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Lonestarblue

(13,647 posts)
19. People seem to have all the money needed to fight fake culture wars but none to fix actual problems.
Sat Jun 27, 2026, 05:50 AM
6 hrs ago

I'm so tired of a country where over a third or more people believe that it is more important to push to turn the US government into one ruled by their extremist interpretation of the Bible than to actually work to make sure we have affordable healthcare accessible by all citizens, healthy food and water untainted by chemicals and old infrastructure, affordable housing, and safe public infrastructure. All those Republicans who want to force women to have babies vote for Republicans who then give protections to the big corporations to poison the food those babies eat. The Guardian recently reported a study in Seattle that found serious concentrations of chemicals in breast milk--chemicals like preservatives that affect brain and physical development in babies and children. Such chemicals are far more likely to cause autism than vaccines and should be researched, but our research dollars are being used instead to prove that vaccines are the cause simply because a few people refuse to believe dozens of studies showing no correlation.

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Damn.......... Lovie777 Yesterday #1
It's amazing how many construction materials were made from asbestos! 70sEraVet Yesterday #2
Just in a certain type of cement pipe gab13by13 Yesterday #3
When I was in the Navy, I worked on the boilers on the ships. 70sEraVet Yesterday #5
You're very lucky - TBF 20 hrs ago #11
Sorry about your Dad TBF 70sEraVet 19 hrs ago #12
A friend of mine popsdenver 19 hrs ago #13
Oh my goodness - TBF 18 hrs ago #14
Veteran's organizations (VFW, American Legion and DAV) have excellent Reps 70sEraVet 5 hrs ago #21
Sorry about your friend, popsdenver. 70sEraVet 5 hrs ago #20
thx Era Vet popsdenver 13 min ago #24
I sailed on two of those ships. I didn't work in the boiler room but I had a friend that GoodRaisin 10 hrs ago #18
A friend of mine once put a damper on a discussion about education RVN VET71 5 hrs ago #22
Like everything else BeneteauBum Yesterday #4
And it costs human lives to do nothing. Shows us what they think of the value of life.... erronis Yesterday #6
Ahhh, but if your Trump, or anyone in congress covered by insurance infullview Yesterday #7
The biggest danger is from inhaling asbestos SCantiGOP Yesterday #8
Your friend could contact the state's department of environmental protection Wicked Blue Yesterday #9
Our water has such a chemical taste to it we no longer drink it or give it to our cats. Fla Dem Yesterday #10
We're pretty lucky PJMcK 14 hrs ago #15
Interesting article from the BBC canetoad 13 hrs ago #16
"Full of Asbestos" BidenRocks 12 hrs ago #17
People seem to have all the money needed to fight fake culture wars but none to fix actual problems. Lonestarblue 6 hrs ago #19
Our water comes off the NYC Aqueduct Historic NY 4 hrs ago #23
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