Matt Willemsen @Nonog@fedibird.com

@taber Kinda like Republicans in the voting booth.

Any idea what kind of caterpillar this is?
Pretty sure it's going to need a pilot's license soon.

Democratic National Convention Chair’s Firm Helps Companies Block Labor Laws
Dewey Square Group, where Minyon Moore leads State and Local Affairs, was paid millions of dollars last year by a Lyft-funded industry group fighting state labor protections.
https://readsludge.com/2023/08/14/democratic-national-convention-chairs-firm-helps-companies-block-labor-laws/ #DNCC #Labor #laws #DeweySquareGroup #DSG

Chemical Company-Funded Senators Float Watered-Down PFAS Bill
A new draft bill from Sens. Carper and Capito would exempt thousands of PFAS substances from regulation.
https://readsludge.com/2023/08/11/chemical-company-funded-senators-float-watered-down-pfas-bill/ #PFAS #ForeverChemicals ♾️ #polyfluoroalkyl #policy #DuPont

DSCC Reports Record Lobbyist-Bundled Donations
The Senate Democrats' campaign arm reports getting $5.3 million in lobbyist-bundled donations so far this year, more than double its previous record.
https://readsludge.com/2023/07/31/dscc-reports-record-lobbyist-bundled-donations/ #lobbyists #BundledDonations #democrats #DSCC

Why Has a Useless Cold Medication Been Allowed on Shelves for Years?
Studies prove that popular decongestants just don’t work.
https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2023/09/cold-medicine-decongestant-phenylephrine-ineffective/675303/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=atlantic-daily-newsletter&utm_content=20230913&utm_term=The Atlantic Daily #phenylephrine #ineffective #medicine #PE #decongestant

No Labels Funnels Finance Money to Congress
Billionaire investor Howard Marks and private equity executives with firms like Bain Capital and Neuberger Berman made earmarked donations through a No Labels PAC this year.
https://readsludge.com/2023/07/28/no-labels-funnels-finance-money-to-congress/ #NoLabels #DarkMoney #JoeManchinWV #VicenteGonzalezTx #JoshGottheimerNJ #AbigailSpanbergerVA #KyrstenSinemaAZ #ProblemSolvers #DefundFakeDemocrats

New Paleolithic Cave Art Site Discovered in Spain
Archaeologists have discovered and examined over a hundred Paleolithic paintings and engravings — thought to be at least 24,000 years old — in Cova Dones in Millares near Valencia, Spain. Their preliminary results reveal a rich graphic assemblage with features that are unusual for Mediterranean Upper Paleolithic art and were previously unknown for the Pleistocene in the eastern Iberian coast.
https://www.sci.news/archaeology/cova-dones-paleolithic-cave-art-site-12260.html #paleolithic #CaveArt #spain #paintings #engravings

Ting1
Örnsköldsvik, Sweden
Contrasting the old concrete courthouse beneath, a modern and colorful residential marvel has emerged, stirring both acclaim and controversy.
https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/ting1-sweden #Ting1
#Örnsköldsvik #Sweden
#modern #colorful #residential #acclaim #controversy

Toxic algae blooms are the new normal as CO2 levels keep rising
Ponds, rivers, and lakes all over are getting hit by blooms of blue-green algae.
https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/09/toxic-algae-blooms-are-the-new-normal-as-co2-levels-keep-rising/ #Toxic #algae #blooms #NewNormal #CO2 #rising
#Ponds #rivers #lakes BlueGreenAlgae

Stunting Successfully Reversed – New Research Challenges WHO’s Guidelines
A recent study challenges the conventional belief that nutrient supplements can’t stimulate growth after age two, demonstrating that even older stunted children can benefit from such supplements, and plant-based proteins are as effective as dairy for this purpose.
https://scitechdaily.com/stunting-successfully-reversed-new-research-challenges-whos-guidelines/ #stunting #reversed #WHO #guidelines #nutrient #supplements #benefit

Power grid of Asian nation shows signs of intrusion by espionage group
Hackers attacked the national power grid of an unspecified Asian country earlier this year using malware typically deployed by personnel connected to China’s government, researchers said Tuesday.
https://therecord.media/power-grid-asian-nation-cyber-espionage-redfly-shadowpad #Hackers #attack #national #PowerGrid #Asian #country #malware

Power grid of Asian nation shows signs of intrusion by espionage group
Hackers attacked the national power grid of an unspecified Asian country earlier this year using malware typically deployed by personnel connected to China’s government, researchers said Tuesday.
https://therecord.media/power-grid-asian-nation-cyber-espionage-redfly-shadowpad #Hackers #attack #national #PowerGrid #Asian #country #malware

Filipino math teacher Emma Rotor helped develop crucial WWII weapons tech
Devoted wife of a famed Filipino writer, she worked on the proximity fuze
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/emma-rotor-filipino-math-teacher-wwii-weapons-fuse
#Filipino math teacher #EmmaRotor #WWII #weapons #tech
#DevotedWife #FilipinoWriter #proximity #fuze

CIA bribed its own COVID-19 origin team to reject lab-leak theory, anonymous whistleblower claims
Agency denies allegation as congressional panel demands information from CIA probe into pandemic’s start
. . . Andersen said that “several scientists were part of their team and they knew their stuff.” He asserts that the new whistleblower allegation “obviously is bullshit.”
https://www.science.org/content/article/cia-bribed-its-own-covid-19-origin-team-reject-lab-leak-theory-anonymous-whistleblower #COVIDー19 #CIA #LabLeakTheory #whistleblower #bribe #YesItsARepublican