Discussion about hot topics trending today

[LtColCarter]

Well...Mango Mussolini is claiming victory in Syria because he launched a couple of missiles. Full of himself...isn't he?

[Womble]

so they claim they hit gas production & storage sites yet there was no yuge toxic gas cloud - it's a miracle
or maybe they didn't hit s except civilian targets (Putin probably gave Trump the greenlight to strike some "unimportant targets")

Sarin gas has a very poor shelf life (weeks to months), which is why it is usually deployed as a binary weapon. It is stored as precursor agents (great care is taken to prevent them from mixing accidentally), then loaded into weapons such as artillery shells where the chemicals mix inside as the shell spins in flight, producing the actual gas. Blowing up a facility producing sarin gas or storage facility for precursor agents is not very likely to result in a gas cloud.

Assad's other weapon of choice (with quite poor lethality as chemical weapons usually go) is chlorine gas. That might produce a gas cloud, but no more than your typical chemical plant accident.

[SoulReaver]

all the same Trump was polite enough to inform Assad of the strike (a warning tweet disguised as a taunt) Assad had time to move the vital stuff to safety like Putin intended

[thekillman]

Syria's had thousands of bombs dropped and missiles launched over the course of many years. The few launched by Trump as an empty gesture won't change a thing.

[Coco Pops]

So Trump doesn't want to put Assad in his place?

[Annoyed]

Someone want to tell this young skull full of mush that this has been done before and it didn't work?

No bras at school today, Bradenton student urges for protest

A Florida high school student who triggered an international discussion on whether women should have to wear bras is mobilizing girls to go braless to protest dress codes she says are unfairly strict for girls.

The Bradenton Herald reports Lizzy Martinez' "Bracott" will take place at Braden River High on Monday, according to Twitter posts from her account. Martinez is encouraging her female classmates to arrive to school braless to send a message to school administrators that requiring the undergarment is sexist.

On April 2, Martinez didn't wear a bra and said school administrators told her to cover her nipples because they were distracting her classmates. The dress code doesn't specifically address bras.

A district spokesman declined to comment. It isn't clear how the district will respond if several students participate in the protest.

[Gatefan1976]

Yeah, it's her fault the boys look at her tits.
Punish her...........

How about we amputate a few rogue cocks instead.??

[Annoyed]

I don't care if she protests, most women don't like being ogled. But do something effective. The braless bit was tried decades ago and failed. It seems that for many women, going without the bra is simply not comfortable, so many didn't participate.

[Gatefan1976]

I don't care if she protests, most women don't like being ogled. But do something effective. The braless bit was tried decades ago and failed. It seems that for many women, going without the bra is simply not comfortable, so many didn't participate.

Has nothing to do with what I said.
what a surprise.

[Gatefan1976]

Oh, and for the record, she did not "try to go bra'less", she got in crap because she had nipples, and argued that it was crap when she had to tape her nipples down because they were "distracting the boys"

Poor boys...........

[Falcon Horus]

The powder keg exploded a long time ago. It's been an exploding powderkeg for years. It might explode soon in new and interesting ways.

True... you're right.

Guess some "dirty red" lines don't matter, even if they are new, shiney and "Smart".
I'm sure there is a trump tweet about that when he was a citizen.

You sure, you betcha.

There's a passed Trump-tweet to fit every situation.

ALL I or anyone else should care about is his capability of doing his JOB and he fails at that constantly, and he constantly puts the US, and the rest of the world in danger because of his ignorance.
You don't give the keys to your car to a drunk guy "because he is your mate" you take the keys AWAY from him because he is your mate.

This.

Surprisingly he does suddenly seem to care more for people in other countries than his own. What happend to America First?

11 Syrian refugees were allowed in last year, none so far this year. He doesn't care one bit about other people, just himself.

That's one of the more reassuring, but speculative assessments I've read in the running comments (spoken / written by more saner and calmer people than the "OMG! the sky is falling!!!" groups)

Ah ... *fondly remembers your Hillary Clinton warmongering comments* ...

Well...Mango Mussolini is claiming victory in Syria because he launched a couple of missiles. Full of himself...isn't he?

"Mission accomplished!"

My eyes promptly rolled out of their sockets.

Sarin gas has a very poor shelf life (weeks to months), which is why it is usually deployed as a binary weapon. It is stored as precursor agents (great care is taken to prevent them from mixing accidentally), then loaded into weapons such as artillery shells where the chemicals mix inside as the shell spins in flight, producing the actual gas. Blowing up a facility producing sarin gas or storage facility for precursor agents is not very likely to result in a gas cloud.

Assad's other weapon of choice (with quite poor lethality as chemical weapons usually go) is chlorine gas. That might produce a gas cloud, but no more than your typical chemical plant accident.

For anyone interested the effects of Sarin gas on the human body, and Chlorine gas (source: the CDC).

Sarin gas

Spoiler:

Immediate signs and symptoms of sarin exposure
People may not know that they were exposed because sarin has no odor.

People exposed to a low or moderate dose of sarin by breathing contaminated air, eating contaminated food, drinking contaminated water, or touching contaminated surfaces may experience some or all of the following symptoms within seconds to hours of exposure:
Runny nose, watery eyes, small - pinpoint pupils, eye pain, blurred vision, drooling and excessive sweating, cough, chest tightness, rapid breathing, diarrhea, nausea - vomiting and/or abdominal pain, increased urination, confusion, drowsiness, weakness, headache, slow or fast heart rate, low or high blood pressure.
Even a small drop of sarin on the skin can cause sweating and muscle twitching where sarin touched the skin.

Exposure to large doses of sarin by any route may result in the following harmful health effects: loss of consciousness, convulsions, paralysis, respiratory failure possibly leading to death.

Showing these signs and symptoms does not necessarily mean that a person has been exposed to sarin.

What the long-term health effects are
Mildly exposed people usually recover completely. Severely exposed people are less likely to survive.

Chlorine gas

Spoiler:

Immediate signs and symptoms of chlorine exposure
During or immediately after exposure to dangerous concentrations of chlorine, the following signs and symptoms may develop: blurred vision, burning pain, redness and blisters on the skin if exposed to gas (skin injuries similar to frostbite can occur if it is exposed to liquid chlorine), burning sensation in the nose - throat and eyes, coughing, chest tightness, difficulty breathing or shortness of breath (these may appear immediately if high concentrations of chlorine gas are inhaled, or they may be delayed if low concentrations of chlorine gas are inhaled), fluid in the lungs (pulmonary edema) that may be delayed for a few hours, nausea and vomiting, watery eyes, wheezing.

Showing these signs or symptoms does not necessarily mean that a person has been exposed to chlorine.

What the long-term health effects are
Long-term complications may occur after breathing in high concentrations of chlorine. Complications are more likely to be seen in people who develop severe health problems such as fluid in the lungs (pulmonary edema) following the initial exposure.

Someone want to tell this young skull full of mush that this has been done before and it didn't work?

No bras at school today, Bradenton student urges for protest

I never wear bras -- too restrictive.

[jelgate]

True... you're right.



You sure, you betcha.

There's a passed Trump-tweet to fit every situation.



This.



11 Syrian refugees were allowed in last year, none so far this year. He doesn't care one bit about other people, just himself.



Ah ... *fondly remembers your Hillary Clinton warmongering comments* ...



"Mission accomplished!"

My eyes promptly rolled out of their sockets.



For anyone interested the effects of Sarin gas on the human body, and Chlorine gas (source: the CDC).

Sarin gas

Spoiler:

Immediate signs and symptoms of sarin exposure
People may not know that they were exposed because sarin has no odor.

People exposed to a low or moderate dose of sarin by breathing contaminated air, eating contaminated food, drinking contaminated water, or touching contaminated surfaces may experience some or all of the following symptoms within seconds to hours of exposure:
Runny nose, watery eyes, small - pinpoint pupils, eye pain, blurred vision, drooling and excessive sweating, cough, chest tightness, rapid breathing, diarrhea, nausea - vomiting and/or abdominal pain, increased urination, confusion, drowsiness, weakness, headache, slow or fast heart rate, low or high blood pressure.
Even a small drop of sarin on the skin can cause sweating and muscle twitching where sarin touched the skin.

Exposure to large doses of sarin by any route may result in the following harmful health effects: loss of consciousness, convulsions, paralysis, respiratory failure possibly leading to death.

Showing these signs and symptoms does not necessarily mean that a person has been exposed to sarin.

What the long-term health effects are
Mildly exposed people usually recover completely. Severely exposed people are less likely to survive.

Chlorine gas

Spoiler:

Immediate signs and symptoms of chlorine exposure
During or immediately after exposure to dangerous concentrations of chlorine, the following signs and symptoms may develop: blurred vision, burning pain, redness and blisters on the skin if exposed to gas (skin injuries similar to frostbite can occur if it is exposed to liquid chlorine), burning sensation in the nose - throat and eyes, coughing, chest tightness, difficulty breathing or shortness of breath (these may appear immediately if high concentrations of chlorine gas are inhaled, or they may be delayed if low concentrations of chlorine gas are inhaled), fluid in the lungs (pulmonary edema) that may be delayed for a few hours, nausea and vomiting, watery eyes, wheezing.

Showing these signs or symptoms does not necessarily mean that a person has been exposed to chlorine.

What the long-term health effects are
Long-term complications may occur after breathing in high concentrations of chlorine. Complications are more likely to be seen in people who develop severe health problems such as fluid in the lungs (pulmonary edema) following the initial exposure.

I never wear bras -- too restrictive.

That explains Soul

[Gatecat]

11 Syrian refugees were allowed in last year, none so far this year. He doesn't care one bit about other people, just himself.

My comment was more sarcastic. He responds to a massacre outside the US with a missile strike, but there are no real consequences for Vegas and Florida.
Probably not enough civilians have died yet...

[mad_gater]

True... you're right.



You sure, you betcha.

There's a passed Trump-tweet to fit every situation.



This.



11 Syrian refugees were allowed in last year, none so far this year. He doesn't care one bit about other people, just himself.



Ah ... *fondly remembers your Hillary Clinton warmongering comments* ...



"Mission accomplished!"

My eyes promptly rolled out of their sockets.



For anyone interested the effects of Sarin gas on the human body, and Chlorine gas (source: the CDC).

Sarin gas

Spoiler:

Immediate signs and symptoms of sarin exposure
People may not know that they were exposed because sarin has no odor.

People exposed to a low or moderate dose of sarin by breathing contaminated air, eating contaminated food, drinking contaminated water, or touching contaminated surfaces may experience some or all of the following symptoms within seconds to hours of exposure:
Runny nose, watery eyes, small - pinpoint pupils, eye pain, blurred vision, drooling and excessive sweating, cough, chest tightness, rapid breathing, diarrhea, nausea - vomiting and/or abdominal pain, increased urination, confusion, drowsiness, weakness, headache, slow or fast heart rate, low or high blood pressure.
Even a small drop of sarin on the skin can cause sweating and muscle twitching where sarin touched the skin.

Exposure to large doses of sarin by any route may result in the following harmful health effects: loss of consciousness, convulsions, paralysis, respiratory failure possibly leading to death.

Showing these signs and symptoms does not necessarily mean that a person has been exposed to sarin.

What the long-term health effects are
Mildly exposed people usually recover completely. Severely exposed people are less likely to survive.

Chlorine gas

Spoiler:

Immediate signs and symptoms of chlorine exposure
During or immediately after exposure to dangerous concentrations of chlorine, the following signs and symptoms may develop: blurred vision, burning pain, redness and blisters on the skin if exposed to gas (skin injuries similar to frostbite can occur if it is exposed to liquid chlorine), burning sensation in the nose - throat and eyes, coughing, chest tightness, difficulty breathing or shortness of breath (these may appear immediately if high concentrations of chlorine gas are inhaled, or they may be delayed if low concentrations of chlorine gas are inhaled), fluid in the lungs (pulmonary edema) that may be delayed for a few hours, nausea and vomiting, watery eyes, wheezing.

Showing these signs or symptoms does not necessarily mean that a person has been exposed to chlorine.

What the long-term health effects are
Long-term complications may occur after breathing in high concentrations of chlorine. Complications are more likely to be seen in people who develop severe health problems such as fluid in the lungs (pulmonary edema) following the initial exposure.

I never wear bras -- too restrictive.

I know how to neutralize a chlorine gas cloud: shoot sodium metal shavings into the cloud and make it precipitate out into table salt

[mad_gater]

I don't care if she protests, most women don't like being ogled. But do something effective. The braless bit was tried decades ago and failed. It seems that for many women, going without the bra is simply not comfortable, so many didn't participate.

not to mention...you go to school to do one thing: learn, not engage in ill-thought out experiments in social engineering