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Post by maayank » Mon, Mar 23, 2020, 10:27 PM UTC

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Post by baxtr » Mon, Mar 23, 2020, 10:40 PM UTC

The repeated recommendation to use a drug which has not been properly tested by the president of the most powerful nation on this planet seems inappropriate to me.

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Post by humpty_drumpfty » Mon, Mar 23, 2020, 10:41 PM UTC

Sooo... are we going to talk about the fact that the tangerine shit gibbon-in-chief of the United States shilled this drug on national television because he is so desperate to save his stock market?

Will he be charged with manslaughter, or at the very least, accessory to manslaughter? No? This is America.

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Post by enchiridion » Mon, Mar 23, 2020, 10:41 PM UTC

Did the chloroquine or COVID kill him? Did he even have COVID?

Feel like this might be "tourniquet kills trauma victim", not sure though.

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Post by thefounder » Mon, Mar 23, 2020, 10:41 PM UTC

humpty_drumpfty wrote: post #3

Sooo... are we going to talk about the fact that the tangerine shit gibbon-in-chief of the United States shilled this drug on national television because he is so desperate to save his stock market? Will he be charged with manslaughter, or at the very least, accessory to manslaughter? No? This is America.

Well, if you trust Trump with anything he says....

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Post by wolco » Mon, Mar 23, 2020, 10:42 PM UTC

Is there a story or just dive deeper into related but not story I wanted to go deeper with.

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Post by glitcher » Mon, Mar 23, 2020, 10:42 PM UTC

Yet another example of "words matter", and the potential consequences when leaders do not use careful consideration in their word choices.

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Post by [deleted] » Mon, Mar 23, 2020, 10:42 PM UTC

baxtr wrote: post #2

The repeated recommendation to use a drug which has not been properly tested by the president of the most powerful nation on this planet seems inappropriate to me.

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Post by npmaile » Mon, Mar 23, 2020, 10:43 PM UTC

Why not link directly to the banner health page? This article seems to be needlessly political given the drop of Trump's name. I'd gladly dive into an article about the president's rhetoric and its effects on public health, but this story is better served by the linked article (http://bannerhealth.mediaroom.com/chloroquinephosphate) which also explains how the couple may have aquired such a dangerous chemical, which I think is useful information.

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Post by nostromo » Mon, Mar 23, 2020, 10:44 PM UTC

Chloroquine is safe when administered by a doctor. It's also easy to overdose if you don't know what you're doing.

I'd hate to see people spread information about how dangerous Chloroquine is when it may be very useful treatment during this pandemic.