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The late stages of capitalism are nigh.

Abolish Citizens United. Restore meaningful campaign finance laws.

The real problem is that we have an unaffordable billionaire surplus.

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(CNN) — The US Environmental Protection Agency said Monday that it is taking a “historic” step by banning ongoing uses of asbestos, which has long been linked to multiple types of cancer.

The agency’s announcement of the final rule applies to chrysotile asbestos, the only form of asbestos currently being used in or imported to the United States. It is the most common type of asbestos used in the world, used in car parts such as aftermarket automotive brakes and linings and other vehicle friction products and gaskets. It’s been banned in 50 other countries.

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Graph showing the percent of DC Comics issues each decade that are taken up by Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman. Superman stayed at a fairly consistent 20 percent until the 1990s when Batman (who'd hopped around the teens before that) surpassed him, and has increased by 8% each decade since. Batman is currently sitting just under 40% of all DC comics issues this decade. Wonder Woman has stayed in the teens as well, although has risen up to around 20% of current comics in the 2010s. She has always been fewer than Batman and SupermanALT
Same as the previous graph but with Green Lantern (Hal Jordan), The Flash (Barry Allen), Green Arrow, Martian Manhunter, and Aquaman added. They are all consistently under 10%ALT
A close up on the percent of DC comics issues that Green Lantern, The Flash, Green Arrow, Martian Manhunter, and Aquaman have taken up each decade. Each of them vary massively from one decade to the next and it looks quite chaotic. The Flash is the only one to have surpassed 10%, having barely done so in the past few yearsALT
Batman's percentage overtime also with Dick Grayson, Barbara Gordon, Commissioner Gordon, the Joker, and Alfred Pennyworth's stats as well. Dick Grayson has seen an increase in recent years and is currently around 20%. He used to be tied or more than Batman but has only featured in half as many since the 70s. Barbara Gordon and the Joker have also seen a steady increase since the 90s as they have solo careers outside of Batman comics, unlike Alfred (RIP) and Commissioner Gordon who have stayed fairly consistently around 6%ALT
Graph of the percent of batman comics each decade that are team ups with Robin, Superman, or 3+ Bat Family members. Robin tema ups used to be around 90% in the 40s and 50s, then fell to 20% in the 70s, and is now under 10%. Superman has never surpassed 20% but is currently at an all time low. Batman Family collabs have increased, however, and are currently the most common collab type (although they don't necessarily have to include Bruce as one of the three members)ALT
A look at the percent of DC Comics over time that has Superman or his supporting cast. In the first couple decades, 3 quarters of his appearance had Lois, and very few had Jimmy, Lex Luthor, or Supergirl (as she was introduced in the 50s). Since then, they all have settled fairly consistently under 10%, although Luthor has had an increase in the past few decadesALT

In case it seems like every third comic has Batman in it… you’re not wrong. He’s been in 38.6% of DC issues since 2020, with a stark increase of 8% each decade since the 90s and surpassing Superman in popularity. Despite this, there’s been a massive drop off of comics where he is teamed up with Superman or a Robin (although the amount of group team ups between Batman Family members has increased, as well as Nightwing solos).

Updated version of the Justice League Graph where the Flash's line is highlightedALT
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Here’s a closer look at the Flash stats — Barry Allen at least is doing real great recently! He’s the highest of the non-Trinity heroes! His big dip in the 90s is actually when Wally West took over the mantle. When we include Wally and Jay (the first Flash), they’ve actually done quite well for themselves over time

Graph showing the percentage of DC comics issues each decade that are of each main Flash. Jay Garrick has over 10% in the 40s, then drops right down. He makes a slow recovery starting in the 60s and is right now sitting at around 3%.   Barry Allen took over with around 5.5% and 7.6% in the 60s and 70s, but by the 90s had dropped to 1.6%. He made a strong recovery in the 2010s and is currently at 11%.   Wally West only started appearing in the 60s and took over the mantle in the 90s and 2010s, where he appeared in 6.5 to 6.8 percent of comics. He took a dip in the New 52 era in the 2010s, but is currently back up to 7.7%.ALT

The Flash is also one of the only heroes right now that has multiple solo/family series (The Flash, Jay Garrick, Speed Force) as well as appearing in quite a few crossovers (JL vs Godzilla vs Kong, Titans, JSA) (as well as Captain Boomerang appearing as a villain in Suicide Squad: Kill Arkham Asylum).

A pie chart that is explained belowALT

If we do a breakdown of the current comic runs by hero, the Flash is tied for 3rd place in the most solo/family/rogue series. The first is Batman (unsurprinsingly), the Superman with 5, Green Lantern also has 3 series and is tied with the Flash for 3rd place, and Wonder Woman has 2. Four heroes (Green Arrow, Captain Marvel, John Constatine, and Blue Beetle) have one solo each. There are 10 crossover series and 3 that don’t fit categorization (Mad Magazine, Scooby-Doo, and Looney Tunes).

I’ve placed a more in-depth breakdown below the cut

Keep reading

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Trump Says Jews Who Vote For Democrats ‘Hate Israel’ And Should Be ‘Ashamed’ http://dlvr.it/T4Gnpf

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Republican Bill Cassidy derides Trump and calls 2024 race ‘sorry state of affairs’ http://dlvr.it/T4D3wf

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kniivila:

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ARE YOU KIDDING ME THIS RULES

Could we have a side by side comparison of the "old style" Maine Coones and the "newer look" Maine coones?

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MetatronEyes (Left) was my favorite cattery, unfortunately they’re no longer breeding but many of their cats are a good examples of how a Maine Coon should look as well as what to look for in a breeder.

Meanwhile Tassel Magic (Right) is among the worst offenders when it comes to producing “new type” Maine Coon’s and has an appropriately poor reputation to boot because of how many sick cats they’ve sold.

This can be a little subjective since cats are not cookie cutter and there is some variation to be expected, not every individual will be show quality and that’s alright. You’ll notice some of MetatronEyes cats are more type heavy than others.

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On top we have a well-balanced queen from Mångravs compared to the excessively type heavy queen on the bottom from Blue Ridge.

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Another MetatronEyes cat (Left) this time compared to a MarvelForest cat (Right), another frequent offender with “new style” variants of the breed.

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On the left we have a cat from TaigaLynx as a good example of the breed and on the right we have a cat from Caring Lions which is… a less stellar example.

The Maine Coon is supposed to be an impressive, functional breed. European lines are often more type-y than American lines and that’s fine, many good breeders work with both… but this is not an ornamental breed, they should not look like bad taxidermy.

they look like they got stung in the face by a bee wtf

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The good news is that these aren’t photoshopped.

The bad news is also that these aren’t photoshopped.

There’s a several genes known as “dominant blue eye” and as the name suggests it produces blue eyes on cats with little white who otherwise wouldn’t have this eye color.

Although the DBE genes breeders currently work with don’t seem to produce the same severe defects as the (fortunately extinct) Ojos Azule they aren’t without problems and are poorly understood.

What’s referred to as the “Rociri Elvis gene” is responsible for many of the DBE Maine Coon lines. This gene also seems to cause a symptoms similar to Waardenburg Syndrome in humans… which would be congenital deafness, wide-spaced eyes and a wide nosebridge.

In these cats we also frequently see a shortened tail.

These blue-eyed Maine Coon’s play a big role in the increasing shift towards the off-standard extreme type we’re seeing more of.

And obviously I can’t know for sure, but the atypical eye shape in some of these “new type” Maine Coon’s make me think of a condition called entropion, which is when they eyelids roll in.

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A new Flour Massacre at the Kuwaiti roundabout in northern Gaza  Over 50 Palestinians waiting to receive flour for food were killed by Israelis   pic.twitter.com/a1WT4HV1NB  — Hussein (@EyesOnSouth1) March 14, 2024ALT
Imad Hafez, 22 years old, was killed by Israeli gunfire tonight while trying to bring flour to feed his hungry family and siblings. #FlourMassacre pic.twitter.com/3PhEH3vqUj  — Ramy Abdu| رامي عبده (@RamAbdu) March 14, 2024ALT