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pichael289 t1_jeeilhk wrote
Reply to comment by assjackal in San Jose police union exec charged with attempt to import, sell valeryl fentanyl, officials say by MySixSense
My sheriff is that asshole you saw with the big ass hat that was on Tucker Carlson. He got rid of the narcan in my county (Butler county Ohio, between Cincinnati and Dayton) at the peak of the opiate crisis. This is one of those kind of people. Scared everyone to death and in the same breath told us our neighbors and family members don't deserve to be saved. We lost hundreds of people, I lost my best friend. This shit is no threat to normal people, but anyone who so much as takes a pill they aren't sure about is at risk of death. Asshole also fought against any and all rehab facilities, made sure there were few resources to actually fight this issue. It's a political tool, a scare tactic. But when it comes to actually fixing the problem they chose to sweep it under the rug. We've got college kids overdosing on bad Adderall, but there's this "the junkies get what they deserve" sentiment hanging around. It's all theater, a big political fucking circus
pichael289 t1_jds58ug wrote
Reply to TIL Jimmy Carter signed the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act, the single largest expansion of protected lands in history which more than doubled the size of the National Parks System by Guardax
His administration also removed lead from gasoline, which we know to be neurotoxic and the cause of developmental disabilities.
He also personally saved Canada from nuclear disaster. And his foundation has nearly eradicated the guinea worm, which is a horrifying parasite that plauged Africa. Remember on national geographic how people in villages would have worms sticking out of their legs, being slowly wound around a stick for two weeks? Yeah he said no to that nightmare
pichael289 t1_jdggvvh wrote
Reply to ELI5: if I stand on a weighing scale that is kept on top of a soft surface (like a carpet) why does it show lesser weight that what actually is? by chiuchebaba
You might be putting more weight to the side, not evenly distributed. That could throw off the mechanism inside, introduce friction or something
pichael289 t1_jd9pmc1 wrote
Reply to comment by Xszit in TIL that on April 1st, 1906, American newspapers ran prank articles reporting that Chicago had been "invaded by hordes of prehistoric monsters dealing death and destruction", illustrated with doctored photos showing dinosaurs attacking the Windy City. by TJ_Fox
The effects of that broadcast are largely exaggerated. Some people were fooled but it didn't cause mass panic like many people think
pichael289 t1_jeeoagy wrote
Reply to comment by Guide_Worth in We don't really care about homeless people unless they commit a crime--then we subsidize their food and housing. by Chocolat3City
Our jails are basically for profit. They get a certain amount for each bed filled. Your not going to find a jail that isn't at capacity, they like to pack them full. State run rehab centers are also like this. There's one in SW Ohio and I saw a judge send 3 people there. The first was a heroin addict, the second didn't pay child support, and the third was a sex offender (whatever level 3 means, he was really bad). Our criminal justice system is a business