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[Berzerker]

maybe they could feed sunflower plants into a nuclear reactor

[Dauphin]

I know that what is meant by that is that sunflowers soak up the radioactive strontium, caesium, etc, and then the sunflowers are disposed of safely, and not scattered back into the environment. However, it reads like you are saying sunflowers are a better radiation suit that lead-lining (by saying radiation, not radioactive material).

[Berzerker]

Watching a documentary on the aftermath of radiation leaks at Chernobyl and Fukushima. People moved away and the animals have free rein, other than the occasional intrusion of scientists studying the situations. Diet matters, the food sources used by birds vary and the consumption of radioactive material has a much more pronounced effect on the organs compared to external contamination. But other birds are doing well and wild boars are showing remarkable resilience. Animals are adapting to the radiation. Macaques in Japan are doing well, our closest relative among the radiated species. Some people are starting to move back planting sunflowers to absorb soil radiation.

[Broken_Erika]

In other news, how about what is possibly the biggest snake den in the world?

https://www.cbc.ca/newsinteractives/features/garter-snakes-narcisse-manitoba-conservation

[-Jrabbit]

Thanks for your studious efforts in keeping politics out of this thread.

[Dinner]

I can agree with that. Most Democraps and a very large number of bureaucrats. I would even add a minority of Republicans. I say this has a former Democrat and someone who lives in a Democrat dominated state in which things are going absolutely to hell.

[Broken_Erika]

Actually, it's not just Democrats but Bureaucrats.....

[Dinner]

Haha. Yes, simply stating facts is "angry". Try another grift my clownish friend. I am sure it will be amusing.

[N35t0r]

You seem angry.

Please tell us, where did the democrats touch you?

[Dinner]

https://ktla.com/video/jurys-out-could-arnold-schwarzenegger-face-legal-trouble-for-filling-in-a-pothole/8573789/

As the lady details it is actually against state law as well as laws in many cities to fix pot holes (they want to make sure it is fixed right but more importantly it takes work away from corrupt unions and their workers if people just do it themselves). This is such a problem vigilante pot hole fixing groups have spring up to fix pot holes, the cities and state fine them, and then they run go fund me campaigns to pay the fines. All to fix the pot holes garbage Democraps refused to fix.

[Dinner]

Talk about finding people for daring to fill potholes without a permit.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.essentiallysports.com/us-sports-news-bodybuilding-news-anyone-else-do-this-you-get-arrested-75-year-old-arnold-schwarzenegger-filling-pothole-in-california-leaves-america-amazed/amp/

[Dinner]

Interesting, I would like to learn more about this, can you link a source?

The pot hole was filled by Arnold a quarter of a year after the utility work stopped. CBS News and the city of L.A.'s democrat spokes people outright lied which is why no one trusts these institutions any more. They constantly lie.

https://twitter.com/Schwarzenegger/status/1647645607228747776?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5 Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1647645607228747776%7Ctwgr% 5Eff47ae3d375a29503095303851a6eb296e7a4a2a%7Ctwcon %5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fd-15790300481989563923.ampproject.net%2F230505174500 1%2Fframe.html

https://www.google.com/amp/s/nypost.com/2023/04/18/arnold-schwarzenegger-calls-out-cbs-headline-on-pothole-story/amp/

City officials made a hell of a lot of noise saying they could fine or sue Arnold for daring to fix the mess they created.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/ktla.com/off-the-clock/jurys-out-could-arnold-schwarzenegger-face-legal-trouble-for-filling-in-a-pothole/amp/

I am glad that in the end retarded Democraps decided not to sue him because the optics were terrible but anyone else who was not famous probably would have gotten sued for daring to try to fix community problems embarrassed Democrap politicians disliked being highlighted. It is very common in leftist area for politicians to threaten to fine or sue people for filing in potholes because it embarrassed incompetent leftist politicians. In Montreal you can be fined $2000 for filling in a single pothole.

[EPW]

The city threatened to sue him and fine him for trying to help.

Interesting, I would like to learn more about this, can you link a source?

[BeBMan]

Black bear takes 60 cupcakes from US bakery, scaring staff

(snip)

The bakery’s owner, Miriam Stephens, wrote in an Instagram post that she heard employee Maureen Williams “screaming bloody murder” and yelling that there was a bear in the garage.

Williams told TV station WTNH that she shouted to scare the bear off but it retreated and came back three times.

Williams said the bear charged at her so she backed out of the garage and ran.

Surveillance video obtained by WTNH shows bakery workers walking around the side of the business to try to scare the bear, but then running away after it scares them.

The video shows the bear dragging a container of cupcakes from the garage into the parking lot. Stephens said the bear ate 60 cupcakes.

A baker finally got the bear to leave by honking a car horn, Williams said.

(snap)

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/may/27/black-bear-takes-60-cupcakes-from-us-bakery-scaring-staff

[Uncle Sparky]

Damn Dems. fixing utilities. The GOP would never do that! No Taxes Ever!! Fix your own damn roads!
Gas line explode? Now that's gaslighting!