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Dren posted:the immigration angle is so interesting to me given the current anti-immigration sentiment the political rhetoric about immigration is just PR. it should intensify as a scapegoat as things get worse, even while countries advertise immigration heavily in the global south. As for Covid eroding the labor capacity of the global south, I don’t think that will emerge as a problem for the west for a long time. like climate instability in the home country will be much worse, sooner. these are some reasons: part of the drain that PASC is causing in the global north is in social safety net benefit use. I’m not downplaying the suffering or gravity of symptoms, but people here still have somewhere to go when they can’t work anymore. immigrants will likely soon be ineligible for these benefits (more ineligible than now) and so will be basically required to work until they drop. then they’ll be deported or imprisoned and forced to labour there. as for whether covid will block labour supplies for us: nowhere is the impact of covid on the body universal. even if 90% of youths moving into the workforce are significantly impaired by PASC, the west will measure them all and determine which 10% to mine and take from that constituency. there are still hundreds of millions of bodies to snatch that way. a long runway to keep feeding nurses to music festivals and cruises. to amplify these effects, disasters and conflict will continue to weaken the civil society functions in the global south so that a country’s ability to resist western pillaging - which is already pitiful - will erode to nothing. every doctor, teacher, bus driver, warehouse worker, and all the rest will be subjected to the most predatory poo poo combined with worsening conditions at home.
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Feb 29, 2024 14:25
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toggle posted:i’m now on the k12 lozenge train. what techniques does everyone do with them? directions said to take one after brushing your teeth then wait 30mins. is that the general use case? one in the morning? My bottle from NOW says 1-2 lozenges 1-4 times a day, and to let them melt in your mouth. I haven't been good about remembering to take them, but I try to do so before work/if I go out, usually I managed one set of 2 a day. I do need to buy another bottle for my trip coming up... Also lol guess who will be near Polk County, FL soon. I'm pretty sure I had the vax (Mom wasn't antivax) but I may call the doc anyways. edit: or not, the now website is out of stock lol. There’s a store a ways away that might have some… -m. has issued a correction as of 17:26 on Feb 29, 2024 |
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Feb 29, 2024 17:20
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Amazon has the Honey K12 back in stock. I've been using Great Oral Health Probiotic while I wait for my delivery. Tastes good but it's mixed with other strains. Is all the worlds K12 made in New Zealand?
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Feb 29, 2024 17:27
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So with the new vax recommendations to get another shot (if you're 65+), feels almost like its gonna be harder for us young'uns (relatively) to get it. I should have gotten one last week, was holding out for exactly 6 months from last. I suppose the self-attestation that you are immune compromised is still in effect, although I don't know how that's going to play with insurance....
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Feb 29, 2024 17:50
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That meeting gave me a funny feeling with seeing people patting their back on solving one of the big issue of changing from "people over 65 years old MAY get an additional vaccine booster" to "people over 65 years old SHOULD get an additional vaccine booster" Like cmon that's really the best we can do? A language change?
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Feb 29, 2024 18:00
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NeonPunk posted:That meeting gave me a funny feeling with seeing people patting their back on solving one of the big issue of changing from "people over 65 years old MAY get an additional vaccine booster" to "people over 65 years old SHOULD get an additional vaccine booster" i like the commercials in NY that say you can prevent disease spread by "CONSIDERING wearing a mask"
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Feb 29, 2024 18:07
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My thoughts and prayers go out to myself during this difficult pandemic
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Feb 29, 2024 18:12
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dew worm posted:Amazon has the Honey K12 back in stock. Thanks for this. My kid isn't a big fan of the NOW strawberry, and I want something that I know she'll willingly take if she's exposed, but it wasn't available when last I looked. I bought four boxes.
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Feb 29, 2024 18:14
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I tried a k12 lozenge and it made my throat extra sensitive and angry, as if I needed a reminder that my immune system is a rabid dog hankering to go hog wild on my tender tissues. I don't even notice my breatheteq these days. Community acquired infection free for 1,551 days, guess I'll keep at it.
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Feb 29, 2024 18:17
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Strep Vote posted:I tried a k12 lozenge and it made my throat extra sensitive and angry, as if I needed a reminder that my immune system is a rabid dog hankering to go hog wild on my tender tissues. reminder that the proposed mechanism of action for strep k12 probiotics here is that the bacterium (though generally harmless) is covered in viral analog antigens that piss off your mucosal immune cells, so getting that kind of response is pretty much what i would expect taking one
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Feb 29, 2024 18:37
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The Oldest Man posted:reminder that the proposed mechanism of action for strep k12 probiotics here is that the bacterium (though generally harmless) is covered in viral analog antigens that piss off your mucosal immune cells, so getting that kind of response is pretty much what i would expect taking one Wait really? So if you don't get any reaction at all, is that a bad thing? .... asking for a friend
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Feb 29, 2024 18:50
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NeonPunk posted:Wait really? So if you don't get any reaction at all, is that a bad thing? .... asking for a friend i'd assume it's like every other immune system thing where the best answer is a big shrug and nervous smile, perceived symptoms are just too random and individual to be a reliable indicator of anything
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Feb 29, 2024 19:01
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The Oldest Man posted:reminder that the proposed mechanism of action for strep k12 probiotics here is that the bacterium (though generally harmless) is covered in viral analog antigens that piss off your mucosal immune cells, so getting that kind of response is pretty much what i would expect taking one Oh yeah, i know that, i just think they might not be for me! But they definitely activate the immune system! So if you guys don't feel anything, they're probably working and you are normal.
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Feb 29, 2024 19:19
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NeonPunk posted:Wait really? So if you don't get any reaction at all, is that a bad thing? .... asking for a friend No, I have subclinical autoimmune conditions and a slightly overactive immune system, i react strongly to antigens. E: hence why everyone has different reactions to COVID and the vaccines.
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Feb 29, 2024 19:20
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This was from yesterday, so it might have been brought up already, but The Atlantic wants to know, Why Are We Still Flu-ifying Covid? I'm kinda busy today, so maybe one of you can direct them to their own archive of reporting on how it's nbd anymore?
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Feb 29, 2024 21:51
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Strep Vote posted:No, I have subclinical autoimmune conditions and a slightly overactive immune system, i react strongly to antigens. E: hence why everyone has different reactions to COVID and the vaccines. You point out exactly why I won't be trying those anytime soon. My system is too unpredictable to dice roll with that.
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Feb 29, 2024 21:55
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an owls casket posted:This was from yesterday, so it might have been brought up already, but The Atlantic wants to know, Why Are We Still Flu-ifying Covid? I'm kinda busy today, so maybe one of you can direct them to their own archive of reporting on how it's nbd anymore? 
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Feb 29, 2024 22:02
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Snowglobe of Doom posted:Etc etc. Note that we have universal healthcare here so it's not the cost of treatment holding people back from seeking treatment and finding a diagnosis, they just plain give up after a while and go "Well I guess this is just my life now" Pre-covid I had a persistent cough after a viral infection for about a year. It eventually went away, but I didn't go to see a doctor until my sternum started hurting from the coughing. He gave me an anti-inflammatory, and I didn't think about it again. TLDR; if you're expecting people who think COVID is over to connect the dots, don't. I didn't see it posted here but the CDC recommended spring boosters yesterday for those 65+/at risk of severe COVID.
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Feb 29, 2024 22:20
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Raskolnikov2089 posted:
My friend who has been getting bounced around to specialists after being put into the hospital twice with blood clots and developed a bunch of weird autoimmune problems after having covid has been told not to get a covid vaccine or any other vaccine, because they can cause clots
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Feb 29, 2024 22:25
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the atlantic is a land of many contrasts, reminder ed yong wrote for it until last year
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Feb 29, 2024 22:30
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fosborb posted:oh the stars have certainly aligned
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Feb 29, 2024 22:30
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coworker has felt pins and needles in her elbows, knees, and back of hands. fleeting numbness in the same places doctor says it's "reactive arthritis" due to covid. "should" go away in 5-6 weeks weird that the flu can cause arthritis. maybe it was the vaccine
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Feb 29, 2024 22:30
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fosborb posted:I got Cain's Jawbone for Christmas, a murder mystery puzzle novel that's about 100 years old, where every page is printed out of order. first challenge is getting the pages back in order (every page ends on a complete sentence). second challenge is correctly identifying the 6 killers. that is loving dope, thanks for the reco
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Feb 29, 2024 22:35
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Mola Yam posted:american psycho business card scene of the doomthreads comparing charts
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Feb 29, 2024 22:38
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JAY ZERO SUM GAME posted:coworker has felt pins and needles in her elbows, knees, and back of hands. fleeting numbness in the same places this is classic pain free joints debt from sitting at home during the long lockdowns we had for years of covid
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Feb 29, 2024 22:41
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I’ve been seeing way more people masked in the parts of Seattle I’ve been in the past couple weeks. It’s setting off my personal “poo poo is real hosed” alarms.
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Feb 29, 2024 23:04
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Strep Vote posted:I tried a k12 lozenge and it made my throat extra sensitive and angry, as if I needed a reminder that my immune system is a rabid dog hankering to go hog wild on my tender tissues.
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Feb 29, 2024 23:22
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tuyop posted:as for whether covid will block labour supplies for us: nowhere is the impact of covid on the body universal. even if 90% of youths moving into the workforce are significantly impaired by PASC, the west will measure them all and determine which 10% to mine and take from that constituency. there are still hundreds of millions of bodies to snatch that way. a long runway to keep feeding nurses to music festivals and cruises. i hate how right this part sounds
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Mar 1, 2024 00:31
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Zantie posted:You point out exactly why I won't be trying those anytime soon. My system is too unpredictable to dice roll with that. Yeah, lol, I was wary and with good reason.
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Mar 1, 2024 00:33
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Pittsburgh Fentanyl Cloud posted:Forget about the plague, where can I go pet a prairie dog
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Mar 1, 2024 01:03
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Steve Yun posted:https://x.com/covidsafenetwrk/status/1747698558499725472?s=46 
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Mar 1, 2024 01:05
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Oracle posted:Man I thought I was the only person these things hated. probably doesn’t help that I’m officially allergic to milk now. I had a tonsil so swollen it felt like it was blocking off my throat one morning and my tongue was angry and thick. All the convenient care doc (who was masked so probably actively contagious) did was test me for strep then go ‘it’s probably something viral’ and offered me antibiotics. I was like ‘don’t antibiotics do nothing for viruses?’ and she just shrugged and left. Medical workers give zero fucks anymore. I've had problems with oral allergies (cinnamon mostly but also mango and avocado) since I was a kid and rinsing with some golden seal root powder in water helps with the swelling, etc. It tastes like someone put a bag of lawn clippings in a juicer, so be warned.
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Mar 1, 2024 01:11
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Gimme a fuckin black vflex.
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Mar 1, 2024 01:12
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tuyop posted:to amplify these effects, disasters and conflict will continue to weaken the civil society functions in the global south so that a country’s ability to resist western pillaging - which is already pitiful - will erode to nothing. every doctor, teacher, bus driver, warehouse worker, and all the rest will be subjected to the most predatory poo poo combined with worsening conditions at home. that's the Philippines already
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Mar 1, 2024 01:27
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My heart bleeds red but my mask bleeds black.
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Mar 1, 2024 02:07
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Strep Vote posted:I tried a k12 lozenge and it made my throat extra sensitive and angry, as if I needed a reminder that my immune system is a rabid dog hankering to go hog wild on my tender tissues. I’ve had a wild time with them. When I first started taking them my sense of smell improved and I got like, a rush. Taking them regularly, I’ve been having a snotty nose but weirdly, I feel better than I usually do.
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Mar 1, 2024 03:53
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Shiroc posted:I’ve been seeing way more people masked in the parts of Seattle I’ve been in the past couple weeks. It’s setting off my personal “poo poo is real hosed” alarms. been seeing more on buses and light rail as well so yeah poo poo is real hosed
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Mar 1, 2024 07:15
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thinking of dipping into the k12 lozenge game, which brand are ya'll using?
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Mar 1, 2024 07:17
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RIP the two AA batteries in my aranet4, thank you for your 624 days of service
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mags posted:interesting but IQ is bullshit Isn'r it decent for exactly this application? genericnick has issued a correction as of 08:51 on Mar 1, 2024 |
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