Bits & Bytes

FDA: More evidence that this gummint agency is not working for We the People, but instead for the Depopulate Useless Eaters Global Elites. Last month, the BMJ published a paper entitled “How the FDA approved an antipsychotic that failed to show a meaningful benefit but raised the risk of death.” It begins, “In trials, brexpiprazole failed to provide a clinically meaningful benefit and it increased mortality, but the FDA fast tracked its approval and the sponsor predicts $1bn in annual sales.”

Brexpiprazole, branded as Rexulti, is the first antipsychotic approved to treat agitation in Alzheimer’s patients, despite the fact that it increased patients’ risk of death by fourfold while apparently having little impact on agitation.

The efficacy of drugs for treating Alzheimer’s dementia is based on a scale called the Cohen-Mansfield Agitation Inventory (CMAI) that measures 29 behaviors. Caregivers assign a score of 1 to 7 for each behavior, for a total score of 29 to 203. To determine effectiveness, a patient’s score must change by a value of 17 after 12 weeks on the drug. Brexpiprazole trials showed only a 5.3-point maximum reduction in CMAI scores.

IOW, it is neither safe nor effective. The FDA approved it anyway.

• https://www.theepochtimes.com/health/highly-prescribed-drug-gets-fda-green-light-despite-4-fold-higher-risk-of-death-5491461
• https://www.bmj.com/content/382/bmj.p1801
• https://bcbpsd.ca/docs/part-1/Final%20Cohen%20Mansfield%20Inventory.pdf

INSPIRATION: CLICK https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nacp2VkYtAo (14:07) to hear the inspiring story of Olympic gold figure skater, Scott Hamilton. CLICK https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPRGYrmF-6o [8:10] to see his free program at the Sarajevo Olympics where he won the gold. Hamilton is a Christian and has said about his faith, “I understand that through a strong relationship with Jesus you can endure anything… God is there to guide you through the tough spots. God was there every single time, every single time.”

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Hamilton_(figure_skater)

UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES: CLICK https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TBksRp0Io5g [3:36] to view Volume 9 – 1585: Antwerp enacts price controls on food. 1662: England taxes homeowners by the number of chimneys they have. 2009: Cash for Clunkers.

VAXXX: CLICK https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1706676593261785178 [1:33] to see a video Elon Musk posted on X, because of his concern over “the outrageous demand that people *must* take the vaccine and multiple boosters.”

• https://notthebee.com/article/elon-woke-up-today-and-chose-violence-this-time-targeted-at-big-pharma

VIRGINIA: Two parents recently filed a lawsuit against the Virginia Beach School Board for refusing to abide by Gov. Youngkin’s policies protecting parental rights and restricting gender ideology in the classroom.

• https://www.nationalreview.com/news/two-parents-sue-virginia-school-board-for-not-following-new-transgender-policies/
• https://www.forbes.com/sites/mollybohannon/2023/09/25/virginia-parents-sue-school-board-for-not-following-youngkins-trans-policies—including-rules-on-bathrooms-and-sports-teams/?sh=38a078a042b9
• https://www.theblaze.com/news/parents-sue-school-board-for-rejecting-youngkin-s-policies-restricting-gender-ideology

GRAMMY NOTES: This stuff is delicious. Since Dearest and I are somewhat allergic to wheat and don’t tolerate gluten very well, we only have bread occasionally. This is my current favorite form. It keeps well in the freezer and toasts up beautifully. Last night, I made open-face sandwiches with a fried egg which I topped with chicken salad. I added some strips of mozzarella and popped them into the toaster oven long enough to melt the cheese. Yummy!!

SHORTS:

CLICK https://www.youtube.com/shorts/RbppHkT1fPY to see Olga Korbut’s dead loop.

CLICK https://www.youtube.com/shorts/wzwqkcxEaCQ for some good feelz.