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Quixote1818

Quixote1818's Journal

January 30, 2023

Right-Wingers Attack Elon Musk, Claiming Twitter is "Way Worse" Now

January 29, 2023

Stats show Pizza Delivery is nearly twice as dangerous as being a cop

https://www.facilities.udel.edu/safety/4689/

7. Delivery drivers
BLS Category: Driver/sales workers and truck drivers
Fatal injury rate: 27 per 100,000 workers
Total deaths (2018): 966

22. Police officers
BLS Category: Police and sheriff’s patrol officers
Fatal injury rate: 14 per 100,000 workers
Total deaths (2018): 108

January 29, 2023

Sheriff says his program scares youths into better behavior. Experts say it's child abuse

I like how this fellow points out that the networks KNOW this doesn't work and it exploits the kids but they do it anyway for ratings and to line their pockets. It becomes evil as F if you know you are just abusing kids for ratings.