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  • No way FDA

    From JAB@21:1/5 to All on Thu Sep 14 11:36:14 2023
    John Harwood @JohnJHarwood

    endangering constituents for votes:

    "DeSantis warned residents under age 65 against the new covid-19
    booster, going against the advice of federal health officials who
    recommended the shots.

    "(His) call with doctors, opened with the title 'No way FDA.' "

    https://twitter.com/JohnJHarwood/status/1702273803487678655

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  • From Retrograde@21:1/5 to JAB on Thu Sep 14 20:02:00 2023
    On Thu, 14 Sep 2023 11:36:14 -0500
    JAB <here@is.invalid> wrote:


    "(His) call with doctors, opened with the title 'No way FDA.' "

    Elect a moron, get moronic advice. Too bad getting elected in Florida
    means winning the battle of who can be the most Florida-Man.

    Well fuck off Florida, enjoy higher than average fatalities. I really
    can't be bothered to give a shit anymore. If you want the shot, get
    the shot. If you don't want the shot, don't get the shot.

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  • From Kerr-Mudd, John@21:1/5 to Retrograde on Fri Sep 15 18:00:35 2023
    On Thu, 14 Sep 2023 20:02:00 -0400
    Retrograde <fungus@amongus.com> wrote:

    On Thu, 14 Sep 2023 11:36:14 -0500
    JAB <here@is.invalid> wrote:


    "(His) call with doctors, opened with the title 'No way FDA.' "

    Elect a moron, get moronic advice. Too bad getting elected in Florida
    means winning the battle of who can be the most Florida-Man.

    Well fuck off Florida, enjoy higher than average fatalities. I really
    can't be bothered to give a shit anymore. If you want the shot, get
    the shot. If you don't want the shot, don't get the shot.

    Some people in Florida are OK; you'd right off a whole state, and
    leave the decent folk to drown? I'm concerned that your foreign policy
    might be to "bomb them back into the stone age". This hasn't helped
    e.g living conditions in Afghanistan for women - or anyone else there for
    that matter. Has Iraq benefitted much since the demise of Sadam Hussein?
    It's tricky spotting "the good guys" these days.


    --
    Bah, and indeed Humbug.

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  • From Retrograde@21:1/5 to John" on Fri Sep 15 14:49:04 2023
    On Fri, 15 Sep 2023 18:00:35 +0100
    "Kerr-Mudd, John" <admin@127.0.0.1> wrote:
    Some people in Florida are OK; you'd right off a whole state, and
    leave the decent folk to drown? I'm concerned that your foreign policy
    might be to "bomb them back into the stone age". This hasn't helped

    No, you're right - I'm painting with a broad brush, and shouldn't.

    I hereby send good wishes to the good people in Florida.

    But my over all point remains, Want the shot? Get the shot. Don't want
    the shot? Don't get the shot. So basically, ignore the moron
    politician spouting advice that goes against the scientific method
    while espousing ambition to do the same for the nation at large.

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  • From JAB@21:1/5 to admin@127.0.0.1 on Fri Sep 15 15:52:45 2023
    On Fri, 15 Sep 2023 18:00:35 +0100, "Kerr-Mudd, John"
    <admin@127.0.0.1> wrote:

    Has Iraq benefitted much since the demise of Sadam Hussein?

    I'd have to scratch on this topic, but

    "Under Saddam Hussein, Iraqis' standard of living deteriorated
    rapidly. Iraq's per capita income had dropped from $3,836 in 1980
    (higher than Spain at the time) to $715 in 2002 (lower than Angola). "

    https://2001-2009.state.gov/p/nea/rls/rpt/60857.htm

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  • From JAB@21:1/5 to admin@127.0.0.1 on Fri Sep 15 20:21:02 2023
    On Fri, 15 Sep 2023 18:00:35 +0100, "Kerr-Mudd, John"
    <admin@127.0.0.1> wrote:

    This hasn't helped e.g living conditions in Afghanistan for
    women - or anyone else there for that matter.

    Sidenote

    On October 24, 1975, 90% of the women in Iceland staged a strike for
    equal rights and pay. They ceased working, cooking, cleaning, and
    tending to their children, effectively bringing the nation to a
    standstill. The men faced significant challenges. Supermarkets quickly
    sold out of sausages due to their ease of preparation. Fathers
    resorted to bribing their older children to care for the younger ones,
    while some were compelled to bring their children to work, resulting
    in reduced productivity.

    Numerous shops and small businesses operated at only half capacity.
    Schools had to close as a majority of the teachers were women. The
    printing of newspapers halted since the majority of typesetters were
    women. Flight cancellations ensued as most flight attendants were
    women, and bank managers had to assume teller roles due to the
    preponderance of female tellers.

    One year later, Iceland enacted the world's first law guaranteeing
    equal rights for women. Four years following this legislation, Iceland
    made history by electing its first female president, Vigdis
    Finnbogadottir, who served from 1980 to 1996, becoming the world's longest-serving elected female head of state.

    According to the World Economic Forum, Iceland currently holds the top
    rank globally for gender equality, a position it has maintained for
    the past 11 years.

    https://twitter.com/historyinmemes/status/1702839911349731777

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