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awooo 46 points ago +46 / -0

If you drink fish tank cleaner, and then blame Trump, you were probably a Democrat. Don't worry, the DNC will make sure your vote is counted in November for you.

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Deplora 1 point ago +1 / -0

It's worth it as long as it's not a formulation that has other ingredients. Even in the legitimate pharmaceutical form, chloroquine phosphate is difficult to dose safely. There's not a big difference between the effective dose (based on a person's weight) and a toxic or even lethal overdose. There were news stories a couple of days ago about some people in Nigeria dying of chloroquine overdoses and they were using the pharmaceutical form.

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bigleaguetrump 22 points ago +22 / -0

Was it even the same chemical? There can be multiple chemicals that contain chloroquine and there could have been other ingredients in that cleaner. Sodium is in sodium chloride AKA salt which is perfectly safe to ingest, but sodium hypochlorite which also contains sodium is what we know as bleach and will kill you if ingested.

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residue69 6 points ago +6 / -0

https://reefs.com/magazine/aquarium-fish-chloroquine-a-new-drug-for-treating-fish-diseases/

I think they used chloroquine diphosphate since it was the most commonly available.

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RighteousViolence1 11 points ago +11 / -0

It’s hard to believe people are dumb enough to ingest a chemical that sounds similar to what may work for treating tecate virus and comes in a bottle that probably states it’s recommended use is cleaning fish tanks.

I am shaking my head.

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SD_Pede 3 points ago +4 / -1

Makes me believe they were crisis actors and this was part of the script.

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559throw 2 points ago +2 / -0

Never assign to a conspiracy what can be more easily explained by flat out stupidity

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JonahND 3 points ago +3 / -0

Never assign stupidity to what can be easily covered up as a conspiracy. This is how so many democrats get away with stupid shit

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Gtsx 2 points ago +2 / -0

It is the same chemical as what was used in China. However, the recommended dosage is 500mg. Good luck measuring 500mg a dose without knowing what you are doing.

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Deplora 2 points ago +2 / -0

It is the same chemical. Look at the link u/residue69 provided. It shows 3 different chemical compounds by their chemical names and the pharmaceutical brand name next to each one. People aren't totally crazy for buying some of this to have on hand in case the medical system is completely overwhelmed and they need to do DIY treatment on an emergency basis.

But even the pharmaceutical formulations require very careful dosing, and are known to cause fatal overdoses all too easily. And some of the aquarium formulations may include additional ingredients that aren't safe for human consumption (though some are definitely just chloroquine phosphate). Anyone thinking of doing this needs to make sure they really understand what a safe dose is, make sure the product they're using contains only chloroquine phosphate, and then needs to make absolutely sure to do the conversion correctly when using a bulk product sold for aquarium use. A decimal point misplaced by one digit can definitely kill you.

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tomthung 16 points ago +16 / -0

Do any of you think this is a real story. It just so happens to fit the media script? This story is for the sheep, the haters, the ones who think fucking obama is the cat's meow. When is it time to walk into the news rooms and take over?

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Cacciali_Via 0 points ago +1 / -1

None of the stories use a photo or give the names of the couple. I wonder if they really exist.

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Aluminoti 14 points ago +14 / -0

Fish tank cleaner cures stupid in this case

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uvontheterrible 13 points ago +13 / -0

Darwin award?

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GreekFreakFan 6 points ago +6 / -0

For every category.

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Cyer6 1 point ago +1 / -0

This is like seeing criminals fleeing from the cops in a high speed pursuit and end up wrapping their car around a telephone pole killing themselves. Not getting a whole lot of heartfelt tears there.

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Barabbas 9 points ago +11 / -2

Yeah they took chloroquine phosphate when the right one is chloroquine sulphate. Ez to make that mistake when ur panicked thanks to the MSM, this is their fault for causing this hyper pandemic panic.

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dianneschinesedriver 6 points ago +6 / -0

You probably never ate Tide Pods either, and that's because you're racist.

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Deplora 2 points ago +2 / -0

No, chloroquine phosphate is also widely used as malaria medication produced by pharma companies. In fact, it's the most commonly use chloroquine compound.

https://www.cdc.gov/malaria/resources/pdf/fsp/drugs/Chloroquine.pdf

https://medlineplus.gov/druginfo/meds/a682318.html

Correct dosage is absolutely essential with this stuff, and that's probably where these DIYers went wrong. The aquarium formulations are usually sold as bulk powders so users can easily measure out different amounts for different size aquariums.

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Gtsx 1 point ago +1 / -0

Huh? Where did you come up with chloroquine sulphate? https://www.chinalawtranslate.com/en/coronavirus-treatment-plan-7/

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Deplora 1 point ago +1 / -0

Both chloroquine phosphate and chloroquine sulfate are used as malaria drugs. https://apps.who.int/medicinedocs/en/d/Jh2922e/2.5.1.html

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LibertyorDeath45 8 points ago +8 / -0

Well . . . He won't get covid. . .

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Margeshrimpson 6 points ago +6 / -0

I've had a fish tank for years. I've never heard of this.

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SJBHamilton 6 points ago +6 / -0

Darwinism is kicking in. Really !

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RockyMin 4 points ago +4 / -0

Okay that's it. Next time I have to choose a doctor, I am asking them point blank if they are a liberal or not. I certainly don't want a doctor like this treating me, especially since I'm a Trump supporter.

Doctors are supposed to be the most unbiased people in society. I guess the hippocratic oath is truly dead.

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HeavyVetting 4 points ago +4 / -0

Same presser where he said he cares more about the economy than human lives, or that he won't listen to his experts. It's like they're not even watching the same briefings. But we know they are, they're just lying.

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LostViking1985 4 points ago +4 / -0

Don't tell lefties that drain cleaner contains the cure for stupidity...

Hmm...

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MaxineWaters4Prez 3 points ago +3 / -0

Leave it to a democrat to drink the shit under the sink.

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SimplePede 3 points ago +3 / -0

Look into cults. It's their go-to thing

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grapenuts 3 points ago +3 / -0

is the media trying to say that no one is allowed to discuss a life saving medication ever again, because some idiot might eat poisonous chemicals that sound similar?

Thats my only take away from this.

I say its the media's fault for driving people to fearful desperation over nothing. As usual.

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SimplePede 3 points ago +3 / -0

H2O vs H2O2

The chemical name makes a difference

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TruthVelocity 3 points ago +3 / -0

We're reaching TDS levels that shouldn't be possible.

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tonightm97 2 points ago +2 / -0

A town in Iran had a few deaths from the Chinese Virus. But had around 60 deaths from alcohol poisoning. Because people were saying alcohol stopped the virus from entering the body.

You are going to get a lot of this over time.

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Wrexxis780 2 points ago +2 / -0

These types of people are the reason why Poison Control has to send out warnings telling people not to drink bleach.

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ZacPetkanas 3 points ago +3 / -0

not to drink bleach.

But it's sodium hypochlorite and my doctor said I wasn't on a low-sodium diet, so I should be fine. Right?

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VetforTrump 2 points ago +2 / -0

Mouth breathers, or at least hey used to be

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MythArcana 1 point ago +1 / -0

Fish don't like it, either. Get a plecostomus.

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BumpForTrump 1 point ago +1 / -0

Natural selection. They werent old enough to be that senile. Still sad tho

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pursuitoftruth1776 1 point ago +2 / -1

The media is doing this to try to STOP people from taking the actual medicine which has a 100% cure rate because they WANT people in critical condition to die because they think the drug will kill them instead of helping.

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Blackknivesmatter 1 point ago +1 / -0

Trump says salt is good, media reports that trump is telling you to eat pure sodium, some retard eats pure sodium and dies.

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TheRealBarron_Trump 1 point ago +1 / -0

Vaccines have mercury in them so I ate my thermostat and now I'm dead. Wtf Trump??

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Filetsmignon 1 point ago +1 / -0

Darwin at work

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Crockett 1 point ago +1 / -0

Hey, and maybe they wouldn't have thought it was a good idea if the media had just reported what Trump actually said, rather than trumpeting "TRUMP ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO CHUG BLEACH."

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IndigoAura 1 point ago +1 / -0

This story sounds totally fake. Urban legend.

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Deplora 1 point ago +1 / -0

Sorry, but both chloroquine phosphate and chloroquine sulfate are used as malaria medications, and are being used as COVID-19 treatments. https://medicalguidelines.msf.org/viewport/EssDr/english/chloroquine-sulfate-or-phosphate-oral-16683315.html

And the chloroquine phosphate sold for aquarium use is the same thing as the chloroquine phosphate sold by pharma companies, though some of the aquariaum products may also include other ingredients. Many are just chloroquine phosphate though.

However, the aquarium products are usually sold as bulk powders or liquids, and very accurate dosing is essential for this drug no matter what it's packaged for. This unfortunate couple probably messed up the math and got a decimal point misplaced.

It was seriously stupid to take this when they weren't even sick, though. It would make sense in an emergency if someone was critically ill with symptoms consistent with COVID-19 and was unable to get professional medical care, or if pharmacies were sold out of both chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine.

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nufosmatic 1 point ago +1 / -0

Yes, you did, because there was no presser where he said that...

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SixTree 1 point ago +1 / -0

How long until fish tank cleaner challenge is trending

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The_One_True_Bob 1 point ago +1 / -0

Hey, found me this bottle of hydrochloride...hydrochloric-something-or-other, I dunno. Hey, it says it’s an acid! I bet that helps eat the virus! Let’s drink it!

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Brethern123 1 point ago +1 / -0

Media is to blame

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