edit: mis-read, 78% of microplastics in oceans

Our report found that in 2016, four sources of microplastics alone accounted for 1.3 million metric tons (Mt)—or 11%—of total ocean plastic pollution.

and the wear and tear of car tires, with this final source making up more than three quarters (78%) of microplastic pollution in the ocean

So they make up 78% of the 11% of plastic pollution in the oceans

they account for 28% of microplastics entering the environment globally.

https://theconversation.com/car-tyres-shed-a-quarter-of-all-microplastics-in-the-environment-urgent-action-is-needed-244132

it didn’t surrender anything, americans elected turnip in a majority of all houses

the Republican Party now has a majority in both the House of Representatives and the Senate.

that’s damn near as much as saying go ahead do whatever you want as possible

I don't get it

Nice one Canadians 💪

It must be stated that the Labor party here are anything but progressive

I'm not sure how any of these things scream right wing:

• Nine out of 10 GP visits to be bulk-billed
• A rebate on household and small business power bills of $150
• First home buyers access to 5 per cent mortgage deposits
• Cutting a further 20 per cent off all student loans
• Delivering two "modest" tax cuts on July 1, 2026

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03-28/election-2025-key-promises-labor-coalition/104717394

I'm not sure how support for universal healthcare, renewables and the party having a gender quota is 'anything but progressive' but sure, they're centre right if your definition of right wing is anything right of the greens

There's still a lot going on globally:

https://www.marinetraffic.com/

But I don't expect the US to have a fun ride

This economist says there’s a 90% chance of a recession. Here’s the math.

During the 2018 trade war with China, the U.S. average tariff rate increased from 2% to 3%. Studies show that the impact on gross domestic product was between 0.25% and 0.7%.

Using the low end of the estimated impact, and Trump’s plan that at the moment calls for double-digit tariff rates, Slok says the negative impact on GDP in 2025 could be almost 4 percentage points — and that doesn’t even include the negative impact from uncertainty for consumer spending decisions and business planning.

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/this-economist-says-theres-a-90-chance-of-a-recession-unless-tariff-policies-are-changed-e43c40d1?mod=home_lead

So a 4% hit to GDP when GDP last year in the US increase by 2.8% does not sound good

Francis was known as a liberal reformer, making headlines across the globe by permitting the blessing of same-sex couples and promoting global action on climate change.

Francis worked as a janitor and a chemical technician in the food-processing industry before entering the seminary.

He was outspoken about clergy abuse and called on the Catholic Church to "act decisively" against paedophile priests just months after his 2013 appointment.

tbf to the US they fund an absolute ton of things, eg. I didn't realise they helped fund lets encrypt and now the CVE database either, I assume it'll be a drip feed of things being cancelled slowly over time as they find them all

That top comment is the exact same feeling I have

I like Lemmy well enough, it’s just a way smaller community; maybe I’m not spreading myself around enough over there, but I’ll close the app, check back in three hours later and still see many of the same posts in my feed - stuff just doesn’t seem to cycle through as fast over there.

I changed my feed by default from active to hot and that seems to have increased the amount of new posts cycling through but yeah, at the moment the sheer volume of content just isn't here

But at the same time every minute on Lemmy is a minute less on Reddit so I'll continue to support it

Some crazy footage coming out, just such a massive explosion as the plane had just taken off and was full of fuel:

Dash Cam footage captures a huge explosion caused by the jet

https://streamable.com/16d29r

Another doorbell cam from Philadelphia

https://streamable.com/19bvwn

Small plane crashes in Philadelphia, caught on camera

https://streamable.com/jrli1l

Aftermath of a small plane crashing in Philadelphia this evening

https://streamable.com/15v3r2

Yes Macron said this back in 2017

https://www.elysee.fr/en/emmanuel-macron/2017/09/26/president-macron-gives-speech-on-new-initiative-for-europe

literally point number one:

1. A Europe that guarantees security in all its aspects

In terms of defence, Europe must have a joint intervention force, a joint defence budget and a joint doctrine for action. We need to encourage the swift creation of a European Defence Fund, permanent structured cooperation, and supplement them with a European intervention initiative that better integrates our armed forces at all stages.

and what has changed since then and what is being implemented?