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  • Call or email your representatives to let them know you support Public Media.

    I emailed both my D Senators, even though they already support PBS and NPR. I also emailed the shitty maga dentist who pretends to be a congressman, and who sent an auto-generated form reply decrying Public Media for falsely claiming that musk made a nazi salute.

  • Here are some statistics to suck up:

    • Fireworks started an estimated 31,302 fires in 2022, including 3,504 structure fires, 887 vehicle fires, 26,492 outside fires, and 418 unclassified fires. These fires caused an estimated six civilian deaths, 44 civilian injuries and $109M in direct property damage. (Note:  Total may not equal sum because of rounding error.)
    • In 2022, U.S hospital emergency rooms treated an estimated 10,200 people for fireworks related injuries; Over half of those injuries were to the extremities (29% hands and fingers, 19% legs, 5% arms) and 35% were to the eyes or other parts of the head.
    • Children younger than 15 years of age accounted for 28% of the estimated 2022 injuries. These injury estimates were obtained or derived from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission’s 2022 Fireworks Annual Report

    As far as knowing “exactly when the fireworks are coming”, I hear mortars exploding for a solid two weeks in June and July, another two weeks around New Year’s Eve, and throughout the year at various events and during random neighborhood parties. There’s no way to predict the concussions, and millions of people have PTSD.

    In addition, the 4th of July is the deadliest day for pets and wildlife.

    https://www.nfpa.org/education-and-research/home-fire-safety/fireworks

  • It’s always important to question everything - but don’t stop there.

    First, check the source and citations. This news org claims to be progressive and it actually checks out as left leaning. Citations are legit.

    Next, read carefully for context. While the article discusses the amount conservatives have pumped into their candidate, and even musk’s $12 million donation plus his million dollar voter payout scheme, the focus is on all the details of dem/liberal/left contributors. So it’s meant to be a positive story of coming together against the project 2025 machine.

  • Along for the debacle were Energy Secretary chris wright and senator mike lee, the Utah douchebag who specializes in helping trump sell fracking and oil drilling rights at national parks.

    I’m sure they’re not interested in raping Greenland, though.

  • There has never been a true ceasefire; Middle East conflict is perpetual. It’s baked into the planet for all time, and trying to change it is delusional.

    As far back as anyone alive can remember, throughout written history, the show of attempted peace has failed, and it will continue to fail forever. If Asia was glassed, there would still be violence in Philistia. We’ll see warring factions in the ME until the last human being has vanished, and when only a single fungus survives the Holocene Extinction, another fungus will appear in this exact geographic location to threaten its survival because this is where peace goes to die.

  • Cars - For Car Enthusiasts @lemmy.world

    Kia Sportage engine seized