I’ve recently been considering making a short story about my own personal headcanon regarding Sonic’s first encounter and confrontation with Eggman, and how they both began their journey of heroics and villainy respectively.
the blue and gold macaw (ara ararauna) is a large south american parrot found in tropical forests. their large, powerful beaks are used for shelling nuts, climbing trees, and excavating nesting cavities. blue and gold macaws are social birds that typically mate for life, and in captivity can reach over 60 years old.
Yeah they’re definitely not limited to South America; I saw a flock of about eight of them flying over 56th street here in Miami on my way to work one morning a few months ago. They were probably escaped or released pets or something; been hoping to see them around again.
what i meant by that was their natural range. the Miami flock has actually been around for around 20 years, and is believed to be descended from an escaped shipment of wild-caught macaws.
Thank you for the information! Now all we need is someone to make a comic about the daring macaw escape!
Cool there’s been asbestos in Johnson & Johnson baby powder this whole time and they have been aware of it for decades and done nothing
@laeffy yeah you uh. Need to stop doing that immediately and maybe go to the doctor to make sure you don’t have mesothelioma
this is so fucking sick
FYI, this applies to talc & talc-based powders / body products in general— J&J knew about this for decades because talc & asbestos occur together naturally (the minerals literally grow together in nature, have similar compositions, and are / were mined together), and they’re difficult to cleanly filter out from each other.
It’s old knowledge that, unless you’re involved in mining, mineralogy, or occupational health & safety, has been deliberately buried from both the public’s and regulators’ knowledge.
CNBC’s article + their writeup on the Reuters report revealing J&J’s cover-ups go into more detail on their corporate liability and the impact of J&J’s products specifically…
…But I cannot overstate that people’s best option right now is to look for products in general that do not contain talc at all, regardless of the manufacturer, and to be vigilant in seeking appropriate healthcare (and/or legal action if required) if symptoms arise.
This goes for body use (diaper powder, chafing powder— this is where the cases of ovarian cancer are coming from), for any use where powder may be inhaled (hair, face), or will have prolonged exposure to mucus membranes (eye makeup, bath bombs, etc.).
J&J are not the only ones who have covered this data up, and companies that aren’t sued will absolutely continue to do so. Be safe & be vigilant.
J&J no longer uses talc in its formula and instead uses cornstarch actually, but I would not be surprised if other companies are still using it to their advantage that common people dont know that talc and asbestos form together
Look at the inactive ingredients, see if talc or cornstarch.
Cool there’s been asbestos in Johnson & Johnson baby powder this whole time and they have been aware of it for decades and done nothing
@laeffy yeah you uh. Need to stop doing that immediately and maybe go to the doctor to make sure you don’t have mesothelioma
this is so fucking sick
FYI, this applies to talc & talc-based powders / body products in general— J&J knew about this for decades because talc & asbestos occur together naturally (the minerals literally grow together in nature, have similar compositions, and are / were mined together), and they’re difficult to cleanly filter out from each other.
It’s old knowledge that, unless you’re involved in mining, mineralogy, or occupational health & safety, has been deliberately buried from both the public’s and regulators’ knowledge.
CNBC’s article + their writeup on the Reuters report revealing J&J’s cover-ups go into more detail on their corporate liability and the impact of J&J’s products specifically…
…But I cannot overstate that people’s best option right now is to look for products in general that do not contain talc at all, regardless of the manufacturer, and to be vigilant in seeking appropriate healthcare (and/or legal action if required) if symptoms arise.
This goes for body use (diaper powder, chafing powder— this is where the cases of ovarian cancer are coming from), for any use where powder may be inhaled (hair, face), or will have prolonged exposure to mucus membranes (eye makeup, bath bombs, etc.).
J&J are not the only ones who have covered this data up, and companies that aren’t sued will absolutely continue to do so. Be safe & be vigilant.
The F.D.A. does not test cosmetics for safety. With the exception of
color additives, neither makeup nor any of its ingredients require the
agency’s approval. The agency says it takes the possible presence of
asbestos in cosmetics very seriously, but that manufacturers and
marketers are responsible for their safety.
So… that’s fun, overall.
And, as another commenter pointed out, talc is sometimes used in deodorant.
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