Asbestos is banned in the United States: https://apnews.com/article/epa-asbestos-cancer-brakes-biden-72b0fa8b36adedaff6000034d35c2acd
#ap #associatedpress #matthewdaly #asbestos #epa #environmentalprotectionagency #environment #environmentalism #cancer #carcinogen #lungcancer #mesothelioma #pollution
The American Civil Liberties Union has tried to undermine workers by fighting the Biden administration in court: https://www.thenation.com/article/economy/aclu-unions-nlrb-class-warfare/
#aclu #americancivilibertiesunion #thenation #nation #unitedstates #unitedstatesofamerica #us #usa #nlrb #nationallaborrelationsboard #bidenadministration #hamiltonnolan #classwarfare #classism #management #labor #workersrights #jenniferabruzzo
Several tips to lower your car insurance costs if you live in the United States (may apply elsewhere): https://www.consumerreports.org/money/car-insurance/how-to-save-big-on-your-car-insurance-a5155263103/
#consumerreports #cr #insurance #consumerism #carinsurance #autoinsurance #savings #personalfinance #tips #tricks #tipsandtricks #benjaminpreston
Immigrants to the United States commit fewer crimes than those native born: https://www.npr.org/2024/03/08/1237103158/immigrants-are-less-likely-to-commit-crimes-than-us-born-americans-studies-find
#npr #immigration #crime #law #immigrants #fearmongering #fascism #racism #xenophobia #nationalism #disinformation #lies #jasminegarsd #allthingsconsidered
UbuWeb has lots of avant-garde artifacts and while it is no longer updated, it will be maintained indefinitely: https://ubu.com/
#ubu #ubuweb #art #artifacts #indieweb #weirdweb #smallweb #web1
A review of several large cartoon syndicates in North America reveals that just under 2% of comic strips are made by women: https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2024/02/24/the-real-gannett-conspiracy-chauvinism/
#dailycartoonist #dddegg #misogyny #comics #comicstrips #gannett #chauvinism #patriarchy #mcclatchy #leeenterprises #postmedia #postmediagroup #wickcommunications #us #usa #unitedstates #unitedstatesofamerica #canada
Congressional gridlock threatens the American relationship with states in free association: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/feb/28/hilda-heine-us-congress-relations-marshall-islands-palau-fsm
#jonletman #guardian #theguardian #congress #unitedstates #us #usa #unitedstatesofamerica #micronesia #pacific #oceania #palau #marshallislands #federatedstatesofmicronesia #fsm
Deaths due to climate change are extremely undercounted: academic: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-024-02833-x.epdf?sharing_token=XBJphmy8A1vQTdAn1Su6XNRgN0jAjWel9jnR3ZoTv0NTPUMGqOGFfl5QQQ8SqEUjGI0J9Z8G2aRHRvX-lsKNLG-UjVdjSHHKrKGFVI-w8tCCoyLJQ37bUjpgUhyDpXCnzfZZEhrXt-WmTG5a09NI4QSsj5ErHmwHuI9K1MeSTyY00SIoCZgfFeK_kpNlXosw0zS4pZDnbkZFLUjw2LpciEr9AZs6ykp9XNwFmPPN90uCkeOhRKzM9JhFPiDyI_4FA3Gaf7EDBAG6wrDBHEdjkYp6fC0rbNbvj7Hf8TEOyJUKYryCSgFrqfAcbhUbqcuSPCXOMVZ7AYmB6o-hCOh5LdjOfK1SuO97TmwPUabqeCQ%3D&tracking_referrer=www.npr.org popular: https://www.npr.org/2024/02/29/1234671424/the-human-cost-of-climate-related-disasters-is-acutely-undercounted-new-study-sa
#climatechange #nature #npr #alejandraborunda #reneensalas #lauragburke #jessicaphelan #gregoryawellenius #ejohnorav #ashishkjha #mortality #death
Head trauma cases have risen dramatically in the United States, particularly with the use of e-bikes: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamasurgery/fullarticle/2815376 (academic) https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2024/02/21/1232912369/e-bike-head-trauma-soars-as-helmet-use-falls-study-finds (popular)
Please wear a helmet if you ride, every time.
#health #biking #cycling #ebikes #headtrauma #tbi #tbis #traumaticbraininjuries #traumaticbraininjury #npr #shots #ronniecohen #jama #jamasurgery #adrianmfernandez #kevindli #hirenvpatel #isabelelaineallen #umarghaffar #nizarhakam #benjaminnbreyer
A piece from a fellow person who does not own a smartphone: https://www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2024/february/necessity-or-compulsion
#londonreviewofbooks #lrb #smartphones #phones #addiction #technology #elaineglaser #parenting
More than two out of five American adults know someone who has died of an overdose: https://www.wbur.org/news/2024/02/21/massachusetts-brookline-rand-study-grief-opioid-overdose-crisis
#wbur #rand #randcorporation #martharebinger #addiction #drugs #drugpolicy #overdose #overdoses #suicide #health #publichealth
Deep brain stimulation may provide a solution for those suffering from depression: https://apnews.com/article/treatmentresistant-depression-dbs-deep-brain-stimulation-26383d6e5f9eb797485b7bc277cac59c
#depression #psychology #deepbrainstimulation #dbs #treatment #health #ap #associatedpress #lauraungar
Nebraska governor Jim Pillen realized that helping children is a good thing and decided to give poor kids money from a federal program: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/feb/20/food-kids-summer-ebt-nebraska-governor
#guardian #theguardian #nebraska #jimpillen #11thhourproject #avaasani #ebt #summerebt #republicans #conservatives #conservatism
Elizabeth Warren opposes the acquisition of Discover by Capital One to ensure lower costs for consumers: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/feb/20/elizabeth-warren-block-capital-one-discover-merger
#callumjones #guardian #theguardian #competition #discover #capitalone #consumerprotections #credit #creditcards #banking #monopoly
Following my last post, Reddit is complete trash, please do not ever use it: https://detailed.com/forum-serps/
#detailed #seo #forums #search #google #serp #glenallsop #viperchill #reddit #quora #verticalscope #digitalgoliath #crap
Private equity firms buy up established brands, spew out comtent (sometimes AI-generated noise), flood forums, and game Google to destroy independent research: https://housefresh.com/david-vs-digital-goliaths/
#housefresh #reddit #popularscience #popsci #comtent #giselenavarro #dannyashton #redventures #dotdashmeredith #popsci #rollingstone #rs #buzzfeed #realsimple #google
Capital One is buying Discover to create a huge internal processing network in addition to issuing third party cards: https://www.wsj.com/finance/capital-one-is-buying-discover-financial-sources-say-a7c43dd2
*Disclosure: I formerly owned stock in Discover, but do not now.
#finance #personalfinance #credit #creditcards #discover #capitalone #banks #banking #wsj #wallstreetjournal #annamariaandriotis #laurenthomas #consolidation
WikiFlix is a frontend for Wikidata-structured videos on the Wikimedia Commons (i.e. freely-licensed movies): https://wikiflix.toolforge.org/
#wikiflix #toolforge #wikimediacommons #commons #magnusmanske #wikimedia #openculture #freeculture #movies #film #cinema #movie #wikidata
WikiVibes is a frontend for Wikidata-structured sounds on the Wikimedia Commons (i.e. freely-licensed music): https://wikivibes.toolforge.org/
#wikiflix #toolforge #wikimediacommons #commons #magnusmanske #wikimedia #openculture #freeculture #music #wikidata
An Oklahoma lawmaker has introduced a bill that defines Hipsanics as terrorists and after he faced criticism, he is willing to change the language to “undocumented here illegally, or something like that”: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/jan/18/oklahoma-bill-labels-hispanic-people-terrorists
#guardian #theguardian #oklahoma #racism #antihispanic #terrorism #actualterrorism #xenophobia #hate #law #erumsalam #stupidity
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