driver on 9/9/2021 at 15:58
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LOL, are there "non genuine" MENTAL ISSUES? :D :D :D
There's more than a few youtuber/twitch streamers/people of the internets who encourage their viewers to self-diagnose mental conditions and then see a series of doctors until they find one that will confirm what they've already concluded. That or abandon established medical routes and self-treat for their self-diagnosis. It's not hard to find people touting their self-diagnosis as some kind of badge of honour on their various social media profiles.
It's difficult to say how many of these are legit as I'm sure most haven't seen a professional at all, but could still have some kind of mental illness, but it does rather undermine those who have
legitimate mental conditions as people start becoming sceptical due to all the self-diagnosis rubbish.
I mean, sure, if you suspect you have some kind of mental condition, look up the symptoms and seek professional advice, but you shouldn't go to a doctor with a diagnosis and expect confirmation.
Starker on 11/9/2021 at 03:35
Don't know where to really put it, so I'll just drop it here in the garbage thread.
Eat you heart out, Black Mirror!
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The Activist is a competition series that features six inspiring activists teamed with three high-profile public figures working together to bring meaningful change to one of three vitally important world causes: health, education, and environment.
Activists go head-to-head in challenges to promote their causes, with their success measured via online engagement, social metrics, and hosts' input. The three teams have one ultimate goal: to create impactful movements that amplify their message, drive action, and advance them to the G20 Summit in Rome, Italy. There, they will meet with world leaders in the hope of securing funding and awareness for their causes. The team that receives the largest commitment is celebrated as the overall winner at the finale, which will also feature musical performances by some of the world's most passionate artists.
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“The Activist is a first-of-its-kind competition series that will inspire real change, as the series progresses from the United States to Rome for the Activists' final challenge at the G20,” said Hugh Evans, CEO and co-founder of Global Citizen. “The audience will see the Activists' passion and commitment for their causes tested as they petition world leaders to take urgent action to resolve the interconnected crises we face.”
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Jason Moyer on 11/9/2021 at 06:05
That is the funniest thing I've read in a long long time, my god.
Nicker on 11/9/2021 at 15:34
Survivor was the ruination of television...
Cipheron on 15/9/2021 at 15:35
The network is probably lapping up the criticism: that's a lot of free publicity.
In other news conservative talk show host Bob Enyart, who won a lawsuit against Covid restrictions, dies of Covid
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https://edition.cnn.com/2021/09/14/media/bob-enyart-death-covid/index.html)
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Conservative radio host Pastor Robert "Bob" Enyart, who swore off Covid-19 vaccines, has died from complications due to the virus, his co-host announced on social media Monday.
"It comes with an extremely heavy heart that my close friend and co-host of
Real Science Radio has lost his battle with Covid," said co-host Fred Williams on Facebook.
In October, Enyart won a lawsuit against the state of Colorado over its Covid-19 restrictions, CNN has reported.
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Enyart is one of several conservative radio hosts who passed away recently from Covid-19 complications after complaining about masks and expressing skepticism about vaccines. Dick Farrel, a Florida-based talk radio host, passed away from the coronavirus in August, as did Nashville-based host Phil Valentine, who 65 when he died. Marc Bernier, another Florida-based conservative radio host and an outspoken opponent of masking and vaccines, also died of Covid-19 last month.
In a way you can at least respect that. These at least aren't like those Republican politicians who made sure they, their families, and their top political donors all got priority access to the vaccines, while pandering to vaccine skepticism for their supporter base, like Republican Governor Ron DeSantis did.
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Several weeks ago, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis came under fire for allegedly giving early vaccine privileges to wealthy donors. The scandal divided the state in comment threads on social media platforms, with Republican voters shrugging off the accusations and Democratic voters taking issue with it. One such person involved in the accusations is former Illinois governor Bruce Rauner, a Republican who donated $250,000 to Ron DeSantis.
The donations came only about a month after his community received thousands of vaccines, enough for 1,200 residents of the affluent area of Key Largo. As this all unfolded, Floridians in other areas struggled to get their hands on vaccines, with long waiting lines at grocery stores like Publix and other vaccine sites, like CVS and other pharmacies. Even now, Publix will receive 1 out of every 4 vaccine doses, reports the Tampa Bay Times, but the state has no idea where the doses will go.
But Bruce Rauner wasn't the only person to make a hefty donation to DeSantis after his area, the Ocean Reef Club, received an abundance of vaccine doses. More than a dozen people so far are also believed to have given DeSantis massive donations right after the club was given its doses.
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https://crooksandliars.com/2021/09/ron-desantis-seems-agree-vaccines-alter)
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Gov. Ron DeSantis, who has turned Florida into a hotbed of Covid infections, stood and nodded as Darris Friend claimed vaccines alter your RNA during a press conference, without so much as a correction or clarification.
"The vaccine changes your RNA so for me that's a problem," Friend said. DeSantis stood there looking on, nodding and saying nothing.
That's the state of the Republican party now. An anti-vaxx nutjob takes over the podium, and Ron DeSantis one of the most powerful people in the Republican party just lets this guy fire off pure misinformation to his supporter base. Meanwhile behind closed doors he's passing out the vaccines to the rich faithful with deep pockets.
Pyrian on 15/9/2021 at 20:24
Quote Posted by Cipheron
In a way you can at least respect that. These at least aren't like those Republican politicians who made sure they, their families, and their top political donors all got priority access to the vaccines, while pandering to vaccine skepticism for their supporter base, like Republican Governor Ron DeSantis did.
There's a meme floating around that now you can see the exact point in the conservative hierarchy where they know it's all B.S.. The Fox News hosts on up are all protected, the radio hosts on down are not.
Cipheron on 16/9/2021 at 02:19
Quote Posted by Pyrian
There's a meme floating around that now you can see the exact point in the conservative hierarchy where they know it's all B.S.. The Fox News hosts on up are all protected, the radio hosts on down are not.
I was going to say they didn't get the memo, they're not invited into the group who gets the memos. But then I looked it up and there is actually a memo.
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https://www.theguardian.com/media/2021/sep/15/fox-news-vaccines-testing-tucker-carlson)
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The memo did not clarify when the daily testing would begin for unvaccinated employees or those declining to disclose their status, and a representative for the company did not respond to a follow-up query on the matter.
The story is that at FOX, 90% of staff are vaccinated already, the memo said so. And if you're not vaccinated, they're requiring you to do
daily Covid tests, which is a darn sight more intrusive and controlling than Biden's weekly testing request. So at FOX, not only are they mostly vaccinated, they're also coming down like a ton of bricks on anyone refusing to be vaccinated, much more so than Biden's mandate would require.
lowenz on 16/9/2021 at 07:03
The only consequence of this knowledge would be the creation of a new not "aligned / system prone" network (ahahahahah) doing the dirty work of Fox.
People WANT to believe Covid it's an hoax so politicians would always feed this negationist delirium to get easy votes. It's how "democracy" works.
heywood on 16/9/2021 at 19:51
I'm not surprised that Fox News, as an organization, still has one foot in reality. They are a big multi-national media company.
But we have no idea what the percentage is among the on-air "talent" and their producers.
It will be interesting to see where Fox goes in about two years, when the 2024 Presidential primary silly season starts up. Will they go back to being Trump's lackeys, or will they try to stay neutral through the nomination process?