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The hidden toll of July Fourth fireworks
National Geographic ^ | JULY 2, 2021 | MADELEINE STONE

Posted on 07/04/2021 9:52:57 AM PDT by Bloodandgravy

It’s no secret that fireworks can cause some serious air pollution, in the United States as well as in other countries where holiday displays are common, like China and India. But not everyone is equally at risk from the noxious particles that suffuse the sky during our pyrotechnic light shows. In California, for example, vulnerable populations are more exposed to fireworks pollution on the Fourth of July.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: fireworks; independenceday
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To: llevrok

Well of course! The hatred of freedom and fun is behind Covid and the disapproval of fireworks!

We just cannot allow Americans to have any fun whatsoever.

Except to celebrate their 16 cents.

Woo Hoo!!!


61 posted on 07/04/2021 1:44:58 PM PDT by proud American in Canada (Fear is a reaction; courage is a decision. Winston Churchill )
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To: blueunicorn6

LOL! Your post reminds me of the Chevy Chase movie Vacation. With Uncle Eddie, I think was his name.


62 posted on 07/04/2021 1:46:53 PM PDT by proud American in Canada (Fear is a reaction; courage is a decision. Winston Churchill )
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To: Bloodandgravy

More from the “Survival of the Weakest” file.


63 posted on 07/04/2021 3:03:04 PM PDT by nicollo (I said no!)
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To: frogjerk; hoagy62

My Black Labrador isn’t frightened by fireworks. They startle her but she takes her cue from us and doesn’t freak out. She can see us being happy so she’s calm.

Dogs are amazing.


64 posted on 07/04/2021 3:57:06 PM PDT by proud American in Canada (Fear is a reaction; courage is a decision. Winston Churchill )
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To: Ken H

A woman or a man? Hard to tell.


65 posted on 07/04/2021 8:13:14 PM PDT by proud American in Canada (Fear is a reaction; courage is a decision. Winston Churchill pp)
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To: Harmless Teddy Bear

You sound like fun! ;)


66 posted on 07/04/2021 8:15:00 PM PDT by proud American in Canada (Fear is a reaction; courage is a decision. Winston Churchill pp)
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To: Bloodandgravy

I think we should shoot fireworks at National Geographic while that lady who turned her back at the USA games is forced to watch.


67 posted on 07/04/2021 8:16:07 PM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (Florida: America's new free zone.)
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To: Ken H

68 posted on 07/04/2021 8:30:56 PM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (Florida: America's new free zone.)
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To: Bloodandgravy

Fulton, MO fireworks battle last year.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1m54E36fffU&ab_channel=CitizensForJustice


69 posted on 07/04/2021 8:33:23 PM PDT by Rebelbase
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To: proud American in Canada
I am a Sunday School teacher.

Yeah, I know.

Does not quite fit the image. :)

But both boys and girls in my class talk to me and one of the things that keeps coming up is that they feel very pressured into having what I would call joyless sex by adults and made to feel that there is something wrong with saying no to it.

I find myself in the very odd position of teaching young people that sex is fun but it is also special and should be done with your spouse.

This was not so much the case when I began teaching two decades ago. The second part yes but not that sex was not a chore to be gotten through when you are numb enough to endure it.

Occasionally I would run into with a girl, usually fatherless, who was using joyless sex as a way of gaining male approval.

But now I am seeing it in alarming numbers and among boys as well.

It is reminding me of Japan.

Something has changed and it is not good.

70 posted on 07/04/2021 8:53:02 PM PDT by Harmless Teddy Bear (Nihil curo de ista tua stulta superstitione. (I'm not interested in your dopey religious cult.))
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To: frogjerk

“Animals who are freaked out by the explosions and loud sounds.”

As our dog got older it is now spooked by the fireworks. We shut the windows, turned on the A/C and fans and the TV on. Have fun neighbors!

(Except when it is a week from now and the random “boom” at 1 am.)


71 posted on 07/04/2021 9:04:48 PM PDT by 21twelve (Ever Vigilant. Never Fearful!)
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To: Bloodandgravy

I hate these people.

L


72 posted on 07/04/2021 9:05:41 PM PDT by Lurker (Peaceful coexistence with the Left is not possible. Stop pretending that it is. )
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To: Leaning Right

I kicked them to the curb 20 or 25 years ago because they were full of Leftist content.


73 posted on 07/05/2021 2:51:18 AM PDT by FreedomPoster (Islam delenda est)
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To: proud American in Canada

Well, they’re a water dog that’s easily trainable to be a gun dog as well, so that’s not surprising.


74 posted on 07/05/2021 2:57:22 AM PDT by FreedomPoster (Islam delenda est)
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To: Bloodandgravy

Anti American...anti tradition
Anti white Churches
Anti whites getting together in large groups or gatherings.


75 posted on 07/05/2021 3:04:21 AM PDT by Leep (Save America. Lock down Joe Biden!)
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To: All

US celebrates July 4th, women and minorities hardest hit.


76 posted on 07/05/2021 3:06:24 AM PDT by newnhdad (Our new motto: USA, it was fun while it lasted.)
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To: Ken H

Boy or girl? The wisdom of her years makes me listen? /s

Oh how the mighty NG has fallen.


77 posted on 07/05/2021 12:48:04 PM PDT by Eddie01
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