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To: FJB who wrote (793802)	7/5/2014 5:13:22 PM
From: Brumar89	Respond to of 1576612

There are a few really out there former leftist SI posters that I wonder whatever happened to. I can think of a couple that seemed crazed enough to commit violent acts. And then there a couple of SI posters - who have attempted to harass or contact SI posters either at home or work.

To: FJB who wrote (793802)	7/5/2014 5:34:59 PM
From: combjelly	1 Recommendation Recommended By tejek Respond to of 1576612

Got anything other than anecdotes? What we do know is that conservatives are far more likely to be psychopaths... link.springer.com

To: FJB who wrote (793802)	7/5/2014 5:59:35 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1576612

"Ahhhh! The Kochs just gave $300 million to cure cancer. It's a conspiracy!" - Average Libtard You might have a point, winger, if you actually knew the facts: A prominent philanthropist, cancer survivor, and American businessman, David Koch, has given millions to the cause of cancer research, while his company—Koch Industries—has lobbied against formal recognition of formaldehyde as a carcinogen, The New Yorker reported in a piece published today. [...] The National Cancer Institute published a study in 2009 concluding that formaldehyde causes cancer in humans. [...] [P]rior to the May 2009 study, the National Cancer Institute had also performed a preliminary study that linked formaldehyde to leukemia, but members of Congress including Sens. James Inhofe, R-Okla., and David Vitter, R-La., managed to delay the EPA from officially designating the chemical as a “known carcinogen.” [...] In a letter to federal health authorities sent last December, the company’s vice-president of environmental affairs wrote that “the company ‘strongly disagrees’ with the N.I.H. panel’s conclusion that formaldehyde should be treated as a known human carcinogen,” reported The New Yorker. ropublica.org/blog/item/company-owned-by-cancer-research-donor-lobbied-against-designation-of-forma