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14 votes
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Into the fog: How Britain lost track of the coronavirus
6 votes -
Higher ed: Enough already
17 votes -
White House ordered National Institutes of Health to cancel coronavirus research funding, Anthony Fauci says
15 votes -
Using the menstrual cup and open menstrual discussion
I'm a female working in the construction field and was wondering how to dispose of my feminine products discreetly and hygienically in a portable potty with a crew full of males where male...
I'm a female working in the construction field and was wondering how to dispose of my feminine products discreetly and hygienically in a portable potty with a crew full of males where male toxicity exists... 'twas weird.
I've been meaning to make the jump to the menstrual cup (due to my sustainability inclinations), but due to laziness/squeamish reasons, I didn't make the jump until I realized how practical it was with my profession!
I'm able to keep it in for a half day before emptying, so it's awesome for the jobsite! I can urinate with it too! which is also awesome... and! NO SMELL! I feel so much cleaner now. and the internal pressure kinda releases some cramps... not all the cramps, but some! And it's totally comfortable to work out in (for reference: I do outdoor running). Not to mention, there's way less waste and cost! (And for those who find bodily fluids cool, the thick, deep, dark red that you see when you empty makes me feel powerful, like you can conquer anything... in reality, I just sit with my Chimmy plush and wait for my significant other to plop chocolate goodies in my lap.)
The only downside I could find is that it took some time to get used to (about 1 cycle) and I can't hold my pee (I know I'm not suppose to anyway, but it's a nice privilege... these pipes had some major damage).
Anyway, any cycle stories/tips/tricks? embarrassing moments? origin story?
I'll go first, my mom was in a ferocious fight with my older sister for spending the night with some guy or whatever. As my mom was ripping my sister's clothes/throwing her out the house, I got my first period. I had to interrupt the fight to ask what I should do... middle child problems! I guess I found a good way to break up a fight...35 votes -
Employees at Crisis Text Line tried telling the board about a pattern of racial insensitivity at the company — but when that didn’t work, they went to Twitter
7 votes -
Norway's data inspectorate has banned the use of public health app Smittestopp to control the spread of COVID-19 over data protection concerns
9 votes -
The US federal government will now allow health care providers to deny care to anyone they perceive as trans or gay
38 votes -
'More masks than jellyfish': Coronavirus waste ends up in ocean
11 votes -
Crisis Text Line CEO fired amid staff revolt
6 votes -
Seattle’s coronavirus surveillance program resumes after being shut down by the FDA
7 votes -
Brazil’s favelas, neglected by the government, organize their own coronavirus fight
7 votes -
Black Lives Matter protesters aren’t being tracked with Covid-19 surveillance tech. Not yet
6 votes -
Man behind Sweden’s controversial virus strategy admits mistakes
10 votes -
European Union proposes $825 billion coronavirus rescue plan, giving Brussels power to raise money for first time
12 votes -
The Black American amputation epidemic
7 votes -
Andrew Cuomo gave legal immunity to nursing home execs after big campaign donations. Critics say data proves New York's liability shield is linked to higher nursing home death rates.
11 votes -
Ontario to explore criminal charges against five long-term care homes in scathing military report, says Premier Doug Ford
7 votes -
WHO warns millions of children at risk as Covid-19 pandemic disrupts routine vaccinations
7 votes -
Finland has demonstrated that it is possible to reduce the number of smokers without seeing a surge in e-cigarette users
7 votes -
Families of children with disabilities face acute challenges under COVID-19
8 votes -
Florida's strategy to protect seniors from COVID-19
7 votes -
Apple and Google launch exposure notification API, enabling public health authorities to release apps
8 votes -
Johnson & Johnson to stop selling baby powder in US and Canada after tens of thousands of lawsuits from consumers claiming its talc products, including Johnson’s Baby Powder, caused their cancer
10 votes -
Hospitals in Latin America buckling under coronavirus strain
8 votes -
‘Hard stop’: US states could lose National Guard virus workers
7 votes -
Straight talk from ex-US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for the long slog ahead
5 votes -
Explosive whistleblower complaint by ousted US Health and Human Services official says he was pressured to give contract to Donald Trump-friendly pharma firm
11 votes -
What we know about your chances of catching the virus outdoors: Pandemic life is safer outdoors, in part, because even a light wind will quickly dilute the virus
8 votes -
A military contractors’ report circulating on Capitol Hill claims to have evidence that COVID-19 escaped from a Chinese lab. It’s filled with information that’s just plain wrong.
5 votes -
TSA working on plan to check temperatures at some American airports
8 votes -
An entire city (Noida, India) has been told to download a controversial contact tracing app — Or face jail: "Not installing the app will be considered a violation of lockdown orders," police say
9 votes -
US GDP doesn’t credit social distancing, but it should
6 votes -
Jair Bolsonaro's health minister quits, deepening Brazil coronavirus crisis
9 votes -
Science fiction builds mental resiliency in young readers
7 votes -
Virus hunters rely on faxes, paper records
4 votes -
The four men responsible for America’s COVID-19 test disaster
6 votes -
COVID has badly affected wealthy nations, what will it do to poor ones and how can they stop it with their limited means?
5 votes -
NHS publishes source code for UK contact tracing app
8 votes -
Finnish basic income pilot improved wellbeing – first major study of scheme comes as economic toll of coronavirus prompts fresh interest in idea
13 votes -
Paris has a plan to keep cars out after lockdown
20 votes -
“Political connections and cronyism”: In blistering whistleblower complaint, Rick Bright blasts Team Trump’s pandemic response
7 votes -
How Jared Kushner's volunteer force led a fumbling hunt for US supplies
4 votes -
What happens next? COVID-19 futures, explained with playable simulations
6 votes -
How Georgia is reopening amid the coronavirus pandemic
4 votes -
Lockdown productivity: Spaceship you
16 votes -
Hyperdome - the safest place to reach out
5 votes -
‘Closing borders is ridiculous’: The epidemiologist behind Sweden’s controversial coronavirus strategy
10 votes -
How one man poisoned a city’s water supply (and saved millions of children’s lives in the process)
11 votes -
A disaster waiting to happen or a bold, evidence-based response? In Sweden, it depends who you ask
6 votes