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September 10, 2019 - Issue 4775


The Opioid Crisis — A Case of Mass Homicide?

opioid pain treatment

September 10, 2019

It makes absolutely no sense - especially when you consider there's zero evidence it's actually effective in treating the problem and the side effects are deadly, with an estimated 700,000 likely to die as a result of it between 2015 and 2025. Please be careful.

Little Timmy vs. Google Spies

children are spending more time online

September 10, 2019

Google-owned YouTube has been fined a record $170 million for collecting children's personal information without parents' consent. YouTube also uses nudge techniques to encourage children to stay online longer, tracking personal preferences to create lists of autoplayback and autosuggestions, which keep children glued to the screen. Now, advocates are working to protect children's online rights and privacy.

This 1950s Video Demonstrates Where Best Food Comes From

This 1950s Video Demonstrates Where Best Food Comes From

September 10, 2019

A video from the 1950s extols the virtues of grass farming, stating that it helps with weed problems, benefits soil and 'makes farming easy all around.' Raising animals on pasture continues to be the best way to produce food, leading to superior nutrition, sustainability and a better environment.