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		By: Reflex		</title>
		<link>https://wthrockmorton.com/2020/04/21/my-nomination-for-the-most-bizarre-tweet-of-the-covid-19-season-democrats-locked-down-the-economy-for-political-gain/#comment-107089</link>

		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Reflex]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2020 07:12:50 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://wthrockmorton.com/2020/04/21/my-nomination-for-the-most-bizarre-tweet-of-the-covid-19-season-democrats-locked-down-the-economy-for-political-gain/#comment-107006&quot;&gt;Reflex&lt;/a&gt;.

You don&#039;t know how to read that study.  The lead author, Myrtill Simko, states literally the opposite.
&lt;blockquote&gt;But there&#039;s no evidence that wireless communications - whether 5G or earlier versions - harm the immune system, said Myrtill Simko, scientific director of SciProof International in Sweden, who has spent decades researching the matter.&lt;/blockquote&gt;
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/conspiracy-theorists-burn-5g-towers-claiming-link-to-virus/ar-BB12YrGp

This interview was given just 10 days ago, and 7 months after the study you linked.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://wthrockmorton.com/2020/04/21/my-nomination-for-the-most-bizarre-tweet-of-the-covid-19-season-democrats-locked-down-the-economy-for-political-gain/#comment-107006">Reflex</a>.</p>
<p>You don&#8217;t know how to read that study.  The lead author, Myrtill Simko, states literally the opposite.</p>
<blockquote><p>But there&#8217;s no evidence that wireless communications &#8211; whether 5G or earlier versions &#8211; harm the immune system, said Myrtill Simko, scientific director of SciProof International in Sweden, who has spent decades researching the matter.</p></blockquote>
<p><a href="https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/conspiracy-theorists-burn-5g-towers-claiming-link-to-virus/ar-BB12YrGp" rel="nofollow ugc">https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/conspiracy-theorists-burn-5g-towers-claiming-link-to-virus/ar-BB12YrGp</a></p>
<p>This interview was given just 10 days ago, and 7 months after the study you linked.</p>
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		By: Richard Willmer		</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2020 06:02:52 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[&quot;IN THE AGE OF COVID-19, ANGLO-SAXON EXCEPTIONALISM IS A KILLER.&quot;


Is that bizarre enough for you, Warren?


Hang on a mo&#039;, it might actually be true.  For example, talk of the &quot;China Virus&quot; could mislead some Americans into thinking that this pandemic in &#039;not really their problem&#039;; in the UK, people used to say that Britain would not be like Italy* (&quot;those Italians do such-and-such, and don&#039;t do this or that; it won&#039;t be anything like so bad here!&quot;).


* Sadly they were right: things in the UK are in many ways worse than they are in Italy.  On current trends, the final body count in Britain will almost certainly significantly the higher.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;IN THE AGE OF COVID-19, ANGLO-SAXON EXCEPTIONALISM IS A KILLER.&#8221;</p>
<p>Is that bizarre enough for you, Warren?</p>
<p>Hang on a mo&#8217;, it might actually be true.  For example, talk of the &#8220;China Virus&#8221; could mislead some Americans into thinking that this pandemic in &#8216;not really their problem&#8217;; in the UK, people used to say that Britain would not be like Italy* (&#8220;those Italians do such-and-such, and don&#8217;t do this or that; it won&#8217;t be anything like so bad here!&#8221;).</p>
<p>* Sadly they were right: things in the UK are in many ways worse than they are in Italy.  On current trends, the final body count in Britain will almost certainly significantly the higher.</p>
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		By: Reflex		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Reflex]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2020 02:59:50 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://wthrockmorton.com/2020/04/21/my-nomination-for-the-most-bizarre-tweet-of-the-covid-19-season-democrats-locked-down-the-economy-for-political-gain/#comment-107006&quot;&gt;Reflex&lt;/a&gt;.

You don&#039;t know how to read that study.  The lead author, Myrtill Simko, states literally the opposite.
&lt;blockquote&gt;But there&#039;s no evidence that wireless communications - whether 5G or earlier versions - harm the immune system, said Myrtill Simko, scientific director of SciProof International in Sweden, who has spent decades researching the matter.&lt;/blockquote&gt;
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/conspiracy-theorists-burn-5g-towers-claiming-link-to-virus/ar-BB12YrGp

This interview was given just 10 days ago, and 7 months after the study you linked.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://wthrockmorton.com/2020/04/21/my-nomination-for-the-most-bizarre-tweet-of-the-covid-19-season-democrats-locked-down-the-economy-for-political-gain/#comment-107006">Reflex</a>.</p>
<p>You don&#8217;t know how to read that study.  The lead author, Myrtill Simko, states literally the opposite.</p>
<blockquote><p>But there&#8217;s no evidence that wireless communications &#8211; whether 5G or earlier versions &#8211; harm the immune system, said Myrtill Simko, scientific director of SciProof International in Sweden, who has spent decades researching the matter.</p></blockquote>
<p><a href="https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/conspiracy-theorists-burn-5g-towers-claiming-link-to-virus/ar-BB12YrGp" rel="nofollow ugc">https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/conspiracy-theorists-burn-5g-towers-claiming-link-to-virus/ar-BB12YrGp</a></p>
<p>This interview was given just 10 days ago, and 7 months after the study you linked.</p>
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		By: Reflex		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Reflex]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2020 02:59:50 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://wthrockmorton.com/2020/04/21/my-nomination-for-the-most-bizarre-tweet-of-the-covid-19-season-democrats-locked-down-the-economy-for-political-gain/#comment-107006&quot;&gt;Reflex&lt;/a&gt;.

You don&#039;t know how to read that study.  The lead author, Myrtill Simko, states literally the opposite.
&lt;blockquote&gt;But there&#039;s no evidence that wireless communications - whether 5G or earlier versions - harm the immune system, said Myrtill Simko, scientific director of SciProof International in Sweden, who has spent decades researching the matter.&lt;/blockquote&gt;
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/conspiracy-theorists-burn-5g-towers-claiming-link-to-virus/ar-BB12YrGp

This interview was given just 10 days ago, and 7 months after the study you linked.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://wthrockmorton.com/2020/04/21/my-nomination-for-the-most-bizarre-tweet-of-the-covid-19-season-democrats-locked-down-the-economy-for-political-gain/#comment-107006">Reflex</a>.</p>
<p>You don&#8217;t know how to read that study.  The lead author, Myrtill Simko, states literally the opposite.</p>
<blockquote><p>But there&#8217;s no evidence that wireless communications &#8211; whether 5G or earlier versions &#8211; harm the immune system, said Myrtill Simko, scientific director of SciProof International in Sweden, who has spent decades researching the matter.</p></blockquote>
<p><a href="https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/conspiracy-theorists-burn-5g-towers-claiming-link-to-virus/ar-BB12YrGp" rel="nofollow ugc">https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/conspiracy-theorists-burn-5g-towers-claiming-link-to-virus/ar-BB12YrGp</a></p>
<p>This interview was given just 10 days ago, and 7 months after the study you linked.</p>
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		By: Reflex		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Reflex]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2020 02:59:50 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://wthrockmorton.com/2020/04/21/my-nomination-for-the-most-bizarre-tweet-of-the-covid-19-season-democrats-locked-down-the-economy-for-political-gain/#comment-107006&quot;&gt;Reflex&lt;/a&gt;.

You don&#039;t know how to read that study.  The lead author, Myrtill Simko, states literally the opposite.
&lt;blockquote&gt;But there&#039;s no evidence that wireless communications - whether 5G or earlier versions - harm the immune system, said Myrtill Simko, scientific director of SciProof International in Sweden, who has spent decades researching the matter.&lt;/blockquote&gt;
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/conspiracy-theorists-burn-5g-towers-claiming-link-to-virus/ar-BB12YrGp

This interview was given just 10 days ago, and 7 months after the study you linked.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://wthrockmorton.com/2020/04/21/my-nomination-for-the-most-bizarre-tweet-of-the-covid-19-season-democrats-locked-down-the-economy-for-political-gain/#comment-107006">Reflex</a>.</p>
<p>You don&#8217;t know how to read that study.  The lead author, Myrtill Simko, states literally the opposite.</p>
<blockquote><p>But there&#8217;s no evidence that wireless communications &#8211; whether 5G or earlier versions &#8211; harm the immune system, said Myrtill Simko, scientific director of SciProof International in Sweden, who has spent decades researching the matter.</p></blockquote>
<p><a href="https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/conspiracy-theorists-burn-5g-towers-claiming-link-to-virus/ar-BB12YrGp" rel="nofollow ugc">https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/conspiracy-theorists-burn-5g-towers-claiming-link-to-virus/ar-BB12YrGp</a></p>
<p>This interview was given just 10 days ago, and 7 months after the study you linked.</p>
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		By: LT		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[LT]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2020 14:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://wthrockmorton.com/2020/04/21/my-nomination-for-the-most-bizarre-tweet-of-the-covid-19-season-democrats-locked-down-the-economy-for-political-gain/#comment-107000&quot;&gt;Reflex&lt;/a&gt;.

Just a quick return here: Where is the evidence that &quot;almost every study is now shut down because it appears to be murdering the patients unethically&quot;? Please support every part of that claim with a recognized source of information. Tell us how many studies are active and how many are shut down. Tell us how many are continuing. Tell us about the charge of murder and the news reports of these charges being filed. Tell us about the ethics involved.

And explain why there are still trials going on under the recommendation of the NIH and FDA? And explain why a lot of people have benefited from them? 

Nothing I have said is inconsistent with bad outcomes for some. Of course there are side effects. All drugs have them. The point of trials is to select the right patients and control for variables. What seems evident is that there are good outcomes and bad outcomes. How much of the death in the trials is attributed to HCQ rather than other factors? Again, the point of studies is determine those variables.

At the end of the day, the FDA approved and EUA because there is evidence it helps and there is not enough time to run full clinical trials. Lives are at stake and if there is a drug that helps, it would be unethical not to make that available. 

As for apology, I don&#039;t think I have said anything that needs an apology but I will consider any evidence you have. So please post it. So far (as in the past) all these charges of my inaccuracy failed to documented, but as always, I am willing to examine any charges.

What about your apology for being wrong? We have seen you wrong about the convictions of the Mueller investigation but you didn&#039;t apologize for that. Why not? We have seen you wrong about the articles you posted. Why didn&#039;t you apologize for omitting some key information there? 

Why do you insist of me something you are unwilling to live by?]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://wthrockmorton.com/2020/04/21/my-nomination-for-the-most-bizarre-tweet-of-the-covid-19-season-democrats-locked-down-the-economy-for-political-gain/#comment-107000">Reflex</a>.</p>
<p>Just a quick return here: Where is the evidence that &#8220;almost every study is now shut down because it appears to be murdering the patients unethically&#8221;? Please support every part of that claim with a recognized source of information. Tell us how many studies are active and how many are shut down. Tell us how many are continuing. Tell us about the charge of murder and the news reports of these charges being filed. Tell us about the ethics involved.</p>
<p>And explain why there are still trials going on under the recommendation of the NIH and FDA? And explain why a lot of people have benefited from them? </p>
<p>Nothing I have said is inconsistent with bad outcomes for some. Of course there are side effects. All drugs have them. The point of trials is to select the right patients and control for variables. What seems evident is that there are good outcomes and bad outcomes. How much of the death in the trials is attributed to HCQ rather than other factors? Again, the point of studies is determine those variables.</p>
<p>At the end of the day, the FDA approved and EUA because there is evidence it helps and there is not enough time to run full clinical trials. Lives are at stake and if there is a drug that helps, it would be unethical not to make that available. </p>
<p>As for apology, I don&#8217;t think I have said anything that needs an apology but I will consider any evidence you have. So please post it. So far (as in the past) all these charges of my inaccuracy failed to documented, but as always, I am willing to examine any charges.</p>
<p>What about your apology for being wrong? We have seen you wrong about the convictions of the Mueller investigation but you didn&#8217;t apologize for that. Why not? We have seen you wrong about the articles you posted. Why didn&#8217;t you apologize for omitting some key information there? </p>
<p>Why do you insist of me something you are unwilling to live by?</p>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[LT]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2020 09:50:54 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://wthrockmorton.com/2020/04/21/my-nomination-for-the-most-bizarre-tweet-of-the-covid-19-season-democrats-locked-down-the-economy-for-political-gain/#comment-106931&quot;&gt;Warren Throckmorton&lt;/a&gt;.

I am not rationalizing and yes, they are crimes. But there&#039;s a much more complex issue at stake that is beyond the topic here. There are things at stake far beyond this moment and the individual personalities. The whole foundation of the justice system is at stake.

Essentially the argument in this case is that they are crimes that should have never arisen because the question should have never been asked. That&#039;s not the same as saying the things done were okay or should have been done. 

The investigation was about Russian influence. Some of the crimes charged have little to nothing to do with that. In a case about Russian influence, the crimes charged seem minor in comparison. In some cases (Flynn) they were charged with lying even though those who interviewed him did not think he lied and even though the interview was carried out in a very nonstandard way. More and more information is becoming available every day. Some if it is conspiracy theory crap that is worthless. And some of it is very interesting. Investigations and the courts have not viewed the FBI favorably in this.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://wthrockmorton.com/2020/04/21/my-nomination-for-the-most-bizarre-tweet-of-the-covid-19-season-democrats-locked-down-the-economy-for-political-gain/#comment-106931">Warren Throckmorton</a>.</p>
<p>I am not rationalizing and yes, they are crimes. But there&#8217;s a much more complex issue at stake that is beyond the topic here. There are things at stake far beyond this moment and the individual personalities. The whole foundation of the justice system is at stake.</p>
<p>Essentially the argument in this case is that they are crimes that should have never arisen because the question should have never been asked. That&#8217;s not the same as saying the things done were okay or should have been done. </p>
<p>The investigation was about Russian influence. Some of the crimes charged have little to nothing to do with that. In a case about Russian influence, the crimes charged seem minor in comparison. In some cases (Flynn) they were charged with lying even though those who interviewed him did not think he lied and even though the interview was carried out in a very nonstandard way. More and more information is becoming available every day. Some if it is conspiracy theory crap that is worthless. And some of it is very interesting. Investigations and the courts have not viewed the FBI favorably in this.</p>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[ken]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2020 23:00:24 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://wthrockmorton.com/2020/04/21/my-nomination-for-the-most-bizarre-tweet-of-the-covid-19-season-democrats-locked-down-the-economy-for-political-gain/#comment-107045&quot;&gt;Headless Unicorn Guy&lt;/a&gt;.

right, &quot;social media&quot; not the pres. of the US.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://wthrockmorton.com/2020/04/21/my-nomination-for-the-most-bizarre-tweet-of-the-covid-19-season-democrats-locked-down-the-economy-for-political-gain/#comment-107045">Headless Unicorn Guy</a>.</p>
<p>right, &#8220;social media&#8221; not the pres. of the US.</p>
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		By: Headless Unicorn Guy		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Headless Unicorn Guy]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2020 22:39:40 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;I now live in a world in which the company that makes Lysol has to 
advise people not to ingest their product because of something the 
president said.&lt;/blockquote&gt;
Anyone remember Tide Pods?
Where we had to advise people NOT to eat laundry detergent because Social Media said to?]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>I now live in a world in which the company that makes Lysol has to<br />
advise people not to ingest their product because of something the<br />
president said.</p></blockquote>
<p>Anyone remember Tide Pods?<br />
Where we had to advise people NOT to eat laundry detergent because Social Media said to?</p>
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		By: Reflex		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Reflex]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2020 21:01:35 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://wthrockmorton.com/2020/04/21/my-nomination-for-the-most-bizarre-tweet-of-the-covid-19-season-democrats-locked-down-the-economy-for-political-gain/#comment-107005&quot;&gt;ken&lt;/a&gt;.

How trollable I am really depends on what I&#039;m trying to avoid with work, honestly. Irritated at another engineer?  Reply to ObviousTrollLT!  Get a project dumped on me with a deadline of tomorrow? Reply to ObviousTrollBigK!

Yeah, it&#039;s dumb, but who knows maybe real people will read the exchanges at some point. I ignore most of these threads in general but every so often I stick on one.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://wthrockmorton.com/2020/04/21/my-nomination-for-the-most-bizarre-tweet-of-the-covid-19-season-democrats-locked-down-the-economy-for-political-gain/#comment-107005">ken</a>.</p>
<p>How trollable I am really depends on what I&#8217;m trying to avoid with work, honestly. Irritated at another engineer?  Reply to ObviousTrollLT!  Get a project dumped on me with a deadline of tomorrow? Reply to ObviousTrollBigK!</p>
<p>Yeah, it&#8217;s dumb, but who knows maybe real people will read the exchanges at some point. I ignore most of these threads in general but every so often I stick on one.</p>
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