V Martin
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Just a guy called me but you knew that already.
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I see there’s a post about microplastics going around with a photo of drinking straws, so here is my semi-regular reminder that the 3 biggest sources of microplastics are tires (45%), synthetic clothing particles (35%) and paint (~10%).
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One of the biggest microplastic pollution sources isn’t straws or grocery bags – it’s your tires
Every few years, the tires on your car wear thin and need to be replaced. But where does that lost tire material go? The answer, unfortunately, is often waterways, where the tiny microplastic particle...
www.pbs.org
December 24, 2025 at 4:49 AM
I see there’s a post about microplastics going around with a photo of drinking straws, so here is my semi-regular reminder that the 3 biggest sources of microplastics are tires (45%), synthetic clothing particles (35%) and paint (~10%).
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NEW: Rachel Maddow drops unseen bodycam footage of feds coordinating the arrest of Newark Mayor Baraka.
I REPEAT: the feds ordered his arrest even though he wasn’t breaking any laws.
Federal agent: “We are arresting the mayor right now per the Deputy Attorney General of the United States.”
I REPEAT: the feds ordered his arrest even though he wasn’t breaking any laws.
Federal agent: “We are arresting the mayor right now per the Deputy Attorney General of the United States.”
September 30, 2025 at 2:05 AM
NEW: Rachel Maddow drops unseen bodycam footage of feds coordinating the arrest of Newark Mayor Baraka.
I REPEAT: the feds ordered his arrest even though he wasn’t breaking any laws.
Federal agent: “We are arresting the mayor right now per the Deputy Attorney General of the United States.”
I REPEAT: the feds ordered his arrest even though he wasn’t breaking any laws.
Federal agent: “We are arresting the mayor right now per the Deputy Attorney General of the United States.”
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Two St. Louis police officers hit a handcuffed man and shocked him with a Taser. A deputy in southwest MO was convicted of assaulting another deputy’s wife.
They kept their Missouri police licenses and are still working as officers, despite being brought before a state discipline board.
They kept their Missouri police licenses and are still working as officers, despite being brought before a state discipline board.
Missouri Police Officers Often Stay Licensed After Serious Misconduct
Missouri’s system often takes years to resolve a misconduct allegation, in some cases allowing officers to move on to a new department.
www.themarshallproject.org
September 18, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Two St. Louis police officers hit a handcuffed man and shocked him with a Taser. A deputy in southwest MO was convicted of assaulting another deputy’s wife.
They kept their Missouri police licenses and are still working as officers, despite being brought before a state discipline board.
They kept their Missouri police licenses and are still working as officers, despite being brought before a state discipline board.
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Obama getting off the sidelines is a recognition that all past norms have been destroyed, and those who believe in freedom and fairness must fight for it.
September 18, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Obama getting off the sidelines is a recognition that all past norms have been destroyed, and those who believe in freedom and fairness must fight for it.
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"papa snoop, what's this 'murder trial' section of your Wikipedia entry?"
Snoop Dogg says he’s 'scared to go to the movies now' because of a lesbian couple being depicted in 'Lightyear'
"We're watching it ... my grandson is like, 'Papa Snoop, how'd she have a baby with a woman?' ... I didn't come here for this shit"
"We're watching it ... my grandson is like, 'Papa Snoop, how'd she have a baby with a woman?' ... I didn't come here for this shit"
August 24, 2025 at 8:58 PM
"papa snoop, what's this 'murder trial' section of your Wikipedia entry?"
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Over the weekend, the “sandwich thrower” posters went up all over DC. Instant icon of resistance.
A remix of Banksy’s mural: not a Molotov, not a rock, but something just as disruptive, a hoagie hurled with defiance.
A remix of Banksy’s mural: not a Molotov, not a rock, but something just as disruptive, a hoagie hurled with defiance.
August 19, 2025 at 5:52 AM
Over the weekend, the “sandwich thrower” posters went up all over DC. Instant icon of resistance.
A remix of Banksy’s mural: not a Molotov, not a rock, but something just as disruptive, a hoagie hurled with defiance.
A remix of Banksy’s mural: not a Molotov, not a rock, but something just as disruptive, a hoagie hurled with defiance.
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Trump has gagged the CDC, but not me. So I'm sharing this. www.cjonline.com/story/news/p...
Kansas tuberculosis outbreak is now America's largest in recorded history
Kansas public health officials say the state's ongoing tuberculosis outbreak is the largest since the CDC started reporting TB cases in the 1950s.
www.cjonline.com
January 25, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Trump has gagged the CDC, but not me. So I'm sharing this. www.cjonline.com/story/news/p...