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Apr 2, 2022Liked by Graham Seibert

My, my. We can agree on so many points. It remains fascinating to hear of your observations and your daily life. My Uncle of WWII told me of the depredations of Russian troops and how disgusted our soldiers were about their near primitive actions. Apparently nothing has changed much as the conscripts attempt to supplement their income. I noted elsewhere that cases of vodka ought to be air delivered in order to shorten the war.

It is only because we have become so insanely wealthy that we need 5G to allow more users more time wasted on small computers to entertain ourselves. This started when we no longer needed to haul water for daily life, which really wasn't so long ago. That freed many hours to create for some and to become selfish and lazy for others, me in both camps. Imagining all sorts of conspiracies, some of which might be true, is a luxury of modernity. As we age and understand what remains important, those children and their development are critical. Our evolution continues, as does nature.

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Kolomoyskyi has about $3.5 billion, he could spring for 1000 cruise missiles at $1 million each, that's $1 billion, and really would put a crimp in Vlad's plans. He might as well, because if Vlad wins, Igor is toast.

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wait until our side responds to the Ivermectin trial.

They will tell us where the lies and the cheating are.

We've had enough experience now to know what's meant by the double blind study 'gold standard'.

In our naivete and because of the way they improperly put it to us we've thought it meant that any double blind study was therefore a totally believable study in its findings.

The truth, of course, is that it being 'double blind' has no direct relevance to that whatever.

You can quite easily construct double blind studies that will unfailingly deliver whatever results you wish.

And they do. And did.

'double blind' simply answers the question: 'how can we be sure no one knows who got what?'.

In theory.

Even then, of course, in practice, it doesn't. Because people cheat and are slack in following procedures.

But it doesn't matter who knows who got what if your study is set up to suit your ends.

If you know ivermectin is ineffective once the virus has got in the cells then load the study with infected people. for instance. they've done that in some studies.

and more. much more.

they're cleverer than I and it's their field of expertise. I can't make up examples but there's plenty already have been discovered.

and, my point, all under this blanket umbrella of 'double blind, giving them an initial supposed claim to authority. which they totally don't deserve.

Dr Kory going to work and curing thousands of patients with ivermectin is not a double blind study but it is pragmatic evidence.

He could have it wrong in his judgement of what/how/why it worked. Maybe it was the interaction ivermectin with zinc and so on...

Doesn't matter.

Sensible people would follow his regime as closely as possible and start curing people. Resort to asking Dr Kory if they don't get his results. Cooperative. Search, discover, try.

Insane people forbid anyone to use his protocols. His main medication: Ivermectin.

And pull our any 'double blind' study and quote its findings as the word of god.

That's simple irrational wickedness. Don't need any double blind studies to see that.

I'll bet they'll pull this 'study' to pieces and find its another shabby and shameful attempt by authoritative medicine to deceive us. I bet.

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Apr 2, 2022Liked by Graham Seibert

You are asking all the right questions. This is the sign of an agile mind, in my opinion.

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Ventilators is a whole different topic. This Todd Callender has a whole riff on them about 15 minutes in. Suggest you take note of his points and offer rebuttals.

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Apr 2, 2022·edited Apr 2, 2022

Graham, like many codgers (myself included) you suffer from increasingly severe confirmation bias.

On many topics, you and I agree: I don’t think it helps first and second graders to be taught about sexuality — LGBT or straight hetero, for that matter. It’s probably more confusing than elucidating for young children. First things first: 2+2 = 4, “See Spot run.”

I don’t know who’s right about COVID19. Maybe you, maybe not. We’ll find out if 5G waves activate two-foot long blood clots at some point, I suppose. I’ve not been able to confirm a 40% increase in deaths reported by insurance companies related to the vaccinations.

But I respect that it’s your decision not to vaccinate or your family … because I am a Liberal, that shares its root with liberty, and I think you should have as much of that as me.

If you are wrong and there’s a tragedy because of that, you will own it. If I am wrong and there’s a tragedy, I will accept it.

On climate change, I’ll just say “you are wrong.” Over the 40 years I’ve lived in the mountains of Central Oregon, I’ve watched glaciers disappear from the Cascades outside my windows. Wells are going dry. These are facts, not opinion, and certainly more relevant than your “I have not gotten any hotter, and despite claims to the contrary I don't see much evidence of it.”

You don’t see much evidence of it because you don’t look. That’s confirmation bias.

I can’t tell you how much I appreciate your on-the-ground reporting from Ukraine, and sharing the blogs of others. It has given me a far more accurate picture than anything I get from the mainstream media.

I also appreciate your strength, family values, and … honesty. Without that, there can be no learning, for either of us.

~ Erik Dolson

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Getting back to Ukraine for a moment. As confusing as this war is and even with no end in sight, I am wondering what your thoughts are regarding the returning refugees? For instance, are you and your family prepared to take in Ukranians who are returning to their bombed out homes and apartments? Are others in Kyiv and throughout Ukraine doing the same? Is the government taking the lead or planning this far ahead?

Even more to the point with your computer skills you seem to be an ideal candidate to host a web site dedicated to matching returning refugees with families willing to "sponsor" others for 3, 6, or even 9 months.

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