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Will the 21st Century Nabobs Win Their War on Public Accountability? https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/will-the-21st-century-nabobs-win-their-war-on-public-accountability/sharetoken/aa705d17-c630-40b7-bba9-752e489e3638

Another piece today, making pretty much the same point, is this Josh Marshall article shared earlier by @dangillmor.

https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/will-the-21st-century-nabobs-win-their-war-on-public-accountability/sharetoken/aa705d17-c630-40b7-bba9-752e489e3638

The money is all in on an attempt to take over the country. Together we the people will stop them.

#WeThePeople

Josh Marshall at Talking Points Memo has posted one of his most important pieces, in which he brings historical context to the ascendance -- and profound malignity -- of the ultra-wealthy who are on the verge of destroying us. https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/will-the-21st-century-nabobs-win-their-war-on-public-accountability/sharetoken/aa705d17-c630-40b7-bba9-752e489e3638

#pitchforks

Josh Marshall at Talking Points Memo has posted one of his most important pieces, in which he brings historical context to the ascendance -- and profound malignity -- of the ultra-wealthy who are on the verge of destroying us. https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/will-the-21st-century-nabobs-win-their-war-on-public-accountability/sharetoken/aa705d17-c630-40b7-bba9-752e489e3638

#pitchforks

Josh Marshall at Talking Points Memo has posted one of his most important pieces, in which he brings historical context to the ascendance -- and profound malignity -- of the ultra-wealthy who are on the verge of destroying us. https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/will-the-21st-century-nabobs-win-their-war-on-public-accountability/sharetoken/aa705d17-c630-40b7-bba9-752e489e3638

#pitchforks

Josh Marshall at Talking Points Memo has posted one of his most important pieces, in which he brings historical context to the ascendance -- and profound malignity -- of the ultra-wealthy who are on the verge of destroying us. https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/will-the-21st-century-nabobs-win-their-war-on-public-accountability/sharetoken/aa705d17-c630-40b7-bba9-752e489e3638

#pitchforks

Josh Marshall at Talking Points Memo has posted one of his most important pieces, in which he brings historical context to the ascendance -- and profound malignity -- of the ultra-wealthy who are on the verge of destroying us. https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/will-the-21st-century-nabobs-win-their-war-on-public-accountability/sharetoken/aa705d17-c630-40b7-bba9-752e489e3638

#pitchforks

Josh Marshall at Talking Points Memo has posted one of his most important pieces, in which he brings historical context to the ascendance -- and profound malignity -- of the ultra-wealthy who are on the verge of destroying us. https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/will-the-21st-century-nabobs-win-their-war-on-public-accountability/sharetoken/aa705d17-c630-40b7-bba9-752e489e3638

#pitchforks

Josh Marshall at Talking Points Memo has posted one of his most important pieces, in which he brings historical context to the ascendance -- and profound malignity -- of the ultra-wealthy who are on the verge of destroying us. https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/will-the-21st-century-nabobs-win-their-war-on-public-accountability/sharetoken/aa705d17-c630-40b7-bba9-752e489e3638

#pitchforks

Josh Marshall at Talking Points Memo has posted one of his most important pieces, in which he brings historical context to the ascendance -- and profound malignity -- of the ultra-wealthy who are on the verge of destroying us. https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/will-the-21st-century-nabobs-win-their-war-on-public-accountability/sharetoken/aa705d17-c630-40b7-bba9-752e489e3638

#pitchforks

"America has blown 80 years of accumulated goodwill & trust among its allies, our American moderator was told… America’s recent actions have destroyed the ability of any ally to continue to have faith in America to act even within its own strategic self-interest, let alone that of any ally.

The officer then said that even a swift return of America to its former role won’t matter.

Because 'we will never fucking trust you again.'

The Americans at the table seemed somewhat startled by the heat of that pronouncement."

Anyone startled by that pronouncement is insanely optimistic or incredibly naive. The damage DJT did during his first term would take decades to fix; the damage he's done since is absolutely irreparable. And while you might think that's awful or unjust, they only need to 'never' trust us again for maybe five years. Because there won't be a United States of America beyond that. DJT is running the country like any business that's been bought & is being sold for parts.

https://www.readtheline.ca/p/matt-gurney-we-will-never-fucking

"America has blown 80 years of accumulated goodwill & trust among its allies, our American moderator was told… America’s recent actions have destroyed the ability of any ally to continue to have faith in America to act even within its own strategic self-interest, let alone that of any ally.

The officer then said that even a swift return of America to its former role won’t matter.

Because 'we will never fucking trust you again.'

The Americans at the table seemed somewhat startled by the heat of that pronouncement."

Anyone startled by that pronouncement is insanely optimistic or incredibly naive. The damage DJT did during his first term would take decades to fix; the damage he's done since is absolutely irreparable. And while you might think that's awful or unjust, they only need to 'never' trust us again for maybe five years. Because there won't be a United States of America beyond that. DJT is running the country like any business that's been bought & is being sold for parts.

https://www.readtheline.ca/p/matt-gurney-we-will-never-fucking

“America has blown 80 years of accumulated goodwill and trust among its allies, our American moderator was told. A rock-steady assumption of allied defence and security planning for literally generations has been that America would act in its own interests, sure, but that those interests would be rational, and would still generally value the institutions that America itself worked so hard to build after the Second World War. America’s recent actions have destroyed the ability of any ally to continue to have faith in America to act even within its own strategic self-interest, let alone that of any ally.

The officer then said that even a swift return of America to its former role won’t matter.

Because “we will never fucking trust you again.”
https://www.readtheline.ca/p/matt-gurney-we-will-never-fucking

"America has blown 80 years of accumulated goodwill & trust among its allies, our American moderator was told… America’s recent actions have destroyed the ability of any ally to continue to have faith in America to act even within its own strategic self-interest, let alone that of any ally.

The officer then said that even a swift return of America to its former role won’t matter.

Because 'we will never fucking trust you again.'

The Americans at the table seemed somewhat startled by the heat of that pronouncement."

Anyone startled by that pronouncement is insanely optimistic or incredibly naive. The damage DJT did during his first term would take decades to fix; the damage he's done since is absolutely irreparable. And while you might think that's awful or unjust, they only need to 'never' trust us again for maybe five years. Because there won't be a United States of America beyond that. DJT is running the country like any business that's been bought & is being sold for parts.

https://www.readtheline.ca/p/matt-gurney-we-will-never-fucking

"America has blown 80 years of accumulated goodwill & trust among its allies, our American moderator was told… America’s recent actions have destroyed the ability of any ally to continue to have faith in America to act even within its own strategic self-interest, let alone that of any ally.

The officer then said that even a swift return of America to its former role won’t matter.

Because 'we will never fucking trust you again.'

The Americans at the table seemed somewhat startled by the heat of that pronouncement."

Anyone startled by that pronouncement is insanely optimistic or incredibly naive. The damage DJT did during his first term would take decades to fix; the damage he's done since is absolutely irreparable. And while you might think that's awful or unjust, they only need to 'never' trust us again for maybe five years. Because there won't be a United States of America beyond that. DJT is running the country like any business that's been bought & is being sold for parts.

https://www.readtheline.ca/p/matt-gurney-we-will-never-fucking

"America has blown 80 years of accumulated goodwill & trust among its allies, our American moderator was told… America’s recent actions have destroyed the ability of any ally to continue to have faith in America to act even within its own strategic self-interest, let alone that of any ally.

The officer then said that even a swift return of America to its former role won’t matter.

Because 'we will never fucking trust you again.'

The Americans at the table seemed somewhat startled by the heat of that pronouncement."

Anyone startled by that pronouncement is insanely optimistic or incredibly naive. The damage DJT did during his first term would take decades to fix; the damage he's done since is absolutely irreparable. And while you might think that's awful or unjust, they only need to 'never' trust us again for maybe five years. Because there won't be a United States of America beyond that. DJT is running the country like any business that's been bought & is being sold for parts.

https://www.readtheline.ca/p/matt-gurney-we-will-never-fucking

“America has blown 80 years of accumulated goodwill and trust among its allies, our American moderator was told. A rock-steady assumption of allied defence and security planning for literally generations has been that America would act in its own interests, sure, but that those interests would be rational, and would still generally value the institutions that America itself worked so hard to build after the Second World War. America’s recent actions have destroyed the ability of any ally to continue to have faith in America to act even within its own strategic self-interest, let alone that of any ally.

The officer then said that even a swift return of America to its former role won’t matter.

Because “we will never fucking trust you again.”
https://www.readtheline.ca/p/matt-gurney-we-will-never-fucking

“America has blown 80 years of accumulated goodwill and trust among its allies, our American moderator was told. A rock-steady assumption of allied defence and security planning for literally generations has been that America would act in its own interests, sure, but that those interests would be rational, and would still generally value the institutions that America itself worked so hard to build after the Second World War. America’s recent actions have destroyed the ability of any ally to continue to have faith in America to act even within its own strategic self-interest, let alone that of any ally.

The officer then said that even a swift return of America to its former role won’t matter.

Because “we will never fucking trust you again.”
https://www.readtheline.ca/p/matt-gurney-we-will-never-fucking

“America has blown 80 years of accumulated goodwill and trust among its allies, our American moderator was told. A rock-steady assumption of allied defence and security planning for literally generations has been that America would act in its own interests, sure, but that those interests would be rational, and would still generally value the institutions that America itself worked so hard to build after the Second World War. America’s recent actions have destroyed the ability of any ally to continue to have faith in America to act even within its own strategic self-interest, let alone that of any ally.

The officer then said that even a swift return of America to its former role won’t matter.

Because “we will never fucking trust you again.”
https://www.readtheline.ca/p/matt-gurney-we-will-never-fucking

“America has blown 80 years of accumulated goodwill and trust among its allies, our American moderator was told. A rock-steady assumption of allied defence and security planning for literally generations has been that America would act in its own interests, sure, but that those interests would be rational, and would still generally value the institutions that America itself worked so hard to build after the Second World War. America’s recent actions have destroyed the ability of any ally to continue to have faith in America to act even within its own strategic self-interest, let alone that of any ally.

The officer then said that even a swift return of America to its former role won’t matter.

Because “we will never fucking trust you again.”
https://www.readtheline.ca/p/matt-gurney-we-will-never-fucking

Great read from @ben, "Why RSS matters" https://werd.io/why-rss-matters/ #rss #openweb #indieweb

Why RSS matters. https://werd.io/why-rss-matters/

🔗 Why RSS matters via @ben #Tech #Mastodon #Rss

Yesterday morning, I woke up and checked my news app while still in bed. The headlines from ProPublica, The New York Times, and The Guardian loaded instantly: a curated stream of stories updated overnight. I scrolled through, tapped on a few pieces, then switched over to my podcast app to queue up something for my morning gym session. I queued up three new episodes: one from Search Engine, the...

https://werd.io/why-rss-matters/

"If we want an internet where publishers retain autonomy and readers retain agency, we need to treat #RSS not as legacy plumbing but as strategic infrastructure." @ben

I've been using Inoreader for about a year and am pretty happy with it, while @surf is an intriguing option for blending social feeds and I'd love to be able to add regular RSS feeds, too. (EDIT: You can!)

Not having an RSS feed active is like making Instagram your website. Stop it!

#SocialReboot

https://werd.io/why-rss-matters/

For decades, RSS has been a workhorse that connects systems on the timely web and ensures that publishers can syndicate and grow their reach. Here's why it matters more than ever. https://werd.io/why-rss-matters/

Ben Werdmuller wrote a new perspective on RSS. It's great, just what we need. RSS is of the web, and is the simplest most obvious way to get all the twitter-like systems connected.

https://werd.io/why-rss-matters/

For decades, RSS has been a workhorse that connects systems on the timely web and ensures that publishers can syndicate and grow their reach. Here's why it matters more than ever. https://werd.io/why-rss-matters/

For decades, RSS has been a workhorse that connects systems on the timely web and ensures that publishers can syndicate and grow their reach. Here's why it matters more than ever. https://werd.io/why-rss-matters/

For decades, RSS has been a workhorse that connects systems on the timely web and ensures that publishers can syndicate and grow their reach. Here's why it matters more than ever. https://werd.io/why-rss-matters/

For decades, RSS has been a workhorse that connects systems on the timely web and ensures that publishers can syndicate and grow their reach. Here's why it matters more than ever. https://werd.io/why-rss-matters/

Meet Pebble Index 01 - External Memory For Your Brain | rePebble Blog https://repebble.com/blog/meet-pebble-index-01-external-memory-for-your-brain

„No charging: The battery lasts for up to years of average use. After the end of its life, send your ring back to us for recycling."

We are throwing it away for you, is the new sustainability.
#pebble #sustainability

https://repebble.com/blog/meet-pebble-index-01-external-memory-for-your-brain

I'm wearing a 3d printed version of the Pebble Index 01 to get an idea of how it would be. While I dislike the not being able to charge, I do like the idea of a device that doesn't require effort. Just a button I can press to get things out of my head.
https://repebble.com/blog/meet-pebble-index-01-external-memory-for-your-brain

Link: https://repebble.com/blog/meet-pebble-index-01-external-memory-for-your-brain
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46205661

https://repebble.com/blog/meet-pebble-index-01-external-memory-for-your-brain

#HackerNews #NewPebbleDevice #PebbleIndex #ExternalMemory #TechInnovation #BrainTech

Link: https://repebble.com/blog/meet-pebble-index-01-external-memory-for-your-brain
Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46205661

#Pebble announced a new smart device and it's not a watch! It's a ring and all it does is capture audio. No cloud service, no server-side AI (it does do local transcription, totally offline) and the trigger is a physical hardware button.

https://repebble.com/blog/meet-pebble-index-01-external-memory-for-your-brain

A ring mic that's thrown away after "up to two years" is a nonstarter for me. They do say we can ship it back and they'll take care of it, but what does that mean?
I'd feel better about it if the body was reusable aluminum with some story about removing the electronics. An open API is table stakes, too.
I don't doubt that the ring mic would be a handy wearable, though, and I appreciate that they're focused on local-only data.
https://repebble.com/blog/meet-pebble-index-01-external-memory-for-your-brain

Link: https://repebble.com/blog/meet-pebble-index-01-external-memory-for-your-brain
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46205661

Link: https://repebble.com/blog/meet-pebble-index-01-external-memory-for-your-brain
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46205661

1/2 In which I cover a couple of the weird/scary aspects of the #genAI bubble and try to get a feel what the post-bubble hangover will feel like. Tl;dr: Not like the dot-com bust. https://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/202x/2025/12/07/Thin-Spots-In-the-AI-Bubble

1/2 In which I cover a couple of the weird/scary aspects of the #genAI bubble and try to get a feel what the post-bubble hangover will feel like. Tl;dr: Not like the dot-com bust. https://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/202x/2025/12/07/Thin-Spots-In-the-AI-Bubble

1/2 In which I cover a couple of the weird/scary aspects of the #genAI bubble and try to get a feel what the post-bubble hangover will feel like. Tl;dr: Not like the dot-com bust. https://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/202x/2025/12/07/Thin-Spots-In-the-AI-Bubble

After the Bubble
L: https://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/202x/2025/12/07/Thin-Spots-In-the-AI-Bubble
C: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46203986
posted on 2025.12.09 at 07:02:02 (c=0, p=7)

Link: https://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/202x/2025/12/07/Thin-Spots-In-the-AI-Bubble
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46203986

1/2 In which I cover a couple of the weird/scary aspects of the #genAI bubble and try to get a feel what the post-bubble hangover will feel like. Tl;dr: Not like the dot-com bust. https://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/202x/2025/12/07/Thin-Spots-In-the-AI-Bubble

1/2 In which I cover a couple of the weird/scary aspects of the #genAI bubble and try to get a feel what the post-bubble hangover will feel like. Tl;dr: Not like the dot-com bust. https://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/202x/2025/12/07/Thin-Spots-In-the-AI-Bubble

1/2 In which I cover a couple of the weird/scary aspects of the #genAI bubble and try to get a feel what the post-bubble hangover will feel like. Tl;dr: Not like the dot-com bust. https://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/202x/2025/12/07/Thin-Spots-In-the-AI-Bubble

1/2 In which I cover a couple of the weird/scary aspects of the #genAI bubble and try to get a feel what the post-bubble hangover will feel like. Tl;dr: Not like the dot-com bust. https://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/202x/2025/12/07/Thin-Spots-In-the-AI-Bubble

1/2 In which I cover a couple of the weird/scary aspects of the #genAI bubble and try to get a feel what the post-bubble hangover will feel like. Tl;dr: Not like the dot-com bust. https://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/202x/2025/12/07/Thin-Spots-In-the-AI-Bubble

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/dec/10/man-made-fire-350000-years-earlier-than-previously-known-after-discovery-in-suffolk

Man made fire 350,000 years earlier than previously thought, discovery in Suffolk suggests https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/dec/10/man-made-fire-350000-years-earlier-than-previously-known-after-discovery-in-suffolk #Anthropology #Evolution #Science #Biology

Hmm. While the title of this story is formally right, it's a bit misleading.

It might better read "Neanderthals figured out how to make & use fire long before we did".

That is, Neanderthals are indeed classified as human, because they're in the genus Homo, but I suspect most readers likely conflate "human" with our species, Homo sapiens.

Then again, most of us carry a few % of Neanderthal DNA, so ... 🤷‍♂️

Interesting story & discovery though – worth a read 👍

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/dec/10/man-made-fire-350000-years-earlier-than-previously-known-after-discovery-in-suffolk

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/dec/10/man-made-fire-350000-years-earlier-than-previously-known-after-discovery-in-suffolk

*very likely probably Neanderthals, as our own species were still in Africa at the time. Title, errm, slightly misleading

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/dec/10/man-made-fire-350000-years-earlier-than-previously-known-after-discovery-in-suffolk

#Anthropology #Neanderthals #Prehistory #Suffolk

Here's Chris Stringer...
'So early Neanderthals were making fire in Britain about 400,000 years ago,” said Prof Chris Stringer, of the Natural History Museum and part of the team behind the findings. “Of course, our species was evolving in Africa, while these people were living in Britain and Europe. We guess that our species, too, would have had this knowledge, but we don’t actually have the evidence of it.”
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/dec/10/man-made-fire-350000-years-earlier-than-previously-known-after-discovery-in-suffolk

Here's Chris Stringer...
'So early Neanderthals were making fire in Britain about 400,000 years ago,” said Prof Chris Stringer, of the Natural History Museum and part of the team behind the findings. “Of course, our species was evolving in Africa, while these people were living in Britain and Europe. We guess that our species, too, would have had this knowledge, but we don’t actually have the evidence of it.”
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/dec/10/man-made-fire-350000-years-earlier-than-previously-known-after-discovery-in-suffolk

'“The implications are enormous,” said Dr Rob Davis, a Palaeolithic archaeologist at the British Museum, who co-led the investigation. “The ability to create and control fire is one of the most important turning points in human history with practical and social benefits that changed human evolution.”'

"Humans made fire 350,000 years earlier than previously thought, discovery in Suffolk suggests."

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/dec/10/man-made-fire-350000-years-earlier-than-previously-known-after-discovery-in-suffolk

'“The implications are enormous,” said Dr Rob Davis, a Palaeolithic archaeologist at the British Museum, who co-led the investigation. “The ability to create and control fire is one of the most important turning points in human history with practical and social benefits that changed human evolution.”'

"Humans made fire 350,000 years earlier than previously thought, discovery in Suffolk suggests."

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/dec/10/man-made-fire-350000-years-earlier-than-previously-known-after-discovery-in-suffolk

Hmm. While the title of this story is formally right, it's a bit misleading.

It might better read "Neanderthals figured out how to make & use fire long before we did".

That is, Neanderthals are indeed classified as human, because they're in the genus Homo, but I suspect most readers likely conflate "human" with our species, Homo sapiens.

Then again, most of us carry a few % of Neanderthal DNA, so ... 🤷‍♂️

Interesting story & discovery though – worth a read 👍

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/dec/10/man-made-fire-350000-years-earlier-than-previously-known-after-discovery-in-suffolk

The rest of the world is lapping the U.S. in the EV race.

EVs made up 25% of global car sales in 2025. In the U.S., they only made up 10%. #ClimateChange

https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2025/12/the-rest-of-the-world-is-lapping-the-u-s-in-the-ev-race/

EVs made up 25% of global car sales in 2025. In the U.S., they only made up 10%. #ClimateChange

https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2025/12/the-rest-of-the-world-is-lapping-the-u-s-in-the-ev-race/

https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2025/12/the-rest-of-the-world-is-lapping-the-u-s-in-the-ev-race/

"The global and American trajectories in this key clean energy technology are turning in different directions. And with most other countries racing to adopt EVs as a more efficient, cost-effective, and cleaner mode of transportation, China’s growing dominance of this technology may help that country become the next global economic superpower."

https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2025/12/the-rest-of-the-world-is-lapping-the-u-s-in-the-ev-race/

A recent report found that slowed EV adoption in the USA will make Americans sicker and poorer due to increased air pollution and higher total ownership costs
#GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition
https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2025/12/the-rest-of-the-world-is-lapping-the-u-s-in-the-ev-race/

The rest of the world is lapping the U.S. in the EV race.

EVs made up 25% of global car sales in 2025. In the U.S., they only made up 10%. #ClimateChange

https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2025/12/the-rest-of-the-world-is-lapping-the-u-s-in-the-ev-race/

"The global and American trajectories in this key clean energy technology are turning in different directions. And with most other countries racing to adopt EVs as a more efficient, cost-effective, and cleaner mode of transportation, China’s growing dominance of this technology may help that country become the next global economic superpower."

https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2025/12/the-rest-of-the-world-is-lapping-the-u-s-in-the-ev-race/

"The global and American trajectories in this key clean energy technology are turning in different directions. And with most other countries racing to adopt EVs as a more efficient, cost-effective, and cleaner mode of transportation, China’s growing dominance of this technology may help that country become the next global economic superpower."

https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2025/12/the-rest-of-the-world-is-lapping-the-u-s-in-the-ev-race/

The rest of the world is lapping the U.S. in the EV race.

EVs made up 25% of global car sales in 2025. In the U.S., they only made up 10%. #ClimateChange

https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2025/12/the-rest-of-the-world-is-lapping-the-u-s-in-the-ev-race/

I want to add onto what this article talks about in regards to funding going towards genetics. It's not just Parkinson's. There's a lot of "Before we do something radical like clean air and water we should spend the rest of our lives making sure it's not something else" in research funding. It's one of the big reasons I eventually went out on my own in my former career as a chemist, and what we found over and over was that your health is largely dictated by what you ingest. And, sadly, you ingest a lot of things you don't want to.

At this point, particularly in the US, no one else is going to clean your water for you, so you'd better be doing it yourself.

https://www.wired.com/story/scientists-thought-parkinsons-was-in-our-genes-it-might-be-in-the-water/

https://www.wired.com/story/scientists-thought-parkinsons-was-in-our-genes-it-might-be-in-the-water/

“I think TCE [trichlorethylene] is the most important cause of Parkinson’s in the US,” says Ray Dorsey, the Parkinson’s expert at the University of Rochester.

https://www.wired.com/story/scientists-thought-parkinsons-was-in-our-genes-it-might-be-in-the-water/

"In Silicon Valley, where TCE was integral to the manufacturing of early transistors, a necklace of underground plumes have been identified along Highway 101 from Palo Alto to San Jose. Santa Clara County has more toxic Superfund sites, at 23, than any other county"

#SFBayArea
#SiliconValley
#Parkinsons

“I think TCE [trichlorethylene] is the most important cause of Parkinson’s in the US,” says Ray Dorsey, the Parkinson’s expert at the University of Rochester.

https://www.wired.com/story/scientists-thought-parkinsons-was-in-our-genes-it-might-be-in-the-water/

"In Silicon Valley, where TCE was integral to the manufacturing of early transistors, a necklace of underground plumes have been identified along Highway 101 from Palo Alto to San Jose. Santa Clara County has more toxic Superfund sites, at 23, than any other county"

#SFBayArea
#SiliconValley
#Parkinsons

I want to add onto what this article talks about in regards to funding going towards genetics. It's not just Parkinson's. There's a lot of "Before we do something radical like clean air and water we should spend the rest of our lives making sure it's not something else" in research funding. It's one of the big reasons I eventually went out on my own in my former career as a chemist, and what we found over and over was that your health is largely dictated by what you ingest. And, sadly, you ingest a lot of things you don't want to.

At this point, particularly in the US, no one else is going to clean your water for you, so you'd better be doing it yourself.

https://www.wired.com/story/scientists-thought-parkinsons-was-in-our-genes-it-might-be-in-the-water/

“I think TCE [trichlorethylene] is the most important cause of Parkinson’s in the US,” says Ray Dorsey, the Parkinson’s expert at the University of Rochester.

https://www.wired.com/story/scientists-thought-parkinsons-was-in-our-genes-it-might-be-in-the-water/

"In Silicon Valley, where TCE was integral to the manufacturing of early transistors, a necklace of underground plumes have been identified along Highway 101 from Palo Alto to San Jose. Santa Clara County has more toxic Superfund sites, at 23, than any other county"

#SFBayArea
#SiliconValley
#Parkinsons

#ParkinsonsDisease #EnvironmentalFactors #GeneticNotAlone #HealthAlert #ParkinsonsAwareness

https://www.wired.com/story/scientists-thought-parkinsons-was-in-our-genes-it-might-be-in-the-water/

someday my decades-long conviction that the chemical soup we live in is gonna shorten everyone's lives (some more than others) is gonna be an accepted fact of science

meanwhile...
"Nearly every scientist interviewed for this story does a few simple things. They filter their water, they run an air purifier, they don’t microwave plastic...opt for fragrance-free products, avoid eating out of plastic when they can, and buy organic produce."

https://www.wired.com/story/scientists-thought-parkinsons-was-in-our-genes-it-might-be-in-the-water/

someday my decades-long conviction that the chemical soup we live in is gonna shorten everyone's lives (some more than others) is gonna be an accepted fact of science

meanwhile...
"Nearly every scientist interviewed for this story does a few simple things. They filter their water, they run an air purifier, they don’t microwave plastic...opt for fragrance-free products, avoid eating out of plastic when they can, and buy organic produce."

https://www.wired.com/story/scientists-thought-parkinsons-was-in-our-genes-it-might-be-in-the-water/

Parkinson's Might Be in the Water
L: https://www.wired.com/story/scientists-thought-parkinsons-was-in-our-genes-it-might-be-in-the-water/
C: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46222731
posted on 2025.12.10 at 14:50:34 (c=0, p=6)