Attack of the 50 Foot Fisto

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Your daily dose of cat memes

memewhore:

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oneheadtoanother:

normal country doing normal stuff like normal

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electricgnu:

The fucking job market is abysmal

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cashewcassius:

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captain-price-unofficially:

‘Bout the same usable width, too. Those luxotruk beds tend to have big fat wheel hubs in them. Kei truck beds are completely flat.

how DARE you keep this in the tags!!!

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cogitoergofun:

EPA Approved a Fuel Ingredient Even Though It Could Cause Cancer in Virtually Every Person Exposed Over a Lifetime

An EPA document shows that a new Chevron fuel ingredient has a lifetime cancer risk more than 1 million times higher than what the agency us

ProPublica

The Environmental Protection Agency approved a component of boat fuel made from discarded plastic that the agency’s own risk formula determined was so hazardous, everyone exposed to the substance continually over a lifetime would be expected to develop cancer. Current and former EPA scientists said that threat level is unheard of. It is a million times higher than what the agency usually considers acceptable for new chemicals and six times worse than the risk of lung cancer from a lifetime of smoking.

Federal law requires the EPA to conduct safety reviews before allowing new chemical products onto the market. If the agency finds that a substance causes unreasonable risk to health or the environment, the EPA is not allowed to approve it without first finding ways to reduce that risk.

But the agency did not do that in this case. Instead, the EPA decided its scientists were overstating the risks and gave Chevron the go-ahead to make the new boat fuel ingredient at its refinery in Pascagoula, Mississippi. Though the substance can poison air and contaminate water, EPA officials mandated no remedies other than requiring workers to wear gloves, records show.

ProPublica and the Guardian in February reported on the risks of other new plastic-based Chevron fuels that were also approved under an EPA program that the agency had touted as a “climate-friendly” way to boost alternatives to petroleum-based fuels. That story was based on an EPA consent order, a legally binding document the agency issues to address risks to health or the environment. In the Chevron consent order, the highest noted risk came from a jet fuel that was expected to create air pollution so toxic that 1 out of 4 people exposed to it over a lifetime could get cancer.

In February, ProPublica and the Guardian asked the EPA for its scientists’ risk assessment, which underpinned the consent order. The agency declined to provide it, so ProPublica requested it under the Freedom of Information Act. The 203-page risk assessment revealed that, for the boat fuel ingredient, there was a far higher risk that was not in the consent order. EPA scientists included figures that made it possible for ProPublica to calculate the lifetime cancer risk from breathing air pollution that comes from a boat engine burning the fuel. That calculation, which was confirmed by the EPA, came out to 1.3 in 1, meaning every person exposed to it over the course of a full lifetime would be expected to get cancer.

Such risks are exceedingly unusual, according to Maria Doa, a scientist who worked at EPA for 30 years and once directed the division that managed the risks posed by chemicals. The EPA division that approves new chemicals usually limits lifetime cancer risk from an air pollutant to 1 additional case of cancer in a million people. That means that if a million people are continuously exposed over a presumed lifetime of 70 years, there would likely be at least one case of cancer on top of those from other risks people already face.

When Doa first saw the 1-in-4 cancer risk for the jet fuel, she thought it must have been a typo. The even higher cancer risk for the boat fuel component left her struggling for words. “I had never seen a 1-in-4 risk before this, let alone a 1.3-in-1,” said Doa. “This is ridiculously high.”

Another serious cancer risk associated with the boat fuel ingredient that was documented in the risk assessment was also missing from the consent order. For every 100 people who ate fish raised in water contaminated with that same product over a lifetime, seven would be expected to develop cancer — a risk that’s 70,000 times what the agency usually considers acceptable.

When asked why it didn’t include those sky-high risks in the consent order, the EPA acknowledged having made a mistake. This information “was inadvertently not included in the consent order,” an agency spokesperson said in an email.

im so fucking tired

EPA approved fuel ingredient with sky-high lifetime cancer risk, document reveals

Chevron component approved even though it could cause cancer in virtually every person exposed over a lifetime

the Guardian

Ok good news there’s already mounting political pressure. We just all have to write our senators and congressmen. If things start to loose momentum we will organize a protest outside of our politicians houses. This is a bridge too far if nothing is done

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foone:

Anime where the young male protagonist is cursed so that every time he gets sprayed with cold water, consults three doctors including two psychologists, takes hormones and anti-androgens for several years, undergoes 18 months of electrolysis, gets several surgeries and a new haircut, wardrobe, and makeup… he turns into a girl!

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shadow-banned-the-hedgehog:

Or water fountains, public washrooms, outdoors tables, etc, etc

Notice how removing seating doesnt actually prevent people from sitting it just makes them uncomfortable and makes public spaces more hostile it doesnt actually work at controlling their behavior not till a pig comes along anyways and they’ll harass a homeless person/teen whatever they’re sitting on.

People sitting are people who aren’t buying.

People who aren’t buying aren’t getting revenue for your tenants.

It doesn’t matter if they’re uncomfortable if they’re not /buying/ things.

It’s like how the more dangerous economists say that once someone has hit retirement, their utility as a source of revenue is how much their retirement and insurance is willing to pay.

The concept of a public good is anathema to late-late stage capitalists.

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sir-ballister-boldheart:

I relate with Ballister here because I too would hijack a car in broad daylight in a crowded marketplace just to avoid an awkward conversation with my ex

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balaclava-trismegistus:

Genuinely cannot wrap my head around how the past few years have proven that the rich and powerful of America straight up engage in human sacrifice to false gods, but its not Moloch or Ba'al or anything, it’s just The Economy. Now we’re gonna have a war to appease Raytheon and make Line Go Up while right-wingers are genuinely worried that Biden is bottoming for Belial in the oval office.

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