re: Tim Burchett: Bill Gates is behind the massive increase in ticks

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Yes, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has funded Oxitec, a biotechnology company, to develop genetically modified cattle ticks. This initiative focuses on creating a self-limiting tick to sustainably control the tropical cattle tick, known scientifically as Rhipicephalus microplus.

Purpose of the Research
The primary goals of this research include:

Sustainable Control: Developing a method to manage cattle tick populations without relying on chemical pesticides.
Public Health Impact: Addressing the rising cases of red meat allergies in the U.S., which are linked to alpha-gal syndrome, a condition associated with tick bites.
Oxitec's Approach
Oxitec's technology involves creating genetically modified ticks that limit the survival of their offspring, thereby reducing the overall population. This method is part of a broader strategy to enhance agricultural practices and improve livestock health.

This partnership highlights the Gates Foundation's commitment to innovative solutions in global health and agriculture.

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So, I have no evidence you aren't into bestiality. I know you had a dog. I know some people have no ethical qualms about having sex with dogs. So you are likely into bestiality if we are using similar logic to what's been posted in this thread.

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Not quite.

I've never evinced ANY perverted predilections.

Your comparison is null.

Upthread I listed evidence to consider in determining if the OP claim was even possible.

Thanks for that. It goes to show that there's a LOT of info out there and can even get overwhelming. Page 1 is kind of a potpourri of different things that may or may not belong together - Lyme disease being real and awful, alpha-gal syndrome being real, biotech firms researching ticks, Gates funding weird biotech stuff, distrust of pharma companies, DARPA existing and then “therefore they’re secretly dropping millions of ticks from planes”

Some of those claims are established, some speculative, and some are just vibes holding hands with each other. Not saying people shouldn’t ask questions, but these kinds of threads tend to blend “possible,” “researched”, “discussed”, and “proven to be happening” into one giant stew.

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This actually helps get at my question to Sally and it actually seems like a pretty reasonable example of how this stuff should work. People notice something weird, concerns get raised, somebody looks into it seriously, evidence either accumulates or it doesn’t. Feels healthier than either “believe everything instantly” or “mock anyone who asks questions.”

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These things often start with a grain of truth. Oxitec does experiment with/do research on ticks. Gates has funded that research. That's the truth.

The other part of the truth is that Oxitec's work has been with the Asian Blue Tick, Rhipicephalus microplus, which is a cattle tick that rarely bites humans and doesn't carry nor is known to transmit any of the diseases of concern talked about in this thread. That species is, however, one of the most significant threats to cattle out of all of the cattle tick species, hence the research.

That’s kinda the internet in a nutshell now. Real headline + missing context + implied motive + everybody mentally fills in the last 20%.

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We will keep our eye on you.

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Well... that sounds funny.

Anywho... this isn't an argument I feel the need to "win". I'm comfortable in my observations of past actions and skepticism regarding future action.

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The tricky part IMO is figuring out when pattern recognition is helping us detect real risks versus when it starts making almost any feared scenario feel self-evidently plausible once enough disliked actors are attached to it.

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It's not that deep.

I can't do a thing about dimming, mosquitoes, or ticks.

All I have is my observation of a man obsessed with reordering nature to his own ideals- be they solar, environmental, or biological. Will he prevail? Will he not? I cannot affect that. But, I do notice. That is all I have.

I am not fearful, I do not share re: re: re: facebook posts... I'm just here, talking lightly about it. Either way- I have a God, BG will neither save nor slay me. It's all good.

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but these kinds of threads tend to blend “possible,” “researched”, “discussed”, and “proven to be happening” into one giant stew.

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By the time "proven to be happening" occurs... it is often too late to reverse course.

frickin serious? For creating a national health emergency!

Again.

First, his part and developing and spreading Covid and now Lyme disease.