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Zelenskyy thanked Trump for a very good meeting and shared that they discussed licenses for Patriot interceptor production and other ideas. “We spoke about diplomacy. Our teams will arrange the details of their further communication. I am grateful to the US for its firm support.”
About half of parents expect to take on debt to cover back-to-school shopping this year, up from 34 percent in 2024, according to a survey of parents with kids under 18 conducted this summer by Intuit Credit Karma. https://bit.ly/4bgPZsM
You're not imagining it: Your kid's school supplies cost more this yearFrom lunchboxes to No. 2 pencils, the prices are skyrocketing. Here's how much.19thnews.org
The kind of stuff that gives me chills. Regulations hurt businesses. Why do we even need regulations? Everything's safe these days. and my personal favorite... If a business has a bad reputation, people are just not going to buy their products. The company will have to clean up their act.
I can tell this has popped off because people are explaining safety regulations to me as though I didn't work there and bringing up completely different points. Never change, Bluesky. If y'all are lucky, I'll tell you the story of the guy who lost his fingers at Pirates one day.
Do you know why airlines are so safe? Because we regulate the ever-loving shit out of them. You don't have to like government regulations. They can be annoying. I promise they have saved your life. They happen when people get hurt or die. Every single one is written in blood.
they knew this before 1906 While Sinclair intended to promote socialism, the public was more shocked by the unsanitary practices, leading to the Meat Inspection Act and the Pure Food and Drug Act
Jon of The NorthTurns out that food companies were only checking their food because the government told them to, which is exactly why we need government regulations.
I worked at Disney a while ago. Do you know why theme parks are so safe? Because OOSHA reps can walk the track on any ride at any time and any safety violation they see is a $10,000 fine. Each. Theme parks are not safe because the company cares. They're safe because it's cheaper to comply.
Jon of The NorthTurns out that food companies were only checking their food because the government told them to, which is exactly why we need government regulations.
It's commonly eaten in Japan. The younger, smaller leaves can be cooked and used wherever you would use spinach in a recipe. The root (if you have the chutzpah to dig it up, all 20+ feet of it) can be cooked like potatoes or dried and powdered to use as a thickener like cornstarch.
