Thursday, February 15, 2018

mush minds

"A nuclear densometer is a field instrument used in geotechnical engineering to determine the density of a compacted material. Also known as a soil density gauge, the device uses the interaction of gamma radiation with matter to measure density..." 
Nuclear densometer - Wikipedia 

Nuclear densometers are strictly regulated. They must be clearly marked as containing a relatively small amount of nuclear material. Exposure to people when the instrument is in use is strictly controlled, e.g. distance from the device, time of exposure, frequency of exposure, etc. When not in use, nuclear densometers must be stored in a locked, lead-lined container and the container must be stored in a locked storage area.

Likewise, use of x-rays in dentistry is strictly regulated. Patients and employees alike are warned of the dangers of exposure to even small amounts of radiation.



Why aren't assault weapons in the possession of mentally unstable persons similarly regulated? Certainly the threat to public safety is far greater from an unstable person with an assault rifle than it is from a soil densometer or a dental x-ray machine. 

In interview after interview yesterday, government officials acknowledged that for the past 20 years that government officials have been saying that "the mass shootings have to stop". Yet, nothing has been done. The problem just keeps getting worse. 


had enough? 

who do you trust? 
  1. someone who has values similar to yours? The good, the bad & the ugly: let's make America great again
  2. someone who doesn't?
  3. political parties, financed by billionaire corporations and PACs?


here's how government works:

if you vote for a republican or a democrat, then it's not the person who you voted for who is in control--it's the party.



in the next election--national, state or local--vote for anyone except a democrat or a republican. soon the republican and democratic parties will dry up and die. nothing will be better for the United States of America.

PS similarly, by refusing to patronize dishonest and biased media, they too will shrivel up and die--a triple win for honesty in government, for integrity in reporting the actions of government, and for us. 



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