Mike Solana on Twitter: "he’s being purposely obtuse. no real use engaging, spenser.… "

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billionaire media tycoon and mayor of san francisco. vp @foundersfund. ringleader @hereticon. editor-in-chief @ pirate wires

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Spenser Peterson‏ @spensercp Sep 2

Replying to @EricNewcomer @micsolana

I don’t expect the headline to explain all of the nuance of the world, just not to give readers a misleading impression based on the most straightforward reading of the headline

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Eric Newcomer‏Verified account @EricNewcomer Sep 2

Replying to @spensercp @micsolana

mike has a whole essay to explain his position and uses a phrase i don't even find in the stories about ivermectin. but you're concerned about a headline that you seem to acknowledge can be read fairly on top of a story that's really very factual and fair.

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Spenser Peterson‏ @spensercp Sep 2

Replying to @EricNewcomer @micsolana

I only mentioned the description posed in the headline because you posted the story in response…

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Spenser Peterson‏ @spensercp Sep 2

Replying to @spensercp @EricNewcomer @micsolana

And if they used the same words as you, “animal version of drug,” that would be much less misleading and actually simpler. Instead they used the descriptor “meant for livestock” which is clumsy at best and leads to a false interpretation of the story via the headline.pic.twitter.com/6D8WnmZwzp

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Eric Newcomer‏Verified account @EricNewcomer Sep 2

Replying to @spensercp @micsolana

my sense -- not being an expert on this -- is that ivermectin is a drug mostly used with animals and many/most of the versions people are using are meant for livestock. I'm open to the idea that you could re-write the headline slightly better

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Eric Newcomer‏Verified account @EricNewcomer Sep 2

Replying to @EricNewcomer @spensercp @micsolana

but given the nuance of the story and the complicated nature of the drug that has to be threaded I certainly don't think it rises to "a lie with intention" as Mike is describing this situation

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Eric Newcomer‏Verified account @EricNewcomer Sep 2

Replying to @EricNewcomer @spensercp @micsolana

sure I think there are people on twitter memeing about it being a horse drug and that is amusingly reductionist. But I'd say Mike's take is very similar to this situation described with Glenn Greenwaldhttps://nymag.com/intelligencer/2021/08/glenn-greenwald-speaks-truth-to-reply-guys.html …

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Eric Newcomer‏Verified account @EricNewcomer Sep 2

Replying to @EricNewcomer @spensercp @micsolana

the fair critique is about the jokes on twitter but it's more appealing to write it about the authorities. even the FDA post seems pretty thoughtful and acknowledges human useshttps://www.fda.gov/consumers/consumer-updates/why-you-should-not-use-ivermectin-treat-or-prevent-covid-19 …

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Spenser Peterson‏ @spensercp Sep 2

Replying to @EricNewcomer @micsolana

Human uses have been around for a long time (in the hundreds of millions), in a paper from 2011, for example, on NIH website:pic.twitter.com/K7qct0Y2fD

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Spenser Peterson‏ @spensercp Sep 2

Replying to @spensercp @EricNewcomer @micsolana

Spenser Peterson Retweeted NPR

And I think you’re being a bit naive if you think it’s just people “memeing” about it being a horse drug. From the last 24-hours, for example:https://twitter.com/NPR/status/1433231296172601344 …

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The podcast host Joe Rogan, who has dismissed COVID vaccines, said he tested positive and is taking a cocktail of unproven treatments — including ivermectin, a deworming drug for cows that the FDA warns people should not ingest. https://n.pr/3kLUlgn

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Mike Solana‏ @micsolana Sep 2

Replying to @spensercp @EricNewcomer

he’s being purposely obtuse. no real use engaging, spenser.

1:20 PM - 2 Sep 2021

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1. Eric Newcomer‏Verified account @EricNewcomer Sep 2
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  what's that mean. how can I engage in a more real way than this?
  
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