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MineralMan

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25. Lots of things. And when I want to know the

Mon May 19, 2014, 09:33 AM

May 2014

answers, I go to reliable sources to find them. DU is not one of those sources, unfortunately. Neither are advocacy websites that pick and choose what they excerpt to support their position.

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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