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We do punish mechanics and airlines who cause crashes through financially-motivated negligence, though.

I did an overnight oximetry test for that a few months ago, it was apparently fine.

I had a similar situation, and definitely had anxiety, but I absolutely do not believe that explains everything. I had a temperature of 99.5-100.5 for several months after having "…

Prions are basically immortal. https://www.foodsafetynews.com/2015/06/researchers-make-surp... "...in 1985 when the Colorado Division of Wildlife tried to eliminate CWD from a rese…

What's the risk of contact with bats outdoors? I often go for twilight walks and see them flying from tree to tree. But I sometimes wonder if a rabid one could swoop by, scrape me …

You're comparing completely different statistics. The 3% is the infection hospitalization rate; in other words, the odds of being hospitalized once infected. The rates from your so…

Data shows that being vaccinated divides your odds of dying and being hospitalized from covid by about 10. There's no evidence I'm aware of showing that the vaccines create additio…

I'm guessing they didn't damage your organs, though.

I'm excited to hear the results of the pill among the vaccinated. Cutting the risk of severe symptoms among high-risk vaccinated people, and the risk of long covid for everyone is …

No, they're pro-vax because they observe that it's the socially and professionally high-status position to take.

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What can the United States really do? They produce 15% of global CO2 emissions. China produces 30%, and is building new coal plants every year. Its coal consumption has tripled sin…

You still haven't provided a source.

Source? It doesn't seem to be true for homicide. The US white rate is consistently between 3-4 per 100k, and the UK black rate is often above 5 per 100k. Either way, all this prove…

Citation badly needed. https://news.sky.com/story/amp/black-murder-victims-and-susp... 3% of the population and 13% of the murders in the UK. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1…

From your source: "Judging from exonerations, innocent black people are about seven times more likely to be convicted of murder than innocent white people. A major cause of the hig…

>Regardless, any system by which 8 percent of adult black men are in prison clearly has bigger problems Agreed. Any chance they're committing more crimes? Or over half of all murde…

I'd love to lock them up too.

Yes. >The entire system is built around punishing people for the rest of their lives, after having placed them in facilities with a social structure that encourages repeated issues…

Because an enormous swath of its population is dangerous, unfortunately. The only way in recent history the US managed to lower its violent crime rate was by locking up more people…

I'd rather all the people gaslighting the public by saying the vaccines are completely safe, totally worth any risk, "trust the experts", etc - when in reality young people seem to…

Put your life on the line for the community, comrade! And sign away your right to legal recourse should you die as a result. You're on your own! You owe the community your life, an…

Yes. We need a hell of a lot less destructive criticism that leads to war.

What a mistake this all was.