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Even Biden knows the press are the enemy of the people.
REPORTER: Mr. President, can I ask you a quick question about Israel before you drive away?
THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: No, you can't. Not unless you get in front of the car as I step on it.
THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: No, you can't. Not unless you get in front of the car as I step on it.
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https://www.usasupreme.com/horror-in...murdering-him/
I'm allow to go riot and be racist against black people now right?
or wait? should I paint this face everywhere and pray to him as my golden idol???
Horror In Texas – Video Captures The Moment Where A Convicted Black Man Abducts A Sleeping Toddler Before Brutally Murdering Him
I'm allow to go riot and be racist against black people now right?
or wait? should I paint this face everywhere and pray to him as my golden idol???
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No JoePs allowed.
https://www.foxnews.com/media/local-...wn-journalists
DIVERSITY IS OUR STRENGTH!
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Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot will grant interviews only to 'Black or Brown journalists,' local reporters say
Lightfoot joined Stephanie Ruhle on MSNBC on Monday
DIVERSITY IS OUR STRENGTH!
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not widespread over-reporting.
TWO NEW STUDIES FIND THAT COUNTS OF CHILDREN HOSPITALIZED DUE TO THE VIRUS WERE OVER-INFLATED BY 40%
By Kevin Ryan
Two studies published today have found that the number of pandemic-related hospitalizations may have been dramatically over-inflated.
Researchers looked at data from several children’s hospitals, including the fifth-largest in the nation, and concluded that 40% of childhood hospitalizations attributed to the virus had nothing to do with it.
The findings may have wide-ranging implications on other pandemic-related counts and statistics.
The first study looked at the fifth-largest children’s hospital in the country. It found that 58 out of the 146 positive test results (40%) in children were “incidental” in nature, meaning they had nothing to do with why the child was in the hospital. These were children who were in the hospital for fractures, surgeries, cancer treatment, etc. Yet they were nonetheless included in the pandemic hospitalization totals.
The second study looked at a children’s hospital in Northern California. It found that 53 of the 117 positive test results (45%) were in children who were in the hospital for other reasons. These cases were also nonetheless included in the pandemic totals.
The authors, Dr. Monica Gandhi, an infectious-diseases specialist, and Dr. Amy Beck, a professor of pediatrics, say the reason for the problem is that pandemic statistics are being taken from hospital databases that were only meant to be used for administrative purposes such as billing. “They were not designed to infer the prevalence and severity of an infectious virus.”
They say that their findings “underscore the importance of clearly distinguishing between children hospitalized with [the virus] versus those hospitalized for the disease.”
“It is critical that the risks to children be portrayed accurately,” Gandhi and Beck wrote. “Scientific and media reports that inaccurately portray the risk to children can do harm by alarming parents and providing justification for ongoing restrictions to in-person education and other programming.”
The inflated data continues to affect public perceptions and influence policies on schools, sports, and camp.
The authors also say that the issues they discovered may affect adult hospitalization rates and mortality numbers as well, and said reviews of the pandemic totals “will likely reveal the same findings across the country.”
By Kevin Ryan
Two studies published today have found that the number of pandemic-related hospitalizations may have been dramatically over-inflated.
Researchers looked at data from several children’s hospitals, including the fifth-largest in the nation, and concluded that 40% of childhood hospitalizations attributed to the virus had nothing to do with it.
The findings may have wide-ranging implications on other pandemic-related counts and statistics.
The first study looked at the fifth-largest children’s hospital in the country. It found that 58 out of the 146 positive test results (40%) in children were “incidental” in nature, meaning they had nothing to do with why the child was in the hospital. These were children who were in the hospital for fractures, surgeries, cancer treatment, etc. Yet they were nonetheless included in the pandemic hospitalization totals.
The second study looked at a children’s hospital in Northern California. It found that 53 of the 117 positive test results (45%) were in children who were in the hospital for other reasons. These cases were also nonetheless included in the pandemic totals.
The authors, Dr. Monica Gandhi, an infectious-diseases specialist, and Dr. Amy Beck, a professor of pediatrics, say the reason for the problem is that pandemic statistics are being taken from hospital databases that were only meant to be used for administrative purposes such as billing. “They were not designed to infer the prevalence and severity of an infectious virus.”
They say that their findings “underscore the importance of clearly distinguishing between children hospitalized with [the virus] versus those hospitalized for the disease.”
“It is critical that the risks to children be portrayed accurately,” Gandhi and Beck wrote. “Scientific and media reports that inaccurately portray the risk to children can do harm by alarming parents and providing justification for ongoing restrictions to in-person education and other programming.”
The inflated data continues to affect public perceptions and influence policies on schools, sports, and camp.
The authors also say that the issues they discovered may affect adult hospitalization rates and mortality numbers as well, and said reviews of the pandemic totals “will likely reveal the same findings across the country.”
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You silly geese. If Braineack cited sources, then we'd be able to look at other things which that source has written, and perhaps form conclusions about the veracity of the source.
In this case, Kevin Ryan is really interesting fellow. Here's his 30 minute conspiracy video drawing parallels between 9/11 and Covid:
So we're to believe that investigative journalism in the US just doesn't exist anymore? I think ProPublica does a great job with their long-form work for example. Hard to be beholden to corporate overlords when you're a non-profit.
A few good examples:
Hundreds of PPP Loans Went to Fake Farms in Absurd Places
https://www.propublica.org/article/ppp-farms
Inside TurboTax’s 20-Year Fight to Stop Americans From Filing Their Taxes for Free
https://www.propublica.org/article/i...taxes-for-free
A Nonprofit Promised to Preserve Wildlife. Then It Made Millions Claiming It Could Cut Down Trees.
https://www.propublica.org/article/a...cut-down-trees
A few good examples:
Hundreds of PPP Loans Went to Fake Farms in Absurd Places
https://www.propublica.org/article/ppp-farms
Inside TurboTax’s 20-Year Fight to Stop Americans From Filing Their Taxes for Free
https://www.propublica.org/article/i...taxes-for-free
A Nonprofit Promised to Preserve Wildlife. Then It Made Millions Claiming It Could Cut Down Trees.
https://www.propublica.org/article/a...cut-down-trees
Last edited by Spaceman Spiff; 05-19-2021 at 05:24 PM.
I joined the military in 2003, and I remember very well the message of, "We have to go get them over there, or else it's going to be an endless series of 9/11s, every week." The media and the government are natural bedfellows, because their mutual influence is advanced by public crisis.