• Boddhisatva@lemmy.worldEnglish
    7·
    2 months ago

    But other accounts show increased black-and-white thinking on issues such Israel’s massacre of Gaza, which has alienated many of his staffers, and an inexplicable show of support for certain Trump administration polices,

    Is this finally evidence that brain damage can turn you into a conservative?

      • AlecSadler@sh.itjust.works
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        2 months ago

        There is no think. One of my jobs deals with lead exposure data and education data and demographic data and general political data.

        There is absolutely a correlation between lead exposure and red counties. I’m not saying it’s a direct cause, but there is definitely an unavoidable correlation.

        • ilinamorato@lemmy.world
          1·
          2 months ago

          There is no think.

          There is for me, I’m no expert. Glad to have confirmation from one, though.

          I’m not saying it’s a direct cause,

          Certainly can’t help.

      • Libra00@lemmy.worldEnglish
        0·
        2 months ago

        I grew up in the 70s and 80s when leaded gas was still common, and I’m about as far as one can get from conservative without falling off the edge of the political spectrum.

        • floofloof@lemmy.ca
          1·
          2 months ago

          It’s statistics, so it doesn’t mean everyone shows lead-poisoned characteristics to the same degree. We’d probably be better off if we hadn’t breathed so much lead though.

  • givesomefucks@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
    4·
    2 months ago

    We do not know if he is taking his meds and his behavior frequently suggests he is not,” Jentleson wrote, adding that “Fetterman was avoiding the recommended regular checkups with his doctors. He also wrote that the senator was driving his car recklessly, often speeding while texting, making FaceTime calls, and reading entire news articles behind the wheel.

    One month after the letter, Fetterman got into a car accident, driving home from the airport after an early morning flight well over the 70-mph speed limit on I-70. His wife in the back seat suffered a pulmonary contusion and spinal fractures, and Fetterman told one of his staffers that he had fallen asleep while driving.

    In an incident earlier this year, Fetterman was filmed on a flight to Pittsburgh arguing with the pilot about wearing his seat belt correctly.

    “If you want to go to Pittsburgh, it’s simple,” the pilot told him. “You’re going to have to follow our instructions or be asked to get off the airplane.”

    His brain is fucked…

    • Diplomjodler@lemmy.world
      1·
      2 months ago

      Looks like the problem is going to take care of itself sooner or later. Let’s hope no innocents are hurt when it happens.