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April 16, 2020 | 8,875 Comments »

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  1. @Felix

    Has no education in Epidemiology

    What claptrap. Did the big hair guy tell you that? Well, guess you can’t trust everything your being told.
    https://www.cureus.com/users/310078-peter-a-mccullough

    As you can see, McCullough has a degree in Public Health which is an interdisciplinary degree which includes the field of epidemiology. He obtained this degree from the University of Michigan which is rated as having one of the top five such programs in the US.

    Still, as I have noted previously, this is not about McCullough, nor Wilson. This is about the scientific facts being attested in the very significant paper to which I provided a link. So instead of telling me how uneducated McCullough is, tell me why any one of the conclusions drawn in that paper is actually false.

  2. @Edgar
    She is your daughter, so I would expect nothing less of her than to be brilliant and a dogged reseacher.

    In truth, I am quite impressed with the efforts of Dr. McCullough and others who are part of the Medical Freedom movement, but really, we just need to consider the scientific principles which were specifically abandoned during the fake pandemic which caused known harms to people who needed help.

    For instance, never before were sick people diagnosed with a seriously life threatening disease and asked to wait til they literally were turning blue to seek treatment, only to be treated with a highly toxic drug Remdisavir, a very moderate amount of steroid, and nothing else. Also, there are documented cases, many of them, where people were essentially euthanized with overdoses of morphine and tranquilizers which suppress the breathing mechanism, which for a patient suffering from pneumonia is outrageous. Others, such as Veronica Wolski, the famous “Bridge Lady” of Chicago, was denied basic nutrition. Meanwhile hospitals went to court to try to prevent patients from being treated with Ivermectin, which is known as a very safe drug, irregardless of the merits of its application, which has been seen to be impressively helpful.

    Another thing about Ivermectin, which is irregardless of its ability to ‘cure’ (I really hate that word) Covid, is that it seals the nucleus of a patient’s cells. The importance of this is that the toxic shots had fragments of DNA included in the injections, inside the LNP which allowed it to pass into the cells and then into the nucleus. If the DNA fragments enters the nucleus, it can be introduced into the DNA of the cell and new, aberrant, potentially lethal, potentially cancer causing, proteins can be synthesized as a result. If IVM does nothing else, it is an absolute known fact that it seals the nucleus in what a friend of mine likes to describe as a 3-lock box, ie the DNA fragments are blocked from entering the nucleus and prevents such integration from taking place. And the evidence is impressively demonstrative that IVM does more than just this, but for this precaution alone, IVM would be well suited to be prescribed to people suffering from post shot illnesses, as it would be to people who are suffering from Covid itself. Yet, IVM has been purposefully withheld from people suffering from both of these conditions. Pharmacists, doctors and nurses have been manipulated into not permitting this well known safe drug from being allowed to patients, even if they demand it, even to the point of going to court to prevent them from having IVM even added to their treatment, even if they are on deaths doorstep. This is not an accident, it is no oversight, and it is not debatable. These are malicious attempts being taken to prevent a drug with a safety profile based on decades long treatment being applied. There is no explanation which passes the test of reasonableness, even for those who have no knowledge of anything beyond the fact that IVM is a safe medication, safer than aspirin, tylenol or ibuprofen, and when was the last time a hospital went to court to prevent someone asking for an aspirin.

    One more thing to share, is the fact that the precautionary principle of medicine has been completely abandoned. This principle is a foundational concept of medicine which requires that even if there is even the slightest bit of danger to the patient being treated with a given drug, the drug should be withheld. And the evidence is clear, that people have died within minutes of being treated with the shots, even as the shots are being administered by non-medical professionals in non-medical surroundings, such as at the local drug store by some unskilled pharmacist. The opposite application of the precautionary principle has likewise been abandoned, such that a drug which is known to be safe and even if it has a debated benefit without associated harms, the drug should be administered, particularly when the patient is compliant or demanding that it be administered.

    Just some other, more meaningful, less challenging, tidbits for your daughter to consider in her research.

  3. PELONI-
    Thank you for your exhaustive detailed account. I shall present it to my daughter tonight. The only way I can do this is to ask her to read the Israpundit comments. Normally she is extraordinarily brilliant with an exceedingly high IQ, and digs very deeply into anything which interests her.

  4. People on both sides of every issue can make money from it. Saying this or that person made money from his position is an ad hominem and doesn’t prove or disprove their position.

    For every person who made money from opposing the jab, there are probably more who have lost opportunities. How about tennis player Novak Djokovic who wasn’t allowed to play tennis without a vax. How about me, who couldn’t leave Bulgaria without a vax, so I just had to wait a year until the unvaxxed were allowed to travel.

    Not a proof of anything either way, let’s just stick to the facts. Most likely, that thing kills people and they’re still trying to force it on everyone.

  5. @Edgar
    I would suggest that your daughter’s research, while easily reproducible I am sure, is not well based. In fact McCullough was one of the most highly accredited cardiologists in the world, who even carved out a niche of expertise in nephro-cardiac medicine (medicine associated with the heart and kidneys, the medical considerations of which are usually pulling in different directions). During the pandemic, while the big money was being spent on producing an injection product with marginal testing which was marred by gross fraud, McCullough and his allies began researching the effects of different protocols to benefit patients, so that these patients did not need to wait for two weeks without treatment, infecting those around them, with absolutely no treatment.

    The investigations which were pursued by McCullough and his colleagues around the world produced the first comprehensive treatment protocol of Covid. For his efforts, which are still ongoing, he has been vilified, stripped of his vast credentials, faced a lawsuit without any merit by his employer, and brought to the point of bankruptcy. He has withstood the propaganda war waged against him, which your daughter and others likely base their judgements upon, and is still persevering in his efforts to demonstrate the false pretense that the toxic shots are either safe or effective.

    As to the paper which he recently published, it has nearly 300 citations, and persevered thru the peer review process which is politically geared to specifically reject papers which challenge the state narrative by demonstrating that old Safe ‘n Effective is either dangerous or unprotective.

    As to Felix’ claims that ‘anti vaxxers’ are making millions, I would mention the billions and trillions of dollars in revenue being scarfed up by any given vaccine addict’s favorite company is plenty enough reply to demonstrate that the greater financial motivation for McCullough and his allies would have been to have ‘named their price’. In fact, McCullough’s position at Baylor was such that he would never have jeopardized his position on a lark.

    Regretfully, the open debate on this topic has been forced from the realm of academia, by the universities, by the medical journals, by the medical boards, and the medical bureaucrats. This is the first time in history in which the determination of the pursuit of medical protocol was reduced to the level of right-think, particularly as the science has never been produced to support the right-think being pushed by these medical elites was either safe or effective. And it is this last point, an examination of the science behind the claims that old Safe ‘n Effective is actually safe or effective, which this recent paper is intended to openly challenge. While I would disagree with the findings of your daughter’s research, claiming that McCullough’s pursuit of a curative treatment (let us not use the word cure) for Covid is ‘fraudulent and misrepresenting’ is irrelevant to the set of facts which are raised in this current paper. Either the claims as documented in this paper are accurate or they are not. Such scientific debate should be based upon the science, the material facts, and not the personalities on one side or the other. For instance, if the science could boast that the toxic shots were effective, it wouldn’t be necessary to count all those who contract Covid after their injection for two weeks or more as having been uninjected, and yet this has been the standard of the science being pursued to support the claim that the shots were protective.

    In any event, if your daughter has any specific complaint about the evidence presented in the paper, you or she can share the details and we can have a discussion as it relates to the facts, rather than what be McCullough’s motivation, as opposed to that of Fauci et al.

  6. At Sundance, Noa Tishby shows protester ignorance of Mideast geography
    The former antisemitism envoy tackles the basics: What river and what sea do all those signs refer to?

    “…He also tells her that “the occupation is illegal. Even chocolate is not allowed. Wedding dresses are not allowed” (eliciting an eye roll from Tishby). “It’s been that way for 15 years.”…” 😀

    https://www.jns.org/at-sundance-noa-tishby-shows-protester-ignorance-of-mideast-geography/

  7. The “Revelations” by Dr. Peter McCullough that are featured in your list are I’ve heard pretty dicey.

    He has been exposed as fraudulent and misrepresenting a variety of paeudo cures for COVID and they are considering having him stricken off the Rolls of Physicians.

    He has been mired in controversy and conspiracy theories for the past sevreal years, and presently makes his living by boosting Health products.

    I sent the ISRAPUNDIT report to my daughter and what I’ve just posted is what she responded after some research. She says she’s known about him for a few years already.

    .

  8. American Jews Begin To Come Home En Masse

    “In a recent Times of Israel article on Dec 23, Nefesh b’Nefesh was quoted as pointing to “an unprecedented increase” of more than 100% in aliyah applications compared to the same time span in 2022. In the same article it was reported that the chair of the Jewish Agency recently told an Israeli news station that he expects 1 million new Jewish immigrants in the coming years.”

    https://www.jewishpress.com/indepth/opinions/american-jews-begin-to-come-home-en-masse/2024/01/28/

    Jewish Agency chairman: Expect one-million olim due to antisemitism
    By ZVIKA KLEIN
    NOVEMBER 21, 2023 19:45
    Updated: NOVEMBER 21, 2023 21:22

    https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-774452

  9. @Felix

    Hottest Days Ever? Don’t Believe It
    ‘Average global temperature’ is a meaningless measure, and comparisons to 125,000 years ago are preposterous.
    By Steve Milloy
    July 7, 2023 5:38 pm ET

    The global-warming industry has declared that July 3 and 4 were the two hottest days on Earth on record. The reported average global temperature on those days was 62.6 degrees Fahrenheit, supposedly the hottest in 125,000 years. The claimed temperature was derived from the University of Maine’s Climate Reanalyzer, which relies on a mix of satellite temperature data and computer-model guesstimation to calculate estimates of temperature.

    One obvious problem with the updated narrative is that there are no satellite data from 125,000 years ago. Calculated estimates of current temperatures can’t be fairly compared with guesses of global temperature from thousands of years ago.

    A more likely alternative to the 62.6-degree estimate is something around 57.5 degrees. The latter is an average of actual surface temperature measurements taken around the world and processed on a minute-by-minute basis by a website called temperature.global. The numbers have been steady this year, with no spike in July.

    Moreover, the notion of “average global temperature” is meaningless. Average global temperature is a concept invented by and for the global-warming hypothesis. It is more a political concept than a scientific one. The Earth and its atmosphere is large and diverse, and no place is meaningfully average.

    Average global temperature also changes on seasonal basis: Temperatures are higher globally during the Northern Hemisphere’s summer because of more sunlight-trapping land. In this case, the Climate Reanalyzer’s estimated temperatures in early July were skewed by a heat wave in the Antarctic, where areas may have warmed some Antarctic temperatures by as much as 43 degrees. This is likely the explanation for the difference between the 62.6-degree and 57.5-degree estimates.

    Another problem is that our temperature data are imprecise. It has been estimated that 96% of U.S. temperature stations produce corrupted data. About 92% of them reportedly have a margin of error of a full degree Celsius, or nearly 2 degrees Fahrenheit. The lack of precision of reported temperatures, whether estimated or measured, is not reassuring.

    Temperature stations also tend to be limited to populated areas. Much of the Earth’s surface isn’t measured at all. Although the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration likes to present global temperatures starting in 1880, regular temperature collection in places such as the north and south poles began much later.

    It isn’t plausible to characterize Earth’s warming in a single average number, especially when we don’t really know what that number is today, much less from 125,000 years ago.

    Mr. Milloy is a senior legal fellow at the Energy and Environment Legal Institute.

    https://www.wsj.com/articles/hottest-days-ever-dont-believe-it-global-temperature-north-sole-poles-6e64a991

  10. Seb

    Greta played the lost nymph a little much and at 16 had no knowledge..she stumbled into climate and soaked up impressions her little brain drowning. She’s so full of herself which is a bad thing.

  11. @Michael Really interesting essay on the role of humor in Judaism and Jewish tradition. Some highlights.

    “The tradition of humor in Judaism dates back to the Torah and the Midrash from the ancient Middle East, but generally refers to the more recent stream of verbal and often anecdotal humor of Ashkenazi Jews which took root in the United States over the last hundred years, including in secular Jewish culture. European Jewish humor in its early form developed in the Jewish community of the Holy Roman Empire, with theological satire becoming a traditional way of clandestinely opposing Christianization.[1]…

    ‘…Jewish humor is rooted in several traditions. Recent scholarship places the origins of Jewish humor in one of history’s earliest recorded documents, the Hebrew Bible, as well as the Talmud.[5] In particular, the intellectual and legal methods of the Talmud, which uses elaborate legal arguments and situations often seen as so absurd as to be humorous, in order to tease out the meaning of religious law.[6] For example:

    The Mishnah states: If a fledgling bird is found within fifty cubits of a dovecote, it belongs to the owner of the dovecote. If it is found outside the limit of fifty cubits, it belongs to the person who finds it.

    Rabbi Jeremiah asked: If one foot of the fledgling is within fifty cubits and one foot is outside of it, what is the law?

    It was for this question that Rabbi Jeremiah was thrown out of the House of Study

    — Talmud (Bava Batra 23b)…”

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish_humor

  12. @Michael Yes, I posted about Fetterman a few weeks ago. Apprently, he’s always sympathized with Israel but he didn’t make an issue of it and nobody noticed. And his wife isn’t calling the shots. It’s freezing here, too, and I have no heat, but don’t tell Felix. You’ll just upset him. And, anyway, that’s my job. I’m a comedian like Trump, like Zelensky, like nearly every priest, minister, or rabbi, whose outfit I played in or attended, like BIBI, who knew? He’s got a wicked sense of humor. He should let it out more, ya know?

    ““I fight Hamas, and you fight me. That’s the division of labor,” says Netanyahu.” 😀 marvelous one-liner.

    https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/netanyahu-denies-harming-ties-with-egypt-says-he-does-not-retract-his-criticisms-of-qatar/

  13. I must say that I’m impressed with John Fetterman of late. He has turned out to be reasonable with a strong moral compass and not the radical I had assumed he would be. And I love the way he is taunting the antisemites and is not intimidated. I couldn’t believe when he won the election, but his presence in the Senate has turned out not to be such a bad outcome.

    Pro-Palestinian and Hamas Supporters laid Siege to the Home of U.S. Democratic Senator, John Fetterman in Braddock, Pennsylvania tonight, with Senator Fetterman having Responded to the Harassment by going onto his Roof and Waving an Israeli Flag.

  14. Thank you for the post about Fetterman, Peloni. Yes, his behavior of late would be surprising under ordinary circumstances; but John Fetterman has literally had a “change of mind”, which was not overseen by the MSM, party bosses, etc. The change has been an inspiration to me, demonstrating the sovereignty of God in the lives of men.

    We had an ice storm last week, that left us without power and internet. When I got back online and caught up on the news, it was shocking to see the state of the world through the lens of the media. When I saw Fetterman flying the Israeli flag, it lifted my spirits, and I wanted to re-post it.

    Logging into Israpundit, I felt like Moses coming down the mountain — to hear not the sound of war, as he imagined, but the sound of mirth in the midst of depravity. It was a “Welcome back to hell” moment, in which truly good news, like that of what God has been doing in Fetterman, seemed out of place. I’m glad you dealt with the matter without the mockery and sarcasm I usually see here.

  15. Another thing for all you “funny Jews” (viz, Sebastien) to make fun of; but I think this is absolutely wonderful:

    https://twitter.com/greg_price11/status/1751083888502362395

    For those of you like Sebastien, who are all for “doubling down for a laugh” out of one side of their mouth, and mockingly quoting from Torah out of the other, please, PLEASE can the hilarity for a while. These are horrible times for the hostage families, horrible times at the US border, horrible things being perpetrated against Christians and Conservatives across the world; but God is being glorified and turning awful things into wonderful things.

    A few months ago, John Fetterman was a brain-injured member of probably the most anti-Christian, anti-Jewish party in US history, elected by cheating partisans in spite of his disabilities. Now that he has been slowly recovering from his injuries, he’s become probably the most Pro-Israel, conservative voice in the US Senate. Glory to God!

  16. @Felix Doubling down for a laugh here, (or in Russian for non-English speakers, “doubling down for laugh here,”) I will acknowledge that prior to her current adolescent exploratory foray into the exciting and glittering new world of Jew hatred, Hansel’s little girlfriend, Greta’s climate hysteria was very much in line with Torah values, to whit, my favorite line – cracks me up every time, the last line of Deuteronomy 20 –

    “Are trees people that you would besiege them?” 😀

  17. @Felix

    “you are simply being troublemaker”

    Hilarious coming from someone whose avocation is promoting international class conflict. Reminds me of an apocryphal joke I heard back in the day. Supposedly, when Trotsky lived in the Village in New York, his aunt told him not to go back to Russia. “You’ll just make trouble,” she said.

    But, I like the fake Russian accent, leaving out the “a” and all. I can just imagine you rolling your r’s. It suits ya, me boyo.

    So tell me, which of us is the pot and which the kettle?
    😀

    Anyway, let my extend my most heartfelt condolences on the loss of your loony teenage climate mascot to the latest and shiniest mass hysteria. I can only imagine what it must be like to be turned from a fan to an anti-fan when your pop idol turns out to have feet of clay.

  18. @ketzel2

    “Putin jokes Alaska too cold to annex”

    https://thehill.com/policy/international/203767-putin-jokes-alaska-is-too-cold-to-annex/

    “Firefox” (1982) “landing on ice”

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMhmF6KkpII

    Plot:
    “Mitchell Gant (Clint Eastwood) is a veteran American pilot [with severe PTSD from Vietnam and whose mother was Russian] who becomes involved in a top-secret mission to steal a high-tech Russian fighter plane [that fires missiles on telepathy in Russian] known as “Firefox.” Covertly entering the Soviet Union, Gant receives help from [Jewish] dissidents within the country, most notably a group of [enslaved Jewish] scientists who have been working on the plane. As Gant reaches his goal of heisting the aircraft, enemy pilots are quick to follow, leading to a sequence of soaring dogfights as he attempts to elude Soviet jets.”

    full movie for rent for $3.19 (if it’s available in your area)
    https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B007AIOH18/ref=atv_dp_share_cu_r

  19. Edgar

    I suspect not. Haley is such a tool of the NeoCon war party, and since this war will end immediately when Trump wins it in November, the war party will elongate her political life.

  20. @ketzel2

    “It’s Putin who’s picking the fight.”

    Highly debatable; I agree with Ted and Peloni, there, but I’m in no mood to debate it anymore. Everything’s been said and done and now all these poor dead horses are taking a beating. Have a pity on all the deer departed lil’ horsies, will ya? Israel is calling.

    “Nichols and May – telephone information operators.” (1960)
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SfLaY-R9kaU

    Oh, and on your AI paranoia thread:

    “The President’s Analyst – The Phone Company” (1967)

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2NNZdigSXg

    😀

  21. @Laura
    @ketzel2

    Yes, it’s sarcasm, but no, it really happened exactly as I described. I can’t say as I’ve had the opportunity to discuss Israel with Ukrainians, but Ukraine, like Russia, has voted to condemn Israel almost every time, including right after October 7. The one time it didn’t was when Zelensky was hoping to trade Ukraine’s vote for Iron Dome but no dice so it was back to the drawing board and back to business as usual.

    As they say in the old country, “Feh!

    However, on the other hand, just now, after writing the above paragraph, I googled the question and I’m finding all these articles that say the overwhelming majority of Ukrainians side with Israel so what’s with its government?

    “Something’s rotten in the state of Denmark.”

    Then again:

    “Why can’t we talk about Ukrainian antisemitism?
    Nazi imagery prevalent among Kyiv’s soldiers points to a horrific past and problematic present. Noting this doesn’t justify Putin. But silence about it won’t defend freedom.” by Jonathan Tobin from last summer

    https://www.jns.org/world-news/antisemitism/23/6/7/293645/

    And there’s no way you can say Russia is worse than Ukraine in the human rights department at home, though Russia is allied with israel’s enemies.

    anyway, who cares? We should only be concerned about Israel.

    For all its faults, the U.S., even under the Biden regime, is the only country that votes against UN condemnations and blocks UN sanctions, almost all of the time. I’m not counting tiny countries like Micronesia which are U.S. protectorates, anyway.

  22. @ketzel 2

    “Short wave radio operators all over the world have picked up a ticking sound on many different frequencies that started recently.”

    They probably heard the sound of millions of people watching the hit Kdrama, “My Demon” that just finished airing.

    “People also ask
    What are the clocks in My Demon?
    Following this, viewers are introduced to the clocks at the beginning of the trailer. With only 10 numbers, each clock represents a person’s lifespan. After the contract given by the demon expires and Gu-Won succeeds in earning their life, the clock disappears.Dec 7, 2023”

  23. Aside from muslim and radical left accounts, Russians on social media are extremely hostile to Israel and Jews. The Ukrainians I come across are pro-Israel.

    Certainly not by yours truly. A couple of years ago, I played in the orchestra in a Reform synagogue in a benefit for Ukraine, neither of which I support ( then or now) on account of their pandering to antisemites/Israelophobes.

  24. I do hope this is sarcasm. You certainly don’t believe ally of Iran and hamas is the defender of Jews.

    This is on right now, courtesy of Putin, the defender of the Jews against Ukrainian nazis.

  25. Sth Carolina Polls end today.
    Taking results from 3 different polling companies is that Trump is leading Haley by from 31% to 62%

    So …. “as the sun sinks slowly into the West do we say
    farewell to Nikki Haley”. ?? A la James Fitzpatrick’s famous travelogues endings.

  26. @Sebastien I refer to it as the Doomsday Machine because it reminds me of Dr. Strangelove, but it’s not fiction or a conspiracy theory. Short wave radio operators all over the world have picked up a ticking sound on many different frequencies that started recently. They generally agree that it’s the Dead Hand system. People here should watch NY Prepper’s recent shows, and make up their own mind about whether this is a thing.

    It’s Putin who’s picking the fight. It’s one thing to appease an insane bully in order to not be nuked, and another thing to carry water for them. Not you because you have explained your position well, but in general, there are people on the right who make every excuse for Putin. By all means take him seriously and tread lightly around someone who is crazy, evil and has nukes, but see him for what he is, not a defender of Jews, family values or life itself.

  27. @ketzel2

    “More about the Doomsday Machine, which is called the Dead Hand system, according to Youtuber NY Prepper, it’s an early type of AI developed in Soviet times, which will launch Russia’s entire nuke arsenal at predetermined targets if certain conditions are met. If top generals can’t be contacted and if there are markers of nuclear strikes on Russian territory.”

    😀

    That’s from “Dr. Strangelove” (1964). Could it be that “Youtube Prepper” (preppie?) is assuming his/her/its GenZ/Millenial audience won’t have heard of it ’cause, you know, it’s before their time, like everything else from before 5 years ago.

    “Doctor Strangelove-Doomsday Machine”

    https://youtu.be/2yfXgu37iyI?si=dsMKM9va5pS8mGJn

    In any event, in the unlikely event it’s real, why would you want to pick a fight with them? Hmmm?

    Moreover. why should any Jew with his or her priorities straight care about anything that doesn’t directly bear on Israel’s Great Patriotic war effort. (Sorry, I used to be a Stalinist; old habits “Die Hard.”* No pun intended.) 😀

    *

    “Die Hard (1988) 30th Anniversary Trailer”

    https://youtu.be/gYWvwkXreaI?si=LmMTCuuhqGuudhRT

  28. @ketzel2

    “Ukraine {has been} unfairly scapegoated”

    Certainly not by yours truly. A couple of years ago, I played in the orchestra in a Reform synagogue in a benefit for Ukraine, neither of which I support ( then or now) on account of their pandering to antisemites/Israelophobes.

    But, hey, a gig’s a gig! 😀

  29. @ketzel2

    “Why single out Ukraine? Look at Russia’s behavior right here right now.”

    Yes, “a plague on both their houses,” as the saying goes.

    Or as many a parent has exclaimed to out of control siblings, “kill each other.”