REMINDER: Christian Nationalists only *pretend* to care about Israel because they need it to exist per Revelation. The part they don't say aloud is they need it to exist so their god can destroy it and kill all its inhabitants. Otherwise, they don't get their jackpot in Heaven.

'Oh, did I neglect to also mention that akathisia is often so strong that people want to rip themselves out of their own bodies, or get pushed into suicidal impulses or homicidal rages?' This is why it's so worrisome that doctors have the power to FORCE these drugs on people.

Netanyahu nurtured a zillion-dollar industry selling spying tools to despots that use them to break into the iPhones of critics, elected opponents, human rights lawyers, and even students (these are all real examples).

Turns out they're not very useful for spying on Hamas, tho.…

Another complete disaster from accessibility standpoint. When you use e.g. voiceover, your gestures for interaction are already different to begin with. Not a chance this will work - or that they even bother testing it at all any more #a11y #a11y fail

Why does the technology industry seemingly hate buttons so much. Gestures and hidden UIs are a huge #accessibility issue . Even if I can remember a gesture there is a high chance I will do it wrong or trigger something else. Eg IOS is a total PITA with too many gestures. #AXSChat

🧵Who helped the tobacco industry sell more cigarettes since the 1950's? McKinsey & Company, that's who.

Who helped the FDA regulate cigarette? Also, @Mckinsey.

This is the agency that François Legault & Doug Ford hired. Along with many other states and countries. (And Pfizer too.)

*any* health and McKinsey do not belong in the same sentence

Know someone turning 18? Deadline to vote in Nov 7 election is Oct 10.

How can aluminum cans hold corrosive liquids inside them without rusting? The short answer is 'lots and lots of microplastics.' (From 2015) wired.trib.al/FOvZRdV

Creating a new school police department and then buying an entire fleet of Teslas for it is some all-time Westlake shit

TIME 'The average energy intensity of U.S. hospitals is more than twice that of European hospitals, with no comparable quality advantage,' write Eric Reinhart, M.D., and David Introcaso, Ph.D.

'The average energy intensity of U.S. hospitals is more than twice that of European hospitals, with no comparable quality advantage,' write Eric Reinhart, M.D., and David Introcaso, Ph.D.
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What are you watching or reading this weekend? We’ll start with Tacoma FD…

Markku Litola 🇫🇮🇺🇦🏳️‍🌈 Jos rehellistä ihmistä pyydetään kirjoittamaan epärehellinen kertomus, se ei auta tunnistamaan epärehellisen ihmisen kirjoittamaa epärehellistä kertomusta.

Previously secret Homeland Security report on illegal use of smartphone location data now public 9to5mac.com/2023/10/06/hom… by benlovejoy

Breaking: Elon Musk once again ignoring all the blind and partially sighted users of his own website by removing headlines from tweets

fortune.com/2023/08/21/elo…

seems like plenty of people are moving to the blue sky thing… if you are too, i’d like some friends there. i’m うん。.bsky.social there

Xitter's new code is totally jacked for #a11y

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but hey they put role=link on their link! #WAIARIA

#twitterDeathSpiral

Beyoncé Flies Out Disabled Man After He’s Denied Flight for Oversized Wheelchair

Read the full story here:
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#Beyonce #UnitedinAccessibility #AccessibilityMatters

'The U.S. health care industry is one of the world’s worst polluters, causing many of the deaths it seeks to prevent.' How American Hospitals Undercut Public Health undark.org/2023/10/05/hos… via Undark Magazine