I had a whole post about the Jimmy Kimmel situation, and now he's back, so...
(That they attempted to get him off the air is still wrong. I'm happy to learn that the pushback worked. Now, if we could harness that energy for everything the regime attempts.)
So, Tylenol and autism? Really?
Someone wrote that the reason they went after acetaminophen is because it's the only pain med that pregnant women can take. And, that could be it. It's like they want to punish women for getting pregnant, but then they complain if the birth rate goes down.
I can tell you what causes autism. Genetics.
Of course, what sort of autism are we talking about? Because there's a spectrum. And if we're talking about developmental disabilities, that might be something else altogether.
I bet if we went back in time, we'd notice all sorts of people displaying autistic traits. And ADHD. We're just more attuned to these sorts of things nowadays, and not so many people manage to get by anymore. This is a good thing.
As for the long-time debunked vaccine theory, I like to think that they got it reversed. Vaccines don't cause autism. Autism causes vaccines. (The sorts of people who go into science... How many of them are on the spectrum? I wouldn't be shocked to learn many of them are.)
And finally...
I haven't had much time to look for interesting links of late, but I did find this "How to get rid of a dictator" that you might find interesting. And a local L.A. site called L.A. Taco (which does search for the best tacos in L.A.) has been reporting on ICE going after car washes. Because of course.
I love that "autism causes vaccines" bit. My own experience shows me that science is full of neurodivergent thinkers of one kind or another for sure! @samanthabwriter from
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I want to make an Autism Causes Vaccines t-shirt. Maybe someday...
DeleteI agree. I did suspect that JK's suspension would be temporary, glad I was right - for once!
ReplyDeleteI’m a student of history. Anesthesia was first used in childbirth in Victorian times. Preachers were appalled. Why? Because if the concept of Original Sin, that women must bring forth their children in pain because of Eve and the Apple. This commentary about Tylenol stems from the same place.
ReplyDeleteYes, it does. Notice, it's always men that complain about things like this.
DeleteAnd I can’t wait to see what Kimmel says tonight .,.
ReplyDeleteAs someone with a 60+ year-old brother-in-law with autism this whole thing with Tylenol upsets me tremendously. Vaccines don’t cause autism. What may make a baby more susceptible is a high fever the mother ran during pregnancy. So what is an expectant mother supposed to use? Whatever happened to scientific studies? And now the government is going to make decisions on how we can treat fevers during pregnancy based on what? I dread to see what is going to happen to the generation of people being born right now
ReplyDeleteI intended to watch Jimmy Kimmel last night. Guess what - they had a rerun of Modern Family instead, and our ABC affiliate isn't owned by either Sinclair or Nexstar.
ReplyDeleteBeing Trump can't pronounce acetaminophen, and says "Don't take Tylenol," I'll be waiting to see the lawsuit Tylenol files! Now saying they'll need to add a warning on the labels? Acetaminophen is in so many over the counter medications. The night and day multi-symptom medications for two.
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