The EPA no longer wishes to even recognize the harms that may come from pollution. Their basic core function at this point is likely to be questioned and deregulated. I'm surprised Trump doesn't just close down the EPA. They should end the farm bill and stop paying for CRP while they're at it. Then we can see how many of these "stewards of the land" actually care to do so. The rivers will be pure puke at this rate. It's like mainlining libertarian dreams now. Filled with pure unadulterated vindictive hypocrisy.

Translation incoming...
No, it's them being unable to type, spell, We don't want to onboard and train anyone.
and wanting a promotion on day 1 with no experience There's no career path here, not sorry.
while spouting off socialist bullshit in the office. Stop complaining about Israel curb stomping the poor people in Gaza.
Seriously no one knows how to spell anymore. Red squiggles please. Young people are right to be frustrated, disillusioned, and frustrated at the state of the world today. Work isn't as rewarding or as promising as it once was. Further a lot of work places probably have a mix of remote work so onboarding is harder. AI is a dual edged sword so productivity expectations are up and career hopes are very fuzzy.

In 2023 Texas Republicans removed the mandate that companies must provide breaks for workers in high heat situations.

I believe a few other red states did the same thing, or were at least considering it. After all, when they're sitting in their a/c offices, what do they care about the guy working on the roof in 105 F temperatures?

Contrary to what people think or believe, yes it is. This is not to say there isn't waste. Find me a large organization which doesn't have waste. But what this shows, and what many people who worked on this have said, is the federal government is efficient despite its size. The reason there is so little waste is because of all the cross-checks and safety measures built in to prevent waste in the first place.

It's why there are auditor generals (well, there were until his orange highness got rid of them) to make sure things are being done the way they should and prevent waste from happening.

Speaking of that other failure, It's been reported the total verifiable savings was approximately $1.4 billion. No, that is not missing any numbers.

For comparison, the F-35 program has an annual budget of $12 billion. That means, 11.7% of the annual F-35 program was saved as a one-time reduction in overall contract expenditures.

Fascinating.

uses mirror-like reflectors to collect sunlight in orbit. The sunlight is then transmitted to stations on Earth

Why not create the electricity in space then beam it down via microwaves? Or is this even worse when it comes to converting sunlight to energy?

The drop in bot activity. Noticed a site I visit had far fewer spamming posts than usual.

I wonder if many people noticed...western sites just aren't all that important.

Of course they're not important. That's what you've been told. If they aren't important, why would your government need to censor and block them?

Yeah any kind of porn is very good and we should teach kids about fellatio and sodomy as early as we can:

Yes, they should be taught so they know how to do it right. Too many nights have been ruined because one or both partners fumbled their part.

The goal is to make you pay and by not approving such projects you can be guaranteed electricity rates will rise substantially over the next five years.

Every time this regime gets rid of anything which could help people it is guaranteed the reason is to make you pay.

Don't say you weren't warned.

Honestly, it was the tone of the message, which is admittedly difficult to derive from a forum. IMHO, the proper response would have been one that questioned whether the 'upscale grocer' selling spareribs at $6.99/lb vs $1.49/lb were at different ends of the subjective or objective quality spectrum. In my case, they are literally the same brand: Smithfield. The only difference is that Aldi is $5+/lb less expensive.

That said, IMO, unless we're talking about a butcher that sources heritage-breed Berkshire (or the like) pork from a local farmer, I don't really give a flying fuck where the previously cheap cut of meat I'm going to put on my smoker for 6h is sourced from.

I'd rather get reviews from "regular people" and not "professional reviewers"

Because what I want to see is Billy Bob telling me how "woke" (whatever that means) a movie is because the female lead had short hair and didn't cook in the kitchen.

Why would I pay $6.99/lb at one of the 'upscale grocers' in town for spareribs when I can get them at Aldi for $1.49? I, too, drive a Mercedes, but it doesn't mean I'm a fucking moron w/my money.

Windows is for people who are too non-technical to use Linux,

You don't need to be technical to run Linux. Aside from creating a boot disc, Mint walks a user through everything. It uses a gui which people are familiar with and it takes a short time to get your bearings.

Yes, there are quirks about what things are called, but with the package manager doing all the heavy lifting, updating or installing is just a click away.

For the average user, running Linux is far easier than the daily death defying run in Windows.