>DOUGH
friends close
enemies closer
https://www.wfla.com/news/polk-county/winter-haven-commissioners-vote-to-remove-fluoride-from-water-citing-rfk-jr/
Winter Haven commissioners vote to remove fluoride from water, citing RFK Jr.
The Winter Haven City Commission voted Tuesday to stop adding fluoride to drinking water after a lengthy public comment period where residents shared health concerns.
Commissioners voted 3-2 to remove the fluoride by January 1, or on a date “as soon as reasonably practical thereafter.”
The resolution cited a federal court decision that “expressed concerns regarding the effects of fluoride in public water supply.” The court ordered the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to research the effects of fluoridated water and crack down on regulating it.
For many commission members and audience members, the issue at hand was government overreach.
“The government really should not be involved in healthcare, or what goes into the bodies of citizens,” Mayor Pro Tem Brian Yates said, after hinting that fluoride in the water supply and his hyperthyroidism may be correlated. “Those really should be left up to the patient and the (healthcare) provider.”
Yates later denied that a reported 9,000 children face significant barriers to accessing fluoride because of existing public health services. Commissioner Brad Dantzler suggested giving some of the estimated $48,000 saved by adopting the resolution to charities that can provide dental health products.
Commissioner Clifton E. Dollison, who was one of the two dissenting votes, along with Mayor Nathaniel J. Birdsong, Jr., said he may be “the poster child” for the benefits of fluoridated water.
“My mother had nine children. We grew up poor, lived in a project. I never saw a dentist until I was an adult,” Dollison said. “I went to the dentist, got my first checkup … he said, ‘You do not have a cavity in your head. You must have lived in a place where there was fluoride’.”
Removing fluoride would be doing away with something beneficial to “those less fortunate” in the community, according to Dollison.
Dantzler said, in response to correspondence with dental professionals, that city commissioners acknowledge that fluoride is beneficial for dental health, but they have concerns about what may happen when it “gets in the gut.”
The commissioner cited concerns posed by 2024 Presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and falsely stated that President-Elect Donald Trump named him to a high-ranking health policy position. Multiple residents repeated this during public comment.
“I’ll tell you that after the recent election, President Trump has named Mr. Kennedy to be his H-something-something director, and Mr. Kennedy has made it well known and has publicly said that he wants fluoride out of the water around the entire country,” Dantzler said. “So this issue, we may be at the front of it, but this issue is coming just based upon current events and what’s going on in Washington D.C.”
>watch the water
As pointed out by Dantzler and some public commenters, the discussion echoed those during meetings in the COVID-19 pandemic.
“This is reminiscent of what happened with COVID,” Dantzler said. “All four of us, with exception of Commissioner Dollison, were here during COVID and asked to make medical decisions on things that were very complicated, and we don’t completely understand.”
Winter Haven resident Hannah Bush described purchasing a reverse-osmosis filter to remove perceived toxins from her family’s drinking water, but said it wasn’t enough to get rid of the fluoride. She also took issue with the chemical being used in dental health products.
“I can get false teeth if needed. I only have one brain,” Bush said.
In September, a federal judge in California ruled the environmental protection agency must strengthen regulations on fluoride in drinking water, saying levels that are too high could pose a risk to the intellectual development of children.
“Now if the EPA comes out and says it’s all fine, we will add it back in, but as it stands right now, I think we made the right decision to protect children,” Dantzler said.
Is fluoride a “toxic” chemical? Why is it added to drinking water?
In 1950, federal officials endorsed water fluoridation to prevent tooth decay, and continued to promote it even after fluoride toothpaste brands hit the market several years later. Though fluoride can come from a number of sources, drinking water is the main source for Americans, researchers say.
Officials lowered their recommendation for drinking water fluoride levels in 2015 to address a tooth condition called fluorosis, that can cause splotches on teeth and was becoming more common in U.S. kids.
In August, a federal agency determined “with moderate confidence” that there is a link between higher levels of fluoride exposure and lower IQ in kids. The National Toxicology Program based its conclusion on studies involving fluoride levels at about twice the recommended limit for drinking water.
A federal judge later cited that study in ordering the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to further regulate fluoride in drinking water. U.S. District Judge Edward Chen cautioned that it’s not certain that the amount of fluoride typically added to water is causing lower IQ in kids, but he concluded that mounting research points to an unreasonable risk that it could be. He ordered the EPA to take steps to lower that risk, but didn’t say what those measures should be.
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Multiple impacts have been confirmed in the middle of Tel Aviv
British Airways passengers are stranded on the tarmac in multiple airports in the UK and internationally after a "technical issue" disrupted operations.
The problems started at around 17:00 on Monday, with passengers posting to social media that they were standing in the cold waiting to find out what was happening to their flights.
British Airways has confirmed there is a problem affecting some of its computer systems that is causing delays.
But it said no flights were currently being cancelled.
"Flights are operating and we’ll finish our schedule this evening as planned. No cancellations. Some delays. All of our critical operations are running," BA said in a statement.
https://downdetector.com/ indicated a sharp increase in problems with the BA site after 17:00.
It is not clear how widespread the disruption is, but it is reported to have affected flights globally, as well as some domestic UK flights.
The travel expert and journalist Simon Calder estimated the problems could be affecting tens of thousands of passengers, although the delays seem to be limited to one to two hours for affected flights.
One passenger wrote on X that they were "being made to stand on the tarmac in a very cold Verona waiting for an already delayed flight".
Others said they were trying to check in for flights and the "systems are down" or that technical problems had prevented them from booking flights.
Sources within the airline suggest the situation is being brought under control, but there are concerns that delays this evening could have a knock-on effect on Tuesday's flights.
Some travellers commenting on social media said they had been told that pilots were unable to generate loading data for their aircraft and have been struggling to get through to colleagues by phone.
A spokesperson for Heathrow Airport said it was aware of the technical problems at BA, but that its own systems were operating normally.
It is not the first time BA has faced severe disruption due to an IT failure. In May last year, flights were grounded. A similar thing happened in spring 2017, disrupting Bank Holiday plans, and in February 2020.
https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/trump-fire-federal-workers-project-2025-schedule-f-rcna180393
Trump plans to fire thousands of government workers — but it won’t be easy
Here’s how President-elect Donald Trump could use “Schedule F” to gut the civil service — and how he could be stopped.
By Jay Michaelson
Gaetz grew up in ‘The Truman Show’ house.
What really happened when the wizards and warlocks revealed what they had?
>let them go buy any services they need in the open market
tabula rasa
ready?
>Do not cheat when you measure
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https://www.fox13seattle.com/news/lacey-possible-attempted-honor-killing
Lacey parents charged in possible attempted honor killing of daughter
>Make driving fun again.
G20 faggots decided progressive taxation is one of the key tools for reducing inequality.
https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/g20-back-progressive-taxation-without-endorsing-billionaire-tax-sources-say-2024-07-24/
G20 to back progressive taxation, without endorsing 'billionaire tax'
G20 finance leaders meeting in Brazil are preparing a joint statement for Thursday in support of progressive taxation that will stop short of endorsing the hosts' proposal for a global "billionaire tax," two G20 officials told Reuters.
Brazil's presidency of the Group of 20 major economies this year has drummed up initial support from some countries for a joint effort to tax ultra-high-net-worth individuals, although debate has been preliminary.
France, Spain, Colombia, Belgium and the African Union have backed the idea, along with South Africa, which will assume the G20 presidency next year. However, the idea has hit high-profile resistance, including from U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen.
Sources at the German finance ministry, which came out against the idea in April, said that a tax on the super-rich was off the table at this week's G20 meetings. Tax discussions would focus on other ideas, such as combating tax avoidance and wealth concealment, the sources said.
One of the G20 officials familiar with talks, who requested anonymity to discuss ongoing negotiations, said Thursday's joint statement is expected to include a call for cooperation to reduce tax evasion by the super-rich through greater exchange of information and best practices.
A broader G20 joint communique is expected on Friday, when finance ministers and central bankers conclude this week's meetings in Rio de Janeiro.
Despite skepticism, the G20 discussions of a global billionaire tax have garnered praise from former world leaders including 19 members of the Club de Madrid, a forum of more than 100 former presidents and prime ministers.
At a seminar in Brasilia last month, officials discussed the proposal from the independent EU Tax Observatory to levy a 2% wealth tax on fortunes over $1 billion, raising estimated revenue of up to $250 billion annually from 3,000 individuals.
Mali wins $160m in gold mining dispute after detaining British businessman
The most dangerous should be considered the ATACMS ballistic missile due to its flight speed and difficulty in detection and subsequent destruction. At a distance of 120 km, the ballistic missile will reach in 1 minute and 20 seconds, and at the maximum of 300 km - in 3 minutes and 20 seconds.
The Storm Shadow/SCALP cruise missiles have been used by the AFU for a long time, and air defense units are more adapted to them. At a distance of 120 km, they will reach in 9 minutes, and at 270 km - in just over 20 minutes.
We also took into account the German Taurus missiles in the analysis, since the probability of their approval also exists, given the tactics of the current Western governments. The "Taurus" are faster than the "Storms". They will cover 120 km in 6 minutes and 11 seconds, and 300 km - in 15 minutes and 30 seconds.
This is an approximate calculation, taking into account the maximum flight speed of the missiles, which may vary. In addition, the countdown was from a conditional line along the border, which can also change depending on the conditions - the aircraft or launchers can be both further from the border and closer to it.