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Norwegian Mugabe

@DavidPS That housing graph is probably pre-tax too. The difference is even greater after tax as taxes have increased. The whole system is a scam against the productive middle class.

US Home Prices Reached New Record High In March, Despite Soaring Rates.

Across the Supreme Court, Circuit and District courts, 65 percent of Trump's appointments are White men. Just 13 percent of Biden's Senate-confirmed appointments so far are White men, according to a Post analysis of self-reported race and ethnicity data from the Federal Judicial Center.

Rising Number of Men Don't Want to Work.

A larger factor may be men's declining participation in higher education. While women historically were excluded from universities, they now outpace men at college roughly 60 to 40 percent.
Over the timespan of 1980 and 2019, non-college-educated men's median weekly earnings went down 17 percent after inflation, while college-educated men saw earnings rise by 20 percent.

Young more anti-immigration than old in parts of Europe, polling shows.

DavidPS

Fatherhood's hidden heart health toll
Cardiovascular health in older age was worse for fathers compared to nonfathers.

DavidPS

June is coming . . .

Norwegian Mugabe

Pride makes a mockery of humanity.

Now the regime in the West will try to make the decline seem purposeful as the decline seems almost unavoidable at this point.

Is America Ready for ‘Degrowth Communism’?

Just google Degrowth communism and look at how much this has been pushed over the last few days. This is a coordinated attack that tries to create the opportunity to introduce the most hellish communism in history. They will make a cult of bringing down well-functional institutions including innovative hubs. This form of communism does not hide the envy and resentment that regular communism has as its roots as well. Degrowth communism is explicit in that it wants to bring successfully well-functional people and institutions down.

Orange juice makers consider using other fruits after prices go ‘bananas’

The predicted poor crop in Brazil, which accounts for 70% of all orange juice exports, marks the third difficult global harvest in a row. As well as problems in Brazil, Florida in the US has been hit by a series of hurricanes and the greening disease, which is spread by sap-sucking insects and turns the fruit bitter before killing the tree.

The IFU has said it is considering lobbying for a rewrite of UN-level food regulations so that orange juice can contain other citrus fruits, as well as pursuing rule changes at the country level.
We Peaters should take over the International Fruit and Vegetable Juice Association.

Why scientists say we need to send clocks to the moon — and soon

South Africa’s ANC on course to lose majority in early projections
Pompeo says South Africa land seizures would be ‘disastrous’

The likely future leader of South Africa calls for genocide of the 4 million whites who live there.

Mulloch94

I've never understood why someone would have "pride" in their sexual identity. Don't get me wrong, I'm not a fascist, but I find it weird someone would wrap their entire existence into the people they have sex with. You don't see the vast majority of heterosexuals acting like this.

Pride is something you have in great personal accomplishments, not things inherent to one's identity. I'm no more prideful of my heterosexuality as I am of my green eyes or brown hair, lol.

Norwegian Mugabe

I think the high emphasis on their sexuality comes because they seek validation. They need everyone to approve of their sexuality all the time because they know in their hearts that it is wrong. They are not happy and they engage in a carnival freak show. It is best to ridicule it. Pride seems to already have lost some of its backing in the last two years.

26 of 28 physicians who had given a product endorsement on X had taken at least one payment from a company.

Doctors received $12.58 billion in compensation from healthcare companies in 2022.

Novo Nordisk’s market value of $570 billion is now bigger than the entire Danish economy—creating a ‘Nokia risk’ for Denmark

A new market for weight loss drugs, which Goldman Sachs estimates will reach $100 billion a year by 2030.
Without Novo’s contribution, the Danish economy would have stagnated.
Little in Denmark can escape Novo’s gravitational pull. Its agenda influences educational and research priorities, and politicians consider the company’s perspective before making decisions on immigration policy or new infrastructure development.

Novo Nordisk owner buys majority stake in Austrian life science tools company.

Single Use Support "got a huge boost" from business from Moderna (MRNA.O)
, opens new tab during the COVID-19 pandemic, Johan Hueffer, senior partner in principal investments at Novo Holdings told Reuters.
"They've been growing like a weed and we think there's a lot more runway to go because they have a very good product," he said.

Norwegian Mugabe

What one man learned living alone in the wilderness for 40 years

I’ve spent the majority of my life living outside the conventions of mainstream society, and I’ll tell you what I think is weird, and it ain’t the hermit. It’s how entire generations of people have been conned into believing that there is only one way to live, and that’s on-grid, in deepening debt, working on products you’ll probably never use, to line the pockets of people you’ll never meet, just so you might be able to get enough money together to buy a load of crap you don’t need, or, if you’re lucky, have a holiday that takes you to a place, like where I live, for a week of the happiness I feel every day.

The far-right is set to make huge gains in European elections. It could define the next five years of European politics

The neurodivergent era? Record number of U.S. adults being tested for autism

A peer-reviewed study based on 2020 census data estimated that one in 45 adults in the U.S. are autistic. That’s about 7.5 million people. Unlike autistic children, autistic adults are usually underserved. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that only 21% of adults with disabilities (autism included) are employed. The National Autism Society reported in 2016 that the unemployment rate among autistic adults was as high as 85%. Up to two-thirds of autistic adults have considered suicide, and 35% have attempted to take their own lives.
Autism is a developmental disorder that affects communication, social interaction, and behavior.

Far right AfD cracks Germany's post-Nazi firewalls with success in the east

In neighbouring Hildburghausen, a man who sells merchandise featuring Nazi and Ku Klux Klan motifs won 25% and is now in a run-off to become district administrator.

Nationwide, the AfD also has little chance of attaining power next year. But its role in eroding the vote of traditional parties is set to promote more strained and ultimately unpopular alliances of unlikely bedfellows.
Meanwhile the AfD, only 11 years old, has been expanding, and fielded 44% more candidates.
"We are seeing a clearing-out of established political culture," said political scientist Lembcke. "Meanwhile, the AfD doesn't face as much stigma anymore and is filling the void."

Mulloch94

@Norwegian-Mugabe I think 'moderates' (moderates defined as people who weren't already against the agenda) probably started shying away from their support for pride when it started to get really...uhh...pedophilic. Only the most batshit insane people to walk this planet could agree with letting 6 year olds take puberty blockers and read books about anal sex. We've came a long way from the 1st generation of "gay liberation" that simply wanted equal access to marriage. It started as a movement where they wanted to prove they're just like normal family unit households. Now they're doing a very good job at proving the critics right about their sexual deviancy and perversions, lol. Only NPCs and folks with political agendas continue to support this type of stuff.

Mulloch94

@Norwegian-Mugabe said in Assorted news:

I’ve spent the majority of my life living outside the conventions of mainstream society, and I’ll tell you what I think is weird, and it ain’t the hermit. It’s how entire generations of people have been conned into believing that there is only one way to live, and that’s on-grid, in deepening debt, working on products you’ll probably never use, to line the pockets of people you’ll never meet, just so you might be able to get enough money together to buy a load of crap you don’t need, or, if you’re lucky, have a holiday that takes you to a place, like where I live, for a week of the happiness I feel every day.

A little too Kaczynskish for my personal taste, but not the worst way to live by far.

I think autism hikes are very likely to be environmental and brought about due to how much screen time kids get now. It's an exponential increase too. I'm not some old timer, just 30. I'm closer to gen Z than some of my fellow millennials. But when I was growing up I didn't have a cell phone until I was 14. Didn't have social media until I was 16. Kids now days get that shit well before they're even 10. Also the dwindling nutritional support probably isn't helping anyone either.

Norwegian Mugabe

@Mulloch94 Living outside the society is too extreme, but he is right that it is crazy to always live in expectation of some future reward. Most people are like donkeys with a carrot in front of them their whole lives.

I think the digital factor plays a role in the rise of autism. There is a great essay by T.S Eliot from 1950 where he warns against TV and its effect on children. I think the fact that children are being dumped in kindergarten at age one must also contribute to the rise in autism. Mutational loads are probably also playing a part. Everyone survives and reproduces these days. The vax is also doing damage. Nutritional deficiencies as well. Yet, the main factor is probably the gut health of the mother.

Norwegian Mugabe

Claudia Sheinbaum wins election to become Mexico’s 1st woman, 1st Jewish president

She is a socialist who wants more women in the workplace. Birth rates will probably plummet and usury will increase.
Mossad is happy.

OPEC+ Agrees to Extend Production Cuts in Bid to Boost Oil Prices

This is good news for the Trump campaign.
It also shows that the world economy haven't really recovered from the lockdowns. Demand is still weak.

Obesity blamed for ‘disturbing’ rise in cancer cases among young

Norwegian Mugabe

Covid vaccines may have helped fuel rise in excess deaths .

It’s not ok to be fat – and there’s nothing wrong with saying so .

Big Pharma Paid $690 Million To Fauci's Agency During Pandemic.

X Formally Allows X-rated Content On Platform.

Why Counterfeit Ozempic Is a Global-Growth Industry.

61% of U.S. adults will have some type of cardiovascular disease by 2050, report finds.
This is particularly driven by a projected 184 million people with hypertension, or high blood pressure, which is expected to increase from 51.2% in 2020 to 61% in 2025.

Majority of Middle-Class Americans Say They Struggle Financially.

The survey shows that a quarter of people making over five times the federal poverty level — an annual income of more than $150,000 for a family of four — worry about paying their bills.

America’s Commute to Work Is Getting Longer and Longer.

The average distance to work rose to 27 miles at the end of 2023 from 10 miles in 2019, according to Gusto’s study of 52,000 employees at more than 6,800 businesses. Among employees in their late 30s, that distance nearly tripled to 29 miles.

Beatrix

https://www.propublica.org/article/3m-forever-chemicals-pfas-pfos-inside-story

Environment
How 3M Executives Convinced a Scientist the Forever Chemicals She Found in Human Blood Were Safe

Decades ago, Kris Hansen showed 3M that its PFAS chemicals were in people’s bodies. Her bosses halted her work. As the EPA now forces the removal of the chemicals from drinking water, she wrestles with the secrets that 3M kept from her and the world.

by Sharon Lerner, photography by Haruka Sakaguchi, special to ProPublica
May 20, 6 a.m. EDT
Co-published with The New Yorker

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Kris Hansen had worked as a chemist at the 3M Corporation for about a year when her boss, an affable senior scientist named Jim Johnson, gave her a strange assignment. 3M had invented Scotch Tape and Post-it notes; it sold everything from sandpaper to kitchen sponges. But on this day, in 1997, Johnson wanted Hansen to test human blood for chemical contamination.

Several of 3M’s most successful products contained man-made compounds called fluorochemicals. In a spray called Scotchgard, fluorochemicals protected leather and fabric from stains. ........

Regina

@Norwegian-Mugabe As if the real Ozempic isn't dangerous enough.
These "counterfeit" expose's just help their cause to ban supplements and cracking down on getting anything from anybody but the Doctor.

Beatrix

Norwegian Mugabe

37 candidates were murdered during the Mexican election. Then a socialist jew won the election. There are just 40,000 Jews in Mexico.

Kate Middleton’s Recovery: She ‘May Never Come Back’ in Royal Role .
‘Unusual’ cancers emerged after the pandemic. Doctors ask if covid is to blame.
multiple patients contending with multiple types of cancer arising almost simultaneously, and more than a dozen new cases of other rare cancers.

Will Britons work until they’re 71? .

Anyone born after April 1970 may have to work until they are 71 years old in future. And there’s a possibility that the age limit may need to go even higher than that.

In 1951, the UK population was 50 million with an employment rate of 70.4%. There were 35.2 million workers who were supporting 4.5 million pensioners, or 7.8 workers for every pensioner.
Today, the UK’s population is more than 67 million, which includes 33.17 million workers and 12.8 million pensioners. This means that every pensioner is being “supported” by just 2.6 workers.
Little mention of useless migrants.

UN warns of 'climate hell'.
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said there is now an 80% chance that at least one of the next five years will mark the first calendar year with an average temperature that temporarily exceeds 1.5C above pre-industrial levels - up from a 66% chance last year.
More taxes and less privacy...

Birth-Rates Are Plunging In The World's Most Populous Countries
There will be fewer and worse humans in the future.

Japan Launches Dating App to Boost Birth Rate
"We learned that 70 percent of people who want to get married aren't actively joining events or apps to look for a partner," 727,277 babies were born in Japan in 2023, down 5.6 percent from the previous year and the lowest since the country started recording the statistics in 1899. Last year, Japan recorded more than twice as many deaths as births, and the country's fertility rate—the average number of babies a woman has in her lifetime—was 1.2. If current trends continue, Japan's population—more than 125 million people at the moment—could fall to 87 million by 2060, with 40 percent of the population being over the age of 65, which would have a significant effect on the country's economy and social services.