Brad Barrish

A conservative fifth circuit court of appeals overturned a ban on plastic containers made by a company called Inhance. Those container leech PFAS “forever chemicals” at “alarming levels” into anything put into the containers.

The fifth circuit judges wrote that the EPA would have to regulate the containers under section 6 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), which the judges and Inhance claim would require the EPA to take into account the economic impact on Inhance. The company has said a ban on its fluorination process would put it out of business.

Seems like they should be put out of business to me.

It’s unfortunate, but Cleveland.com has more courage to say what the New York Times does not.

I continue to find immense inspiration in Nick Cave’s wisdom, compassion and, of course, his art. His words are so precise and never cease to conjure emotion and introspection.

I really don’t understand how a company can get away with essentially wiretapping users’ internet activity. It’s wrong and it should be illegal. I guess it’s that users agreed to this by using Onavo. I guess when you’re paying users to give up their privacy, many are happy to do so.

I’ve been drawing icebergs all morning. How’s your Friday going?

This is not film.

As someone who has had a colonoscopy, I can confirm the prep is the worst part by a large margin, made worse by outdated prep advice. It was nice to see this validating opinion post on STAT.

I’m really tough to get gifts for, but if you’re looking for ideas I’d like to direct your attention to this limited-edition version of How To Disappear by Colin Greenwood.

Done with email for today.

We have essentially handed all EV charging in the US to Tesla. Everything else is a joke. If you have a non-Tesla EV, you know the pain of trying to find a working charger.