The Daily Populous

Tuesday August 11st, 2020 night edition

image for ACLU calls for dissolving of Department of Homeland Security

“Nearly 20 years of abuse, waste, and corruption demonstrate the failure of the DHS experiment.

“Dismantling DHS, breaking it apart into various federal agencies, and shrinking its federal budget will allow for more effective oversight, accountability and public transparency,” it added.

Dismantling DHS, breaking it apart into various federal agencies, and shrinking its federal budget will allow for more effective oversight, accountability and public transparency.

https://t.co/OCEhylML0t — ACLU (@ACLU) August 10, 2020.

In the op-ed, Romero noted several former DHS and national security officials who have expressed dismay at the recent trajectory of the department.

The idea at the time was to increase the importance of homeland security by unifying various parts of the government under one umbrella.

Plaintiffs in the case include the Portland Mercury as well as several journalists and legal observers who claim agents assaulted them. »

Terminally ill Canadians win right to use magic mushrooms for end-of-life stress

Authored by news.sky.com

Four terminally ill Canadians have won the right to take psychedelic drugs to treat end-of-life anxiety and distress.

They will be allowed to take the hallucinogenic drug psilocybin, derived from magic mushrooms, after Canada's health minister Patty Hajdu approved the landmark application more than 100 days after the request was made.

The patients are thought to be the first Canadians to be given the legal right to use the recreational drug since the country outlawed it back in 1974. »

Elon Musk and Joe Biden could be in for a showdown over unions

Authored by axios.com

Tesla is poised to benefit greatly from Biden’s climate policies, but Musk has a history of anti-union behavior.

More recently, union officials say Musk may have broken other labor laws by opening Tesla’s plant during the pandemic despite government officials requesting otherwise.

“By holding Musk personally accountable it might deter Musk from his usual union busting. »

Trans women pose no threat to cis women, but we pose a threat to them if we make them outcasts

Authored by theguardian.com
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As I’ve watched transphobia explode in the American right and the British whatever, I’ve thought over my own experience.

Despite this, people – many of whom are supposed to be feminists – keep coming up with lurid “what ifs”.

Trans women pose no threat to cis-women, but we pose a threat to them if we make them outcasts and pariahs (and insisting they use men’s bathrooms endangered them horribly). »

Sunlight could solve drinking water's biggest problem in 30 minutes

Authored by inverse.com
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Now, a team of scientists from Australia and China has proposed a sustainable solution that relies on sunlight to jump-start the filtration process instead of heat or electricity.

Using a super porous material to suck up salt from brackish, salty water, researchers were able to sustainably create nearly 40 gallons of clean drinking water per single kilogram of a metal material.

This work opens up a new direction for designing stimuli-responsive materials for energy-efficient and sustainable desalination and water purification. »