MASK STUDY PUBLISHED BY NIH SUGGESTS N95 MASKS MAY EXPOSE WEARERS TO DANGEROUS LEVELS OF TOXIC COMPOUNDS LINKED TO SEIZURES AND CANCER

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Mask study published by NIH suggests N95 Covid masks may expose wearers to dangerous level of toxic compounds linked to seizures and cancer

 

A study published in April found disposable masks can have toxic chemicals

Experts said this could make newly instated mask mandates ineffective

By EMILY JOSHU HEALTH REPORTER FOR DAILYMAIL.COM

 

UPDATED: 07:33 EDT, 27 August 2023

 

The surgical N95 mask has been held up as the gold standard when it comes to protecting against Covid.

 

But a study quietly re-shared by the National Institutes of Health in spring suggests the tight-fitting mask may expose users to dangerous levels of toxic chemicals.

 

Researchers from Jeonbuk National University in South Korea looked at two types of disposable medical-grade masks, as well as several reusable cotton masks.

 

The study found that the chemicals released by these masks had eight times the recommended safety limit of toxic volatile organic compounds (TVOCs).

 

Inhaling TVOCs has been linked to health issues like headaches and nausea, while prolonged and repeated has been linked to organ damage and even cancer.

 

A study published in April found that several disposable masks contain more than eight times the US recommended limit of toxic volatile organic compounds (TVOCs)

 

Samples A1 through B3 represent disposable masks, whereas samples C1 through E4 are cloth masks. Disposable masks had up to 14 times more TVOCs than cloth masks

 

'It is clear that particular attention must be paid to the VOCs associated with the use of KF94 [medical] masks their effects on human health,' the researchers wrote in the study published April.

 

However, there are ways to reduce the danger, they said. 'Exposure can be significantly reduced if a mask is opened and left to sit for at least 30 min,' the researchers wrote.

 

This suggests that the packaging of these masks could play a role in the amount of chemicals they have.

 

The study was published in the journal Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety and on the NIH's website.

 

The NIH said: 'Inclusion in an NLM database does not imply endorsement of, or agreement with, the contents by NLM or the National Institutes of Health.'

 

The researchers found that the levels of TVOCs were 14 times lower in cloth masks and didn't pose a risk to human health.

 

However, the study did not measure the effect of people actually wearing the masks.

 

Dr Stuart Fischer, an internal medicine physician in New York, told DailyMail.com that strong conclusions couldn't be drawn from the study.

 

However, he did say that increasingly evidence has shown the drawbacks of mask-wearing. He added that 'there seems to be diminishing returns on the need for masks.'

 

In the latest study, researchers tested 14 disposable and cloth masks purchased online by measuring the amount of TVOCs in them. The disposable masks were KFAD and KF94 models, which were made from thermoplastics polypropylene and polyurethane nylon.

 

These masks have been popularized in South Korea, where the study was conducted, whereas KN95s are more popular in the US.

 

However, their differences are miniscule. KFADs and KF94s filter 94 percent of particles, while KN95s filter 95 percent.

 

The cloth masks were made from cotton, ramie - a vegetable fiber - and polyurethane.

 

'These TVOC concentration levels corresponded to a level that is harmless to the human body (no relevant health-related concerns),' the researchers wrote.

 

However, the disposable masks contained up to 14 times the TVOCs than cotton masks.

 

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recommends keeping TVOC levels below 0.5 parts per million in indoor air.

 

The sample with the highest amount of TVOCs had 4,808 cubic meters per microgram, which is about 4.8 parts per million.

 

That's more than eight times the recommended limit.

 

TVOCs are a large group of odorous chemicals, many of which are released by cleaning and beauty products, burning fuel and cooking.

 

Sources of TVOCs in the home include aerosol sprays, cleansers and disinfectants, moth repellents, air fresheners and automotive products.

 

Other sources include building materials and furnishings, office equipment such as copiers and printers, permanent markers, correction fluids, carbonless copy paper and craft materials including glues and adhesives.

 

TVOCs have been shown to irritate the eyes, nose, and throat, cause difficulty breathing and nausea, and damage the central nervous system and organs like the liver, according to the American Lung Association (ALA).

 

Some are even considered human carcinogens, meaning they can cause cancer.

 

The researchers specifically flagged the chemicals dimethylacetamide (DMAc) and dimethylformamide (DMF) for being linked to liver and reproductive damage.

 

The team acknowledged that the sample size was small and that they did not test several other popular disposable masks like KN95s.

 

The study builds off previous research suggesting that mask wearing could cause more harm than good. 

 

Research carried out by the Cochrane Institute, for example, suggested that face masks made 'little to no difference' in Covid infections and deaths.

 

The researchers said harms caused by masks - including hampering children's schooling - were poorly measured in the studies, meaning any small benefit on infection rates may be outweighed.

 

And a controversial study suggested that wearing face masks raises the risk of stillbirths, testicular dysfunction, and cognitive decline in children.

 

However, experts have criticized the study for drawing conclusions without proper evidence.

 

'It is indeed possible that certain masks have side effects, just as certain helpful medications (anti-histamines, psychotropic drugs, antibiotics) have side effects,' Dr Fischer said.

 

'Almost everything in healthcare has a benefit/side effect profile.'

 

Though the findings were published in April, the study could have new relevance as Covid variant BA.2.86 spreads across the US.

 

Several universities, hospitals, and even the Hollywood studio Lionsgate have reinstated mask mandates amid the surge.

 

But the newly found dangers of masks typically considered the most protective could make mask mandates ineffective.

 

'I think following the general recommendations might be helpful, but it's not clear yet if we need the sweeping edicts of three years ago.,' Dr Fischer said.

 

'Extreme fears about the lethality of Covid may have led to decisions that were counterproductive.'

 

'Covid won't be going away for a long time, if ever. We desperately need policies that do not fracture our society while providing minimal protection.'

JOHN MELLENCAMP CLAIMS ONLY TWO PERCENT OF BLACKS IN AMERICA HAVE BETTER LIVES THAN SLAVES

John Mellecamp Shares Wild Comments About Race, Black People

 

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JOHN MELLENCAMP CLAIMS ONLY 2% OF BLACK PEOPLE IN AMERICA HAVE BETTER LIVES THAN SLAVES

by DAVID HOOKSTEAD

August 29, 2023, 7:35 amupdated August 29, 2023, 11:10 am

 

John Mellencamp went off the rails during an interview with Bill Maher.

The famous singer joined Maher on the “Club Random Podcast,” and the conversation went all over the place. However, there was one part that seemed to stick out above the rest.

Mellencamp and Maher got into a heated exchange over race in America, and the singer claimed “1% or 2% of black people in America” have a better life than what the slaves did.

 

Now, that’s not me reading into the situation. The two were comparing the differences of picking cotton in the fields to becoming sports stars, and Mellencamp seems to think life isn’t different at all for most black people than it was 200 years ago. Maher, to his credit, refused to tolerate that nonsense.

 

Below is the text of the exchange (via the show’s transcript):

 

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John: I wrote a song that I never recorded because I thought it was wrong but it was called from the f*cking cotton fields to the playing fields. My point is that yes so what. Us as white people love to have black people entertain us.

 

Bill: I would say that the playing fields are a lot better than the cotton fields. That’s what I would say about that. Maybe I’m crazy John but it seems like making no money as a slave picking cotton, it was not as good as playing left field for the Yankees. I’m sure there were reasons why Dave Winfield has some beef against Steinbrenner.

 

John: No doubt there is 1% or 2% of black people in America who have a better life.

 

Bill: Oh, stop. That’s what you think. 1% or 2%.

 

John: Okay let’s say 10%. I’m just pulling the number out of my ass.

 

Bill: It is, that’s where it belongs.

 

John: I just pulled the number out of my ass.

 

Bill: I know but I’m telling you that’s just not true.

 

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The two also battled over climate change, whether or not the government should be trusted and much more. You can watch the entire interview below. The specific part about race starts around 27 minutes in.

 

John Mellecamp Shares Wild Comments About Race, Black People – OutKick 

NO HUMAN REMAINS FOUND TWO YEARS AFTER CLAIMS OF MASS GRAVES IN CANADA

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No human remains found 2 years after claims of ‘mass graves’ in Canada

By Dana Kennedy

August 31, 202312:12pm

 

After two years of horror stories about the alleged mass graves of Indigenous children at residential schools across Canada, a series of recent excavations at suspected sites has turned up no human remains. Some academics and politicians say it’s further evidence that the stories are unproven.

 

Minegoziibe Anishinabe, a group of indigenous people also known as Pine Creek First Nation, excavated 14 sites in the basement of Our Lady of Seven Sorrows Catholic Church near the Pine Creek Residential School in Manitoba during four weeks this summer. The so-called “anomalies” were first detected using ground-penetrating radar, but on Aug. 18, Chief Derek Nepinak of remote Pine Creek Indian Reserve said

 

no remains were found.

 

He also referred to the effort as the “initial excavation,” leading some who were skeptical of the original claims to think even more are planned. “I don’t like to use the word hoax because it’s too strong but there are also too many falsehoods circulating about this issue with no evidence,” Jacques Rouillard, a professor emeritus in the Department of History at the Université de Montréal, told The Post Wednesday.

 

Chief Derek Nepinak of Pine Creek Indian Reserve said no human remains were found during a recent excavation in a church basement near a residential school.AP Nonetheless, he welcomes more excavations because of the enormous adverse publicity and stain left on Canada after the first reports of the alleged mass graves.

 

“This has all been very dark for Canada. We need more excavations so we can know the truth,” Rouillard said. “Too much was said and decided upon before there was any proof.”

 

In May 2021, the leaders of the British Columbia First Nation Band Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc announced the discovery of a mass grave of more than 200 Indigenous children detected via ground-penetrating radar at a residential school in British Columbia. The radar found “anomalies” in the soil but no proof of actual human remains.

 

James C. McCrae, a former attorney general for Manitoba, resigned his position on a government panel in May after he wrote about his skepticism over some of the claims about dead children buried at residential schools.CBC “We had a knowing in our community that we were able to verify. To our knowledge, these missing children are undocumented deaths,” Rosanne Casimir, chief of the Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc, said in a statement on May 27, 2021. (Casimir did not return a call from The Post this week.) The band called the discovery “Le Estcwicwéy̓” — or “the missing.” Pine Creek and Kamloops were among a network of residential schools across Canada, run by the government and operated by churches from the 1880s through the end of the 20th century. Experts say an estimated 150,000 children attended the schools.

 

The grounds of the former Kamloops Indian Residential School in British Columbia, where some believe Indigenous students may be buried — thought there have not been any excavations.REUTERS But until last week, there hadn’t been any excavations in the alleged burial spots. There still have been no excavations at Kamloops nor any dates set for any such work to commence. 

 

That didn’t stop many in Canada from painting a demonic picture of the residential schools and those who staffed them. “The system forcibly separated children from their families for extended periods of time and forbade them to acknowledge their Indigenous heritage and culture or to speak their own languages,” according to the website of the First Nations and Indigenous Studies of the University of British Columbia.

 

Kamploops school memorial

A makeshift memorial was established at the site of the former Kamloops school.REUTERS

Assembly of First Nations Grand Chief RoseAnne Archibald told the BBC in August 2021 that the residential school policy was “designed to kill, and we’re seeing proof of that …” Within days of the Kamloops announcement, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau decreed, partly at the request of tribal leaders, that all flags on federal buildings fly at half-staff. The Canadian government and provincial authorities pledged about $320 million to fund more research and in December pledged another $40 billion involving First Nations child-welfare claim settlements that partially compensate some residential school attendees.

 

Pope Francis issued a formal apology on behalf of the Catholic Church, which ran many of the residential school facilities, and asked for God’s forgiveness.

 

A statue of Egerton Ryerson, the original architect of Canada’s residential schools, was vandalized after claims of the mass graves.SOPA Images/LightRocket

 

A number of writers, academics and politicians like Rouillard have come out cautioning against the claim that hundreds or thousands of children are buried at the school, but they have been labeled “genocide deniers” — even though many of the skeptics do not dispute that conditions at the schools were often harsh.

 

“The evidence does not support the overall gruesome narrative put forward around the world for several years, a narrative for which verifiable evidence has been scarce, or non-existent,” James C. McCrae, a former attorney general for Manitoba, wrote in an essay published last year. McCrae resigned from his position on a government panel in May after his views on residential schools outraged Indigenous groups and other activists and politicians.

 

Tom Flanagan, a professor emeritus of political science at the University of Calgary, told The Post Wednesday that he sees the issue as a “moral panic” similar to the hysteria over repressed memories and alleged Satanic cults in schools in the US in the 1980s and ’90s. “People believe things that are not true or improbable and they continue to believe it even when no evidence turns up,” Flanagan said. “People seem to double down on their conviction that something happened.”

 

Eldon Yellowhorn, a professor and founding chair of the Indigenous studies department at Simon Fraser University in British Columbia, told The Post last year that he too was cautious about the veracity of some of the more highly charged claims. Yellowhorn, a member of the Blackfoot Nation, had been hired by Canada’s powerful Truth and Reconciliation Commission to search for and identify gravesites of Indigenous children at the residential schools. But he said then that many of the graves he found were from actual cemeteries and it wasn’t clear how they died.

CHRISTIANS CORRECTLY RESPOND TO AI-GENERATED FAKE BIBLE PASSAGE ABOUT JESUS AFFIRMING TRANS PEOPLE

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Christians attack ChatGPT-generated fake Bible verse about Jesus endorsing transgenderism

By Kendall Tietz Fox News

Published September 2, 2023 9:00am EDT

 

Christians are responding to a fake Bible passage reportedly generated by ChatGPT that said Jesus accepts trans-identified individuals, stating "there is no man nor woman."

 

"And a woman, whose heart was divided between spirit and body, came before him," the fake passage reads. "In quiet despair, she asked, 'Lord, I come to you estranged, for my spirit and body are not one. How shall I hope to enter the kingdom of God?'"

 

"Jesus looked upon her with kindness, replying, 'my child, blessed are those who strive for unity within themselves, for they shall know the deepest truths of my Father's creation,'" the passage continued. "Be not afraid, for in the kingdom of God, there is no man nor woman, as all are one in spirit. The gates of my Father's kingdom will open for those who love and are loved, for God looks not upon the body, but the heart."

 

The Reddit user under the name Psychological_Dog527 said he was "feeling sad" when he asked ChatGPT to generate a "fake biblical passage" about "Jesus accepting trans people," which he posted in the "r/trans" channel. 

 

"I know it’s not real, but it gave me some comfort," the user posted.

 

Pro-LGBT outlet The Advocate first posted about the "trans-affirming" Bible verse on August 16, describing the passage as "an affirming example of tolerance" for LGBTQ+ individuals who "do not have a relationship with religion because of their history of exclusion among pious people."

 

The outlet later added that even though the AI verse was well received, many Reddit users pointed out that the interpretation of the themes in stories of the Bible are "likely lost in translation."

 

"According to others, there is a difference between religious texts that implicitly acknowledge gender-nonconforming individuals and those that explicitly acknowledge the existence of several genders beyond the binary," the article read.

 

Christian scholars and columnists have pointed out the AI technology's keen ability to replicate the intonation of the Gospel, as well as the role AI will play in interpretations of the Bible that might not conform to the authors' original intent or meaning.

 

Messianic Jewish author and radio host Michael Brown wrote in an op-ed published in the Christian Post, that while "there is truth to the claim that in God’s kingdom there is neither male nor female … this doesn’t mean that gender distinctions should be blurred or transgressed."

 

He said Jesus would look upon a trans-identifying person with kindness, and encouraged "followers of Jesus" to do the same, but carefully parsed out the arguments made in the AI-generated passage.

 

"Instead, as expressed by Paul (see Galatians 3:28; Colossians 3:11), there is neither caste nor class in God's kingdom — not Jew or Gentile, male or female, slave or free," Brown wrote. "We are all equal in Jesus."

 

"But that hardly means that there are no gender distinctions in terms of reality and in terms of implication," he added. "To the contrary, the whole Bible, including the New Testament, makes gender distinctions, giving specific instructions to husbands and wives, and recognizing only two sexes."

 

Brown said Jesus would not have removed the limb of someone struggling with Body Integrity Identity Disorder or turned a "furry" into the animal they identify as. (Mike Kemp/In Pictures via Getty Images)

 

He said that Jesus would not say to a woman who felt like she was a man, "Be made whole," and remove her breasts and give her a free "lifetime subscription to hormone pills," which he described as "monstrous rather than Messianic," but would make her "at home in the body she was created with."

 

"Of course, that’s what He would do — unless you believe that He would miraculously remove the limb of someone struggling with BIID (Body Integrity Identity Disorder) rather than make them whole from the inside out," he added. "Or unless you believe that He would turn a ‘furry’ into the animal they identify with rather than heal them of their confusion. Perish the thought."

AH: The bottom line is trans people, as well as every other kind of people, need to enter a relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ. Look at the Bible, Acts 2 38.

INTERESTING AUDIO

Came across a 16-message album recently of a Billy Graham School of Evangelism presented at Lake Louise, Alberta in October 2002. The 15 tapes (one was missing) each contained a different speaker and one of them was Charles Price. During his seminar, Pastor Price gave the pastors attending the seminar time to consult with each other over a question he had posed. During the five minutes or so of this, people were coming up and talking to him, including a pastor who had taken one of Charles Price's courses back in 1979 or 1980. The man asked him about how various other pastors Pastor Price had worked with at the time were doing. 

DX CATCHES 09/01-02

Legends 102.7 (WLGZ-FM) Rochester with ED Smith "The Best Hits in the World" taking live requests for classic hits.

Bounce 102.9 (CKLH-FM) Hamilton with "I'm an Adult Now" and commercials. Then overpowered by the Mars Hill Network station from Syracuse.

103.3 The Edge (WEDG-FM) Buffalo nineties long weekend including Red Hot Chili Peppers and Rage Against the Machine.

103.5 WXRK Buffalo very faintly with country music.

Bounce 103.7 Brockville with Big Sugar, ID and into eighties cover of "Always on my Mind."