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US Olympian Richard Thornton dead at 65 after collapsing on beach in California
NY POST ^ | Published Jan. 6, 2024, | By Social Links for Richard Pollina

Posted on 01/06/2024 7:52:09 AM PST by dennisw

US Olympian and two-time All-American swimmer Richard Thornton collapsed and died on a California beach Thursday, according to his family.

He was 65.

The avid surfer was meeting with a friend at The Hook, a popular spot to catch waves in Santa Cruz, his brother, Marc Thornton, told ABC 7.

“He was following his buddy down the steps,” Marc Thornton added.

“His buddy jumped in the water, looked up for Richard, and Richard was just standing there at peace, not clutching his heart or anything, and he just kind of collapsed into the water.”

Thornton’s daughter, Kirra, blasted reports that the swimmer died in a surfing accident and said the cause of death was Thornton had been battling Multiple Myeloma, his family told the outlet.

Marc Thornton shared that his brother died “doing what he loved” in a Facebook post.

“He could be in a hospital for six months with an oxygen tube, losing weight and all that,” Marc told the outlet. “What a way to go for someone who loved the beach and being in the water.”

Thornton, then 21, qualified and was selected as a member of the US men’s Olympic swimming team in 1980.

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To: Owen

Early indicator it was vaxx related or they’re worried it was vaxx related: Here’s another unexpected unattended that either does need an autopsy or has it slow-walked.


21 posted on 01/06/2024 8:33:06 AM PST by mewzilla (Never give up; never surrender!)
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To: dennisw

Suddenly.


22 posted on 01/06/2024 8:33:52 AM PST by blackdog ((Z28.310) My dog Sam eats purple flowers.)
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To: Alter Kaker

Yes, these people are as strange and neurotic as those who worship the vaxx. All psych cases.


23 posted on 01/06/2024 8:35:21 AM PST by Levy78 (Reject modernity, embrace tradition. )
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To: dennisw

Vaxxx related death? My guess is yes. That his cancer — Multiple Myeloma -— was made worse aka turbo, after his C10 vaxxxes.
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We will never know, but what I see taking place today are tragically sudden deaths and the overall destruction of the quality and longevity of life. There is simply no denying it.


24 posted on 01/06/2024 8:37:50 AM PST by iontheball
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To: HollyB

“ Thornton had been battling Multiple Myeloma, his family told the outlet.”
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Yes, he had multiple myeloma, but to be on the beach planning to go surfing and drop over death ought to prompt further analysis.


25 posted on 01/06/2024 8:42:56 AM PST by iontheball
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To: dennisw
Vaxxx related death? My guess is yes. That his cancer — Multiple Myeloma -— was made worse aka turbo, after his C10 vaxxxes.

At this point, 81% of the people in the US have received at least one dose of Covid vaccine, and 70% are fully vaccinated.

This means that 81% of people who die from causes other than Covid were vaccinated. Those who die from Covid are more likely to be unvaccinated.

I'll bet that Thornton drank water, too. 100% of people who drink water die. Does that mean that drinking water causes death? Nope, no more than being protected against infectious disease causes death.

The normal function of the immune system in developing acquired immunity is not deadly, even though professional antivax charlatans would have you believe otherwise. If it was as deadly as professional antivaxxers claim, none of us would be here.

26 posted on 01/06/2024 8:49:30 AM PST by exDemMom (Dr. exDemMom, infectious disease and vaccines research specialist.)
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To: IrishBrigade
I suppose it would go in one and out the other to tell you that close to 13,000 people die of myeloma every year...

Do such people normally die "suddenly"?

27 posted on 01/06/2024 8:49:37 AM PST by DiogenesLamp ("of parents owing allegiance to no other sovereignty.")
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To: Eccl 10:2

Can’t disagree


28 posted on 01/06/2024 8:50:35 AM PST by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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To: ClearCase_guy
On so many topics — COVID, vaccines, election fraud, activist judges, etc. — our side insists on playing nice, following the rules, adhering to standards. And where does that get us? We’re up against an opponent that will use every dirty trick in the book. They will beg, borrow and steal to get their way. And we sit back and lose because we don’t want to “up our game”.

I say the Left killed millions with their damn vaccine and I think the public should have a serious discussion about it. Plant the seed. Get people wondering. Have people ask questions. I will not shrug things off and say, “Well, 65, could have been a heart attack, you know ...” That’s not my style. I say it was the vaxx and I want the evidence that proves me wrong.

This is where I have also arrived. At this point, I no longer care if it's accurate so long as it hurts our enemies. This is how *THEY* play the game, and we should play the game that way too.

We should label every death as caused by the "vaccine" (experimental gene therapy) unless proven otherwise.

29 posted on 01/06/2024 8:52:10 AM PST by DiogenesLamp ("of parents owing allegiance to no other sovereignty.")
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To: exDemMom
The normal function of the immune system in developing acquired immunity is not deadly, even though professional antivax charlatans would have you believe otherwise. If it was as deadly as professional antivaxxers claim, none of us would be here.

I read an article a few weeks ago that said that in some people, the "vaccine" (experimental gene therapy) does not stop making RNA, and it gets into other tissue and starts making proteins which are alien to the human body.

These proteins start gumming up all sorts of systems in the human body and often lead to these "turbo cancers" people are talking about nowadays.

Apparently some people clear the "vaccine" from their systems, and other people don't.

It is the people who can't manage to clear the "vaccine" that are suffering from it's continued effects.

30 posted on 01/06/2024 8:59:19 AM PST by DiogenesLamp ("of parents owing allegiance to no other sovereignty.")
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To: Eccl 10:2

I agree too. I thought I was listening to myself talk.


31 posted on 01/06/2024 9:00:38 AM PST by Tommy Revolts
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To: IrishBrigade

I think the point is that the vaccine research is starting to show it accelerates some cancers.


32 posted on 01/06/2024 9:00:50 AM PST by davidb56
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To: exDemMom

Once again. It is all over the internet. Cases where people have had cancer in remission come back, after getting C19 vaxxes. They testify about this. These vaxxxes are cancer’s new best friend.

Even worse. These cancers often come back in a turbo form/


33 posted on 01/06/2024 9:13:53 AM PST by dennisw (Be positive. Every day is a new day.)
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To: dennisw

Where’s Pajaba Boy been during all of this?

Shouldn’t he have been in his plaid onesie, sipping warm boosters through his mask, encouraging us all to have a conversation about health care?


34 posted on 01/06/2024 9:22:52 AM PST by Ezekiel (🆘️ "Come fly with US". Ingenuity -- because the Son of David begins with Mars ♂️, aka every man)
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To: exDemMom

“This means that 81% of people who die from causes other than Covid were vaccinated. Those who die from Covid are more likely to be unvaccinated.”

But there’s excess mortality; running about 10% higher in the USA and about 20% higher in the UK. These numbers seem to track the jab rate since I’ve read that around 50% (not 80%) of the USA is “vaccinated” while virtually 100% of the UK is. The excess mortality is not declining and probably accelerating.

We now read these stories on a daily basis.


35 posted on 01/06/2024 9:28:59 AM PST by KamperKen (u)
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To: dennisw

“These cancers often come back in a turbo form”

A friend passed away last year from a recurrence of leukemia. I was told it was a particularly aggressive form and from diagnosis to death was less than 2 months.


36 posted on 01/06/2024 9:30:50 AM PST by KamperKen (u)
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To: Nateman

That’s the insidious thing about the Vax’s. It may or not be a factor in medically related deaths for those who were jabbed.


37 posted on 01/06/2024 9:35:12 AM PST by tflabo (Truth or tyranny )
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To: exDemMom
“Those who die from Covid are more likely to be unvaccinated.”

Pure, unadulterated horse crap, and absolutely not supported by the data.

EVERYTHING about “COVID” (including the claim above) is a LIE.

38 posted on 01/06/2024 9:35:27 AM PST by Sicon ("All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others." - G. Orwell>)
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To: exDemMom

Those who die from Covid are more likely to be unvaccinated.


Total fabrication unsupported by the facts. According to recent research the opposite is becoming the norm. Go back to being a Dem and take your propaganda with you.


39 posted on 01/06/2024 9:42:31 AM PST by VTenigma (Conspiracy theory is the new "spoiler alert")
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To: dennisw

There’s no way to nail down the Vaxx deaths, that was the plan from the beginning.

All I know is my situation. No shots, no illness, no problems.


40 posted on 01/06/2024 9:47:28 AM PST by SaxxonWoods (Are you ready for Black Lives MAGA? It's coming.)
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