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RFK Jr. Mandates All Americans Drink Mysterious Glowing Liquid (theonion.com)

submitted 3 days ago by ZeroCool@lemmy.ca to c/theonion@midwest.social

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[–] tal@lemmy.today 2 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Pesticide can have no effect on humans. In fact, it's generally a desirable attribute of pesticide to not affect humans, to be a poison that only affects the target.

https://gizmodo.com/these-people-took-ddt-pills-in-the-1970s-to-prove-it-wa-1678385578

These People Took DDT Pills In the 1970s to Prove it Was Safe

In 1971 two people in North Hollywood started eating DDT pills every day. That’s right, they willingly swallowed 10mg of poison every single day for three months. In front of witnesses.

[–] Glitterbomb@lemmy.world 8 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

That's great it still doesn't cure cancer or whatever mr brain worm is saying that week.

[–] tal@lemmy.today 3 points 3 days ago

Fair enough.

[–] too_high_for_this@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 days ago

That doesn't mean anything. You can swallow 10mg of cyanide and not feel anything. I still don't want it sprayed everywhere.