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1 posted on 08/26/2025 6:23:54 AM PDT by Red Badger
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I’m perfectly safe from brain eating parasites...


2 posted on 08/26/2025 6:28:28 AM PDT by Bob434 (Time flies like an arrow, fruit flies like a banana)
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If this is so dangerous, why aren’t signs posted warning about this and asking people to take precautions? Where are the local authorities on this?


3 posted on 08/26/2025 6:28:53 AM PDT by nwrep
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Before one can put a boat in the water in Colorado, it has to be inspected for Zebra mussels.

But apparently brain eating parasites (sounds like Democrats) are okay.

7 posted on 08/26/2025 6:34:04 AM PDT by real saxophonist (Michael Bennet claps on 1 and 3.)
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Kids have gotten it in the kiddie pool at home; last one reported on FR was a woman got it from her RV water storage tank I believe, about a month ago.


8 posted on 08/26/2025 6:36:48 AM PDT by sopo
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This is a (very) rare but well known risk of fresh water swimming in middle and lower latitudes in the US.

Warning signs probably wouldn’t reduce incidence much since it is already so low AND fresh water swimming on a hot summer day is a universally beloved pleasure.


9 posted on 08/26/2025 6:38:42 AM PDT by Jim Noble (Assez de mensonges et de phrases)
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put “amoeba” or “brain eating” in FR search bar, you’ll see it is a freak accident contracted in very unique ways.


12 posted on 08/26/2025 6:45:14 AM PDT by sopo
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In the good old days you died from old age, consumption, heart gave out, fever, accident, murder, war, and his time was up.


13 posted on 08/26/2025 6:46:47 AM PDT by kickstart ("A gun is a tool. It is only as good or as bad as the man who uses it" . Alan Ladd in 'Shane' )
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This approach puts the burden of protection on individual families rather than government agencies responsible for public safety.


14 posted on 08/26/2025 6:47:37 AM PDT by ComputerGuy
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Whenever I swim in fresh water I put alcohol drops in my ears as soon as I get out. I learned to do that from Girl Scout camp MANY years ago.


15 posted on 08/26/2025 6:48:52 AM PDT by ryderann
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Rather than taking decisive action to warn citizens or temporarily restrict access during peak danger periods, officials offer generic safety advisories while maintaining full recreational access.

Wasn't there a movie that used this same premise for keeping their beaches open despites reports of a predator in the waters just off beach? Hmm, sounds very familiar.

17 posted on 08/26/2025 6:50:40 AM PDT by ducttape45 (Jeremiah 17:9, "The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?")
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Who writes this crap? Missouri has had four cases in 40 years, so they should shut down all the recreational lakes and swimming holes? wtf.


18 posted on 08/26/2025 6:53:33 AM PDT by hinckley buzzard ( Resist the narrative.)
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No more swimming in shallow warm waters or at all in July, August and September when deeper water is warm.

No more motor-boating where people may enter the water, as that stirs up the sediment.

That’ll help reduce the risk.


19 posted on 08/26/2025 6:53:52 AM PDT by jacknhoo (Luke 12:51; Think ye, that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, no; but separation.)
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The “Staff” writers have repeated their frightening “concluding sentence” several times (as required by today’s overly fragmented blog-style editors) to require a COVID like complete shutdown of every local lake and river.

Until what results?

Another 25 years of “No infections” locally?
Another 50 years of “Only 1 infection”?

Oh.

By the way, where does this infection come from, what are its vectors? - Warm fresh water rivers in sub-Sahatan Africa or South America? In their zealous “shut down Missouri recreation lakes IMMEDIATELY” campaign start, these writers are ignoring the big elephant in the room.


22 posted on 08/26/2025 6:58:36 AM PDT by Robert A Cook PE (Method, motive, and opportunity: No morals, shear madness and hatred by those who cheat.)
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I wonder what ‘horse paste’ for parasites (Ivermectin) would do to this parasite .... if it was even tried


25 posted on 08/26/2025 7:14:03 AM PDT by RideForever (Damn, another dangling par .....)
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"after contracting primary amebic meningoencephalitis from the brain-eating amoeba Naegleria fowleri... only four documented survivors nationally since tracking began in 1962"

In addition to ChiComjoe, there are numerous other Demonicrat politicians who appear to be potential survivors of the brain-eating parasite.

27 posted on 08/26/2025 7:16:40 AM PDT by Carl Vehse (Make Austin Texas Again! )
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The website seem far right conservative. Wonder why they are pimping a left wing socialist trope “the government must save us”?

Do the math for total exposure over that time frame and I’m sure clear sky lighting strikes while playing golf on a Saturday has a higher fatality rate.

But I fell for the click bait so well done Patriot Spotlight and Red Badger.


29 posted on 08/26/2025 7:20:56 AM PDT by FreedomNotSafety
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Questions arise if they’re prioritizing economic interests over citizen safety.

They should watch Jaws.

30 posted on 08/26/2025 7:21:37 AM PDT by FatherofFive (We mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes, and our sacred honor)
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One Just Doesn’t Know When
The Good Lord is gonna
Call You Home.


32 posted on 08/26/2025 7:33:22 AM PDT by Big Red Badger (ALL Things Will be Revealed !)
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One Just Doesn’t Know When
The Good Lord is gonna
Call You Home.


33 posted on 08/26/2025 7:33:27 AM PDT by Big Red Badger (ALL Things Will be Revealed !)
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All kinds of words about “intensive care”, etc. But, when did they diagnose the cause? Three days into his four-day death sentence? The death is because meds (not gov’mt — the doctors) sat around and waited.
This is like getting snake bit and the Dr goes on about filling in forms and was the snake hurt.


39 posted on 08/26/2025 8:39:27 AM PDT by bobbo666
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