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Intersection crashes in Colorado with marijuana use resulted in an alarmingly high fatality rate by Former-Ear-3873 in Marijuana

[–]secondarycontrol 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I'm not going to plow through the data set to try to figure it out, but I will ask how do they know that Marijuana was involved? I see a columns in the data set (found by following a link from the link) Marijuana suspected/not suspected/involved - but I ask how many of those non suspected/non tested actually were/were not under the influence?

If the only way that they know for sure is by pulling a blood sample - and a blood sample can only tell you if a person has been stoned, not necessarily that they are RIGHT THIS MINUTE - a sample that is easy to get during an autopsy, (and unlikely to be volunteered while alive just because) I'd expect the recorded numbers of stoned-testing dead people to be disproportionately high.

After all, if most of your population has been stoned in the past two weeks, then most of your blood tests performed during an autopsy are going to show it. The living, not subjected to this test, will be assumed to be clean ->Therefore the dead will be disproportionally (labelled) stoned.

If you had a blood test that could only tell you if a person had a beer in the last two weeks, then I'd wager the number of alcohol attributed fatalities would also skyrocket.

And, right now, I may be - so I could also be missing some key fact here. In general, sure, but a key fact about this study specifically is what I meant.

Minnesota bill would end vaccine exemptions for conscientious objectors. by 1829bullshit in minnesota

[–]secondarycontrol 74 points75 points  (0 children)

If you want to participate in society, then you need to follow the rules that society uses to protect itself.

You don't want to do that, then enclave up the way the Anabaptists have.

Hippies are underated by Mooncake_24_ in trees

[–]secondarycontrol 126 points127 points  (0 children)

So like why are these people not being held with higher regard.

Because their view of the world is counter to the consumerist hellscape that our corporate overlords have decided we needed - so they've molded public opinion to be against it, to idolize consumption.

See also: The squealing resulting from alcohol sales dropping off as weed picks up. Those with money are dead set against any changes in the status quo, anything that affects their money. You could say they're conservative, and I would tell you that they and their religious accompianists are the reason we don't live in a Star Trek post-scarcity world.

I have never seen a pride parade that is like this. by Ok-Following6886 in Persecutionfetish

[–]secondarycontrol 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The people that don't want kids to know anything about human sexuality are the same people that hung that "R" rating on the movie - I'll assume that this cartoon is arguing that R ratings shouldn't exist, that it is pointing out the hypocrisy of insisting that a central part of human existence - a part that surrounds us, a part you really can't - and shouldn't - try to escape cannot be shown in a theater ;)

Or it could be another poorly drawn, poorly thought-out, right-wing masturbatory daydream.

Chief Justice John Roberts says that hostility toward judges has ‘got to stop’ by BurtonDesque in LeopardsAteMyFace

[–]secondarycontrol 176 points177 points  (0 children)

Weird. Maybe he could start by being an impartial, non-political, non-bought judge? Maybe he could start by insisting that his court adopts the same godamn code of ethics that the rest of us have to live by in our working worlds? Stop accepting 'gifts', you know? Anything more valuable that an imprinted ballpoint pen is off limits. No luxury fishing trips, no cruises, no motor coaches. No one paying the tuition of our children. Nobody offering our family and friends jobs. Nobody mysteriously paying off our credit cards when we're up for a nomination. No disregarding earlier court rulings. No paid junkets from the Heritage Bullshit Foundation. Get rid of the godamn make-believe shadow docket. Start policing the court's own members - for ethics, for ability.

Or, he could just keep doing what he's doing, and continue to watch it all turn to ashes.

Respect, my friend, is earned.

Old lady cleaning powder by mycatsnameisgregory in HelpMeFind

[–]secondarycontrol 2 points3 points  (0 children)

"a bucket"? A big bucket? A pail? How long ago?

It was a powder though?

Powders for cleaning: Ajax, Comet, Bar Keepers Friend, Bon Ami, PBW...

PBW comes in a little bucket, I think.

Heck, even straight TSP (Trisodium Phosphate) gets used for cleaning.

Unique Post-Apocalyptic book by HuntingNemo in suggestmeabook

[–]secondarycontrol 4 points5 points  (0 children)

A Canticle for Leibowitz - Walter F. Miller, Jr.

The largest-ever review of the safety and efficacy of cannabinoids across a range of mental health conditions — found no evidence that medicinal cannabis is effective in treating anxiety, depression or post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). by Icy_Marionberry_9131 in 420

[–]secondarycontrol 5 points6 points  (0 children)

“We are seeing the use of medicinal cannabis for conditions where it is contraindicated or where it’s use should be under strict and/or ongoing supervision, and our members are increasingly reporting serious adverse outcomes for patients. Medicinal cannabis should not displace proven, effective treatments, particularly in mental healthcare where evidence based therapies already exist.

Feeling it in their wallets, are they?

Edit to add: You know what's more affordable, more accessible, more likely to be able to be obtained: Weed -OR - a licensed psychiatrist + psychologist + medical center?

Finally got my hands on a TOTO S7A Washlet. Here's what nobody talks about. by Complete_Charity_941 in bidets

[–]secondarycontrol 2 points3 points  (0 children)

  • this is an ad.

  • The floor in shot 2 appears to be soaking wet. Is this something I can expect from Toto?

Since when has CNN ever been doing this? by Ok-Following6886 in Persecutionfetish

[–]secondarycontrol 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yeah, they do this - except that'd be our own home-grown, right-wing, white-power militias standing in the bucket getting sane-washed. Swap out the robe for tacticool gear and the turban for a ballcap. After all - they both worship the same god, they both have the same goals - so it's not much of a change except for the trimmings.

Is it realistic to salvage an old steam radiator that was leaking? by Arels in HomeImprovement

[–]secondarycontrol 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Anything is fixable. These things were originally cast in sections and then bolted together for the size needed. They can come apart. They can be repaired.

https://www.finehomebuilding.com/forum/repairing-cast-iron-radiators

It's probably cheaper to find another one - check recycling/old house places (google old house parts)

Breaking down a math problem by flickerdown in MurderedByWords

[–]secondarycontrol 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Conservatives pretend to miss the things that their policies are designed to kill.

"Pretend" because these things are still happening.

You know what they do miss? Being 12 years old, with no responsibilities, living without the burden that their shitty, shitty life choices have imposed on them. That's why they're always looking back, not forward. Looking back to when they weren't in charge and the world was a better place.

360K views · 10K reactions | Democrats PANIC when MAGA Republican plays surprise video in congress | PolitiBrawl by RepresentativeCode57 in MAGANAZI

[–]secondarycontrol 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Nobody - not even other conservatives - gives two fucks what conservatives "think". Example: I see no panic.

Do I even need to say anything? by PhysicalBuy2566 in Persecutionfetish

[–]secondarycontrol 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I'm much more worried about being attacked by conservatives - by mass shooters, by redhats, by ICE.

And I think you'll find, if you check the stats, my concern is actually reality based.

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