# Omnibus Stupid MFers in the news thread (Part 1) **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [January 31, 2021, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945 "2021-01-31T21:25:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 71
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2021, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/1409 "2021-10-04T04:58:29Z")
I was looking at the local Sunday paper, the “biography” pages, where the account of one woman’s downfall was “vaccine-induced thrombotic thrombocytopenia”. Now, each of those four words has a legitimate meaning, but when you assemble them together in that order, you best get the big fork out so you can scrape them up off’n the pasture. ---
**Author:** ![mikecurtis](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mikecurtis/32/3284_2.png) [@mikecurtis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mikecurtis)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2021, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/1410 "2021-10-04T05:07:43Z")
It’s real, but very rare, and may be related to the virus itself in combination with the vaccine. > **[Vaccine-induced Thrombotic Thrombocytopenia (VITT) and COVID-19 Vaccines:...](https://www.acc.org/latest-in-cardiology/articles/2021/04/01/01/42/vaccine-induced-thrombotic-thrombocytopenia-vitt-and-covid-19-vaccines)** > VITT is characterized by the presence of two conditions concurrently: thrombosis (often in unusual sites like the cerebral veins or splanchnic veins) AND thrombocytopenia. Early mechanistic evaluations have identified antibodies directed against the platelet factor 4 (PF4)-heparin complex which activate platelets, similar to HIT antibodies. Detection of the PF4 antibodies can be done using a HIT ELISA test, but not reliably with other HIT laboratory tests. > Early data suggest that VITT occurs only following a COVID-19 vaccination with Johnson & Johnson or AstraZeneca vaccine. Note that AstraZeneca vaccine is NOT available in the United States. Furthermore, the small number of reported events occurred between 5-42 days following the vaccine. They have not been reported to occur immediately (within 1-2 days) or longer-term (beyond 6 weeks) after vaccination. It will be important to re-evaluate the “at risk” window as more is learned about VITT. ---
**Author:** ![TokyoBayer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tokyobayer/32/13989_2.png) [@TokyoBayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TokyoBayer)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2021, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/1411 "2021-10-04T05:12:02Z")
> [@Typo\_Negative](#): > > Maybe the dumbest words every said. From the article: > [@](#): > > Roses said. “It’s not something that somebody specifically or a specific group has to tell me it’s safe. My research has to tell me it’s safe. The people that I talk to… I don’t know how to really explain that, but I kind of have to see it for myself.” So experts count less than wingnuts on Facebook. ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2021, 5:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/1412 "2021-10-04T05:50:32Z")
> [@TokyoBayer](#): > > So experts count less than wingnuts on Facebook. (The story about Yet Another nurse who wouldn’t get the vax.) She also said she wouldn’t get the vax if God Hisself came down and told her to. I gather she won’t be getting the religious exemption. ---
**Author:** ![nightshadea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ba0ec/32.png) [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2021, 6:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/1413 "2021-10-04T06:07:07Z")
> [@nightshadea](#): > > [MSN](https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/cbs4-investigates-miami-hospital-nurse-posts-disturbing-photos-captions-of-nicu-baby-on-social-media/ar-AAOfdii?ocid=SK2DDHP) an update … after a “lengthy investigation” she was officially fired … ---
**Author:** ![TokyoBayer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tokyobayer/32/13989_2.png) [@TokyoBayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TokyoBayer)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2021, 6:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/1414 "2021-10-04T06:59:30Z")
> [@nightshadea](#): > > an update … after a “lengthy investigation” she was officially fired … How long of an investigation would this require? “Is this your account? Is this a picture of you smiling?” Goodbye! ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2021, 8:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/1415 "2021-10-04T08:52:49Z")
> [@TokyoBayer](#): > > How long of an investigation would this require? “Is this your account? Is this a picture of you smiling?” “Did you seriously post a picture of a NICU patient? Are you fucking insane?” ---
**Author:** ![nightshadea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ba0ec/32.png) [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2021, 9:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/1416 "2021-10-04T09:57:36Z")
apparently at least 3 weeks according to this [https://news.yahoo.com/miami-nurse-terminated-mocking-newborn-145948827.html](https://news.yahoo.com/miami-nurse-terminated-mocking-newborn-145948827.html) ---
**Author:** ![wguy123](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wguy123/32/3161_2.png) [@wguy123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wguy123)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2021, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/1417 "2021-10-04T14:26:43Z")
She is certainly living up to her name. ---
**Author:** ![Icarus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/icarus/32/72_2.png) [@Icarus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Icarus)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2021, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/1418 "2021-10-04T14:49:42Z")
An she’s kinda got the haircut too! ---
**Author:** ![Andy\_L](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c67d28/32.png) [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2021, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/1419 "2021-10-06T17:48:41Z")
> **[San Antonio Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Covid Hoax](https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdtx/pr/san-antonio-man-sentenced-federal-prison-covid-hoax)** > Evidence presented during trial revealed that Perez posted two threatening messages on Facebook in which he claimed to have paid someone who was infected with COVID-19 to lick items at grocery stores in the San Antonio area to scare people away from visiting the stores. On April 5, 2020, a screenshot of the initial posting was sent by an online tip to the Southwest Texas Fusion Center (SWTFC), which then contacted the FBI office in San Antonio for further investigation. The threat was false. Perez did not pay someone to intentionally spread coronavirus at grocery stores, according to investigators and Perez’s own admissions. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2021, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/1420 "2021-10-06T18:44:33Z")
That seems like a pretty light sentence for terrorism. ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2021, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/1421 "2021-10-06T19:51:20Z")
Guy straps fireworks around his waist, robs bank, gets arrested. "A teller dispensed $800 in marked bills and handed it over. After ditching his car in Elmhurst and walking to his home in Villa Park, Bradley texted his wife a picture of him holding a stack of cash, the FBI said. "Nobody has been looking for me?” he asked. “Nothing? Wtf?” Bradley went out for a smoke and was promptly arrested by FBI agents, who had been watching his home for hours. " > **[Fireworks, duct tape and a selfie with a handful of cash: FBI charges Villa...](https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/10/6/22712708/lombard-bank-robbery-jason-bradley-villa-park-fireworks-duct-tape-selfies)** > > “I need everything from your drawer or WE ALL DIE!!!” read the note on pink paper, according to the FBI. ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2021, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/1422 "2021-10-06T20:53:28Z")
He must need healthcare he can’t afford. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2021, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/1423 "2021-10-06T21:27:25Z")
We get a better class of stupid MF in the UK. New Justice Secretary and Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab has come out firmly against misogyny. Very firmly indeed. In fact, he stated that > [@](#): > > insults and misogyny is absolutely wrong whether it’s a man against a woman or a woman against a man. Okay then. > **[Dominic Raab criticised for 'callous remarks' about misogyny after he said a...](https://news.sky.com/story/conservative-conference-2021-deputy-pm-dominic-raab-criticised-for-callous-remarks-about-misogyny-12427472)** > > The justice secretary claimed misogyny was wrong against a man or a woman, but the word applies specifically to hatred or prejudice towards women. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2021, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/1424 "2021-10-06T22:57:12Z")
Well no, I agree that misogyny which involves a woman mistreating a man absolutely _is_ wrong, because they’re doing it backwards. ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2021, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/1425 "2021-10-08T23:28:27Z")
> [@TokyoBayer](#): > > > [@Typo\_Negative](#): > > > > Maybe the dumbest words every said. > > From the article: > > > [@](#): > > > > Roses said. “It’s not something that somebody specifically or a specific group has to tell me it’s safe. My research has to tell me it’s safe. The people that I talk to… I don’t know how to really explain that, but I kind of have to see it for myself.” > > So experts count less than wingnuts on Facebook. That refrain about “doing my research” was nicely skewered by, of all people, Jeff Van Gundy. > ---
**Author:** ![GreysonCarlisle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a87d85/32.png) [@GreysonCarlisle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreysonCarlisle)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2021, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/1426 "2021-10-10T19:23:59Z")
Husband and wife charged with trying to sell nuclear propulsion secrets to a foreign government. > **[Maryland Nuclear Engineer and Spouse Arrested on Espionage-Related Charges](https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/maryland-nuclear-engineer-and-spouse-arrested-espionage-related-charges)** > > Jonathan and Diana Toebbe, both of Annapolis, Maryland, were arrested in Jefferson County, West Virginia, by the FBI and the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) on Saturday, Oct. 9. ---
**Author:** ![GreysonCarlisle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a87d85/32.png) [@GreysonCarlisle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreysonCarlisle)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2021, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/1427 "2021-10-10T22:14:39Z")
> [@](#): > > Hutchinson Police Lt. Dustin Loepp said the teen jumped a fence Wednesday at the Armory and broke into at least three Humvees. > > The first, he was unable to start. The second he started but couldn’t get it to move, Loepp said. > > The third he was able to move, but quickly discovered he couldn’t drive it because the steering wheel was locked. Then he swung a hatchet at the soldiers trying to stop him. > **[Police: Teen tried to steal Humvee from Hutchinson armory](https://www2.ljworld.com/news/state-region/2021/oct/10/police-teen-tried-to-steal-steal-humvee-from-hutchinson-armory/)** > > HUTCHINSON, Kan. (AP) — A teen attempted to steal a military Humvee worth more than $100,000 from the National Guard Armory in Hutchinson and swung a hatchet at an armory staff member who tried to stop him, police say. The Hutchinson News reports... ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2021, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/1428 "2021-10-11T03:00:33Z")
Wow, not merely steal it, but steal steal it. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945.md?page=70) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945.md?page=72)