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Re: Best Gas Masks

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Post by mindslight » Mon, Feb 02, 2026, 5:10 PM UTC

tom_ wrote: post #44

mindslight wrote: post #42

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You're saying the discussion of which chemical respirators to wear to protests has been had numerous times? I'd say this is a productive topic of conversation for many HN users. There are not "two sides" on this topic, unless we're talking 3M vs MSA. The people flagging or commenting with opposing political views are disrupting conversation , likely because they they disagree with how the topic has been framed. This…

No, I was referring to discussion of the semantics of flagging. Apologies; I thought it was phrased clearly enough, but, perhaps not. (Maybe I should have said "that discussion" rather than "this discussion"? This is my native tongue, so you can't trust me to get this stuff perfectly right.)

Ah, I don't know that there was a problem with your phrasing. Rather it's that the meta-discussion of flagging is so inactionable that the possibility didn't even cross my mind. Mea culpa.

Re: Best Gas Masks

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Post by evan_ » Mon, Feb 02, 2026, 5:14 PM UTC

malacola wrote: post #110

Does anyone know if any of these respirators can be sized to fit a smaller than average 4-year-old? If they start rolling through random neighborhoods and gassing people in their homes like they did in Minneapolis, I’d like to be prepared.

maybe consider a smoke hood rather than something that needs to fit snugly on their face

Re: Best Gas Masks

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Post by boothby » Mon, Feb 02, 2026, 5:16 PM UTC

aftbit wrote: post #28

3M 6800 have all but sold out on Amazon, probably because of this review. I had almost forgotten about Portland in 2020. This author has some great writing about the double standard of non-violence as well. 10/10

Another curious historical point: gas masks were banned in Seattle, back in '99. I'm unsure if that was repealed because the majority of search results are about a new law regarding masked law enforcement.

https://www.historylink.org/File/2145

Re: Best Gas Masks

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Post by danielparks » Mon, Feb 02, 2026, 5:20 PM UTC

malacola wrote: post #110

Does anyone know if any of these respirators can be sized to fit a smaller than average 4-year-old? If they start rolling through random neighborhoods and gassing people in their homes like they did in Minneapolis, I’d like to be prepared.

Mira makes a few options for children. https://www.mirasafety.com/products/cbrn-child-escape-respir...

I have no personal experience with Mira; I’ve been looking for a respirator myself because I live in Portland.

Re: Best Gas Masks

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Post by [deleted] » Mon, Feb 02, 2026, 5:28 PM UTC

zetanor wrote: post #6

dmazin wrote: post #2

While NYT etc mostly stand back as the U.S. crosses the rubicon, what started as a freaking gadget review site seems to employ nearly all the journalists with actual gusto left in America.

The gusto to post an Amazon affiliate listicle?

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Re: Best Gas Masks

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Post by boston_clone » Mon, Feb 02, 2026, 5:29 PM UTC

danielparks wrote: post #114

malacola wrote: post #110

Does anyone know if any of these respirators can be sized to fit a smaller than average 4-year-old? If they start rolling through random neighborhoods and gassing people in their homes like they did in Minneapolis, I’d like to be prepared.

Mira makes a few options for children. https://www.mirasafety.com/products/cbrn-child-escape-respir... I have no personal experience with Mira; I’ve been looking for a respirator myself because I live in Portland.

may I recommend the 3M 6000 Series Full Face Respirator?

since the feds are using projectiles on random persons, something that is shatter resistant / impact tested for eye protection should be prioritized. pair with some 60926 filters and you should be good to keep resisting.

Re: Best Gas Masks

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Post by [deleted] » Mon, Feb 02, 2026, 5:30 PM UTC

__alexs wrote: post #109

8f2ab37a-ed6c wrote: post #96

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The author in particular strikes me as a thoughtful, considerate and unbiased individual, a paragon of inclusivity: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-45052534

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Re: Best Gas Masks

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Post by praptak » Mon, Feb 02, 2026, 5:32 PM UTC

nmeofthestate wrote: post #51

Next up: tips and tricks on setting up your fortified anti-US-federal-government militia compound.

Street protests were an effective tool for suffrage, anti-segregation, labor rights, civil rights, anti-colonialism, gay rights to name a few. It is disingenuous to associate this with the Waco-style idiocy.

Re: Best Gas Masks

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Post by add-sub-mul-div » Mon, Feb 02, 2026, 5:33 PM UTC

Aunche wrote: post #103

dmazin wrote: post #2

While NYT etc mostly stand back as the U.S. crosses the rubicon, what started as a freaking gadget review site seems to employ nearly all the journalists with actual gusto left in America.

It's disappointing that people increasingly expect news to be propaganda for their own side. The news is meant to be a source of information. You don't have to agree with everything an article has to say to get useful information from it. There is no shortage of quasi-revolutionary content on the internet if that's what you seek.

It's disappointing that people don't know the difference between having a stance and propaganda.

Re: Best Gas Masks

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Post by Aunche » Mon, Feb 02, 2026, 5:35 PM UTC

acessoproibido wrote: post #107

Aunche wrote: post #103

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's disappointing that people increasingly expect news to be propaganda for their own side. The news is meant to be a source of information. You don't have to agree with everything an article has to say to get useful information from it. There is no shortage of quasi-revolutionary content on the internet if that's what you seek.

News has always been propaganda for one side, its just sometimes more or less obvious. Personally I prefer the ones that make it clear where they stand as opposed to subtly influencing you while masquerading as "neutral".

It's 2026. Everyone knows that NYT is written by liberal elites for liberal elites (or aspirational liberal elites) who spend their money to read such articles. Even if you think it's propaganda, legacy media offers information and a perspective that cannot be found everywhere else. It's the same reason why traders read Zero Hedge even if they aren't ultra-libertarians.

It may comfort you to imagine the NYT's editorial stance as the last thing holding back a revolution, but I guarantee that is not the case. That may change some wannabe liberal elites to wannabe revolutionaries, but the elites who you actually want to change will get their news someplace else.