Sinfest

Yorick · Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2012 4:22 pm Post subject:

it's genetics. over time, as antibiotics destroy the bacteria that isn't resistant to it, all that's left is what has resistance, and the effectiveness of the antibiotics is decreased. See also: DDT

With the bacteria fear in the US, this was inevitable.
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Darqcyde · Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2012 5:27 pm Post subject:

Yorick · Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2012 1:08 am Post subject:

I blame the monkey.
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Darqcyde · Posted: Fri Feb 03, 2012 4:51 am Post subject:

There are small amounts of illegal fungicide in our orange juice? FDA says it's no big deal.

FDA confirms fungicide in orange juice
By MARY CLARE JALONICK | Associated Press – 1 hr 37 mins ago

LD! · Posted: Fri Feb 03, 2012 4:59 am Post subject:

Why would you buy oranges from Canada? Wouldn't it be cheaper to buy it from the source?

Darqcyde · Posted: Fri Feb 03, 2012 6:31 am Post subject:

What really gets me is that while it's bad enough of a toxin to be outlawed in the US trace amounts are OK in our juice.
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LD! · Posted: Fri Feb 03, 2012 1:26 pm Post subject:

That's not really great logic to be "got" by . . .

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So, Susan G Komen for the Cure has decided to stop funding breast cancer screening and treatment at Planned Parenthood. I already didn't like the organization*, but this... yeesh that's terrible. Hey, everyone? CANCER DOESN'T CARE ABOUT YOUR POLITICAL AFFILIATION!!!

Also, thinking and talking about this, including the organization's kinda stupid name has made me realize that "Susan G Komen FOR THE HORDE!" is really amusing. Kinda makes me want to play WoW again, make a character named SusanGKomen, and get the "For the Horde!" acheivement. It's a lot of work for a simple gag, but it makes me laugh.

*for several ranty reasons including, but not limited to, the stupid new name, the "lets paint these toasters pink and pretend it's helping, even though it's extremely ineffective at anything but making businesses money," the huge amount spent on overhead, the limited percentage spent on cancer research (you know, the thing that could generate a cure?), and how the organization has been instrumental in making breast cancer fashionable, at the expense of moneys which could be helping research into, say, prostate, testicular, or colon cancer. WHERE'S MY TSHIRT WITH A CATCHY SLOGAN ABOUT SAVING NUTS, HUH? WELL, WHERE IS IT!?! Also because James Cameron.

EDIT: And, they've officially been publically shamed into restoring funding to planned parenthood. Also, SGCFTC claims that this totally wasn't political, a claim I'm sure everyone believes. I know I do!
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Yorick · Posted: Fri Feb 03, 2012 2:45 pm Post subject:

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Darqcyde · Posted: Sat Feb 04, 2012 3:41 am Post subject:

Darqcyde · Posted: Sat Feb 04, 2012 3:51 am Post subject:

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All of it's below the threshold deemed dangerous, so unless they're violating an existing ban on imports specifically how much can they really do? Was the fungicide banned in the US only in regards to human health, or was there some other concern about it?