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jgmiller

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11. I realize I'm asking for the impossible but I want some of these people to explain to me

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Wed Jun 17, 2026, 08:19 PM

13 hrs ago

Why they have a problem taking a vacinne (essentially a drug) to help prevent COVID but they don't have a problem taking a drug not designed to fight COVID to fight COVID?

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Tennessee pharmacies sell potent ivermectin, led by doctor who's taken 'bucketloads' [View all] BumRushDaShow 16 hrs ago OP

Welcome to the 19th century DBoon 16 hrs ago #1

Selling poison ninjanurse 1 hr ago #32

Friend of mine got COVID, refused to go to ER, took ivermectin instead. Midnight Writer 16 hrs ago #2

Coworker's roommate died much the same way, but after taking up ventilator space. Maru Kitteh 15 hrs ago #4

Tragic. The MAHA people pushing this shit should be held liable. pat_k 11 hrs ago #16

Trump sure as fuck didn't take Invermectin when he got Covid. Can't they see that? SunSeeker 5 hrs ago #24

My Sympathy ninjanurse 1 hr ago #33

Idiots. While reasonably safe at recommended doses for recommended uses, they are going to hlthe2b 15 hrs ago #3

I'll bet that RFKJr and DumbassJT have cornered the market on ivermectin overdose meds. erronis 15 hrs ago #5

There is no antidote NewEnglandAutumn 13 hrs ago #9

Natural selection of the insanely stupid. Buddyzbuddy 14 hrs ago #6

Can it kill algae? ToxMarz 13 hrs ago #7

A big LOL to this!! n/t SpankMe 11 hrs ago #15

You know, I just don't care anymore what this idiots do Figarosmom 13 hrs ago #8

Who's going to stand trial for the murders?? Who will be sued for liability and damages????? Ford_Prefect 13 hrs ago #10

For misleading people ninjanurse 1 hr ago #34

I realize I'm asking for the impossible but I want some of these people to explain to me jgmiller 13 hrs ago #11

The lunacy of cult belief systems. Inherent internal contradictions break down critical thinking. pat_k 11 hrs ago #17

An excellent question. 3catwoman3 8 hrs ago #23

I think it comes down to "people they trust", and "people they don't". And they've listened to talk radio for so long, muriel_volestrangler 4 hrs ago #25

Because they are morons. See Dunning Krueger effect. Ray Bruns 1 hr ago #28

This message was self-deleted by its author jgmiller 13 hrs ago #12

Ivermectin is pushed in the right wing internet and media circles as a great cure all drug. Botany 11 hrs ago #13

Great, another pill pusher, who snorts their own stash sakabatou 11 hrs ago #14

I hope they all ingest bucketloads wolfie001 11 hrs ago #18

Not limited to COVID bmichaelh 10 hrs ago #19

Imagine being this stupid. n/t flvegan 9 hrs ago #20

As If Tennessee Needed More Help in Their Desperate Striving for the Title of "Stupidest State"! The Roux Comes First 8 hrs ago #21

They have a ways to go Blumancru 1 hr ago #31

Texas has ivermectin over the counter too. summer_in_TX 8 hrs ago #22

MAGAts everywhere should take bucketloads IronLionZion 2 hrs ago #26

Even prior to Covid, ivermectin was one of the most widely prescribed medications in the world. TheRickles 1 hr ago #27

You do realize that the linked study was found to be flawed and roundly debunked BumRushDaShow 45 min ago #35

Gives me an idea for a new business: "The Tennessee Miracle Leech Company. They suck, you pay." Vinca 1 hr ago #29

I have been looking for a new business opportunity Blumancru 1 hr ago #30