John Joannou

Free-thinking God-fearing muso wannabe

[Sama Hoole @SamaHoole]

Patient: "What are the side effects of the statin?"

Doctor: "Some people get muscle aches. Usually mild."

Patient: "And if I get them?"

Doctor: "We'd add naproxen for the pain."

Patient: "Does naproxen have side effects?"

Doctor: "It can irritate the stomach. Reflux, sometimes an ulcer. So we'd add omeprazole to protect it."

Patient: "And omeprazole?"

Doctor: "Long term it lowers your magnesium. Your B12 as well. We'd top those up."

Patient: "With more tablets."

Doctor: "Magnesium, and B12 if the bloods come back low."

Patient: "And the magnesium does what?"

Doctor: "Loosens the bowels. Loperamide settles that."

Patient: "That's six tablets. I walked in with no symptoms."

Doctor: "Could be seven. The statin can raise your blood sugar. We'd watch it, maybe start metformin."

Patient: "And metformin?"

Doctor: "Upsets the stomach. Lowers your B12."

Patient: "We already did B12."

Doctor: "Round we go."

Patient: "Is a single one of these treating something I actually feel?"

Doctor: "No. But your numbers will look excellent."

[John Joannou @john_of_ark]

@EugeneChemaly @ginnydmm Where did you find it?

[John Joannou @john_of_ark]

@Adam_FaithfulM Amen brother

[Scott Lewis @WarriorSpeech28]

There was a time when men had places to go after work.

You finished your shift, you went to the pub with your mates, you had a few beers, you talked shit, you let the steam off and then you went home, that used to be normal, it was just how men stayed sane.

Now that’s almost gone, nightclubs are dying, pubs are dying, the places where normal working men used to gather have been priced out of existence, alcohol tax keeps rising, cigarette tax keeps rising, everything that used to give men an affordable way to switch off and be around other men has been attacked in the name of “health.”

Meanwhile men’s mental health has gone off a cliff, you’re not allowed to say it but a lot of men are killing themselves because they have nowhere to go and no one to talk to, the same people who lecture you about mental health are the ones who made sure the places men used to go became too expensive for normal people, they took away the reasonably priced beer, the cigarettes, the local pub, the simple ritual of men being around other men without it being turned into some kind of therapy session.

They replaced it with nothing.

Now you’re supposed to go home, sit on your phone, and be grateful you’re not “toxic.” you’re supposed to get all your social interaction through a screen while your real life gets lonelier and when you eventually break, they act surprised and tell you to talk to someone.

Men weren’t built to live like this.

We used to have a simple system, work hard, drink with your mates, go home to your family, it wasn’t perfect but it worked for millions of men for generations, now that system has been dismantled on purpose and nobody in charge seems to give a shit that men are falling apart as a result.

They’ll tax the things that kept men together and then they’ll act confused when the suicide rates keep climbing.

It’s what happens when you take away every affordable outlet men had to let off steam and be around each other, then wonder why they’re not okay.

[Nicolas Hulscher, MPH @NicHulscher]

The LARGEST sunscreen-skin cancer study in HISTORY (n=470,000) found sunscreen users are FAR MORE likely to develop EVERY major form of skin cancer.

INVASIVE MELANOMA: 📈 +292%
MELANOMA IN SITU: 📈 +258%
BASAL CELL CARCINOMA: 📈 +140%
SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA: 📈 +126%

27% of sunscreens are laced with BENZENE, a known carcinogen.

Benzene was detected in products from major brands including Neutrogena, Banana Boat, Sun Bum, CVS Health, EltaMD, Raw Elements, TopCare Everyday, Goodsense, SunBurnt, and Fruit of the Earth.

[John Joannou @john_of_ark]

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[Anchored Soul @anchoredsoul0]

As a former atheist who grew up around atheists my whole life, I know these people like the back of my hand. And I can tell you this:

All the mockery, the perverted jokes, the ad hominem, the scoffing…

It all comes from fear and pain.

These people are hurting.

And the mockery is how they mask it.

Have mercy on them. Many atheists will become believers and be saved—if they choose wisely and follow the Call.

[Sama Hoole @SamaHoole]

To find a hidden tumour, they inject you with radioactive sugar and photograph where it goes.

It works, reliably, because the cancer drinks that glucose so greedily it flares up on the scan like a bonfire while the healthy tissue around it sits dark. The entire technology rests on one fact nobody says out loud in the room: the tumour runs on sugar, and it will outbid the rest of your body for every last gram of it.

We have known about this appetite for the better part of a century. We built a vast imaging industry on the back of it. We use it today, in every major hospital, to hunt the disease down.

Then, having located the cancer by following the sugar, they bring round the lunch trolley. White toast. Tinned fruit in syrup. A carton of juice, a biscuit, and a leaflet recommending plenty of wholesome carbohydrates to keep your strength up.

We spend a fortune using sugar to find the thing.

Then we sit the patient down and feed it.

Read that twice.

[John Joannou @john_of_ark]

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[Le Contemplateur @LeContempIateur]

Quand tu sens que tu perds ton authenticité, souviens-toi de ces mots de Franz Kafka :

“ J'ai eu honte de moi-même quand j'ai compris que la vie était une fête de déguisements, et que j'y participais avec mon vrai visage. ”

Être authentique dans un monde d'imposteurs est un acte de pur courage.

La plupart jouent un rôle, s'habillent de masques pour plaire, éviter le jugement ou récolter des applaudissements. Mais vivre ainsi, ce n'est pas vivre : c'est mendier de l'approbation.

[John Joannou @john_of_ark]

@futbolmundialsp Never use the word "best" if you omit Zizou from any best squad. My first choice

[Ryan Visconti @ryanvisconti]

Christianity is the reason women are treated as equally valuable in our society instead of subjugated.

Christianity is the reason that slavery was ended in our society.

Christianity is the reason we allow other religions to exist in our society.

Christianity is the reason we have laws that declare the accused as innocent until proven guilty.

Christianity is the reason we care for the elderly, handicapped, and poor instead of disposing of them.

Christianity is the reason we sacrifice for the good of future generations.

So yah, teaching the Bible in public schools is probably a good idea.

[John Joannou @john_of_ark]

@Timone719091 @Keanubtc And here's stupid me thinking those "colonizers" died hundreds of years ago. Man,,, STFU

[John Joannou @john_of_ark]

@DiegoRoyet29 Fixed

[John Joannou @john_of_ark]

@_HistoryNerd Frankie and Johnny ... greatest movie of all time i.m.o.
She is fkn amazing in that

[John Joannou @john_of_ark]

@BafanaBafana I refuse to believe, from a population of 60+ million people, and where soccer is the number one sport, that these are the best players in the country.
Nope.

Embarrassing...

[John Joannou @john_of_ark]

@AfricaFirsts Of all 48 countries played thus far, they have been the worst performers by far, in my opinion... BUT... WTF is this anti sentiment on the TEAM because of policies they have nothing to do with.
Grow up!

[John Joannou @john_of_ark]

@Argenpoirot Zinedine Zidane

[Talk Church @churchtalkative]

JESUS IS THE WAY, THE TRUTH, AND THE LIFE!!! 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾

[John Joannou @john_of_ark]

@mntwanomhle10 @GaytonMcK @BafanaBafana 🙌, very well said. Followed