Democracy Matters Jan 13

TRUMPONOMICS: Kill people, until demand equals supply.

Trump EPA sparks outrage after plan drops dollar value on lives saved by pollution rules
https://www.rawstory.com/trumps-2674878729/

#EPA #LivesLost #Pollution #LeeZeldin #USPol

Trump EPA sparks outrage after plan drops dollar value on lives saved by pollution rules

A Trump administration official lashed out Monday after leaked emails revealed the EPA plans to abandon its decades-old practice of assigning a dollar value to lives saved by pollution regulations — while continuing to calculate costs to industry. The shift, first reported by The New York Times, wou...

Raw Story
Show threadCanvases By PeterSep 22

The government’s promised triple zero ‘custodian’ not yet staffed more than a year after previous Optus outage

"An independent manager of the triple-zero emergency system has not yet been staffed by the federal government, despite it being a key recommendation of the review into Optus’s last emergency outage."

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/sep/22/optus-outage-government-promised-triple-zero-custodian-not-yet-staffed-more-than-a-year-after-previous

#LaborFail #LivesLost #News #AUSPol

The government’s promised triple zero ‘custodian’ not yet staffed more than a year after previous Optus outage

Consumer advocacy bodies and Greens say Labor failed to act fast enough to prevent last week’s outage linked to multiple deaths

The Guardian
Metal InsiderJun 10, 2025

Balancing Acts: Lives Lost reveal how they juggle day jobs while creating new music:

#LivesLost #BalancingActs #workbalance

Link: https://metalinsider.net/guest-blog/balancing-acts-lives-lost-reveal-how-they-juggle-day-jobs-while-creating-new-music

Balancing Acts: Lives Lost reveal how they their career

Hershey, PA metalcore outfit Lives Lost joined together to reveal their job experience in addition to working on new music, like their sophomore EP, Home.

Metal Insider | Get Inside the Industry
Christophe NeffDec 4, 2024
Remembering #YonatanRichter: The High-Tech Professional Who Translated Spiritual Literature
Yonatan (Shafik) Richter was an exceptional person. He lived a life full of practical achievements as well as great spiritual awareness, the kind of life that can serve as an inspiration to us all. He was a family man with a thriving career who also sought greater meaning and hoped to share his insights with others. On #October72023, he volunteered as a mental health supporter at the #Novafestival, where his life was cut short.
#thelibrarians #liveslost
https://blog.nli.org.il/en/shafik/
Remembering Yonatan Richter: The High-Tech Professional Who Translated Spiritual Literature

The Librarians | The National Library of Israel

The Librarians
Justin BuzzardOct 23, 2024
Cost of Poor Quality - The Challenger explosion is another example of poor quality control, testing, and poor leadership oversight/decision making. Lives should not be lost due to poor quality and safety, let alone lost finances that impact many others. #copq #quality #qualitycontrol #accident #testing #qc #liveslost #leadership #decisions
SubtleBlade ⚔️Jul 14, 2024

'First #CovidInquiry report to set out ‘appalling failures’ during #pandemic

Catalogue of errors by government and #health officials includes the deliberate winding down of #PPE stockpiles.'

The inquiry has been told of a catalogue of failings in preparing for a pandemic during years of #austerity under the #Tories and the Tory-#LiberalDemocrat coalition.
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/jul/14/first-covid-inquiry-report-to-set-out-appalling-failures-during-pandemic
#Covid19 #ToryPoliciesInAction #LivesLost

First Covid inquiry report to set out ‘appalling failures’ during pandemic

Catalogue of errors by government and health officials includes the deliberate winding down of PPE stockpiles

The Guardian
Metal InsiderMar 12, 2024

Paws, Pets, and Metal: Lives Lost vocalist Tanis Pellegrini discusses his two dogs distinct music preferences:

#LivesLost #HersheyPAMetalcore #PawsPetsMetal #MetalPets

https://metalinsider.net/interviews/paws-pets-and-metal-lives-lost-vocalist-tanis-pellegrini-discusses-his-two-dogs-distinct-music-preferences

Paws, Pets, and Metal: Lives Lost discusses their two dogs

Get to know Hershey PA's post-metalcore outfit Lives Lost by going behind the scenes learning about vocalist Tanis Pellegrini's two dogs.

Metal Insider | Get Inside the Industry
U.S. Politics in Real TimeOct 15, 2023

‘That decision cost lives’: Covid data case further deflates Ron DeSantis’s campaign

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/oct/15/ron-desantis-republican-presidential-campaign-covid-data-florida-deaths

#RonDesantis #CovidData #FloridaDeaths #Campaign #LivesLost #Presidential #Politics #News

‘That decision cost lives’: Covid data case further deflates Ron DeSantis’s campaign

Settlement over withheld virus data that critics say cost thousands of lives comes at pivotal time for Republican governor and his teetering campaign

The Guardian
Lady Wicket💗Aug 21, 2023
“Mr. Tulip raised a trembling hand. ‘Is this the bit where my whole life passes in front of my eyes?’ he said.
NO, THAT WAS THE BIT JUST NOW.
‘Which bit?’
THE BIT, said Death, BETWEEN YOU BEING BORN AND YOU DYING. NO, THIS ... MR. TULIP, THIS IS YOUR WHOLE LIFE AS IT PASSED BEFORE OTHER PEOPLE’S EYES ...’”
Terry Pratchett; The Truth
#DiscWorld #LucyLetbySentencing #SerialChildKiller #FailedDutyOfCareByManagers #CorporateManslaughter
#DontForgetTheBabies #LivesLost 💙
miniMaggiFeb 21, 2023
It’s really heartbreaking to keep reading the news of yet another teen stabbing… I don’t know what the problems are, but the answer is NOT and NEVER WILL BE “carry a knife” 😢 #liveslost #livesruined #uk