As I said in the other thread, the vaccines are extremely safe. 5 with adverse reactions out of 6 million is a fluke, it isn’t even proven these cases are caused by the vaccine as people get sick and die of all sorts of issues with or without a vaccine. If they had been in a car accident, you can’t blame COVID or the vaccine, likewise there are more people per million that have blood clotting issues, the vaccine is just a cheap way of getting healthcare for preexisting conditions.
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Are You Confident With Covid Vaccines and What Officials Say Is The Right Thing To Do?
by minimus inmost of my friends have gotten the vaccines and are quite confident that it’s just what the doctor ordered.
i’m not confident with dr. fauci.
i don’t like the fact that the makers of the vaccines are not held responsible if someone taking the vac develops an illness or even death.
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Vaccine Passports: THIS Is Where It Leads
by Simon inthis is a good watch.. i agree with it 100% - the people pushing for everyone having to carry id are the ones that have shown over and over again that they can't be trusted with people's information.
the tech companies want it because they would be able to link online tracking and information logging with people's real-world activities.
the government wants it because they would have control over people and movement.. both should be chilling to anyone with half a brain.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uggvgke0n8o.
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Please don’t listen to the anti-vaxxers, vaccines are safe, the US-funded ones are 99.9998% reliable to prevent symptomatic infection (literally, read the literature - 1 in 50,000 test subjects did not seem to get antibodies, which could be due to a number of reasons, most likely human error).
The problem sits in the SinoVac/SinoPharm/CoronaVac and other Chinese funded, they’ve proven to be 50% (peer reviewed) to 80% (according to Chinese propaganda) reliable to prevent symptomatic infection, Sputnik V, the Russian one is 90% reliable. This applies to places like some Eastern European and other third world countries that didn’t fund a proper vaccine and rely on the Belt and Road or COVAX project to give them low cost vaccines. The EU is also considering those vaccines for the same reason.
Do note the all vaccines, although reliable, can have some minor side effects and some may trigger allergic reactions, but that is the case for ANY vaccine, from Tetanus to Polio to HPV to COVID. Vaccines also do not work against big variations in the pathogen although the mRNA vaccines have all proven to be reliable against extant COVID-19 variations.
It is also possible that you do not generate antibodies for some unknown reason. It’s also possible that human error (eg bad injection or letting the vaccine out of the freezer or expire) could mean your vaccine doesn’t work properly. That is why you need herd immunity which the US is well above the levels so outbreaks won’t happen anymore.
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Derek Chauvin - The Right to a Fair Trial
by Simon inanyone following the derek chauvin trial?.
if you are actually following it, not just listening to the media, you will likely realize that there is a huge gap between what is going on in court and what is being reported in the media.. if the trial was fair, i think he should be acquitted.
there is plenty of reasonable doubt about the cause of death (his dealer doesn't want to testify because he could be guilty of 3rd degree murder for selling him a fatal amount of fentanyl) and even doubt over whether the officer even had his knee on the guys neck or did anything counter to what they were meant to do as per policy.. but is it fair?
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@myname: anecdotes don’t prove anything.
According to crime statistics, it is less likely that you’ll be arrested for crime committed if you’re black, you’re most likely to be if you’re Asian, then White, then Latino.
Per DOJ statistics, you’re more likely to be pulled over if you’re white. 76.2% of drivers are white and 76.5% of those who were pulled over were white.
However what is interesting is that only 56% of Blacks will answer that they believe the stop was legitimate while 88% of either White or Latino drivers will say it was legitimate even though the rate of traffic stops that resulted in a conviction does not differ.
Police pull over more young male whites by proportion of drivers than any other sub-group.
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Derek Chauvin - The Right to a Fair Trial
by Simon inanyone following the derek chauvin trial?.
if you are actually following it, not just listening to the media, you will likely realize that there is a huge gap between what is going on in court and what is being reported in the media.. if the trial was fair, i think he should be acquitted.
there is plenty of reasonable doubt about the cause of death (his dealer doesn't want to testify because he could be guilty of 3rd degree murder for selling him a fatal amount of fentanyl) and even doubt over whether the officer even had his knee on the guys neck or did anything counter to what they were meant to do as per policy.. but is it fair?
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@rivergang: that’s BS. A healthy in-shape human can voluntarily hold their breath for 2-3 minutes. Divers and swimmers often for 5-7 minutes. The record is over 10 minutes. Sadly the only scientific data we have on the subject is from accidents and Nazi experiments, but irreversible damage doesn’t set in until 15 minutes and in very cold environments 2-4 hours (eg. Pilots that crash in the Arctic Sea).
I think you’re confusing the time between not breathing and the time your brain cells don’t receive oxygen. So if your heart stops pumping, it takes 3-5 minutes for brain cells to start dying off but your body prioritizes oxygen delivery to your brain and vital organs in situations where you can’t breathe but your heart still pumped.
In this case, Floyd was breathing until the last few minutes of the hold (you can hear him scream, ergo, air is getting in and out). The EMT arrived a few minutes after he stopped screaming. If his heart gave out, yes, he’d be brain damaged but if he were just being choked (which he wasn’t) he’d be fine.
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Would it be right to post Memorial Zoom codes?
by ExCircuitOverseer ini have come into possession of memorial zoom meeting codes for tonight that cannot be traced back to me.
i will not be attending.
what are your thoughts on posting these codes so activists can join tonight and maybe say something?
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I think it is too late, but what you could do is quietly attend with ~100-200 people (or bots) as I’m fairly sure they use a free or low cost service level which means they are limited to anywhere between 40 and 200 attendees. Just join ~45m in advance and say you’re really interested in this talk - except nobody else can join. They would be all sorts of confused and talk about the great amount of visitors and everyone else would just be sitting at home wondering if it’s all worth it.
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Derek Chauvin - The Right to a Fair Trial
by Simon inanyone following the derek chauvin trial?.
if you are actually following it, not just listening to the media, you will likely realize that there is a huge gap between what is going on in court and what is being reported in the media.. if the trial was fair, i think he should be acquitted.
there is plenty of reasonable doubt about the cause of death (his dealer doesn't want to testify because he could be guilty of 3rd degree murder for selling him a fatal amount of fentanyl) and even doubt over whether the officer even had his knee on the guys neck or did anything counter to what they were meant to do as per policy.. but is it fair?
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@Rocketman: even the EMT testified the situation had gotten too dangerous for them to revive him on the street. He literally stops yelling and screaming out for only the last 3 minutes before EMT arrive. You don’t die from hypoxia in 3 minutes, healthy people can last 15 minutes - 2 hours without oxygen.
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Do You Tip At Eateries?
by minimus inif you go to a restaurant, do you tip and typically how much?
if you were given a 90 minute time frame to eat at a restaurant, would that restriction limit your tipping to the waitress or waiter?.
also if you order a coffee and donut and pick it up, do you contribute to the “tip jar” that’s on the counter?
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@FedUpJW: I think that practice has largely been made illegal. It’s also not necessary to report tips, to either your employer or the tax man and then they have to pay you minimum wage.
Hence good waiters can make significant amounts of money, you do 5 tables in an hour, you get 10/table, that’s good income, hell even 5/table is good. Kind of like contractors, as long as business is good, you do really good. It’s not going to make you a millionaire but it’s an honest income.
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Derek Chauvin - The Right to a Fair Trial
by Simon inanyone following the derek chauvin trial?.
if you are actually following it, not just listening to the media, you will likely realize that there is a huge gap between what is going on in court and what is being reported in the media.. if the trial was fair, i think he should be acquitted.
there is plenty of reasonable doubt about the cause of death (his dealer doesn't want to testify because he could be guilty of 3rd degree murder for selling him a fatal amount of fentanyl) and even doubt over whether the officer even had his knee on the guys neck or did anything counter to what they were meant to do as per policy.. but is it fair?
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@Rocketman: That is exactly what the defense has shown so far: there was a large crowd that equally if not more contributed to the actions police had to take. That doesn't make the crowd responsible for his death though. They may have contributed. Same for the EMT, they arrived and couldn't get to him because of the crowd, should the EMT have pushed through, they MAY have saved him, that doesn't make them responsible. And this is the defense for Chauvin as well, he may not have died if not for the arrest, he may not have died if not for the restraint, but that doesn't make him responsible.
What the prosecution has to demonstrate is that he had premeditated killing Floyd (first degree murder), acted in a depraved manner causing his death (second degree murder) or was committing a felony causing his death (third degree murder). The first one is unlikely, because he didn't know Floyd personally, the second one is not applicable because he didn't just randomly pick Floyd out of the crowd and wrestled him to the ground, the third is unlikely because he was authorized and trained to use the force he did.
If they want him for manslaughter, that could be a thing but then they have to prove recklessness which means Chauvin knew he could potentially kill him but ignored this fact and then ended up killing him. However, as we have seen since, this was a common technique trained to him that was better than other forms of force, without his or common knowledge that this could've killed someone.
The only thing they could get him on is not following his training to the letter (and even that is unlikely) and that would neither be manslaughter or murder, but just negligence resulting in at best a reprimand, at worst, him losing his job.
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Do You Tip At Eateries?
by minimus inif you go to a restaurant, do you tip and typically how much?
if you were given a 90 minute time frame to eat at a restaurant, would that restriction limit your tipping to the waitress or waiter?.
also if you order a coffee and donut and pick it up, do you contribute to the “tip jar” that’s on the counter?
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@Simon: No, these aren't rules established here. Many restaurants have menus and many do let you wait inside. The problem is, as I said, establishments (especially chains) cheaping out because they want less staff to do more tables. Again, if you don't want to clean menus, just print a piece of paper on your office printer for those that don't want to figure out how to use the app, it's late, I've been on my phone all day because of work, my battery is dead, now I need to pass around my wife's phone, what do the kids want, pass around a phone to them?
The waitress doesn't have to come around to give you menus or ask for drinks or give you the check, because they expect you to do it on their app/website that then tracks you and pushes advertising. To me that's less service, because I might as well do takeout then. I'm not going to tip more than the 18% if the waiter isn't allowed or won't come to my table, I also won't go back there.
Same with waiting outside, stand up for your customers, don't let someone, who doesn't have kids (you know the type) push you around because they look rich and say they're well connected.
I generally tip 20-30% or more (I've even tipped well over 100% on a $120 dinner), partially because I can (I can deduct expenses on my taxes) and partially I do think it's well earned. But especially chain restaurants are having their waiters come around only twice or three times to your table in an hour, glass empty, plates empty, "just use the app if you want service" - fuck that - don't work there because a lot of people won't go there anymore and then they'll be surprised when they go out of business. Local restaurants are a lot better.
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Derek Chauvin - The Right to a Fair Trial
by Simon inanyone following the derek chauvin trial?.
if you are actually following it, not just listening to the media, you will likely realize that there is a huge gap between what is going on in court and what is being reported in the media.. if the trial was fair, i think he should be acquitted.
there is plenty of reasonable doubt about the cause of death (his dealer doesn't want to testify because he could be guilty of 3rd degree murder for selling him a fatal amount of fentanyl) and even doubt over whether the officer even had his knee on the guys neck or did anything counter to what they were meant to do as per policy.. but is it fair?
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haI quoted you from the autopsy report which you can find online.
I think you are quoting Dr. Isenschmidt, who was not the person that did the autopsy but a random expert witness. It is true that Isenschmidt said that others in a group of DUI have had higher levels of Fentanyl when tested and didn't die but on cross Isenschmidt admitted to the defense: the median level of fentanyl among another group (statistics on overdoses) was below Mr. Floyd’s. And even that evidence was poor, it showed something like 30% which is really the top of a bell curve - so there are people in the world that can take Fentanyl a lot better. That doesn't mean anything, statisticians can prove all sorts of things if you just limit yourself to the top 30% in the world, nobody needs to be hungry, everyone is rich and drives Ferrari's.
As with all drugs, it doesn't matter whether or not someone else can tolerate higher levels, there are many aspects that go into whether you can tolerate it. The fact he had 75% of his arteries blocked probably didn't help.
He also conceded to the defense attorney that although he does know that Floyd had taken a LOT of Fentanyl before he even left his house, he doesn't know whether Floyd took more Fentanyl right before or during his arrest (the pills in the back of the cruiser testify to that) because in his own words, blood tests don't show WHEN a drug was taken, it only shows up later.
Again, there is tons of testimony, only taking out of context what the prosecution wants to admit, isn't creating a fair perception of the trial. Off course the prosecution will only show what's the worse for the defendant, and the defense will only show what's best. In this case however, all the defense has to do is cast reasonable doubt.
Is it possible that he died because of the knee? Sure. But that's what's called a but-for causation. But-for he wouldn't have left his house that day, but-for the guy in front of him didn't stop at a traffic light, he would've been 5 minutes earlier, but-for a meteor fell out of the sky, it doesn't make his landlord or the guy driving the car or 'god' responsible for what happened. But-for the police hadn't arrested him, he may (or may not) have been alive and nobody would know his name, just another junky dead either now or in the near future. That doesn't mean the police were responsible, also doesn't mean the police weren't responsible or didn't contribute to his death. The EMT arrives and they do a "scoop-and-scoot" why - because they were afraid of the crowd. So if they hadn't done that and tried to resuccitate on the sidewalk, he could've still been alive? Maybe, maybe not? But for the crowd hadn't formed, this would've been a lot calmer? Maybe? Maybe not?
Again, what the prosecution has to do is prove that it is exclusively the fault (manslaughter) or his personal intention (murder) of Chauvin for Floyd to die. All the defense has to do is prove that a bunch of aspects went into his death and it probably wouldn't matter whether or not Chauvin put the knee on his back (as the neck/blood choke theory has since been disproven).