#sonoflibertyradio - Two Letters

Federal convenience store council ask that vaping products require a liquor licence in Quebec
https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/mobile/federal-convenience-store-council-ask-that-vaping-products-require-a-liquor-licence-in-quebec-1.7014809

Unicoi County Jail looks to sell vapes to inmates for money
https://www.johnsoncitypress.com/news/local-news/unicoi-county-jail-looks-to-sell-vapes-to-inmates-for-money/article_ecd97a22-6410-11ef-ac04-b3c9ca29edb5.html

Texas targets vapes aimed at kids with new law, officials also considering further steps
https://news4sanantonio.com/news/trouble-shooters/texas-targets-vapes-aimed-at-kids-with-new-law-officials-also-considering-further-steps

Doctor shows x-ray of 'popcorn lung' caused from vaping and it can be fatal
https://www.ladbible.com/news/health/vaping-popcorn-lungs-x-ray-766391-20240830

Horrifying simulation shows what really happens to your body when you vape
https://www.unilad.com/news/health/what-vaping-does-to-body-lungs-simulation-youtube-302453-20240830

FDA to require ID from more people buying tobacco, ecigs
https://www.wbay.com/video/2024/08/30/fda-require-id-more-people-buying-tobacco-ecigs/

How Kids Are Becoming Spies To Regulate Vaping
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRfXkgfsWCs

Dangers of Student Vaping
https://www.wavy.com/hr-show/dangers-of-student-vaping/

Xs of the Week
https://x.com/CollinRugg/status/1828562990461001879
https://x.com/SenatorDurbin/status/1829271770358284439
https://x.com/grove_mitchell/status/1829325546372685999
https://x.com/YaelOss/status/1829528839334306228
https://x.com/HRA_asia/status/1829407645226180612
https://x.com/shadowwolf541/status/1829617424204771472
https://x.com/spokanehealth/status/1829615580112175457

Tasmania set to get strongest vaping restrictions in the country in plan to override 'watered-down' federal law
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-08-30/tasmania-vaping-restrictions-to-be-strongest-in-country/104290484

Privacy concerns over vaping sensor near Mooresville school bathroom
https://www.wcnc.com/video/news/education/privacy-concerns-over-vaping-sensor-near-mooresville-school-bathroom/275-5ac539cb-f95f-404b-9623-1fd9f3bd5796

Tesla Driver Found Asleep on Autopilot, Arrested for Trafficking Meth-Laced Vapes
https://sanangelolive.com/news/crime/2024-08-29/tesla-driver-found-asleep-autopilot-arrested-trafficking-meth-laced-vapes

Vapes caused psychosis for Bay Area teen who tried to ‘fly away,’ lawsuit claims
https://www.kron4.com/news/bay-area/vapes-caused-psychosis-for-bay-area-teen-who-tried-to-fly-away-suit-claims/

RUMBLE
Top Brazilian judge orders suspension of X platform in Brazil amid feud with Musk
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/08/30/brazil-musk-x-suspended-de-moraes/a5c432ce-670a-11ef-a399-4245aabdb0ed_story.html

Walmart recalls apple juice sold in 25 states due to elevated arsenic levels
https://apnews.com/article/walmart-apple-juice-recall-e4c185fd48af2438023ea94b3f6b2b74

A toddler cried non-stop during a flight. Two strangers locked her in the bathroom
https://www.4029tv.com/article/crying-toddler-locked-in-the-bathroom-on-flight/62019699

Zuckerberg says the White House pressured Facebook over some COVID-19 content during the pandemic
https://apnews.com/article/meta-platforms-mark-zuckerberg-biden-facebook-covid19-463ac6e125b0d004b16c7943633673fc

The Effect of E-Cigarette Indoor Vaping Restrictions on Infant Mortality
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39130090/

Sacramento's teen nicotine crisis: Battling vaping addiction
https://www.capradio.org/articles/2024/08/19/sacramentos-teen-nicotine-crisis-battling-vaping-addiction/

Father 'furious' after daughter strip searched by police in front of glass door
https://news.sky.com/story/father-furious-after-daughter-strip-searched-by-police-in-front-of-glass-door-13200002

Schools invest to curb vaping ahead of the school year; Most caught between 6th to 12th graders
https://youtu.be/yaaEpb_zs48?si=6VKGGwEPYZlIcE1f

New Data Show that E-Cigarettes are Saving Lives and Debunk Claims by Opponents that Vaping is a Gateway to Smoking
https://tobaccoanalysis.blogspot.com/2024/08/new-data-show-that-e-cigarettes-are.html

Disposable vape: 'More and more' disposable vapes found in UK rivers 'leaking chemicals' into water - 'what real hope is there?'
https://www.nationalworld.com/news/uk/more-and-more-disposable-vapes-found-in-uk-rivers-4750494

'Rank' Factory Footage Of Vapes Getting Individually Tested By Mouth Is Causing A Ruckus
https://www.georgefm.co.nz/home/good-chat/2024/08/rank-people-shocked-at-viral-footage-of-vapes-getting-mouthtested-before-hitting-shelves.html

Factory worker seen testing ‘up to 10,000 vapes a day' before they're sold globally
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/factory-worker-seen-testing-up-33506226.amp

Anti-Vaping PSA 1
https://youtu.be/KnL0x_RTS2I?si=zjdqAxd0tw-UHiXs

Anti-Vaping PSA 2
https://youtu.be/3NGuEByAVVE?si=mku8LBvbOF-dpYvG

San Antonio ISD opts out of state-mandated punishment for vapes and THC cartridges
https://www.tpr.org/education/2024-08-20/san-antonio-isd-opts-out-of-state-mandated-punishment-for-vapes-and-thc-cartridges

Xs of the Week
https://x.com/Tony11Sim/status/1826732768350339499
https://x.com/cjsnowdon/status/1827025893757473085
https://x.com/darkmarrcuuss/status/1826734003493503443
https://x.com/DustinWalper/status/1826758629489623450

Decoding anti-vaping campaigns
https://hussman.unc.edu/news/decoding-anti-vaping-campaigns

Can the Theory of Youth Vaping as “Gateway” to Smoking Be Put to Bed?
https://filtermag.org/youth-vaping-gateway-theory/amp/

Kentucky vaping industry leader says demise of business is well underway
https://www.weku.org/the-commonwealth/2024-08-20/kentucky-vaping-industry-leader-says-demise-of-business-is-well-underway

Serious lung warning to anyone who vapes
https://youtu.be/eM0_AHt97LQ?si=0ZEhf2YZtFvklNBN

Sting operation for flavored tobacco vapes
https://www.news10.com/video/top-video/sting-operation-for-flavored-tobacco-vapes/

Text Message Programs Could Help Teens Quit Vaping
https://youtu.be/I2qR4GA0XYw?si=2aSeSJFPon2tczNJ

RUMBLE
60 percent of supermarket baby foods are unhealthy: Research
https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/4839833-unhealthy-infant-toddler-foods-us/

Google Agrees to Shell Out $250M to Support Journalism—But Not Everyone Is Thrilled
https://observer.com/2024/08/google-reaches-250m-deal-fund-local-california-newsrooms/?utm_source=ground.news&utm_medium=referral

Boeing Starliner capsule strand astronauts in space
https://youtu.be/sipygkSLtR8?si=1IUFHr3jh-3ZIQnm

Boeing Starliner astronauts need to be adaptable to cope with being stuck together on ISS: experts
https://youtu.be/HFrdzMYnqWo?si=1J7u9ErUD0PEtQBU

The stranded Boeing Starliner astronauts planned to hitch a ride home with SpaceX, but their space suits aren’t compatible with Elon Musk’s spacecraft
https://fortune.com/2024/08/22/boeing-starliner-astronauts-spacesuits-incompatible-elon-musk-spacex/

'It was scary’: Tulsa woman says vaping landed her in medically induced coma
https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=rpVcMq-aFSI

Former Mississippi councilman gets 6 years for selling vape products laced with Schedule 1 drugs
https://www.magnoliastatelive.com/2024/08/14/former-mississippi-councilman-gets-6-years-for-selling-vape-products-laced-with-schedule-1-drugs/

Cigarette Smoking Rate in U.S. Ties 80-Year Low
https://news.gallup.com/poll/648521/cigarette-smoking-rate-ties-year-low.aspx

Daily Use of E-Cigarettes Linked to Higher Cigarette Quit Rates, Roswell Park Research Shows
https://www.onclive.com/view/daily-use-of-e-cigarettes-linked-to-higher-cigarette-quit-rates-roswell-park-research-shows

Vape sensors installed in Lincoln Unified high school bathrooms
https://youtu.be/rMy7_F_g3-s?si=zldwEeQYaYPMSRUv

Chicago suburb cracks down on vape shops selling to minors
https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=MjfssRUTkcM

Vape-sniffing dog helps detect nicotine, THC in St. Clair Shores schools
https://www.wxyz.com/news/education/back-to-school/vape-sniffing-dog-helps-detect-nicotine-thc-in-st-clair-shores-schools

Teen killed an 11-year-old during argument over vape pen, St. Pete police say
https://www.fox13news.com/news/teen-killed-11-year-old-during-argument-over-vape-pen-st-pete-police-say

Vaping: Unregulated Chemical in New E-cigs May Alter Brain Development
https://www.newsweek.com/fda-warbs-unregulated-chemical-vapes-brain-development-1938046

Zyndemic! How SoCal is handling the nicotine tin shortage
https://www.kcrw.com/news/shows/kcrw-features/zyn-2024-08-13

X Posts of the week
https://x.com/AshOrg/status/1824446608643064081
https://x.com/FDATobacco/status/1824082051043057992
https://x.com/YaelOss/status/1824070914033537480
https://x.com/YaelOss/status/1806061635833852350
https://x.com/BrandonLansdown/status/1823761410092097652
https://x.com/MyHarmReduction/status/1824150551782887829
https://x.com/LDWObserver/status/1824301802067460541

RUMBLE
'It’s mayhem and craziness:’ Californians react to Newsom’s order to remove homeless encampments
https://www.yahoo.com/news/mayhem-craziness-californians-react-newsom-130000856.html

No, the FDA Didn’t Reject MDMA Therapy Because of Big Pharma—It Was Because of Shoddy Science
https://slate.com/technology/2024/08/fda-mdma-therapy-rejection-lykos-therapeutics.html

Harm reduction vending machines in Milwaukee County; 8 more installed
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQxRb9dhmEM

A new global health emergency: What is mpox, where are the outbreaks and will the virus spread?
https://apnews.com/article/what-is-mpox-monkey-pox-congo-emergency-415d11f9e62d104b4c40dd8fe8e80b47

https://x.com/libsoftiktok/status/1822651070587265347

Secret Service apologized after officials broke into salon ahead of Harris rally, reports
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/08/13/secret-service-salon-pittsfield/74780544007/

British Police Chief Threatens To Extradite Americans Over Social Media Posts
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLzY4SrywAA

Teenager In Australia Dies After Vaping Synthetic Opioid 100X More Potent Than Heroin, Experts Say Naloxone Could Have Saved Him
https://www.benzinga.com/markets/cannabis/24/08/40168226/teenager-in-australia-dies-after-vaping-synthetic-opioid-100x-more-potent-than-heroin-experts-sa

Bismarck man arrested after having sex with teen in exchange for vape pen
https://www.kxnet.com/news/local-news/bismarck-man-arrested-after-having-sex-with-teen-in-exchange-for-vape-pen/

X-Posts of the week
https://x.com/RushmoreExt23/status/1821285640526500254
https://x.com/10NewsFirst/status/1821667231627145546
https://x.com/Ianfrichter/status/1822009300945981545?s=07
https://x.com/romanclemente7/status/1822003903363477575?s=07

Old People Try Vapes & Snus For The First Time
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fYE6P4vpII

G.A.R.M.
https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1820850115789160707?s=07

X Sues Global Advertising Giants For Coordinating ‘Illegal’ Boycott Designed To Punish Free Speech
https://thefederalist.com/2024/08/06/x-sues-global-advertising-giants-for-coordinating-illegal-boycott-designed-to-punish-free-speech/

Global Alliance for Responsible Media (GARM)
https://www.weforum.org/projects/global-alliance-for-responsible-media-garm/

Statement on GARM
https://wfanet.org/leadership/garm/about-garm

Elon Musk scores a victory for X by shutting down GARM
https://thehill.com/video/elon-musk-scores-a-victory-for-x-by-shutting-down-garm/9939753/

Trusted News Initiative
https://www.bbc.co.uk/beyondfakenews/trusted-news-initiative/

https://www.influencewatch.org/organization/trusted-news-initiative-tni/

https://www.publicmediaalliance.org/the-trusted-news-initiative-creates-asia-pacific-network/

NIH violated free speech by blocking activists’ comments, court rules
https://san.com/cc/nih-violated-free-speech-by-blocking-activists-comments-court-rules/

RUMBLE
First pill for fecal transplants gains FDA approval
https://www.pennlive.com/nation-world/2023/04/first-pill-for-fecal-transplants-gains-fda-approval.html

California governor vows to take away funding from cities and counties for not clearing encampments
https://apnews.com/article/california-gavin-newsom-homeless-sweeps-funding-bdaf5719847e11daf8cca06c62737994#

Diamond Shruumz edibles recall: 113 illnesses, 2 possibly linked deaths now reported
https://myfox8.com/news/diamond-shruumz-edibles-recall-113-illnesses-2-possibly-linked-deaths-now-reported/

RFK Jr. Confesses He Keeps A ‘Freezer Full’ Of Roadkill, Days After Central Park Bear Bombshell
https://www.mediaite.com/news/rfk-jr-confesses-he-keeps-a-freezer-full-of-roadkill-days-after-central-park-bear-bombshell/

Vaping as an 'Attractive' Smoking Cessation Tool for Adults
https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=QC8XBrasFNg

Vape face: a new side effect of vaping
https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=IfgiP6nMzo8

Dr. Alex Elswick talks about youth vaping
https://www.wtvq.com/dr-alex-elswick-talks-about-youth-vaping/

One in six vapes confiscated at English schools spiked with ‘zombie drug’
https://www.theguardian.com/society/article/2024/jul/25/one-in-six-vapes-confiscated-at-english-schools-spiked-with-zombie-drug

FDA authorizes new marketing for Vuse vapes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=43ug7A-qQHs

E-Cigarettes and Ethanol: A Forensic Perspective on Vaping
https://www.news-medical.net/news/20240723/E-Cigarettes-and-Ethanol-A-forensic-Perspective-on-Vaping.aspx

WHO releases first-ever guidelines to empower adults to quit smoking
https://www.dfa.co.za/lifestyle/who-releases-first-ever-guidelines-to-empower-adults-to-quit-smoking-ff63fb9e-c3f3-4935-a680-e8e886e2739f/

X-Posts of the Week
https://x.com/katherineefoley/status/1815737377677312155
https://x.com/JeffaStier/status/740676537175945216
https://x.com/RavenZech2/status/1816275777035575718?s=07
https://x.com/SmokeFreeSweden/status/1812744406190956900?s=07
https://x.com/AdamMann14/status/1806103433856111053?s=07
https://x.com/amodibecky/status/1628059598283280384?s=07
https://x.com/yoursimmo/status/1663499516849299456?s=07
https://x.com/s_brookfield/status/1816684675559227808

Jackson County implements vape court for upcoming school year
https://www.wdef.com/jackson-county-implements-vape-court-for-upcoming-school-year/

Would vaping help more veterans quit smoking? One group thinks so
https://taskandpurpose.com/military-life/smokeless-vets-quit-smoking/

VIOLENCE, VAPING AND VANDALISM: SD25 considering single stall bathrooms to curb growing issues at local schools
https://www.idahostatejournal.com/news/local/violence-vaping-and-vandalism-sd25-considering-single-stall-bathrooms-to-curb-growing-issues-at-local/article_5211ad8a-4493-11ef-a209-e7536c857315.html

RUMBLE
Please Be Polite to ChatGPT
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/should-you-be-nice-to-ai-chatbots-such-as-chatgpt/

California governor issues executive order for removal of homeless encampments
https://www.voanews.com/a/california-governor-issues-executive-order-for-removal-of-homeless-encampments/7713014.html

AP takes down ‘fact check’ story about ridiculous X-rated JD Vance hoax
https://nypost.com/2024/07/25/us-news/ap-forced-to-take-down-fact-check-about-x-rated-jd-vance-hoax/

Couple’s Tesla damaged by fish that fell from sky: ‘It’s a message from God’
https://www.kcrg.com/2024/07/24/couples-tesla-damaged-by-fish-that-fell-sky-its-message-god/

Europeans remain the biggest consumers of alcohol in the world, warns WHO
https://www.lefigaro.fr/conso/les-europeens-restent-les-plus-gros-consommateurs-d-alcool-dans-le-monde-alerte-l-oms-20240725