August 2023 – Page 52 – Goddammit, La Choi

NPR News: 1 in 5 women report mistreatment from medical staff during pregnancy

1 in 5 women report mistreatment from medical staff during pregnancy The women reported being verbally abused, having their requests for help go unanswered and having their physical privacy infringed upon, according to a CDC survey. Read more on NPR

NPR News: A rare spotless giraffe was born in a Tennessee zoo

A rare spotless giraffe was born in a Tennessee zoo Brights Zoo in Tennessee is asking the public to help pick a name for the giraffe that was born without spots on July 31. The zoo says she may be the only solid-colored reticulated giraffe alive. Read more on NPR

EFF: Proposed UN Cybercrime Treaty Threatens to be an Expansive Global Surveillance Pact https://t.co/pvbII2ks82

EFF: Proposed UN Cybercrime Treaty Threatens to be an Expansive Global Surveillance Pact https://t.co/pvbII2ks82 — @ButterflyLaChoi@sfba.social (@ButterflyLachoi) Aug 22, 2023 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js from Twitter https://twitter.com/ButterflyLachoi

Another day! It’s August 22, 2023 at 01:45PM https://t.co/HYGu7HNETT

Another day! It’s August 22, 2023 at 01:45PM https://t.co/HYGu7HNETT — @ButterflyLaChoi@sfba.social (@ButterflyLachoi) Aug 22, 2023 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js from Twitter https://twitter.com/ButterflyLachoi

NPR News: Some of Canada’s wildfires likely made worse by human-driven climate change

Some of Canada’s wildfires likely made worse by human-driven climate change Climate change intensified eastern Canada’s hot, dry, windy weather this summer. That made Quebec’s enormous burns about twice as likely, according to a new study. Read more on NPR