things.

[iHeart]

F*** (and I was supposed to see a doctor today)

Edited March 10, 2023 by iHeart

[Tracker]

6 hours ago, iHeart said:

F*** (and I was supposed to see a doctor today)

Take good care of yourself. 

[FrostyWinnipeg]

Whose left in the race for the jackpot?

 

[Wideleft]

37 minutes ago, FrostyWinnipeg said:

Whose left in the race for the jackpot?

Still never had it.  5 X vaxxed.  If you see a white man in an indoor public space with a mask on, that'll probably be me.

[bustamente]

2 minutes ago, Wideleft said:

Still never had it.  5 X vaxxed.  If you see a white man in an indoor public space with a mask on, that'll probably be me.

Same here but I don't wear a mask at all any more, still think eventually I will get it.

[Wideleft]

4 minutes ago, bustamente said:

Same here but I don't wear a mask at all any more, still think eventually I will get it.

We're flying to Vancouver at the end of the month.  I think the air travel will doom me.

[bustamente]

Just now, Wideleft said:

We're flying to Vancouver at the end of the month.  I think the air travel will doom me.

Nah, I went to Vancouver last October for the Bombers/ Lions game wore a mask on the plane there but not on the way back, had a great time visiting various sights that very very crowded. You'll be fine 

[Wideleft]

Just now, bustamente said:

Nah, I went to Vancouver last October for the Bombers/ Lions game wore a mask on the plane there but not on the way back, had a great time visiting various sights that very very crowded. You'll be fine 

My neighbour just came back from Vancouver 2 weeks ago.  He tested positive 2 days after his return.  Masked on the way, but didn't on the way back.

[bustamente]

1 minute ago, Wideleft said:

My neighbour just came back from Vancouver 2 weeks ago.  He tested positive 2 days after his return.  Masked on the way, but didn't on the way back.

I wouldn't worry about it go and have a good time 

[Wideleft]

5 minutes ago, bustamente said:

I wouldn't worry about it go and have a good time 

Oh, I will!  No sense in going if I can't.

[Noeller]

it's also possible that those who think they haven't had it, may have but weren't symptomatic. That's a thing, for sure. But absolutely good on anyone who's still doing everything they can to avoid it. You don't want any part of it. 

[Tracker]

1 hour ago, FrostyWinnipeg said:

Whose left in the race for the jackpot?

 

Am totally vaxxed up, have been wearing a mask when in crowds, indoors and out and so far, so good.

[Goalie]

I had it a while back and thought I got it again but negative thankfully this time but Jesus christ, whatever more stomach related bug this is, is shitty 

[Noeller]

mid Jan I had a tickle cough, tested positive on a Friday night, then negative Monday and every other day for a week after that.....but had a cough, then a brutal head cold, then a cough that would not go away. Was the better part of a month before I kicked that fully. It was BRUTAL. Still not sure if it was COVID or not, but whatever it was...it sucked hard. My one "official" COVID bout, last Feb, was fairly mild thanks to science....... but whatever this thing was, was brutal. 

[bustamente]

Rich people being rich

 

[JCon]

2 minutes ago, bustamente said:

Rich people being rich

 

What an a-hole. 

[Noeller]

Giant piece of **** is giant piece of ****... 

[Wideleft]

An Ivermectin Influencer Died. Now His Followers Are Worried About Their Own ‘Severe’ Symptoms.

 

Danny Lemoi took a daily dose of veterinary-grade ivermectin and told his thousands of followers to give the drug to children. He died of a common side effect of the medication.

 

By David Gilbert

March 13, 2023, 6:00am

 

Just before 7 am on March 3, Danny Lemoi posted an update in his hugely popular pro-ivermectin Telegram group, Dirt Road Discussions: “HAPPY FRIDAY ALL YOU POISONOUS HORSE PASTE EATING SURVIVORS !!!”

Hours later, Lemoi was dead.

For the last decade, Lemoi had taken a daily dose of veterinary ivermectin, a dewormer designed to be used on large animals like horses and cows. In 2021, as ivermectin became a popular alternative COVID-19 treatment among anti-vaxxers, he launched what became one of the largest Telegram channels dedicated to promoting the use of it, including instructions on how to administer ivermectin to children.

But despite Lemoi’s death, the administrators of his channel are pushing his misinformation—even as his followers share their own worrying possible side effects from taking ivermectin and some question the safety of the drug.  

Lemoi, a heavy equipment operator who lived in Foster, Rhode Island, “passed away unexpectedly” on March 3, according to an online obituary post by his family last week. He was survived by his parents and brother. The obituary gave no details about the cause of his death.

In the Telegram channel, administrators broke the news of his death to his followers. “Though it was obvious that Danny had the biggest heart, it was unbeknownst to him that his heart was quite literally overworking and overgrowing beyond its capacity, nearly doubled in size from what it should have been,” the admins wrote, adding: “We understand that this is going to raise questions for those who were following him.”

The admins added that Lemoi had undergone testing on his heart last year, but the results had shown no cause for concern.

Lemoi began taking the version of ivermectin designed for animals on a daily basis in 2012, after he was diagnosed with Lyme disease, according to a detailed account of his medical history he gave on a podcast last November. He said then that five months after first taking the drug, he quit all other treatments and believed ivermectin had “regenerated” his heart muscle. 

During the pandemic, Ivermectin became hugely popular among anti-vaxxers, many of whom were taking and recommending the veterinary formulation of the drug, rather than the one designed for human use. While ivermectin for humans is used to treat serious illnesses like river blindness, it has repeatedly been shown to be an ineffective treatment for COVID-19.

And according to the Missouri Poison Center, ingesting large doses of ivermectin formulated for animals has a long list of side effects, including seizures, coma, lung issues, and heart problems. Veterinary ivermectin is not a cure or effective treatment for COVID, the FDA has repeatedly warned, and is highly concentrated because it is designed for large animals like horses and cows. “Such high doses can be highly toxic in humans,” the FDA cautions.

“Danny was fully convinced that his heart had regenerated after his incident with Lyme disease that almost ended in congestive heart failure,” the admins wrote, before claiming that “a family history of heart disease and chronic stress” were why his heart had ultimately become engorged. “All of his other organs were unremarkable,” the admins wrote. “And this was determined to be a death by unfortunate natural causes.” 

The admins of Lemoi’s channel did not respond to VICE News’ questions about where they got their information about his death. Lemoi’s surviving family did not respond to VICE News' request for comment on the cause of his death.

But a review of Lemoi’s Telegram channels shows that many of his followers who are taking his dosage recommendations, or “protocols,” for veterinary ivermectin are experiencing numerous known side effects of taking the drug.

“I’m 4 months now and all hell’s breaking loose, all pain has hit my waist down with sciatic, shin splints, restless leg syndrome, tight sore calves & it feels like some pain in the bones,” a member wrote on Friday.

 

Lemoi explained away the negative side effects of taking veterinary ivermectin by describing them as “herxing,” a real term to describe an adverse response that occurs in people who take antibiotics as a treatment for Lyme disease.

“My wife has been taking ivermectin for 3 months,” a member wrote Friday. “She is being treated for autoimmune hepatitis, thyroid, and vertebrae issues. She has had some serious HERXING. Today she has a migraine, vomiting and severe stomach pain. Does anyone have any ideas how to help, and are these HERXING symptoms?”

Some members of the group are taking ivermectin not only as a treatment against COVID, but as a cure-all for almost every disease—from cancer and depression, to autism and ovarian cysts—believing that every disease is caused by a parasite that is removed from the body by ivermectin, just as animals are given the drug to treat parasitic worms like tapeworm.  

Lemoi also formulated an ivermectin regimen for children, and numerous members of the group reported that they were using it. This week alone one member wrote that she had established another group for “parents of children on the spectrum, cerebral palsy, pans/panda, downs etc.,” who are using the Lemoi’s recommended children’s dosage.  

When some members of the group blamed Lemoi’s death on ivermectin, they were criticized in the Telegram channel; their fellow group members claimed they were spreading misinformation.

“No one can convince me that he died because of ivermectin,” one member wrote this week. “He ultimately died because of our failed western medicine which only cares about profits and not the cure.”

Despite Lemoi’s death, administrators said this week the Telegram channel would live on, and the group is attracting new members who continue to take ivermectin despite suffering serious side effects.

“I am very new to this... I’ve been on Bimectin paste for 20 days,” one new member wrote on Friday morning, explaining that he too was suffering from Lyme disease. “I have severe chest pain. Costochondritis symptoms. Air hunger, internal tremors, brain fog, headaches on the back of my head, anxiety, depression, doom and gloominess.”

https://www.vice.com/en/article/z3mb89/ivermectin-danny-lemoi-death?utm_source=vice_facebook&utm_medium=social

[HardCoreBlue]

On 2023-03-11 at 12:19 PM, bustamente said:

Rich people being rich

 

I think Adam Grant said something like if you think you need to be an a$$hole to get ahead you may indeed be an a$$hole.

[Tracker]

3 hours ago, HardCoreBlue said:

I think Adam Grant said something like if you think you need to be an a$$hole to get ahead you may indeed be an a$$hole.

Some people need a head start.

[iHeart]

I'm actually feeling alot better, but I wish both parents hadn't caught it from me

 

I've had so many illnesses in my life and COVID was nowhere near as worse as the viral infection I had when I was 14 (but of course COVID would have been worse if I didn't have both my doses and three boosters)

Edited March 16, 2023 by iHeart

[Tracker]

Pro-Trump Social Media Site Wants To Sell Anti-Vaxxer Sperm

Rolling Stone reported:

FIGHTING TO SURVIVE in the crowded ecosystem of far-right social media companies, the pro-Trump platform Gettr has in recent weeks held high-level deliberations on the oddest of business pivots: remaking the site to add an online clearinghouse for human sperm.

But it’s not just any sperm. The proposal would see the company expand to include a marketplace for semen from men who haven’t taken any of the vaccines against Covid-19.

Three sources familiar with the matter, and a fourth briefed on the situation, describe serious, repeated discussions about creating the online anti-vax semen market, in which unvaccinated men would self-advertise and sell sperm to the highest bidder. Two of the sources say stakeholders have gone so far as to explore possible “testing requirements” to ensure specimens came from unvaccinated donors.