Favorites July 4th 2022

4th of July game of Cornhole, 2022

Amanda Mull @amandamull

A lot of American sunscreen kind of sucks, but it doesn't have to be that way! I wrote about why there's better stuff that's been sold for years in Europe and Asia, and why we apparently can't have nice things.

theatlantic.comYou’re Not Allowed to Have the Best Sunscreens in the WorldNewer, better UV-blocking agents have been in use in other countries for years. Why can’t we have them here?

Just absolutely crazy, there are eight new active ingredients already approved in Europe that have been stalled for years, despite Congress passing legislation attempting to get the FDA to fast track Europe-approved sunscreen ingredients *in 2014*.

BadgerNoonan @BadgerNoonan

Google with the very 'merican warning.

Horrifying, also I'm also sorta impressed by the technical accomplishment by the maps team to make this notification work. Further, the US is now really good at keeping shooting victims alive, although the ideal is not being disemboweled by a rifle in the first place.

Lost in history @lostinhist0ry

Downtown San Francisco, 1940.

Darrell Owens commented on this, saying: "I look at videos of American cities during this era and marvel at how effective anti littering campaigns were. Even wealthy areas had all these newspapers and trash on the sidewalks and streets."

JD Ross @justindross

Americans on Twitter: As we all know, America is broken and democracy is crumbling. In these troubled times… Our landscaping guy, an immigrant:

Don't let yourself get turned around entirely by these troubled times, the US is still great, let’s work to make it even better!

Threads

• Short thread regarding how abundance of guns in the US is destroys opportunities for safe public gatherings.