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eddy_talon t1_j42h6sl wrote

Reply to South American Forests [OC] by symmy546

Ok, but for for the laymen here, could you please give us a legend of what the colors represent? Brighter/yellow means more rainforest, I'm assuming?

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marriedacarrot t1_j42gxum wrote

Reply to comment by Morczubel in I analyzed 11000 products of a Dutch supermarket to find the cheapest sources of protein [OC] by MemeableData

The point isn't to compare one specific product to one specific product; you compare a holistic diet with a holistic diet. If I got 50%+ of my protein from seitan sausage, cautioning against processed foods might be relevant, but nobody actually eats that way. (Also, what harm does physically processing foods in machines actually do? Adding salt in the factory and running it through an extruder is no worse than adding salt at home.)

What percent of the chicken an omnivore eats is organic? Do people who say "I only eat organic chicken and beef from my uncle's special farm" never eat at restaurants or friends' houses? Never buy TV dinners? Omnivores seem to enjoy comparing the best theoretical meat-based diet with the worst theoretical plant-based diet, regardless of how people actually eat.

You kicked off this thread with "Gluten is still not considered perfectly safe if as well you read the literature," and are now not providing links to the literature that you told me to read. I'm asking for evidence that gluten is "not safe."

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Hungry_Bus_9695 t1_j42fjib wrote

Reply to comment by chicagotim1 in [OC] The U.S. House of Representatives elected the Speaker of the House after 15 ballots. 1859 was the last year to require more than 15 ballots. by JPAnalyst

Well not really

The role of the house speaker is dramatically different from the past. The whole axis of congress gas shifted to give way more power to rank and file law makers. Now anytime a major split happens in republican legislation any law makers and call a snap vote to change speakers, this is a huge deal if its done during a vote to say raise the debt ceiling. It shows alot of disunity in the party and a lack of any political vision besides sowing chaos

It also shows that any leash the republican leadership had on the freedom caucus is now gone and they will push grind the government to a halt if you don’t play ball. Considering they want things like abortion bans, impeaching Biden, over turning the last election…etc

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symmy546 OP t1_j42bo00 wrote

Reply to South American Forests [OC] by symmy546

The data comes from the following citation, "Geospatial Information Authority of Japan, Chiba University and collaborating organizations" GS

Map was plotted with Python (obvs) using matplotlib, numpy and geopandas.

Feel free to follow the PythonMaps project on twitter - https://twitter.com/PythonMap

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urgjotonlkec t1_j42aq6j wrote

Reply to comment by embracetheinfinite in [OC] American confidence in the government, economy, and information has been declining by GeorgeDaGreat123

What really concerns me is that bias has now started to creep into academia and the scientific community. I always knew you couldn't trust the media spin, but increasingly now you can't even trust the "facts" and the "experts". I don't even know where a person can go now to find truth. I've often said if I were to magically become a Billionaire the thing I would want to spend my money on would be to set up an apolitical research institute that does nothing but try and determine the facts surrounding politicized issues.

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InsuranceToTheRescue t1_j425hak wrote

Reply to comment by guitarstitch in [OC] American confidence in the government, economy, and information has been declining by GeorgeDaGreat123

I could see, and get behind, an industry or state organization that certifies journalists. Something like the bar for lawyers or board certification for doctors. A stamp that legit journalists can put on their material that indicates they have the requisite knowledge and ethics for serious journalism.

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