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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by Daft_ish@lemmy.world to c/memes@lemmy.ml
 

Edit: good to see I woke the shills

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[–] spicytuna62@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Once again pointing out that Trump never won the popular vote. Yes, we need to abolish the Electoral College. It favors the right wing unjustly and undermines the will of the people when it does not align with the popular vote.

Lots of people voted for him, yes. I'll make the argument that things will actually get better as the folks whose cognitive abilities are negatively impacted by a century of burning leaded gasoline start to die off. ~~I believe it's something like >95% of people born between 1945 and 1965 that have enough lead in their bodies to be cause for concern.Can't remember exactly where I read this, but you can do your own Google-Fu.~~

Striking those last couple sentences and just outright saying that over 90% of the entire population born between 1956 and 1976 were exposed to enough lead to raise medical concern in early childhood, according to the table below.

I'm also back to throw in the table/material I'm referencing. If I'm going to make assertions, I should back them up.

And the source: Half of US population exposed to adverse lead levels in early childhood

If you want some idea of how little we cared about lead exposure, just look up the Tar Creek Superfund Site., which turned three nearby populated areas into ghost towns. It's been reported that children would play on the enormous mounds around Picher, Oklahoma, and those things were covered in lead dust.

And try not to live downwind of small airports.