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  1. Pretty sure the very first 5W-40 oil in history was SOHIO QVO 5W-40 back in 1968, not some other brand people usually guess. Honestly even the second 5W-40 after that QVO was made by SOHIO too, it was called Nitrex

    #5w40 #SOHIO #1st #2nd #motoroil #history #qvo #nitrex #lubricants #multigrade

    https://x.com/OilGlup/status/2096625373404385560

  2. Wednesday, July 29, 2026

    When righteous calls to end the war become warmongering . . . . . Putin no longer holds upper hand in war . . . . . Russian fuel depot of 'national importance' struck in Udmurt Republic . . . . . Ukraine brought back almost 50 children from Russian-occupied territory in July . . . . . and more

    activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026

  3. Wednesday, July 29, 2026

    When righteous calls to end the war become warmongering . . . . . Putin no longer holds upper hand in war . . . . . Russian fuel depot of 'national importance' struck in Udmurt Republic . . . . . Ukraine brought back almost 50 children from Russian-occupied territory in July . . . . . and more

    activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026

  4. Wednesday, July 29, 2026

    When righteous calls to end the war become warmongering . . . . . Putin no longer holds upper hand in war . . . . . Russian fuel depot of 'national importance' struck in Udmurt Republic . . . . . Ukraine brought back almost 50 children from Russian-occupied territory in July . . . . . and more

    activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026

  5. Wednesday, July 29, 2026

    When righteous calls to end the war become warmongering . . . . . Putin no longer holds upper hand in war . . . . . Russian fuel depot of 'national importance' struck in Udmurt Republic . . . . . Ukraine brought back almost 50 children from Russian-occupied territory in July . . . . . and more

    activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026

  6. Wednesday, July 29, 2026

    When righteous calls to end the war become warmongering . . . . . Putin no longer holds upper hand in war . . . . . Russian fuel depot of 'national importance' struck in Udmurt Republic . . . . . Ukraine brought back almost 50 children from Russian-occupied territory in July . . . . . and more

    activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026

  7. You'll see contact cleaner from M.G. Chemicals or something like that. Specialty #lubricants you might recognize as coming from a company you've heard of - 3M or BASF - or maybe from another you haven't. Each one will be different. Why?

    Because they're better. Companies specialize. And #professionals can tell whether one product works better than another - they don't need to be told by having "Professional" printed on the can immediately after the product name. Mechanics have been using their type of rust penetrating lubricant for generations without change, and will likely still be doing so for more.

    Having umpteen products that would normally be from different specialty #manufacturers instead all coming from one brand, "WD-40", is a red flag. And worse, it's a brand focused on the #consumer market. Professional products don't do that. They don't need to advertise in mass media and try to enhance the "brand awareness" of their line. Consumer brands spend (waste?) a ton of money on this kind of stuff, and that money comes from two places: higher prices for the consumer, and lowered quality of product by cutting corners.

    Someone at Princess Auto - almost certainly someone who has an MBA and never gets their hands dirty - has made the decision to source everything they can from WD-40. Maybe that company is paying to be the exclusive supplier of anything they make. Maybe the spreadsheet just showed a two-percent better return.

    2/x

  8. #MaineCDC recommends limiting fish consumption from 4 new bodies of water due to #PFAS contamination

    Maine Public | By Nora Saks
    Published June 30, 2025 at 5:27 PM EDT

    "The Maine Center for Disease Control is recommending that people limit consuming fish from four new bodies of water due to #PFASContamination.

    "The new advisories apply to game fish caught in #LovejoyPond in #AlbionME, the #SebasticookRiver in #BurnhamME and #BentonCollyerBrook in #GrayME, and #AndroscogginLake in #LeedsME and #WayneME.

    "The Maine CDC issued the new guidelines after elevated levels of PFAS, the group of man-made #ForeverChemicals, were detected in fish tissue sampled by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection last year.

    "In the recommendations updated last week, the Maine CDC also expanded its advisories on #AnnabessacookLake in #MonmouthME and #WinthropME, and #MessalonskeeStream in #OaklandME and #WatervilleME.

    "These additions bring the total number of rivers, lakes and streams that have game fish contaminated with unsafe levels of PFAS to 25.

    "For more details on the consumption limits on numbers and species of freshwater fish in each waterbody, check out the Maine CDC website."

    Source:
    mainepublic.org/health/2025-06

    Maine CDC website:
    maine.gov/dhhs/mecdc/environme

    #EPACuts #WaterIsLife #Maine #Pollution #PFAS #PFOS #ForeverChemicals #EnvironmentalDamage #Wildlife #PFASPollution #PFASContamnation #ManMadeDisasters #3M #3MLied #Scotchgard #Scotchban #BASF #Teflon #GenXChemicals #PFNA #PFHxS #Lubricants #Cosmetics #PFB #FireFightingFoam #DowChemical

  9. #ForeverChemicals’ – the part of cleaning you don’t want to last

    "Notable categories of cleaners that either may contain, or have historically contained, PFAS are:

    - glass and hard surface cleaners
    - fabric, upholstery, and #CarpetCleaners and treatments
    - #waxes and polishes for #floors, #furniture, #cars and #boat vessels
    - dishwashing rinse aids
    - #AerosolPropellant-based #cleaners and #AirFresheners
    - #paints and #coatings.

    "Floor sealers and finishes – products that cure into a film once applied – often contain PFAS. During floor stripping and waxing, PFAS concentrations in dust and air particulate matter were one order of magnitude greater than typical residential indoor air and two orders of magnitude greater than outdoor air, according to a 2022 study.

    "But now the cleaning products #Industry wants to keep consumers in the dark about the use of these chemicals in their brands. Earlier this month, a bill was introduced in Congress on behalf of leading household cleaning product makers that would deny Americans the right to know about #ToxicChemicals in cleaning products.

    "The manufacturer #Reckitt applauded Rep. Larry Bucshon (R-Ind.) for introducing the bill, which would rob consumers of crucial information about the ingredients in their products. Reckitt makes popular household brands like #Lysol, #Woolite, #AirWick, #Vanish, #Calgon, among many others.

    And industry giant #SCJohnson
    called for a 'clear federal standard' on disclosing ingredients, knowing any such standard could take a decade or longer. The company manufactures #Glade, #Drano, #Pledge, #ScrubbingBubbles, #Shout and #Windex, along with many other products, including #Ziploc."

    Read more:
    ewg.org/news-insights/news/202

    #PFAS #PFOS #WaterIsLife #WaterPollution #PFASPollution #PFOA #PTFE #Wildlife #Cancer #Contamination #Chemicals #Environment #FoodPackaging #Plastics #FireFightingFoam #Firefighters #Health #Mining #Lubricants #Electronics #Cosmetics #PFNA #PFHxS #PFB #GenXChemicals
    #Toxic #DowChemical #DuPont #3M #BASF #Teflon #RainWater #DrinkingWater