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5. 50 confirmed thyroid cancer cases in Fukushima children

Sun May 18, 2014, 08:38 PM

May 2014

and 39 new suspected ones. Yet on TV the other night I saw prime minister Abe prancing around Fukushima eating cherries and visiting a hospital to observe a thyroid test as we are told not to listen to rumors and misinformation connecting that little incident in Fukushima with ill health. At least all the nuclear apologists on the non-Japanese message boards have been pretty quiet lately. They used to mock anyone who even suggested a very slight increase in cancers was a possibility, yammering on about how bananas have natural radiation and you have X-rays and get in airplanes so don't be ridiculous, a bit of radiation is practically GOOD for you. They and the Japanese government would prefer us to forget how rare thyroid cancer in children is. Poor kids and their families.

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Anything you'd like to know about Fukushima? [View all] RobertEarl May 2014 OP

Where do I start? TBA May 2014 #1

Good question RobertEarl May 2014 #3

Well we know the salmon are swimming through it as they swim far lenghts during season. TheNutcracker May 2014 #103

How much poison is still being unleashed ? orpupilofnature57 May 2014 #2

Undetermined amounts. RobertEarl May 2014 #4

50 confirmed thyroid cancer cases in Fukushima children betsuni May 2014 #5

Can it actually be fixed? I have great doubts of the possibility. Thanks! nt Mnemosyne May 2014 #6

Let's hope so RobertEarl May 2014 #7

And their fortunes increase as they 'fix'. Sickening. Thanks. nt Mnemosyne May 2014 #11

Who can afford this fixing? RobertEarl May 2014 #13

I'll stick to sources that know what they're talking about, thanks...nt SidDithers May 2014 #8

How much is TEPCO paying you? NuclearDem May 2014 #9

Heheh... SidDithers May 2014 #10

It's a 'secret'? Hehe closeupready May 2014 #38

Reactor core fragments detected in Europe? bananas May 2014 #12

On enenews.com RobertEarl May 2014 #14

Thanks! nt bananas May 2014 #15

no thanks. Your source is shit and... zappaman May 2014 #16

So what do you have that's better? Generic Other May 2014 #17

Yes zappaman May 2014 #18

Thanks Generic Other May 2014 #21

Asking and continually insisting that Fukushima is responsible is not the same thing. hobbit709 May 2014 #22

I just checked the ene news site Generic Other May 2014 #24

I was referring to the OP continually blaming Fukushima for the starfish no matter what evidence hobbit709 May 2014 #26

Your sources are wrong, hobbit RobertEarl May 2014 #36

Do you take something for your delusions? hobbit709 May 2014 #37

I'm not deluded RobertEarl May 2014 #42

You aren't? FBaggins May 2014 #65

Yes, It is likely RobertEarl May 2014 #68

... SidDithers May 2014 #70

That was quite possibly one of the least comprehensible posts on Fukushima ever. NuclearDem May 2014 #74

Well, with this response you "own" the thread!!! zappaman May 2014 #77

I had mussels from Oregon last night AnalystInParadise May 2014 #82

New fan club member? RobertEarl May 2014 #112

You're really making that "I'm not deluded" claim less and less viable. FBaggins May 2014 #93

Is leprechaun flatulence anywhere near as powerful as hippopotamus flatulence? hobbit709 May 2014 #100

Very good RobertEarl May 2014 #106

Here's hoping that you're really the sock-puppet that so many anti-nukes think you are FBaggins May 2014 #108

That's it? RobertEarl May 2014 #109

Did you even read it? FBaggins May 2014 #110

And now there is more RobertEarl May 2014 #111

Nope. Not lots more. FBaggins May 2014 #113

Hahaha RobertEarl May 2014 #114

At least you can laugh. FBaggins May 2014 #115

You should post an OP RobertEarl May 2014 #116

Can't post without some logical fallacy, eh? FBaggins May 2014 #117

Wow RobertEarl May 2014 #118

Time to introduce yet another basic science concept. FBaggins May 2014 #123

I swear to God that's what it has to be at this point. NuclearDem May 2014 #122

It's not the only possibility. FBaggins May 2014 #124

It's only because I care RobertEarl May 2014 #127

The guy pushing the tinfoil hats "cares" too. FBaggins May 2014 #128

So why do you care? RobertEarl May 2014 #129

Because I don't like Democrats looking stupid FBaggins May 2014 #130

Heh RobertEarl May 2014 #131

Expect to see this one quoted back to you, frequently. X_Digger May 2014 #136

Oh RobertEarl May 2014 #142

Take your pick.... AnalystInParadise May 2014 #81

People in Fukushima report this is happening Generic Other May 2014 #86

So? FBaggins May 2014 #87

Look up Japan's new state secrets act Generic Other May 2014 #89

I'm well aware of the act FBaggins May 2014 #90

''rationalwiki'' Octafish May 2014 #72

"ENENews" zappaman May 2014 #78

If that were true, it would be cause for banishment. Octafish May 2014 #84

That thread you link to is more revealing of you than anyone else. NuclearDem May 2014 #92

Good. Octafish May 2014 #94

You mean the one post where I call out a logical fallacy? NuclearDem May 2014 #97

No, the way you write. Octafish May 2014 #99

If you've got something to say Octafish, say it. NuclearDem May 2014 #102

A lot. Octafish May 2014 #104

What the fuck is with this cryptic shit? NuclearDem May 2014 #121

All I can think of when I see rationalwiki is, "Foxnews - fair and balanced news". Rex May 2014 #125

Three words: Paul Craig Roberts... SidDithers May 2014 #132

He called the Bush GOP, part of what I call the BFEE, 'Brownshirts.' Octafish May 2014 #135

And he's a racist, white-nationalist... SidDithers May 2014 #137

Post proof. Your word doesn't count for more than your opinion. Octafish May 2014 #138

Proof that PCR is a white-nationalist?... SidDithers May 2014 #139

Oh God, I think I need a shower after reading those links. NuclearDem May 2014 #140

You poor thing. Octafish May 2014 #147

So you don't see the problem with those pieces? NuclearDem May 2014 #149

When someone has an agenda, it shows. Octafish May 2014 #150

To maybe not have a white supremacist asshat given exposure? NuclearDem May 2014 #151

How anyone would promote that writer on anything but a RW hate site is beyond me. zappaman May 2014 #141

''Promote'' in this case is a loaded term. Octafish May 2014 #148

Why do you work so hard to demonize me? Octafish May 2014 #146

You nailed that, Generic Other RobertEarl May 2014 #19

The Environment and Energy group is an excellent place for Fukushima discussions... SidDithers May 2014 #27

What's not there is any Fukushima news Generic Other May 2014 #28

There have been plenty of Fukushima discussions in E&E... SidDithers May 2014 #32

Sorry your portfolio has a lot of nukes in it. closeupready May 2014 #40

Some DU members spend all their energy trying to suppress discussions Generic Other May 2014 #88

Thanks, Generic Other RobertEarl May 2014 #119

How will all of that mess affect the pacific nw in the us, and any place else it might wash around? LWolf May 2014 #20

That is the important question Generic Other May 2014 #30

Get this thread to the greatest page malaise May 2014 #23

Thank you malaise RobertEarl May 2014 #34

I don't get it malaise May 2014 #45

Lots of things. And when I want to know the MineralMan May 2014 #25

So who is reliable? Generic Other May 2014 #29

There's no single source. MineralMan May 2014 #31

Post removed Post removed May 2014 #41

I beg your pardon. MineralMan May 2014 #52

It's not for me to grant pardon for having participated over there. closeupready May 2014 #53

It's still irrelevant to the topic of the thread. MineralMan May 2014 #54

Well that was just a gratuitously unnecessary personal attack. NuclearDem May 2014 #55

Whatev. Alert on it, if that's how you feel. closeupready May 2014 #56

... SidDithers May 2014 #64

Good radiation kills bad radiation, if you rig up your microwave correctly snooper2 May 2014 #33

You actually tried that? RobertEarl May 2014 #35

My whole family does it, every Sunday night after the sun sets (don't do it during daytime) snooper2 May 2014 #39

Seems like a group of DU people are more JEB May 2014 #43

I do need a better class of fan club RobertEarl May 2014 #44

You have a fan club like Louie Gohmert has a fan club. hobbit709 May 2014 #46

Louie is a nuke lover RobertEarl May 2014 #51

Oh you sneaky sneaky. NuclearDem May 2014 #58

There's no quashing of discussion. NuclearDem May 2014 #47

Yup. Same tactics as Monsanto's DU resident shill. closeupready May 2014 #59

Yep. laundry_queen May 2014 #120

Quashing?? AnalystInParadise May 2014 #83

When will the molten corium reach the center of the Earth? seveneyes May 2014 #48

It won't RobertEarl May 2014 #49

In fact RobertEarl May 2014 #57

Any truth to the reports of a 330-foot lizard rampaging over the countryside? Orrex May 2014 #50

Imperial units are so yesterday Brother Buzz May 2014 #60

Who said anything about height? Orrex May 2014 #61

Centipilla! NuclearDem May 2014 #62

Height? This one was about five hundred feet high.... Brother Buzz May 2014 #63

Taken out by a flying blade from a wind turbine. Codeine May 2014 #76

I give this a 9/10 zappaman May 2014 #79

I'm afraid that I wouldn't trust your answers. N.T. Donald Ian Rankin May 2014 #66

I am certainly open to debate RobertEarl May 2014 #67

Where can scientists find funding for Fukushima research? Octafish May 2014 #69

They have gone begging for funding RobertEarl May 2014 #71

TEPCO and the governments of Japan and USA, plus United Nations... Octafish May 2014 #73

"Well-educated"? Codeine May 2014 #75

Duh. zappaman May 2014 #80

Sources like Gregory Jaczko, Arne Gundersen and Helen Caldicott. Octafish May 2014 #85

Oh spare us. NuclearDem May 2014 #91

NuclearDem, does your paycheck depend on the nuclear business? Octafish May 2014 #95

Oh God, we've been over this before. NuclearDem May 2014 #96

I don't ask everyone. Just you. Octafish May 2014 #98

Bullshit. NuclearDem May 2014 #101

Not at all. Octafish May 2014 #105

Before I left the service, I was assigned to the 97th at Offutt. NuclearDem May 2014 #107

"the moonbat fringe of the anti-nuclear movement..." HUH? Generic Other May 2014 #133

Let's fix that analogy. NuclearDem May 2014 #134

Bull RobertEarl May 2014 #143

Oh not this again. NuclearDem May 2014 #144

When numbers are deliberately obscured Generic Other May 2014 #145

There is plenty I would like to know about Fukushima. Sadly I believe only Mother Nature Rex May 2014 #126