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- Comment on Massive amounts of tear/possible HC gas used by ICE/Federal Agents last night against community members protesting outside of a hotel housing ICE agents in Minneapolis. 1 day ago:
https://eyesonice.substack.com/p/minneapolis-mn-notoriously-carcinogenic
HC (hexachloroethane) is a military grade chemical weapon with notoriously carcinogenic properties. The "fun" part is that clean up of this requires special equipment and methods. And the ICE agents themselves are being exposed to this as well. - Comment on You ask who believed this stuff. But in 20 years people will look at the mainstream newspapers of today and ask the same question. 2 days ago:
You are mistaken, the difference being that the Weekly World News had no care whatsoever that they be taken seriously.
- Comment on You ask who believed this stuff. But in 20 years people will look at the mainstream newspapers of today and ask the same question. 2 days ago:
I met someone in undergrad, made decent money and really enjoyed themselves writing for Weekly World News, and they openly admitted they made up the stories, whole cloth, out of thin air as the saying goes.
- Comment on Trump says anything less than having Greenland in the United States’ hands is ‘unacceptable’ 2 weeks ago:
Any trump, at all, is unacceptable.
- Comment on X could be banned in UK amid sexualised AI images concerns 2 weeks ago:
Ban X. Ban Meta.
- Comment on Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers wins lawsuit against Colorado. Judge claims there is no evidence that gas stoves cause or contribute to health issues 2 weeks ago:
Health Effects Associated with Nitrogen Dioxide
https://cfpub.epa.gov/ncea/iris/iris_documents/documents/subst/0080_summary.pdf
NO2 acts mainly as an irritant affecting the mucosa of the eyes, nose, throat and respiratory tract. Extremely high-dose exposure (as in a building fire) to NO2 may result in pulmonary edema and diffuse lung injury. Continued exposure to high NO2 levels can contribute to the development of acute or chronic bronchitis. Low level NO2 exposure may cause: increased bronchial reactivity in some asthmatics decreased lung function in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease increased risk of respiratory infections, especially in young childrenHome interventions are effective at decreasing indoor nitrogen dioxide concentrations
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4909253/Abstract
Nitrogen dioxide (NO2), a by-product of combustion produced by indoor gas appliances such as cooking stoves, is associated with respiratory symptoms in those with obstructive airways disease. We conducted a three-armed randomized trial to evaluate the efficacy of interventions aimed at reducing indoor NO2 concentrations in homes with unvented gas stoves: (i) replacement of existing gas stove with electric stove; (ii) installation of ventilation hood over existing gas stove; and (iii) placement of air purifiers with high-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) and carbon filters. Home inspection and NO2 monitoring were conducted at 1 week pre-intervention and at 1 week and 3 months post-intervention. Stove replacement resulted in a 51% and 42% decrease in median NO2 concentration at 3 months of follow-up in the kitchen and bedroom, respectively (P = 0.01, P = 0.01); air purifier placement resulted in an immediate decrease in median NO2 concentration in the kitchen (27%, P < 0.01) and bedroom (22%, P = 0.02), but at 3 months, a significant reduction was seen only in the kitchen (20%, P = 0.05). NO2 concentrations in the kitchen and bedroom did not significantly change following ventilation hood installation. Replacing unvented gas stoves with electric stoves or placement of air purifiers with HEPA and carbon filters can decrease indoor NO2 concentrations in urban homes.
I find it interesting when Judges, such as Justice S. Kato Crews, appear unable to do literature searches, and/or appear unable to read said literature.
From OP's article, this pertinent review:
Review from American Lung Association:
https://www.lung.org/getmedia/ce1e7bfa-db92-42a3-9ff4-3044324ec2c9/ICF_Impacts-of-Residential-Combustion_Addendum.pdf - Comment on rules of the pirate code 3 weeks ago:
Yar, the only way to make new friends is to talk to strangers, Matey!
- Comment on You hungry? 3 weeks ago:
@wookieshaman , comment if you please.
- Comment on You hungry? 3 weeks ago:
Hmm, yeah, what does it mean? Also, don't give yourself a tummy ache with green mulberries, based on some possibly spurious quotation from some ancient website entry. Ripe mulberries are so much better than that.
- Comment on Beer is for GIRLS 3 weeks ago:
No clue, not really sure it's the case that beer is being singled out. The original post was about beer. We could talk about the other phytoestrogens, and/or other estrogenic chemicals.
- Comment on Beer is for GIRLS 3 weeks ago:
Right, so all of this indicates that phytoestrogens indeed do have effects on mice and human estrogen related physiology. The effects can be a little puzzling, though. As I understand it, there are two types of estrogen receptors, Alpha and Beta. And there are many phytoestrogens as well as estrogenic chemicals that we are exposed to, with the one's in beer binding to Estrogen Receptor Alpha, which signals breast cells and breast cancer cells to proliferate. The binding affinity of the phytoestrogens is weaker than that of the endogenous estrogen. None the less when a given phytoestrogen is bound to a given receptor it gives a slightly weaker estrogen-like signal, and simultaneously prevents the binding of the endogenous estrogen (can't fit two keys into a single lock at the same time), which has a stronger affinty, and thus stronger effect when it is bound to the receptor. So in an individual with lots of estrogen, the phytoestrogen may lower the estrogenic signal, and in someone with less estrogen it may augment the estrogenic signal in the body. Does that make sense? Do you have questions?
- Comment on rules of the pirate code 3 weeks ago:
Arr, pirates must know all manner o' knots, as to knot (har har!) know them would be lubberly, and is not to be countenanced.
- Comment on rules of the pirate code 3 weeks ago:
Nay, Matey! We've got to count the loot, and distribute it equitably, yar! So all pirates must know a wee bit 'o arithmetic, harr!
- Comment on You hungry? 3 weeks ago:
Unripe mulberries are halucinogenous? https://www.erowid.org/herbs/mulberry/mulberry_info2.shtml
tl;dr - "White Mulberry - All parts of white mulberry, except for the ripe fruit, contain a milky sap (latex) that is toxic to humans. Although humans may consume ripe mulberry fruit, ingestion of unripe fruit can result in stomach upset, stimulation of the nervous system and hallucinations."Umm, not so fond of psychedelic states as to consume latex sap. I'll pass, thanks.
- Comment on Aldo Leopold was right. 3 weeks ago:
ALDO!
- Comment on Beer is for GIRLS 3 weeks ago:
Flavonoids as Phytoestrogenic Components of Hops and Beer
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7570471/The Effects of the Hops Phytoestrogen in Beer on Breast Cancer Risk
https://nutritionfacts.org/blog/the-effects-of-the-hops-phytoestrogen-in-beer-on-breast-cancer-risk/
tl/dr - beer because of the ethanol, and 8-PN from hops, which is a selective estrogen receptor alpha promoter is proliferative on breast cells thus increasing breast cancer risk. And at the same time lowers risk for osteoporosis.Tho' some sources (https://www.greenskybio.com/hops_extract/37420.html) say 8-PN exists at extremely low concentrations in beer as it is served.
- Comment on How to get greasy spots out of wooden cutting board properly? 3 weeks ago:
My experience is different. Dries in a day, or less. Shrug. I'll keep using walnut, works just fine for my kitchen ware. I've used tung and linseed oil for furniture.
- Comment on How to get greasy spots out of wooden cutting board properly? 3 weeks ago:
Have you any actual data, you know, like a study of depth of penetration of your petroleum based product compared with other wood finishes?
- Comment on How to get greasy spots out of wooden cutting board properly? 3 weeks ago:
And as an actual woodworker, what does your knowledge base have to say about walnut oil?
- Comment on How to get greasy spots out of wooden cutting board properly? 3 weeks ago:
Can you cite any research, not sponsored by the petroleum industry, that relates to this opinion? Walnut oil is a food product, is made from walnuts, doesn't go rancid, and works quite well for maintenance of cutting boards and other wooden kitchen ware.
- Comment on How to get greasy spots out of wooden cutting board properly? 3 weeks ago:
lol, good luck. also please no petroleum products on wooden kitchenware. smh
- Comment on How to get greasy spots out of wooden cutting board properly? 3 weeks ago:
Plastic harbors bacteria. Every cut makes a tiny groove for the wee folks to inhabit. These folks started researching wood v. plastic back in the 90s: https://cms.johnboos.com/assets/wood-vs-plastic-cutting-boards.pdf
- Comment on How to get greasy spots out of wooden cutting board properly? 3 weeks ago:
Ack! No petroleum products on my cutting boards! I've used walnut oil for years, as I was told it's the only food grade oil that dries, and doesn't go rancid. I have a lot of cutting boards, wooden utensils, bowls, a few "plates" or "plowls". And I live in a dry climate, so they get oiled up about once a year. I just did the bowls, and wow do they look great!
- Comment on Humans rank between meerkats and beavers in monogamy ‘league table’, but sheep are sluts. 3 weeks ago:
So you're saying normal humans are incredibly rare. Yep.
- Comment on I know its hard to digest. 3 weeks ago:
Just like magma, and lava. Yep.
- Comment on Radiating 4 weeks ago:
"You look absolutely radiant, my dearest Marie", said Pierre. "As do you, my dearest Pierre", said Marie. :-( Glad they did it, sad they suffered for it. Radiation can be Hot Stuff.
- Comment on A Merry Wednesday 5 weeks ago:
A Merry Wednesday to All!!
- Comment on Praise them 5 weeks ago:
I HAVE to wait till after work.
- Comment on baked beans 5 weeks ago:
With corn!
- Comment on [FTFY] 5 weeks ago:
Corn and Beans, Corn and Beans
There ain't nuthin' in between.