GiuseppeAndTheYeti @ GiuseppeAndTheYeti @midwest.social

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The replacement level birth rate is 2.1 children per woman. The US is at 1.6 but the yearly population growth rate is trending back up due to immigration. Worldwide the birth rate is still at 2.6. Experts estimate that the population will continue to increase up until 2060 before it will start to plateau or gently fall to a homeostasis.

Its not a problem. A consistent population is much easier to plan for financially and socially.

I kinda like this idea. Publicly accessible USPS chargers and profits are rolled directly back into their budget IN ADDITION TO current funding.

The US has over 160,000 miles of rail. That $6B is just $37,500 per mile and doesn't take into account money needed to update/upgrade stations and crossings.

St. Louis to Chicago is a very, very flat 260 miles. To buy an Amtrak ticket it's $36-43 and takes 5h.

I'm traveling to Italy soon and a ticket from Genoa to Rome is €35, about the same distance between a sea front and a mountain range, and takes a whole hour less travel time.

Amtrak is in desperate need of public funding and freight rail needs to be prosecuted for blatantly ignoring laws that give passenger trains the right of way on rails.

Cool article. I just wish they would provide more images of the vessel as it lies and detail what caused the sinking.

Sorry, but once you're so filthy rich you can own and operate a private jet, you lose the right two things:

1. My sympathy
2. The right to not be eaten

No kidding. No one needs 64oz of soda with their meal. McDonald's is actually one of the few fast food places that saw an increase in customers over the last few years and they're planning on releasing a $5 meal soon.

You think that the circles she moves in aren't aware of what she's doing? They encourage it.

Everybody get up, it's time to slam now

Lots of people make valid criticisms of Microsoft and Xbox, but one thing that no one can criticize is their dedication to making products for people with disabilities. They have been consistently releasing these products for people despite a small market for them.

I was born in the back half of the 90's and can confidently say that you're wrong. Sharing information existed long before the Internet and cell phones.

Still remarkably light considering someone could have died and millions of dollars could have been lost in a fire

3 years in prison and an additional 3 years probation.

And welcome to the jam

Also negligence.

Except you don't "accidentally shoot" someone. That's negligence.

That's why I think people are so adamant about hallucinogens. I think most people that experiment with them are most interested in the ego disillusionment aspect of it.

That's why I'm interested in trying them sometime.

Having been a dog owner for all my life, small breed dogs are also way more likely to have a bad temperament and bite people.

Deepfake fake news story aside, at the crux of this story is a girl or parent jealous of Madi's position on the team and was trying to tattle to get her kicked off the team. This story getting ignored was the best result. The girl was 16 and she was caught vaping. Kids are going to do shit they shouldn't and any hard and fast rule on vices like this is only going to be abused and cause more damage in the long term.