90 Miles From Tyranny

Wednesday, February 2, 2022

The 90 Miles Mystery Box: Episode #1617

You have come across a mystery box. But what is inside?

It could be literally anything from the serene to the horrific,

from the beautiful to the repugnant,

from the mysterious to the familiar.

If you decide to open it, you could be disappointed,

you could be inspired, you could be appalled.

This is not for the faint of heart or the easily offended.

You have been warned.

Visage à trois #9

Three Videos For Your Viewing Pleasure:

Videos That Are:

Usually Short.
Usually Timely.
Usually Scraped, Gleaned And Pilfered From Social Media.

Quick Hits Of Wisdom, Knowledge And Snark #214

Quick Hits Of Wisdom, Knowledge And Snark #213

Biden's Infrastructure Bill Would Not Have Fixed Pittsburgh Bridge That Collapsed

During his trip to Pennsylvania on Friday, President Joe Biden vowed to fix “all” the bridges in the United States.

However, the Pittsburgh bridge that collapsed just before the president’s visit — and provided him with an infrastructure talking point — was not on the list to receive federal funding.

According to Fox Business, the city’s 2021 Transportation Improvement program created a list of infrastructure projects that would receive federal funding. The collapsed Forbes Avenue bridge over Fern Hollow Creek in Frick Park did not make the cut.

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation rates bridges on a scale from 0-9, with 9 denoting excellent condition, NBC News reported.

The Forbes Avenue bridge received a score of 4 for both its deck and superstructure, while the substructure was given a 6. Overall, the bridge was given a rating of 4, according to NBC News.

City officials did not address why the bridge was not on the list for federal funding despite its poor score. It was originally built in 1970, making it over 50 years old.

The National Transportation Safety Board sent a team of investigators to the scene of the collapse. The board said in a tweet that the team included NTSB Chairwoman Jennifer Homendy.

Members of the NTSB go-team examine collapsed Forbes Avenue bridge Saturday in Pittsburgh. pic.twitter.com/Slo2KPz2gE

— NTSB_Newsroom (@NTSB_Newsroom) January 29, 2022

Biden already had a trip to Pennsylvania planned on Friday to tout his newly passed infrastructure law, and the bridge collapsed just hours before he was scheduled to arrive.

The president amended his schedule to include a visit to the scene of the collapse, and he attempted to use the tragedy as a rallying cry for...

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Myocarditis from SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination is Caused by Cell Fusion Caused Spike Protein

While articles from Reuters and Factcheck.org from June claim otherwise, yes, the SARS-CoV-2 virus can cause cell fusion… that is, the fusion of two different cells. That makes the spike protein itself pathogenic.

Due to the misinformation spread by Reuters and FactCheck.org, the denial of the risk of myocarditis following SARS-CoV-2 vaccination continues even now - and indeed seems to be ramping up. So I though I would share with you the key references that demonstrate cell-cell fusion (syncytia) and implicate the spike protein as a pathogenic molecule as the cause. That is, the protein, not the virus, is the pathogen.

Note that many of these reference implications for SARS-CoV-2 infection, but the same conclusion applies to injection: the mechanistic studies do not use the virus, they use virus-like-particles (VLPs) with spike protein on the surface. Thus, the findings and conclusions of such studies apply equally well to vaccines that induce spike protein.

With conclusions such as “The SARS-CoV-2 spike protein can directly produce cellular damage” and “These data indicate that SARS-CoV-2 may cause cardiac damage by fusing cardiomyocytes”, the continued denial of vaccine causality must end, the so-called Fact-Checkers (aka “Narrative Minders” - thank you M.K. for that) - should retract their articles and issue apologies to the families and individuals hurt by vaccine-induced myocarditis as a result of their misinformation campaigns.

1. Highly Efficient SARS-CoV-2 Infection of Human Cardiomyocytes: Spike Protein-Mediated Cell Fusion and Its Inhibition (Link)

Navaratnarajah CK, Pease DR, Halfmann PJ, Taye B, Barkhymer A, Howell KG, Charlesworth JE, Christensen TA, Kawaoka Y, Cattaneo R, Schneider JW; Wanek Family Program for HLHS-Stem Cell Pipeline. Highly Efficient SARS-CoV-2 Infection of Human Cardiomyocytes: Spike Protein-Mediated Cell Fusion and Its Inhibition. J Virol. 2021 Nov 23;95(24):e0136821. doi: 10.1128/JVI.01368-21. Epub 2021 Oct 6. PMID: 34613786; PMCID: PMC8610601.

Abstract

Severe cardiovascular complications can occur in coronavirus disease of 2019 (COVID-19) patients. Cardiac damage is attributed mostly to the aberrant host response to acute respiratory infection. However, direct infection of cardiac tissue by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) also occurs. We examined here the cardiac tropism of SARS-CoV-2 in spontaneously beating human induced pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes (hiPSC-CMs). These cardiomyocytes express the angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) receptor but not the transmembrane protease serine 2 (TMPRSS2) that mediates spike protein cleavage in the lungs. Nevertheless, SARS-CoV-2 infection of hiPSC-CMs was prolific; viral transcripts accounted for about 88% of total mRNA. In the cytoplasm of infected hiPSC-CMs, smooth-walled exocytic vesicles contained numerous 65- to 90-nm particles with canonical ribonucleocapsid structures, and virus-like particles with knob-like spikes covered the...

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CRIME OF THE CENTURY: U.S. urges Pfizer to seek COVID vaccine emergency authorization for kids under 5, AP source says

WASHINGTON — U.S. regulators are urging drugmaker Pfizer to apply for emergency authorization for a two-dose regimen of its COVID-19 vaccine for children six months to 5 years old while awaiting data on a three-dose course, aiming to clear the way for the shots as soon as late February, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press Monday.

The company’s application was expected to be submitted as soon as Tuesday.

Early Pfizer data has shown the vaccine - which is administered to younger kids at one-tenth the strength of the adult shot - is safe and produces an immune response. But last year Pfizer announced the two-dose shot proved to be less effective at preventing COVID-19 in kids ages 2-5, and regulators encouraged the company to add a third dose to the study on the belief that another dose would boost the vaccine’s effectiveness much like booster doses do in adults.

Now, the Food and Drug Administration is pushing the company to submit its application based on the two-dose data for potential approval in February, and then to return for additional authorization once it has the data from the third dose study, which is expected in March, the person familiar with the matter said. The two-step authorization process could mean that young children could be vaccinated more than a month earlier than previous estimates, assuming the FDA and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention greenlight the shots.

The person spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive regulatory issues. The person said the decreased effectiveness of the two-dose vaccine was not unexpected given the emergence of the highly transmissible omicron variant of COVID-19. Allowing young kids to be vaccinated with a two-dose shot earlier would ultimately accelerate when they could get the expected stronger protection from a third dose.

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