You know, I’ve always wondered if local sexpot was thrown from that balcony for his anti-establishment and “eat the rich” positions. I think he was too dangerous to them. Tragic loss for the rest of us.

Those common people are the clay of the land…

I remember the hand-wringing about Cassini prior to its launch. The probe survived launch from Earth fine, but Saturn got the materials in the end (I also remember people stating that we polluted Saturn without the Saturnian’s consent).

I believe several RTGs have been recovered from failed launches intact and without leakage, so I agree it can be done.

Last time I checked on that one, the opposition to the idea was focused on the risks of nuclear fallout from a failed launch.

ICE: Approved. Off to Angola!

Good point, thanks. Since this caused me to look that up, here’s an interesting study on Australian firefighters and plasmapheresis:

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8994130/

Yah, I’m not really prepared for the post-mortem check just yet. The blood test at least gives an idea of where one is at that moment. One could then do all the blood-letting, or leaches needed to bring the numbers down (only to be re-ingested, ofc). Not sure if it lessens any that might be lodged in the skull, but holy hell I did not have this on my bingo card of health issues to watch for.

Veritasium has a video on this topic: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SC2eSujzrUY

I think the PFAS blood test runs ~$350. I have no idea if my insurance would cover it, but it is a cost I am nearly willing to bear just to find out what “gains” I’ve made in the world of plastics.

“It’s a trap!”

This is appropriately on the wall at Rich Rebuilds.

I got no idea whats going on.

That’s part of the point. Hypernormalization keeps people confused. There is too much to encapsulate easily. But to the point of the couch fucker’s speech, isolating the US benefits Russia and its goals. NATO absolutely does not align with Putin’s agenda at all. He wants it weak or dead. As far as your question about doing a 180 on trade/immigration policies, have you not noticed anything about tariffs or deportations? The US pissing on Canada and Mexico? They have already changed so much of that.

The US is not operating as it once was. The objective goals now are to help Russia and further enrich the wealthy class.

makes everything rather shitty

^^^ We are here. ^^^

They’re the same picture!

I am usually up on news and I had a political conversation with someone who isn’t. The person I was speaking with said talking to me was depressing.

Well, the subject matter, politics, is currently quite depressing.

That’s not dead . . . which can eternal lie, and with strange eons even death may die!

R’amen!

I mentioned to my nephew that they were swearing too much in the music he was listening to.

He said, “Your ‘old man’ is showing.”

He was not wrong.