These programs are amazing: fresh food for those on public assistance and more money in farmers’ pockets. Now the Big Beautiful Bill is kicking thousands of people, just like @writingelizabeth.bsky.social here, off of #SNAP. And the shutdown threatens everyone’s benefits. Cruelty is the point.

Take, for example, this position statement from the largest professional organization representing endocrinologists. These people study the endocrine system. Are they feeling chill about environmental chemicals? Nope. #endocrinedisruptors

You can donate to their strike fund here: gofund.me/95d8a3fc #calunion

So, a rising age at first birth & rising shares of people who childless at a given age - & thus low birth rates - aren't a *cause* of all these problems cited by pronatalists. They're a *symptom* that contemporary society is not functioning in a way that lets people achieve their family goals. 9/

This is going to shift in a couple of years, LET ME TELL YOU.

But also maybe read some Betty Friedan? She had something to say about this.

An overview of internal Monsanto docs are here. Some may disagree with the premise of the discovery. Fine, but the contents of these files give clear evidence of a cover-up and manipulation of peer review: www.wisnerbaum.com/toxic-tort-l...

(Though like all comments they get a little nasty towards the end)