Mastodawn

Apparently, I need to #ground my #cats: i'm taking pretty decent #electrostatic #discharges every time I pet them in this season... Are there cat-specific #groundingstraps ? 😅

#cat #electronics

Susan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈Jul 12, 2024

Rep. #LoriChavezDeRemer of #Oregon has a #mixed #record on #LGBTQ+ #issues.

A #supporter of #LGBTQ+ #rights, she introduced a #bill to reverse #discharges for #gay #servicemembers, and voted against preventing #DoD from acknowledging #PrideMonth.

But she #cosponsored a #hategroup-promoted #ParentsBillofRights, which some fear could #endanger #trans #students

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Oregon #Politics #Education #Hate #Bigotry #Discrimination #Transphobia

https://oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2024/07/12/oregon-rep-chavez-deremer-has-mixed-record-on-lgbtq-issues-in-congress/

Oregon Rep. Chavez-DeRemer has mixed record on LGBTQ+ issues in Congress • Oregon Capital Chronicle

After campaigning for the state Legislature as a supporter of LGBTQ+ rights, U.S. Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer has a mixed record in Congress.

Oregon Capital Chronicle

SubtleBlade ⚔️Oct 2, 2023

#English #WaterFirms ask customers to pay for £96bn plan to cuts #leaks and #discharges [& #profits] https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/oct/02/uk-water-companies-plan-cut-leaks-sewage-discharges
#ToryPoliciesInAction #PollutionParty #SewageScandal #Environment #ProfitsBeforePeople

English water firms face backlash over plans to ask customers to pay £96bn to cut leaks

Upgrades and plans for 30,000 new jobs depend on adding up to £156 extra a year on bills

The Guardian

Susan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈Sep 20, 2023

#Pentagon to #review cases of #LGBTQ+ #veterans #denied #honorable #discharges under "#DontAskDontTell"

This means that these #veterans would not have to #apply for the #upgrade themselves, a process that both #veterans and #experts have said is often #unsuccessful without the help of a #lawyer.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #MilitaryService #Hate #Bigotry #Discrimination #Homophobia #Transphobia

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/lgbtq-veterans-honorable-discharge-defense-department-announcement/

Exclusive: Pentagon to review cases of LGBTQ+ veterans denied honorable discharges under "don't ask, don't tell"

The Pentagon plans to make it easier for LGBTQ+ veterans to retroactively obtain honorable discharges they may have been denied because of their sexuality, CBS News has learned.

CBS News

LilMikeSF Aug 23, 2023

#ManMade #AlgaeBlooms called #RedTides are killing off #MarineLife and finally #California #wastewater districts are working together to clean & limit #fertilizing #Phosphorus #Nitrogen and #Nutrient rich sludge releases into the region's regulatory vacuum and sewer they call #SanFrancisco Bay. This month #Marin, #Alameda and #Berkeley Marina have all had #HarmfulAlgaeBlooms or #HAB occurrences monitored by #SanFranciscoBay Regional #WaterQuality Control Board and other agencies who are all largely powerless to stop the disgusting #discharges causing the #toxic conditions.

(#PayWall FREE subscriber gift link : https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2023/08/20/fighting-future-red-tides-in-san-francisco-bay/?share=uwnacfdttgchowc2aauo )

Fighting future ‘red tides’ in San Francisco Bay

Reductions in nutrient pollution are already underway — but a real cure could cost up to $15 billion. Is it worth it?

East Bay Times

Susan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈Aug 10, 2023

#Gay #veterans #sue #DefenseDepartment over #military #discharges

Without receiving an #honorable #discharge, #veterans cannot access a wide range of #benefits, including certain #healthcare and #loan #programs.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #MilitaryService #Hate #Bigotry #Discrimination #Homophobia #Transphobia

https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-politics-and-policy/gay-veterans-sue-defense-department-military-discharges-rcna99001

Gay veterans sue Defense Department over military discharges

A group of LGBTQ veterans who were dismissed from the U.S. military because of their sexuality are suing the Department of Defense for denying them honorable discharges.

NBC News

Kriszta Satori Jun 29, 2023

BBC News - #Thames #Water in urgent funding talks amid fears of collapse
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-66039170 it has been heavily criticised following a series of #sewage #discharges, viz here:
Sewage entered rivers and seas on average 825 times a day last year
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-65099906

Thames Water in urgent funding talks amid fears of collapse

Whatever happens to firm, which serves a quarter of the UK population, water supplies will continue as normal.

BBC News

Gladwyn d’Souza Jun 11, 2023

#RegulatoryCapture: A #BigOil-backed #exemption in #federal #environmental #law allows #states to discount #pollution from “exceptional events” beyond their control, including #wildfires… so #emissions sources in the state won’t be required to reduce other #discharges to help offset the #smokepollution.