I've always maintained that I'm not profundly deaf, but hearing impaired, Gal.
Some things I can't hear at all, like that time you put up a music video and I couldn't hear Stewart Copeland drumming. I could hear lots of other musicians and I could see Copeland was drumming, but I have some frequencies missing, some partially missing, some okay.
Having seen the video you just put up, I agree now I can lipread, it does look like the man at the front is accusing Epps by shouting 'Fed' and pointing at him. It seems some cheering might have been for Epps' suggestion they enter the Capitol, and some for the 'Fed' accuser.
What does that prove? Where is the evidence that Epps is indeed a 'Fed'?
Could the 'Fed' accuser have been paranoid about being deliberately incited by the FBI, but incorrect?
Could the accuser have been sharp-witted enough to try and diffuse the call for storming the Capitol?
Could he have been a 'Fed' planted to discourage/psycholgically intimidate in the interests of diffusing a looming insurrection?
That's odd, because I heard Red Red Red. Try closing your eyes so you can't be prompted by the subtitles.
Perhaps that bit was cut off from the video cited later because of lip-reading potential. That's hw I'd cnfirm what they were really saying.
Somebody in the twitter video is heard saying, "I can't see that" when Massie was holding up the wee screen. This Fed chant isn't being made clear, but being implied, rightly, or wrongly.
I didn't see anything in this article that was definitve. Maybe people shouted Fed, Red, or something else; maybe Epps is a federal agent, has made a deal with law enforcement where he co-operates in exchange for information (his desire for people not to get hurt would be easy to manipulate), or something else.
The whole article is lead by implication, not evidence. Why make the point of being able to find out everything about Epps through social media including his plumber, if not to imply the journalists are in the know, even though they present no actual evidence that this old timer is a federal agent?
His age would be another thing that would be easy to manipulate. A twenty, or even ten year sentence, would mean he'd likely die in prison.
And two of them said it all, given they target adults with the mental age and capabilities of children aged 13 and under.
But hey, it's all about expressng outrage for self-gratification, so it doesn't really matter if the stimulus is gutter press fiction, or me pointing out how it's so clearly fiction.
You can slip from one to the other seemlessly for your fix of indignation.
They all have shortfalls in terms of effectiveness and duration. Even polio boosters are recommended when travelling to high risk areas despite three doses being 99%+ effective for a duration of at least 18 years.
The covid vaccines are doing exactly what they were supposed to do and should do: they provide a level of immunity which either prevents the disease, reduces symptoms to a less damaging, or fatal outcome and inhibits the spread due to decreased viral loads in breakthrough infections.
All vaccines, especially when under-resourcing means you can't vaccinate everyone at once, require vaccination strategies to quash outbreaks of disease. People refusing the vaccination in large numbers affects vaccination strategy, an essential part of controlling the spread.
The reason why there are so many covid breakthrough infections is because there is a worldwide pandemic and vaccination programme in progress. Even if every vaccine were 99% effective, 1% of the world's population is going to be a larger number than 1% of a relatively isolated epidemic outbreak. It's like one of those 'what weighs more, a ton of lead, or a ton of feathers' comprehension questions where you have to identify the salient parameters.
It's people like you who don't understand how vaccines/vaccine strategies work and spread false information who are creating the shortfall in vaccine uptake and effectiveness.
When I had covid symptoms back in April 2020 it was no picnic, either. It was painful and frightening.
It was still mild. I got off lightly, recovering with no medical intervention, or hospitalisation.
In August 2020 I had another viral infection involving a cough and fever, but it didn't seem so obviously like covid. I self-isolated from the first 'ahem' as a precaution, but by the time I thought it was maybe a second dose of covid it was too late to get a test in the post and I wasn't going to get on a bus to go to the testing centre.
I don't know for sure, but it's not beyond the realms of possibility that I had it twice. There have been some recorded incidents of people getting it twice.
Although there is some emerging evidence that the disease may lead to long term, or even permanent immunity, there is also evidence that suggests it's not guaranteed.
It looks to me like you've picked the outcome which best suits you, rather than actually having any direct knowledge.
Whilst I appreciate your cautiousness Mic, if you can pick up covid getting groceries, then you can spread it getting groceries.
I realise most of us have been grocery shopping and it hasn't always been possible to get deliveries due to demand, but perhaps there's an ethical difference between those who get the jab at the earliest opportunity and thse who chose not to.
I too had a side order of covid from grocery shopping and had the disease mildly. How did you establish that you were totally and permanently immune following your mild infection?
I don't think I'm appealing to others' humanity, Riz.
I'm asking a fair and pragmatic question.
For those who choose their right not to be vaccinated, what measures are they taking to ensure the human rights of those who choose to be vaccinated, or those who have no choice due to circumstances?
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RE: Revolver News investigative series on Jan 6
I've always maintained that I'm not profundly deaf, but hearing impaired, Gal.Some things I can't hear at all, like that time you put up a music video and I couldn't hear Stewart Copeland drumming. I could hear lots of other musicians and I could see Copeland was drumming, but I have some frequencies missing, some partially missing, some okay.
Having seen the video you just put up, I agree now I can lipread, it does look like the man at the front is accusing Epps by shouting 'Fed' and pointing at him. It seems some cheering might have been for Epps' suggestion they enter the Capitol, and some for the 'Fed' accuser.
What does that prove? Where is the evidence that Epps is indeed a 'Fed'?
Could the 'Fed' accuser have been paranoid about being deliberately incited by the FBI, but incorrect?
Could the accuser have been sharp-witted enough to try and diffuse the call for storming the Capitol?
Could he have been a 'Fed' planted to discourage/psycholgically intimidate in the interests of diffusing a looming insurrection?