It would be cathartic for many of us, though.

That’s what happens when you put people in leadership positions who earnestly believe that empathy is a ‘fundamental weakness’. Ya know, ignoring that empathy is precisely what’s made us successful as a species in the first place.

A few years feels optimistic. I’d wager on by the end of this year, at the rate everything is getting defunded.

I think people vastly underestimate the effectiveness of annual mitigation efforts by multiple agencies that have either already been cut or on the chopping block.

Many of these agencies go unnoticed because they work well, but will be immediately obvious once they’re gone.

I’ve got some ocean front property in Arizona. From the front porch you can see the sea.

We’re not homo naledi. We’ve been living in increasingly modern societies forever, and definitely long enough for it to be more natural to us as a species than shitting in bushes and dying of dysentery.

Looks like a robot.

They might also get around like sea lions, hard to say.

Some people seem to only not assault others because they might get called out on it, so they assume everyone else is the same way. It’s pretty weird, and they’re really just telling on themselves.

Maybe even supplement with pedialyte if it’s been excessive.

This took longer than I thought it would. It seemed like a priority during trump’s 1st term, then it stalled.

Given some of Putin’s comments lately, he seems increasingly restless. I wonder if this is related to that?

liquefaction necrosis

bones collapsing

So, these are things that have actually happened, since we know that’s a thing. Good lord.

I’m not afraid of many things, but that sounds horrific. Have people lived through that? I kinda hope not.

These sorts of things are why regulations are written in blood, right?

I’m actively working to keep their bones undissolved (not exaggerating)

😳

Uh… story time? Or not.

That’s great advice, thanks. Also, thank You for doing what’s a mostly thankless job that keeps people safe. You’re in an industry that’s mostly invisible but that’s vitally important, and you probably don’t hear that.

I appreciate what you do.

Right, and that’s my point. If OP shows more knowledge than the company (which seems likely if they’re acting this way) by citing OSHA codes, that might scare them into at least providing air conditioned break rooms, right?

I meant ‘fear of god’ in the colloquial sense, not literally. Like, many grossly noncompliant companies at least begin to try when they realise, oh shit, people working here actually might know their rights and might sue us if shit goes arseways, right?

Yes, but mightn’t this OSHA info be useful to put the fear of god into them? Based on what I’ve read in OP’s post and comments, it doesn’t sound like the employer is taking any kind of precautions (break room with AC, etc).

There’s no legal case here, but if people are unreasonably uncomfortable, it seems bringing up the OSHA regs (specifically, not generally) could at least get them to improve conditions a bit.

My ex and my son both work in a state and industry where OSHA is a guideline and not a rule (different companies), but if you bring up a possible OSHA violation in a health and safety meeting, it’s taken seriously. Not because they’re worried about citations, but because often that can be grounds for a civil lawsuit if something does happen (it’s a basis for ‘they should have known’), and they will try to meet those standards to cover their ass, right?

I’m talking about residential and commercial property management, not manufacturing, though, so it may be different.

e: I am not arguing with you; I defer to your expertise. I’m just curious and annoyed on OP’s behalf. If this were my son’s workplace, I’d be angry.

Thanks for that link. Will doomwatch tonight.

e: for those like me who can’t afford streaming services, it’s on YouTube.

e2: I’ve only watched part of this, but it’s showing how intelligent and seemingly rational people believe this shit. ‘Normal’ people are in this cult.

Nah, he’s just a liar. He said that at a press conference where literally everything in his view was either a person, man, woman, camera, or tv (well, plus the podium, but that’s a big boy word).

Cunningham’s Law:

The best way to get the right answer on the internet is not to ask a question; it’s to post the wrong answer.

On the other hand, he’s well known for eating things he wants to hide. He eats notes after meetings.

I would be surprised if he hasn’t had someone redesign the US flag for him, based on his ‘vision’. So eating the flag to hide it is totally on brand.

This mess is driven by Project 2025, which was written by a bunch of accelerationist Evangelical death cultists who are desperate for Jesus to come back and rapture them.

They think the looming climate crisis is a good thing since it’s one of the signs. That’s why they care about Israel, because it’s part of their doomsday fanfic. They touch themselves at night dreaming about how they’ll be sipping mimosas in heaven watching the rest of us burn. They’re gleeful about killing us all.

Of course they’re YOLOing this shit. The sooner everything collapses, the sooner they’ll get their preordained rewards, and they want to be fat and happy in the meantime. And by the way, if you aren’t ‘blessed’ enough to be rich already, you must be wicked and you deserve it.

They’re going to pillage and kill us all if we don’t stop them.