drrimmer , to random
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Revealed: how Sunak dropped smoking ban amid lobbying from tobacco firms
Investigation details industry campaign including legal threats and charm offensive aimed at Tory MPs https://www.theguardian.com/business/article/2024/jun/29/rishi-sunak-smoking-ban-bill-backlash-tobacco-firms

CelloMomOnCars , to random
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‘Godfathers of climate chaos’: UN chief urges global fossil-fuel advertising ban

"António Guterres called on news and tech media to stop enabling “planetary destruction” by taking money while warning the world faces “ crunch time” in its faltering attempts to stem the crisis."

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/jun/05/antonio-guterres-un-chief-fossil-fuels-advertising

WATCH which news outlets carry this story. That separates the adults from the ones who take candy from the fossil fuel industry.

CelloMomOnCars OP ,
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There are lessons from the history of bans on advertising.

  1. Ban from one venue, they go to another, less regulated one.
  2. Comprehensive bans reduces smoking.
  3. There are loopholes, e.g. "Influencers" are not counted as advertising, e-cigs are not included, etc.
  4. There are effective ways other than an outright ban.

As we all know, countries do manage to reduce smoking:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regulation_of_nicotine_marketing

Nonilex , to random
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pledges to 'roll back' Democratic President Joe ’s put in place by Democratic President Joe & to fire the chief during a lengthy rally speech to the on Sat, during which he accepted the influential group's .


https://www.reuters.com/world/us/donald-trump-fire-up-supporters-nras-annual-us-gathering-2024-05-18/

Nonilex OP ,
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During the speech, repeated a pledge to fire the director of the Bureau of , , & , known as the , on Day One of a potential administration. He accused that agency, which enforces , of being heavy-handed w/ & revoking licenses on frivolous grounds.

RationalWiki , to random
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A comparative guide to #science #denial

When you watch science denial in action, you will see the same sort of arguments being used over and over, often in much the same order. Here is a handy-dandy cut-out-and-keep guide, with examples from:

  1. #tobacco industry,
  2. creationists, and
  3. climate change deniers.

#ClimateDenial #creationism #guides #RationalWiki
https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/A_comparative_guide_to_science_denial

CelloMomOnCars , to random
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"Prosecutors said continued making deceptive marketing claims even after a consumer watchdog group recommended the company stop advertising because it didn’t have a strategy to achieve its target."


https://www.perishablenews.com/meatpoultry/new-york-sues-beef-producer-jbs-for-fraudulent-marketing-around-climate-change/

CelloMomOnCars OP ,
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"Livestock accounts for more than 14 percent of all global emissions.

By denying, derailing, delaying, and deflecting meaningful discussions around the sector’s key issues, the [ and ] industry is using the same tactics as the and lobbies.

The report outlines coordinated social media attacks on nutritional science, and the portrayal of the industry as targets of “anti-meat militancy.”

https://www.desmog.com/2024/03/01/meat-industry-using-misinformation-to-block-dietary-change-report-finds/

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