Caete
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Even in California, it’s the pall of smoke that will do the most damage to human wellbeing. A drought-prone, densely-populated strip of land strafed by seasonal winds which act like accelerants on a bushfire, it’s unusually prone to such disasters and their after-effects. Somewhere close to 55,000 premature deaths in the state between 2008 and 2018 were caused by PM2.5 from fires, according to a study last June led by researchers at the University of California Los Angeles. That makes such particulates a bigger cause of death in the state than road accidents and a far more serious risk than homicide.
With smoke filling the air of many neighborhoods, the wellness machine has sprung into action, promoting tinctures, detox products, essential oils, parasite cleanses, and even raw milk as “treatments” for its effects.
Every disaster brings out the vultures. I'm sure some people who come up with this bullshit really think they are helping, but most probably just see dollar signs.![]()
Influencers Are Hawking Wellness Products in Response to the LA Fires
Essential oils, detox regimens, parasite cleanses, and raw milk have entered the disaster economy.www.wired.com
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Fred Wellman (@fpwellman.bsky.social)
Remember how Trump said he "sent the military in and opened up the water flow" in CA? It appears he forced the Army Corps to just drain reservoirs into recently flooded farmland without telling local farmers or leaders. “In 25 years, I’ve never seen anything like this.”...bsky.app
hasn't even been too weeks yet and I'm looking for language stronger than "Incompetent Fucktard!"Fred Wellman (@fpwellman.bsky.social)
Remember how Trump said he "sent the military in and opened up the water flow" in CA? It appears he forced the Army Corps to just drain reservoirs into recently flooded farmland without telling local farmers or leaders. “In 25 years, I’ve never seen anything like this.”...bsky.app
I've been workshopping Supermassive genius black hole, but it lacks something...hasn't even been too weeks yet and I'm looking for language stronger than "Incompetent Fucktard!"
*Am I on it?*Oh joy, yet another list.
"Fucking idiot" works for me.hasn't even been too weeks yet and I'm looking for language stronger than "Incompetent Fucktard!"