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‘Plastic pollution hotspots’ spawn a public health crisis across Latin America https://news.mongabay.com/2026/09/plastic-pollution-hotspots-spawn-a-public-health-crisis-across-latin-america/

‘Plastic pollution hotspots’ spawn a public health crisis across Latin America
Since China banned the import of plastic waste in 2018, plastic pollution has been having a growing impact on the people and ecosystems of Latin America. As the region imports an increasing amount of the world’s used and discarded plastic, new research shows that waste infrastructure in many countries is already buckling under the strain […]

Meta is testing Community Notes in 16 Spanish-speaking Latin American countries, a step toward ending its third-party fact-checking program (Agence France-Presse)
https://www.rfi.fr/en/international-news/20260909-meta-tests-fact-check-repl…

Meta tests fact-check replacement in Latin America
Meta said Wednesday it had begun testing Community Notes in 16 Spanish-speaking countries in Latin America, a step toward replacing the professional fact-checking program it runs with partner organizations across the region.

The United States should not be in the business of making a snuff video.
https://www.detroitnews.com/story/opinion/columnists/nolan-finley/2026/10/09/america-shouldnt-be-making-snuff-videos-finley/921742…

Snuff film planned by Pete Hegseth is beneath America | Finley
War secretary Pete Hegseth plans to livestream the firing squad execution of a Fort Hood terrorist.

#Amerika21 Vor 50 Jahren: Bombenanschlag auf Zivilflugzeug. 73 Tote. Täter mit Verbindungen zu #USA und #CIA blieben unbehelligt.

Kuba gedenkt des Anschlags von Barbados vor 50 Jahren

Das Land des Kapitalismus entdeckt den Sozialstaat und nennt ihn "Sozialismus". Bastian Brauns beschreibt bei t-online, wie Mamdani und El-Sayed jungen Amerikanern beibringen, dass Krankenversicherung kein DDR-Import ist. Trumps Kuba-Angst zieht bei dieser Generation schlicht nicht mehr. #USA #Sozialdemokratie

USA vor dem politischen Umbruch? Junge US-Amerikaner und der Sozialismus
Im Heimatland des Kapitalismus verliert der Sozialismus seinen Schrecken. Gerade junge Amerikaner wenden sich ab vom Kapitalismus.

In 2011, I reposted my 9/11 memorial from 2002.
It is still valid and relevant today, 15 years later. Which is the worst condemnation of America I can think of.
Do better, Americans.
https://www.garfieldtech.com/blog/2011-09-11

One Hour to a Better America

Het erge van dit NOS-artikel is dat ze serieus op deze belofte ingaan.
Helemaal vergeten dat Trump eerder al 5000 dollar 'DOGE-dividend' en 2000 dollar 'tariff-rebates' heeft beloofd? Never happened. Dit gaat ook niet gebeuren.
https://nos.nl/artikel/…

Trump belooft Amerikanen 5000 dollar als Congres Republikeins blijft
De president deed zijn belofte op een unieke conventie die Trump voor de midterm-verkiezingen inlaste.

Trump has begun sending $500 “refund” checks,
along with a signed letter taking credit for the payments,
to Americans who get their health insurance through the Affordable Care Act.
The letter assails the Biden administration and Obamacare
while touting the Trump administration’s efforts to lower health care costs.
The money is being distributed to nearly a million Americans
less than a month ahead of the midterm elections,
giving a last-minute finan…

Trump Sends Obamacare ‘Refund’ Checks Ahead of Midterm Elections
The $500 checks are accompanied by a letter signed by the president that criticizes the Biden administration for overcharging Americans for health insurance.

“In almost every [US] county,
extreme heat is at least as bad as it was 30 years ago.
In most counties, it’s much worse.”
It’s Not Just You.
America Has Gotten Much Hotter.
https://kottke.org/26/09/0049561-its-not-just-you-america-

In the fall of 1965,
after the Voting Rights Act passed,
the coalition of black, socialist, and progressive leaders who had come together to organize 1963’s March on Washington
joined together again to create an ambitious policy document
with no less a goal than ending poverty in the United States
without cost to taxpayers.
First released in 1966,
it proposed using strong economic growth to provide a federal jobs guarantee,
universal health ca…

“A Freedom Budget for All Americans,” Annotated
“A Freedom Budget for All Americans” proposed spending billions of federal dollars to provide jobs and basic welfare to all citizens.