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75% More Pedestrians Have Been Killed Since 2009. Giant Trucks and SUVs Are Why
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In Europe:
In the US:
Not exactly the same years, of course, and comparing data sets is tricky.
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75% More Pedestrians Have Been Killed Since 2009. Giant Trucks and SUVs Are Why
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In Europe:
In the US:
Not exactly the same years, of course, and comparing data sets is tricky.
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75% More Pedestrians Have Been Killed Since 2009. Giant Trucks and SUVs Are Why
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I don't think that we see the same increase in pedestrian fatalities in other countries though, which do have smart phones but do not have massive personal trucks.
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Pussys? These aren t pussys! Thats s Pussy !
10 of 10, would use and leave filled!
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Trump Refuses to Sign Housing Bill Until Unpopular Voting Restrictions Pass Congress
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He can still veto it, right?
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How can I follow people here?
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It did!
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Justice Department Makes It Easier to Bypass Pollution Controls on Pickups
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In principle we shouldn't worry so much about individual consumer actions, but...
By 2020, the most recent numbers available, the E.P.A. estimated that the emissions controls had been removed from more than 550,000 diesel pickup trucks over the prior decade, or roughly 15 percent of all diesel trucks originally certified with those controls.
This seems to have become an commercial industry at scale, so is a genuine problem.
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Volunteer Under Investigation for Cleaning Polluted River Without a License, Faces Two Years in Prison
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It's in the fine article:
The EA’s main complaint seems to be that the dredging was significant enough that it constitutes a flood risk.
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Senate is set to pass a bipartisan housing bill aimed at increasing supply and lowering prices
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Ultimately since we have such a huge wealth gap, normal people won't be able to compete with the rich who can buy homes as investments.
I guess it's nice that it's not just a handout to developers.
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While the world scrambles for oil, China sits on full tanks
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China is by no means perfect, but framing a country doing exactly as what every country should be doing as somehow sinister or having nefarious motives smacks of deep anti-Chinese indoctrination.
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'Look at his legs': Trump struggles to move his legs and gets stranded on flight of stairs—then aides panic and rush to block the evidence from cameras
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Donald Trump was born in the same year as Bill Clinton.
Trump began his 2nd term presidency 32 years after Clinton began his 2nd term.
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How well can Electric vehicles(EVs) handle the heat — and the cold? AAA put them to the test
"Internal combustion engine vehicles also lose range in extreme cold weather," points out Ed Kim, the chief analyst with the research group AutoPacific, who was not involved in AAA's research. The Environmental Protection Agency has estimated a 10% to 30% drop in gas vehicle fuel economy in cold weather, depending on the type of trip. "This isn't a problem that's exclusive to EVs. This happens to basically any kind of vehicle when it gets really cold."
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Alright let's see pictures of your super nice rack-mounted, professionally installed labs. I'll start 🙃
Okay I'll bite.
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Colbert's firing sent Late Show audience into nose-dive so bad it's crashing CBS: report
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Killing any news source that values truth in any way is a goal. So, mission accomplished by the fascists.
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Scientist wins Georgia primary for U.S. House seat
Along with a war chest that far exceeded Scott’s and a crowded field of newcomers, Clark’s campaign benefited from Scott’s death on 22 April at the age of 80.
We really need to normalize politicians retiring. They shouldn't all stay in power until they literally die of old age.
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Man jailed for a month despite Flock showing he was 5 miles from crime scene
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The police exist to protect capital and the capital class. They're not incompetent, they're doing their job just fine.
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It's like using your laptop poolside. Seems cool but actually sucks ass.
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US says troops were targeted with location data, as senator warns ad industry is a ‘national security threat’
Now that the US has declared itself a foreign adversary for every other country on the planet, can we start banning online ads, at least from US companies?
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Exclusive: Justice Department launches a criminal investigation into Trump accuser E. Jean Carroll | CNN Politics
Is she going to be able to get some of that $1,776 million slush fund for people attacked by a weaponized justice department?
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The Supreme Court Ends Multiracial Democracy as We Know It
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Well... without Mitchell McConnell ignoring the Constitution to get two extra appointees for Trump 1, we might be at a 4-5 decision the other way...
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Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas blasts progressivism as threat to America
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Thomas has been a weird and terrible person for decades, long before MAGA.
He was one of the main pushers of Citizens United, for example. He really believes that wealth should provide more political influence.