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News@lemmy.world•As Coal Rebounds, More Toxic Mercury Is in the Air
1·3 days agoThis is true only so long as the nuclear power plant is well-run. The US just scrapped a big chunk of its nuclear safety regulation
The potential for the electability of Republicans or similar parties in other countries means that you cannot count on safe operation of nuclear power plants
silence7@slrpnk.netOPto
World News@lemmy.world•Hantavirus cases nearly doubled in Argentina in the past year. Experts say climate change is to blameEnglish
1·4 days agoBecause there is research showing that it impacts rodent populations, and rodents spread the virus .
It’s not the only thing, but a warmer world increased the odds.
silence7@slrpnk.netOPtoUnited States | News & Politics@midwest.social•Trump Exempted Some of the Nation’s Biggest Polluters From Air Quality Rules. All It Took Was an Email.
1·6 days agoLone individuals have a community around them acting in support. Those were infiltrated and disrupted
silence7@slrpnk.netOPto
News@lemmy.world•ICE Keeps Detaining the Same US Citizen Again, and Again, and Again. He’s Fighting Back. “I only wish to live my life in peace,” Leonardo Garcia Venegas said in a declaration
282·9 days agoDoing that on your own while nonwhite just gets you killed.
silence7@slrpnk.netOPto
Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world•How many Americans think they could beat Donald Trump in a fight?
8·9 days agoIt’s hard to beat up an octogenarian when you’re a nonagenarian
silence7@slrpnk.netOPto
Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world•How many Americans think they could beat Donald Trump in a fight?
29·9 days agoApparently the average Republican has seen so many muscle-man AI images of Trump that they think they’re incapable of even that
silence7@slrpnk.netOPtoUnited States | News & Politics@midwest.social•After highly publicized arrests, feds dismiss a third of ICE protester charges
3·9 days agoNot sure about prosecutors, but they’ve been actively firing immigration judges for approving asylum claims.
silence7@slrpnk.netOPto
News@lemmy.world•Babies Are Bleeding to Death as Parents Reject a Vitamin Shot Given at Birth
6·9 days agoYou want to clot so you don’t bleed to death. You don’t want clots floating around in your arteries because they can block something important
silence7@slrpnk.netOPto
News@lemmy.world•Babies Are Bleeding to Death as Parents Reject a Vitamin Shot Given at Birth
3·9 days agoIt’s peoples choice, but when lots of people are choosing to take a needless risk (even if small) that says something about society and the information environment that they’re embedded in.
silence7@slrpnk.netOPto
News@lemmy.world•The lights go out at Alex Jones’ Infowars | The longtime conspiracist host aired the last episode this week, and still owes over $1 billion to the Sandy Hook families.
32·14 days agoThe problem is that he hid most of his assets and is trying to pretend to the court that he is broke
silence7@slrpnk.netOPto
Technology@lemmy.world•Most Prediction Market Traders Are Losing Money While Bots Rack Up Gains | Data from millions of accounts shows that trading and profits are dominated by a tiny slice of highly active accounts.English
2·17 days agoNot an unexpected outcome, but it’s notably worse than with classic casino gambling because of the always-available model those firms have.
silence7@slrpnk.netOPto
News@lemmy.world•U.S. Mint Buys Drug Cartel Gold and Sells It as ‘American’ | As prices for the precious metal soar, the industry’s guardrails have broken down.
7·18 days agoIn other words. The drug dealers who paid a bribe, not the ones who didn’t. See what happened to them?
silence7@slrpnk.netOPtoUnited States | News & Politics@midwest.social•Kash Patel sues The Atlantic for $250 million over alcohol abuse claims
6·25 days agoSo far, they’re only firing women. Men get to stay in the liquor cabinet
silence7@slrpnk.netOPtoUnited States | News & Politics@midwest.social•Going braless in Ohio could land women in jail under anti-drag bill
7·26 days agoLegislation designed to make appearing in public in clothing which doesn’t conform to perceived gender norms a crime
silence7@slrpnk.netOPtoUnited States | News & Politics@midwest.social•Cookies, deodorant, socks. Iran war puts military packages in limbo
1·28 days agoIn a dictatorship, competence is a threat to the dictator
silence7@slrpnk.netOPto
News@lemmy.world•Cookies, deodorant, socks. Iran war puts military packages in limbo
4·29 days agoImagine a US resistance capable of feeding seamen, and what an organization capable of that could achieve.
silence7@slrpnk.netOPto
News@lemmy.world•Cookies, deodorant, socks. Iran war puts military packages in limbo
14·29 days agoI think it’s what’s left after putting a Jolly Rancher under the insole of a midshipman’s shoe for a couple days













Yes. And it has a total blockade on oil shipments