Noteworthy News

[BrianSoddingBoru4]

The Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Nonprescription Drugs Advisory Committee and the Obstetrics, Reproductive, and Urologic Drugs Advisory Committee voted 17 to 0, with no abstentions, that the benefits of making Opill®, a progestin-only daily oral birth control pill, available for over-the-counter (OTC) use outweighs the risks.

https://www.empr.com/home/news/fda-panel...ubId=&NID=

Recent history has amply demonstrated American that legislators don’t got no use for them there science-y types.

Boru

[Angrboda]

The Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Nonprescription Drugs Advisory Committee and the Obstetrics, Reproductive, and Urologic Drugs Advisory Committee voted 17 to 0, with no abstentions, that the benefits of making Opill®, a progestin-only daily oral birth control pill, available for over-the-counter (OTC) use outweighs the risks.

https://www.empr.com/home/news/fda-panel...ubId=&NID=

The downside is that if it is available over-the-counter, then insurance won't cover it.

[Fake Messiah]

Russia May Build a Village for American Conservatives

While Russia is at odds with the U.S. government, especially in regards to the war in Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin has taken up causes favored by many Western conservatives. He has signed legislation that restricts LGBTQ+ rights, and he enjoyed a closer relationship with former President Donald Trump than with Trump's Democratic successor to the White House.

Russian state-operated media outlets also give Trump favorable coverage and often air clips from right-wing pundits critical of the war in Ukraine, including former Fox News host Tucker Carlson.

RIA Novosti quoted Timur Beslangurov—a partner of VISTA Immigration law firm who assists foreign investors in obtaining residency and citizenship in Russia—as saying "about 200 families want to emigrate [to Russia] for ideological reasons."

In total, Beslangurov said, tens of thousands of people with no ties to Russia want to move to the country.

Beslangurov reportedly said traditional Catholics are among the 200 families from the United States and Canada that are looking to move to the Russian village because they "very strongly believe in the prophecy that Russia will remain the only Christian country in the world."

As for why Westerners are seeking to relocate to Russia, Beslangurov cited the spread of progressive values.

"The reason is the propaganda of radical values: Today they have 70 genders, it is not known what will happen next. Many normal people emigrate, including considering Russia, but they face huge bureaucratic problems of Russian migration legislation," he said.

https://www.newsweek.com/russia-may-buil...es-1799809

[Angrboda]

The number of U.S. workers testing positive for marijuana hits a 25-year high

A report from Quest Diagnostics, looking at workplace drug screenings, finds that of the over 6 million tests the company performed last year, 4.3% came back positive, compared to 3.9% in 2021. That’s the highest positive rate for the drug since 1997.

At the same time, amphetamine use was also on the rise, with usage climbing 15.4% over the 2021 numbers. Some 1.5% of the screenings tested positive in 2022 compared to 1.3% in 2021. (The data does not differentiate between prescription medicine and illegal drug use.)

“This historic rise seems to correspond with sharp increases in positivity for marijuana in both pre-employment and post-accident drug tests, suggesting that changing societal attitudes about marijuana may be impacting workplace behaviors and putting colleagues at risk,” said Keith Ward, general manager and vice president for employer solutions at Quest Diagnostics in a statement. “The increase in amphetamines positivity is also notable, given the addictive potential and health risks associated with this class of drugs.”

When tests took place after workplace accidents, the positivity rate of marijuana usage jumped to 7.3%, compared to 6.7% in 2021

[awty]

[The Architect Of Fate]

The number of U.S. workers testing positive for marijuana hits a 25-year high

A report from Quest Diagnostics, looking at workplace drug screenings, finds that of the over 6 million tests the company performed last year, 4.3% came back positive, compared to 3.9% in 2021. That’s the highest positive rate for the drug since 1997.

At the same time, amphetamine use was also on the rise, with usage climbing 15.4% over the 2021 numbers. Some 1.5% of the screenings tested positive in 2022 compared to 1.3% in 2021. (The data does not differentiate between prescription medicine and illegal drug use.)

“This historic rise seems to correspond with sharp increases in positivity for marijuana in both pre-employment and post-accident drug tests, suggesting that changing societal attitudes about marijuana may be impacting workplace behaviors and putting colleagues at risk,” said Keith Ward, general manager and vice president for employer solutions at Quest Diagnostics in a statement. “The increase in amphetamines positivity is also notable, given the addictive potential and health risks associated with this class of drugs.”

When tests took place after workplace accidents, the positivity rate of marijuana usage jumped to 7.3%, compared to 6.7% in 2021

Ah well, at least Americans aren't showing up to work piss drunk all the time like they did before prohibition.

[BrianSoddingBoru4]

76 year old Jimmy Buffett has been hospitalized with an undisclosed illness.

Stop fretting, awty - I’m sure he’ll be fine.

Boru

[awty]

76 year old Jimmy Buffett has been hospitalized with an undisclosed illness.

Stop fretting, awty - I’m sure he’ll be fine.

Boru

I don't wish anything bad on him...partly because his music will be everywhere if it does.

[The Valkyrie]

Trump Junior, AKA Cokehead McSnorty, is going to Australia on a speaking tour.

In other news, I'll be heading to Oz at the same time.

Purely coincindentally, of course.

[Fake Messiah]

Someone call Jack Bauer!!!

30 tons of explosives company's ammonium nitrate lost while on rail transit

https://www.rawstory.com/train-accident-...m-nitrate/