I plugged a USB-A in correctly on my first try
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Canada imposes new sanctions against Russia
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Canada introduced new sanctions on March 2 against 10 Russian individuals and 21 entities, including paramilitary groups.
Archived version: https://archive.is/newest/https://kyivindependent.com/canada-imposes-new-sanctions-against-russia-2/
Disclaimer: The article linked is from a single source with a single perspective. Make sure to cross-check information against multiple sources to get a comprehensive view on the situation.
https://kyivindependent.com/canada-imposes-new-sanctions-against-russia-2/
All credit to the Republican party
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James Harrison: Australian whose blood saved 2.4 million babies dies
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Known as the ‘man with the golden arm’, James Harrison’s blood contained a rare antibody that saved millions of lives.
Archived version: https://archive.is/20250303054226/https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5y4xqe60gyo
Disclaimer: The article linked is from a single source with a single perspective. Make sure to cross-check information against multiple sources to get a comprehensive view on the situation.
US Treasury Department says it will not enforce anti-money laundering law
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The U.S. Treasury Department said on Sunday it would not enforce an anti-money laundering law that obliges millions of business entities to disclose the identities of their real beneficial owners.
Remarkable timing there… I’m sure it’s purely a coincidence that this new EO slipped in right before Trump announced his https://www.cnbc.com/2025/03/02/trump-announces-strategic-crypto-reserve-including-bitcoin-solana-xrp-and-more.html
“Treasury takes this step in the interest of supporting hard-working American taxpayers and small businesses…”
1984 has come and gone, and America is now officially for sale.
'Maximally transparent' DOGE now tells federal court its records are 'not subject to FOIA'
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Summary
Despite Elon Musk’s claims of “maximal transparency,” the Trump administration now argues that records from DOGE are exempt from Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests.
A court filing states DOGE, rebranded from the U.S. Digital Service, is a “free-standing component” of the Executive Office of the President and falls under the Presidential Records Act.
Watchdog groups CREW and POGO have sued, arguing that DOGE’s activities, which involve sweeping access to federal agencies, must be publicly accessible.
European alternatives to non-European apps
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Created a little infographic. Feel free to share it with friends, family and in your social media communities if you like.
The Trump administration has no plan for Gaza other than supporting Israel’s perpetual war
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By Mitchell Plitnick
February 28, 2025
"Trump has given tacit approval to Israeli actions since the ceasefire came into effect on January 19. More than 90 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza by Israeli attacks. Israel has also violated the ceasefire by obstructing the delivery of heavy machinery to start clearing away rubble; preventing the delivery of mobile homes and tents to temporarily shelter the people of Gaza, especially in the almost totally destroyed north; delaying the release of hundreds of Palestinian prisoners; and now by refusing to leave the Philadelphi Corridor.
All of this has taken place without comment from Washington. Trump has gotten what he most wanted in the short term, a ceasefire and more hostages freed. He may well see all the remaining Israeli hostages returned home, and that will be his victory. "
This is a NO FASCIST zone, degenerates like fascists belong on a cross
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Notebooks - A community for the written word
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Made a community for those who make analog note taking a big part of their lives. Whether it’s the notebooks themselves, pens and other tools, journaling, or anything in the sphere of notebooks, I wanted to make a place for people to share.
Democrats finally sue Trump for trying to control elections
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Summary
The Democratic National Committee and two other party committees have sued Trump over Executive Order 14215, which claims authority to seize control of the Federal Elections Commission.
The lawsuit argues this violates federal law and threatens free elections.
The order also claims power over other agencies including the SEC, FTC, and NLRB.
Democrats contend this executive overreach contradicts constitutional principles and a century of Supreme Court precedent upholding Congress’s authority to insulate certain agencies from presidential control.
https://newrepublic.com/post/192163/democratic-party-sues-trump-executive-power-fec
Trump Is Breaking Things We Can’t Just Fix
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Everyone knows that limiting meat is good for the environment. But how often do we talk about selection within plant based diets, like the problematic issue with almonds
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Very few people seem to talk about how not all plant based diets are equal and how some common favorite luxuries can be almost as bad as meat.
For example it requires about 1.1 gallons of water to grow a single almond. Worse yet not all water is created equal. An almond requires 1.1 gallons of California water. An area where water is pretty much the most significant environmental factor.
Not only that but that almond was most likely grown by the Resneks, who are the wealthiest farmers in the US, who have through corruption and political connections stolen 50% of California’s water. Stealing it from residents, the environment, municipal uses (needed to fight fires), and other smaller farmers.
And it doesn’t stop with almonds. Some of people’s most favorite hyped plant foods have some of the worst environmental impacts when compared to the broader collection of plant based foods.
Avocados are another high water demand item that is grown in arid regions like Mexico or Chile.
Pistachios fall under almost the same circumstance as the almonds, also being a crop dominated by the Resnecks. Pistachios are actually how the Resnecks got into farming, seizing on the opportunity when sanctions on Iran blocked imports.
Two notes here that go against popular diet trends that I suspect are manufactured. One is that the cost of food often reflects loosely the resources (and the scarcity of resources) that went into it. Very expensive, sometimes labeled superfoods, are often not environmentally efficient. Sometimes those superfood claims are bunk. The other which is a similar argument is that many have been sold on a Mediterranean diet. There is some evidence that the Mediterranean diet is quite good. But that does mean for everyone to partake in that diet growing things in arid regions at scale that our environment might not actually support. Yes the Greeks classically ate a Mediterranean diet quite naturally. But that was before there was 8 billion people on the planet all trying to adopt what popular consensus tells them is the best diet.
And the reason to consider that our favorites might be manufactured goes back to the Resnecks. The wife of that family is one of the most skilled marketers humanity has ever seen. This family has also owned Fiji water and created POM wonderful. Remember when Pomegranate juice was the health fad? All science seemed to say this was super juice and if you drank it you would automatically be healthy. That was all manufactured by Mrs Resnek. She funded many of those studies, many of which now fall flat.
Fiji water? It’s not special. You’re just taking water from Fiji residents who need it, to have it shipped by boat across the pacific in a boat. Just so you know the fuel needed to move a boat at constant speed through water is roughly proportional to the boat’s displacement. Meaning basically shipping fuel scales with the weight of the good being shipped. Last I checked water is heavy. The cost of Fiji water is the fuel being burned to push water through water.
Long story short, a lot of the most green people I know have entirely bought in on one family’s marketing hype that if you buy their over priced luxury foods that you will be healthier and be a better more green person. When in reality you are buying the highest resource demanding foods per nutrition offered, that aren’t that much better than meat.
If you really want to save the environment eat the cheapest diet possible. If not to save money then to consume a less resource demanding diet. Look at what more traditional people who eat plant based diets eat, often on some of the tightest budgets. One of the best places to look is India. The major bottleneck to human nutrition on such minimal resource diets is protein. This is why in Indian cultures which sustain hundreds of millions on plant based diets use lentil and chickpea in everything. If you want to save the planet eat lentils and chickpeas and rice. Some diversity is good for the sake of health. But if you want to eat the most environmental diet at least give yourself a baseline of lentils, chickpeas, and rice, and add from there. Then besides that there is endless produce besides almonds and avocados that are many times more efficient. Again look at the price tag. A low price tag means that it took few resources to grow, or grew in an area that isn’t resource starved where the environment has resources to spare, and the fuel used for distribution is low.
Find a more environmental place to spend your money than luxury foods. Or don’t. Save it. A dollar saved pays dividends every month in the sense of security in not living pay check to pay check even before it returns interest. Just don’t waste it on hyped non-green green foods. Does anyone think avocado toast is actually good? No. It’s just some California Resnek propaganda bullshit that you were told to like to seem cool. Aka manufactured bullshit.
Sources:
https://www.motherjones.com/environment/2015/01/almonds-nuts-crazy-stats-charts/
https://watercalculator.org/news/articles/fiji-water-locals-dry/
What Cards Were You Dealt?
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This feels appropriate now
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Mr.Brody won an Oscar time for Brodyquest!!
meta_iel
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Hier ist euer Metafaden für März, nach meinem Ermessen pünktlich zum Monatsbeginn. Wir suchen noch Fragen für den nächsten Nudel-Zensus. Ihr könnt diese Kommentarsektion für Rückfutter, Kritik, Verbesserungsvorschläge oder Fragen aller Art nutzen. ^Oder^ ^einfach^ ^friedlich^ ^über^ ^das^ ^fliegende^ ^Spaghettimonster^ ^und^ ^die^ ^Welt^ ^diskutieren.^
