#lead poisioning

[toxicseminar]

Here is a photo of the effects of lead poisioning on a children’s bodies.

Source: https://www.businessinsider.com/michael-skolnik-lead-poisoning-flint-michigan-water-filters-2016-2\

“That is, black children are assumed to be toxic, and lead’s threat to white children is not only that they risk becoming dull, or cognitively defective but also that they lose their class-elaborate white racial cerebrality and become suited to living in the ghettoes.” (Chen 270-1) 

-CAJ

[deanlawrencekowalski]

No Detectable Lead Poisoning in Flint After All | National Review The level at which the government recommends medical treatment is 45 micrograms per deciliter. How many children in Flint tested at this level? Zero. Source: No Detectable Lead Poisoning in Flint After All | National Review

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'LEAD POISONING': NO ONE DRAWS VIOLENCE QUITE LIKE GEOF DARROW

‘LEAD POISONING’: NO ONE DRAWS VIOLENCE QUITE LIKE GEOF DARROW

Geof Darrow’s slick, precise inks and stunning detail have amazed comics fans for decades, from his early work with Moebius to Hard Boiled, his first collaboration with Frank Miller, to the overwhelming success of his current series, The Shaolin Cowboy. Now Darrow provides incredible insight into his process by sharing the pencil drawings behind his meticulous inks in a huge hardcover collection,…

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http://www.mlive.com/news/muskegon/index.ssf/2016/03/everybody_was_rooting_for_her.html

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Here's Your Poison. Pay For It Or Have Your Children Taken - The Dilemma Flint, Michigan Residents Face Now

Here’s Your Poison. Pay For It Or Have Your Children Taken – The Dilemma Flint, Michigan Residents Face Now

You’d have to be living under a rock to not be aware of the condition of the water in Flint, Michigan by now.  The residents of Flint have been facing a public health crisis for almost 2 years.  The water flowing through the pipes is severely poisonous and contaminated with lead. Since April 2014 to residents have had to cope with improperly treated river water, which corroded the plumbing system…

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"What Candidates See As Our Infrastructure Priorities": Time To Press The Presidential Candidates On Flint’s Water Crisis

“What Candidates See As Our Infrastructure Priorities”: Time To Press The Presidential Candidates On Flint’s Water Crisis

In every presidential campaign, there are issues everyone knows beforehand will be discussed — what should we do about immigration, how can we improve the economy, where should we go on health care — and events that become campaign issues when they burst into the news. So it is with the public health crisis in Flint, Michigan, where a public health catastrophe has played out over the last two…

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"The Poisoning Of Flint": A Nightmarish Example Of How Misguided Austerity Policies Can Literally Poison The Public

“The Poisoning Of Flint”: A Nightmarish Example Of How Misguided Austerity Policies Can Literally Poison The Public

In early 2015, shortly after his victory in a heated reelection contest, Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder (R) began exploring a run for president. With his business experience and electoral success in a blue state, Snyder was considered a viable potential candidate, so he embarked on a national speaking tour and set up a fundraising organization. Its name: “Making Government Accountable.”

As Snyder was…

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Cilantro shown to help remove mercury and heavy metals from the body

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