Open (More or Less) Post on Covid 165

[ecosophia]

We are now in the fourth year of these open posts. When I first posted a tentative hypothesis on the course of the Covid phenomenon, I had no idea that discussion on the subject would still be necessary more than three years later, much less that it would turn into so lively, complex, and troubling a conversation. Still, here we are. Crude death rates and other measures of collapsing public health are anomalously high in many countries, but nobody in authority wants to talk about the inadequately tested experimental Covid injections that are the most likely cause; public health authorities government shills for the pharmaceutical industry are still trying to push through laws that will allow them to force vaccinations on anyone they want; public trust in science is collapsing; and the story continues to unfold.

So it's time for another open post. The rules are the same as before: 

1. If you plan on parroting the party line of the medical industry and its paid shills, please go away. This is a place for people to talk openly, honestly, and freely about their concerns that the party line in question is dangerously flawed and that actions being pushed by the medical industry and its government enablers are causing injury and death on a massive scale. It is not a place for you to dismiss those concerns. Anyone who wants to hear the official story and the arguments in favor of it can find those on hundreds of thousands of websites.

2. If you plan on insisting that the current situation is the result of a deliberate plot by some villainous group of people or other, please go away. There are tens of thousands of websites currently rehashing various conspiracy theories about the Covid-19 outbreak and the vaccines. This is not one of them. What we're exploring is the likelihood that what's going on is the product of the same arrogance, incompetence, and corruption that the medical industry and its wholly owned politicians have displayed so abundantly in recent decades. That possibility deserves a space of its own for discussion, and that's what we're doing here. 
 
3. If you plan on using rent-a-troll derailing or disruption tactics, please go away. I'm quite familiar with the standard tactics used by troll farms to disrupt online forums, and am ready, willing, and able -- and in fact quite eager -- to ban people permanently for engaging in them here. Oh, and I also lurk on other Covid-19 vaccine skeptic blogs, so I'm likely to notice when the same posts are showing up on more than one venue. 

4. If you plan on making off topic comments, please go away. This is an open post for discussion of the Covid epidemic, the vaccines, drugs, policies, and other measures that supposedly treat it, and other topics directly relevant to those things. It is not a place for general discussion of unrelated topics. Nor is it a place to ask for medical advice; giving such advice, unless you're a licensed health care provider, legally counts as practicing medicine without a license and is a crime in the US. Don't even go there.

5. If you don't believe in treating people with common courtesy, please go away. I have, and enforce, a strict courtesy policy on my blogs and online forums, and this is no exception. The sort of schoolyard bullying that takes place on so many other internet forums will get you deleted and banned here. Also, please don't drag in current quarrels about sex, race, religions, etc. No, I don't care if you disagree with that: my journal, my rules. 

Please also note that nothing posted here should be construed as medical advice, which neither I nor the commentariat (excepting those who are licensed medical providers) are qualified to give. Please take your medical questions to the licensed professional provider of your choice.

With that said, the floor is open for discussion.

Comments

Re: Erika checking in with a zillion thank yous...

[(Anonymous)]

Hi Erika,

I’ve been doing some exercises for the past two years using stretchy bands which have helped enormously with my knee pain/ osteoarthritis. My surgeon told me to wait on getting any knee replacement surgery because he would not guarantee it would stop the pain, and he could guarantee that it would diminish my range of motion. I’m happy to pass them along to you if you’re interested.

I also include you and James in my SoP daily, by the way.

Annette

Re: Erika checking in with a zillion thank yous...

[(Anonymous)]

yes, please do! e@erikalopez.com

thank you thank you for including both James and me in your SoP. wow. i'm honored. thank you so much. x

and your surgeon is the first i've heard who even CARES about range of motion. i know i haven't been able to WALK but that i can squat all the way down is a big deal for all movement and if i have artificial joints that unnaturally restrict that... well, it just seems WEIRD and i didn't wanna lose that and i didn't know WHY. i mean, who cares about squatting? i do. but it seemed unimportant to anyone else who's ever had knee surgery.

i'm heartened that i may be able to heal much of this on my own. this forum ...without it i'd be likely to go along with what "everyone" has said.

but yes; since i cannot do squats with weights right now or anymore, i'd like to see what you're doing.

(also...what if it DID go bad? you can't go back to your original knee. i'd rather learn how to work with what i've got. i just thought it was over til Scotlyn told me she's seen others heal)

thanks so much again for holding us in your heart and in the light.

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Re: Erika checking in with a zillion thank yous...

[(Anonymous)]

There might be folks who can benefit from knowing how DMSO can be included in a total health promotion plan and emergency response kit.

If you do not mind being poked with a sharp stick of knowledge about how powerful people treat disaster-affected people like something lower than dirt, I can recommend you read these two links.

https://www.midwesterndoctor.com/p/hurricane-helene-has-a-critical-lesson

https://www.midwesterndoctor.com/p/dmso-could-save-millions-from-brain

When I calmed down (temporarily) from MWD’s reports of “preferred vendors” deliberate blocking of community delivered aid efforts and other related hits of malevolent malfeasance, I went looking to learn a bit about uses of dimethyl sulfoxide to treat pain of the knee, other joints, lower back, feet, etc. There is a good deal of information available from herbal stores and all. It looks pretty powerful. And of course people will consult their consult their trained health care providers before taking such a quick acting pain reliever.

It might be well to shield your Inner Eye with anti-hate-glare filters just to speed up extraction of the useful info without becoming incandescent with futile rage. The malicious jerks ye shall always have with ye. Better to spread the healing balm over the Teachers’ feet instead of getting distracted by the wlmnaths, yes?

Also. for disaster preps:

https://www.midwesterndoctor.com/p/what-water-should-you-drink

Re: Erika checking in with a zillion thank yous...

[(Anonymous)]

Yes, I've been reading Midwestern doc on what's going down in NC and it's... no words for all this.

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