Thursday Afternoon

I'm on tilt here.

OK, here we go: Ebola "cured-ish", if treatment is early. This is a BFD, and to whom do we owe thanks? The US taxpayer and, well, terrorism-inspired paranoia.

From the Times:

A Cure for Ebola? Two New Treatments Prove Highly Effective in Congo

The therapies saved roughly 90 percent of the patients who were newly infected, a turning point in the decades-long fight against the virus.

...

REGN-EB3 is made by Regeneron Pharmaceuticals of Tarrytown, N.Y., which also makes other antibody treatments. Dr. Fauci’s institute, which is part of the National Institutes of Health, developed mAb114 and licensed production last year to Ridgeback Biotherapeutics, a Miami company.

[LONG Skip and...]

Development of the new treatments was supported by the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority, a division of the Department of Health and Human Services concerned with fighting chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear threats, and pandemic diseases.

Your tax dollars at work! In partnership with two private companies, so something for everyone. Come 2021 President Bernie will be investigating these companies and fining or jailing them for not having finished this sooner, but let's focus on the now. Here is HHS announcing the new trial last year:

Actions under Project BioShield could protect health from bioterrorism, naturally occurring outbreaks

 

Hundreds of thousands of Americans could be protected from or treated for Ebola infections through the first purchase of vaccines and therapeutic drugs by the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA ), part of the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response  (ASPR) within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The vaccines and drugs are the first for Ebola to receive Project BioShield  funding which supports late-stage development toward licensure and stockpile purchases.

 

“Today we are prepared to add four Ebola countermeasures to the stockpile whereas three years ago, very few products were even in early stages of development,” BARDA Director Rick Bright, Ph.D., said. “This marks a pivotal moment in U.S. and global preparedness for future public health emergencies from viral hemorrhagic fevers like Ebola. We reached this point at unprecedented speed, and that’s a direct result of innovative approaches to product development and to partnering across the U.S. government, other nations, and private industry.”

 

Ebola  is considered a potential bioterrorism threat by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security as well as a naturally occurring public health threat. Natural Ebola outbreaks occur most often in African countries, the most recent, from 2014 through 2016. According to the World Health Organization, during that outbreak more than 28,600 cases of Ebola virus infection were suspected, probable or confirmed and more than 11,000 people died.

Don't run out and buy Regeneron (REGN) stock, however- no one is sure whether or how they will make money on this.

And the other winner, Ridgeback Biotherapeutics? As best I can tell it is owned and funded by a doctor and his wife, a health care investor, both of whom seem to have struck it rich as hedge fund heroes and are running this company to do good:

Headquartered in Miami, Florida, Ridgeback Biotherapeutics is a privately held, majority woman owned biotechnology company focused on orphan and infectious diseases.  Life to date, all funding for Ridgeback Biotherapeutics has originated from Wayne and Wendy Holman; two science driven individuals who invest in technologies that they believe will make the world a better place.  The team at Ridgeback is dedicated to working toward finding life-saving and life changing solutions for patients and diseases that need champions.

Yeah, take THAT, Bill and Melinda Gates!

OK, good for them, good for us, and thank you. (Now, Bernie, lock 'em up, amirite!)

 

 

Comments

[Threadkiller]

Beginning in 2020, spray sprinklers will be required to be sold with a component that restricts the water flow to as close as possible to 30 pounds per square inch (PSI), the manufacturer-recommended level.

“California’s standard requires new spray sprinkler bodies to come with built-in pressure regulation, so that the water pressure reaching the sprinkler nozzle is always close to the manufacturer’s recommended operating pressure,” according to the NRDC.

The pressure regulating component will add about $3 to the sprinkler’s price tag, “but the cost is offset by water savings within the first year, making the technology highly cost-effective over the life of the product,” according to the NRDC.

https://w ww.sa cbee.c om/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article234008177.html

(2nd attempt, with butchered linm)

[Dave (in MA)]

Was that intentional, or some kind of glitch?

[henry]

tilt TM? do you need an emergency boxcar or two of popcorn?

[henry]

I see you untilted.. :)

[Captain Hate]

Big Pharma cures a lot more things than the Derp State.

[henry]

TK,

toilets that don't flush, showers that don't shower, and now sprinklers that don't water?

(I know I'm leaving out kitchen and home appliances that don't function either).

what next? pressure washers that don't clear poop off the streets?

Is California trying to smell so bad we all leave the planet for Alpha Centauri?

[Dave (in MA)]

Hey!

There was no post apart from the first sentence a few minutes ago.

[henry]

Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump
1m

Wow! The Deputy Editor of the Failing New York Times was just demoted. Should have been Fired! Totally biased and inaccurate reporting. The paper is a Fraud, Zero Credibility. Fake News takes another hit, but this time a big one!

[Neo]

Antifa Protesters Who Shut Down L.A. Freeway Complain in Op-Ed That LAPD ‘Spies’ ‘Infiltrated’ Their Meetings.

https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/anti-trump-protesters-who-shut-down-l-a-freeway-complain-that-fascist-lapd-spies-infiltrated-their-meetings/

Best comment: Silly kids, the government doesn't spy on its own citizens. That's crazy rightwing nutjob talk right there.

[James D.]

The pressure regulating component will add about $3 to the sprinkler’s price tag, “but the cost is offset by water savings within the first year, making the technology highly cost-effective over the life of the product,” according to the NRDC.

Yeah, right.

[henry]

No worries James D, they will add an "AGW surcharge" to your water bill to make sure.

[henry]

Guess who just got denied entry to Israel:

Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump
14s

Representatives Omar and Tlaib are the face of the Democrat Party, and they HATE Israel!

[peter]

Prayers for MM's daughter's job situation.

[Captain Hate]

Yep, henry; those "savings" aren't on the revenue.

[anonamom]

Here's hoping it's a cure, because the last time it happened, I (correctly) called it jumping to Sierra Leone from Congo, as it did once it hit Goma, (there is plenty of back and forth travel) and it's in Goma again, and guess whose baby is in Sierra Leone?!

I'm going to write THE paper describing second hand PTSD.

You can add him--and me!--to this month's prayer list.

[MissMarple3]

Thanks, peter!

To recap, as it was at the end of the last thread, my daughter just got laid off and is pretty upset.

She was working as a claims taker (phone) for a commercial insurance company who writes insurance for trucking firms, construction equipment, etc.

[Narciso]

Prayers for you miss marple.

[Porchlight]

MM, what is your daughter's field of work?

[anonamom]

Let's talk about my new washer, IRT to "savings." Had to replace the fifty plus year old one here at the lake last month.
Got the cheapest one Costco had on its 4th of July sale--a GE model that I thought was simple. Damn--it's electronic.

My current work around is to use "Deep Rinse" and the "Quick Wash settings--otherwise whatever the hell it does, it does for well over an hour, and tears up fabric. How can it rip a rag rug???
From reviews, of all kinds of models--very common.

So, whatever it saves in water, it's costing in electricity, my time, and wear and tear on fabric.

[Porchlight]

Oops, sorry MM, I read too slow. I don't know what the jobs situation is where you're living, but that seems like a skill set that should be fairly portable. You might look at temp firms to bridge the gap between jobs.

[Captain Hate]

Miss Marple,

Was it part of an overall workforce reduction? Because that type of job doesn't seem seasonal or overly dependent on the underlying economy. She should have a better chance of landing on her feet than during Gaylord's economy.

[Narciso]

Freak out city:

http://acecomments.mu.nu/?post=382836

[henry]

Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump
now

The Fake News Media is doing everything they can to crash the economy because they think that will be bad for me and my re-election. The problem they have is that the economy is way too strong and we will soon be winning big on Trade, and everyone knows that, including China!

[anonamom]

MM, how long had your daughter been working there???

[Porchlight]

There are hacks to remove the plastic valve in "water saving" shower heads that restricts flow. Might be the same for sprinklers.

Here's a video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wa1OBA5H6zI

[Melinda]

AnonMom-

Go to the hardware store, paint department, pick up a small box of TSP Cleaner. Add 1/4-1/2 tsp to each load, in with the clothes. Leave the washer door open, always, when not in use.

1/4 tsp in the dishwasher as well, per load.

[MissMarple3]

https://www.wthr.com/article/avenatti-claims-nike-wanted-pay-romeo-langford-20k-high-school

This creep has dragged former high school stars from Indiana into his legal dispute with Nike, so now he will no doubt be showing up here.

I am not happy to see this!

[Captain Hate]

Nike could stand to take some deserved pipe on the way to Fredo Avenatti going bye bye. Win/Win.

[henry]

Miss M, does his bail allow travel to Indiana?

[Melinda]

Midwest Trucking firms going through a very big consolidation phase right now.

[Tom Bowler]

I can't believe they put him in with a cop accused of killing four, what were they thinking?

Posted by: Rocco | August 15, 2019 at 12:00 PM

They were thinking they wanted Epstein dead?

Rocco, I think you said some days ago that you think Epstein's death was suicide based on your experience in corrections. You're probably right. But the mind boggling extent of corruption necessary for fixing the 2016 election -- exonerating Hillary, framing Trump, all of the spying that went into it -- leads me to think that knocking off Epstein would be a piece of cake for the shot callers in the swamp.

[MissMarple3]

anonamom,

Four 1/2 years. Porchlight's idea of temp work is a good one. We have a ot of insurance companies here.

She ha a Masters in Library Science, but slim pickings for those types of jobs.

She just came in so I am going to talk to her.

[Captain Hate]

Is Fredo Avenatti representing himself?

[JimNorCal]

Don Surber:
Rasmussen reported, "The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey finds that only 29% of American Adults believe Epstein actually committed suicide while in jail. Forty-two percent (42%) think Epstein was murdered to prevent him from testifying against powerful people with whom he associated. A sizable 29% are undecided."
But the media that pushed Russiagate for 2 years is shocked that people believe a conspiracy theory the media did not push.

[Jane]

"Nike could stand to take some deserved pipe on the way to Fredo Avenatti going bye bye."

Well my Betsy Ross T-shirt has arrived, so I'm doing my part.

[D]

Glad about Omar and Tlaib not gaining entrance into Israel.
Anonamom:
I have a slow moving washer as well.
Captain:
Was in Chagrin Falls last Saturday and at All Souls Cemetery in Chardon yesterday.
Might be near you in about 10 days.
Will let you know.

[henry]

thread

PM of Israel @IsraeliPM
45m

Nonetheless, if Congresswoman Tlaib submits a humanitarian request to visit her relatives, the minister of interior has announced that he will consider her request on the condition that she pledges not to act to promote boycotts against Israel during her visit.

https://twitter.com/IsraeliPM/status/1162039740599812096

[Porchlight]

She ha a Masters in Library Science, but slim pickings for those types of jobs.

I hear you.

[Captain Hate]

Ok, maryrose; I should be around.

[jimmyk]

Beginning in 2020, spray sprinklers will be required to be sold with a component that restricts the water flow

Because we know people won't just run the sprinklers longer to get the same amount of watering accomplished.

[Jane]

The doors are opening:

EXCLUSIVE: 'He put on my frilly nightie, and danced around playing his sax.' Former Miss Arkansas says Bill Clinton was so-so in bed and confided Hillary was into sex with women. Now she fears Hillary vendetta and sleeps with loaded semi-automatic

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3427366/He-frilly-nightie-danced-playing-sax-Former-Miss-Arkansas-says-Bill-Clinton-bed-confided-Hillary-sex-women-fears-Hillary-vendetta-sleeps-loaded-semi-automatic.html?ito=amp_twitter_share-top&fbclid=IwAR3Cef3ezS46gT_W7LWkmA-VdBPhSUb5kFnqP1WU2rzb4NDROHCl5h01RCI

[henry]

Molly Beck
another loss, another suit. We need loser pays.

@MollyBeck

A federal judge has thrown out a lawsuit brought by two arms of the International Union of Operating Engineers over Act 10, the 2011 law that sharply limited collective bargaining for most public employees in Wisconsin.

The union plans to file a new lawsuit, its attorneys say.

[Another Bob]

MM, been there.

I assume this was a layoff and not a termination for cause.

Was there any severance package offered?

Get her signed up for unemployment ASAP.

Maybe go to the bank that holds the mortgage and ask what they an do re. some forbearance. (I didn’t have to do that, so I don’t know what pitfalls that might have though.)

Obviously, husband whatever cash there is carefully. (Which you’re already likely doing.)

[Another Bob]

My wife went to Kelly when she was between jobs and got a “temp” job that turned into a permanent position six months later.

[MissMarple3]

More news on daughter.

This was not a termination for cause. She got $3000 in severance but they will take her insurance out of that for a month or so.

Melinda sent me a listing for a position at IU Health, and I told her I would contact my friend who retired from the Indiana Cancer Registry. My youngest sister also has contacts at some of the hospitals, and a few blocks from us is a company that specializes in fire and water restoration amd which has a big sign up which says they are hiring (although most are for the trades, I am pretty sure).

She said her position started at $15/hour but she was making $19/hr due to raises so she thinks maybe this might have been cost-cutting.

I have her looking up how to file for unemployment and what to do before she files, so that should keep her busy this afternoon.

The severance made me feel better, as she should do fine as far as references and such.

[Captain Hate]

My wife went to Kelly when she was between jobs and got a “temp” job that turned into a permanent position six months later.

It's an effective way to screen candidates that you're not completely sure about with no downside.

[Ignatz Ratzkiwatzki]

--Because we know people won't just run the sprinklers longer to get the same amount of watering accomplished.--

Or put in more sprinklers to cover the area the lower pressure doesn't cover.
Wouldn't surprise me if it didn't end up using more water.

BTW taking the little gizmo out of a shower head as Porch mentioned is at most about a five minute job.

[Melinda]

I’d steer away from Fire & Water restoration biz, given a choice.

[MissMarple3]

I’m in Manchester, N.H., where @realDonaldTrump will be holding a campaign rally later tonight. Probably a thousand or so already waiting for the doors to open at the @SNHU arena. Chants of “USA! USA” and a country music band playing. pic.twitter.com/HHZQmw4I46

— Joey Garrison (@joeygarrison) August 15, 2019

Three photos at link. You guys will appreciate the sign on red flag laws.

[Rocco]

Tom B, I'm sure Hillary had ties to the mob and cartels so sure, the swamp could have put a hit on him. And that's why I question giving him such a dangerous cellmate in the first place. If there's anything nefarious about this, it's at the top of MCC Manhattan and above that.

If they granted the lawyers request for Epstein to come off suicide watch, why didn't they also grant his request to be transferred to another facility? So he wanted out of that institution and what does the institution do? They put him right back into the same situation.

Right now I'm still thinking he did it, probably because he was scared to death...so to speak!

[Narciso]

Btw guess whos gettimg his own film, dan jones the feinatein staffer, behind the interrigation report, which was cherrypicked, who is also behind steele dossier electric boogaloo, of course they have kylo ren as the atar so.

[MissMarple3]

https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1162001040415363073.html

@drawandstrike has a pretty good explanatory thread on that Chinese company cc'd on almost all of Hillary's emails.

Worth a read.

[JimNorCal]

Best article title I've seen in weeks.
Via Insty:

"Max Boot Hits Bottom, Tunnels Down to the Hollow Earth, Falls, Somehow Keeps Digging"

[Momto2]

MM - So sorry to read about your daughter being laid off. I'm sure you will be an encouragement to her and give her good advice. She probably won't admit it, but should be thankful this happened during Trump's economy rather than during Obama's!

[Captain Hate]

I ran all my emails through Vandalay Industries. Was that wrong?
Posted by: Hillary Costanza Clinton at August 15, 2019 02:24 PM (FJYfm)

[hrtshpdbox]

I mentioned Shannan Gilbert's hyoid bone this morning and voila, here's an article that mentions how Michael Baden oversaw both Epstein's and Shannan Gilbert's autopsies, and it goes into the hyoid issue:

https://www.crimeonline.com/2019/08/15/jeffrey-epstein-autopsy-found-multiple-breaks-in-neck-bones-deepening-questions-about-reported-jailhouse-suicide/

[Tom Bowler]

Rocco, Epstein certainly had reason to be terrified. I hear pedophiles don't do well in prison.

But I guess my real point was that we can't underestimate the swamp -- the corruption, the vastness, the reach, and sheer brazenness. And, sad to say, it has the full backing of the media. I'm thinking of Hillary lying her way through Benghazi hearings then getting all those press accolades for her "poise."

[clarice]

I wonder if the threat to Pedophiles in prisons isn't more common when their crimes involve young children and not teenage girls who look of age. Just saying--lots of conventional wisdom has buried caveats.

[JimNorCal]

Could Epstein's hyoid bone have already been damaged or cracked by the first Arkancide attack?
Or would he have been in constant pain, unable to swallow, etc?

[clarice]

There is no reasonable way to read what we know of the autopsy report except that without more it is inconclusive..these bones can be found broken on people who suicided by hanging as well as those strangulated.

[Tom Bowler]

I would bet you're right about crimes involving young children, Clarice.

[Captain Hate]

I didn't realize suicide was a verb, as well as a noun, until today.

[Neo]

Jeopardy Answer/Question:

ANSWER: Hillary Clinton

QUESTION: Who had an email server in her bathroom closet that sent copies of all of outgoing emails to Carter Heavy Industries (Dropbox to the Chinese) ?

[Another Bob]

Rocco, I’m wondering it it’s still true that pedos have a rougher go of it in jail/prison.

[JimNorCal]

To be fair, Neo, I suppose it could have been some *other* Carter Heavy Ind.

Doubtless Google is eagerly cooperating in identifying where that email resides.

[jimmyk]

Politifact manages to call Fauxcahontas's and Kamala;s lies about Michael Brown something other than, well, a lie.

Because the significance of Harris’ and Warrens’ use of the word is open to some dispute, we won’t be rating their tweets on the Truth-O-Meter.

Via Taranto:

https://twitter.com/jamestaranto/status/1161806357839994880

[anonamom]

Hyoid bone is the support for vocal cords. They need to be open so you can get air.

When it goes, you go, because they close.

[Marlene]

Howie Carr is broadcasting his show from his Manchester affiliate. He said that when he did his show from Manchester where Trump held an election eve event there weren't protesters. He said "all the moonbats were at the liquor stores buying champagne for the inevitable Hillary win." Ha!

[Melinda]

"Satire Account Makes Markets Roil"

What you should be seeing in the news tonight, but will only see it here:

https://spectator.us/media-blackout-fed-jay-powell/

You're welcome.

[Jane]

"these bones can be found broken on people who suicided by hanging as well as those strangulated."

True, but there are something like 345 murders v 28 suicides with that symptom.

Don't worry, I'm putting it all together!!!

[D]

Tom Bowler:
I watched that hearing and Hillary was disgusting.
I still say it is one of the reasons she lost the election.

[Tom Bowler]

Proof positive that miracles do happen, Maryrose.

[Marlene]

Jane,I told hubby that you're solving the mystery of Epstein's death. :)

[Comanche Voter]

Lemme see now. Sacramento says that a sprinkler manufacturer has to design things such that the sprinkler operates at the "design pressure". Then Sacramento says that the "design pressure" must be lowered to some unicorn friendly pressure.

Before the unicorns came, my home sprinkler system used 8 sprinkler heads. Now that they have to operate on unicorn friendly pressure, I need 24 sprinkler heads. Both systems ultimately deliver the same amount of water to my lawns. No water is saved but I get to buy 3 times as many sprinkler heads, and each one of them costs $3 extra.

I'm dealing with this sort of Sacramento nonsense in my home kitchen (a complete remodel about 10 years ago). California and local codes said I had to remove the perfectly adequate fluorescent and incandescent light bulbs. I had to install the new "environmentally friendly" light bulbs--mainly halogen types. They were supposed to (a) save energy; and (b) have a 10 year service life. BS to that. They fail frequently--average life of a bulb is maybe 8 or 9 months. Then because the contents of the bulb are hazardous, they have to go to special recycling facility. The senile morons in Sacramento strike again!

[D]

Trouble in Colorado:
Hickenlooper might run against Cory Gardner for the Senste.
He might be able to beat him.
We must oust Peters from Michigan with James and get rid of Jones in Alabama.

[D]

He is out of presidential race.

[Jane]

"I told hubby that you're solving the mystery of Epstein's death. :)"

I hope he's proud!

[Threadkiller]

Comanche, where do you reside? Approximately.

[D]

No mystery about Epstein
He hung by his neck until dead.

[Pinandpuller]

Is Fredo Avenatti representing himself?

Posted by: Captain Hate | August 15, 2019 at 01:04 PM

He has to be on the other side of indigency by now.

[Rocco]

My first two years I worked the midnight shift and one night, the superintendent (warden) pulled a 3am raid to catch the officers sleeping. He drove up to shack called checkpoint and let a guy out who told the officer, "don't touch the phone" and the guy stayed with him. Then the superintendent drove to the front door where he and another guy got out, ran into the building, leaving another guy in the front office who told the officer, "don't touch the phone." Then the superintendent ran up to the first tier where he found the sergeant sleeping. Then he ran up to the second tier, then the third. And when he got back down to the first tier, the sergeant was still sleeping.

At the sergeant's disciplinary hearing, he stated that he wasn't sleeping. He was fired and won his job back in arbitration. The moral of the story...some prison guards sleep at night.

[Pinandpuller]

https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-i/1918-flu-pandemic

I know it’s old news but I just heard about it. That flu strain made people particularly vulnerable to bacterial pneumonia, which actually killed most of the victims.

[Marlene]

Here's a thought...many JOMers were kids when JFK was killed. Over 50 years later,the conspiracy theories persist. We won't be alive when history tells the true story of the Russian hoax,never mind the real story of Obama. If the real history is ever told.
Our niece stopped here for lunch with her three daughters,including the month old baby. The older girls start school soon. (3rd grade and 1st grade) I don't know if their generation has a label yet? This sounds like such a cliche,but we really need to pray for the future generations.

[jimmyk]

No mystery about Epstein

I think the autopsy report raises significant doubts. Or, rather, further fuels doubts that were already supported by the circumstances.

[Melinda]

All in a cell with no place to tie off....

[Pinandpuller]

It’s not so much Epstein’s death but the convergence of sleeping guards, malfunctioning cameras and changing narratives. Were there screams? Were there not? Is Boll and Branch culpable?

[clarice]

I don't..I find it inconclusive without further circumstances. It could be either suicide or murder depending.And right now I think murder is the less likely alternative.

[Pinandpuller]

Couldn’t Tlaib resign and join the Red Cross or the Green Crescent or the Blue Diamond or whatever?

[clarice]

Melinda--there was a metal bunk bed with a metal head stand all bolted to the floor in the cell. Don't say there was no place to tie off. There certainly was.

[Pinandpuller]

Miss Marple

With a masters your daughter could work as an adjunct professor. Or if she has a hookup, a “Guest Lecturer”.

[D]

In and Out Burger in Los Angeles has had a sighting of Epstein’s female assistant according to Fox News.
As Jane said yesterday- Why hasn’t she been arrested?
Also:
How come Podesta’s brother hasn’t been arrested?
Didn’t TomR say that was a line of inquiry for Horowitz?

[Narciso]

Michael baden, didnt he preside over thr autopsy in sanford.

[MissMarple3]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uuj9baeOmxg

Live stream from Right Side Broadcasting at the Manchester rally. As you can see, the arena is filling up fast. RSBN is good about covering the pre-rally coverage, with crowd interviews, early speeches, etc.

[D]

Supposedly some info about Comey is expected today or tomorrow according to Hannity and John Solomon.
Friday night dump on a summer weekend.

[Narciso]

That would be kellen or the other one,

[MissMarple3]

clarice,

I aw a photo which showed ONE bunk, concrete, no upper bunk.

Since there is a conflict, and since we cannot believe ANYONE in the news media, until I see a picture of that cell from President Trump, I am not believing a damn thing.

[D]

Good article by Conrad Black today.

[D]

Bunk bed in the cell.

[Narciso]

So the former warden diaye was from senegal?