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He flipped off a trooper and got charged. Now Vermont is on the hook for $175,000
  • You're making my point for me. If you're super generous about paying this man for all his trouble, loss of freedom, court costs, etc. (and we should be) ...and then you double that for good measure... and then you double THAT for punitive purposes (and yes we should)... You still are far short of $175k.

    I'm only bringing it up because it's our money as taxpayers. The ACLU should not be another piggy at the public trough.

  • Wild Boar Has Five Times More Toxic PFAS Than Humans Allowed To Eat
    www.forbes.com Wild Boar Has Five Times More Toxic PFAS Than Humans Allowed To Eat

    The liver of wild boars are bioindicators for the presence, types and concentrations of PFAS “forever chemicals” in sites with limited industrial and human activities.

    Wild Boar Has Five Times More Toxic PFAS Than Humans Allowed To Eat

    A new study has found that European wild boar, Sus scrofa, contains toxic PFAS (per-and poly-fluoroalkyl substances) at levels that are nearly five times greater than what is allowed under EU law in meat sold for human consumption.

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    DIY electronics and Insurance
  • It sounds awesome. First I would explain how difficult it is for low voltage to cause fires. If that doesn't work, maybe make a demo of a catastrophic failure (dead short) of your 5v brick, maybe he'll see that doesn't cause a fire. Or finally maybe encase the power brick and control circuitry in a metal container?

  • Refinishing this little table/desk for my young kid. What will yield a fine-not-perfect result?
  • Forget the chemicals, you'd need to be an expert to insure a good finish after strippers. Sanding should do nicely and not be too hard - it's also one of the steps kids can help with. From the looks of it sanding by hand or with a jitterbug should be enough. Sand with the grain. Maybe 120-150 grit until it's uniform and then 220. Use a tack rag to get the dust off. Then stain if you want and then the poly, at least 3 coats with a very light sanding between them - follow the instructions on the can.

  • Glamour to ghost town: the fate of one Cypriot beach resort – in pictures
    www.theguardian.com Glamour to ghost town: the fate of one Cypriot beach resort – in pictures

    British-Cypriot writer Alex Christofi has documented the decay of a once-elegant town, abandoned when Turkey invaded in 1974

    Glamour to ghost town: the fate of one Cypriot beach resort – in pictures

    Once a glamorous destination that attracted the likes of Elizabeth Taylor and Abba, the Cypriot resort of Varosha was abandoned on 14 August 1974 when Turkey invaded. For 50 years, the town has been deserted, but in 2020 it was opened up to tourists.

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    Clerical error was behind Michigan man’s viral suspended license hearing
  • Are you defending the botched legal process and suggesting that it deserves more respect than the man who is in fact in the right? That we should continue to obey even when it's wrong?

    The man also knew that his license was not in fact suspended in any legitimate way. If I was the victim of failed bureaucracy for months I would ignore it too.

  • Am I the only one whose "shorts" feed is all basically softcore porn?

    I almost never watch "shorts" but my suggestions for it seem to have an...uhhh...adult theme. I don't watch any such thing with YouTube. Does everyone see garbage like this?

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    Most US sandwich baggies contain toxic PFAS ‘forever chemicals’, analysis says
    www.theguardian.com Most US sandwich baggies contain toxic PFAS ‘forever chemicals’, analysis says

    Testing commissioned by Mamavation blog found high levels of a marker of PFAS in nine of 11 baggies tested

    Most US sandwich baggies contain toxic PFAS ‘forever chemicals’, analysis says

    Testing commissioned by Mamavation blog found high levels of a marker of PFAS in nine of 11 baggies tested

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    Espionage Probe Finds Communications Device on Chinese Cranes at U.S. Ports

    A congressional probe of Chinese-built cargo cranes deployed at ports throughout the U.S. has found communications equipment that doesn’t appear to support normal operations, fueling concerns that the foreign machines may pose a covert national-security risk.

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    Between the Hammer and the Anvil
    theintercept.com The Story Behind the New York Times October 7 Exposé

    “Screams Without Words,” the New York Times story about sexual violence by Jeffrey Gettleman, Adam Sella, and Anat Schwartz comes under fire.

    The Story Behind the New York Times October 7 Exposé

    A major New York Times story regarding systematic rape by Hamas is found to have questionable sources and an amateur reporter with documented bias

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    Solar storms, ice cores and nuns’ teeth: the new science of history
    www.theguardian.com Solar storms, ice cores and nuns’ teeth: the new science of history

    The long read: Advances in fields such as spectrometry and gene sequencing are unleashing torrents of new data about the ancient world – and could offer answers to questions we never even knew to ask

    Solar storms, ice cores and nuns’ teeth: the new science of history

    Advances in fields such as spectrometry and gene sequencing are unleashing torrents of new data about the ancient world – and could offer answers to questions we never even knew to ask

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    Chemical Found In Cheerios, Quaker Oats May Cause Fertility Issues, Study Suggests: What To Know About Chlormequat
    www.forbes.com Chemical Found In Cheerios, Quaker Oats May Cause Fertility Issues, Study Suggests: What To Know About Chlormequat

    Researchers found four in five Americans have been exposed to the “toxic” pesticide chlormequat, which is used in oat-based foods like Cheerios and Quaker Oats Old Fashioned Oats and can cause fertility problems in animals.

    Chemical Found In Cheerios, Quaker Oats May Cause Fertility Issues, Study Suggests: What To Know About Chlormequat

    Around 80% of Americans have been exposed to the plant pesticide chlormequat, which causes fertility and growth issues in animals, according to a new study published Thursday...

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    Researchers unveil method to detect 'forever chemicals' in under 3 minutes
    phys.org Researchers unveil method to detect 'forever chemicals' in under 3 minutes

    PFAS have earned the name "forever chemicals" with good reason—the man-made compounds, which can take thousands of years to degrade and are found in everything from grease-resistant food packaging to water-repellent clothing, have made their way into nearly half the U.S. tap water supply.

    Researchers unveil method to detect 'forever chemicals' in under 3 minutes

    New Jersey Institute of Technology chemists have demonstrated a new lab-based method to detect traces of PFAS from food packaging material, water and soil samples in just three minutes or less.

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    I'm a pony bitch
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    Inside the Pro-Israel Information War
    jackpoulson.substack.com Inside the Pro-Israel Information War

    Israeli gov-led Zoom calls, WhatsApp chat logs, and other docs provide a window into the massive effort to shape online discourse and silence pro-Palestinian voices.

    Inside the Pro-Israel Information War

    Israeli gov-led Zoom calls, WhatsApp chat logs, and other docs provide a window into the massive effort to shape online discourse and silence pro-Palestinian voices.

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    Sync + Usenet?

    Is it crazy to fantasize about having sync also be a Usenet reader? On the surface the federated space seems similar and it would open up some interesting content.

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    From Usenet to MySpace to Facebook to Reddit to Lemmy

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