Anti-vax Olympic gold medalist Szilveszter Csollany dies of Covid, aged 51 Szilveszter Csollany won gold on the rings at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games https://www.independent.co.uk/sport...id-szilveszter-csollany-hungary-b2000002.html
Let's take a look at the "mass formation psychosis" nonsense being pushed by anti-vaxxers... Discredited 'mass formation psychosis' theory spreads COVID misinformation The term is making the rounds online, but it isn't based on factual medical information. It's bunk. https://www.cnet.com/news/discredit...is-being-used-to-spread-covid-misinformation/ "Mass formation psychosis" is a new term popping up on social media and in Google searches, and it's both misleading and potentially dangerous. The medical-sounding phrase is being used by conspiracy theorists and people opposed to COVID-19 vaccines to describe what they view as "strange" behavior, such as standing in long lines to get tested and getting a COVID shot. The term started gaining attention in December when Dr. Robert Malone, a vocal opponent of the COVID-19 vaccines who refers to himself as the inventor of the mRNA vaccine, appeared on the Joe Rogan Experience podcast. He suggested there was a type of hypnosis happening across the globe, calling it "mass formation psychosis." The problem: It isn't real. Malone himself has since backed off from using the word "psychosis" in this context. As is the case with much misinformation about COVID-19 and vaccines, this notion isn't based on factual medical information. It's an idea presented by one person to explain what he views as illogical behavior by governments and individuals during the pandemic. It's since been picked up by people who spread COVID misinformation, in an attempt to furnish a purportedly medical explanation for behavior they simply don't like. So-called mass psychosis has been discredited by medical experts. On Jan. 12, more than 250 medical professionals called on Spotify to stop the spread of COVID misinformation, citing Rogan's podcast episode featuring Malone. Malone has also been banned from Twitter for violating the platform's COVID-19 misinformation policies. The term gained traction online as cases of the omicron variant of COVID-19 surged in the US and across the world in late 2021. Though there's been an increase in breakthrough cases, COVID-19 vaccines are effective at preventing serious illness and hospitalization. People who are unvaccinated are up to 20 times more likely to be hospitalized. Here's what you need to know about the discredited theory of mass formation psychosis and why people are talking about it. Where did the misguided notion of "mass formation psychosis" come from? Comedian and podcaster Joe Rogan interviewed Malone in late December on his show The Joe Rogan Experience, on Spotify. Malone talked about his ban from Twitter and shared more misinformation about the COVID vaccines. He also brought up so-called mass formation psychosis. "When you have a society that has become decoupled from each other and has free-floating anxiety, in a sense that things don't make sense – we can't understand it – and then their attention gets focused by a leader or a series of events on one small point, just like hypnosis," Malone told Rogan in December. According to Malone, the idea of mass formation psychosis came from Mattias Desmet, a professor of clinical psychology at Ghent University in Belgium. In a talk on the Peak Prosperity YouTube channel in December, Desmet discussed how he came to the idea of mass formation and criticized pandemic measures such as lockdowns and wearing masks. "From May 2020 onwards, I had the feeling that the core of the problem ... was not the biological problem. It was a psychological problem," Desmet said. Desmet expanded on his theory in a Reddit AMA in August on r/lockdownskepticism, an anti-lockdown and COVID misinformation subreddit, citing a "lack of social bond" in society as an opportunity for a leader to get people to believe outlandish ideas, which is how he sees the pandemic lockdown measures that governments have employed. Desmet also links mass formation to Nazi Germany and to Soviet Russia under Stalin's regime. Is it a real thing? No. Mass formation psychosis isn't found in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, an essential reference work on mental disorders that's used by health care professionals. While experts say there's evidence groups or crowds can influence a person's behavior, that isn't the same as suggesting everyone is experiencing mass hypnosis or mass psychosis. Steven Reicher, professor of social psychology at the University of St. Andrews, told Reuters that the concept of a mass psychosis is "more metaphor than science, more ideology than fact." He added that the claim that people completely "lose their sense of identity and their ability to reason" has been discredited by contemporary work on groups and crowds. When reached for comment, Desmet pushed back, saying mass formation has been studied for hundreds of years, beginning with scholars such as Gustave LeBon. But Harold Takooshian, a professor of psychology at Fordham University, said LeBon's "group mind" theory is something different. "In 1895, Gustave LeBon used 'group mind' to explain how a street crowd could transform calm individuals into an angry crowd," Takooshian said. He points to the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol as an example of group mind, where some people got caught up in the moment and became part of a violent mob. Other experts have also pointed out that people choosing to get COVID-19 vaccines and follow public health guidance aren't delusional or under hypnosis. Richard McNally, a professor of clinical psychology at Harvard University, told the AP that these people are instead "fully responsive to the arguments and evidence adduced by the relevant scientific experts." COVID-19 vaccines have been found to be safe and be highly effective at preventing serious illness and death. People who are unvaccinated are over 10 times more likely to be hospitalized if infected. In an email, Malone backtracked some, saying he no longer uses the word "psychosis" with mass formation after speaking with Desmet. Who is Robert Malone? Malone refers to himself as the inventor of mRNA vaccines, though that's misleading. In 1989, he wrote an important paper about developing mRNA vaccines, but this doesn't make him their creator. Moreover, the COVID-19 vaccines developed two decades later by Pfizer and Moderna are mRNA vaccines, but they weren't developed with Malone's input. He says he has several patents on the mRNA vaccines being used right now, but that has yet to be confirmed. Last year, Malone began appearing on right-wing talk shows to make false claims about the mRNA vaccines. His Twitter account, where he amassed a sizable following, was deleted by the platform after multiple misinformation tweets. Rogan released clips of Malone's appearance on Twitter and YouTube, but those platforms removed the videos days later. These clips have shown up on alternative video platforms such as Rumble and can still be found posted on Facebook. The more than 250 medical professionals who called out Rogan and Spotify in an open letter last week are hoping to stop the COVID misinformation at the source. "By allowing the propagation of false and societally harmful assertions," the letter says, "Spotify is enabling its hosted media to damage public trust in scientific research and sow doubt in the credibility of data-driven guidance offered by medical professionals." Tags: COVIDFACTCHECK COVIDMISINFORMATION
Washington state trooper who said Gov. 'Jay Inslee can kiss my ass' after being fired for refusing to get vaccinated has died from COVID-19 https://www.businessinsider.com/was...not-vaccinated-dies-covid-inslee-lamay-2022-1 Washington Gov. Jay Inslee required state employees to get vaccinated against COVID-19 by October. Police trooper Robert LaMay was fired for his refusal to get vaccinated by Inslee's deadline. Preliminary data found that more than 300 police officers died from COVID-19 in 2021. Washington State police trooper Robert LaMay was fired in October and gave his colleagues afiery farewellafter failing to get vaccinated against COVID-19 by the deadline set for state employees by Gov. Jay Inslee. Three months later, he died from the virus. "This is my final signoff. After 22 years of serving the citizens of the state of Washington, I'm being asked to leave because I am dirty," LaMay said in October. "This is the last time you'll hear me in a state patrol car. And Jay Inslee can kiss my ass." LaMay's death is part of a larger trend amongst law enforcement officers. In 2021, more than 300 federal, state, tribal, and local law enforcement officers died of COVID-19, according to preliminary data from the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund, marking the deadliest year for police in nearly a century. (More about this covidiot at above url)
Anti-vaxx 'expert' claims vaccines will turn people into ‘transhumanist cyborgs' controlled by 5G https://www.alternet.org/2022/01/tenpenny/ herri Tenpenny is an influential religious-right anti-vaccine activist who has testified before the Ohio state House, appeared on Charlie Kirk’s podcast, and been a speaker at multiple ReAwaken America events, where she has shared the stage with the likes of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, Eric Trump, Mike Lindell, Michael Flynn, Roger Stone, and Alex Jones. Despite the fact that Tenpenny is an osteopathic doctor with no expertise on vaccines, she regularly appears on right-wing programs where she spreads wild conspiracy theories about COVID-19 vaccines. Recently, she has begun to claim that COVID-19 vaccines are designed to create “quantum entanglement” between those who take them and the internet in an effort to turn humanity into “transhumanist cyborgs.” “The stated goal is to depopulate the planet and the ones that are left, either make them chronically sick or turn them into transhumanist cyborgs that can be manipulated externally by 5G, by magnets, by all sorts of things,” Tenpenny said during an appearance on “The Stew Peters Show” Thursday night. “I got dragged through the mud by the mainstream media when I said that in May of last year in front of the House committee in Columbus, [Ohio]. Well, guess what? It’s all true.” “The whole issue of quantum entanglement and what the shots do in terms of the frequencies and the electronic frequencies that come inside of your body and hook you up to the ‘Internet of Things,’ the quantum entanglement that happens immediately after you’re injected,” she continued. “You get hooked up to what they’re trying to develop. It’s called the hive mind, and they want all of us there as a node and as an electronic avatar that is an exact replica of us except it’s an electronic replica, it’s not our God given body that we were born with. And all of that will be running through the metaverse that they’re talking about. All of these things are real, Stew. All of them. And it’s happening right now. It’s not some science fiction thing happening out in the future; it’s happening right now in real time.” (Video at above url)
I guess his "immune system" didn't work out very well for this Covidiot. Laurence Fox says he has Covid days after claiming ‘no vaccine needed, I have an immune system’ ‘Turns out I have been visited by Lord Covid at last,’ he wrote https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-...ce-fox-covid-vaccine-ivermectin-b2003899.html Laurence Fox has revealed he has Covid-19 days after speaking out against the vaccine. On Wednesday (26 January), Fox posted a photo of himself wearing a t-shirt that read: “No vaccine needed. I have an immune system.” However, on Sunday (31 January), he shared a photo of a positive lateral flow test, telling his followers: “In other news, felt shivery and crap yesterday. Turns out I have been visited by Lord Covid at last and have the Omnicold (if the LFT is to be believed!)” He then raised eyebrows by revealing that his medication of choice included Ivermectin, a drug that global authorities have warned should not be taken to combat Covid. Shortly after, he shared a photo of himself putting a middle finger up to the camera with a box of Ivermectin resting on his face. He suggested he bought the packet over the counter in Mexico. Doctors and virologists previously warned against the use of certain drugs, including ivermectin, after controversial podcaster Joe Rogan revealed he had self-administered them following his Covid diagnosis. His diagnosis also came after saying people didn’t need to get the vaccine, which prompted criticism. Typically, Ivermectin is an anti-parasitic drug used to treat worms in animals. It is sometimes given to humans in small doses for scabies and other parasites, such as river blindness. It has not be proven to be effective in the treatment of Covid, with FDA clearly stating that “while there are approved uses for ivermectin in people and animals, it is not approved for the prevention or treatment of Covid-19”. Fox wrote on Twitter: “Not only do you only have to sign a form saying you feel well to get into Mexico, but you can also buy drugs like Ivermectin over the counter that the vaccinaholics don’t want you to get hold of here. I’m so happy to be joining the natural immunity club. Going to have a nap.” In the wake of his posts, Fox’s previous comments about the vaccination were highlighted by many, with one user replying: “Guy who is against vaccines and science is relying on science to try and get better because it so happens that his immune system is not working according to his misinformation and does, in fact, need help…”
Oh... it is idiot hour. Laurence Fox says people are 'racist' for criticising ivermectin because 'Africans take it https://www.indy100.com/politics/laurence-fox-twitter-covid-ivermectin
Every time a fucktard is filmed doing something stupid and is fired an angel gets its wings.. An official from the California city of Coronado near San Diego has been put on leave and his wife, a private school teacher, has been fired after a viral TikTok showed the couple spewing anti-Asian slurs. The video, filmed in a parking lot in nearby Newport Beach, shows Roger Miller and his wife Sandra Miller making racist statements against Asians, including comments about Chinese people being responsible for COVID-19.
Man Who Believed Vaccines Were 'Social Experiment' Dies Of COVID-19; Disease Kills Father Too https://www.ibtimes.com/man-who-bel...nt-dies-covid-19-disease-kills-father-3392351