An irritating and frankly dangerous hazard at the popular caves in Tongren City, China, was finally dealt with recently by an enterprising tourist. And they want to track him down and fine him! For getting rid of a useless piece of rock growing for millions of years one mineral-laden drop at a time! No good deed goes unpunished.
Tourist kicks over annoying 10-million-year old stalagmite
Bachelorette parties "destroying LGBTQ+ safe spaces" in Provincetown
Bridal celebrations are muscling in on the spaces created by queer and marginalized folks, effectively forcing them out and appropriating the safety therein. Researchers studying venues in Provincetown, Massachussets, report a process similar to gentrification—"hetrification"—where loaded white women trying to escape the straight world only succeed in bringing it back to the places from which… READ THE REST
Boston cop chasing white suspect arrested the first black man he saw
A white cop chasing a white suspect ran up to a black man, pulled his gun on him, threw him face-first to the ground, then held him down under his knee. Johnson saw the [suspect] jog past him before [officer Steven] Conroy approached and yelled at both men to "get the (expletive) on the floor."… READ THE REST
Jan 6 committee to subpoena Alex Jones' emails and texts after spectacular leak
Years of Alex Jones's texts and emails were mistakenly leaked by his lawyers, demonstrating that he lied at deposition and hid evidence from the court. But that trial only concerns how much has to pay the Sandy Hook parents he falsely accused of hoaxing the massacre. Now the Jan. 6 committee investigating the riot at… READ THE REST
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