• brownsugga@lemmy.world
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    5 days ago

    Almost single-handedly prevented mass birth defects in the United States in 1960-61. Hero. More proof that unregulated markets are suicidal for society.

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      4 days ago

      There’s a very good opinion news article I remember reading about somebody working in the government who investigated room and pillar mining disasters and worked out some benchmarks to determine whether a mine was safe and ended up saving lives. I was about to share it here, but I can’t seem to find it again.

  • tedd_deireadh@lemmy.world
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    4 days ago

    Imagine leading a company, suspecting that your product can cause birth defects in children and still choosing to sell your poison. Monsters, all of them.