Kindness is Punk

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Cake day: May 21st, 2025

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  • Car culture permeates North America to such a degree that people tie it to their very identity

    It’s really hard for me to imagine us moving away from it but it’s very clear it’s toxic in every way it touches our lives.

    From our dependence on Russian oil, to the climate impact of hydrocarbons, to the exhaust fumes being linked to childhood asthma, to tire particulates being a huge source of microplastics, to the enormous tax subsidies required to even make them viable, to the ways it has shaped our society to be more isolated.

    I truly fucking hate cars.




  • TL;DR:

    Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced plans to bar government-funded scientists from publishing in several government funded medical journals accusing them of being “corrupt” and controlled by Big Pharma. Instead, he proposed creating HHS-run “in-house” journals, claiming they would become the new gold standard for medical research.

    This move risks turning U.S. medical research into a political tool, eroding trust, accelerating the decline of American science and creating an eminent threat to the American healthcare system.

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  • TLDR:

    Israeli airstrikes killed at least six Palestinians guarding aid trucks in Gaza, according to Hamas, as aid distribution struggles due to looting and delays.

    Israel says it allowed 300 trucks in since easing its blockade, but aid groups say it’s not enough and many supplies are stuck at the border.

    The UN warns of extreme hunger, with two million people at risk of famine. Meanwhile, Israel intensified strikes overnight, hitting 75 targets.

    The conflict, ongoing since October 2023, has killed over 53,600 Palestinians,