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  • 100% fake… But also, who outside of Iran and obviously the al-Houthis themselves would even be against this? The al-Houthis have been terrorizing the Yemeni and the Saudi government and people for the better part of a century. Let’s not forget all the recent attacks on US vessels as well as civilians ships in the red sea. And then also, we already started airstrikes on them like 10 days ago so this would hardly be a “leak” even if it somehow is real. Also if this is real, then god help us because who the fuck even talks like that…


  • None of that was said in my comment, but sure okay let’s go with it. What I said is that if the US was trying to bully Ramaphosa or South Africa, it would in fact be able to do so. Ramaphosa is unnecessarily posturing and name calling because he is a deeply disingenuous person.

    US: We are concerned about the inherently racist motivations in your recent policies and we are going to review whether it is appropriate to be sending you all of this money we have been giving you for free for all of these years. Ramaphosa: WE WILL NOT BE BULLIED!

    Later Ramaphosa: Hey Elon, please tell Trump I’m sorry…

    The correct response would have been more along the lines of: We have heard the concerns raised by the US government regarding our latest policies and we believe we will be able to dispel these concerns after we are able to discuss these complex issues in depth with the US. We appreciate all of the support and look forward to the continued partnership with the USA.










  • NeverNudeNo13toScience Memes@mander.xyzflouride
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    4 months ago

    It’s so funny I was just having a similar conversation about neurotoxic venomous animals in another thread. Lethality is an obviously concerning threshold, but there are substances out there that can easily destroy your quality of life and livelihood that never reach the concern of being lethal.

    I think for mostly rational people concerned about fluoride in their water is that it was a public health decision made with little to no actual science proving it’s safety or efficacy when it was first decided that they were going to add it to the public water supply. The proposed benefits of it weren’t even supported by scientific evidence, it was just supposed that exposure to sodium fluoride could potentially reduce tooth decay for some.

    Personally, I’ve suffered from the cosmetic damage of dental fluorosis, and I’m not necessarily thrilled about fluoride. But I have way more issues with public mandates founded on pseudoscience than I am with sodium fluoride. Especially now that we can see evidence that for some people fluoride can be especially beneficial.

    So what was wrong with giving people the option of using fluoride toothpaste or mouthwashes… Why did it have to go into the public water supply?


  • NeverNudeNo13toScience Memes@mander.xyzJust a little guy
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    4 months ago

    Yeah that’s mostly true… But it’s not like a hangover… I had a friend bitten by a snake out in the Mojave once and I’m sure she would have strong opinions about how strenuous the recovery was from it. Neurotoxins, especially potent ones, can be disruptive enough to create long term disabilities. If you are someone who performs a lot of skilled fine motor movements as part of your job or as part of a hobby or something it could be a significant amount of time for you to fully recover from a neurotoxin.

    Cytotoxins are interesting as well, though generally not considered deadly they can really mess up your quality of life and be extremely debilitating, even disfiguring.

    Generally just a good idea to stay away from anything venomous.