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Cake day: July 2nd, 2023

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  • Here’s everything I know about this whole thing:

    There has been a lot of research into the subject but there’s also been unreliable data that is being used to intentionally misrepresent what has been found (hence the correlative vs causal relationships).

    So the current well agreed on science is:

    • All current fever reducing medications (and most other medications) are correlated with detectably increasing the chances of a child being born with autism, including Tylenol
    • Having a fever while pregnant is correlated with increasing the chances of a child being born with autism well beyond the level that Tylenol would pose
    • So, strategically using Tylenol would be the best way to mitigate all risks. Which is also what was the general recommendation was prior to this DoH announcement.












  • You’re completely right about the half-truths not being a good look for the left. It only serves to erode trust in media and rhetoric. The reason it worked for the right is because that type of propaganda works on idiots that don’t bother to investigate or can’t actually comprehend what is going on. It’s not going to have the same effect for those that haven’t fallen for the rights tricks.

    What we actually need is more truth to be reported and more democratic politicians to actually have a backbone or getting replaced by a leftist who does.


  • I completely agree with you about mixed use zones. If there are likely to be pedestrians in that area, then they should not be going over 15 MPH or whatever a reasonable speed is in that area. Those people are just negligent assholes.

    The 80 MPH portion was to just grab clicks. The bike likely cannot actually reach those speeds except during a freewheel test where you pick up the back wheel and pull full throttle, as other commenters have stated.

    Like you said, the reason that it was spotted, pulled over, and confiscated was because it was keeping up with traffic at 35 MPH. Why should that be illegal? Even if the bike could go 80 MPH, cars can go 110+ MPH and yet they aren’t pulled over for going 35 MPH. Why do these classes exist when bikes are forced to ride with cars and are punished for attempting to keep up with them?

    Ultimately, all I see are conventions/laws that are too old to apply anymore that are used to limit or punish anyone that isn’t using a car.