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“Unfortunately, right now, it looks like the polluters won.”

Reorganizations at the EPA may get rid of the agency’s fundamental program for research around the risks of toxic chemicals.
The EPA Will Likely Gut Team That Studies Health Risks From Chemicals
Reorganizations at the EPA may get rid of the agency’s fundamental program for research around the risks of toxic chemicals.
wrd.cm
May 17, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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“The people" like cheap gas. They like chasing post-Thanksgiving Christmas sales. And if fascism comes, they will like that too if the cost of gas isn't too high and Comcast comes through with a 24/7 NFL channel.” -“Deer Hunting With Jesus” Author Joe Bageant (d. 2011)

Joe wrote this in 2007.
May 9, 2025 at 10:19 PM
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NEW: USAID source says staff are scrambling to save archived copies of US regulations before they're gone & are being actively locked out of systems, including a publicly available database of USAID documents.

WIRED has built software to systematically check the status of 1,374 government domains.
US Government Websites Are Disappearing in Real Time
A growing number of US government websites have gone offline as of Saturday, including several related to USAID and others focused on youth programs, Africa, and more.
www.wired.com
February 1, 2025 at 10:32 PM
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I don't know whether to laugh or cry, or scream... or all of the above.
February 2, 2025 at 3:48 AM
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RIP to the only decent country ass president of my lifetime
December 29, 2024 at 9:18 PM
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Been thinking a lot lately about that episode of Parks and Rec where Leslie and Tom have to rebrand fluoride in the water as TDazzle in order to get the public to support it.
November 24, 2024 at 11:29 PM