Mike G
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@Young_Press @tedfrank @bdomenech @conor64 source - PH was covering up. masks - work when used correctly (N95, fit, only high risk places), social distancing reduces risk - absolutely - the science of epidemiology proves that, childrens vulnerability - beats me. Ivermectin good for worms, not COVID.
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Most of the skepticism about vaccinations and boosters was incorrect. PH was over-optimistic at first (or lying, not sure). Fauci's moving target was actually consistent with science - if the disease did not have asymptomatic transmission (which it did).
Vaccines saved many, many lives. Boosters likewise, although less so because of built up immunity. They were safe - i.e. the rate of dangerous or fatal side effects was low - consistent with other vaccines.
MAGA went nuts on mRNA - claiming it was gene therapy, or other silly stuff. And there were the claims that it was inadequately tested, which were wrong - good RCTs were done before they were released. The designation as experimental just shows the weakness of the FDA designation process, not the actual state of the vaccines.
RFK, buying into anti-mRNA madness, killed off a bunch of mRNA vaccine research - research which might lead to a vaccine that could save me from my Agent Orange (Vietnam war) created cancer. I take that very personally .
MAGA went nuts over ivermectin, which showed *in vitro* promise early on, but failed in good RCT's. Same with hydroxychloroquine, although PH was dumb on that too - claiming it was dangerous, when it was not very dangerous is regular theraputic doses (I've taken it for malaria prevention in the jungle).
But PH was either stupid or dishonest about disease acquired immunity. So was MAGA. PH pretended that the immunity didn't exist.
MAGA also went stupid on it. MAGA claimed it was the best way to fight the epidemic - even going so far as the remarkably wrong Great Barrington Declaration.
So I have now addressed multiple issues, and both sides.
Can you be specific with criticisms?
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@Young_Press @tedfrank @bdomenech @conor64 You should know: I am MAGA, but I also have a science background, and I disagree with areas where MAGA is wrong. As for the left, they are wrong on way too many things to elucidate. BUT... most of the scientists doing good work on this topic are, unfortunately, woke.
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@Young_Press @tedfrank @bdomenech @conor64 I asked a question in that tweet. Can you answer it?
MAGA fits nowhere in that tweet except being wrong on almost almost anything scientific (but right on outdoor churches as a number of things).
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@Young_Press @tedfrank @bdomenech @conor64 Because, even though public health was wrong on a few things, MAGA was wrong on almost everything related to COVID. Public health corrected as they learned about both the virus and the reaction of the public.
What MAGA views (other than anti-mask-mandate) were scientific?
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@Young_Press @tedfrank @bdomenech @conor64 Continuing. There is science and there is medicine/public health. People get them confused.
In a new pandemic, there is no time to do science. All you have is experts who are most likely to know what to do. And, they'll often be wrong at first.
Science is a slow march to truth.
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Great season @StJohnsBBall ran into a better team but shame on the committee for making them a 5 seed. Last night felt like a final 4 game not a sweet 16 matchup.
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@tedfrank @bdomenech @conor64 You overgeneralize. A few did this. This became the basis for the anti-science cult that has taken over enough of MAGA that we now have the unscientific bozo RFK Jr as HHS head.
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Two things are true: no one should attempt to blow her up and she is a piece of shit human being.
What I still can’t put together though is how you’re so quick to name a Jewish terrorist group, but when two Muslims who pledged themselves to ISIS were tossing bombs near Gracie mansion, you wouldn’t mention anything about their religion.
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@MattEhalt Team fouls were 20 to 13, free throw attempts 24 to 8. You’re a miserable person.
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@NYPost_Brazille They’re getting away with everything as expected. SJU needs to hit more open shots.
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Duke leads by seven. Everything is so difficult for St. John's on the offensive end. Cameron Boozer got away with a hook on last possession, but no call. #sjubb
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@crowtweeters I don’t know how I found this tweet but I now own this exact hat lol
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@SenDuckworth How brainwashed does someone have to be to buy what you’re saying?
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@TheDemocrats It’s a shame people believe what you’re saying. Democrats continue to make irrational changes to immigration policy. That’s the headline.
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