Mastodawn

With Bovino being sent elsewhere, everybody in America should learn about the chemical weapons ICE uses. From Minnesota Star Tribune, archived. https://archive.is/2026.01.26-130651/https://www.startribune.com/federal-agents-are-deploying-clouds-streams-and-spatters-of-chemical-irritants-what-are-their-health-consequences/601568140

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Lord HeeHaw II Jan 26

@heidilifeldman
So where are the chemists among us? What's the plan?

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Led By Gilded Fools Jan 26

@heidilifeldman Not "Non-life-threatening," when the bazooka operator deploying those cannisters is aiming for your head.

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DressToKILT Jan 26

@heidilifeldman "military-style" is a weird advertisement for something that would be a war crime if deployed by the military.

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B Haas Jan 26

@heidilifeldman Infographic & brief article from 2020 on chemistry of tear gas (CS gas vs CN gas & pepper spray) by @compoundchem
https://www.compoundchem.com/2020/06/09/tear-gas/

Tear gas: Chemistry, dispersal methods, and effects

Click to enlarge The US government have been busy this week denying that pepper spray is a chemical (spoiler, it is a chemical). They've also been at pains to point out that it's not the same as tear gas, which is at least technically...

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Amgine Jan 27

@heidilifeldman

Archive is incomplete for me. Original source listed as www.startribune.com/federal-agents-are-deploying-clouds-streams-and-spatters-of-chemical-irritants-what-are-their-health-consequences/601568140

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Cedar Fen Farm Cedar Fen Farm Jan 27

@heidilifeldman

Risk to all, read the MSDS, but if you are pregnant get out of range immediately. We all want your baby to be healthy.
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