With flows from the vital Colorado River in peril, @ProPublica and the Desert Sun found that just 20 extended families in a stretch of California desert used more river water than entire states -- and they mostly used it to grow hay.

Farmers in one family, the Abattis, used more water than the entirety of the Las Vegas metro area.

Read our excellent, interactive analysis: https://projects.propublica.org/california-farmers-colorado-river/

haven't seen a slow-speed chase this thrilling since a white bronco in '94

#Mondog

Grandma Powazek lived through the Holocaust. Ran in the night. Put in work camps. Gave birth to my dad in a DP camp.

When she talked about the nazis, she was stoic. Annoyed. Nazis were evil, yes, but evil always existed in the world.

But when she talked about the Poles - her friends and neighbors who sold her out, smiled politely and then turned on her and her family - that's when her anger came out.

Being hurt by evil is expected. Being betrayed by friends is unforgivable.

This article is almost 10 years old. This is not a new situation. It’s well known.

I’ve seen users in the Fediverse claim this isn’t true (with zero evidence) which is the only reason I’m posting it.

My greatest wish is for an end to the violence all around, but it’s as important as ever that we stick to what’s real and not spread what isn’t.

Why Hamas stores its weapons inside hospitals, mosques and schools-
https://wapo.st/3tVJwjY

We already try to eliminate single-use plastics but this was what finally tipped me from “Ugh I don’t have time to worry about *completely* avoiding plastic” to “Jfc fine everything’s going in glass or metal.”

https://www.bonappetit.com/story/can-you-put-plastic-in-the-microwave

ETA: Muting thread, good luck out there.

On this day in 1916, the first family planning clinic in the USA opened. Sisters Margaret Sanger and Ethel Byrne, and artist Fania Mindell opened a clinic which supplied barrier contraceptives and provided information about how to prevent pregnancy.

Just nine days later, the clinic was raided by police and all three women were arrested.