John Harwood @JohnJHarwood

endangering constituents for votes:

"DeSantis warned residents under age 65 against the new covid-19
booster, going against the advice of federal health officials who
recommended the shots.

"(His) call with doctors, opened with the title 'No way FDA.' "

https://twitter.com/JohnJHarwood/status/1702273803487678655

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On Thu, 14 Sep 2023 11:36:14 -0500
JAB <[email protected]d> wrote:

"(His) call with doctors, opened with the title 'No way FDA.' "

Elect a moron, get moronic advice. Too bad getting elected in Florida
means winning the battle of who can be the most Florida-Man.

Well fuck off Florida, enjoy higher than average fatalities. I really
can't be bothered to give a shit anymore. If you want the shot, get
the shot. If you don't want the shot, don't get the shot.

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On Thu, 14 Sep 2023 20:02:00 -0400
Retrograde <[email protected]> wrote:

On Thu, 14 Sep 2023 11:36:14 -0500
JAB <[email protected]d> wrote:

"(His) call with doctors, opened with the title 'No way FDA.' "

Elect a moron, get moronic advice. Too bad getting elected in Florida
means winning the battle of who can be the most Florida-Man.

Well fuck off Florida, enjoy higher than average fatalities. I really
can't be bothered to give a shit anymore. If you want the shot, get
the shot. If you don't want the shot, don't get the shot.

Some people in Florida are OK; you'd right off a whole state, and
leave the decent folk to drown? I'm concerned that your foreign policy
might be to "bomb them back into the stone age". This hasn't helped
e.g living conditions in Afghanistan for women - or anyone else there for
that matter. Has Iraq benefitted much since the demise of Sadam Hussein?
It's tricky spotting "the good guys" these days.


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Bah, and indeed Humbug.

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On Fri, 15 Sep 2023 18:00:35 +0100
"Kerr-Mudd, John" <[email protected]> wrote:

Some people in Florida are OK; you'd right off a whole state, and
leave the decent folk to drown? I'm concerned that your foreign policy
might be to "bomb them back into the stone age". This hasn't helped

No, you're right - I'm painting with a broad brush, and shouldn't.

I hereby send good wishes to the good people in Florida.

But my over all point remains, Want the shot? Get the shot. Don't want
the shot? Don't get the shot. So basically, ignore the moron
politician spouting advice that goes against the scientific method
while espousing ambition to do the same for the nation at large.

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On Fri, 15 Sep 2023 18:00:35 +0100, "Kerr-Mudd, John"
<[email protected]> wrote:

Has Iraq benefitted much since the demise of Sadam Hussein?

I'd have to scratch on this topic, but

"Under Saddam Hussein, Iraqis' standard of living deteriorated
rapidly. Iraq's per capita income had dropped from $3,836 in 1980
(higher than Spain at the time) to $715 in 2002 (lower than Angola). "

https://2001-2009.state.gov/p/nea/rls/rpt/60857.htm

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On Fri, 15 Sep 2023 18:00:35 +0100, "Kerr-Mudd, John"
<[email protected]> wrote:

This hasn't helped e.g living conditions in Afghanistan for
women - or anyone else there for that matter.

Sidenote

On October 24, 1975, 90% of the women in Iceland staged a strike for
equal rights and pay. They ceased working, cooking, cleaning, and
tending to their children, effectively bringing the nation to a
standstill. The men faced significant challenges. Supermarkets quickly
sold out of sausages due to their ease of preparation. Fathers
resorted to bribing their older children to care for the younger ones,
while some were compelled to bring their children to work, resulting
in reduced productivity.

Numerous shops and small businesses operated at only half capacity.
Schools had to close as a majority of the teachers were women. The
printing of newspapers halted since the majority of typesetters were
women. Flight cancellations ensued as most flight attendants were
women, and bank managers had to assume teller roles due to the
preponderance of female tellers.

One year later, Iceland enacted the world's first law guaranteeing
equal rights for women. Four years following this legislation, Iceland
made history by electing its first female president, Vigdis
Finnbogadottir, who served from 1980 to 1996, becoming the world's longest-serving elected female head of state.

According to the World Economic Forum, Iceland currently holds the top
rank globally for gender equality, a position it has maintained for
the past 11 years.

https://twitter.com/historyinmemes/status/1702839911349731777

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