I worked for a co that reported to the BLS. The key data was total # of employees & the # of supervisors, total payroll & supervisory payroll, total payroll hrs & supervisory hrs. Monthly changes had to be explained i.e layoffs or seasonal. We had a lot of part time & seasonal staff.

Opinion | You May Not Be Trump’s Target This Time. But You Could Be Next.

If you read only one thing today please make it this, by the great Vanita Gupta

You May Not Be Trump’s Target This Time. But You Could Be Next

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I worked in Harvard Square,
a lot of celebrities came thru. The best was Julia Child. She lost her parking ticket in her car. I had a pass & got her a new ticket as I came into the garage. I should have helped search her car & spent more time with her. Also sat next to Ken Howard at a bar. Nice.

BREAKING: Canadian Family BEGS Canada to Help Bring Their Daughter Home From Trump's ICE Detention Center Montreal entrepreneur Paula Callejas is rotting in an ICE cell and has been for WEEKS...

BREAKING: Canadian Family BEGS Canada to Help Bring Their Daughter Home From Trump's ICE Detention Center
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“WE’RE ALL GONNA DIE” and “GET OVER IT” are not great political slogans for the midterms.

+1 for Costco. I’m a long time member and don’t shop at Walmart . Went to Costco today and stocked up on staples - coffee beans, olive oil, butter, etc and a good price on eggs too. The store was very busy. 👍

I remember when you were hurt. I knew it was bad but not the full extent. Wow. Thank you for sharing your story. Recovery couldn’t have been easy but your attitude shines through. It’s an inspiration, befitting your screen name. All the best to you.

New Government Research Seems Designed to Further Damage Vaping - The Daily Pouch UK's £62M youth vaping study sparks bias concerns. Critics say it's alarmist, undermining existing evidence on vaping's reduced risks compared to smoking.

Relentless focus on youth #vaping, at expense of adult smokers who could benefit from switching to vaping, damaging UK public health. For every young person who vapes, there are around 20 adult smokers who could benefit from switching. Scare stories deter both groups. daily-pouch.com/new-governme...

Leading Pro-Vape Academic “Couldn’t Stand on the Sidelines Any Longer” As Dr. Michael Siegel returns to vocal tobacco harm reduction advocacy, he sits down with Filter to discuss his mission and its enemies.

"Vaping is a huge threat to them and their ideology so they have to attack it. They can’t do it with the truth; the facts don’t support their position. So their only resort is to misinformation."

Dr. Michael Siegel discusses his renewed mission—and
its enemies—with @kiransidhu41.bsky.social:

Termination of Tobacco Harm Reduction Continuing Medical Education by the Accreditation Council The full scope of tobacco use and related risks to health are misunderstood by all health professionals.   Deficits in health profession...

Professor Brad Rodu developed
a continuing medical education (CME) program on smoking & tobacco harm reduction. His 5-hour course is available here: bit.ly/3Ww7MF5.

Thank you! I know it’s not what you want to do. We, who don’t have your incredible skills, appreciate you and your efforts on our behalf.

If a health intervention is 100% "efficacious," but no one uses it, it is not "effective." EVIDENCE: The most efficacious AND popular smoking cessation tool is nicotine vapes ("e-cigarettes"). Strange to demonize them...

Please follow Dr. Alex Wodak. A gem of a man who has devoted his entire career to public health harm reduction.

A "man of many shining parts."

Teen are the tail that wags the dog.

It is astonishing to me, how we ignore 490,000 adult deaths every year from smoking. Teen use can change. Death is final.
(I used to teach Healthcare Ethics)

FYI: US teen nicotine use is now at a 50-year low, so it's VERY weird to obsess on that.

There’s lots of talk about teens. What about all of the adults? They are the ones who suffer from smoking related diseases. There are so many more adults who vape.

I’ll bet it’s good but I flipped the bird off. I miss the posts from the knowledge THR folks. I also should have saved vital links. Hoping to get more traction here with time.

I first saw it with my mom, a minister, on Thanksgiving when the theater switched the movie that we expected to see. We laughed so much and she got jokes that went over my head. Wonderful memory and loved the movie ever since.

Why I Report on Tobacco Harm Reduction Tobacco harm reduction, which I’ve been covering as a journalist for a couple of years now, has often felt a ...

"When received wisdom differs so starkly from the truth, it’s hard to leave that alone," reflects Kiran Sidhu.

Looking back, "One of the most unexpected things I’ve encountered is a climate of fear."

But "Consumers have taught me—and can teach others—so much."

1947: Penicillin is now available

@HHSGov refuses to inform 400 men with syphilis until 1972.

2023: #SaferNicotine alternatives to deadly cigarettes are now available

American @LungAssociation "strongly advises" @US_FDA not to inform 26 MILLION Americans who smoke.
@HaroldWimmer 😡😱😧

Is it time to de-demonize this drug? In the early 20th century, Americans demonized alcohol. In 1920, they codified that demonization in the 18th Amendment to the Constitution…

Americans LOVE #MoralPanic! Demonizing "bad" people and their "bad" behavior is tight. But we ALWAYS later rethink that. I think it's time to de-demonize THIS mystery drug. We did it for alcohol in 1932. We're doing it now for cannabis...
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BREAKING NEWS: Swedes First in World to Become Smoke Free – It’s a Lesson for the World Says Smoke Free Sweden SENSATIONAL government figures released today show that Swedes have made history by becoming officially ‘smoke free’. Swedes have hit this remarkable

Sweden is now smoke free!

Key to their success
- a pragmatic focus on harm reduction rather than prohibition
The Swedes’ extraordinary success is the result of their pioneering policy approach to safer alternatives to cigarettes
Well worth a read
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Big ❤️ for @marthagill.bsky.social's work on vaping.

#StayCurious

Yup, mango for the win.

Despite Everything, More People Than Ever Choose Safer Nicotine Options “People talk about a war on smoking, a war on nicotine or a war on vapes,” Harry Shapiro told Filter. ...

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So @mbsiegel.bsky.social was not in the mood to spare the rod with this post on vaping misinformation from credible sources.

tobaccoanalysis.blogspot.com/2024/11/amer...

But your leadership is also your legacy. We’ve all lost some, but don’t lose sight of those you’ve touched along the way.

What is the US public being told? "E-cigarette use is increasing, especially among teens" and "whole new generation addicted to nicotine" and 'flavors' "target teens."

There are several problems with these claims. First and foremost, they are propaganda tactics. Demonstrably not truth.

My husband’s dr said it would cost $300 if he got the Shingrix shot in the office but it would be free or copay if he went to CVS or similar place. The dr was right, he got the shots and we saved $. On Medicare with a supplemental plan.

Press | The Surgeon General’s Report Overlooks Key Science on Smoking Cessation | Cliff Douglas | Global Action to End Smoking Global Action to End Smoking press piece "The Surgeon General’s Report Overlooks Key Science on Smoking Cessation | Cliff Douglas".

#GA Posted

Cliff Douglas is President and Chief Executive Officer of Global Action to End Smoking.

reduced-risk alternatives can be life-saving

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