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Well, I'll be! Asbestos! It's back! [View all] Tommy Carcetti Jun 17 OP
My goodness kwolf68 Jun 17 #1
its in extremely limited use purple_haze Jun 17 #2
Because what's a few cases of mesothelioma? No one will have insurance to be diagosed with it anyway. Scrivener7 Jun 17 #17
Relative to what? Torchlight Jun 17 #37
Mesothelioma killed my BIL. sheshe2 Jun 17 #3
Sorry for your brother in law. It's an awful disease. Easterncedar Jun 17 #6
He worked on industrial ovens as a welder when he was young. sheshe2 Jun 17 #14
And my uncle, and it was a bad, drawn-out death obamanut2012 Jun 17 #9
So sorry for your uncle's passing. sheshe2 Jun 17 #15
Thank you obamanut2012 Jun 17 #22
So saddened to hear this, She. SheltieLover Jun 17 #29
My sister home cared for him, while still working. sheshe2 Jun 17 #61
Deepest condolences, She SheltieLover Jun 17 #66
Yikes Easterncedar Jun 17 #4
FUCKING INSANE spanone Jun 17 #5
Heck, leaded gasoline worked much better than the current stuff. jeffreyi Jun 17 #18
Ddt is already being reconsidered... getagrip_already Jun 17 #34
Make Americans Poisoned Again Clouds Passing Jun 17 #7
So what is the benefit to do this? kwolf68 Jun 17 #8
No doubt, an industry CEO thought.. Omnipresent Jun 17 #10
Trump will establish a market for trading asbestos futures contracts, make a killing when it's legal again. sop Jun 17 #11
It's the best heat insulator there is. Turbineguy Jun 17 #13
They really are trying to kill us! Liberal In Texas Jun 17 #12
Trump hates us so much he wants us to die. No shit. Walleye Jun 17 #16
The feeling is mutual. N/T tonekat Jun 17 #41
Oh yeah, truer words were never spoken Walleye Jun 17 #62
The GOP is intent on killing as many of us as possible. Irish_Dem Jun 17 #19
Next up, mining for asbestos in lands which will be transfered . . . John1956PA Jun 17 #24
I believe most asbestos countingbluecars Jun 17 #20
A country which doesn't have any tariffs on its exports to us. Prof. Toru Tanaka Jun 17 #32
Absolutely. Old Crow Jun 17 #40
A lot of it came from Canada. rsdsharp Jun 17 #64
It doesn't kill you right away. You get to suffer indefinitely. twodogsbarking Jun 17 #21
Soon we will return to doctors endorsing cigarette smoking Bristlecone Jun 17 #23
Yes, the freedom to die prematurely. peggysue2 Jun 17 #26
Only if they're being manufactured by Russia. Old Crow Jun 17 #42
Make Butte, Montana, great again! jmowreader Jun 17 #25
Libby MT is where they mined asbestos Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jun 17 #44
They didn't intentionally mine asbestos in Libby jmowreader Jun 17 #52
Double cool! Asbestos is the Bestest !! chouchou Jun 17 #27
What's next? Leaded gasoline? SheltieLover Jun 17 #28
At this point, why not? dchill Jun 17 #31
Dead Americans seems to be their goal, so why not? SheltieLover Jun 17 #45
It certainly fits that narrative. dchill Jun 17 #63
Sadly, it does. SheltieLover Jun 17 #65
There really aren't words. dchill Jun 17 #30
Absolute madness. iluvtennis Jun 17 #33
Christ almighty. orangecrush Jun 17 #35
Hey, why not a touch of mesothelioma to go with our lead poisoning, measles, Ocelot II Jun 17 #36
The US gets asbestos from Russia kkmarie Jun 17 #38
Thanks for reminding me -- Link below for photo of Trump's face printed on bags of Russian asbestos Old Crow Jun 17 #48
We are nothing more than commodities to these psychos. hadEnuf Jun 17 #39
He needs to be removed from office ASAP. 1WorldHope Jun 17 #43
What's next? Reading the "lord's prayer" every morning in public classrooms. erronis Jun 17 #46
Not in Spanish. Scary, ain't it? twodogsbarking Jun 17 #49
J&J is probably panting to put it back in baby powder Wicked Blue Jun 17 #47
Those evil motherfuckers should all get mesothelioma -- Tarzanrock Jun 17 #50
My father died from asbestos cancer lapfog_1 Jun 17 #51
So sorry. Fuckers they are. twodogsbarking Jun 17 #54
It's all about the money. Buddyzbuddy Jun 17 #53
Trump's pants are made of asbestos. What other logical conclusion is there? twodogsbarking Jun 17 #55
Make lung cancer great again. Vinca Jun 17 #56
Is Secretary of Health RFK Jr cool with that? tanyev Jun 17 #57
Asbestos is in our water supply, through the cast iron pipes. gab13by13 Jun 17 #58
MATA usedtobedemgurl Jun 17 #59
My father died from cancer caused by asbestos Tree Lady Jun 17 #60
I am so sorry, I lost my Dad to cancer as well, probably because he started smoking at 14 Rhiannon12866 Jun 18 #67
Thanks he was my person Tree Lady Jun 18 #68
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