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Forum: Social Issues & Current Events Yesterday, 02:42 PM
Replies: 1,287
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Posted By dann
Excess mortality: Cumulative deaths from all...

Excess mortality: Cumulative deaths from all causes compared to projection based on previous years...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events Yesterday, 02:12 PM
Replies: 1,287
Views: 111,557
Posted By dann
He has indeed! Today's Medicine, March...

He has indeed!



Today's Medicine, March 14
Anders Tegnell is praised for his work as a state epidemiologist during the pandemic with the Hospital Doctors' recent Health-Care Award. "Very...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 16th March 2024, 06:12 AM
Replies: 428
Views: 15,029
Posted By dann
It wasn't just talk: Covid-19: Sweden, Norway,...

It wasn't just talk: Covid-19: Sweden, Norway, and Finland suspend use of Moderna vaccine in young people “as a precaution” (https://www.bmj.com/content/375/bmj.n2477) (BMJ, Oct 11, 2021)
Denmark,...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 16th March 2024, 06:05 AM
Replies: 726
Views: 29,932
Posted By dann
The constellation of this: Versus this: ...

The constellation of this:

Versus this:

would be hilarious if this attitude hadn't resulted in millions of COVID-19 deaths.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 15th March 2024, 04:39 AM
Replies: 74
Views: 3,041
Posted By dann
Not those exact words, but this statement is very...

Not those exact words, but this statement is very similar to what Andrew Tate is claiming:

Trump, who told supporters 'I am your retribution,' now says, 'I'm being indicted for you'...
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 14th March 2024, 01:35 PM
Replies: 1,375
Views: 109,366
Posted By dann
At long last! Antimasker, anti-lockdowner, and...

At long last!
Antimasker, anti-lockdowner, and antivaxer Martin Kulldorff, promoter of “natural herd immunity” and nowadays working for the Brownstone Institute...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 12th March 2024, 06:34 AM
Replies: 2,138
Views: 311,188
Posted By dann
I have mentioned Simon Wessely favorably a couple...

I have mentioned Simon Wessely favorably a couple of times in the thread, most recently in December '23 in post 2,112...
Forum: Trials and Errors 11th March 2024, 05:35 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 564
Posted By dann
Your example mimics that of a biased detective or...

Your example mimics that of a biased detective or prosecutor: Even before there's any real case, you have decided that the man has done what you have said he has done: raped and murdered a woman.
...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 11th March 2024, 07:06 AM
Replies: 2,138
Views: 311,188
Posted By dann
Particularly because it prevented her from...

Particularly because it prevented her from receiving the treatment that she was there to get:



I assume that they are talking about this kind of surgical closure...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 9th March 2024, 03:04 PM
Replies: 2,138
Views: 311,188
Posted By dann
This case, a 50-year-old woman, is obviously a TI...

This case, a 50-year-old woman, is obviously a TI (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_harassment)/EHS sufferer (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electromagnetic_hypersensitivity) even though the...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 8th March 2024, 05:54 AM
Replies: 2,138
Views: 311,188
Posted By dann
It's hard to tell from what the media writes. The...

It's hard to tell from what the media writes. The messaging from Säpo has been as inconsistent and confusing as reports about the 'Havana syndrome' six years ago.
Säpochefen efter gaslarmet: ”Helt...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 6th March 2024, 01:08 AM
Replies: 1,287
Views: 111,557
Posted By dann
Excess Mortality in Sweden, continued from post 1,283

Rapport om överdödlighet till och med vecka 3, 2024 (https://www.folkhalsomyndigheten.se/contentassets/4b4dd8c7e15d48d2be744248794d1438/rapport_overdodlighet_vecka_2024-3.pdf) ((Folkhälsomyndigheten,...
Forum: USA Politics 5th March 2024, 04:15 PM
Replies: 1,466
Views: 73,736
Posted By dann
Americans will probably have a hard time...

Americans will probably have a hard time understanding the story of Søren Pape Poulsen (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Søren_Pape_Poulsen).
I didn't know much about him until the obituaries when he...
Forum: USA Politics 5th March 2024, 05:06 AM
Replies: 326
Views: 18,704
Posted By dann
For those of you who missed out on this excellent...

For those of you who missed out on this excellent episode of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver:

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I fear that even though John Oliver repeated his offer this week and several news...
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 4th March 2024, 12:45 PM
Replies: 555
Views: 102,567
Posted By dann
Let's get back to the funny videos. A YouTube...

Let's get back to the funny videos.
A YouTube short:
"A real fight between a great master of non-contact fighting and an amateur boxer."
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Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 2nd March 2024, 04:19 AM
Replies: 2,138
Views: 311,188
Posted By dann
It has been a year...

It has been a year (https://www.internationalskeptics.com/forums/showthread.php?postid=14020223#post14020223) since the news broke that there was never any adversary with directed energy weapons...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 2nd March 2024, 03:36 AM
Replies: 2,138
Views: 311,188
Posted By dann
As if we didn't know already: It's not just for schoolgirls anymore!

Sweden appears to have had a 'syndrome' case last week:

Larm om gasutsläpp vid Säpos högkvarter – flera till sjukhus (https://www.svt.se/nyheter/lokalt/stockholm/insats-vid-sapos-lokaler-i-solna)...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 28th January 2024, 11:04 AM
Replies: 428
Views: 15,029
Posted By dann
When I use the link to the study, I get this:...

When I use the link to the study, I get this: "The Amazon CloudFront distribution is configured to block access from your country.
So I only know what the article says about it.
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 28th January 2024, 09:12 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 2,000
Posted By dann
Len Ber is back. He now insists that another...

Len Ber is back.
He now insists that another one of his made-up terms, in this case for the 'Havana Syndrome', "Non-Kinetic Brain Injury" (NKBI), is the correct one...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 28th January 2024, 08:50 AM
Replies: 2,138
Views: 311,188
Posted By dann
In post 2,119...

In post 2,119 (https://www.internationalskeptics.com/forums/showthread.php?postid=14231080#post14231080), I mentioned that Len Ber had presented the idea that elevated levels of "neurofilament light...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 28th January 2024, 08:09 AM
Replies: 726
Views: 29,932
Posted By dann
And speaking of John Snow: Primers...

And speaking of John Snow: Primers (https://johnsnowproject.org/primers/) (John Snow Project).
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 28th January 2024, 08:07 AM
Replies: 428
Views: 15,029
Posted By dann
“No one I know has Long Covid”...

“No one I know has Long Covid” (https://johnsnowproject.org/primers/no-one-i-know-has-long-covid/) (John Snow Project, Dec 13, 2023)

This story about one teenager's experiences with Long Covid...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 28th January 2024, 07:47 AM
Replies: 726
Views: 29,932
Posted By dann
'It's obvious that John Snow only came up with...

'It's obvious that John Snow only came up with his crazy idea because the government bribed him to do so! Unlike us, he never did his own research!'

By the way, somebody else deserves credit for...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 28th January 2024, 07:24 AM
Replies: 48
Views: 1,166
Posted By dann
Are you saying I should just put up with a sore...

Are you saying I should just put up with a sore shoulder for two days twice a year? For the rest of my life? You must be kidding!
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 28th January 2024, 07:05 AM
Replies: 428
Views: 15,029
Posted By dann
It has been clear since the beginning of the...

It has been clear since the beginning of the discussion about Long Covid (https://www.internationalskeptics.com/forums/showthread.php?postid=14238140#post14238140) that The Atheist thinks that Long...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 28th January 2024, 06:51 AM
Replies: 726
Views: 29,932
Posted By dann
I find it fascinating people know about the Broad...

I find it fascinating people know about the Broad St pump.[/QUOTE]


1. I'm not exactly people.
2. Before I posted it, I tried to find a sketch based on the idea. I was surprised that I didn't...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 28th January 2024, 05:40 AM
Replies: 726
Views: 29,932
Posted By dann
Estimated cumulative excess deaths during...

Estimated cumulative excess deaths during COVID-19, World (https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/excess-deaths-cumulative-economist-single-entity) (Our World in Data: Data source: The Economist (2023);...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 27th January 2024, 02:19 PM
Replies: 428
Views: 15,029
Posted By dann
The Swedes have discovered Long Covid - and that...

The Swedes have discovered Long Covid - and that it isn't due to any vested interest:

A few days of fever, a cough and a sore throat. A feeling of being a little "scruffy". Nowadays, many people...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 27th January 2024, 01:24 PM
Replies: 428
Views: 15,029
Posted By dann
Feel free to pretend that's what The Atheist...

Feel free to pretend that's what The Atheist meant!
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 27th January 2024, 06:50 AM
Replies: 48
Views: 1,166
Posted By dann
The removed breach of rule 12 article makes it...

The removed breach of rule 12 article makes it apparent that "vaccine fatigue" is more or less the same as vaccine hesitancy:




It is particularly interesting that the conclusion of the...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 27th January 2024, 06:13 AM
Replies: 428
Views: 15,029
Posted By dann
There's a word for that, but I am not allowed to...

There's a word for that, but I am not allowed to use it.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 27th January 2024, 06:08 AM
Replies: 726
Views: 29,932
Posted By dann
I think I'm guilty of expecting someone who...

I think I'm guilty of expecting someone who considers himself an expert on the subject to be up with the play. Mea culpa.

I only showed one case in Thailand, because it proves my point beyond...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 27th January 2024, 03:14 AM
Replies: 428
Views: 15,029
Posted By dann
And why do you think it's revenant what you think...

And why do you think it's revenant what you think in this context if that is all you've got without the least shred of documentation for anything? It's not a poll, is it?
There is more in the German...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 26th January 2024, 09:52 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 1,166
Posted By dann
I wasn't surprised to see the OP blaming COVID-19...

I wasn't surprised to see the OP blaming COVID-19 vaccines for vaccine hesitancy. It doesn't blame antivaxxers like RFK Jr. or Vinay Prasad. It blames C19 vaccines!

Antivaxxers have accused C19...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 26th January 2024, 09:48 PM
Replies: 428
Views: 15,029
Posted By dann
In 2023, sick leave in Germany once again...

In 2023, sick leave in Germany once again exceeded the record of 2022, which pushed the German economy into recession. This is reported by the "Rheinische Post" with reference to a study by the...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 26th January 2024, 08:01 PM
Replies: 428
Views: 15,029
Posted By dann
The NHS seems to be aware that Long Covid, much...

The NHS seems to be aware that Long Covid, much like AIDS/HIV, is not due to any "vested interest."
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 26th January 2024, 12:15 PM
Replies: 428
Views: 15,029
Posted By dann
The problem may be obvious, but it doesn't lead...

The problem may be obvious, but it doesn't lead to the conclusion that "People who think they have long covid have a vested interest in saying they have long covid."
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 25th January 2024, 05:32 PM
Replies: 94
Views: 2,350
Posted By dann
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Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 25th January 2024, 01:44 PM
Replies: 428
Views: 15,029
Posted By dann
Of course it doesn't debunk anything. It's a...

Of course it doesn't debunk anything. It's a pathetic paper. I was frankly shocked Nature published it. I ran across it because I was searching for info that explained the decreasing levels of long...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 25th January 2024, 01:42 PM
Replies: 428
Views: 15,029
Posted By dann
Article based on the study in Cell (see post 301...

Article based on the study in Cell (see post 301 (https://www.internationalskeptics.com/forums/showthread.php?postid=14243841#post14243841)):



In case anybody prefers a summary in German,...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 25th January 2024, 11:05 AM
Replies: 455
Split Thread: Homelessness Issues
Views: 7,655
Posted By dann
The renters can't all be addicts and psychotics,...

The renters can't all be addicts and psychotics, can they?! :confused:
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 25th January 2024, 09:25 AM
Replies: 726
Views: 29,932
Posted By dann
That's a contradiction. You really don't get...

That's a contradiction. You really don't get definitions, do you?[/QUOTE]


You really don't get texts, do you?

From post 648...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 25th January 2024, 06:20 AM
Replies: 726
Views: 29,932
Posted By dann
There's another word the minimizers don't...

There's another word the minimizers don't understand! :)
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 25th January 2024, 06:10 AM
Replies: 726
Views: 29,932
Posted By dann
No, it doesn't mean "completely eliminating the...

No, it doesn't mean "completely eliminating the pathogen in nature." Ebola has been eradicated a couple of times. So has Marburg virus.
They are still out there in nature.
However,



To...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 24th January 2024, 03:11 PM
Replies: 145
Views: 4,263
Posted By dann
Unhappy He's back! iSD7Wh1iyws

He's back!



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Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 24th January 2024, 09:39 AM
Replies: 428
Views: 15,029
Posted By dann
There is no "inability to test for diagnosis." ...

There is no "inability to test for diagnosis."
I have posted links to to articles about Long Covid tests recently: posts 299...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 24th January 2024, 09:07 AM
Replies: 455
Split Thread: Homelessness Issues
Views: 7,655
Posted By dann
Why not tell people about their reason for...

Why not tell people about their reason for sabotaging the building of a homeless camp...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 24th January 2024, 05:14 AM
Replies: 428
Views: 15,029
Posted By dann
His words, "They're absent from the workplace,...

His words, "They're absent from the workplace, they're absent from school. You don't really see them ...," remind me of a very short video I saw recently:

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Also from Ontario School...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 24th January 2024, 03:53 AM
Replies: 726
Views: 29,932
Posted By dann
Given that a couple of thousand people died of...

Given that a couple of thousand people died of covid, I'm intrigued as to how you think it was a success. We kept the virus aqt bay for one winter.[/QUOTE]


For those of you who don't suffer from...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 24th January 2024, 03:03 AM
Replies: 1,345
Views: 161,961
Posted By dann
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