Brandon Novick

You are comparing apples and oranges here, by mentioning lower risk post-Omicron but comparing to post-vaccine risks of the initial doses given pre-Omicron and mentioning mandates that were not really in effect post-Omicron at all. Any fair and careful benefit/risk must split into 2021 during initial rollout, and 2022+ post-Omicron when we are talking primarily about boosters. Children were given their 1st two doses of mRNA or the doses of viral vectors in 2021 pre-Omicron -- which is both when the risks of COVID-19 were higher and when the myocarditis and VITT were mostly observed. So you'd have to acknowledge the risk of COVID-19 in 2021 to fairly evaluate the vaccine rollouts in 2021, right? And post-Omicron, doses of vaccines would mostly be boosters (and typically given mostly to higher risk kids, and I don't think these were mandated ANYWHERE). And note that the viral vectors were generally not given anymore, so the VITT is not relevant to that time period, and the risk of myocarditis much lower after mRNA boosters than primary doses, especially after the effective dose was reduced for teens. Surely, you account for all of this when comparing to the COVID-19 risks in this age group during Omicron. And do you really stand by your comments that the risks of mRNA vaccine boosters (for those who voluntarily received them, since they really were not mandated after Omicron) outweigh the risks of Omicron infections for this group?

🔴 NEW: AOC commits to oppose all U.S. arms funding for Israel Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said she would vote against “any spending on arms for Israel, including so-called defensive capabilities,” during an NYC-DSA candidate forum, according to Peter Sterne, editor at City & State NY. A leading Democratic progressive, she is believed to be a potential contender for the party’s 2028 presidential nomination.

I’ve just realised they have mini nooses tied to their jacket lapels. A decade from now the vast majority of people in British media and politics defending Israel will claim they never did any such thing.

Jimmy Kimmel: "Before he was elected to the Senate, Markwayne Mullin was plumber. That's right. We have a plumber protecting us from terrorism now." The elitism of Hollywood summarized in one moment. 👇

Uncovered audio shows Anthony Fauci talking about having every major corporation require vaccinations and making it as hard as possible on citizens so they’re forced to be vaccinated He says if you make it hard enough on people, they’ll abandon their beliefs This is Evil “Once people feel empowered and protected legally, you are gonna have schools, universities and colleges are gonna say, you wanna come to this college buddy? You're gonna get vaccinated, lady. You're gonna get vaccinated. Big corporations like Amazon and Facebook and all of those others are gonna say, you wanna work for us to get vaccinate. And it's been proven that when you make it difficult for people in their lives, they lose their ideological bullshit. And they get vaccinated.”

Retraction—Today, we retract an unsigned 1977 commentary suggesting talc powder containing asbestos was not harmful. The Lancet was informed that the author had undisclosed competing interests and breached publication ethics. /4

Senator Rand Paul researched and found that everything Bernie Sanders and AOC have been saying about their views for socialism have been an outright lie This is very important information “Democratic socialists like Bernie Sanders often point to Scandinavia is the model for what the U.S should become — When (Bernie Sanders and AOC) talk about democratic socialism, (Bernie Sanders says) ‘I'm not looking at Venezuela, I'm not looking at Cuba. I'm looking at countries like Denmark and Sweden’” But that’s just not true Rand Paul “We learned that actually Bernie is too much of a socialist for Scandinavia, that he probably could not get elected in any of the Scandinavian countries — When he started talking about Denmark being socialist, the prime minister of Denmark came out publicly and said, Bernie, quit it. You're, you're bad for business. We are not socialist. And if the rest of the world thinks Denmark's socialist, they won't come here and invest money. Denmark is far from socialist planned economy.” Not only is Denmark not socialist, but the other countries Democrats point to as examples are very wrongly depicted “We found that basically it's not true that the Scandinavian countries are socialist. Basically they have private property, private stock exchange when different freedom or economic indexes are listed. They're in the top 10 of the most free countries. Now, they do have a big welfare state, but we also learned that what Bernie promises and what AOC promises in our country is untrue. They say, we're gonna have a lot of free stuff that a socialist state gives you, but only the rich people are gonna pay for it. Only the top 1%. Turns out when you look at Scandinavia, everybody pays for it. - Particularly starting at the working class, paying a 25% sales tax - Then an income tax of 60% starting at 60,000 - And really the rich in our country pay a lot more. — The rich pay a lot more in our country than they actually do in Scandinavia. So his whole stick it to the rich, you know, thing that he's promoting isn't true in Scandinavia. He says, in our country, the corporate income taxes, the evil corporations aren't paying enough. Well, guess what? In Scandinavia, there have been 15 points below our corporate rates for 2 decades” Meaning, it’s the working class who would ultimately pay insane taxes for Democrat’s plan for socialism “It's sad that people still think Scandinavian countries are socialists.“

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This is sad. I know as a politician these companies are going to spend a billion dollars against me for saying it but 🤷🏽‍♀️ Pervasive gambling is not good for society. It turns life into a casino, traps people in addiction & debt, surges domestic violence, and fosters manipulation.

🚨Endorsement Alert! 🚨 “People are excited to vote for someone who will actually fight for them. Not just nibble around the edges.” Thank you, Senator Warren. Together I look forward to taking on Wall Street and the billionaires waging a class war against the rest of us.