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We all think plastic pollution is a problem, and it is. In the nearly 70 years between 1950 and 2019, the world produced a total of ~9.5 billion tonnes of plastic.
But all the plastic we have EVER produced weighs as much as CO₂ we emitted into the atmosphere during the first three months of 2024!
But all the plastic we have EVER produced weighs as much as CO₂ we emitted into the atmosphere during the first three months of 2024!
November 29, 2024 at 6:44 PM
We all think plastic pollution is a problem, and it is. In the nearly 70 years between 1950 and 2019, the world produced a total of ~9.5 billion tonnes of plastic.
But all the plastic we have EVER produced weighs as much as CO₂ we emitted into the atmosphere during the first three months of 2024!
But all the plastic we have EVER produced weighs as much as CO₂ we emitted into the atmosphere during the first three months of 2024!
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But if people read, they'll think. If they think, they'll criticize. If they criticize they could rise up and threaten the local gentry!
December 14, 2024 at 10:56 PM
But if people read, they'll think. If they think, they'll criticize. If they criticize they could rise up and threaten the local gentry!
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Media that equates chaos with death/evilness and order with life/goodness is soooooo funny like life is LITERALLY a precariously sustained disequilibrium and cold quiet entropy is the meaningless void it pulls against
December 15, 2024 at 5:21 AM
Media that equates chaos with death/evilness and order with life/goodness is soooooo funny like life is LITERALLY a precariously sustained disequilibrium and cold quiet entropy is the meaningless void it pulls against
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"More people died from homelessness than homicide in Nashville this year.”
A friend shared this photo from yesterday's memorial at Riverfront Park.
A friend shared this photo from yesterday's memorial at Riverfront Park.
December 15, 2024 at 5:05 PM
"More people died from homelessness than homicide in Nashville this year.”
A friend shared this photo from yesterday's memorial at Riverfront Park.
A friend shared this photo from yesterday's memorial at Riverfront Park.
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“New York state is considering creating a special hotline exclusively for CEOs to report perceived threats”
New Crisis Hotline for CEOs?
Governor of New York wants to protect CEOs
www.kenklippenstein.com
December 16, 2024 at 7:20 PM
“New York state is considering creating a special hotline exclusively for CEOs to report perceived threats”
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Your stretch marks are normal. Your scars are normal. Your cellulite is normal. Your hair is normal. The only thing “abnormal” is expecting anyone to look like a Photoshopped ad.
December 18, 2024 at 2:45 AM
Your stretch marks are normal. Your scars are normal. Your cellulite is normal. Your hair is normal. The only thing “abnormal” is expecting anyone to look like a Photoshopped ad.
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Wow. There’s currently a race war going on over on Twitter? I didn’t know that. You’re just now telling me for the first time.
December 26, 2024 at 9:45 PM
Wow. There’s currently a race war going on over on Twitter? I didn’t know that. You’re just now telling me for the first time.
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How is that a publication like Rolling Stone gets it right when so many other news orgs are failing at real journalism & keeping it real—and so damn obvious about it?
December 26, 2024 at 4:42 PM
How is that a publication like Rolling Stone gets it right when so many other news orgs are failing at real journalism & keeping it real—and so damn obvious about it?
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(living in a country where the most successful people are obscenely rich and shameless perverts and psychopaths) Time to teach my children to be honest and study hard in school
December 26, 2024 at 8:45 PM
(living in a country where the most successful people are obscenely rich and shameless perverts and psychopaths) Time to teach my children to be honest and study hard in school
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Data on stillbirths in the US is frequently incomplete, delayed and is sometimes inaccurate, particularly when it comes to cause of death. Data on stillbirth risk factors and race also is deficient.
And it’s getting worse.
By @irenatfh.bsky.social, Sophie Chou, and @deldeib.bsky.social
And it’s getting worse.
By @irenatfh.bsky.social, Sophie Chou, and @deldeib.bsky.social
The Failure to Track Data on Stillbirths Undermines Efforts to Prevent Them
Fetal death records are often missing cause of death, race and other crucial information. ProPublica found that the problem is only getting worse.
propub.li
November 29, 2024 at 3:00 PM
Data on stillbirths in the US is frequently incomplete, delayed and is sometimes inaccurate, particularly when it comes to cause of death. Data on stillbirth risk factors and race also is deficient.
And it’s getting worse.
By @irenatfh.bsky.social, Sophie Chou, and @deldeib.bsky.social
And it’s getting worse.
By @irenatfh.bsky.social, Sophie Chou, and @deldeib.bsky.social
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Did you know only 5% of Americans’ plastic finds new life?
Most plastic items are too small for recyclers to bother sorting and processing, or they're assembled in such a way that it's less expensive to just make new plastic.
Read @lisalsong.bsky.social ⬇️
Most plastic items are too small for recyclers to bother sorting and processing, or they're assembled in such a way that it's less expensive to just make new plastic.
Read @lisalsong.bsky.social ⬇️
When Is “Recyclable” Not Really Recyclable? When the Plastics Industry Gets to Define What the Word Means.
Companies whose futures depend on plastic production are trying to persuade the federal government to allow them to put the label “recyclable” on plastic shopping bags and other items virtually…
propub.li
November 29, 2024 at 7:30 PM
Did you know only 5% of Americans’ plastic finds new life?
Most plastic items are too small for recyclers to bother sorting and processing, or they're assembled in such a way that it's less expensive to just make new plastic.
Read @lisalsong.bsky.social ⬇️
Most plastic items are too small for recyclers to bother sorting and processing, or they're assembled in such a way that it's less expensive to just make new plastic.
Read @lisalsong.bsky.social ⬇️
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The plastic production data are summarized here by @ourworldindata.org.
Global plastics production
Annual production of polymer resin and fibers.
ourworldindata.org
November 29, 2024 at 9:23 PM
The plastic production data are summarized here by @ourworldindata.org.
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Some politicians and pundits are pushing the idea that immigrants are more likely to commit crimes. Not only is that claim false, the opposite is true.
Debunking the Myth of the ‘Migrant Crime Wave’
Data does not support claims that the United States is experiencing a surge in crime caused by immigrants.
www.brennancenter.org
November 29, 2024 at 6:51 PM
Some politicians and pundits are pushing the idea that immigrants are more likely to commit crimes. Not only is that claim false, the opposite is true.
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not saying anything groundbreaking here, but I really think "politics as a form of content to be served up and consumed like all other forms of content" has been an enormous, underrated disaster in terms of giving folks the illusion of being informed while essentially being gamed like a drug addict
November 14, 2024 at 1:26 AM
not saying anything groundbreaking here, but I really think "politics as a form of content to be served up and consumed like all other forms of content" has been an enormous, underrated disaster in terms of giving folks the illusion of being informed while essentially being gamed like a drug addict
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At the same time, "The Rise and Fall of Fascism" (primary source) is also finding readers.
The Rise and Fall of Fascism – AHA
Around Mussolini’s banner there rapidly grew up an army of followers—from gangsters to sincere patriots.
www.historians.org
December 2, 2024 at 2:07 PM
At the same time, "The Rise and Fall of Fascism" (primary source) is also finding readers.
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Call me crazy, but I think Justin Sun, a Chinese national being prosecuted for fraud by the SEC, sending Trump $18 million should be a bigger story
The direct enrichment of Trump by a foreign national weeks before he takes office has merited no coverage in the NYT or Washington Post
The direct enrichment of Trump by a foreign national weeks before he takes office has merited no coverage in the NYT or Washington Post
A Chinese national, charged with fraud by the SEC, just sent Donald Trump $18 million
Chinese Crypto entrepreneur Justin Sun paid $6.2 million for a banana — sold by Sotheby's as conceptual art — and then ate it last Friday.
popular.info
December 3, 2024 at 1:20 AM
Call me crazy, but I think Justin Sun, a Chinese national being prosecuted for fraud by the SEC, sending Trump $18 million should be a bigger story
The direct enrichment of Trump by a foreign national weeks before he takes office has merited no coverage in the NYT or Washington Post
The direct enrichment of Trump by a foreign national weeks before he takes office has merited no coverage in the NYT or Washington Post
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@timmiller.bsky.social published Kash Patel's "Executive Branch Deep State" list, originally an appendix to his "Government Gangsters" book, and posted it on xitter.
50+ current and former officials who Patel intends to target.
I'm on it, for my 3 months of government service.
50+ current and former officials who Patel intends to target.
I'm on it, for my 3 months of government service.
December 2, 2024 at 8:29 PM
@timmiller.bsky.social published Kash Patel's "Executive Branch Deep State" list, originally an appendix to his "Government Gangsters" book, and posted it on xitter.
50+ current and former officials who Patel intends to target.
I'm on it, for my 3 months of government service.
50+ current and former officials who Patel intends to target.
I'm on it, for my 3 months of government service.
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A Louisiana state law mandating posters of the Ten Commandments in public schools is the latest in a long line of controversies related to religious symbolism in public locations. Five Louisiana school districts are opposing it at the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.
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The newest debate over the Ten Commandments in public schools
A Louisiana state law mandating Ten Commandments posters in public schools is the latest in a long line of controversies related to religious symbolism in public locations.
ow.ly
December 4, 2024 at 11:11 PM
A Louisiana state law mandating posters of the Ten Commandments in public schools is the latest in a long line of controversies related to religious symbolism in public locations. Five Louisiana school districts are opposing it at the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.
ow.ly/jX1U50UljQy
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Carrboro, NC, has filed the nation’s first climate "deception" lawsuit against Duke Energy, accusing the utility of denying and covering up the dangers of fossil fuel emissions.
NC Town Files US’s First Climate “Deception” Lawsuit Against an Electric Utility
The Town Council of Carrboro accuses Duke Energy of denying and covering up the dangers of fossil fuel emissions.
truthout.org
December 4, 2024 at 10:09 PM
Carrboro, NC, has filed the nation’s first climate "deception" lawsuit against Duke Energy, accusing the utility of denying and covering up the dangers of fossil fuel emissions.
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Scoop: After the LA Times published a piece about Elon Musk that carried a headline owner Patrick Soon-Shiong didn't like, a new rule was implemented: Prior to publishing opinion stories, headlines must be emailed to Soon-Shiong, where he can then choose to weigh in. www.status.news/p/los-angele...
The Times They Are A-Changin’
Staffers at the Los Angeles Times described to Status a demoralized publication depleted of its spirit in which employees are "confused," "offended," and "frustrated."
www.status.news
December 5, 2024 at 4:38 AM
Scoop: After the LA Times published a piece about Elon Musk that carried a headline owner Patrick Soon-Shiong didn't like, a new rule was implemented: Prior to publishing opinion stories, headlines must be emailed to Soon-Shiong, where he can then choose to weigh in. www.status.news/p/los-angele...
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I'll never get over this.
There's a sliding scandal-scale w/DJT at one end in a no-scandal-zone
Scandalous behavior needs to be reported, even if expected. It may not feel like news when DJT violates norms or laws; it's certainly not "new"
But it's vitally imp't news by any definition of the word
There's a sliding scandal-scale w/DJT at one end in a no-scandal-zone
Scandalous behavior needs to be reported, even if expected. It may not feel like news when DJT violates norms or laws; it's certainly not "new"
But it's vitally imp't news by any definition of the word
the frenzy over the hunter biden pardon is a good reminder that the press knows how to make something a scandal and has decided that nothing trump does is truly deserving of that treatment
December 4, 2024 at 1:45 PM
I'll never get over this.
There's a sliding scandal-scale w/DJT at one end in a no-scandal-zone
Scandalous behavior needs to be reported, even if expected. It may not feel like news when DJT violates norms or laws; it's certainly not "new"
But it's vitally imp't news by any definition of the word
There's a sliding scandal-scale w/DJT at one end in a no-scandal-zone
Scandalous behavior needs to be reported, even if expected. It may not feel like news when DJT violates norms or laws; it's certainly not "new"
But it's vitally imp't news by any definition of the word
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