Most Russians have never lived as well as they do now. Nor do people believe that things are about to get worse. The fact that Russians are living better is evident from their outgoings. Spending at cafes and restaurants, for example, is increasing....
Certain sexual assaults against a spouse will now be criminalized in West Virginia for the first time under a law signed Friday by Republican Gov. Jim Justice....
The “Red Scare” brought us terms like “Pinko” to describe individuals and groups that weren’t communists but did support them. The term seemed fitting for the current GOP.
“The new law will require counties and municipalities without sufficient existing capacity to establish homeless camps, with state oversight, far away from more prominent facilities such as parks and waterfront spaces, and impose penalties if they allow or authorize rough sleeping outside of them.” So concentration camps.
It puts a lot of features at the fingertips of the faithful, including the ability to filter whole neighborhoods by religion, ethnicity, “Hispanic country of origin,” “assimilation,” and whether there are children living in the household....
Are microplastics from car tyres contributing to heart disease?
"Add one more likely culprit to the long list of known cardiovascular risk factors including red meat, butter, smoking and stress: microplastics.
"In a study released Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine, an international team of physicians and researchers showed that surgical patients who had a build-up of micro and nanoplastics in their arterial plaque had a 2.1 times greater risk of nonfatal heart attack, nonfatal stroke or death from any cause in the three years post surgery than those who did not."
So it's not just the sedentary lifestyles that car-dependent planning encourages that's causing health issues.
And it's not just exhaust fumes either.
There's also the health impacts of microplastics, including from car tyres.
Worth noting as well that internal documents from the big oil companies show that they knew since the 1970s that recycling wasn't going to solve the problem of plastic pollution. They promoted it anyway: https://aus.social/@ajsadauskas/112064312364853769
With Moms for Liberty co-founder Bridget Ziegler embroiled in scandal, the group is now on the defensive—and that will hurt Republicans in this fall’s elections....
It's Rulesday (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
Right-Wing Media Blames Bridge Collapse on ‘Open Border’ and COVID Lockdowns (www.thedailybeast.com)
Minnesota Republican legislator opposes safe gun storage law, citing killer cow threat (heartlandsignal.com)
cross-posted from: feddit.uk/post/9649319...
Some interesting stats about Russia's economy after 2 years of unprecedented sanctions (en.thebell.io)
Most Russians have never lived as well as they do now. Nor do people believe that things are about to get worse. The fact that Russians are living better is evident from their outgoings. Spending at cafes and restaurants, for example, is increasing....
West Virginia governor signs law removing marital assault exemption (apnews.com)
Certain sexual assaults against a spouse will now be criminalized in West Virginia for the first time under a law signed Friday by Republican Gov. Jim Justice....
Parnas calls out GOP rep at hearing for ‘doing the bidding’ of Russia (thehill.com)
We should address the cause of why Trump is here (theweek.com)
Florida is seeing an increase in homelessness. A Republican bill could make it worse (www.theguardian.com)
‘Inhumane’ legislation on governor Ron DeSantis’ desk will require cash-strapped counties to build remote camps...
Do straight lines and flat planes exist in nature?
Checkmate Round Earthers (mander.xyz)
cross-posted from: mander.xyz/post/10855148
The SEC is sick of Elon Musk’s attempts to delay its Twitter investigation (www.theverge.com)
Evangelical app 'Bless Every Home' is mapping personal information of immigrants and non-Christians in a bid to conduct door-to-door religious conversions and “prayerwalking” rituals targeting them. (newrepublic.com)
It puts a lot of features at the fingertips of the faithful, including the ability to filter whole neighborhoods by religion, ethnicity, “Hispanic country of origin,” “assimilation,” and whether there are children living in the household....
Republican senator renews push to make daylight savings permanent (www.theguardian.com)
James Lankford cites a veteran as partial reason for recommitting to Sunshine Protection Act, which has already passed in Senate...
Brexit Britain (feddit.uk)
A third of Bumble's Texas workforce moved after state passed restrictive 'Heartbeat Act' abortion bill (techcrunch.com)
Moms for Liberty Is Slowly Imploding, and That’s Bad for MAGA in 2024 (newrepublic.com)
With Moms for Liberty co-founder Bridget Ziegler embroiled in scandal, the group is now on the defensive—and that will hurt Republicans in this fall’s elections....
What is one random fear that you have that isn't necessarily scary to begin with?
Biden hits out at Trump in Georgia rally: ‘He’s been sucking up to dictators all over the world’ (www.theguardian.com)
Billionaires Rage About Biden’s New Tax Proposals (www.thedailybeast.com)
weaponized nerdery (mander.xyz)
My son asked me to explain what a solar eclipse is? I said no son.