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Vaccine maker stocks fall as Trump chooses RFK Jr. to lead HHS
  • That's one thing I'm putting some hope in. Tariffs and stupid shit like Worm Boy running our national health infrastructure into the ground benefit no one. Not big companies, not us little guys. I'd hope these big companies will lobby hard to mitigate the stupidity that is bearing down on us.

  • What's an aspect of life that's currently done privately that you think should be communalized?
  • Oh I understood. I agree with you.

    I would argue that something that was once available at home that is then restricted to a single place that must be shared with lots of people isn't freely accessible.

    My local library is within walking distance, but it's pretty small. The Internet is free but not awesome in terms of speed.

  • What's an aspect of life that's currently done privately that you think should be communalized?
  • If it's only available at one place, it's not freely accessible.

    Logistically, how would that work? Libraries would have to be everywhere and they'd have to be massive. The IT infrastructure to support that would be immense. How would privacy work? Where could I go to have a private telehealth appointment, for example?

  • Should Election Day Become A Federal Holiday? Weighing The Benefits And Drawbacks
  • Mail in voting across the board could be better than a federal holiday. In Washington, I get everything I need to vote in the mail: a ballot, a voter's guide, a postage paid envelope. I literally don't have to wear pants to vote. I can take a week to make a decision about something before I wander over to the nearest mailbox to drop off my ballot.

    Never having done it, voting in person sounds awful.

  • Warren and Dean demand Coke, Pepsi and General Mills stop ‘shrinkflation’
  • You're right about raising prices, but it will benefit consumers. If you're making a recipe, you won't have to buy 2 things instead of one and then figure out what you're gonna do with a weird fraction of some ingredient.

    It'll be less wasteful in terms of packaging too. That's better for the environment.

  • Burning Up
  • And Rankine would be even better than Kelvin in terms of "big number go brrr." Water boils at 671 R.

    Of course, Rankine is the most obnoxious unit I've ever had to deal with, but those numbers sure are big!