I was sitting down to write some piece of Saturday cynical amusement and then, with dire synchronicity, I received this link from our good pal Jimmy, and also a breaking-news email that the WHO fears swine flu could become a pandemic. And, of course, should the Third Horseman really show up with all his droogs, the USA doesn’t have a healthcare system worth shit. But the good news is that an infestation of venture capitalist swine will make beaucoup bucks from the plague, and they are very fucking happy.
“LOS ANGELES, April 24 (Reuters) - The swine flu outbreak is likely to benefit one of the most prolific and successful venture capital firms in the United States: Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Thomson Reuters Private Equity Week reported on Friday.
Shares of the two public companies in the firm's portfolio of eight Pandemic and Bio Defense companies -- BioCryst Pharmaceuticals and Novavax – jumped Friday on news that the swine flu killed a reported 60 people in Mexico and has infected people in the United States. The World Health Organization said the virus appears to be susceptible to Roche's flu drug Tamiflu, also known as oseltamivir, but not to older flu drugs such as amantadine. (Click here for the whole story)”
Can we hang them now, please? From lampposts? (And isn’t there something very dubious about Tamiflu? I can’t quite remember the conspiracy theory.)
The secret word is plainly Pestilence
The secret message is 4920746f6c6420796f752049207761736e277420
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A dubious element of Tamiflu is named Rumsfeld:
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So.. don't eat pork? Or what?
ReplyDeleteWhat about sharing glass edges & such?
Bottom line... should I run for cold climates? Or do I still have some time before the zombie apocalypse?
Al Gore at House Energy & Commerce Sub committee, “Oh yes I am a partner at Kleiner Perkins”
ReplyDeleteDon't look for anyone round here to defend Al Gore.
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