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I know people are getting murdered and terrorized, and it needs to be taken seriously, but the person you responded to isn't your enemy. We are all trying to make sure information remains as factual as possible, that's all.

Yes I know. Part of the problem is that it's a global industry, which is why I said "as a whole". One company or country could make a recycled plastic bottle, another company could buy it and ship it to another country to be used in a product, and finally sent to another country to be sold to consumers.

Most people have no idea what any country's regulations and standards are on recycled plastics quality & safety, and they aren't going to think about it or research it before they make a purchase.

Perhaps a better Public Service Announcement might be: if your government doesn't generally care about your health, don't buy recycled plastics for food or clothing use in your country.

Eliminating all trans people is what he really wants. The genocide of trans people is already happening in the US. When trans people don't have access to trans-related medical care, they die at very high rates. When ~~trans~~ people are terrorized by their government and their neighbors, they lash out. When ~~trans~~ people are labeled as terrorists, there can be no peace.

The Mormons, Southern Baptists, and some Jewish groups just asked the Supreme Court to consider trans people exempt from equal protections clause of the 14th amendment.

The genocide of trans people and immigrants is happening. Now. Today.

Government shutdown is also what he really wants, because he wants unrest and violence to justify sending the military to cities to carry out his nazi terrorism, declare a national emergency, and hold a third term in office.

This is great and all, but UCI has transphobic policies and doesn't allow trans female cyclists who transitioned after puberty to compete in their events, full stop. That's not a matter of fairness. Minimum fairness would at least allow trans athletes based on hormone levels and time transitioned. This is just straight up discrimination. From their rules:

female transgender athletes who have transitioned after (male) puberty will be prohibited from participating in women's events on the UCI International Calendar – in all categories – in the various disciplines.

Until people actually have enough integrity to not participate in groups that are actively transphobic, I am not going to celebrate their exclusionary wins and triumphs.

Just don't eat them!

...and don't think about how many tons the Lego company produces in a year unless you want to cry.

This is a PSA that as a whole, the plastics recycling and packaging industry isn't well regulated, and all those plastic drink and soda bottles at the grocery store that now say "Made with recycled plastics"? You have NO idea what type of plastics are in there now or the level of decay, and neither do the manufacturers.

Do not drink out of, eat out of, or wear anything that is made from recycled plastics.

Recycled plastics encountered in the world should be assumed to be toxic unless you know for certain they aren't, and should not be considered fit for food use, medical use, or prolonged human contact.

and the media just repeats it as if nothing of any note is going on.

Mainstream media at least. Thankfully, Arstechnica and The Verge have been shouting from the rooftops at how unconstitutional and fascist the trump regime is being.

This graphic is missing the (de)evolution in phones when manufacturers unnecessarily started putting holes and notches in the screens.

#StopPuttingCutoutsInMyFuckingDisplays #BringBackBezels