Posted in: Russia, accused of stalling, wants answers before truce with Ukraine See in context
I don't see any difference between him and Russia
One is an enemy of the US for 100 years. Patriots understand this and don't ignore it.
Russia has always been friendly to the US. They even played an important role is US achieving independence. What you are probably thinking of is USSR, different country.
Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, the US has done everything it could to weaken and break up Russia, and to fleece its resources. The US just can't accept that Putin has been able to resist these attempts and managed to not only salvage Russia, but to strengthen it. That is why Putin is hated by the West.
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Posted in: Russia, accused of stalling, wants answers before truce with Ukraine See in context
Putin never took one step towards a negotiating table.
I guess you never heard of the Minsk agreements. Look them up.
Ukraine had every right to try to take back their territory from the terrorist invaders.
The Donbas region, after being constantly attacked by the Kyiv regime, voted to join Russia. Russia did not invade.
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Posted in: Man arrested on suspicion of groping woman on train See in context
So because 93-98% of reports are real, he must be guilty? You can't punish someone just based on what is more likely according to statistics.
Because the reports are real another one has to be taken seriously by default and the suspect arrested, there is no alternative.
Yeah, he should be questioned and investigated, but is he automatically guilty?
Oh, and BTW, nobody here is justifying sexual abuse. Nobody said it's OK for men to grope women.
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Posted in: Man arrested on suspicion of groping woman on train See in context
Women know the difference between an accidental brush of a hand, and being groped. We know, because we ride the trains daily, and most all of us have been groped at least once in our lives. We can tell.
Perhaps you do. But does she? And was it a grope, meaning is grope the correct word when the information was translated to English?
Did she make it up completely? Why would she do that?
Don't know, but it happens. I'm not saying she is lying, but it is a possibility.
That is what the court system is for.
I agree, but this happened Friday night. Has he gone through court already?!
The police investigate before the arrest, and the police wouldn't make an arrest without evidence.
I hope you're right.
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Posted in: Man arrested on suspicion of groping woman on train See in context
I see your comment this way....
All I'm saying is that you really want to be sure of guilt before you wreck someone's life over it.
Based on the little information available in the article, I suspect he's guilty, but I don't know for sure.
Could it have just been a short accidental touch? Did she make it up completely? I don't know?
But now Riku Ando is likely no longer a teacher at the Yokohama special needs school, and will likely have trouble with future employment. If he truly groped her, I don't feel sorry for him, he deserves whatever punishment they give him. But I hope the cops had more than just the woman's testimony (cameras, other witnesses, past accusations...).
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Posted in: Man arrested on suspicion of groping woman on train See in context
But considering that over 95% of sexual assaults on public transport in Japan go unreported and false accusations make up a tiny 2–7% (depending on the source), it doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure out which scenario is more likely.
So because 93-98% of reports are real, he must be guilty? You can't punish someone just based on what is more likely according to statistics.
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Posted in: Second U.S. child dies of measles, almost 650 ill: officials See in context
No, they really didn't. Ivermectin has always been manufactured by big pharma since the 80's (for animals) and the 90's (for humans). Merck began marketing ivermectin in 1981.
Yeah, they were interested in selling it when they had a patent. They then became interested in attacking it when the patent was over and it competed with their new expensive patented drugs.
That is why Pierre Kory was fired when he promoted IVM, which allowed him to freely criticize the treatment administered to the first "measles death" case of this year.
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Posted in: Second U.S. child dies of measles, almost 650 ill: officials See in context
Unfortunately for you, the only ones still "debunking" ivermectin are the same pharmaceutical giants that stand to lose billions from their booster subscription model.
You do realize Ivermectin is also made by... big pharma?
I would say it's made by "little pharma". It's off patent and generic versions are available for pennies.
Here are some papers showing effectiveness:
https://c19ivm.org/
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Posted in: Second U.S. child dies of measles, almost 650 ill: officials See in context
Dr. Malone presents alternative data or questions the narrative
Absolutely not, his methods consists exclusively on contradicting the available evidence with false claims
false claims such as?
completely wrong many times
any example of him being completely wrong?
Is the same as when the first death was blamed in supposedly wrong treatment according to an "expert pulmonologist" that turned out to be just Pierre Kory, an ex-doctor that had his accreditations revoked for lying to the public and putting people at danger for personal profit, that is just scrapping the bottom of the barrel just to get anyone to say the measles deaths are not so.
Yeah, Pierre Kory is a pulmonary and critical care expert. He's still a medical doctor BTW; he can still practice medicine. He just lost a certain specialty board certification, because he promoted the use of ivermectin, whose effectiveness is increasingly becoming recognized. If he was really interested in personal gain, he would have instead promoted the expensive, big-pharma-recommended drugs.
Anyway, because of his expertise, he was asked to look at the medical records of the 1st case and it is clear the hospital made serious mistakes. And it appears that mistakes were also made in the 2nd case.
But for some reason, all the articles strongly imply the deaths were directly caused by measles, and the reasons for the death was the unvaccinated status.
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Posted in: Second U.S. child dies of measles, almost 650 ill: officials See in context
Robert F Kennedy Jr, told people to have the MMR vaccine.
What he stated is: "The most effective way to prevent the spread of measles is the MMR vaccine."
So yeah, if your only concern is to reduce the spread of measles (without considering side effects), then the most effective measure available in the US is indeed the MMR vaccine.
I hope he will follow up on his earlier statements about performing real safety tests on the MMR vaccines and making the outcome of the studies publicly available, so that parents can better decide whether to vaccinate or not. Seeing how the health authorities (and media) behaved in recent years, I'm not surprised many are opting to not vaccinate their kids.
There is a reason Japan dropped the MMR decades ago over serious safety concerns. The Japanese solution of offering them separately might be the way to go.
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Posted in: Keto diet in Japan: What to look out for See in context
What "solid evidence"? Or is it just the usual "respected institution of medical science."
The simple fact that you fail every time to find even one example of an institution that supports your views (and have to use the global conspiracy excuse) clearly proves the evidence clearly contradict you.
As I thought, you have no evidence, even less "solid evidence". Also, you're unable to provide any adverse effect of keto.
"Balance" is one of those words like "inclusivity" or "diversity" that are used when you can't really defend your argument...
So you think there is no value in having balance as a recommendation for a healthy lifestyle, and yet you think you know about health more than the global medical community?
Meaningless. Like saying that arsenic is part of a balanced diet; only excessive arsenic is bad.
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Posted in: Keto diet in Japan: What to look out for See in context
What "solid evidence"? Or is it just the usual "respected institution of medical science."
There is no requirement for any dietary carbs.
For a healthy diet yes, there is, a balanced diet do not carry the risks that keto does.
How much carb is required? For what purpose?
And what are those risks of going keto?
"Balance" is one of those words like "inclusivity" or "diversity" that are used when you can't really defend your argument...
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Posted in: U.S. fencer disqualified for not facing transgender rival See in context
So transferred last year from The men's team near last to the women's team moves up fast and finished 1st out of six here.
So he's not even that talented but finished 1st against women. So yeah, being transgender doesn't provide any advantages.... riiiiight.....
We remain committed to inclusivity within our sport...
... by disqualifying....
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Posted in: Measles can ravage the immune system and brain, causing long-term damage – a virologist explains See in context
The WHO and CDC recommend vitamin A to reduce the risk for complications.
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Posted in: Keto diet in Japan: What to look out for See in context
It’s hard to believe that these benefits could derive from such a high-fat diet.
Indeed, it's very hard to believe because we're constantly told that dietary fat (especially saturated fat) is the enemy. However, the opposite is true; our major source of energy should come from fat, not carbs.
they recommend more balanced diets that will give the same benefits (if not more) without the risks that keto have for the health of the people that follow it.
There is no requirement for any dietary carbs. Carbs are a major source of health problems...
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Posted in: American arrested after bringing gun into Japan undetected See in context
What was he thinking!
”Oh, my goodness! I packed my handgun! And with ammo too! Well, I’m sorry!”
I doubt he packed the gun for this trip. My guess is that he put it in his luggage during a previous car trip and it somehow was left in.
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Posted in: Russia says it cannot accept U.S. proposals on Ukraine 'in current form' See in context
Problem is that this is actually a Russia-US war and Trump is unwilling to accept defeat. Russia won this war, which was started by the US (Dems); there is no reason why Russia should accept Trump's proposals.
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Posted in: States move to ban or restrict use of synthetic dyes used in candies and cereal See in context
Yes, but some people don't like that, for some reason..
Mostly people that see much more important measures being abandoned and replaced with terribly ineffective ones instead.
Nah, measures focused on protecting corporate profits are being eliminated and replaced by measures focused on protecting people's health. That's why a few people are unhappy.
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Posted in: France's Le Pen convicted of graft; barred from running for president in 2027 See in context
Here's an interview of Le Pen after the verdict (in French):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wlj8d-lZFa8
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Posted in: France's Le Pen convicted of graft; barred from running for president in 2027 See in context
Funny how any potential leader that the system doesn't like happens to run into legal trouble.
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Posted in: States move to ban or restrict use of synthetic dyes used in candies and cereal See in context
So when you wrote "since the government is stopping inspections, removing testing, etc." you had no proof like a specific policy or statement made by RFKjr. But all you have are some biased, anti-Trump hit pieces suggesting that maybe, perhaps, they will ...
any effort to remove poisonous chemicals from food is a step in the right direction.
Yes, but some people don't like that, for some reason...
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Posted in: States move to ban or restrict use of synthetic dyes used in candies and cereal See in context
This no-brainer is a great first step. I hope it's a sign of things to come...
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Posted in: Tokyo's rice prices surge 90% in March on year: CPI data See in context
I went to Costco a week ago, and they were completely out of pasta; they usually have lots of different pastas. I'm wondering if the Japanese are turning to pasta as a substitute to the expensive and often unavailable rice...
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Posted in: Europeans back strong Ukraine army, differ on future 'reassurance force' See in context
Europeans leaders want a strong Ukraine army, not Europeans.
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Posted in: Japan draws up plan to evacuate 120,000 islanders near Taiwan in event of emergency See in context
Is Japan (and their US master) planning to pick a fight with China?
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Posted in: Norovirus cases in Japan hit highest level in 10 years for mid-March See in context
Doubt airborne is significant to spread, surfaces definitely
Yes, I sort of agree in terms of people breathing out the virus. I don&t think that is significant.
But I do make sure to close the lid before flushing, as droplets do get airborne then.
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Posted in: RFK Jr's 'Healthy Again' agenda begins with 10,000 health department layoffs See in context
The child died from a bacterial infection following measles. It turns out that bacterial infection was not treated properly (wrong antibiotics and given too late).
Making up conspiracy theories to excuse the first pediatric measles death in over two decades...
There is zero evidence that the treatment of the victim was inadequate or improper, that is false.
The girl died from secondary bacterial pneumonia. Such bacterial infections are common following viral infections.
She was initially admitted to the ER for secondary bacterial pneumonia, with her measles rash already fading. According to pulmonary specialists who reviewed her hospital records, she was given a completely inappropriate antibiotic for the type of pneumonia she had. She was only given the correct antibiotic 2.5 days later; by that time, she was in very bad shape and already placed on a mechanical ventilator. And apparently there was an over 9 hour delay between the time the correct antibiotic was ordered and the time they gave it to her.
So no, measles did not kill her, she died from a combination of bacterial pneumonia and medical error.
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Posted in: World Athletics to require chromosome testing of athletes in women's track and field See in context
Yeah, but that is something that each person controls, unlike DNA.
Which again reinforces the point that overly simplistic explanations are invalid, anybody could just "drink" DNA, so that would obviously "equalize" the situation. Not to count that your argument is still disqualifying people that are too tall, short, strong, fast, etc. etc. compared with others because of their genes.
What the ... are you talking about? The article is about chromosome testing to ensure that males do not compete in women's sports. It's not about complete genome sequencing to rule out any possible genetic advantage.
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Posted in: Trump downplays national security team texting military operation plan on Signal as minor 'glitch' See in context
The elephant in the room nobody wants to talk about is Signal saw widespread use in the previous administration.
Yes, and another elephant in the room nobody wants to talk about is why are they bombing Yemen in the first place.
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Posted in: New high-alcohol version of Japan’s low-alcohol canned cocktails on the way See in context
It’s possible, though, that the 1:3 ratio isn’t Suntory trying to quietly up the alcohol dosage and instead is just a mathematical convenience, since “mix one part Horoyoi Base to 3.6666 (repeating) parts of water for 3 percent alcohol” is going to be too much of a hassle for most people.
Or make the base 12% alcohol, then the 1:3 mix will give you 3%...
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Posted in: Racist gunman jailed for life over U.S. supermarket massacre
Posted in: Racist gunman jailed for life over U.S. supermarket massacre
Posted in: Japan whaling ship departs for Okhotsk to hunt fin whales
Posted in: Gold hits record, stocks slip as Trump fuels Fed fears