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Top FDA official admits she refused the Covid-19 vaccine while pregnant
One of the most powerful figures at the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has admitted she refused the Covid-19 mRNA vaccine while pregnant—even as her agency promoted it as "safe and effective" for all pregnant women.
"Knowing what I knew—not only about nanotechnology, about medicine, about the medical countermeasures—but also having a very strong and firm grounding in bioethics… there were many things that were not right," she told the audience.
https://blog.maryannedemasi.com/p/top-fda-official-admits-she-refused
I wonder what bioethics says about advocating (from a position of power, no less) for others what one is not willing to submit to themselves.
My last day of work is Friday. My daughter and I and the twins are going out after pizza to an ice cream place that makes custard concoctions- with duck eggs. She's heard good things about it. They also sell duck eggs by the dozen- so I'm going to pick up a dozen while I'm there. Haven't had duck eggs yet. Son-in-law is away on family stuff- and wife is in FL with one of our sons and 5 other grand-children. So that's going to be the entirety of my retirement celebration- pizza and ice cream. Looking forward to it.
The World at War Episode 1 - A New Germany (1933-1939) - video Dailymotion
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3p7d1n
'The rebirth of Germany and growth in power of the Nazi Party leading up to the outbreak of war. Interviewees include Ewald-Heinrich von Kleist-Schmenzin, Werner Pusch and Christabel Bielenberg.'
The gold standard of documentaries on the war, featuring interviews with the contemporary protagonists. Also editing and sound were masterful. And Olivier’s narration was perfect. Nothing has surpassed it and it’s 60 years old.
Congratulations, Gospace… enjoy!
Thanks for the update GoSpace. A welcome relief from the tide of political ranting.
A conservative group obtained a permit to hold a rally yesterday at Cal Anderson park in Seattle. Predictably, a bunch of leftist thugs showed up, attacked them and nearly two dozen were arrested.
So what does the mayor of Seattle have to say about it? He condemns hate and violence, and vows to investigate how the conservative group obtained the permit in the first place.
Kakistocracy finally said something I can agree with.
ADL president Goldberg just demanded "mass censorship" and repeal of section 230. He thinks the ADL controls the USA - and the 1st admendment doesn't apply. Because...Jews.
One could marvel at the Chutzpah, but Congress thinks this clown is the real POTUS. They love that big donor money, and when the ADL or AIPAC says jump = they say high high?
The top photo has a touch of J.M.W. Turner. Brava, Althouse.
..."Top FDA official admits she refused the Covid-19 vaccine while pregnant..."
Because, of course she did. And how many of the Establishment's elite publicly took a 'shot' that was really saline instead of the COVID shot? Hint: It's more than you think.
BTW, what's happened to Miss Lindsey? Usually, the loud-mouth warmonger is on at least one Sunday show a week. Oh, that's right, he's up for re-election in 2026.
Congrats Gospace, and long may you enjoy it ! Sounds as if you are already fully staffed for your next chapter .
Aggie said...
..."Top FDA official admits she refused the Covid-19 vaccine while pregnant..."
"Because, of course she did. And how many of the Establishment's elite publicly took a 'shot' that was really saline instead of the COVID shot? Hint: It's more than you think."
I'm beginning to wonder if some of us who took the jab might have been part of a control group. My wife and I did the Pfizer 1 and 2, and had no reaction whatsoever to it. While traveling, we met a guy who got the Moderna shot and he says it made him sick as a dog.
We didn't go for any more boosters after it became apparent that the shots didn't prevent contagion or transmission.
That book about brainwashing, The Instability of Truth, on Spotify I have been listening to has some interesting insights. For instance, why was it so hard for a victim of brainwashing to admit it? The theory is that the victim has invested so much in buying into the brainwashing, that the victim of brainwashing actually gains a sense of prestige and status doled out to them by the brainwashers for going along, that the prospect of exchanging that exalted self for the new identity of "lowly propaganda victim who was too stupid to see through it" is just too big of leap. It makes one think of people who refuse to accept that they went along with the whole "Biden is just a stutterer and you are an a-hole for noticing" thing. The expression used is that the victim has too much "sunk cost" into accepting the new beliefs crammed into their head to change.
Another thing she brings lays out are the studies done by what can only be called "evil doctors," my term, who were quite real, studying mind control for the CIA, and sound like they came right of of the novel The Bourne Identity.
One humiliation the Chinese communists used on Western prisoners was to accuse them of taking up too much room when they sleep, that this was because they were expansionist Western imperialists. It sounds an awful lot to me like the deal the left has been making about "manspreading," or other humiliations like trying to shame men into only peeing sitting down.
Congratulations on your retirement, GoSpace.
Speaking of books, does anybody else kind of wonder if Jake Tapper's Mea Culpa tour is a prelude to its real purpose, turning the attention to 'what about Trump's age and health, hmmm?' Somehow, I wonder if there's another shoe to be dropped - another battle front attack to be opened.
Way to go Gospace. Enjoy yourself.
Aggie, you are correct.
The photographs have reached a striking new level. The last ones even feature Mr. Sun somewhere other than dead center! Previous ones with “the tree” had all kinds of great things going on. Beauty may be in the eye of the beholder but the eye of the artist makes much possible!
Gospace @ 6:54,......
Since my oldest children live a decent distance from me in Brooklyn, ("decent distance" = across the country from me), we are implementing Operation Artificial Family Baseball Event.
My oldest children will select a baseball game to watch on.TV, I will zoom that game and all of us will zoom meet with each other simultaneously.
We all get to wander in and out and have whatever food we all want and we get compare and contrast as we slowly catch up with each other.
On our side their are early innings food, middle inngs food and late innings chow.
This is all actually a big deal for me as it gives "comfortable" time time and environs to recuperate from the major liver surgery last week.
And if all goes to plan I should be released from the hospital by 10am local time
Gospace - congrats you made it! have a happy!
Drago, speedy recovery!
Heal quickly Drago!!
The Trump head of the FDA is Martin Adel Mackary, who reports to Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Mackery is a specialist in experimental pancreatic islet surgery for type-1 diabetics. But he has strange opinions about many things, including opposition to COVID-19 vaccines that saved the lives of 140,000 Americans in the first five months of availability.
After Roe v. Wade was overturned, Makary claimed that fetuses between 15 and 20 weeks of gestation “will actually resist the instruments of abortion.” Yet he appears to oppose the use of abortion medication mifepristone.
Like RFK, Jr., the good doctor also opposes consuming unprocessed food, so he will not likely get a worm in his brain.
Drago, a major hepatectomy sounds serious, but your recovery time seems shorter than might be expected, so perhaps no metastasis was involved. Thank goodness for the major improvements in conducting the operation with minimum invasion.
We all wish for your full recovery and a healthy future, Sir.
Jaq said...
...the victim of brainwashing actually gains a sense of prestige and status doled out to them by the brainwashers for going along, that the prospect of exchanging that exalted self for the new identity of "lowly propaganda victim who was too stupid to see through it" is just too big of leap.
This is particularly troublesome to, let's say a mother who begins transing a child and keeps doubling down despite evidence that the child was only acting out a social contagion. The alternative, that she maimed her own child, is too horrifying to even contemplate.
Congrats, GoSpace. I'm envious.
Tom Cruise plays Agent Ethan Hunt in Mission Impossible. His place of birth is Madison.
Terrible movie.
I recently became aware of the Einstein comment "Everybody is a Genius." Very deep concept. Does it take Liberty to find and cultivate that Genius? This Blog is an example of individual Genius. Topics and Photos constantly evolving. I find very refreshing. Thank you AA.
MadTownGuy @9:01, I had the same experience - got the first 2 shots (Moderna in my case), no reaction. Friends - big reactions. In a pre-Biden/COVID world, I'd readily chalk that up to different genetics and body chemistry; now, I have to wonder (though I'd never considered, before reading your comment, that I could be unwittingly participating in an experiment). Also like you, once it became clear that none of the COVID vaccine claims were demonstrably true (and some were demonstrably untrue), my husband and I stopped getting them. So, one booster, if memory serves? because we were going to visit California family who insisted on it
I signed that vaccine release the same way I sign all sorts of releases - after a quick glance, not a careful reading. So the pharma and the government could even claim in court that they had my informed consent.
It would still surprise me a whole lot if they'd actually done that. But it's not unthinkable any more.
Congratulations, GoSpace, and recover well, Drago! And Dave, I love the MI movies - such wild unrealistic action, with Simon Pegg looking put-upon all the time. I'll admit that in the last one, I couldn't help thinking, "Tom Cruise must have been exhausted every day of shooting." Dude's a machine, but he's a 60yo machine.
Today I salute the men and women I served with (65-72) and think of the ones that didn't make it back . Our goal ,not just killing and conquering but the goal of the United States military is to protect and defend the country, its citizens, and its interests. Its mission is broadly outlined by the Department of Defense (DoD) and includes:
National Defense: Ensuring the security of the U.S. against threats, both foreign and domestic.
Deterrence: Preventing conflicts by maintaining a strong military presence that discourages potential adversaries from taking aggressive actions.
Global Stability: Supporting allies and promoting international peace through military cooperation and humanitarian assistance.
Rapid Response: Addressing emergencies, natural disasters, and crises around the world.
Advancement & Innovation: Developing new technologies and strategies to maintain a superior defense capability.
Each branch—Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Space Force, and Coast Guard—plays a role in fulfilling these objectives. The military also contributes to diplomacy, cybersecurity, intelligence, and international partnerships. It is not any presidents personal police force or an organization that serves only a president. I will never forget you from the bush in country to the trenches of the World Wars. Oorah!
Gospace #1. Life is good.
Drago. "with liver you can live." I don't remember what that's from but get better soon.
Dinky, 👍. Very cogent, and very true. Thank you for serving - my dad was in country then too, though not for as long.
Get better soon, Drago, and respect to you and all the other veterans who speak up here.
And a late two thumbs up for the World at War suggestion. A great achievement. I recall watching much of it as it premiered, with my girlfriend (now wife) and her dad, who had been in the infantry in NWE.
And what do you know, the NPR station here is broadcasting the Victory at Sea Suite--another classic that anyone interested in WWII should know about.
Get well soon, Drago.
Congratulations, Gospace.
How much trump and Repubs want to raise debt again? https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/other/how-the-national-debt-ballooned-to-more-than-36-trillion/vi-AA1FwgOY?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=U531&cvid=1b9e4e60451847fb8076763c73b08f97&ei=22
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