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The latest far right fad is raw milk. Perhaps they regard Louis Pasteur as a woke socialist. Seriously, government health advisories about raw milk only make it more attractive to the conspiracy theory fringe.
Commentators on sites like Infowars, Gab and Rumble have grown increasingly vocal about raw milk in recent weeks. They see the government’s heightened concerns about the dangers as overreach. “They say: ‘Bird flu in milk! Bird flu in milk! Oh, it’s the scariest thing!’” Owen Shroyer said on the April 29 episode of his “War Room” podcast from Infowars. He added: “They’ll just make raw milk illegal. That’s what this is all about.” Public health officials have long warned Americans of the severe health risks that can come with drinking raw milk instead of pasteurized milk, which is heated to kill bacteria, viruses and other germs. Researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found more than 200 disease outbreaks linked to unpasteurized milk from 1998 to 2018, leading to 2,645 illnesses, 228 hospitalizations and three deaths.
The far right, including anti-vaxxers, seems to have an affinity for pathogens. Either that or they feel that pathogens don't really exist and perhaps were made up by Hillary Clinton and George Soros. Whatever they think, don't expect them to make sense.
Contrary to claims, there’s little or no evidence that drinking raw milk provides health benefits, including protection from certain infectious diseases, said Dr. Megin Nichols, the deputy director of the Division of Foodborne, Waterborne and Environmental Diseases at the C.D.C. The Food and Drug Administration says pasteurizing milk kills the virus. The F.D.A. said in a statement that there are no scientifically proven benefits to drinking raw milk and that “the health risks are clear.”
Epidemics get rightwingers agitated. The latest bird flu outbreak has them acting like mad cows.
Matt Gertz, a senior fellow at Media Matters, a left-leaning watchdog that looked at the trend this month, said raw milk promotion had been intensifying on the right since the start of the bird flu outbreak. “What you have is a bunch of right-wing influencers who know that they can build substantial audiences and retain their audiences and excite their audiences by telling them that what medical authorities are saying about raw milk, about bird flu, is not credible,” Mr. Gertz said.
Basically the wingnuts are telling people: Don't trust science, trust Infowars instead! Paranoia is good for clicks.
As for bird flu, there is clear evidence of it being easily transmissible between mammals.
After mice drink raw H5N1 milk, bird flu virus riddles their organs
Despite the delusions of the raw milk crowd, drinking unpasteurized milk brimming with infectious avian H5N1 influenza virus is a very bad idea, according to freshly squeezed data published Friday in the New England Journal of Medicine. Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison squirted raw H5N1-containing milk from infected cows into the throats of anesthetized laboratory mice, finding that the virus caused systemic infections after the mice were observed swallowing the dose. The illnesses began quickly, with symptoms of lethargy and ruffled fur starting on day 1. [ ... ] Before the mouse data, numerous reports have noted carnivores falling ill with H5N1 after eating infected wild birds. And a study from March in the journal Emerging Infectious Diseases reported that over half of the 24 or so cats on an H5N1-infected dairy farm in Texas died after drinking raw milk from the sick cows. Before their deaths, the cats displayed distressing neurological symptoms, and studies found the virus had invaded their lungs, brains, hearts, and eyes.
So we have bovines, rodents, and felines all being infected by H5N1. Several primates (i.e. humans) have also been infected. But generally, humans whose health practices are influenced by the germ theory of infection stand a darn good chance of avoiding it.
Fortunately, for the bulk of Americans who heed germ theory, pasteurization appears completely effective at deactivating the virus in milk, according to thorough testing by the FDA. Pasteurized milk is considered safe during the outbreak.
As with 17th century patriarchy and religious practices, the fringe right seems eager to return to the medical dark ages before germ theory and vaccination. In the century between 1870 and 1970 life expectancy almost doubled because of related discoveries. The far right seems to have some sort of death wish.
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Bird Flu Testing in Dairy: USDA's New Strategy to Prevent Infection
In this post I shared information about efforts to contain the spread of bird flu. Public health monitoring indicates the risk to most of us is low, but one death from avian influence has been confirmed. As we learned a few years ago, infectious diseases can be unpredictable.
Birds, just like people, can get the flu. Another name for bird flu is avian influenza. The viruses that cause bird flu normally only infect birds, including chickens, other poultry, and wild birds such as ducks. Bird flu can also infect many other animals, including dogs, cats, certain wild and zoo animals, and livestock such as cattle. Although this is rare, these animals can then spread the…
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why can't USAmerican act normal about unpasteurized milk???
#yes raw milk can carry bacteria but so can pasteurized milk???#also don't cheese using raw milk have a better immunity against bacteria like e coli?#unlike pasteurized milk raw milk preserve the nutrient and vitamin so I get its appeal but some ppl out there#acting like it was some far right dogwistle you can't be serious lmao#unpasteurized milk#papi watch
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Very friendly reminder that bird flu, a disease we've been fighting to control for a very long time, has been found in raw milk.
I repeat: raw milk may contain bird flu.
This is not the time to fuck up here. If this disease spreads further we risk losing our livestock, or worse, we could be hit by another pandemic. The best thing we can do is avoid either of those happening.
The problem with a disease like the bird flu is that birds, well...fly. We need to be extremely careful to avoid infection. That includes keeping our cats indoors, stay up to date on your other vaccines, either thoroughly cleaning bird feeders or taking them down, and of course, stop fucking drinking raw milk.
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Raw Milk Safety: Understanding Health Risks and Benefits
Read here for full article https://shrinkme.ink/JjfQDkZ8

#Raw Milk#Milk Safety#Health Risks#Raw Milk Benefits#Raw vs Pasteurized Milk#Milk Health#Dairy Health#Unpasteurized Milk#Raw Milk Controversy#Milk Safety Tips#Nutrition#Health Risks of Raw Milk#Raw Milk Debate#Food Safety#Organic Dairy
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fuck raw milk my man Pasteur did not die for us to shit ourselves to death just because health foodies are an affront to science
#pls internet I just want to see if I can make cottage cheese without killing my immunocompromised ass#i'm not stupid enough to use unpasteurized milk#Louis Pasteur#ily Louis Pasteur#microbiology#microbes
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the part that europe is white on white racist about WOULD be the parts with good food huh
okayyyyyyy wake it up!!!! a core tenant of Whiteness™ is nasty bland ass food, bad weather, and christianity backed miserableness so if you dare enjoy eating then you're a fucking [INSERT SLUR] apparently. like why is White™ culture literally wanting to subjugate strangers for using spices hgdghj
#True Whites only eat gruel from peas and unpasteurized milk apparently#and in the book im reading deadass the white immigrants from the 'unacceptable' parts of europe#was clowning on the food they was getting in the new england area 😭 like what's going onnnnn#asks
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Ya'll seen the people on TikTok saying that you should ingest borax because it has health benefits that the government is hiding from you?
. . .One time for my birthday, we were going to go to an art museum I like but it turned out to be closed. Instead we went to a local historical Victorian mansion and as my birthday is two days before Halloween, they had a Victorian funeral rites tour going on where they also discussed common ways people died. I remember when we entered the nursery, they told us about how they'd put borax in milk to lengthen the shelf life. . .
Anyways, I used to get ants in my bedroom a lot over the summer no matter how clean it was. I would mix honey with borax and that'd get rid of a lot of the critters. I also throw some in the machine when I'm washing my white lace curtains because I live in a really dusty area. Strips the stains right off.
#Why is it always ''THE GOVERNMENT DOESN'T WANT YOU TO KNOW!!!'' with these people?#Idk about you guys but I don't take my nutritional advice from sunburnt men who don't wear shoes or shirts in the grocery store.#Or white women with dreadlocks who give their toddlers those amber teething necklaces and unpasteurized milk.#zombert.txt
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WHY IS SELLING RAW MILK NOW LEGAL IN MULTIPLE STATES WHAT THE FUCK LOUIS PASTEUR DID NOT INVENT PASTEURIZATION FOR SHITS AND GIGGLES
#y’all I am pisssed what the fuck#I think what’s gets me is children whose crunchy or conspiracy adled moms will be the ones to suffer#there is also a stupid myth that it’s better if your lactose intolerant but boiling the milk DOES NOT AFFECT THE LACTOSE#I buy lactaid which is super pasteurized and more shelf stable which is a bonus with my adhd#you could not pay me to switch to unpasteurized milk#DO NOT DRINK THIS FOR THE LOVE OF FUCK
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Bird Flu Testing in Dairy: USDA's New Strategy to Prevent Infection
In this post I share information derived from Oklahoma Voice about efforts to contain the spread of bird flu. There is no serious concern for human infection now, but public health workers will remain vigilant to protect our health.
Birds, just like people, can get the flu. Another name for bird flu is avian influenza. The viruses that cause bird flu normally only infect birds, including chickens, other poultry, and wild birds such as ducks. Bird flu can also infect many other animals, including dogs, cats, certain wild and zoo animals, and livestock such as cattle. Although this is rare, these animals can then spread the…
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dustin looks like a woman


wdym they’re all grown up 😭
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Why do people still willingly and knowingly drink/raw unpasteurized milk. Like, it is 2024. Louis Pasteur didn't pour years of blood sweat and tears into ensuring that people would no longer be sickened by unpasteurized milk for a bunch of privileged fools to just shrug it off.
#i know this is incredibly random#but I was just reminded of this fact and I had to get this off my chest#if I ever don't hate unpasteurized milk assume I'm dead#ramblings
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Y/N: What is a "rock-for"? Sun: It is a blue cheese made of unpasteurized ewe milk, originating from Aveyron, a region in southern France. Y/N: ...? Sun: It is the king of cheeses. Y/N: ...thanks? Eclipse: Seriously, Sun...? Moon: uhm, maybe try something sweet? Like a fruit? Or a dessert? Sun: Durian. Eclipse: Oh my gosh... Y/N: Is that the smelly fruit that is banned in public spaces? Sun: It is the king of fruits.
Sun tries his best 😅
#fnaf moon#fnaf eclipse#fnaf sun#fnaf dca#dca fandom#Have You Eaten? AU#Moon Have You Eaten? AU#Eclipse Have You Eaten? AU#Sun Have You Eaten? AU#crab art#traditional art#bright colours#i finally brought out my watercolours#cuz the colour pencil texture in the background was starting to bother me#(i need the visual contrast mannnn!)#inspired by an RP i had with noah#Sun's just really bad with petnames
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why did my childhood have to be so. fucking. weird.
#there was a span of time when my mother was against PASTEURIZING MILK. IM SO SERIOUS.#so every few weeks we drove out (in the dead of night) to this fucking diary farm#and bought fucking illegal ass black market unpasteurized milk. and for what reason.#for what fucking reason in life was any of that necessary.#one times the cops showed up to our apartment complex for some reason or another and my mother thought they were coming to SNATCH OUR MILK.#im not joking! i am not joking!!#shut up frank
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OP I'd give the local health department a heads up that theres gonna be a big typhoid outbreak in the area in the near future
people in my towns food and restaurant group are talking about buying bottles of raw unpasteurized milk from our local co-op that are clearly labeled “not for human consumption” and drinking them anyway and then getting BIG mad at me for saying i don’t want to die of dysentery
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"Don't counter the right-wing or new-age health misinformation, let them avoid vaccines and drink unpasteurized milk, survival of the fittest" go unlearn your eugenicist mindset
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