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Dear Pete Hegseth,
Maybe you should figure out how to end your illegal war in Iran, which you are losing, before you criticize our troops? Until you took over, our military was the most lethal and effective in world history.
Good job asshole. Worst SecDef ever. And a (alleged) rapist.
![Heat Illness and Death.
As a small farmer and zoologist, I was always aware of heat.
In an average year, extreme heat kills more US citizens
Than all hurricanes, tornadoes, and floods combined.
Organ failure is a common symptom that leads to death.
When the body is exposed to high heat, it attempts to cool down
By sweating and redirecting more blood to the skin,
Resulting in less oxygen and blood going to the gut.
Also, even in dry heat, but with high humidity,
It is harder to cool off, because sweat does not
Evaporate as well when one is in high humidity.
If blood reduction occurs for too long, the gut becomes more
Permeable, causing toxins in the gut to begin leaking out.
These toxins cause inflammation or blood clots,
Which if left untreated, can lead to multiple-organ failure.
Heart attacks are another serious heat-problem.
When a heart pumps more blood to the skin for cooling,
Arteries widen with less blood, which lowers blood pressure.
Thus the heart must pump harder to maintain normal pressure.
This added stress on the heart may trigger a heart attack or stroke.
Another problem when working in high heat is kidney failure.
Sweating causes water loss; in one hour, up to 1.5 liters can be lost.
Blood plasma, which is about 55% of the total blood volume,
If not replenished, causes dehydration and lowers the blood volume.
Then, the heart and kidneys must work harder,
Maintaining blood pressure,which may lead to fatal kidney failure.
In addition, if muscle tissue breaks down releasing
Proteins into the blood, these materials can clog kidneys.
By now, it is pretty evident what one must do to prevent these issues.
One thing to remember for sure, is that high humidity
Is far more dangerous than dry heat alone.
Throughout my life I have farmed and carried out field work.
I am still here at 85, so I must have done something correctly!
[Figure Heat Exhaustion vs Heat Stroke]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:qxwrfdmt3crjzwu2bgqhefkg/bafkreibvagdidgwvitn25intq5dw5qri5fzwjvirq57ux5biylmb4beatu)
![Mr. Trump, in a typical, rambling speech,
Began criticizing his opponents, throwing out the word 'dumb',
And 'coining' the word 'Dumbocrats.
He emphasized that people don't spell correctly
And have no idea that there is a 'b' at the end!
I began thinking about this, wondering just why that is so.
Well, my research uncovered an interesting narrative.
Words like 'dumb' and 'numb' have silent 'b's because of
A great shift in English pronunciation
Called 'consonant cluster simplification'.
The 'b' sound disappeared long ago, but the spelling remained.
Old English was pronounced 'dum-b' and 'num-b',
And this is still heard in some Germanic languages
Such as in Icelandic, where lamb (lam) is voiced 'lam-b'.
The sounds 'm' and 'b' together were awkward.
Dropping the final 'b' made speech smoother and faster.
This is called phonotactics: the 'rule'
Of making sounds easy to say together.
So, Mr. Trump, would one now be able
To further criticize you for 'dumbness'?
[Photo from Donald J. Trump
@realDonaldTrump
POLL: Which do you prefer, Dumocrat or Dumbocrat? In one case, you simply exchange the “e” for “u,” so simple and precise (Many people don’t know, or assume, that DUMB ends in “b”). In the other case, you spell out DUMB, but it seems to lose some of the identity to Democrats when done this way. Which is better?
Thank you for your attention to this very important matter! President DJT
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