Five letters were mailed in total - four to Washington state, one to Fulton County in Georgia - Mr Raffensperger said.

The letters to Washington have been intercepted and some tested positive for fentanyl, he said.

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    Well, there’s no medical reason for them to convulse and pass out…

    So we’re pretty much left with “gets scared and faints” as why it’s happening

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      Worth mentioning the signs of opiate overdose are the exact opposite of what those cops are doing. And most of them carry naloxone too so it’s not even a big deal if they manage to somehow ingest it

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      In neurology, psuedo-seizures are a thing.

      This entails the person falsely believing they had a seizure. In fact, their movement, mental state, etc, can mimic an actual ictal event.

      Often stress and anxiety are at least part of the issue, if not the leading cause.

      However, they can be differentiated by EEG.

      Source: I support medical staff in hospitals and deal with all sorts of information, my wife is an EEG technician, and oh yeah, I’m epileptic myself. I’ve seen most of the viewpoints surrounding seizures.