Friday, July 20, 2018

What Does The United States Have Against Promoting Breast Feeding?

I'm not a pink hat wearer, I'm not a feminist, I don't oppose Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee and don't expect or want that Roe v. Wade will be overturned. 

I'm not a breast feeding proponent, though I have many friends who are. I don't think women should make a big deal about it or go about feeding babies in public, though it would be ok with me if Kate Upton did. 

All said, this is really odd: 

Seems US representatives were trying to dilute the World Health Organization’s support of breastfeeding. 

That's right I'm talking about boobs not the liberal types and its just an odd that this little secret that has slipped past most media types. 

The fact is our US appointed representatives to the WHO were encouraged by business interests that sell infant formula & substitutes for mother’s milk made a strong effort to dissuade any effort by the WHO to promote breastfeeding. 

Most people missed the NY Times story which is here

Even more missed the tweet claiming it was all "Fake News" by Donald Trump:


 

But according to the New York Times report, “American officials sought to water down the resolution by removing language that called on governments to ‘protect, promote and support breast-feeding’ and another passage that called on policymakers to restrict the promotion of food products that many experts say can have deleterious effects on young children” 

The New York Times reported that the American delegation did more than simply oppose the resolution as originally written: “When that failed, they turned to threats, according to diplomats and government officials who took part in the discussions. Ecuador, which had planned to introduce the measure, was the first to find itself in the cross hairs. Threats aside, a revised resolution introduced by Russia and reflecting a compromise would eventually pass. 

The final version (which is here) kept the general language supporting breastfeeding but removed specifics that would have had key positive impacts for the health of young children globally. For example, the final resolution no longer specifically urges WHO Member States to implement the 2016 WHO guidance on inappropriate promotion of foods for infants and young children. Further, as the ICDC explains, the final version weakens the original resolution’s call for WHO’s active support. 

What's troubling is the effort the US is willing to go to promote the sale of infant formula in 3rd world countries. 

The thought is pretty simple breast feeding saves lives and promoting infant formula over breast feeding is misguided. So why would the US do this?

The other important question is why didn't this story get the traction in the press it should have, after-all boobs are always big news, this story saw a lot of retweets:


Model Mara Martin is a working mom, and she brought her baby to her ... on the runway as she walked while breastfeeding her 5-month-old 

So why didn’t the WHO story go viral? Why didn't you hear about it? According to David Kotock with Cumberland Advisors, "machine learning & algorithms are altering the news flow" and so your computer and your use of google and other search tools give the logic that determines what is of interest to you and even your twitter and facebook feeds are altered.

29 comments:

Anonymous said...

Um, did you see that fat chick in the lip sync video? Since when do the fat patties make the music videos?

Why did Chief Foster make a scene of video? Isn't she costing the city legal costs... :|

Anonymous said...

Sounds like someone’s insignificant ass is jealous...

Anonymous said...

I think the dispatcher is attractive. those curves.I’ll just leave it at that. What did Foster do?

Anonymous said...

Big or small, being comfortable in your own skin is a very attractive quality!

Anonymous said...

What’s the dispatchers name? I want to ask her out

Anonymous said...

Fat chicks are attractive? Confidence is what matters? Listen to yourselves! No wonder this place is falling apart LOLOLOLOLOL SMMFH

Please others way in on this issue.

Anonymous said...

Its "weigh" not "way", you dumb @ss. I bet that chunky munky gives great blowies, too.

Anonymous said...

I loved getting my extra 15 dollars in my check from the protest on council. That's like 3 meals at Chipotle..after discount!

Anonymous said...

The protest hasn't started yet. That's the part where everyone calls out sick during a big event. One event covered by national news with no police coverage and the s#!t will get real.

Anonymous said...

CMPD has poor people working there. They have employment ads on the side of buses in the hooooood.

Anonymous said...

Yall aint about to take no protest during any special events. Pussys work all over the PD and will take their marching orders for crumbs.

Its fixing to be another huge gain for the city and their capital fund. Its looking like the PD will be munching on some Chickfila and washing it down with protester spit and piss to the face.

Anonymous said...

I love how CMPD acts like they are on a work "slowdown". You all have been on a "slow down" for 15 years. Way before any of these council members took office. You are just lazy people that do the minimum requirements. District 4

Anonymous said...

Anonymous 2:40, which businesses in District 4 still take your EBT card?

Anonymous said...

My financial standing is none of your business. You work for me, and you need to pick up the pace and get to these shootins faster. These victims are dying on the streets, and don't have any good protection from the city outsiders. District 4

Anonymous said...

So Charlotte has 500k for bulletproof vests for firemen, but no money for health insurance support. 500 dollar discount a cop goes a long way.

Anonymous said...

The question was nothing about your financial standing. Your financial standing was a conclusion already drawn. The question is about which businesses accept your EBT card.

Anonymous said...

"These victims are dying on the streets..." The large majority of the time the person getting shot is not an innocent victim. You reap what you sow. It's one less person draining government resources.

For all the emergency services people on here (Police, Fire and EMS) remember it's just a job. Make sure you go home safely to your loved ones.

Anonymous said...

https://www.wsoctv.com/news/local/cmpd-investigating-after-man-shot-at-northwest-charlotte-motel/799569574

People kant even travel through Charlotte and stay at a motel for the night. This dude was just walking to his car or something and got shot up. Good thing a ambluance was near by to scoop him up to the hospital.

Anonymous said...

That shooting was at the Economy Inn on Reagan Drive. The only people who stay there are hookers, drug dealers and their customers. No one "traveling through Charlotte" would dare stay at that shit hole.

As stated previously, truly innocent people rarely get targeted in a shooting.

Anonymous said...

With that mindset, you shouldn't be in first response. There are plenty of good people that stay at that place, and enjoy their evening. People need cops to keep them safe while they sleep in Charlotte. Stop letting people get shot and maybe you will get a raise or something nice.

The excuses that continue to come from this place are horrible. We can't be everywhere. We can't save everyone. We want to use communication. We can't explain the soaring crime rate. We need more money for food. We will learn from our mistakes.

Stop thinking about yourselves and start thinking about others. The people of charlotte need you to do work and move your asses. Stop hiding at churches and gas stations, and start making an impact where it counts. Stop thinking you are better than a EBT person because you passed some cop academy job mill exam. Stop fucking all your coworkers like a strip club, and maybe you might get respect from the good people of the queen city. Stop stealing food and using drugs and then you can talk about going home to loved ones.

Anonymous said...

In my experience, the good people of the Queen City do respect CMPD and show it regularly.

You’re lumping 1,900+ professionals into a category based on the mistakes made by a few.

Bravo for your generalization. You are part of what’s wrong with society today.

Anonymous said...

Do your jobs. Do your jobs. Do your jobs. Do your jobs. Do your jobs.

Anonymous said...

I love how people can calculate to the dollar the raise that they receive...but can't chase a suspect or do a simple report. Such frauds and shit stains at this place. 5 years to go, and I'm off to Florida.

Anonymous said...

So you're going to lay around for five years of your life keeping your head down and you consider yourself one of the good cops? Calling other people shit stains who can't do a simple report or chase down a suspect?
Here's a report you should do: when your brother and sister officers are breaking the law and violating procedure, report them. Get them out. Clean house and develop some integrity. Be someone and part of a department to deserve respect. Quit covering for bad police so people won't question the rest.

Anonymous said...

There are more than just a few! There is an army in North and Central of shit stains that we just can't...fire. I am grabbing my pension and leaving this hell hole with these fools and hoes to fend for themselves.

I would fuck that fat dispatcher, though. I don't really care if its tight.

Anonymous said...

(2:26PM)Response: Dude, weren't we just talking about Amy Stukey getting fucked by like 25 people at CMPD on the job? Even if you complain, the brass doesn't care because they are in on the action, too. If you complain on some worthless fart, they will just retaliate against you in the field when you are calling 10-18.

Anonymous said...

Does that mean that people have reported misconduct and criminal conduct but received retaliation instead of the bad officer getting investigated and fired and potentially prosecuted?
Or is that your fear? Is that what keeps you from doing it?
Serious question.
Are Cam selvey and Stella Patterson also corrupt or incompetent or too afraid of the chief and his cronies to do their jobs?

If the heads of internal affairs will not protect people and prosecute people who don't deserve protection, then they are also corrupt.
Then we need an outside investigation by the DOJ.

We have needed one for a long time.
Also a legitimate system should be established for making reports that will be investigated even if you report anonymously

Anonymous said...

My man...go to the airport and look around at those cops. Does it look like they fear an investigation? Its a shit job, for special people. These people went to diploma mill colleges and served in joke military units, so this is the best it will ever be for these dwellers.

Anonymous said...

Cecil Brisbon is the man in charge. What are you talking about? He didn't do anything wrong!