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You ever have an idea turn out exactly like your mental image?

Behold. My dream garage of 80s screen cars. I loved these cars before I was stringing together complete sentences. Not kidding. My mom has told me I loved the DMC on sight seeing BTTF. I was three.

KITT, KARR, the Miami Vice Testarossa. Heroes. Dream machines.

Put on Badge and Gun by Sunglasses Kid and drive into an eternal sunset.

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Welp my tiktok drama has reached YouTube tea channels so that's fun.

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u ever have on mutuals whos so deep in another fandom that u know absolutely zero about and they make posts that look like they speaking another language or some shit

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Transformers One (2024)

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Hi, it's me. I'm the "whistleblower."

I had a long post. I deleted it to only say this.

Both the NRC and the local authorities thanked me for making the report.

It is their option I did the right thing.

Their opinion is the only one that matters.

As to being sued, the painter is arguably a public figure. Which means proving malice on my part. When I'm safety personnel with an arguable duty to report.

Anyways: please do not buy toxic heavy metals without the proper training and PPE, and work environment. A paint shop is THE EXACT OPPOSITE of where you want to handle radioactive material. Paint shops generally have aggressive air flow and ventilation. THAT IS THE LAST THING WE WANT FOR ALPHA EMITTERS THAT EASILY FLY.

So, uh, has anyone else been tuned into the yellow cake uranium paint bullshit?

Apparently there’s fucking copycats on Reddit 🫠

For those who have no clue but want the run down:

Disclaimer: nothing I state here is intended to be defamatory. My perspective is that of a third party civilian. Any bias towards action is informed by professional interactions with regulatory bodies uninvolved in the following chain of events.

A Utah woman known for making paints with dangerous materials bought yellow cake uranium—a water soluble form of the radioactive heavy metal—and ground it up even finer to make paint. This video was posted to a large following across multiple platforms.

Concerned civilians on TikTok asked a radiation safety specialist w/ almost 20 years in rad work if this was ill advised.

Said safety specialist promptly stated that the concern was warranted, and that for the first time ever, they had to file a report with the NRC (<- federal regulatory body in charge of things like “who should be touching radioactive source material?”)

The painter replied that the safety specialist shouldn’t worry so much, as she’s actively using PPE.

The whistleblower proceeded to lay into her about said PPE (inappropriate protective factor, incorrect filters, likely incorrect fit, etc.), almost guaranteed lack of access to the appropriate waste streams, etc.

This included information on the negative health effects anyone exposed may experience, as well as the potentially millions of dollars in man hours and clean up that the painter may be on the hook for.

The whistleblower also strongly advised her to self report to the NRC to hopefully avoid any potential criminal charges.

The NRC allegedly got back to the radiation safety worker within 24 hours. To paraphrase, “Thank you so much. She’s in Utah, which is a cooperative state. They’ll continue looking into this.”

The painter continued to double down, with support from hobbyists (collectors of radioactive items like radium clocks). All concerns about incorrect PPE and exposure risk for nearby civilians continued to be ignored.

Other people actually in the industry continued to chime in that yes, it was that serious.

A handful of points repeated by fellow industry professionals was that uranium, like radium, likes to replace bone. Even if the amount radiation’s not the most deadly, it’s still a water soluble heavy metal. There was also a risk of copy cats.

While the hobbyists continued to dog pile, the whistleblower allegedly received a very unexpected follow up email from Utah’s regulatory body.

To paraphrase, “At your request, you are allowed to tell your audience that yellow cake uranium is considered radioactive source material. While this was purchased out of state, you must be licensed to own and handle it in Utah. The painter has to take down everything related to the uranium paint while we continue looking into this.”

Simultaneously, reddit happens. Forums disparaging the whistleblower and backing the painter are flourishing at this point.

Eventually, at least one forum of civilians defending the painter started making moves to buy yellow cake uranium. The whistleblower got word of this and encouraged folks to file their own NRC reports to nip this in the bud.

The painter, who had been quiet for some time, then began making legal threats. She attempted to intimidate the whistleblower into taking everything down and issuing a public apology.

The whistleblower posted the screenshots of said legal threats and doubled down. Additional statements were made that they do not make any money off of this on social media, as that would be a conflict of interest. This was solely brought up in the name of public safety.

As of 03/18/25, the initial whistleblower continues to state that their concern is warranted. Due to the actions taken by the painter, they believe she is either an untrained, unlicensed civilian or someone operating outside of the scope of their license. Either way, their stance has not changed: no regulatory body would respond that quickly to an unfounded request for oversight.

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storm passing through

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ArgonMasters is my mostly transformers theme alt BTW. I might be getting decent at toy photography idk.

Queer existence is resistance.

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We love shipping in this house. 😍 Reblog if it's okay for partners to ask for a pre-established ship with your muse(s)!

Doesn't mean you have to accept, but you're totally down to discuss it!

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kissing you on the forehead

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An important PSA to remember!

[ID in Alt]

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The Sound of Music (1965) dir. Robert Wise

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Phil blinked, then smiled, blushing. "Well neither of us are likely to sign up for resort couples activities. We'll just have to make our own itinerary."

"May I have this dance?" (hello there stranger)

"Always."

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He laughed. "Good food definitely, especially walking distance to options! Dancing is always a plus. Beach access would be nice, I'd like to get some surfing in. What about you, anything you're looking for?"

"May I have this dance?" (hello there stranger)

"Always."

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the ear nose and throat being all connected is so heinous

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when your art program’s closing message hits you straight in the heart and makes you stop and contemplate the state of it all

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does anyone wanna hold hands until we feel a little braver