• Admiral Patrick@dubvee.org
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    28 days ago

    In all that crazy, there’s, shockingly, two good points:

    1. Psychedelics. There’s at least anecdotal evidence they’re good for treating certain traumas / PTSD. So, yeah, we should be looking into their medicinal applications. But is it the FDA or the DEA that’s cockblocking those?

    2. Stem cells. Abso-fucking-lutely yes. But wasn’t it the “pro life” people holding that up?

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      28 days ago

      Stem cells.

      He’s not talking about the stem cells that can cure a select few diseases.

      He’s talking about an alternative medicine thing which is basically sticking cells from your right arm into your left arm and calling it “stem cell therapy” then claiming it can cure hundreds of diseases.

      There is zero evidence (or RCTs) showing his version of “stem cells” works.

      The FDA bases approval on two highly successful phase 3 RCTs of a specific drug for a specific condition. You can read more about that process here

      Neither psychedelics not RFK’s version of stem cell therapy has that yet.

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        28 days ago

        Thanks for clarifying. I took the mention of stem cells in the wall of crazy tweet to be the more credible form of stem cell therapy. Considering I was fully aware of who was making the statement, the fault is mine.

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        28 days ago

        I suspect my insurance company will soon cover shoving goat testicles into my scrotum. I’ll be so virile!

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      28 days ago

      I mean psychedelics really shouldn’t be suppressed as much as they want, but with him gutting all actual medical science, they’re not gonna be helping much.

      They have tons of potential and power, but binging mushrooms for three days and dancing in circles isn’t probably the only way we can utilise them. (I’m not saying it’s a bad one, just not necessarily suited for everyone.)

      And actually if psychedelics gets lumped into his shit it might just be a step back for research on psychedelics when eventually this craziness of his blows up in his face. Hopefully before he implements any of it. Or even gets into office.

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        28 days ago

        My concern is that his definition of clean food is incompatible with a sane definition of clean food.

        We’re talking about a man who got mercury poisoning from eating unsafe fish, and ate meat that caused a worm to eat part of his brain. His standards for food safety are clearly not the same as mine.

        If he were to assert that pasteurizing milk causes nearsightedness and lazy eye, I wouldn’t not be surprised.