Meat industry blamed for largest-ever 'dead zone' in Gulf of Mexico

The global meat industry, already implicated in driving global warming and deforestation, has now been blamed for fueling what is expected to be the worst “dead zone” on record in the Gulf of Mexico. Toxins from manure and fertiliser pouring into waterways are exacerbating huge, harmful algal blooms that create oxygen-deprived stretches of the gulf, the Great Lakes and Chesapeake Bay, according to a new report by Mighty, an environmental group chaired by former congressman Henry Waxman.
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/aug/01/meat-industry-dead-zone-gulf-of-mexico-environment-pollution?source=Snapzu

Are women paid less than men for the same work?

When all job differences are accounted for, the pay gap almost disappears
Read more: https://www.economist.com/blogs/graphicdetail/2017/08/daily-chart?source=Snapzu

Lockheed gets $3.7B advance payment for F-35 program

The Pentagon made a $3.7 billion advance payment to Lockheed Martin late Friday for the 11th batch of F-35 aircraft. The Pentagon and Lockheed still have not reached a final agreement on the 11th lot of F-35 aircraft, which is slated to cover 141 aircraft for the U.S. services and military partners. Although the Defense Department is confident it can hammer out a deal by the end of the year, it regularly uses a mechanism called a “unilateral contract action,”...
Read more: https://www.defensenews.com/air/2017/07/31/lockheed-gets-37b-advance-payment-for-f-35-program/?source=Snapzu

The Average NFL Fan Will Watch 23.5 Hours of Commercials and Only 4.1 Hours of Game Action This Season

After a six-year hiatus, Hank Williams Jr. is returning to Monday Night Football this NFL season, again asking America, “Are you ready for some football?” But basic math shows the country singer should be asking us more about our appetite for some commercials.
Read more: https://www.streamingobserver.com/the-average-nfl-fan-will-watch-23-5-hours-of-commercials-this-season/?source=Snapzu

Capitalism's excesses belong in the dustbin of history. What's next is up to us.

It’s time to dethrone capitalism’s single-minded directive and replace it with a more balanced logic, laying the foundations for a better, more equitable world.
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/aug/01/capitalism-excesses-dustbin-history?source=Snapzu

With 200M daily users, Giphy will soon test sponsored GIFs

Giphy, the four-year-old search engine for GIFs, is going to finally start testing monetization. According to a source close to the company, Giphy will begin testing sponsored GIFs within messaging experiences. This means that users who search for GIFs may be served a sponsored GIF within the messaging tab.
Read more: https://techcrunch.com/2017/07/31/with-200m-daily-users-giphy-will-soon-test-sponsored-gifs/?source=Snapzu

It’s so easy when you don’t know the rules. Stop pretending they matter.

Say it with me. The rules do not matter.
Read more: https://medium.com/the-mission/its-so-easy-when-you-don-t-know-the-rules-stop-pretending-they-matter-cf446f3bf9aa?source=Snapzu