⚠️ Levels of two cancer-causing PFAS in the Mersey are among the highest in the world.
Levels of two cancer-causing PFAS in the Mersey are among the highest in the world.
people (on here) yelled at me about this when i said it before but a) you need traffic enforcement and b) speed cameras are vastly preferable to cops.
“…when speed cameras are doing the ticketing, the proportion of tickets issued to Black and white drivers aligns closely with their respective share of roadway users. With human enforcement, in contrast, police officers stop Black drivers at a rate that far outstrips their presence on the road.”
‘Driving while Black’: Researchers found that Black drivers make up 70% of police traffic stops on roads where only half the drivers are Black.
As tents are torn apart, wastewater levels rise and the lack of essential equipment persists, the humanitarian situation in Gaza continues to deteriorate as the war with Israel nears its first anniversary and the focus of the world moves north. www.haaretz.com/middle-east-...
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“We are buried beneath the weight of information, which is being confused with knowledge; quantity is being confused with abundance and wealth with happiness. We are monkeys with money and guns.” Tom Waits, 2008
Some 3.4 million Argentinians have been pushed into poverty this year. Maybe the self-described “anarcho-capitalist” president who campaigned wielding a chainsaw doesn't have the answers after all? 🤔 www.theguardian.com/world/2024/s...
Far-right president has been battling inflation by imposing steep cuts in spending, resulting in widespread poverty
A Czech equivalent to “you’re barking up the wrong tree” translates to “you’re weeping on the wrong grave.” A Portuguese version is “you’re knocking on the wrong door.” And my favourite Mandarin version is “you’re climbing a tree seeking fish”
