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What is metadata and why should you care?

https://surfshark.com/blog/what-is-metadata-and-why-you-should-start-caring-about-it

More Money, More Problematic

Trump’s treasury says no to Harriet Tubman on the $20.

A Whole New World

Petty commoners, can’t you tell these children are starving? Thank god for Jasmine.

America’s Shadow War

We don’t hear much about Trump’s drone strikes. But in his first two years as President, he’s launched more than Obama.

Sensor calibration settings can be used by apps/sites to fingerprint iOS and Android phones.

We added a "Lockdown Mode" for the Librem 5 which allows you to defend against this.

Librem 5 Lockdown Mode: https://puri.sm/posts/lockdown-mode-on-the-librem-5-beyond-hardware-kill-switches/

Sensor Calibration Attack: https://www.zdnet.com/article/android-and-ios-devices-impacted-by-new-sensor-calibration-attack/

Apple promises privacy, but iPhone apps share your data with trackers, ad companies and research firms - The Washington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/05/28/its-middle-night-do-you-know-who-your-iphone-is-talking/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.e6c0feb340e3 #privacy

Clean air taxis cut pollution in New York City

New York City Clean Air Taxi rules are successful in cutting emissions and reducing air pollution, according to a new study. Between 2009 and 2015, the legislation more than doubled the fuel efficiency of the fleet of 13,500 yellow taxis, leading to estimated declines in air pollution emissions.

How microbiome is disrupted during IBD: Human Microbiome Project

A new study is the first to have observed the complex set of chemical and molecular events that disrupt the microbiome and trigger immune responses during flare-ups of inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), including Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis.

Chemical blends as possible alternative refrigerants identified

More than a dozen chemical blends could serve as alternative refrigerants that won't heat the atmosphere as much as today's refrigerants do, or catch fire, according to a new computational study.

Public opinion study in Europe shows drop in anti-immigration sentiment, among other changes | MIT News https://prismo.xyz/posts/3ab7e14f-c6fe-4e46-92bc-e9644675f2c3

Fossil zooplankton indicate that marine ecosystems have entered the Anthropocene

New research shows that the associations of marine plankton in the present are markedly different from those of pre-industrial times.

Trump’s Trade War with China Benefits Big Corporations—Not Ordinary Workers

Some events give extraordinary insights into the biases of the economics profession. The trade war with China clearly fit the bill.

10 Stats That Disprove Trump’s Claim We’re Enjoying the “Best Economy & Jobs EVER”

Last week, the Congressional Research Service (CRS), a nonpartisan branch of the Library of Congress, delivered its preliminary report on the far-reaching tax plan signed by President Donald Trump in December 2017. And despite Trump's frequent suggestions that his tax plan has led to the “Best Economy & Jobs EVER,” the CRS analysis indicates that the law has had limited overall impact—and delivered its benefits almost entirely to corporations and the rich. These findings are yet another example of how Trump’s bold economic claims belie the myriad challenges facing Americans. This month, In These Times collected 10 statistics that present a sobering vantage on American wealth since the Great Recession, revealing a nation defined by worsening inequality, stagnating wages and uneven economic development rather than universal prosperity. 

18.82% - Increase in gross domestic product (GDP) between 2007 and 2018
43.16% - Increase in corporate profits after taxes from 2007 to 2018, adjusted for inflation
65.97% - Increase in ratio of CEO-to-worker compensation from 2007 to 2017, adjusted for inflation
29.2% - Increase in productivity from 2007 to 2017
2.93% - Decline in how much of GDP workers took home between 2007 and 2017 
13.3% - Hourly pay increase from 2007 to 2017
$28 - Bonus from the 2017 Tax Cut and Jobs Act for each American worker, according to recent analysis by the CRS
53% - Taxpayers who will pay more in taxes by 2027, due to the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
3.1% - Decrease in civilian labor participation between 2007 and 2018 
43% - College graduates who reported being underemployed in their first job, as of 2018 
76% - Counties in the United States that had fewer small businesses in 2016 than they did in 2007

Man Not Charged in Stabbing of Person Removing Nazi Stickers - It's Going Down - https://itsgoingdown.org/denver-man-not-charged-after-stabbing/

Thinning forests, prescribed fire before drought reduced tree loss

Thinning forests and conducting prescribed burns may help preserve trees in future droughts and bark beetle epidemics expected under climate change, suggests a new study.

Colombia could lose 60% of land suitable for irrigated rice due to climate change

Without significant global reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, Colombia will have 60% less land suitable for rice production by the 2050s. Due primarily to increased temperatures and decreased rainfall -- as opposed to sea-level rise, which is the driver of projected change to rice production in some Asian countries -- the research shows suitable conditions will need to be found at higher elevations when low-altitude fields are too hot or dry for irrigated rice.

Manuka honey to kill drug-resistant bacteria found in cystic fibrosis infections

Manuka honey could provide the key to a breakthrough treatment for cystic fibrosis patients following preliminary work.

https://stackoverflow.com/ in Firefox right now:

A required TLS feature is missing. Error code:

MOZILLA_PKIX_ERROR_REQUIRED_TLS_FEATURE_MISSING

#oops

Why We Should All Be Using the Framework of Reproductive Justice

re•pro•duc•tive jus•tice

noun

1. The right to make decisions about child-bearing and childrearing free from economic, legal or social coercion

“The sin to me is bringing a child into this world and not taking care of them. The sin for me is that this state does not provide adequate care.” —Alabama state Sen. Linda Coleman-Madison (D), in response to legislation effectively banning abortion in her state

Is this the same as the right to choose?

Reproductive justice includes abortion rights, but it’s more than that.

A spontaneously formed Black women’s caucus coined the phrase “reproductive justice” to highlight two things at an Illinois Pro-Choice Alliance conference in 1994: first, that the movement’s narrow focus on the legal right to abortion ignored the need for accessible, affordable providers; and second, that poor women and women of color often face additional issues that jeopardize their ability to have and raise children in safe, supportive environments— from a history of forced sterilizations to police killings of Black youth.

Loretta Ross, a co-founder of leading reproductive justice group SisterSong, writes: “One of the key problems addressed by Reproductive Justice is the isolation of abortion from other social justice issues that concern communities of color: issues of economic justice, the environment, immigrants’ rights, disability rights, discrimination based on race and sexual orientation, and a host of other community centered concerns … directly affect an individual woman’s decision-making process.” 

What are the biggest threats to reproductive justice right now?

New “fetal heartbeat laws” (like Georgia’s) are incredibly dangerous, criminalizing abortion after just a few weeks; Alabama went even further, banning all abortions except when the life of the mother is threatened. “The human right of our own bodily autonomy is under attack,” says Monica Simpson, executive director of SisterSong. In response, the Illinois House recently passed what could become one of the country's most progressive abortion laws.

More broadly, reproductive justice is hindered by such issues as the high maternal mortality rate for Black mothers, the lack of gender-affirming healthcare for trans parents, the exclusion of undocumented immigrants from Medicaid, a punitive child welfare system that criminalizes parents for being poor, and the poisoning of children by lead in Flint, Mich., and elsewhere. 

What’s the path forward for reproductive justice?

It’s crucial to understand that reproductive oppression is both product and tool of other forms of oppression. Advocates often take an intersectional approach, positioning their struggle as tied up in the struggles for the decommodification of healthcare, prison abolition, immigrant rights, environmental justice and disability rights. The movement’s policy priorities include beating back new abortion restrictions, repealing the Hyde Amendment (which prevents federal tax dollars from funding abortions), a Medicare for All that covers full reproductive health services, and universal childcare. 

This is part of “The Big Idea,” a monthly series offering brief introductions to progressive theories, policies, tools and strategies that can help us envision a world beyond capitalism. For recent In These Times coverage of reproductive justice in action, see, "Interviews for Resistance: Reproductive Justice Is About Way More Than Abortion" and "Democrats’ Waffling on Abortion Rights Isn’t Just Wrong, It’s a Huge Political Mistake."

UAW Election at Volkswagen Set for June 12th-14th – Payday Report - http://paydayreport.com/uaw-election-at-volkswagen-set-for-june-12th-14th/