• agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works
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    3 days ago

    Once again posting this chart because when you realize which age group has the most enthusiastic Trump supporters, and you recognize the correlation between their behavior habits and the neuropsychological symptoms of lead poisoning during childhood development, everything starts to make way more sense.

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      Some of the symptoms include being more prone to anger/rage, which itself inhibits logical, critical thinking. They literally used to spike vehicle fuel with it, dump it in paint, etc.

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        • Poor speech articulation
        • Poor language understanding or usage
        • Problems maintaining attention in school or home
        • Problems with learning and remembering new information
        • Rigid, inflexible problem-solving abilities
        • Delayed general intellectual abilities
        • Learning problems in school (reading, language, math, writing)
        • Problems controlling behavior (e.g., aggressive, impulsive)

        The study specifically identifies atmospheric lead from additives in gasoline as a substantial source. Which makes sense since the highest incidences coincide with peak leaded gas usage.