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Unknown's avatar Chris Thilk 9:41 pm on January 30, 2020
Tags: farming, food ( 4 )   

more transparency

Good, society will only change if more people can get in these and other facilities to document what’s happening.

Source: Kansas’s law on documenting factory farms has been ruled unconstitutional – Vox

Unknown's avatar Chris Thilk 9:36 pm on January 30, 2020  

unique

Companies and industries should be embracing those whose brains work a bit differently than what has long been considered “normal.”

Source: Neurodiversity in Music: Universal’s ‘Creative Differences’ Push – Rolling Stone

Unknown's avatar Chris Thilk 9:30 pm on January 30, 2020
Tags: healthcare ( 21 )   

just covering the basics

HSAs are being used just for basic doctor visits, meaning there’s less for people to save for more drastic emergency ocassions.

Source: Americans are draining HSAs annually, spending most to see doctors

Unknown's avatar Chris Thilk 9:27 pm on January 30, 2020
Tags: demographics ( 29 )   

all the lonely people

Loneliness is on the rise, especially among younger people, and it’s worse at the workplace.

Source: Loneliness is rising: Younger workers and social media users feel it most

Unknown's avatar Chris Thilk 9:23 pm on January 30, 2020
Tags: environment ( 14 )   

bad water

This comes at the same time the Trump administration wants to relax rules around water pollution by factories and others.

Source: ‘Forever chemicals’ found in drinking water in dozens of cities | PBS NewsHour

Unknown's avatar Chris Thilk 9:22 pm on January 30, 2020
Tags: housing ( 10 )   

more homeless

Soaring housing costs are pushing people into homelessness, so good job, capitalism.

Source: Mayors say America’s homelessness crisis isn’t going away – Axios

Unknown's avatar Chris Thilk 9:09 pm on January 30, 2020
Tags: clearview, facial recognition ( 5 ), privacy ( 10 ), technology ( 14 )   

creepy

Saying “it’s only being sold to law enforcement” DOESN’T MAKE IT BETTER.

Source: Clearview AI Facial-Recognition App Is a Nightmare For Stalking Victims | Digital Trends

Unknown's avatar Chris Thilk 9:03 pm on January 30, 2020
Tags: finance ( 26 )   

don’t buy it

1) Credit scores will recover, just as they do after other changes, 2) yes, tax bills might go up but it’s unlikely the increase will be as high as current debt payments. So let’s stop arguing over nonsense.

Source: Wiping out the nation’s student-loan debt could have unintended financial consequences for borrowers – MarketWatch

Unknown's avatar Chris Thilk 8:51 pm on January 30, 2020
Tags: demographics ( 29 )   

failing our children

This is reprehensible.

Source: America’s hardest places to grow up – Axios

Unknown's avatar Chris Thilk 8:41 pm on January 30, 2020
Tags: retail ( 11 )   

reprehensible

Never publicly shame retail workers. You’re telling on yourself that you’re a terrible person.

Source: Target shopper tries to shame worker — $31,000 later, it backfires in a big way – MarketWatch

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