Honestly, I blame Ophra Winfrey for propping up that quack TV host.
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hopesdead@startrek.website 2 weeks ago
Maxxie@piefed.blahaj.zone 2 weeks ago
alt_xa_23@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
The behind the bastards episodes on Oprah were enlightening
Bebopalouie@lemmy.ca 2 weeks ago
Anyway what about the epstein files?
PNW_Doug@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
The was quite literally the playbook of Andrew Wakefield when he published the 1998 fraudulent paper in the Lancet that purported to link MMR vaccines to autism, kicking off our entire modern round of anti-vax nonsense.
He stood make millions selling test kits to people suddenly fearful of vaccination, IIRC. They’re all scum, seeking to rake in money on the very fears they’ve stoked.
starlinguk@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
The entire antivaxx movement has 7 people at its core, all of whom have something to sell.
VivianRixia@piefed.social 2 weeks ago
Wait iHerb is a Dr. Oz company? Dang, I’ve used them several times, gotta remember to avoid them in the future
Dionysus@leminal.space 2 weeks ago
It’s a really bad move by iHerb. They made him a brand ambassador or some shit in 2023. The company was doing fine then they had to get in bed with Brainworms’ buddy.
You can find all sorts of info on the press releases. Bunch of really lame brain marketing bullshit.
jeanofthedead@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
Regardless of who owns it, I’m not sure I would trust any other supplement marketplace. I’m never buying supplements from Amazon ever again.
PunnyName@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Kirkland Brand is fine.
SeptugenarianSenate@leminal.space 2 weeks ago
Speed running government distrust so they can begin auctioning off the public sector and taking their sweet cut
DeathsEmbrace@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Finally we are seeing real American healthcare. This was never about healing or helping people and this is the real reason why we make so much drugs.
ZILtoid1991@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Could have been worse, like realizing it’s genetic and issuing mandatory sterilizations to both the autistic people and their parents.
fossilesque@mander.xyz 2 weeks ago
There’s still time!
notsosure@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
It is men taking power over women and deciding how they should be treated. What else to expect from a rapist?
coffeeng@fedia.io 2 weeks ago
Not iHerb! That’s my go to shop. Any alternative to recommend?
EtAl@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 weeks ago
I know! Is the only way to get decent peanut butter in some countries. Guess I’m going to have to learn how to make peanut butter.
starlinguk@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
EBay.
Midnitte@beehaw.org 2 weeks ago
DarkFuture@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Everyone knows we’re not coming back from this, right?
Pandora’s Box is open. Cat is out of the bag. Genie is out of the bottle.
Bury all these fucks 6 feet under and it’s still already too late. The institutions have been weakened. Brains have been rotted. Copycats will step up to fill the vacuum. Congress is still infected. It’s over.
It’ll be like the end of Return of The King. It’ll take a while, but it’s still the ending.
ZombiFrancis@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
Ugh, and folinic acid is just a vitamin that can, in some cases and conditions, help with some language processing issues.
Like it can help with apraxia. It’s not a cure for autism. Or anything.
notsosure@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
It’s just a vitamin. Like taking vitamin E against cancer. You couldn’t make this shit up.
AdolfSchmitler@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
And when these MAGA morons give their autistic kid “the cure” and it doesn’t work they’ll blame democrats for “tainting it” or some stupid bullshit idk I fucking hate it here
Inucune@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
They don’t think [the rest of this post has been omitted for being redundant]
jubilationtcornpone@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
Apparently someone of Kenvue Inc. (owner of the Tylenol brand) forgot to pay the bribe.
Next week it will be some random product that Bayer makes that may or may not be linked to autism.
RhondaSandTits@lemmy.sdf.org 2 weeks ago
I knew it was gonna be dumb, but fuck-a-duck! I was not expecting fucking Tylanol to get blamed
Kirp123@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
So are they going to ban Tylenol? Isn’t it one of the most common OTC painkillers?
thejml@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
I believe they say it’s only for the pregnant mothers taking it causing autism to their unborn babies.
This perfectly fits into all MAGA’s Project 2025 tenants:
- Women don’t matter and Women’s healthcare should be reduced and their bodies controlled
- Don’t care about babies that have been born, just the unborn ones
- Blame things without any evidence to enforce solutions that profit the companies who pay into the administration and people who have been appointed there.
theneverfox@pawb.social 2 weeks ago
Don’t forget children! So many kids are going to get brain damage or die because Trump just went up with a bunch of disgraced doctors and told people not to give any fever reducers unless absolutely necessary
shalafi@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Moving forward, the CDC will merely advise against pregnant mother’s taking acetaminophen. Dumb, but not the bog deal many are making it out to be. The antivax shit is 10,000 times worse.
jjjalljs@ttrpg.network 2 weeks ago
The damage to trust in the US’ institutions and government is tremendous, and will not likely be repaired in our lifetimes.
LaterRedditor@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Sorry, only cocaine from now.
FoxyFerengi@startrek.website 2 weeks ago
I think this is based on poor understanding of genetics. A lot of neurodivergent people have mutations in a gene (MTHFR) that deals with processing folate. Taking folic acid if you have decreased ability to process it can actually cause health problems. I’m not sure what the difference is for folinic acid, but this just all sounds very pharma-bro and unscientific to me
TeraByteMarx@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 weeks ago
You should watch hbomber vid on vaccines and autism if you are prepared for a bit of rage. It’s def not based on any science or any poor understanding
FoxyFerengi@startrek.website 2 weeks ago
My brain doesn’t handle videos very well, what’s the summary?
bluebadoo@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
I did an undergrad report on MTHFR in regards to how smoking reduces folate levels which can lead to birth defects in babies whose mothers smoked during pregnancy. Did not know about the neurodivergence connection! Might give that avenue a read
_thebrain_@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
Grifters are going to grift. Using the government to grift doesn’t surprise me.
What hurts the most is how many people are so desperate that they are going to buy into some snake oil and not actually get any help.
58008@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Fuck clipping health insurance CEOs and college-touring bigots, these are the ones…
Cat_Daddy@hexbear.net 2 weeks ago
Buy the dip on tylenol
takeda@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 weeks ago
Acetaminophen (ingredient in Tylenol) has patent that already expired, so anyone can produce it. Yeah, Johnson and Johnson owns the brand, but at this point I don’t think it would affect their stock.
ragebutt@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 weeks ago
Kenvue (parent of j&j) is primary manufacturer of Tylenol and their stock hit record low right before the Trump speech actually
BilboBargains@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Excellent news. Autism finally squared away. We can dedicate our scientists to finding a cure for trumpism.
ArchmageAzor@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
It’s like they’re trying to be fascists but they’re so bad at it. All they can do is run around and jerk each other off while telling their goons to go harrass minorities
staph@sopuli.xyz 2 weeks ago
What the hell are those faint watermark looking things on the image?
DERRALEXANO@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
smudgey bulletproof glass
staph@sopuli.xyz 2 weeks ago
No over the whole screenshot. Open the full image, it’s a lot of text
Maxxie@piefed.blahaj.zone 2 weeks ago
Dreading when USA Thalidomide moment comes
SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 2 weeks ago
most pregnant women have been taking folic acid supplements for 40 years.
childOfMagenta@jlai.lu 2 weeks ago
Look it works, I have never seen a pregnant autist. Check mate!
… /s
kungen@feddit.nu 2 weeks ago
How can “Dr. Oz” sell folinic acid? Isn’t it prescription-only in the US?
ragebutt@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 weeks ago
Leucovorin is the prescription version and is much higher dosage (mg range) whereas supplements are much lower (mcg range). This potentially clears a path for Dr oz to sell way more folinic acid (like literally 1000x more) or opens the door for a few manufacturers of generic leucovorin (gsk is the original but basically abandoned it years ago)
kungen@feddit.nu 2 weeks ago
But it’s literally the same substance… weird stuff.
Furbag@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
I keep forgetting to comment this, but does anyone else remember RFK jr setting a September deadline for “curing Autism”? Like, I remember it being a big deal at the time because that’s not really how science works. Right wingers tried to contrast it with Biden claiming he would find a cure for cancer, but he didn’t set himself an arbitrary deadline to make that happen.
How suspicious is it that he nailed his deadline window for discovering the “cause” and now has a bogus cure in the chamber as well? Nevermind the fact that they don’t provide any actual evidence of any of these claims.
Sanctus@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Hey its that scene from Sweeny Todd where they sell piss, but its the government. Meat pies anyone?
13igTyme@piefed.social 2 weeks ago
That’s what happens when a snake oil salesman is given a government job.
yumpsuit@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Draining the Swamp so they can Milk the Snake 🤯
RVGamer06@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
Milking snakes, you say?
insert busty furry snake