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dtrain79

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Agree, but they may want to try an alternative to acetaminophen for fever reduction if they have a lingering issue like the flu, Covid, etc.

These are discussions that need to occur, but people can't get past the politics of it (like everything else). RFK Jr. is a weird dude, no doubt, but we should look past the messenger and think about the explosion of chronic illness, ADHD, autism, etc. And certainly we should consider the motivations of the pharma companies. I don't see them as evil bad guys, but they do have motivation to sell as much of their products as possible.

The "here's a pill to take" culture in medicine isn't ideal.

Longevity during the pill culture era is at its all-time high (pills probably shouldn't be the salve for everything, but people take them because they tend to work).

RFK, Jr. carries water for trial lawyers. Not sure a single person in this thread is referencing that some elite trial lawyers filed an acetaminophen causes autism class action lawsuit that was completely obliterated in district court (they might know this, I just saw the posts on this page). It is now before the Second Court of Appeals. The presser and this claim are literally a Hail Mary to save that lawsuit (it won't be saved, but that's a different matter).

The reason that people think there's more autism is because there's far more assessment of personality differences and much lower diagnostic criteria than there was even 30 years ago (there was a lot more crime back then, too, but I digress). The male brain has always seen more variance - good or bad - than the female one, hence the reason many more male children than female children are diagnosed with the condition.

The lawyers who brought this case are the same ones who brought the completely absurd Roundup litigation, in which they conveniently link the single most common type of cancer to Roundup use (more Plaintiffs, go figure).

It's actually somewhat hilarious the autism charge morphed from vaccines to Tylenol. Whatever is convenient for the Plaintiffs' lawyers, I suppose (their issue with vaccines is that there is a strict cap on recoveries which basically compensates for vaccine injuries - rare but not nonexistent - but bars litigation on them). We literally have a big chunk of our culture who now think vaccines (and I'm not talking about the Covid vaccine here) are problematic - positively, I've seen some polling on this and at least it's still a fringe group.

 
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Longevity during the pill culture era is at its all-time high (pills probably shouldn't be the salve for everything, but people take them because they tend to work).

RFK, Jr. carries water for trial lawyers. Not sure a single person in this thread is referencing that some elite trial lawyers filed an acetaminophen causes autism class action lawsuit that was completely obliterated in district court (they might know this, I just saw the posts on this page). It is now before the Second Court of Appeals. The presser and this claim are literally a Hail Mary to save that lawsuit (it won't be saved, but that's a different matter).

The reason that people think there's more autism is because there's far more assessment of personality differences and much lower diagnostic criteria than there was even 30 years ago (there was a lot more crime back then, too, but I digress). The male brain has always seen more variance - good or bad - than the female one, hence the reason many more male children than female children are diagnosed with the condition.

The lawyers who brought this case are the same ones who brought the completely absurd Roundup litigation, in which they conveniently link the single most common type of cancer to Roundup use (more Plaintiffs, go figure).

It's actually somewhat hilarious the autism charge morphed from vaccines to Tylenol. Whatever is convenient for the Plaintiffs' lawyers, I suppose (their issue with vaccines is that there is a strict cap on recoveries which basically compensates for vaccine injuries - rare but not nonexistent - but bars litigation on them). We literally have a big chunk of our culture who now think vaccines (and I'm not talking about the Covid vaccine here) are problematic - positively, I've seen some polling on this and at least it's still a fringe group.

The inventor of the Breathalyzer Machine 900 A, to determine the amount of alcohol in your blood , Dr. Greenberg used to sell the license to manufacture his machine for thousands ! Every Police Dept in the USA had to buy one or two !

He eventually became an expert witness for the Defense for $ 1,500 a trial about how his machine was deficient !

He would have "Dr Days" at local Police Dept, where he would make + $ 10,000 a day testifying his machine didn't work !
 

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Longevity during the pill culture era is at its all-time high (pills probably shouldn't be the salve for everything, but people take them because they tend to work).

RFK, Jr. carries water for trial lawyers. Not sure a single person in this thread is referencing that some elite trial lawyers filed an acetaminophen causes autism class action lawsuit that was completely obliterated in district court (they might know this, I just saw the posts on this page). It is now before the Second Court of Appeals. The presser and this claim are literally a Hail Mary to save that lawsuit (it won't be saved, but that's a different matter).

The reason that people think there's more autism is because there's far more assessment of personality differences and much lower diagnostic criteria than there was even 30 years ago (there was a lot more crime back then, too, but I digress). The male brain has always seen more variance - good or bad - than the female one, hence the reason many more male children than female children are diagnosed with the condition.

The lawyers who brought this case are the same ones who brought the completely absurd Roundup litigation, in which they conveniently link the single most common type of cancer to Roundup use (more Plaintiffs, go figure).

It's actually somewhat hilarious the autism charge morphed from vaccines to Tylenol. Whatever is convenient for the Plaintiffs' lawyers, I suppose (their issue with vaccines is that there is a strict cap on recoveries which basically compensates for vaccine injuries - rare but not nonexistent - but bars litigation on them). We literally have a big chunk of our culture who now think vaccines (and I'm not talking about the Covid vaccine here) are problematic - positively, I've seen some polling on this and at least it's still a fringe group.

I look forward to more information and studies about all of this as it pertains to the Autism.

I am not really much of a fan of ADHD diagnosis and treatment. I have monkeyed around online with those quizzes online and I technically would qualify for meds here. I know several people that take ADHD meds. They are all convinced they are "disabled" without the meds. Another one of my friends has the shortest attention span of anyone I know. He bounces off the walls while his mind wonders in and out of a variety of topics. It is highly entertaining spending time with him. Great guy. It would never dawn on him to take the ADHD test or seek help for how he is. He has become a self made billionaire.

One of my friends on ADHD meds used to party and gamble all night. He is a pretty successful guy, but he couldn't sleep much. He finally stopped taking the meds and leads a normal life and has regular sleep patterns. I assume the lack of sleep from amphetamines could damage the heart long term.
 

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Of course that’s what it was designed for. It was built to fail, and to force us into single payer healthcare.

Probably going to work. Group medical premiums going up about 13% on average, from what I’ve seen, this year. It’s been brutal every year since COVID, everyone has been hoping for a down trend, but it’s not happening. And it’s not sustainable. Small-mid size companies are getting hammered year after year.
 

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I look forward to more information and studies about all of this as it pertains to the Autism.

I am not really much of a fan of ADHD diagnosis and treatment. I have monkeyed around online with those quizzes online and I technically would qualify for meds here. I know several people that take ADHD meds. They are all convinced they are "disabled" without the meds. Another one of my friends has the shortest attention span of anyone I know. He bounces off the walls while his mind wonders in and out of a variety of topics. It is highly entertaining spending time with him. Great guy. It would never dawn on him to take the ADHD test or seek help for how he is. He has become a self made billionaire.

One of my friends on ADHD meds used to party and gamble all night. He is a pretty successful guy, but he couldn't sleep much. He finally stopped taking the meds and leads a normal life and has regular sleep patterns. I assume the lack of sleep from amphetamines could damage the heart long term.
My wife suffered from terrible insomnia for years. She went to a sleep doctor and he suspected ADHD was the cause. Referred her to a psychiatrist and she was prescribed Adderall. It was a game changer. She now sleeps regularly. ADHD takes many forms and manifests very different symptoms between men and women. Most people benefit from meds but some don't.
 
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My wife suffered from terrible insomnia for years. She went to a sleep doctor and he suspected ADHD was the cause. Referred her to a psychiatrist and she was prescribed Adderall. It was a game changer. She now sleeps regularly. ADHD takes many forms and manifests very different symptoms between men and women. Most people benefit from meds but some don't.
Ya, I won't claim to be an expert here. Gald it is working for her.
 

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People like Kinzinger and Clinton continue focusing on white men, and the media is curious why more young white men are being radicalized.

Not once have I seen them consider that calling people racist and privileged since birth could have a negative effect. They thought privilege walks were a good idea.

This was entirely predictable, for those with any common sense.
 

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She exposed herself as a hypocrite and incapable of making tough decisions. Her political career should be over.

She chose Walz because she wanted a straight white guy. Very progressive of her.
 
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Of course that’s what it was designed for. It was built to fail, and to force us into single payer healthcare.

Probably going to work. Group medical premiums going up about 13% on average, from what I’ve seen, this year. It’s been brutal every year since COVID, everyone has been hoping for a down trend, but it’s not happening. And it’s not sustainable. Small-mid size companies are getting hammered year after year.
Sharyl Attkisson just sent out a story a few days ago that references a simple baby birth in Kansas in 1955 costing $60. Fast forward to today and keeping everything of that environment the same, it would cost $600. Actual price today in Kansas for a simple vaginal no complications birth is over $18,000. We cannot continue this way.
 

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Yep… just a bunch of crazy, violent right-wingers on J6…..
You commies are morons

The actual number as of now is 274 or 275. Now think about this. Of the 6000 J6 protestors approximately 1000 entered the Capitol Building, according to the information I have. Over 25% of the “protestors” running around the building were Feds.
 

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The actual number as of now is 274 or 275. Now think about this. Of the 6000 J6 protestors approximately 1000 entered the Capitol Building, according to the information I have. Over 25% of the “protestors” running around the building were Feds.
So the reason for most local DC Police Departments having 50 % of their forces being on vacation or normal rotational work tours is that THEY KNEW the Feds were on the scene !

Real Police Departments schedule IN ADVANCE for known disturbances or possible crowd control issues !

The NYPD has various parades in the 5 Boros that they assign THOUSANDS of additional Police along the Parade route; ie PR Day, Macy's, Haitian, DR, etc !
 

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Having had first-hand experience with the Carabinieri I can tell you they are no joke. Let's just say when protesters were disrupting US DOD work on Sicily for one of my programs, the Carabinieri were brought in to handle the situation in place of the local police. The Carabinieri came from mainland Italy and had no problem bloodying up people who weren't complying with police and court orders. Mind you, unlike US Capitol police on J6, they did not use lethal force despite the fact that neither situation called for it.

As you would expect, the protesters in Sicily were the same as the people protesting Trump here - total paid communist losers.
 

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The actual number as of now is 274 or 275. Now think about this. Of the 6000 J6 protestors approximately 1000 entered the Capitol Building, according to the information I have. Over 25% of the “protestors” running around the building were Feds.
The stuff some people believe. Reminds me of the 9/11 conspiracies.
 
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The stuff some people believe. Reminds me of the 9/11 conspiracies.
Thanks Jeff for proving that no apologies will be given from the deranged. I’m sure more will come out and you will bury your head ever deeper in the crap of the Democrat party. How about that in line inflation report today? Time to cut rates since inflation is under control.

 
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LOL, I'm sure a crappy accountant, no doubt. You can't even answer a simple question: clean extension or 1.5 T more of Schumer/Democrat filth?

Deflect, deflect, deflect.
You just can't help yourself with the personal attacks can you?

I am in favor of extending the healthcare subsidies People need health insurance. Don't tear down ACA unless you have something to replace it with. Trump has had 8 years to come up with an alternative and all I hear is crickets.
 
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Thanks Jeff for proving that no apologies will be given from the deranged. I’m sure more will come out and you will bury your head ever deeper in the crap of the Democrat party. How about that in line inflation report today? Time to cut rates since inflation is under control.


What would MAGA do without old Rob and James Woods. Keep believing nonsense!

The economy is in good shape you said so yourself! No need to cut rates although there will likely be a 25 basis cut in October and possibly 25 more in December. That will be it for rate cuts. I am fine with that just some modest tinkering.
 

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The stuff some people believe. Reminds me of the 9/11 conspiracies.
I believe what I see in print from Mayor Bow Wow, declining National Guard troops authorization by President Trump PRIOR to Jan 6...

AND

Verbal recordings from Nancy recorded by her Daughter , where Nancy took responsibility for the Riots !
 

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What would MAGA do without old Rob and James Woods. Keep believing nonsense!

The economy is in good shape you said so yourself! No need to cut rates although there will likely be a 25 basis cut in October and possibly 25 more in December. That will be it for rate cuts. I am fine with that just some modest tinkering.
It will take months/years to return people removed illegally by the BCF from various social media platforms !

How about you believe WHAT THEY HAVE ADMITTED TO SILENCE AMERICANS !

Your "advice" about the Economy has been CONSISTENTLY wrong, sit this out !
 

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Fat people alert !

Find your local Cracker Barrell for upcoming National Pancake Day !

$ 5 for unlimited pan cakes !

Of the 665 listed today; there are 9 in NY State, 1 about 1/2 hour away and 21 in Illinois with 1 in Urbana !

Don't use a booth and check the approved chair weight !

Mary Anne started asking me some other names:

Bob Evans under 600 mostly in midwest.
IHOP under 2,000.
Waffle House under 2,000.
Jersey Mike's over 2,000. Illinois has more than Jersey !
 
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I look forward to more information and studies about all of this as it pertains to the Autism.

I am not really much of a fan of ADHD diagnosis and treatment. I have monkeyed around online with those quizzes online and I technically would qualify for meds here. I know several people that take ADHD meds. They are all convinced they are "disabled" without the meds. Another one of my friends has the shortest attention span of anyone I know. He bounces off the walls while his mind wonders in and out of a variety of topics. It is highly entertaining spending time with him. Great guy. It would never dawn on him to take the ADHD test or seek help for how he is. He has become a self made billionaire.

One of my friends on ADHD meds used to party and gamble all night. He is a pretty successful guy, but he couldn't sleep much. He finally stopped taking the meds and leads a normal life and has regular sleep patterns. I assume the lack of sleep from amphetamines could damage the heart long term.

Yeah, it's fascinating that they also sued about ADHD (I didn't know that until I looked up the case, I knew about the autism claim). ADHD is wildly overdiagnosed. Must be the Tylenol.
 
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Fat people alert !

Find your local Cracker Barrell for upcoming National Pancake Day !

$ 5 for unlimited pan cakes !

Of the 665 listed today; there are 9 in NY State, 1 about 1/2 hour away and 21 in Illinois with 1 in Urbana !

Don't use a booth and check the approved chair weight !
Always check the weight limits on ladders.
 
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