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Blamemeta , in Europeans Are Becoming Poorer. ‘Yes, We’re All Worse Off.’

Yeah no shit. Don’t depend on hostile countries for anything.

Streetdog , in People with alcohol use disorder impaired after heavy drinking, despite claims of higher tolerance
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ChatGPT ELI5 summary:

The researchers studied how drinking affects different people. They looked at three groups: light drinkers, heavy social drinkers, and those with alcohol use disorder (AUD). At first, people with AUD seemed less impaired after drinking a moderate amount, but when they drank a lot like they usually do, they became significantly impaired in their motor and thinking skills. Even worse, their impairment didn’t go away even after three hours. The study shows that experienced drinkers with AUD may feel like they can handle more alcohol, but too much still affects them badly. This research could help people understand the risks of drinking too much and lead to better ways to prevent harm caused by excessive alcohol use.

Lemmylaugh , in Russia seizes control of Danone and Carlsberg operations

How does this practically work? Russia fires all the executives, replaces them with their own and redirect the profits? No impact to the remaining employees?

Hazdaz ,

Probably something like that. Heck, probably most of the local executives are Russian, so they were probably in on the government take over. Now they are running the company for Putin. Danone and Carlsberg deserves to have their operations taken over since they decided to continue to run their business in that company.

Zombiepirate , in QAnon Shaman, who pleaded guilty and made a heartfelt apology in Jan. 6 case, has changed his mind and wants his plea reversed
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What man of conviction!

Criminal conviction, that is.

Bonzo , in Instagram Threads now has one-fifth the weekly active user base of Twitter
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Is it possible to block keywords in post titles in wefwef? Twitter is not news.

XbSuper ,

I agree, thankfully I use connect where I definitely can block keywords.

stopthatgirl7 ,
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Perhaps asking in a wefwef community/magazine would be more productive if you really want an answer. Otherwise, it seems like you’re just complaining about seeing someone because you personally aren’t interested. Those of us commenting and upvoting, however, are.

willya ,
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Not yet as far as I know. None of the ones I’m testing allow it. Something I’m looking forward to for sure.

SheeEttin , in How America fell out of love with ice cream

Probably because of shrinkflation and because they’re taking all the good stuff out of it. Seems like most of it is no longer ice cream but “frozen dairy dessert”.

Coreidan ,

Good stuff? Ice cream is just sugar, milk, and heavy cream.

I stopped buying store ice cream because I just make my own instead. Cheaper and I can curb it to my liking.

quicksand ,

Yes so why is there so many ingredients in store bought?

NuPNuA ,

Flavourings, preservatives, etc.

Coreidan ,

There aren’t? Have a look at breyers ice cream. There is like 5 things listed.

smartlabel.unileverusa.com/…/index.html#ingredien…

ME5SENGER_24 ,

I feel like you could take this story and change “ice cream” to anything and for me 90% of the time its true. Quality has been sacrificed for profit.

Angry_Maple ,
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I noticed that for the first time a few years ago, when I had Breyers frozen dessert sitting in the sink for two hours.

Initially, I put it there thinking that it would just melt away like ice cream normally does. Nope.

Immersive_Matthew , in Robert F. Kennedy Jr. condemned over false claims that COVID-19 was "ethnically targeted"

Not my graph, but his comment reminded me of it so I went and found it on Reddit to share. https://i.imgur.com/LKeglxo.jpg

InverseParallax ,

I would be amazed if they weren’t hit harder, many orthodox jews live in dense communities and there is a genetic disposition to immunodeficiency disorders.

SheeEttin ,

No source?

The big error bars on everything but Christian raises an eyebrow.

Nepenthe , (edited ) in 'A lot of blood in the water.' Why actors' and writers' strikes are a big blow to Hollywood studios
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We’re looking at class warfare,” Nathanson said. “It’s become more than just about their work agreements, but also about statements they want to make about society and fairness. Working-class people are looking to take their anger out on the studio executives."

The subtle insinuation in that phrasing, that the executives are not at fault here, but merely benevolent rulers upon whose heads their workforce has spitefully misplaced the blame. AI capabilities have significantly improved, and now the human writers are demanding unnecessary expenses like money and job security. Pah!

A strike is certainly not the outcome we hoped for as studios cannot operate without the performers that bring our TV shows and films to life,” the [Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers] said. “The union has regrettably chosen a path that will lead to financial hardship for countless thousands of people who depend on the industry.”

Privately, company executives say their businesses won’t feel much financial pain for several months. Without widespread production, costs will be lower, which translates into higher profits — at least in the short term.

Studios also are expected to begin canceling TV writers’ overall deals to find more savings.

So it's just gonna be war, then.

stopthatgirl7 OP ,
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I couldn’t help but notice how the article didn’t even mention the studio exec who said the plan was to wait until writers stating losing their homes before negotiating.

If there’s class warfare happening, they fired first.

Nepenthe ,
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I really hope that knowledge only emboldens them. There needs to be a contingency plan for when this point is reached. The most important action in this situation is to band closer and prop your colleagues up instead of crumbling, or they'll keep using the tactic to force workers on their knees.

FlyingSquid ,
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They seem to be forgetting they need celebrities to promote their movies and shows. None of them will be doing press junkets. Not even podcasts. Do they think their PR departments can replace something like that? Sure, maybe that won’t stop people from going to see the next Marvel blockbuster, but it’s not going to be good for their industry as a whole.

ArugulaZ , in Robert F. Kennedy Jr. condemned over false claims that COVID-19 was "ethnically targeted"

Remember when the Kennedy name was a mark of quality for politicians and not a surgeon general's warning? "Caution: May contain high levels of crazy."

And to think that phony "No Labels" organization actually supports this guy! How about we elect a politician that actually DOES stuff instead of spreading conspiracy theories and demonizing already disenfranchised groups of people? Denying a transgender person health care never put food on my table, just sayin'.

Stovetop ,

Someone’s last name should never be an indicator of quality. I’d like my politics dynasty-free, thank you.

Nepenthe , in Instagram Threads now has one-fifth the weekly active user base of Twitter
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and 86 times the weekly active user base of the largest Twitter rival in the U.S., Truth Social, which had a weekly active user base of 1 million as of last week.

First off, I do not like having this information. Secondly,

Still ahead for the app are larger improvements like a following feed

Imagine. A platform whose main functionality is and always has been content from followed users, but they consented to release without the follow button. I don't understand why that's anything but decimating to their usage. Even more confusing when you find there are already multiple avenues to buy bot followers, which may be what's happening in India. They could just be preparing their market (tagging @stopthatgirl7 so I don't have to split my train of thought into redundant comments)

I'd be very interested to know what Instagram's sign-ups look like. It's nothing to say that threads got X many users when doing that entails having an instagram. What's the split here? Has there been an increase in people making those for the purpose of Threads, or is this just existing users branching out towards every available opportunity? Because not doing that would only logically put them at a disadvantage if their goal is visibility.

Dohnakun , in The temperature in China hit 52.2°C (126°F)

Either we abruptly stop extracting even more oil and burning it in the athmosphere or we are soon forced to, because nobody can work in that heath.

TubeTalkerX , in 'A lot of blood in the water.' Why actors' and writers' strikes are a big blow to Hollywood studios

It’s always called Class Warfare when the Lower-Class start fighting back.

HelixDab , in Families of Buffalo Massacre Victims Sue Meta, Reddit, and Google Over Conspiracy Theories

Also listed is Vintage Firearms, the store that sold the shooter the gun, and RMA Armament, the online retailer the shooter used to purchased body armor.

Assuming that Vintage Firearms and RMA Armament complied with the applicable ATF regulations, I'm not sure how they're responsible in any way, unless the point is to use lawsuits to bankrupt a legal business for acting in a legal way. It would make as much sense as suing Ford for manufacturing and selling a vehicle that was used to intentionally run over pedestrians. It's unreasonable to expect that a firearms retailer is going to be able to ascertain the future actions of every single person that purchases a firearm.

theyoyomaster ,

This is absolutely the goal.

HelixDab ,

Likely, yes. Which is why the PLCAA was originally passed. While I'm certain that people who believe they are on the political left don't see why this would be a problem, it's easy to apply the same principle to any business that someone on the right disagrees with, in order to eliminate business models that social/economic regressives disagree with.

peterpan520 , in Iran's morality police to resume headscarf patrols

Yeah… That’s why you can’t never trust an autocratic regime.

darkentries , in 'A lot of blood in the water.' Why actors' and writers' strikes are a big blow to Hollywood studios

It’s gonna be a big year for YouTubers!

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