The cyclospora outbreak isn't only a public health issue. It's economic. Farms, produce suppliers, restaurants, grocery stores, are all going to take a hit (and likely already are) as fruits and vegetables go to waste and are left to rot because the trust is gone. If only we still had regulations...
Sarah Stillman investigates a widespread crisis of deaths by starvation in America’s county jails. Most of the victims she identified had been arrested in the midst of a mental-health crisis, often on petty charges tied to their psychiatric distress.
When was the last time we wondered about who puts things on shelves?
Today, those invisible ones are seen only to be criminalized for fleeing poverty and oppression.
Are they really stealing a glamorous life from us?
Pass it on if you stand with those who work in the shadows.
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Breaking: ABC News says senior national correspondent Terry Moran "has been suspended pending further evaluation." This since-deleted tweet is the reason for the suspension:
the american electoral system is basically 500,000 information-resistant people across a handful of states taking a guess and then going "haha! oops!" every two years. this process takes 18 months and costs four trillion dollars every time
He's never been able to hire the best people . The "best people " don't want their reputations ruined and their lives in tatters ,so he's left with damaged goods everywhere. The problem is they think they are top tier ,the truth is they are woefully unqualified.
So we could lose $200B in tourism, $100B in immigrants paying taxes, $100B in weapons manufacturing, $500B in lost tax revenue from firing IRS employees… is it sinking in yet?
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Topic: Gun rights
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