The right loves throwing around the word “insane” when they talk about the Left.

Uh-huh.

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    RFK Jr is despicable, but Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals from microplastics are ABSOLUTELY wreaking havoc on human reproductive physiology. The evidence is overwhelming and this TechDirt article is frankly embarrassing.

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        Technically the proposed bans on food colorings are an attempt at reducing petrochemical consumption, as they are derived from fossil fuels

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      Great, then let’s see the evidence. Where are the peer-reviewed statistical studies that show a causal link? Where’s the lab work that shows part of a causal chain? Without those, it’s not science, it’s just more “many people believe” bullshit.

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        Part of the reason there’s not more evidence and it’s hard to prove a causal link is because it’s next to impossible to find enough participants for a control group because of how prevalent microplastics have become in our food and subsequently our bodies. You can’t exactly run peer review observational, experimental and double blind studies on only one half (more like one third, as a causal study would need to induce change from a->b) of the required test groups. t- and p-tests also are much less valuable if the sample size is too small.

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          You also can’t exactly get ethical approval to put microplastics into people for the purposes of scientific experimentation. Or at least, it would be very difficult. More so when current evidence shows that it does have actively harmful effects.

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    They’re grasping at straws to scapegoat assorted “woke” shit for low birth rates because it couldn’t possibly be late-stage capitalism causing people not to want to have kids.

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      Two things can be true at the same time. Late-stage capitalism is responsible for financially discouraging parents from having children, and fertility rates are declining due to a decline in reproductive health.

      Fertility rates are being affected by food additives and pollutants, and RFK Jr. Is a complete nutjob who pulls statistics out of his herniated ass.

      Don’t fall for the black and white rhetoric Republicans are trying to pull. They are trying to get leftists to say ‘these statistics are ridiculous and therefore microplastics and environmental damages by corporations are not a relevant issue.’

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    9 days ago

    What a great reminder that the current administration is full of pedophiles covering for other pedophiles.

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    RFKJ is a fucking crackpot and nothing he says should be taken as having any scientific basis.

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    Ok Bob, imma need you to successfully masturbate the time a day, for a month.

    If you can deliver you get to discuss this subject, otherwise stfu.

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    RFK is the person you warn your children about. KEEP YOUR KIDS AWAY FROM THIS CREEP!

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    If there is one group of people on this planet that is worried about what is in between your legs, it’s the republicans. It’s beyond weird at this point. When they aren’t protecting pedophiles, they are dreaming about your sexual organs.

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    Laying the groundwork for their pedo shit.

    The birth rate is falling. It can only mean one thing! Teen sperm is failing! But fear not! My merry band of pedophiles patriots is here to impregnate your teens! Mandated by our glorious leader, king of the pedophiles!