Interesting Links for 14-09-2019

[andrewducker]

What could you build instead of a bridge to Belfast

(tags:transport UK )

Shock poll reveals four in ten Welsh voters (who expressed a preference) would back independence to stay in EU

(tags:wales independence europe uk polls )

This is the best Avengers related advert there will ever be

(tags:avengers video advertising food mexico )

The "We can send back EU migrants if they don't work for three months" claim is basically a myth (as well as being an awful thing to do)

(tags:immigration europe work myths )

Not just in North Carolina: Republican lawmakers across the country rebel against democracy

(tags:USA politics republicans OhForFucksSake )

Combat Juggling is clearly the most dangerous game

(tags:juggling wtf video )

Shockingly MoviePass has discovered that its business plan was terrible and it was never going to make any money

(tags:movies business fail )

Estimates that mineral levels in vegetables have dropped by up to 90% since 1914

(tags:food health history Doom )

Shell Companies Hide $15 Trillion From Taxes

(tags:tax OhForFucksSake )

Comments

[calimac]

"And when Republicans didn’t change the rules in response to recent Democratic electoral victories, they ran away and brought the government to a standstill."

Democrats have pulled that one too.

[nancylebov]

"Estimates that mineral levels in vegetables have dropped by up to 90% since 1914"

It's magnesium in particular in the article, not minerals in general, though I wouldn't be surprised if more minerals are deficient.