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I’m sure the link to the article would suffice. Especially on that long.
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Bottled water is 3,500 times worse for the environment than tap water
It may not be shocking that bottled water is bad for the environment, but scientists have crunched the numbers to work out exactly how much worse it is.
www.euronews.com
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Need to rename this threak: 'Good articles likely to trigger someone in some way that is both annoying and weirdly satisfying.'
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I had to look that one up. More acronyms around these days.
Though I might be more informed than former PM David Cameron who believed that LOL stood for Lots of Love, whereas most know it as Loyal Orange Lodge.
Emojis are also on the increase. I still have no idea what an aubergine is supposed to symbolise.
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Ok Boomer.
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or terribly depressing or mildly aggravating or mind-numbingly painful to read.
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Is This Man Serving a Life Sentence Because of a Mistaken Identity?
Thomas James was put away for life after being confused with somebody who shares his name. So why, despite unraveling the mystery that sent him to jail and tracking down the suspect that cops never could, is he still behind bars?
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Giraffes May Be as Socially Complex as Chimps and Elephants (Published 2021)
A review of earlier research shows giraffes have the markings of social creatures, including friendships, day care and grandmothers.
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Whoever said that is sticking their neck out a bit!
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Still at least he was not named John Thomas.Is This Man Serving a Life Sentence Because of a Mistaken Identity?
Thomas James was put away for life after being confused with somebody who shares his name. So why, despite unraveling the mystery that sent him to jail and tracking down the suspect that cops never could, is he still behind bars?www.gq.com
Shouldn't that be in the https://www.dressedwell.net/threads...mmittment-to-humanity.922/page-30#post-273540 thread?
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Wagner: Scale of Russian mercenary mission in Libya exposed
A Samsung tablet obtained by the BBC unveils chilling details of how mercenaries fought in Libya’s war.
www.bbc.com
Like a murkier version of Blackwater po russki.
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Punk Frontman Aids in Arrest of Alleged Sexual Predator
Social media posts from the musician led to a police investigation.
loudwire.com
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A remake of Coen Brothers ‘Fargo’ but set in Louisiana ?
www.dailymail.co.uk
Louisiana vitamins millionaire pleads guilty to kidnap plot against ex
Lawrence Handley, 53, sold his healthcare company for $21million in 2015, two years before he filed for divorce from his wife, Schanda in Lafayette, Louisiana.
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Canada’s Military Is Spying on Canadian Citizens
The Canadian military has been caught using PSYOP tactics it honed in Afghanistan on domestic soil. The dirty tricks, which included a scheme to spread panic about imaginary wolf attacks in Nova Scotia, should worry anyone concerned about civil liberties.
jacobinmag.com
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Why won’t the BBC debate me? | Robin Aitken | The Critic Magazine
The only real-life contact I had with the BBC during the two months or so when I was making a film about it was with the man in the Commissionaire’s uniform who came bustling out of New Broadcasting…
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This would make for a good film:
www.thenation.com
Kelly Loeffler Just Lost Her WNBA Team to a Player She Refused to Meet
A massive story just went down in Atlanta, if we take the time to acknowledge it.
www.thenation.com
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A Private Equity Monopoly Is Why It Costs $9 to Get Your University Transcript
Price gouging is everywhere.
mattstoller.substack.com
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What Will It Take to Recruit and Retain Public Health Workers?
State spending on key public health activities has been flat or in decline since 2008 and salaries lag behind the private sector. Stakeholders are exploring strategies to meet the need for these essential workers.
www.governing.com
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lets start with money and quality of lifeWhat Will It Take to Recruit and Retain Public Health Workers?
State spending on key public health activities has been flat or in decline since 2008 and salaries lag behind the private sector. Stakeholders are exploring strategies to meet the need for these essential workers.
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Fewer death threats and fuckwitted ‘I did my own research so I won’t obey’ idiots to deal with. Politicians who aren’t actively working to undermine public safety.
A Private Equity Monopoly Is Why It Costs $9 to Get Your University Transcript
Price gouging is everywhere.
I had to help my father request his Masters from the 70s since he only had his PhD. Had to create an account by calling IT (because obviously he didn't have an online student account then) and after figuring out the whole process it would cost $60. I paid, but after 3-4 weeks of hounding them because nothing was showing up they said my father was a special case and it wouldn't be processed until the staff were back in the office in September.
I hope my parents still have mine somewhere. I'd rather deal with them than with this process again.
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Stupid paywall. What’s the argument?
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Interesting article - something similar happened with some members of Australia's elite special troops, the Special Air Service (SAS) Regiment.
A retired judge conducted an inquiry into possible war crimes by Australian special forces:
https://afghanistaninquiry.defence....fghanistan-Inquiry-Public-Release-Version.pdf
Here's a news article that summarises and discusses the report:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-11...eport-released-what-you-need-to-know/12899880
A quote from the article:
The report detailed shocking revelations from an earlier 2016 inquiry, by Samantha Crompvoets, that SAS soldiers slit the throats of two 14-year-old boys they thought might be Taliban sympathisers. The deaths do not appear to be included in the 39 figure reached by the inquiry.
"They stopped, searched the boys and slit their throats," it said.
"The rest of the troop then had to 'clean up that mess', which involved bagging the bodies and throwing them into a nearby river."
The report also mentioned allegations of special forces arriving next to a village by helicopter and indiscriminately opening fire on anyone running away from the helicopters (apparently they nicknamed running people "squirters"), then going into the village, rounding up the men and boys, taking them to houses, torturing and killing them.
There are now questions being asked about whether the special forces were used too much and too frequently, in place of regular troops, in the hope of avoiding casualties; whether they viewed themselves as too "apart" from regular troops and thus beyond the usual military chain of command and discipline; and the sort of mindset that then fuelled, or caused. There were photos of an SAS vehicle flying a Nazi swastika flag, and SAS troopers wearing unofficial uniform patches featuring the "Punisher" logo.
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The Rise of the UniverCity
As they come to resemble corporations, universities increasingly wield the kind of power and influence that were hallmarks of ruthless employers in isolated company towns. Historian Davarian Baldwin calls this ominous trend the “rise of the UniverCity.”
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Shot in the head in Angola, left for dead, now a Wetherspoons star
Cesar Kimbirima fled Angola after being shot four times and spending five months in a coma.
www.bbc.com
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NHTSA: Traffic deaths rise again as drivers take risks
The government’s road safety agency reported Thursday that U.S. traffic deaths in the first quarter of 2021 rose by 10.5% over last year, even as driving has declined.
apnews.com
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He should not have been allowed into the UK. Angola was a Portuguese colony. If Americans rescued him he should have gone to the USA.Shot in the head in Angola, left for dead, now a Wetherspoons star
Cesar Kimbirima fled Angola after being shot four times and spending five months in a coma.
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Sadly we let anybody in to our country now.
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35 Million Americans Are Losing Unemployment Income Today
Pandemic unemployment benefits expire today, leaving 10 percent of the US population with dramatically less household income.
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It's All Just Displacement
Blue checkmarks are mourning bad careers in a broken industry
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A Generation of American Men Give Up on College: ‘I Just Feel Lost’
The number of men enrolled at two- and four-year colleges has fallen behind women by record levels, in a widening education gap across the U.S.
www.wsj.com
A Generation of American Men Give Up on College: ‘I Just Feel Lost’
The number of men enrolled at two- and four-year colleges has fallen behind women by record levels, in a widening education gap across the U.S.
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Twenty Years Ago, the Mainstream Press Created the War on Terror
Two decades ago, the mainstream media responded to the September 11 attacks by stacking their news coverage and pundit commentary with the country’s most belligerently pro-war voices. We are still paying for their appalling misjudgment.
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And 20 years later we have this, as published in Teen Vogue and The Washington Post:Twenty Years Ago, the Mainstream Press Created the War on Terror
Two decades ago, the mainstream media responded to the September 11 attacks by stacking their news coverage and pundit commentary with the country’s most belligerently pro-war voices. We are still paying for their appalling misjudgment.
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Twenty Years Ago, the Mainstream Press Created the War on Terror
Two decades ago, the mainstream media responded to the September 11 attacks by stacking their news coverage and pundit commentary with the country’s most belligerently pro-war voices. We are still paying for their appalling misjudgment.
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How old are these people?
Did they not remember the morning of Tuesday, September 11th 2001 and the 24/7 coverage - every single channel - until that weekend? Entertainment, award shows and sports were all put on hold.
As much as I'm not a fan of George W Bush, "you are either with us or against us" was the mantra of the day.
Did they not remember the morning of Tuesday, September 11th 2001 and the 24/7 coverage - every single channel - until that weekend? Entertainment, award shows and sports were all put on hold.
As much as I'm not a fan of George W Bush, "you are either with us or against us" was the mantra of the day.
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Twenty Years Ago, the Saudi Government Got Away With the Crime of the Century
Despite copious evidence of Saudi complicity in the September 11 attacks, the Bush administration and its successors have spent twenty years shielding the country’s elite from accountability while making war on an ever-growing list of other Middle East countries.
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