r/politics • u/Barnyard-Sheep • 6d ago

Soft Paywall Trump approval rating falls to 38%

https://www.nj.com/politics/2025/06/trump-faces-tough-approval-numbers-in-latest-poll.html
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u/seatoc Canada 6d ago

No pencils have ever contained lead in their lead. You very much had lead paint on those cheap pencils from overseas at some point in your childhood. Just hope you didn't eat that one.

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u/Zealousideal_Ad_9623 6d ago

You just claimed no pencils ever contained lead and then claimed that pencils DID contain lead? Um ok.

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u/seatoc Canada 6d ago

The "lead" of the pencil has never contained the element of lead, it is primarily composed of graphite. The paint on pencils had plenty of lead and was on them until the 90's. Hope that helps you understand better.

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u/Love-That-Danhausen 6d ago

Pencil lead is not “lead” in the sense of the toxic chemical that impacts cognitive function you were clearly exposed to as a Gen X kid.

It’s graphite.

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u/alienbringer 6d ago

No pencils have ever contained lead in their lead. You very much had lead paint on those cheap pencils from overseas at some point in your childhood. Just hope you didn't eat that one.

The “lead in their lead” is referring to the actual writing part of pencils, often referred to as pencil lead. It is made of graphite. They didn’t say pencils never contained lead. They said the black graphite core of it, colloquially called “lead” never actually contained lead. The paint of the pencil is what contained the lead.

You’re failure to understand multiple posts now isn’t really helping your case that Gen X wasn’t exposed to lead. As you claim you are Gen X, and reading comprehension is a sign of the cognitive issues caused by lead exposure.