Reblog Daily For Health And Prosperity

This is the Prosperity Pibb. He is here to wish you luck and peace in your endeavors. Prosperity Pibb doesn’t discriminate, whether your wishes be wealth, happiness, love, or the likes. He doesn’t require anything to charge and exists to cheer you on.

I don't know who needs to hear this, but it has been a central Republican strategy in the final week before an election to claim that the polls are breaking their way, that a red wave is coming, that Republicans are engaging in victory tours at least since the presidential election of 2000. (That's when I stopped watching CNN regularly, as the network promoted this line despite the fact that Gore would go on to win the popular vote.)

Given that Republicans have, in fact, only won the popular vote once in this period (2004), this is a strategy, not a statement of fact.

Don't sweat the narrative. Vote. Turnout wins, not news stories.

Have and Have Not (2006) Crystal Schenk

my cat died from lilies years ago so I will always share this stuff

*gritting my teeth* the only way out is through and by god im taking all of you with me

euronews

EU targets food and fast fashion in new war on waste

Polish presidency of the EU Council announced breakthrough in early hours after marathon overnight talks on food waste reduction targets and

"Polish presidency of the EU Council announced breakthrough in early hours after marathon overnight talks on food waste reduction targets and measures to limit a throwaway clothing culture.

The EU has set its first ever legally binding targets for member states to cut food waste, with lawmakers agreeing on a 30% cut across retailers, restaurants, caterers and households by the end of the decade.

For food processors and manufacturers, the 2030 goal is a 10% reduction, with both targets based on the average in the three years to 2023. EU estimates suggest that over 59 million tonnes of food is shovelled into dustbins every year, representing a loss of €132 billion.

Reforms to the EU’s waste framework directive, agreed this morning [February 19, 2025] after a marathon negotiating session behind closed doors between MEPs and government delegates, also target the textiles industry.

New harmonised rules on extended producer responsibility (EPR) mean textile producers and fashion brands will have to pay a fee to help fund waste collection, sorting and recycling, based on how circular and sustainable their products are.

In a measure directly targeting ‘fast fashion’ practices such as cheap, almost disposable clothes from online platforms, EU governments are also empowered to adapt these fees based on the durability of garments.

“The rapidly growing e-commerce market brings many opportunities, but also represents a significant challenge, especially in terms of environmental protection,” the agreed text runs.

The legislation gives leeway to penalise aggressive marketing strategies that encourage clothes to be discarded before they are worn out, practices that according to the legislation are “likely resulting in an overconsumption of textile products and, consequently, an overgeneration of waste”.

Criteria that can be considered include the width of the product range offered by a retailer, and the provision or lack of a repair services and incentives.

Anti-waste campaigners welcomed EU action, but were disappointed by the level of ambition reflected in the headline targets.

“The EU and its member states committed to the UN Sustainable Development Goals 10 years ago, including a 50% reduction of food waste across the entire supply chain,” said Theresa Mörsen, a policy officer at the Brussels-based NGO Zero Waste Europe...

The agreement is provisional, subject to a rubber stamp from government ministers at an EU Council summit – a procedure which is normally a formality."

-via EuroNews, February 19, 2025

Wishing all of you a very merry "I suddenly have the motivation and time to write a minimum 10k fic"... please

Whenever Trump tries to send a citizen to El Salvador, it will probably start with someone people on the retributive justice mindset will not want to be seen defending in any way. It will be a serial rapist, a child molester, a violent murderer, or something like that. At the very least it will be someone accused of something bad.

Regardless of who it is, it will make people uncomfortable to defend what is ultimately their own rights as well, in much the same way people don't like to publicly defend sufficiently outrageous criminals from things like the death penalty, prison rape, or vigilantism.