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  1. Paulos23

    The US broke another record this year.

    https://www.google.com/amp/s/thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/4342468-mass-shootings-in-us-hit-new-record/amp/ We have broke the record of the number of mass shootings from the high of last year. Something to cheer about? Not really. It may be time to look at our gun culture and guns in...
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    Losing "Third Places"

    Not Just Bikes has put out an intresting little video on "Third Places". A third place is the place you go out side your home (First Place) and work (Second Place) to relax and socialize cheaply. For me, after college it was the local game store, but those are going away and becoming more...
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    White Supremacists arrested before they could cause chaos at pride event.

    https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-61773358.amp 31 where arrested, all but one where from out of state. Don't know why people feel the need to do violence against people having fun. ETA: make that 31 arrested. This is crazy. 31 linked to white nationalist group...
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    Washington governor to Idaho - stop clogging my hospitals

    Washington governor to Idaho officials: Stop 'clogging up my hospitals' While they are really his hospitals, he does have a point. Washington hospitals have been taking the overflow from Idaho and limiting the use of hospitals by Washington residents. And it is not surprising when you have a...
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    Good news! Then collapse of society is on schedule.

    Ok people, according to this we have about two decades to get things in order before everything goes bad. If we cut back on consuming and using planetary resources and insisting on growth every year, we might turn it around. MIT Predicted in 1972 That Society Will Collapse This Century. New...
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    Mussels cooked on the beach of western Canada

    The last heat wave that hit record highs in western Canada has caused a massive die-off of mussels and other sea creatures. The mussels were littery cooked in their shells. I can't imagine what the impact will be if another heat wave hits later this summer. Or keeps hitting over the years...
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    There is a new surge of COVID on the horizon

    The new Delta variant is in the US and is more infectious than the current dominant strain. Delta Variant Of The Coronavirus Could Dominate In U.S. Within Weeks I would recommend getting vaccinated and keeping your mask on.
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    A comic on social credit system.

    One of my favorite webcomic artists has made a cute comic about a social credit system. They are taking t from the view of a Christian, but even as a non-Christian I do find some of the things they bring up disturbing. Like government tied to corporations cyberpunk post-utopia levels of...
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    Biden gets Fact Checked

    ..by CNN. Fact check: Biden makes at least four false statistical claims at CNN town hall - CNNPolitics It may not seem as harsh as what Trump got, but then Biden doesn't seem to go out of his way to lie.
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    COVID-19 Vaccine rollout shows the disparity in vaccine sites

    As is there is none in southern black and Hispanic neighborhoods. And why is there not? Because the medical infrastructure is in the southern rich white neighborhoods. Across The South, COVID-19 Vaccine Sites Missing From Black And Hispanic Neighborhoods This is what systemic and...
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    Looks like Trump lawyers might face sanctions

    As lawyers keep pushing Trump election challenges, calls for sanctions mount Trumps lawyer that have been suing for supposed mass voter fraud may have gone over the line. Given the number of suits with little or no evidence, as well as the number of errors in some of the filings, it is looking...
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    It was on purpose

    I can't tell you how mad I am since the words I would have to use are banned on this forum. Trump admin held back phone numbers and addresses that could have reunited separated migrant children with parents They held back contact information to help reunite children with their parents. This...
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    The world's largest wetlands are on fire.

    The world's largest wetlands burned down this year. That's a disaster for all of us - CNN This year has been the worst for fires. And this is tied to the way deforestation is done in the Amazon Bason with slash and burn to expose land in a massive way., We really need to do something before...
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    What we get wrong about masks.

    If you want to know why you should wear a mask and why it helps, watch. TLDW - Masks cut down on how many viruses get out of your body, as well as cut down on how many get in. Lower viral load from this helps you get less sick if you do catch COVID.
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    So much for natural herd immunity

    Covid: Antibodies 'fall rapidly after infection' Looks like antibodies drop 26% after three months.
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    HHS chief overrode FDA officials to ease testing rules

    Agencies fighting each other over something the country needs. I bet Trump loved this bit of drama. HHS chief overrode FDA officials to ease testing rules
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    DHS sending 150 agents to Chicago this week.

    Does this mean more black vans? Assault on gang hideouts? Or are they going to play nice with the local police? And I don't think the local governments in Chicago have asked for the DHS. Homeland Security sending 150 agents to Chicago this week: report
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    The Lincoln Project has been busy.

    Looks like the Lincoln Project knows how to get the to voters better than the DNC. While most of the ads are fear-based, I can't disagree with the facts stated in them. What the Lincoln Project Ad Makers Get About Voters (and What Dems Don’t)
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    Family from the other end of the state harassed in Forks, WA

    This is what fear is doing to us. A family from Spokane in a bus stopped in Forks for supplies. They were asked if they were Antifa, they said no. They were followed out of town and then as they were setting up camp, trees where dropped over the road. This really worries me and could have...
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    Trump makes clear he is America First

    For good or bad, Trump is withdrawing troops from Germany. Not all, but enough to make everyone do a double-take. Trump orders large withdrawal of U.S. forces from Germany But NATO has not been briefed about this, so maybe it is just a rumor?