Jennifer Wexton (VA-10) not seeking reelection…

[Anonymous]

Glad she is gone from politics and focusing on her health.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Glad she is gone from politics and focusing on her health.

Let's clarify -- Not gone from politics immediately. She's going to finish her current term, which runs another year, until the November, 2024, election.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Terrible news, should consider stepping down now. She has served her community, now it is time to take care of herself.

She's not doing that. She is a Democrat and there is already such a slim margin for Republican majority in the House. She is not going to allow Republican Glenn Youngkin appoint a Republican replacement who will strengthen the tiny Republican majority in Congress. Especially since Youngkin campaigned as a moderate Republican, but has been veering more and more conservative since taking office. She has 16 months to serve, and the election is in 14 months, so she's going to finish her term.

This is not true at all.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:of course there's people blaming the vaxx in the comments.

Of course there are.

In retrospect, there were signs that she had this affliction long before Covid. There was always something a little off about her speaking.

But vaccines causing Parkinsons? That's a new one!

People are stupid. Frankly, anyone posting that probably should be made to forfeit their voting rights.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Terrible news, should consider stepping down now. She has served her community, now it is time to take care of herself.

She's not doing that. She is a Democrat and there is already such a slim margin for Republican majority in the House. She is not going to allow Republican Glenn Youngkin appoint a Republican replacement who will strengthen the tiny Republican majority in Congress. Especially since Youngkin campaigned as a moderate Republican, but has been veering more and more conservative since taking office. She has 16 months to serve, and the election is in 14 months, so she's going to finish her term.

This is not true at all.

NP. This is 100% true.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:of course there's people blaming the vaxx in the comments.

Of course there are.

In retrospect, there were signs that she had this affliction long before Covid. There was always something a little off about her speaking.

But vaccines causing Parkinsons? That's a new one!

People are stupid. Frankly, anyone posting that probably should be made to forfeit their voting rights.

Are you kidding? There are several studies out there researching this exact link.
https://www.biospace.com/article/study-illuminates-possible-link-between-covid-19-and-parkinson-s-disease/

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10278957/#:~:text=Conclusion,post%2Dvaccine%20general%20side%20effects.

https://translationalneurodegeneration.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s40035-023-00337-1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:of course there's people blaming the vaxx in the comments.

Of course there are.

In retrospect, there were signs that she had this affliction long before Covid. There was always something a little off about her speaking.

But vaccines causing Parkinsons? That's a new one!

People are stupid. Frankly, anyone posting that probably should be made to forfeit their voting rights.

It's not impossible, but simply unlikely. The flu vaccine has been linked to narcolepsy. However, as the study points out, both the vaccine and the flu can cause your immune system to attack your body if you have a particular genetic mutation. There are potentially some very unlucky people out there.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4562845/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:of course there's people blaming the vaxx in the comments.

Of course there are.

In retrospect, there were signs that she had this affliction long before Covid. There was always something a little off about her speaking.

But vaccines causing Parkinsons? That's a new one!

People are stupid. Frankly, anyone posting that probably should be made to forfeit their voting rights.

It's not impossible, but simply unlikely. The flu vaccine has been linked to narcolepsy. However, as the study points out, both the vaccine and the flu can cause your immune system to attack your body if you have a particular genetic mutation. There are potentially some very unlucky people out there.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4562845/

Narcolepsy is not Parkinson's, and she doesn't have Parkinson's anyway, she has progressive supranuclear palsy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:of course there's people blaming the vaxx in the comments.

Of course there are.

In retrospect, there were signs that she had this affliction long before Covid. There was always something a little off about her speaking.

But vaccines causing Parkinsons? That's a new one!

People are stupid. Frankly, anyone posting that probably should be made to forfeit their voting rights.

It's not impossible, but simply unlikely. The flu vaccine has been linked to narcolepsy. However, as the study points out, both the vaccine and the flu can cause your immune system to attack your body if you have a particular genetic mutation. There are potentially some very unlucky people out there.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4562845/

Narcolepsy is not Parkinson's, and she doesn't have Parkinson's anyway, she has progressive supranuclear palsy.

Both can be autoimmune disorders. Vaccines have been shown to cause autoimmune disorders in a very small number of people. While Wexton may not be one of these people, no one should be asked to forfeit their voting rights for following the science. Or am I supposed to ignore the NIH now?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:of course there's people blaming the vaxx in the comments.

Of course there are.

In retrospect, there were signs that she had this affliction long before Covid. There was always something a little off about her speaking.

But vaccines causing Parkinsons? That's a new one!

People are stupid. Frankly, anyone posting that probably should be made to forfeit their voting rights.

It's not impossible, but simply unlikely. The flu vaccine has been linked to narcolepsy. However, as the study points out, both the vaccine and the flu can cause your immune system to attack your body if you have a particular genetic mutation. There are potentially some very unlucky people out there.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4562845/

Narcolepsy is not Parkinson's, and she doesn't have Parkinson's anyway, she has progressive supranuclear palsy.

Both can be autoimmune disorders. Vaccines have been shown to cause autoimmune disorders in a very small number of people. While Wexton may not be one of these people, no one should be asked to forfeit their voting rights for following the science. Or am I supposed to ignore the NIH now?

Vaccines can hypothetically cause autoimmune disorders, and these diseases can hypothetically be autoimmune disorders, therefore my employer should not be allowed to require me to get the flu vaccine as a condition of employment.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:of course there's people blaming the vaxx in the comments.

Of course there are.

In retrospect, there were signs that she had this affliction long before Covid. There was always something a little off about her speaking.

But vaccines causing Parkinsons? That's a new one!

People are stupid. Frankly, anyone posting that probably should be made to forfeit their voting rights.

It's not impossible, but simply unlikely. The flu vaccine has been linked to narcolepsy. However, as the study points out, both the vaccine and the flu can cause your immune system to attack your body if you have a particular genetic mutation. There are potentially some very unlucky people out there.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4562845/

Narcolepsy is not Parkinson's, and she doesn't have Parkinson's anyway, she has progressive supranuclear palsy.

Both can be autoimmune disorders. Vaccines have been shown to cause autoimmune disorders in a very small number of people. While Wexton may not be one of these people, no one should be asked to forfeit their voting rights for following the science. Or am I supposed to ignore the NIH now?

Vaccines can hypothetically cause autoimmune disorders, and these diseases can hypothetically be autoimmune disorders, therefore my employer should not be allowed to require me to get the flu vaccine as a condition of employment.

Highlighted text is correct in all cases!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:of course there's people blaming the vaxx in the comments.

Of course there are.

In retrospect, there were signs that she had this affliction long before Covid. There was always something a little off about her speaking.

But vaccines causing Parkinsons? That's a new one!

People are stupid. Frankly, anyone posting that probably should be made to forfeit their voting rights.

It's not impossible, but simply unlikely. The flu vaccine has been linked to narcolepsy. However, as the study points out, both the vaccine and the flu can cause your immune system to attack your body if you have a particular genetic mutation. There are potentially some very unlucky people out there.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4562845/

Narcolepsy is not Parkinson's, and she doesn't have Parkinson's anyway, she has progressive supranuclear palsy.

Both can be autoimmune disorders. Vaccines have been shown to cause autoimmune disorders in a very small number of people. While Wexton may not be one of these people, no one should be asked to forfeit their voting rights for following the science. Or am I supposed to ignore the NIH now?

Vaccines can hypothetically cause autoimmune disorders, and these diseases can hypothetically be autoimmune disorders, therefore my employer should not be allowed to require me to get the flu vaccine as a condition of employment.

Highlighted text is correct in all cases!

I hope you don't work in health care.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:of course there's people blaming the vaxx in the comments.

Of course there are.

In retrospect, there were signs that she had this affliction long before Covid. There was always something a little off about her speaking.

But vaccines causing Parkinsons? That's a new one!

People are stupid. Frankly, anyone posting that probably should be made to forfeit their voting rights.

It's not impossible, but simply unlikely. The flu vaccine has been linked to narcolepsy. However, as the study points out, both the vaccine and the flu can cause your immune system to attack your body if you have a particular genetic mutation. There are potentially some very unlucky people out there.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4562845/

Narcolepsy is not Parkinson's, and she doesn't have Parkinson's anyway, she has progressive supranuclear palsy.

Both can be autoimmune disorders. Vaccines have been shown to cause autoimmune disorders in a very small number of people. While Wexton may not be one of these people, no one should be asked to forfeit their voting rights for following the science. Or am I supposed to ignore the NIH now?

Vaccines can hypothetically cause autoimmune disorders, and these diseases can hypothetically be autoimmune disorders, therefore my employer should not be allowed to require me to get the flu vaccine as a condition of employment.

It's a studied phenomenon, so it's not hypothetical. I see you have come around to accepting the science but have moved the goalposts to support your specious argument about voting rights. Vaccines, like seat belts, are relatively safe and effective. However, there's no such thing as "safe" or "dangerous" when dealing with the real world, only differing levels of risk. I am sorry this doesn't fit into your black and white world view.

[Anonymous]

Autoimmune disorders are on the rise. We should all be asking questions about the causes - regardless of political implications. Auto immune disorders are not a condition any one of us would ever want to have.

I personally know two people who have Parkinson's. One was a former neighbor, a young and beautiful woman with kids. It caused a lot of problems, including symptoms that mimicked schizophrenia. Scared the hell out of me when I first experienced the psychiatric-like symptoms. I can't imagine the hardships on her family. I also know someone who developed a severe auto immune disorder. It was at least as vicious a disease as cancer.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
Autoimmune disorders are on the rise. We should all be asking questions about the causes - regardless of political implications. Auto immune disorders are not a condition any one of us would ever want to have.

I personally know two people who have Parkinson's. One was a former neighbor, a young and beautiful woman with kids. It caused a lot of problems, including symptoms that mimicked schizophrenia. Scared the hell out of me when I first experienced the psychiatric-like symptoms. I can't imagine the hardships on her family. I also know someone who developed a severe auto immune disorder. It was at least as vicious a disease as cancer.

You know what, for sure, is linked to autoimmune diseases? Viral infections.

Also, you know what has not yet been established to be an autoimmune disease? Parkinson's.

Also, you know what Jennifer Wexton has? Progressive supranuclear palsy.