@cdarwin@c.im2026-07-13 16:59:25
The Trump administration has stacked a top chemical safety board with industry-aligned scientists
who have a range of financial conflicts of interest and stand to profit from deregulation,
public health advocates say.
The Environmental Protection Agency’s science advisory committee on chemicals (SACC)
is slated to review research for dozens of toxic chemicals during the new members’ terms.
At least 13 proposed Trump appointees are probably conflicted on the che…
@aardrian@toot.cafe2026-06-12 12:22:05
“Web Browsers on Video Game Consoles”
https://vale.rocks/posts/game-console-browsers
There is a *lot* here. Not screen shots of sites, but history of the browser on each platform with interesting nuggets.
@Techmeme@techhub.social2026-04-14 00:15:57
Voters in Festus, Missouri, ousted all four incumbent council members running for reelection last week, days after the council's approval of a $6B data center (Jeff Tomich/Politico)
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/13/missouri-city-council-data-ce…
@AimeeMaroux@mastodon.social2026-04-14 07:00:44
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is the most unpopular democratically elected head of government along with French President Emmanuel Macron in second place:
https://www.euronews.com/2026/04/13/german-chancellor-merz-…
@mxp@mastodon.acm.org2026-07-13 11:48:04
Donc, pour éviter le blackout, il nous faut absolument construire de nouvelles centrales nucléaires en Suisse?
https://www.rts.ch/info/environnement/2026/article/canicule-en-france-des-reacteurs-a-l-arret-et-des-in…
@servelan@newsie.social2026-05-14 00:58:38
Feds cancel conservation group's Montana bison grazing leases • Washington State Standard
https://washingtonstatestandard.com/2026/05/13/repub/feds-cancel-conservation-groups-montana-bison-grazing-leases/
@tiotasram@kolektiva.social2026-07-12 16:28:07
Since it was relevant to a discussion I just had on here and is something most people probably haven't thought about much (unless you've taken one of a handful of philosophy classes), I thought I'd try to lay out a key piece of Descartes' Meditations (#philosophy
@veit@mastodon.social2026-07-13 13:33:27
When is data truly considered anonymous? The European Data Protection Board has published new guidelines on this topic: https://www.edpb.europa.eu/public-consultations/guidelines-022026-on-anonymisation_en#no-back
@cdarwin@c.im2026-05-12 06:33:31
L.A. mayoral forum canceled after leading candidates pull out
Organizers on Monday canceled a televised forum for Los Angeles mayoral candidates after City Councilmember Nithya Raman dropped out,
which meant all three of the leading candidates would be no-shows.
Mayor Karen Bass originally committed to the forum but dropped out last week,
saying she would instead travel to Sacramento to lobby state officials for funding on a variety of issues including homelessness a…
@Techmeme@techhub.social2026-07-13 15:15:44
Gauntlet, which helps institutions and crypto companies allocate their digital assets, raised a $125M Series C from Japanese financial conglomerate SBI Holdings (Ben Weiss/Fortune)
https://fortune.com/2026/07/09/gauntlet-defi-vault-risk-c…
