The theory that the coronavirus originated in a lab got debunked long ago.
BUT HER EMAILS!
He's from Kenya!
The First Lady is a MAN!
Q is an insider and Trump is taking down the cannibalistic pedophiles any day now!
etc etc etc
(the GOP have so few legitimate ideas that their party is now sustained solely by batshit nonsense and rumor)
I had the strange urge to watch Trump's town hall. That lasted for about a minute as I watched him do his word-salad non-response, generously garnished with lies.
But I have read recaps of that nonsense. And it still blows my mind that he LIED over and over.
And not just about penny-ante stuff. He lied about Covid19 ("I think it's going to disappear"), masks ("a lot of people think masks are not good"—waiters, especially, according to Trump), downplaying the pandemic ("Yeah, well, I didn't downplay it. I, actually, in many ways, I up-played it, in terms of action"), and the economy ("We have a super V; it looks like it's going to be a super V. We're going to have a great economy next year, and I think we're going to have a great economy in the third quarter").
The stream of lies and alternative realities that the President promoted recalled a statement attributed to former Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats in Woodward's book "Rage" that was published on Tuesday."To him a lie is not a lie. It's just what he thinks. He doesn't know the difference between the truth and a lie," Coats is quoted as saying to former Secretary of Defense James Mattis.
Trump's cabinet should have invoked the 25th Amendment and started proceedings to have him removed from office for mental incompetence. But there are still many people who support him—perhaps because he made it OK to openly hate people like Blacks and Hispanics and because he basically promised to turn back the clock economically and culturally.
Following up on the irrelevant claims of the "Chinese virologist" that was "censored" after talking to that idiot Carlson.
FTA: "...none of Yanâs claims are justified by the scientific evidence. The vast majority of scientists who have studied the coronavirus agree that it originated naturally and spread to humans from an animal species, such as a bat. And although scientists canât rule out the possibility that the virus originated in a lab studying animals such as bats, it is vanishingly unlikely that it was genetically engineered and intentionally released."
The studyâs first page lists support from the âRule of Law Society & Rule of Law Foundation,â a pair of anti-China organizations spearheaded by Guo Wengui, the exiled Chinese billionaire, and Stephen Bannon, President Donald Trumpâs former chief strategist, who was arrested last month on unrelated fraud charges. Neither organization has a history of sponsoring scientific research, and Guo and Bannon have spent months advancing baseless theories about the coronavirusâs origins.
The unproven theory that the virus originated in a Wuhan lab has become a popular talking point on the right. Trump and Mike Pompeo, the secretary of state, have advanced the theory, though U.S. intelligence agencies have not reached a conclusion on the issue.
The theory that the coronavirus originated in a lab got debunked long ago.
Politicians have touted these theories in an attempt to blame China for the pandemic, and a discredited US scientist recently released a book and now-banned video claiming that wealthy people deliberately spread COVID-19 to boost vaccination rates. And late last week, an unsubstantiated NBC News report on cell phone location data suggested that the Wuhan lab temporarily shut down after a "hazardous event" in October.
Even Kristian Andersen, PhD, a professor in the Department of Immunology and Microbiology at Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla, California, and lead author of a research letter published Mar 17 in Nature Medicine on the origins of the virus, first thought that COVID-19 was just as likely to have been accidentally released from a lab as it was to have come from nature.
But that was before he learned more about COVID-19 and related coronaviruses, which have features already seen in nature. "There are lots of data and lots of evidence, as well as previous examples of this coming from nature," he said. "We have exactly zero evidence or data of this having any connection to a lab."
And while Andersen, like other prominent virologists, says that he can't completely rule out the possibility that the virus came from a lab, the odds of that happening are very small. He says the new coronavirus clearly originated in nature, "no question about it by now."
Following up on the irrelevant claims of the "Chinese virologist" that was "censored" after talking to that idiot Carlson.
FTA: "...none of Yanâs claims are justified by the scientific evidence. The vast majority of scientists who have studied the coronavirus agree that it originated naturally and spread to humans from an animal species, such as a bat. And although scientists canât rule out the possibility that the virus originated in a lab studying animals such as bats, it is vanishingly unlikely that it was genetically engineered and intentionally released."
The studyâs first page lists support from the âRule of Law Society & Rule of Law Foundation,â a pair of anti-China organizations spearheaded by Guo Wengui, the exiled Chinese billionaire, and Stephen Bannon, President Donald Trumpâs former chief strategist, who was arrested last month on unrelated fraud charges. Neither organization has a history of sponsoring scientific research, and Guo and Bannon have spent months advancing baseless theories about the coronavirusâs origins.
The unproven theory that the virus originated in a Wuhan lab has become a popular talking point on the right. Trump and Mike Pompeo, the secretary of state, have advanced the theory, though U.S. intelligence agencies have not reached a conclusion on the issue.
Following up on the irrelevant claims of the "Chinese virologist" that was "censored" after talking to that idiot Carlson.
FTA: "...none of Yanâs claims are justified by the scientific evidence. The vast majority of scientists who have studied the coronavirus agree that it originated naturally and spread to humans from an animal species, such as a bat. And although scientists canât rule out the possibility that the virus originated in a lab studying animals such as bats, it is vanishingly unlikely that it was genetically engineered and intentionally released."
And there is something dicey about this website. It was using up half of my resources just being open on a tab.
Here's the NYT version of it. Protection would be marginal at best (direct sneeze, etc.) but maybe people who wear glasses don't rub their eyes with grimy digits as often. Anyway, this falls under the "probably can't hurt" column.
Yeah, been hearing a lot about how the "Great Reset" is already well under way and what it entails the past several months. Just another part of the implementation of UN Agenda 21 as I see it.
I clearly do not like and am highly opposed to the New (Globalist) World Order which was once portrayed by themselves as just a conspiracy theory. They have come out of pretending to be something else and openly embrace the name "New World Order" now. I just hate when conspiracy theories stop being conspiracy theories and real like we said all along. Sigh ...
A couple of years ago when all the crap about Trump being Putin's bitch came out, I tried to point out that we needed to actually come to terms with Russia and find a solution to our differences, rather than the phony Russia, Russia, Russia hoax driven by the establishment which actually drove Russia straight into China's arms. We had a chance to join up with Russia against China as we did in WW II to fight the Axis powers. As usual, I was called crazy. And now that ship has sailed.
And who is leading the cover for the Chinese trying to portray them as hero's in the fight against CV 19 rather than the perpetrators of CV 19 ? The same people behind the R, R, R hoax.
Oh and, speaking of the R, R, R hoax, did you hear about the recent discovery of all the DOJ cell phones of those on Mueller's staff got "accidentally" wiped ? All 27 of them ?
As SARS-CoV-2 continues its global spread, itâs possible that one of the pillars of Covid-19 pandemic control â universal facial masking â might help reduce the severity of disease and ensure that a greater proportion of new infections are asymptomatic. If this hypothesis is borne out, universal masking could become a form of âvariolationâ that would generate immunity and thereby slow the spread of the virus in the United States and elsewhere, as we await a vaccine. ...
Ultimately, combating the pandemic will involve driving down both transmission rates and severity of disease. Increasing evidence suggests that population-wide facial masking might benefit both components of the response.
Yeah, been hearing a lot about how the "Great Reset" is already well under way and what it entails the past several months. Just another part of the implementation of UN Agenda 21 as I see it.
I clearly do not like and am highly opposed to the New (Globalist) World Order which was once portrayed by themselves as just a conspiracy theory. They have come out of pretending to be something else and openly embrace the name "New World Order" now. I just hate when conspiracy theories stop being conspiracy theories and real like we said all along. Sigh ...
A couple of years ago when all the crap about Trump being Putin's bitch came out, I tried to point out that we needed to actually come to terms with Russia and find a solution to our differences, rather than the phony Russia, Russia, Russia hoax driven by the establishment which actually drove Russia straight into China's arms. We had a chance to join up with Russia against China as we did in WW II to fight the Axis powers. As usual, I was called crazy. And now that ship has sailed.
And who is leading the cover for the Chinese trying to portray them as hero's in the fight against CV 19 rather than the perpetrators of CV 19 ? The same people behind the R, R, R hoax.
Oh and, speaking of the R, R, R hoax, did you hear about the recent discovery of all the DOJ cell phones of those on Mueller's staff got "accidentally" wiped ? All 27 of them ?
I'm taking the discussion in another forum over here.
FTA: There should be no issue "unless you are wearing a plastic impermeable mask," he said in an emailed response, adding however that care needs to be taken with very young children.
I mean, really, this stuff is easy to find instead of spreading easily debunked rumors. Why do people choose to be uninformed? (Answer: it seems they have a world view that they can't imagine changing.)
I only read the first article which supports my contention in the other thread, that wearing a mask is a legitimate concern for those with COPD and other lung issues along with diabetes.
... However, Kenyan infectious disease epidemiologist Mark Nanyingi warned that people suffering from chronic respiratory illnesses may exert unnecessary pressure on their lungs while wearing masks.
“A person with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease can easily suffer from hypoxia or hypercapnia while wearing face masks for prolonged hours as their lungs are already under pressure and doing so they place themselves at a higher risk,” he told AFP.
Regarding the concerns with masks and ketoacidosis, which I specifically mentioned, I offer the following ... from a reasonable source ...
... The body attempts to reduce the level of acid by increasing the rate and depth of breathing. This blows off carbon dioxide in the breath, which tends to correct the acidosis temporarily (known as acidotic breathing).
At the same time, the high secretion of glucose into the urine causes large quantities of water and salts to be lost, putting the body at serious risk of dehydration.
Eventually, over-breathing becomes inadequate to control the acidosis. ... Symptoms of acidosis are:
fast, deep breathing
a smell of acetone on your breath (like pear drops or nail varnish)
nausea and vomiting
stomach pains.
Diabetic acidosis is often triggered by an infection, such as a urine or chest infection. It can develop in anything from a matter of hours to a few days, but it usually comes on very quickly.
So while healthy diabetics should not experience problems using masks, those with COPD and diabetes could indeed have serious problems using a mask as I mentioned in the other thread.
And with all due respect, I do not consider cloth masks, such as those that are of the homemade or infomercial variety effective and are mostly cosmetic. I am only talking about your basic procedure mask or better in the context of my points. A mask designed for medical considerations and usage.
My points were meant to illustrate how masks can have an actual negative affect on those with advanced medical conditions, which sadly are pretty common and widespread in our country. The point I was rebutting was that "there are no downsides to wearing a mask". A pronouncement without limitations or exclusions that on its face applies to everyone.
My whole point was to show that this statement is patently false and misleading as it is being presented in a political discussion as an absolute truth. The person making that statement is either deliberately trying to be misleading or not thinking past themselves or poorly informed or all of the preceding.
Your article provides support for my contention. That there are indeed exceptions to that claim I was addressing and that many, not a few, can be more than just inconvenienced.
And FWIW, everything I stated in the other thread is long known personal knowledge and immediate stream of conscience thinking based upon paying close attention of everything in front of me. It was just basic simple knowledge and understanding to me. I feel that it was reasonable and fundamentally correct without any citation or needed additional research prior to making my rebuttal. It was an opinion which seems to have stood up to scrutiny. I do not do Facebook or news feeds either so I was not aware of any of those misleading emails and posts that circulate in those kinds of places.
.Although to be fair, I only read the first line of your post as well. 
