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"Supercharged dust storms are exposing millions to deadly air pollution"
#Pollution #AirPollution

Supercharged dust storms are exposing millions to deadly air pollution
More people are getting sick due to sand and dust storms that are now more intense and frequent, contributor Sean Mowbray reported for Mongabay. The intensifying storms have exposed many millions more people to dangerous levels of particulate pollution across the world. In some regions, it has also triggered outbreaks of respiratory and infectious diseases. […]

Dropping the penny is one thing, but like everything this moronic administration does is unplanned chaos.
https://fortune.com/2025/10/30/america-is-running-out-of-pennies-costing-millions/

America’s officially running out of pennies — and it’s costing retailers millions
“Let’s rip the waste out of our great nation’s budget, even if it’s a penny at a time,” President Donald Trump wrote on Truth Social.

Google partners with Reliance to offer free AI Pro access to Jio 5G users in India for 18 months; Perplexity has a similar deal with Bharti Airtel (Jagmeet Singh/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/30/goog

Google partners with Ambani's Reliance to offer free AI Pro access to millions of Jio users in India | TechCrunch
The offer will first roll out to Jio users aged 18 to 25 before expanding to all subscribers nationwide.

Chicago’s Militarized Immigration Raids
“Coming to Other Cities”
as Trump Plans 10,000-Bed Jails
https://www.democracynow.org/2025/10/31/immigration_aaron_reichlin_melnick

Chicago’s Militarized Immigration Raids “Coming to Other Cities” as Trump Plans 10,000-Bed Jails
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker is calling for federal agents to pause immigration enforcement in the Chicago area until after Halloween, amid widespread condemnation of violent arrests and confrontations with residents. Meanwhile, the person at the center of much of Chicago’s enforcement, Border Patrol chief Gregory Bovino, did a five-hour deposition Thursday in a case challenging federal agents’ treatment of protesters, journalists, children and immigrants. Bovino is “in charge of the Chi…

All the president's millions: how the Trumps are turning the presidency into riches (Tom Burgis/The Guardian)
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2025/nov/30/all-the-presidents-millions-how-the-trumps-are-turning-the-presidency-into-riches
http://www.memeorandum.com/251130/p18#a251130p18

Since #Trump’s re-election, warnings that his use of presidential power to advance personal interests is corroding American democracy have grown ever louder.
☑️ All the president’s millions: how the Trumps are turning the presidency into riches

All the president’s millions: how the Trumps are turning the presidency into riches
From Vietnam to the Balkans, Donald Trump’s family has launched a global dealmaking blitz since his re-election

Supercharged dust storms are exposing millions to deadly air pollution https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/10/supercharged-dust-storms-are-exposing-millions-to-deadly-air-pollution/

Supercharged dust storms are exposing millions to deadly air pollution
More people are getting sick due to sand and dust storms that are now more intense and frequent, contributor Sean Mowbray reported for Mongabay. The intensifying storms have exposed many millions more people to dangerous levels of particulate pollution across the world. In some regions, it has also triggered outbreaks of respiratory and infectious diseases. […]

"Organised crime making millions from illegal waste dumping in UK, says committee"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Environment

On Friday, federal judges in Massachusetts and Rhode Island issued rulings
that could soon bring relief to millions of Americans whose Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits are set to expire on Nov. 1,
requiring the Trump administration to fund the program, at least partially while the legal proceedings continue.
The SNAP program, commonly referred to as food stamps, is among many government programs affectedby the ongoing shutdown,
and has been one…

JUST IN: Two Federal Judges Rule Trump Admin Must Fund Food Stamps — At Least Partially
On Friday, federal judges in Massachusetts and Rhode Island issued rulings that could soon bring relief to millions of Americans whose Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits are set to expire on Nov. 1.

Acquiring solar panels at home can be an expensive hassle for people in the US.
But small, simple, plug-in solar panels for use on balconies are soon to become available for millions of Americans,
with advocates hoping the technology will quickly go mainstream.
Balcony solar panels are now widespread in countries such as Germany
– where more than 1m homes have them
– but have until now been stymied in the US by state regulations.
This is set to change, wit…