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[philip lewis @Phil_Lewis_]

Kentucky Senate passes bill to grant the right to collect child support for unborn children

https://t.co/MPYJNe6xsH

[Fake Governor Cox @FakeGovernorCox]

My bi-annual reminder to my fellow Republicans attending caucus tonight: When voting by hand, please raise your hand directly up over your head – not outstretched in front of you at face level. Trust me, it’s not a good look. #utpol

[TACT @TactNowInfo]

COVID-19 is on "an inevitable ongoing trajectory of adaptation towards escape from the innate immune mechanisms"
Let that sink in.

Also, consider that COVID Omicron variants have a reproduction number of 5.08 (1), and Flu and RSV have a reproduction number of 1.3 to 1.9 (2). "Twenty-four studies reported 51 R values for the 1918 pandemic. The median R value for 1918 was 1.80"(2)

We don't have a reproduction number for the JN.1 variant, but we do know that "the JN.1 variant contains several mutations that are associated with escape from vaccine-mediated immune protection. Recent research shows that JN.1 is very efficient at immune evasion, resulting in an increased reproductive number."(3)

In other words, the CDC would have us believe that we should treat the much slower spreading and less damaging viruses like flu and RSV, which antibodies largely prevent infection and thus limit chance of more severe damage, the same as a much more transmissible, immune evasive and suppressive virus that infects immune cells, and can infect every organ system, including the brain, causing long-term damage and persistent infections to which there are no treatments. 🤔

Unlike flu and RSV, if COVID is on "an inevitable ongoing trajectory of adaptation towards escape from the innate immune mechanisms"(4), then allowing more transmission, aids COVIDs evolution in that direction. Considering these facts, can anyone explain how treating COVID like the flu or RSV makes any sense?

1.https://t.co/EsyPxHgxqr

2.https://t.co/b7Zt4mI7qc

3. https://t.co/UVHQKdFIo7

4. 4. "Evolution of enhanced innate immune suppression by SARS-CoV-2 Omicron subvariants" (Jan 16, 2024)

"SARS-CoV-2 Omicron subvariants have achieved dominance, unexpectedly by increasing specific protein expression rather than adapting by protein coding mutation. Crucially, they suggest that improvements in innate immune evasion can continue to enhance transmission, even after establishment in humans. We hypothesize an inevitable ongoing trajectory of adaptation towards escape from the innate immune mechanisms that are the gatekeepers of transmission success."

https://t.co/pgJ8XR2s3x

[Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran]

Imagine if instead of making COVID isolation guidelines as weak as the flu...

We approved combo rapid tests and made them free and available for everyone...

So that people could tell how long they need to isolate based on science and not feelings, whatever the pathogen.

[chris evans @notcapnamerica]

Not a single person who I’ve asked how immigrants — documented or undocumented — are negatively affecting them personally can give me an answer.

We are currently experiencing the worst labor shortage on record. Retail, hospitality, agriculture, are all desperate for workers.

[Always Watching @AnalogWatcher]

For my friends- I will no longer be using this site. Find me on Tik Tok Instagram or Facebook.

[Always Watching @AnalogWatcher]

@ehp22 @Tarantrinn My sister in law bought a house for 450k 2 years ago. unfinished basement, no grass in 1 acre of land, no irrigation system and she refused to pay “extra” for a banister to the lower level.
But she swears she’s living her dream,

[🌟Cheshire Cat ᓚᘏᗢ, @autismsupsoc]

Drone Displays are getting pretty epic.

[Always Watching @AnalogWatcher]

Anyone else try this? I have my first flight in 3 years coming up. I’d love to not have to spend hours trying to locate Enovid in Utah.

[Vinny G @vincegtm]

@AlisaValdesRod1 I saw a graph comparing the effectiveness for different nasal spray brands at the upper respiratory tract, and Vick's cold defense was tied with Enovid (at a significantly lower price). I have been using Vick's since then. I'll try to find the reference, will post back.

[Ari Drennen @AriDrennen]

Dylan Mulvaney: "for a company to hire a trans person and then not publicly stand by them is worse, in my opinion, than not hiring a trans person at all...it has serious and grave consequences for the rest of our community."

[Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation @OKWildlifeDept]

If you’re outdoors in these temperatures you need to be primarily drinking water.

NOT red bull,
NOT iced coffee,
NOT that purple stuff all over tiktok,

W👏A👏T👏E👏R

[Imani Gandy is at BlueSky Now @AngryBlackLady]

This. Is. Bonkers.

Lorie Smith, the plaintiff in the 303 Creatives and her lawyers at Alliance Defending Freedom INVENTED a same sex couple who she claimed asked her to make a wedding website.

The request that forms the basis of this lawsuit is FAKE. https://t.co/E3DY2Rfl8K

[Michael Harriot @michaelharriot]

Before you begin your thinkpiece, the Supreme Court DID NOT strike down Affirmative Action

Admission preferences for legacies, donors, employee families and special recommendations are still allowed

The Court struck down Affirmative Action For everyone except WHITE PEOPLE

[Always Watching @AnalogWatcher]

@PageSix Michelle looking like she’s about to throw a chancla at that photographer

[ericanders.bsky.social @MrEAnders]

Absolutely speechless that David Pogue, the CBS journalist who went on the missing Titanic sub last year, WITNESSED IT GET LOST FOR HOURS WITH NO LOCATOR BEACON AND DECIDED NOT TO MENTION THAT IN HIS REPORT

[Always Watching @AnalogWatcher]

There’s either a 3k dude with long stringy hair and wild eyes running around looking for that thing
Or
We about to go through some more things.

[Hannah Rose Woods @hannahrosewoods]

Feel quite strongly that this isn’t a normal sword

[Always Watching @AnalogWatcher]

😍😍😍😍

[The REAL Suburban Mom @ItsMrsPlugg]

Who ever is raising Her, 100 stars! https://t.co/8FQ7gSuYWx

[RH @rachelhamburg]

I just ran into my former foster dog in the street and it was like that guy who sees his lion friend for the first time in ten years

[Always Watching @AnalogWatcher]

😭😭😭