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08:57 AM - Jun 05, 2023
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Nottinghamshire strawberry grower stops production

"Many of them had come to us for years, they knew it was a good place to work," Ms Starkey said.

"But with Brexit it became more difficult and they just did not feel welcome"

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Nottinghamshire strawberry grower stops production due to cash crisis - BBC News

Rising labour costs and low prices force an end to decades of tradition at a business.

08:47 AM - Jun 05, 2023
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the water wars that i warned you about for more than a decade are here. now, between nations

It’s not just Iran: Conflict over water resources is on the rise

#WaterWars https://www.sustainability...
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08:35 AM - Jun 05, 2023
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GOOD! sue the f*ck out of every last one of them

How an Early Oil Industry Study Became Key in Climate Lawsuits

#ClimateEmergency #fossilfuels https://e360.yale.edu/feat...
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How an Early Oil Industry Study Became Key in Climate Lawsuits - Yale E360

For decades, 1960s research for the American Petroleum Institute warning of the risks of burning fossil fuels had been forgotten. But two papers discovered in libraries a..

06:44 AM - Jun 05, 2023
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DuPont & 3M knew their "forever chemicals" were toxic decades before health officials, but kept that information hidden from the public, according to a peer-reviewed study of previously secret industry documents

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Global brands lied about toxic "forever chemicals," new study shows - CBS News

Companies hid evidence of PFAS' link to dead dogs, enlarged livers and birth defects, according to researchers.

04:48 AM - Jun 05, 2023
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JARED KUSHNER's corrupt bumbling has now been DIRECTLY IMPLICATED in the murder of journalist JAMAL KHASHOGGI by Saudi authorities

#Kushner #Khashoggi #Murder https://bipartisanreport.c...
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Kushner Implicated In Khashoggi Murder In New Report

Neither President Donald Trump nor most of his closest advisers had a second of experience in governmental leadership before heading to D.C. That includes Trump son-in-law and perpetually multitasking adviser Jared Kushner, whose corrupt bumbling has now been directly implicated in the murder of jou..

04:24 AM - Jun 05, 2023
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Arby's employee found dead inside freezer 'beat her hands bloody trying to escape'

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Arby's employee found dead inside freezer 'beat her hands bloody trying to escape': Suit | KMTR

A Texas family has filed a lawsuit against Arby's and the store's franchise owner following the recent death of a woman who was locked inside a freezer.

04:18 AM - Jun 05, 2023
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It’s never too late for exercise to boost your brain health - The Washington Post

In a study of 70- and 80-year-olds, walking four days a week for four months led to better scores on cognitive tests.

04:12 AM - Jun 05, 2023
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It’s never too late for exercise to boost your brain health

In a study of 70- & 80yo, walking 4 days a week for 4 months led to better scores on cognitive tests

#BrainHealth #exercise #Aging https://www.washingtonpost...
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04:04 AM - Jun 05, 2023
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“No one has ever asked her to make a wedding website. Ever. No one will ever ask her—certainly not gay people. Come on.”

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SCOTUS anti-gay discrimination case: The real story behind 303 Creative.

A woman who does not make wedding websites is suing for her right to make wedding websites only for straight couples.

03:24 AM - Jun 05, 2023
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A giant pile of logs is trapping millions of tons of carbon in Canada

But climate change might lead it to break down

#ClimateCrisis #Carbon https://www.washingtonpost...
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11:23 AM - Jun 03, 2023
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Elon Musk Personally Elevates Transphobic Video Originally Flagged as Hate Speech

“Every parent should watch this,” said the man disowned by his trans daughter

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Elon Musk Personally Elevates Transphobic Video Originally Flagged as Hate Speech | The New Republic

“Every parent should watch this,” said the man disowned by his trans daughter.

06:01 AM - Jun 03, 2023
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Former Gun Company Executive Explains Roots of America’s Gun Violence Epidemic

seriously, folks, IT'S RACISM, HATRED & CONSPIRACY

#guns #GunViolence #GunViolenceAwareness #AR15 https://www.propublica.org...
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Ryan Busse Explains Roots of the U.S. Gun Violence Epidemic — ProPublica

A former gun company executive spoke to ProPublica about how we got here and what we can do to curb rising gun violence.

05:53 AM - Jun 03, 2023
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climate crisis? what climate crisis?
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05:27 AM - Jun 03, 2023
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US politicians act to kill our children by cooking them to death: Senate clears debt deal with pipeline, permitting mandates to destroy the environment

#environment #energy #ClimateCrisis #DebtCeiling https://www.eenews.net/art...
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Senate clears debt deal with pipeline, permitting mandates - E&E News

Lawmakers voted down an amendment to strip language facilitating approval of the Mountain Valley pipeline.

05:20 AM - Jun 03, 2023
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Fast fashion has spawned a mountain of LEFTOVER CLOTHING in the Chilean desert that's so massive it can now be SEEN CLEARLY FROM SPACE

#Clothes #greed #Chile #ClimateCrisis https://www.businessinside...
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Fast Fashion's Mountain of Leftover Clothes Can Be Seen From Space

The clothes, discarded from retail stores in the US, Europe, and Asia, have accumulated for years near Chile's Iquique port.

05:03 AM - Jun 03, 2023
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news headlines in the "build it and they will sit on it"category with links to follow up
Between 1993 & 2017, 100 US cities expanded highway capacity by 42%, but a new study found traffic congestion on those routes rose by 144%!
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Friday’s Headlines Are In Demand – Streetsblog USA

Better walking, biking, and transit

04:52 AM - Jun 03, 2023
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More than 800million trees cut down in Amazon rainforest in just 6yrs to feed the world’s appetite for Brazilian beef, despite warnings about its climate crisis importance

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Over 800 million trees felled to feed appetite for Brazilian beef — The Bureau of Investigative Journalism (en-GB)

As part of the Forbidden Stories Bruno and Dom project, TBIJ pulled together data showing the systematic deforestation linked to cattle ranches

04:37 AM - Jun 03, 2023
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interesting:

16yo Larrakia girl first indigenous showjumper to represent Australia on an international level

#showjumping #horses #Australia https://www.abc.net.au/new...
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Lalwa May to become first Indigenous Australian horse rider to take on international showjumping championship - ABC News

Sixteen-year-old Lalwa May will soon become the first Indigenous showjumper to compete in international competition when she competes at the French National Championships.

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what are you most afraid of?

the world's most deadly animals ...
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06:35 AM - Jun 02, 2023
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Police 'ecstatic' after baby donkey kidnapped from Hampshire farm is found safe in Buckinghamshire

#Donkey #moon https://www.itv.com/news/m...
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Miller's Ark: kidnapped baby donkey Moon found and returned to mother

#moon #Donkey https://www.basingstokegaz...
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06:18 AM - Jun 02, 2023
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“No one is teaching your kids to be gay,” a Floriduh teacher told the room. “Sometimes, they just are gay. I have math to teach. I literally don’t have time to teach your kids to be gay.”

https://www.washingtonpost...
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06:10 AM - Jun 02, 2023
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School gardens are a great way to teach children about healthy eating and how healthy food comes to our tables

graphic via ippcnews

#gardens #gardening #healthyfood #growyourown
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It’s not just supply chain issues and energy costs that are making everyone’s lives miserable — it’s the fact that we live in a system that takes from the working majority in order to enrich the plutocratic few

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We Should Criticize Corporate Greed All the Time

It’s not just supply chain issues and energy costs that are making everyone’s lives miserable — it’s the fact that we live in a system that takes from the working majority in order to enrich the plutocratic few.

04:28 AM - Jun 02, 2023
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Kroger employees complained mistakes made their checks too small. But it’s cuz your bonus check was TOO BIG–& the company demands a refund BIGGER than the bonus & overpayment combined

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Kroger paid employee bonuses in March, asked for money back in April

Kroger is seeking refunds of bonus overpayments to dozens of local bakery managers. It's the latest in a series of payroll mistakes at the Cincinnati-based grocery giant.

04:18 AM - Jun 02, 2023
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wow.

Car stops that result in a search, handcuffing, or arrest are nearly three times more likely to begin with the police officer issuing a command

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A police officer's first words to a Black driver signal how the car stop will go : NPR

A Black driver is more likely to face being searched, handcuffed, or arrested when a police officer's first words are commands rather than a greeting or an explanation.

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US official for cybersecurity said humanity could be at risk of an "extinction event" if tech companies fail to >self-regulate< & work with government

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AI could cause 'extinction event for humanity,' US official says - ABC News

The remarks about AI came a day after a similar warning from tech leaders.

08:13 AM - Jun 01, 2023
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Editorial: We CAN give mountain lion kittens an easier life than P-22 had

500 mountain lions have been killed on California roads in the last 8 years

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Editorial: We can give mountain lion kittens an easier life than P-22 had - Los Angeles Times

P-77's litter was found in a den in Simi Hills. What kind of life will these three pumas have if we don't stop running them down on the roads and poisoning them with rodenticides?

08:02 AM - Jun 01, 2023
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Billionaire Harlan Crow advocated for rolling back the wetland protections SCOTUS just gutted. The obvious conflict of interest raises questions about not just the ruling’s legitimacy but the entire court’s
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Clarence Thomas’s Billionaire Benefactor Is Grateful for a Recent Supreme Court Ruling

Billionaire Harlan Crow’s firm advocated for rolling back the very wetland protections the Supreme Court just gutted. The obvious conflict of interest raises questions about not just the ruling’s legitimacy but the entire court’s.

07:49 AM - Jun 01, 2023
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