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[Hogpatrol]

The Democrat freak show

Hopefully some entity will find a cure before the pendulum swings the other way.

 

[Tanks]

The Democrat freak show

Some support Trump as well…

 

[Dirtdart]

I remember that video. Terrifying

I revisited that video and read the comments. Many experienced opioid users commented that the video was bullshit. I had no idea how much fentanyl it would take to kill you so I did some research and came up with this.
An anesthesiologist starts with 25 micrograms when putting you under for surgery. A few minutes later another 25 micrograms for a total of 50.
Over a multi-hour open heart surgery a patient could receive 250 to 500 micrograms in total and in extreme cases as much as 700.
The same source quotes that death is likely with a dose of 700 micrograms.
Death near certain at 1000, and guaranteed at 2000 micrograms.

If my math is correct 2000 micrograms would weigh 0.30864717 of a grain. When I hear about bust netting double digit pounds of the stuff it puts it into perspective.

 

[Brent in Az]

Some support Trump as well…

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Is Trump bringing the freaks into his cabinet?

 

[Tanks]

Mass layoff at Boeing. Various franchises closing hundreds of stores nationwide. Dismal job report.
If the Democrats manage to steal the election, it will be the final dagger to the heart of this nation.

In all fairness Boeing layoffs have more to do with their QA/QC issues than who is in the White House. Franchises closing stores also have to do with market forces than anything else. The jobs report was impacted by the storms. That being said we have more openings for skilled labor than people willing to work.

Of course, State politics as in CA that caused 3 refineries to announce closures also affect the job situation.

It is also happening worldwide as companies adjust to market forces.

Bosch announces massive layoffs and key acquisition plans

The crisis in the automotive industry is intensifying. According to recent reports, Bosch plans to lay off 7,000 employ…

essanews.com

 

[sgt_zim]

I revisited that video and read the comments. Many experienced opioid users commented that the video was bullshit. I had no idea how much fentanyl it would take to kill you so I did some research and came up with this.
An anesthesiologist starts with 25 micrograms when putting you under for surgery. A few minutes later another 25 micrograms for a total of 50.
Over a multi-hour open heart surgery a patient could receive 250 to 500 micrograms in total and in extreme cases as much as 700.
The same source quotes that death is likely with a dose of 700 micrograms.
Death near certain at 1000, and guaranteed at 2000 micrograms.

If my math is correct 2000 micrograms would weigh 0.30864717 of a grain. When I hear about bust netting double digit pounds of the stuff it puts it into perspective.

If I recall my pharmacology correctly, fentanyl is ~100X more potent than standard morphine for a given mass.

While half life of fentanyl is 3 - 7 hours, clinically, it reaches maximum effect in about 5 or 6 minutes with a maximum duration of a half hour to an hour. That's why the gas passers dose it at 25 or 50 mcg every few minutes. It's a fine-ish line to keep it therapeutic but not induce respiratory arrest. For a surgery of a few hours, fentanyl is one of the reasons you could end up with a protracted stay in PACU (Post Anesthesia Care Unit). Everybody has slightly different reactions and tolerances to medications. The dangerous ones like fentanyl bear monitoring, even after the dosing of it has ended.

St George was a dead man walking, gave every evidence that he was going into respiratory arrest. Police officers are not trained to monitor for signs and symptoms of that.

 

[Saul]

If I recall my pharmacology correctly, fentanyl is ~100X more potent than standard morphine for a given mass.

While half life of fentanyl is 3 - 7 hours, clinically, it reaches maximum effect in about 5 or 6 minutes with a maximum duration of a half hour to an hour. That's why the gas passers dose it at 25 or 50 mcg every few minutes. It's a fine-ish line to keep it therapeutic but not induce respiratory arrest. For a surgery of a few hours, fentanyl is one of the reasons you could end up with a protracted stay in PACU (Post Anesthesia Care Unit). Everybody has slightly different reactions and tolerances to medications. The dangerous ones like fentanyl bear monitoring, even after the dosing of it has ended.

St George was a dead man walking, gave every evidence that he was going into respiratory arrest. Police officers are not trained to monitor for signs and symptoms of that.

I had to look up the George to which you are referring. Funny how quickly such things leave the mind.

 

[Dirtdart]

If I recall my pharmacology correctly, fentanyl is ~100X more potent than standard morphine for a given mass.

While half life of fentanyl is 3 - 7 hours, clinically, it reaches maximum effect in about 5 or 6 minutes with a maximum duration of a half hour to an hour. That's why the gas passers dose it at 25 or 50 mcg every few minutes. It's a fine-ish line to keep it therapeutic but not induce respiratory arrest. For a surgery of a few hours, fentanyl is one of the reasons you could end up with a protracted stay in PACU (Post Anesthesia Care Unit). Everybody has slightly different reactions and tolerances to medications. The dangerous ones like fentanyl bear monitoring, even after the dosing of it has ended.

St George was a dead man walking, gave every evidence that he was going into respiratory arrest. Police officers are not trained to monitor for signs and symptoms of that.

I was confident that if I my post about the potency of the chemical was incorrect I would quickly be corrected by those more knowledgeable. Thank you!

The countless kilograms of this shit coming across the border may not warrant a second thought by many but rest assured they will think differently in the future.

 

[Dirtdart]

I had to look up the George to which you are referring. Funny how quickly such things leave the mind.

If your business or home had been burned to the ground or someone you cared about killed or injured it would not be quite as easy to forget.

 

[Saul]

If your business or home had been burned to the ground or someone you cared about killed or injured it would not be quite as easy to forget.

I meant the name of the person who now apparently has statues and murals, not the subsequent events.

 

[sgt_zim]

I had to look up the George to which you are referring. Funny how quickly such things leave the mind.

Good. I wish I could entirely forget about that shit bird and everything that ensued after his self deletion.

 

[Brent in Az]

In all fairness Boeing layoffs have more to do with their QA/QC issues than who is in the White House. Franchises closing stores also have to do with market forces than anything else. The jobs report was impacted by the storms. That being said we have more openings for skilled labor than people willing to work.

Of course, State politics as in CA that caused 3 refineries to announce closures also affect the job situation.

It is also happening worldwide as companies adjust to market forces.

Bosch announces massive layoffs and key acquisition plans

The crisis in the automotive industry is intensifying. According to recent reports, Bosch plans to lay off 7,000 employ…

essanews.com

You have a knack for missing the point.

A Kamala win will only compound the current state of economic affairs. She has no intention of making good on any of her campaign promises, just as Joe Biden didn't.

Nothing is built, back, or better.

Boeing is shaving the employment ranks, because they have been losing a boatload of money.

The proverbial economic chickens are coming home to roost. Inflation and economic trends are pointing to bad things on the horizon.
The Federal government is running on fumes

 

[Dirtdart]

I meant the name of the person who now apparently has statues and murals, not the subsequent events.

Seriously? How convenient for a democrat to forget about those subsequent events.

 

[Dirtdart]

Good. I wish I could entirely forget about that shit bird and everything that ensued after his self deletion.

I would agree but it is a good time to go back and check out some of the speeches given by Kamala Harris at the time. Just saying.

 

[Saul]

Seriously? How convenient for a democrat to forget about those subsequent events.

That is not what I wrote.

 

[Tanks]

Inflation and economic trends are pointing to bad things on the horizon.

Inflation rate is a positive as it has been going down. Same for unemployment.

The GDP is soaring as well. So, I don't know where you are getting the data that economic trends are pointing to bad things on horizon.

https://www.npr.org/2024/01/25/1226811891/economy-gdp-recession-growth-interest-rates-inflation-federal-reserve#:~:text=The%20U.S.%20economy%20continues%20to%20defy%20expectations.%20The,to%20a%20report%20Thursday%20from%20the%20Commerce%20Department.

 

[VertigoBE]

Vladimir Putin would be among those who heartily agrees with you. I do not, and I am hardly alone. A resurgent Russia allied with China represents a threat to our national interests that we will not have faced for nearly forty years. It boggles my mind that anyone can't comprehend something so obvious, and a national interest so compelling.

And @flatwater bill ‘s comments:

These two viewpoints are not mutually exclusive.

 

[sgt_zim]

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Inflation rate is a positive as it has been going down. Same for unemployment.

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The GDP is soaring as well. So, I don't know where you are getting the data that economic trends are pointing to bad things on horizon.

https://www.npr.org/2024/01/25/1226811891/economy-gdp-recession-growth-interest-rates-inflation-federal-reserve#:~:text=The%20U.S.%20economy%20continues%20to%20defy%20expectations.%20The,to%20a%20report%20Thursday%20from%20the%20Commerce%20Department.

Actual GDP is up, or nominal? We still haven't recovered the productive jobs we lost during the scamdemic, have we?

We could print dollars the way Hungary printed up Pengoes on the heels of WWII. That would make the GDP look great. It didn't mean then, and it wouldn't mean now, that actual productivity is up.

Inflation as such may have flattened out, but we're still up 20% or more on our day-to-day purchases over where we were 3 or 4 years ago. FWIW, I think the 9% number widely cited as the peak is absolute horse shit.

IMO, CPI is 100% smoke and mirrors meant to distract us from what USG and the FR are doing to the dollar.

 

[Tanks]

Pretty decent opinion piece by Nikki Haley, I still don’t get, considering what is at stake, why she was not given a role in the campaign. Yes, diehard Trump bros might not like her, but they were not going to change their votes.

Opinion | Trump Isn’t Perfect, but He’s the Better Choice — The Wall Street Journal

If you like his policies but are put off by his tone or his excesses, consider the cost of the past four years.

apple.news

 

[Brent in Az]