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"My nonbinary 8-year-old was so mad & maybe so scared that they could barely look at me." This is an actual sentence. In an article in one of the most ostensibly esteemed publications in the country. The educated elite in this country have lost their minds
and by "their minds" I'm using plural, not nonbinary terms
I am aware that by critiquing some of these practices I am opening myself up to a whole new slew of hate. I'm ready for it! I got a lot of practice the past year.
I don't hate or judge anyone for their gender identity. I DO consider much of this to be nonsensical (literally - ie it does not make sense) when one truly thinks about it, and to be further entrenching gender stereotypes. And of course, there's the erasure of women's identity
There will be more to come on these subjects.
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This man wrote me an email (at 4am!) to accuse me of harming people by writing things he disagrees with. A few notes Dr. Quickel: 1) ideas don’t cause harm, and in fact a free exchange of different ideas is part of a robust and healthy society; 2/
Your assertion that public health trumps civil liberties is just that; and 3) you’ve failed to engage with any of the ideas, including the legal arguments or those about the exceedingly low risk that children face from covid, or that we’ve never mandated new EUA vaccines. 2/2
And finally, be careful what you write to a stranger in the middle of the night, as she might have a Twitter account with 40K followers. 3/3
nytimes.com/live/2021/11/1…
The New York Times shamelessly lies about the risk COVID poses to young children to try to shame McConaughey for questioning vaccine mandates for 5-11 year olds. 94 children in that age group have died, the majority w/underlying conditions. 1/
comparisons between existing school mandates and prospective covid vaccine mandates are inapposite. We've never mandated vaccines for children that haven't been tested for years. Never mandated EUA vaccines for ANYONE. 2/2
sorry this is actually a slight misstatement. EUA products have been mandated for the military, b/c there's a specific provision permitted the President to waive informed consent requirement for military members.
I'm going to write one thread about the v@x thing and then I never want to tweet about it again. Unfortunately I cannot cover this quickly. A primary driving force behind my decision was the realization that not being vaxxed was causing me far more stress than it was worth 1/
I didn't want to make this a political issue. It is a health issue, and I've always maintained that for many people, getting the vaccine is a wise choice. In that vein, I believe it was reasonable to assess my health as a whole - including emotional - & conclude that holding 2/
out was simply no longer worth it, on balance. I didn't "cave." I didn't "give in." I made a decision that was sensible in order for me to continue to best perform my job, which at this time primarily consists of legal contests to vaccine mandates & responding to the dozens 3/
Please watch my friend @TheEliKlein handle questions about why NYC's vaccine passport program is problematic & discriminatory. Very tough to watch the Leyenda lady, but I promise it's worth it.
after they end, the anchor says that some people claim that they've been discriminated against b/c they got healthy by getting the vaccine while others choose to remain unhealthy. Since when was health equated to a vaccine for a disease that hasn't even existed two years? 1/
pretty sure I am far healthier than the majority of vaccinated people. Utter absurdity to equate health with getting a COVID-19 vaccine
This is a long thread, but I think worth reading, about how governmental entities are trying to control covid-related dialogue (specifically about the vaccines). It starts & ends with this letter. @noorchashm is an immunologist at UPenn with over 2 decades' experience. 1/
He started a campaign called "ScreenB4Vacccine" based on his evidence-based belief that vaccinating people with natural immunity is not only unnecessary, but creates a heightened risk of adverse effects. The practice thus violates medical ethical rules, Noorchashm contends 2/
He is no stranger to one-sized fits all medical prescriptions and their potentially catastrophic effects, as his wife was a victim of precisely this practice: she died following a procedure that was conducted without adequate assessment of her individual circumstances 3/
this is going to be a long thread. CNN anchor Alisyn Camerota invited @bradbbaca onto a panel discussion with four people who are declining the vaxx. Brad asked me if I'd been asked, since we both were quoted in an Atlantic article about people who aren't getting the vaccine.
He decided to refuse to go on, but I agreed to go in his place and CNN agreed to have me on. I was surprised when I realized that the discussion was not live, but prerecorded. I had also not been told that a doctor was going to be coming in towards the end of the discussion.
I am recollecting to the best of my knowledge b/c I believe much of the exchange will be edited out. I explained my reasons for not getting the vaxx, first and foremost that I have natural immunity from having had covid & didn't want to take the vaxx from someone who needs it