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Even legitimately tracking law enforcement federally is difficult and half ass'd, and always opposed by some of the worst criminals in our country the Police Unions (they misspell "organized crime ring" as "union"). There's always bullshit like "voluntary compliance", and failure to follow up on no compliance at all, it's god-damed ridiculous.

Goddamit, you know I would. This summary is nightmare fuel, I wish it was just a sci-fi story:

• Prions are misfolded proteins that can cause neurodegenerative diseases like mad cow disease, kuru, and Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. They work by converting normal prion proteins into abnormal, misfolded forms.
• Prion diseases are caused by changes to the prion protein and are uniformly lethal once symptoms appear.
• Prion diseases can be acquired through inheritance, contaminated food/tissues, or contaminated medical equipment despite standard sterilization practices.
• Prions are extremely resistant to degradation and survive high heat, chemicals, radiation, and sterilization methods. Their structure makes them highly durable.
• Prions can remain infectious on stainless steel surfaces for years and are very difficult to fully remove from medical equipment.
• Some evidence suggests neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's may potentially be transmissible via surgical equipment as well.
• The amyloid aggregates involved in these diseases also stick tenaciously to surfaces and survive sterilization like prions.
• If these diseases could be transmitted, it would have major implications given their prevalence compared to prion diseases.
• More extreme sterilization protocols may be needed for equipment used on patients with prion/neurodegenerative diseases.
• Prions demonstrate the remarkable hardiness and infectious potential of certain misfolded protein structures.

I feel you, and don't have a good coping mechanism for this one, plus it's hard as shit to not have an emotional take on it, hence the difference of the title in my community. https://lemmy.world/post/10842873

When a fact looks like propaganda to you, then you need to recognize the red flag and seek self improvement.

Changed the link and title, added the old study for referencing the bias and loaded language. Thank you, again, for all of your help.

EDIT: Also, this variant scares the fuck out of me.

Awesome, thank you for the insightful response!

Thank you! What scientific purpose or usefulness do you think there is in messing with this pangolin crap (other than bioweapons)? And do you think it's worth the risk?

EDIT: Do you have any better sources? I've been striking out with anything I feel comfortable relying on for this one, but am very interested in the topic.

I still support moving this direction because it creates the necessary infrastructure that can be leveraged by newer battery tech. And likely even with the batteries, it’s better than diesel.

I don't know how to help you read.

You sound like a demagog who feels attacked when faced with facts or genuine issues. Advocating for improvements to the technology isn't being anti-EV or even anti-battery. LOL. #faceplam&sigh

I sure hope so. It's why I asked for a confirmation, and I am skeptical of virtually all right-leaning sources. But MBFC rates it as high-factuality, so I was curious if anyone had seen the story debunked or presented in a non-biased manner. I'd like to post any material debunking it, and/or debias'ing it.

EDIT: Why on earth are people downvoting improving battery technology? LMFAO, sometimes this place is batshit crazy.

There's research into many different formulations that don't use nearly as much (or in some cases any) toxic materials, solid-state batteries, etc.

Are you taking the critique personally? If so, that's a misunderstanding. It's not an attack on you.

It's simply a fact there's a LONG way to go on battery tech, and anything we can do to increase power density while decreasing weight is critical to making them more environmentally friendly and sustainable.

I would personally pay for the rope and duct tape to secure him to his chair and tape-up his orange, fascist mouth.