"it's just a mandate, mandates are not law".
On the surface this is a correct and perfectly logical statement. But know why I don't like it?
What happens if our corrupt and illegitimate Congress makes it a law? Now we have shot ourselves in the foot by implying we have to follow it because it's law. I don't care if they make a law that says you have to get the jab or face a firing squad, I'm not gonna follow unjust laws.
It kinda reminds me of the line I heard a lot and have even been guilty of saying myself "it's not even FDA approved"... Until it was. Then what? We all had to change our line of thinking. Good logic does not require this kind of tweaking.
Maybe I'm just being pedantic but I wanted to give my two cents. Thoughts on this?
This is a symptom of Bartonella and Lyme disease, FYI. Phantom smells, like cigarettes, gas, and buttered popcorn (yes it's weird). Do you have chronic sinusitis? Bartonella causes it.
You can get Bartonella from a cat scratch or bite, and supposedly 50% of the cats in the US have it -- it's the #1 cause of disability in veterinarians because they get bit and scratched so much. Conventional doctors don't know shit about Bartonella.
Ever wake up with a sore throat that goes away for no reason? Have bottom of foot pain in the morning? Swollen glands in your neck, esp. on one side, for months at a time? Nerve pain? Spasms? Ice pick head pain? Were you ever told you had "mono" or "a summer flu" or "chronic fatigue" or "long Covid"? Any neurological symptoms? Depression? Been told you have "Bipolar disorder"? These are all Bartonella symptoms.
Bartonella is a separate bacteria from Borrelia, and there are over 20 strands of it. The standard test looks for 1 strand so testing is wildly inaccurate -- like Lyme you can test "negative" and still have it. Your doctor and any ER doctor or neurologist will use the ELISA test for Lyme, which is flat out wrong 50% of the time.
Most people who get bit by a tick NEVER see it -- they can be smaller than a poppy seed. You can also get these infections from spider bites and fleas, not just ticks.
Ticks are literally everywhere, they are carried by migratory birds, not just deer. Obviously if you tell me you live or spend any time in Wisconsin, New England, NJ, Long Island (RAMPANT LYME), you have cats or dogs, or you hunt, or trail run, or hike a lot then the chance of Lyme goes way, way up. But it is everywhere. The CDC, like everything else, lies about the Lyme epidemic.
Lyme and co-infections like Bartonella can hide out in the body for DECADES -- Lyme goes into cyst form, it's a corkscrew shaped bacteria and it will drill into bone and tissue and stay there. They also hide in protective biofilms, which most antibiotics cannot reach.
In a lot of people your immune system will keep these infections in check UNTIL something happens (like a bad cold, or flu, or car accident, or major stress) to weaken your body. Then boom the Lyme explodes. Therefore you can be bit by a tick literally decades earlier and have Lyme and Bartonella the entire time and not know it (this is what happened to me, I was misdiagnosed with "Multiple Sclerosis" by 4 neurologists.)
If anyone suspects Lyme, Bartonella, or Babesia (the most common co-infections, because you never get JUST Lyme), you need to find a LLMD and have a Western Blot test done through Igenex or Armin (speciality labs).
Check your symptoms:
https://www.tiredoflyme.com/horowitz-lyme-msids-questionnaire.html
These are some good resources:
https://www.ilads.org
https://rawlsmd.com/health-conditions/lyme-disease
https://www.healingwell.com/community/default.aspx?f=30
https://rawlsmd.com/health-conditions/lyme-disease#chronic
https://rawlsmd.com/health-articles/lyme-coinfection-comparisons-what-your-symptoms-could-be-telling-you
I hope this helps someone. I wasted 7 years with the wrong diagnosis, with idiot neurologists trying to put me on steroids (this will kill you) and rush me out of their office, after paying thousands of $$$ for useless brain MRIs.