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Dark Brandon strikes again...
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this post was submitted on 12 Feb 2024
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https://www.mlive.com/news/flint/2023/12/latest-testing-shows-lead-in-flints-water-but-levels-remain-below-federal-threshold.html
Lead levels were below the federal threshold in 2023, although they did rise in the second half of the year.
Speaking as a chemical engineer, it is impossible to remove 100% of a contaminant, no matter what substance we're talking about. All you can do is reduce the concentration until it's in benign levels, which is what the federal thresholds are. I had a college class that briefly mentioned it once, but the standard iirc is effectively set at a value where the increased risk of injury is lower than everyday exposure risks.
In other words -- if you're going to go all "both sides", pick something which is an actually an issue, instead of spreading fake news and pontificating on it. If both sides are truly as equally bad as you say, you can surely find a different issue which is still a problem, instead of one that is largely solved. And hey, if this is the best you can find, maybe that says something about your claim.
A "both sides" guy should be able to show that these two parties are equally bad in all ways, or that if one party is better for one aspect they are worse in a different aspect. I don't think they can.
Especially where we are at: one party committed an insurrection and is running the insurrectionist as their candidate. There is no room for acting like they're equally bad, because the book burnings have already started.
Well said