hungryghoast
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Kick, punch, it’s all in the mind.
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I guess “unsafe food” is going higher on the list of things that will probably kill me bc we live under the rule of monsters
Congress’s shutdown deal eliminated key food safety rules, blocking agencies from enforcing measures to prevent contamination and trace outbreaks. This rollback has coincided with a surge in hospitalizations and deaths from foodborne illnesses.
Shutdown Deal Kills Rules to Prevent Food Contamination and Foodborne Illnesses
The gutting of these rules coincides with a huge increase in hospitalizations and deaths from foodborne illnesses.
truthout.org
November 15, 2025 at 4:08 PM
I guess “unsafe food” is going higher on the list of things that will probably kill me bc we live under the rule of monsters
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Relatedly, this is well worth a read. According to NASA's official informational plaque on the Pioneer 10 space probe that was specifically intended for curious aliens to find, women have no genitals—and it was a conscious, if absurdly prudish, decision to present them like that.
Sexism in space
How should we represent humankind to aliens? With Pioneer 10 and 11, Nasa fell short. Next time, we must do better
newhumanist.org.uk
November 15, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Relatedly, this is well worth a read. According to NASA's official informational plaque on the Pioneer 10 space probe that was specifically intended for curious aliens to find, women have no genitals—and it was a conscious, if absurdly prudish, decision to present them like that.