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🏳️🌈 For the first time since it was enshrined into law a decade ago, the Supreme Court was formally asked to revisit its marriage equality decision in Obergefell v Hodges. But before you freak out ... advocates doubt it will happen.
One of the world’s most plastic-polluted cities has now banned single-use plastics
Lagos, Nigeria is one of the world’s most plastic-polluted cities, contributing 870,000 tons of the world’s 57 million tons of plastic waste in 2024. And with its lack of a proper waste management system, much of it ends up in waterways, clogging canals and contributing to devastating flooding.
In an effort to tackle its plastic pollution crisis, last month the city implemented a new law banning the use of single-use plastics like cutlery, plates, and straws, with offenders at risk of having their businesses shut down.
What’s the nuance? Residents say that weak enforcement and a lack of affordable alternatives have weakened the effectiveness of the ban. Activists also say the city must pair the ban with “meaningful improvements in the city’s overwhelmed waste management systems.”
Still, the new law joins other efforts to manage pollution in the city, with a rise in private waste managers and sustainability groups stepping up to help, too.
Homophobic attitudes have declined dramatically in the U.S. and Western Europe
In 1984, one in three Dutch people believed homosexuality was “never or rarely justified” — in 2022, it was one in 16. In the U.S., that homophobic attitude dropped from a massive three-quarters of people to less than one-quarter.
Everyone should be free to decide for themselves who they love and are attracted to — and the data shows that a vast and growing majority of people agree with that assertion.
As Our World in Data notes, even using the word “justified” sounds strange today — and while keeping phrasing consistent helps render more accurate data, that it even sounds outdated further illustrates how much things have changed.
I truly feel for members of the military who are being put in a really difficult position, but was encouraged to read that most of them fully understand their oath is to the Constitution, not a single person or a chain of command.
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