Two different Hamptons stories in the NY Times recently.
One is about the $150 chicken tenders.
The other about the homeless men who work on the kinds of homes occupied by the people ordering the $150 chicken tenders.
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@banaPaldwin_ got a raise at work !!! and trying to prioritize work / life balance more now that i have an AGM! stress has been a lot lower and im feeling happier :3 leaving for a beach vacation this week!! v excited
The Trump administration approved three new “forever chemical”-based pesticides last week for use on food crops, including corn and soybeans — the most widely grown crops in the country — as well as wheat, kiwi, oats, peas, broccoli and coffee.
These new chemicals — diflufenican, epyrifenacil, trifludimoxazin — have all been quietly approved without a standard press release.
Trump approved other PFAS-based pesticides cyclobutrifluram and isocycloseram earlier this year, and the first food use of chlormequat — which is already found in 90% of Americans’ blood.
An EPA scientist wrote in the approval documents that at least one of these new PFAS-based pesticides is “suggestive evidence of carcinogenic potential.”
These approvals come just days after the Supreme Court sided with chemical maker Bayer and the Trump administration in limiting Americans’ ability to sue pesticide companies for harms linked to pesticides.
Now, Americans will have a harder time holding companies accountable for the cancer-causing effects of their pesticides.
Very heartbreaking news…
A short while ago, the water station we partnered with for our water project was directly struck, resulting in the deaths of several people and injuries to others working there.
As a result, we have been forced to suspend our water distribution project until further notice.
This station was one of the most important remaining sources of clean water in Gaza City and served as a lifeline for thousands of families, especially after most other water stations had stopped operating.
We are deeply saddened by the loss of life and by the suspension of a project that was providing clean drinking water to people enduring these extremely difficult conditions.
DO NOT STOP TALKING ABOUT EPSTEIN
DO NOT STOP TALKING ABOUT EPSTEIN
DO NOT STOP TALKING ABOUT EPSTEIN
DO NOT STOP TALKING ABOUT EPSTEIN
DO NOT STOP TALKING ABOUT EPSTEIN
DO NOT STOP TALKING ABOUT EPSTEIN
DO NOT BE DISTRACTED.
Over 70% of the vital humanitarian aid in Gaza is blocked. Nearly 2,000 people have been killed in the earthquake in Venezuela. 25 million people in Sudan are facing extreme hunger. More than 450 people have been killed due to the Ebola outbreak in Congo. Don’t stop talking.
This image is from today. A Black woman sits on the DC metro as masked white nationalists prepare to march on our nation's capital.
This is America's 250th anniversary. REUTERS/Cheney Orr
Zeynep Sonmez says tournament organizers ban her from wearing Palestine-supporting pin
“I used to wear a pin. Tournaments no longer allow me to wear it. We had a discussion with the organizers because the Ukrainian flag is allowed but Palestine is not. They ultimately told us they definitely would not allow it ... I can use the vibration dampener and they can't object to that. That's why I put the watermelon symbol on my racket”
The Earth’s ozone layer is on track to completely heal itself by 2066 across most of the world, following the historic global phase-out of ozone-depleting chemicals.
Palestinian goalkeeper Salim Al-Ashqar has been killed by Israeli forces in Gaza.
He leaves behind his wife of 5 months who is expecting their first child.
friendly reminder that of the corn grown in the US, roughly 38% of it goes to animal feed and 36% to ethanol fuel. only like 10% goes to human consumption, half of which is sweeteners like high fructose corn syrup
I am writing these words to you from inside Gaza City, and I say this with complete honesty: the situation has become extremely dangerous, perhaps worse than ever before.
Temperatures continue to rise, and the tents have turned into real ovens. More than 170,000 tents across Gaza City are sheltering thousands of families in conditions that are impossible to describe. Inside these tents, temperatures exceed 50°C (122°F). There is no electricity, no fans, no air conditioning, and none of the basic necessities needed to survive.
The tents are packed tightly together, with almost no space between them. Many families are forced to leave their tents and sit in the streets because remaining inside has become unbearable.
Water is desperately scarce, and the extreme heat is making thirst even more severe. And this is only the beginning of summer. Every day, I see the effects of the intense heat on children’s bodies heat rashes, exhaustion, and suffering while insects emerging from the ground make life even harder.
The coming days could be even more devastating if these conditions continue. The tents are no longer places of shelter; they have become another source of danger.
Please don’t let these families be forgotten. Speak about them. Write about them. Share their stories with others. Keep their voices alive and let the world know what is happening. Behind every tent is a family struggling to survive.
They need to be seen, they need to be heard, and they need your solidarity.