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To be fair, it's difficult to convey deep scientific concepts in a short comic.
Randall has done a number of different climate strips, each one having a different theme. # 1225, for instance, happens to look at the precise topic as the article you linked to- the most recent glacial maximum, 21,000 years ago:
A big challenge in having conversations about this topic is that it has become highly politicized. As a result, people tend to have (or, at least, express) highly exaggerated opinions on the subject. Of those who are sufficiently interested in the topic of global warming / climate change to participate in conversations about it, a vast majority seem to be predisposed to fall into either the "OMG, THIS IS A MASSIVE CRISIS, WE MUST EAT BUGS AND GIVE UP ALL MODERN COMFORTS" camp, or the rival "Man, this is all just a hoax, calculated by The Government to get everyone to submit" one.
The truth is likely somewhere in between these two extremes. Is AGW a hoax / fabrication? There seems to be very strong correlation which suggests that it is not. Are politicians, corporations, and other SIGs opportunistically taking advantage of the potential threats which it poses for their own gain? Without a doubt.
But, compromise positions rarely satisfy those with extreme beliefs.
Randall has done a number of different climate strips, each one having a different theme. # 1225, for instance, happens to look at the precise topic as the article you linked to- the most recent glacial maximum, 21,000 years ago:
A big challenge in having conversations about this topic is that it has become highly politicized. As a result, people tend to have (or, at least, express) highly exaggerated opinions on the subject. Of those who are sufficiently interested in the topic of global warming / climate change to participate in conversations about it, a vast majority seem to be predisposed to fall into either the "OMG, THIS IS A MASSIVE CRISIS, WE MUST EAT BUGS AND GIVE UP ALL MODERN COMFORTS" camp, or the rival "Man, this is all just a hoax, calculated by The Government to get everyone to submit" one.
The truth is likely somewhere in between these two extremes. Is AGW a hoax / fabrication? There seems to be very strong correlation which suggests that it is not. Are politicians, corporations, and other SIGs opportunistically taking advantage of the potential threats which it poses for their own gain? Without a doubt.
But, compromise positions rarely satisfy those with extreme beliefs.
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Who benefits from setting fires at three different oil refineries run by Pemex, the Mexican state-owned petroleum company, in a single day?
https://www.reuters.com/business/ene...ay-2023-02-24/
Its like gravity. I don't need to prove that it's true, but I have faith there are gravitons *exist* despite us not finding one yet because things obey a set of observations very reliability in a similar way to other wave/particle functions do in physics.
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2019: Covid-19 is released from a lab in China and quickly spreads across the planet.
2020: A significant increase in heart attacks in young, healthy people is noticed.
2021: Widespread vaccination against Covid-19 begins happening.
2023: "Clearly, the vaccines are responsible for this increase in heart attacks."
2020: A significant increase in heart attacks in young, healthy people is noticed.
2021: Widespread vaccination against Covid-19 begins happening.
2023: "Clearly, the vaccines are responsible for this increase in heart attacks."
2019: Covid-19 is released from a lab in China and quickly spreads across the planet.
2020: A significant increase in heart attacks in young, healthy people is noticed.
2021: Widespread vaccination against Covid-19 begins happening.
2023: "Clearly, the vaccines are responsible for this increase in heart attacks."
2020: A significant increase in heart attacks in young, healthy people is noticed.
2021: Widespread vaccination against Covid-19 begins happening.
2023: "Clearly, the vaccines are responsible for this increase in heart attacks."
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I'm just going off of the data cited by the interview / article published by CBS. Roughly a 20% increase in adults 25-44 during 2020 (relative to 2019), continuing upwards to about 30% by the end of 2021.
I'd like to review those sources. We did see an uptick in '20 in that age group but it was a lot of suicide and substance abuse. So the question is should that data be vetted: how much of that is stuff like 'cardiac arrest due to OD' and how much of the newer '21-'22 uptick is more shall we say upstanding members of society and 'cardiac arrest cause unknown'.
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2019: Covid-19 is released from a lab in China and quickly spreads across the planet.
2021: Widespread vaccination against Covid-19 begins happening.
2021: A significant increase in heart attacks in young, healthy people is noticed.
2023: "Clearly, the vaccines are responsible for this increase in heart attacks."
2021: Widespread vaccination against Covid-19 begins happening.
2021: A significant increase in heart attacks in young, healthy people is noticed.
2023: "Clearly, the vaccines are responsible for this increase in heart attacks."
There's a particular vaccination that's indisputably linked to myocarditis, that just so happened to be given out, for free, like candy in 2021, 2022, 2023.
but it was definitely the mild coronavirus that broke your heart. But just for fun, google “linked to heart attacks/strokes/blood clots” and read the countless articles trying to pinpoint the source over the last two years. Keeping in mind that we all know the source -- covid-19 -- of course!
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so is it not masking?
or too much vaping?
Just bad sleep?
https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/med...520f82468db7b0
Story by Talker News • Feb 15
because they are black? or because of pre-existing damaging heart conditions?
https://www.wxyz.com/news/ask-dr-nan...young-athletes
watching a movie?
artificial sweetners?
https://slaynews.com/news/artificial...experts-claim/
watching the super bowl?
https://abc7.com/super-bowl-heart-at...gist/11550798/
gas stoves?
climate change?
video games?
https://www.webmd.com/children/news/...cks-kids-study
marital stress?
https://nypost.com/2022/10/31/marita...ly-yale-study/
hypertension?
christmas time?
nano particles?
https://www.iqair.com/us/newsroom/ai...cles-in-hearts
beautiful women?
https://www.ctvnews.ca/beautiful-wom...finds-1.509191
heart attacks in youth is up 30% post-covid, I've read every "explanation" under the roof except the elephant.
Conspiracy theorists are batting 1000, but this one they finally struck out on. okay, joe.
or too much vaping?
Just bad sleep?
https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/med...520f82468db7b0
Bad sleep may raise risk of this type of heart condition: study
Story by Talker News • Feb 15
because they are black? or because of pre-existing damaging heart conditions?
https://www.wxyz.com/news/ask-dr-nan...young-athletes
The first is the most common in young people and that’s hypertrophic cardiomyopathy...
Next is coronary artery abnormalities...
Other causes are myocarditis...
...
Lastly, parents should be aware that male athletes are at greater risk than females, especially African American athletes...
Next is coronary artery abnormalities...
Other causes are myocarditis...
...
Lastly, parents should be aware that male athletes are at greater risk than females, especially African American athletes...
watching a movie?
artificial sweetners?
https://slaynews.com/news/artificial...experts-claim/
Artificial Sweeteners Behind Spike in Sudden Deaths, Heart Attacks, ‘Experts’ Claim
watching the super bowl?
https://abc7.com/super-bowl-heart-at...gist/11550798/
Super Bowl game may trigger heart attacks, doctors warn: 'Manage your expectations'
gas stoves?
climate change?
video games?
https://www.webmd.com/children/news/...cks-kids-study
marital stress?
https://nypost.com/2022/10/31/marita...ly-yale-study/
hypertension?
christmas time?
nano particles?
https://www.iqair.com/us/newsroom/ai...cles-in-hearts
These ultrafine particles, or nanoparticles, are released from a wide range of pollution sources, including vehicle exhausts, brake systems and industry. The scientists warn that exposure to these metal-rich particles appears to be directly associated with early and significant heart inflammation and cardiac damage.
beautiful women?
https://www.ctvnews.ca/beautiful-wom...finds-1.509191
But a new study says one-on-one contact with an attractive female might also be harmful to men's health, raising stress hormones to dangerously high levels.
And when men are in the presence of a beautiful stranger they view as "out of their league," the risks are even higher, with cortisol levels rising so high that heart attacks and strokes become real possibilities, the Spanish researchers found.
And when men are in the presence of a beautiful stranger they view as "out of their league," the risks are even higher, with cortisol levels rising so high that heart attacks and strokes become real possibilities, the Spanish researchers found.
heart attacks in youth is up 30% post-covid, I've read every "explanation" under the roof except the elephant.
Conspiracy theorists are batting 1000, but this one they finally struck out on. okay, joe.
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meanwhile, Trump still living rent free so the media doesn't have to admit the failures of their lord and saviors.
The Washington Post reviewed “every possible regulatory change” that was made under the Trump administration and found that none of them contributed to the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio.
“We decided to examine every possible regulatory change made under Trump that could be related to the accident and assess whether it could have made an impact,” read a review published Monday by Glenn Kessler at the Washington Post.
“We decided to examine every possible regulatory change made under Trump that could be related to the accident and assess whether it could have made an impact,” read a review published Monday by Glenn Kessler at the Washington Post.