tfm

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/44409839

It seems I shouldn't have posted this without context

TL;DW

• yes the video is (at least partially) about Teflon, hence the cynical title

• no, Teflon (or generally big Fluoropolymers) are not the problem. Ingesting them does nothing to you, because as long, chemically inert polymers they just pass through you from one end to the other

• The problem are perfluoroalkyl acids: C8 (PFOA) and later substitutes such as C6/GenX, PFOS, PFHA, PFHxS which are chemicals used to start the Teflon polymerization. They are short-chained carbon-fluorine molecules that coincidentally mimic the structure of fatty acids, thus can accumulate in our bodies without a way for our bodies to break them down.

• These chemicals leach into the environment from factories and accumulate in everything, to the point that the whole water cycle has been contaminated (yes that shit comes down everywhere with the rain)

• There is conclusive proof that PFOA exposure is linked to a number of organ damage and cancers, particularly testicular cancer and kidney cancer, with likely links to lung and pancreatic cancer not reflected in the study due to survivor bias (they died before the study was concluded)

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/29740469

cross-posted from: https://quokk.au/post/6025728

Drei Schüler zeigen im Unterricht den Hitlergruß, die Schule schließt sie von einer bevorstehenden Sportwoche aus. Die Bildungsdirektion nimmt den Ausschluss aber zurück, weil die rechtliche Grundlage fehlt. Die Schüler kommen mit einer Verwarnung davon.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.blahaj.zone/post/26028921

https://www.instagram.com/p/DJot761x1iA

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/29736058

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/44409624

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/30176788

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/30098292

"Go woke, go broke", they said. It's rather "Extremist Play, Earnings Decay".

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/30098292

"Go woke, go broke", they said. It's rather "Extremist Play, Earnings Decay".

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.4d2.org/post/593943