silence7

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Bulky “nanobubbler” machines were carted off ahead of a promotional event for President Trump’s Ultimate Fighting Championship birthday party.

 

In practice, the cheap easy way to cut PM2.5 emissions is to stop burning stuff. I don't seriously expect enforcement under this administration, but it means the next one can start right away.

 

The former transportation secretary recounted being kept away from his 4-year-old twins overnight after an anonymous report falsely accused him of posing a threat to them.

[–] silence7@slrpnk.net 22 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

They're literally arresting people for touching chips of peeled up sealant. Doesn't take much to find somebody Not Guilty for that

[–] silence7@slrpnk.net 1 points 1 day ago

The methane breaks down far sooner than CO2. Just to be clear. Assuming this is unintentionally confusing writing above.

[–] silence7@slrpnk.net 30 points 2 days ago

Republicans don't care much about legal unless it's Democrats doing it.

[–] silence7@slrpnk.net 19 points 2 days ago

It's supposed to prevent them from holding elections so they have no representation in Congress

 

The postmaster general, David Steiner, said on Wednesday that under a proposed rule, his agency would not deliver mail ballots in states that decline to hand over voter data.

[–] silence7@slrpnk.net 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I'd Congress stays in session it goes into effect. If Congress leaves town it doesn't.

 

It has stopped criminal prosecutions of people who install “defeat devices,” which make diesel trucks faster and more efficient but also dirtier.

By "dirtier" they mean the exhaust kills people.

[–] silence7@slrpnk.net -1 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

The odds for most people if being swatted are really really low. The odds of somebody you know wanting to mysteriously drop off cupcakes are many orders of magnitude higher.

[–] silence7@slrpnk.net 0 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Judges face a lot more active threats from people who have gotten out of prison. For most of us, being easily found is an advantage. For judges it's life-threatening

[–] silence7@slrpnk.net 0 points 6 days ago (7 children)

Judges tend to be very protective of info like home address, and for good reason. Data brokers and background checks tend to expose it.

[–] silence7@slrpnk.net 1 points 1 week ago

The published design from Social Circle had a shooting range next to the cages for people, not a gas chamber.

[–] silence7@slrpnk.net 18 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It was inoculation, which used live smallpox virus, and predated vaccination. George Washington required it, as it was far less likely to kill you than getting infected with smallpox naturally. And yes, it was one of the reasons the American Revolution succeeded.

[–] silence7@slrpnk.net 5 points 1 week ago

The renewables energy industry tends to be really good for consumers but not so great at producing the kind of concentrated wealth that enables bribery

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