TriplePlaid

Kinder Eggs were/are banned because of food safety.

In this 2016 example a girl died from choking on a piece of a toy from a kinder egg.

I think this issue reflects an interesting difference in regulatory philosophy and how we might choose to protect freedoms vs public health, and what sorts of items are seen as “too bad to be allowed.”

According to the article the CEO is the only person who died in this crash, the driver was injured but survived.

The mission capable rate, which measures the percentage of time aircraft can perform at least one of their tasked missions, dropped from 67% in fiscal 2021 to 44% in fiscal 2025, GAO found.

The full mission capable rate, the share of time aircraft can perform all assigned missions, slid from 38% to 25% over the same period.

JPO officials told GAO that readiness will likely worsen before it improves, and program documentation suggests improvements may not materialize until late 2026 or later.

…GAO projects the services will face a roughly $1.2 billion annual gap between what their F-35s cost to sustain and what they say they can afford.

Those estimates may understate the problem. GAO noted the fiscal 2027 projections were developed before Operation Epic Fury and may not capture the costs associated with additional flight hours.

Between this issue, expenditures of missiles in Iran, lack of industrial capacity to replace lost material, USA military looks to be the most vulnerable it has been in decades.

Based on the YouTube videos I have watched about this process it is pretty labor intensive as well. Sounds like a super fun project for a chemistry enthusiast but I wouldn’t expect the hourly wage of the work to be particularly high… Although…

https://goldrefiningforum.com/threads/does-anyone-make-a-profit-refining-gold.3063/

This^ thread is of more value than my opinion lol

Ultimately, the spokesperson said, “The USDA’s legal authority is strictly limited to ensuring food safety and process control; we do not have the power to regulate piece rates or how private companies manage their staff."

The USDA spokesperson said, “The safety and well-being of the workforce are essential to a stable food supply; however, worker safety is overseen by the Department of Labor, not USDA."

As someone working in the food industry, it boggles my mind that line speeds could be regulated in any sector. Meatpacking is not the only industry where higher line speeds mean worse working conditions for workers. Stronger enforcement of OSHA regulations is what we need to truly address these issues, not a USDA mandated line speed cap. USDA don’t have worker safety in mind because that is literally not their job - they are responsible for food safety and quality.

Now that we have the FSMA, most medium and large food producers have robust food safety programs that submit themselves to 3rd party food safety & quailty audit every year. It should be the same for worker safety, which would make this whole line speed conversation essentially a moot point.

Curious to hear how those opposed to the conflict see this playing out - diplomacy? Containment? How does this play out for the region in the long term?

For me it is hard to see how this could resolve without the demilitarization of Iran, or at the very least the dissolution of the IRGC.

While I can see how that bank account is a can of worms and potentially connected to more than one reason Trump could/should be impeached, I am not aware of/was not able to find any connection between the TikTok deal and that account.

While looking that up, I found this article that does a better job describing why the TikTok deal may be connected to an impeachable offense (the people running the companies that are involved in the purchase have given Trump money in the past).

I am not seeing why the massive fee here is being seen as a reason for impeachment, maybe someone can explain?

Sounds to me like the fee goes to the treasury department, so it’s not like Trump is getting this money. Maybe I am misunderstanding this?

Pretty soon you’ll be hearing folks say things like “why are you worried if you don’t have anything to hide” as if personal privacy has no value whatsoever. It’s a slippery slope!!!

Ah, the ultimate insult in 2026: accusing someone of behaving like an LLM. In hindsight my original comment probably had less value than the average LLM comment would smh 🤦

I understand the downvotes on my comment, I guess it was in poor taste, not every joke is a good joke. I am however genuinely confused by the intent behind your reply.

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