Altuve was the face of the 2017 Astros. He sat in that clubhouse every night, watched teammates bang trash cans, won an MVP and a ring off the back of it and said nothing. For years. Not until reporters dragged it into the light.
“Innocent” is a word you use for a kid who didn’t know what was happening.
Altuve knew. He profited. He stayed quiet. Altuve let the entire sport eat the consequences while he kept the trophies.
I don’t think he gets enough criticism for it. He’s still likely to get into the HOF. I don’t think any player, manager or coach from the 2017 Astros should be allowed to even buy a ticket to the HOF, let alone get inducted into it.
A man is seen stealing an electric bike in Rancho Cucamonga, California
The man that he stole is from is running as fast as he can to get it back
Eventually the man who stole the bike crashes and goes face first into a rock median strip. A fall like this could kill someone
We can only hope the bike is okay….
An absolute perfect example of instant karma
What’s strange is crime is very low here
Rancho Cucamonga is consistently ranked as one of the safer cities in San Bernardino County, even nationally. It often appears in “safest cities” lists
A family of four attending a game at Dodger Stadium costs $413 and consists of:
• cheapest tickets available
• parking
• one hot dog each
• one beer per adult
• one soda per child
It is, by far, the most expensive ballpark experience in MLB.
- via @BillShaikin.
Nick Shirley just walked into one of those sketchy spots in Los Angeles that literally teaches people how to set up fake hospice centers so they can cash in on taxpayer money.
He went in pretending to be a potential partner looking to get rich quick, and the way everyone reacted made it crystal clear this is all a giant scam with zero real patients involved.
It’s the kind of thing that makes you sick when you realize how much hard-earned money is getting funneled into these operations while actual sick people get nothing. Hopefully this blows up enough to force some real investigations and put an end to it.
The ocean floor is slowly turning into a landfill
For decades, most concern about ocean pollution has focused on floating plastic and waste washing up on beaches. However, scientists now warn that the largest buildup of debris is happening out of sight, deep beneath the ocean’s surface.
A global review led by researchers at the University of Barcelona found that the seafloor is accumulating vast amounts of human-made waste, in some places at levels comparable to landfills. In the Strait of Messina, between Italy and Sicily, researchers documented over one million pieces of debris per square mile (around 400,000 per square kilometer), making it one of the most polluted seafloor regions ever recorded.
Debris such as plastic bags, fishing nets, metal, glass, and discarded equipment does not simply sink straight down. Ocean currents, storms, and underwater canyons transport waste from coastlines into deep-sea basins thousands of feet below the surface. Plastics account for about 62% of seafloor litter and can travel long distances before settling.
This is a global issue. Plastic has been discovered nearly 36,000 feet deep (about 10,900 meters) in the Mariana Trench, the deepest known point in the ocean. If current trends continue, scientists estimate the ocean could contain over 3 billion metric tons of waste within the next 30 years.
The impact on marine life is severe. Nearly 700 marine species are affected by seafloor debris through entanglement, ingestion, or exposure to toxic chemicals. Abandoned fishing gear can continue trapping animals for decades, a process known as ghost fishing.
Because this pollution occurs far from human view, it is often overlooked. But what sinks into the ocean does not vanish — it accumulates, persists, and alters ecosystems long after it disappears from sight.
Read the study:
“The quest for seafloor macrolitter: a critical review of background knowledge, current methods and future prospects.”
Environmental Research Letters, 2021
Big Pharma & Big Alcohol: Suddenly Concerned About Vomiting
Strange how the industries behind overdoses & blackouts are very interested in a rare cannabis condition affecting 0.03% of ER visits.
Big Alcohol wants you to know that cannabis might make you puke.
Meanwhile, alcohol causes ~150 million people to vomit every year.
But sure: let’s freak out about "scromiting."
📉 CHS: rare.
🍻 Booze puke: common.
💊 Hysteria: sponsored?
Article link in the comments below.
Big Alcohol Says Weed Will Make You Puke? Hmm…
Cannabis can cause rare vomiting in heavy users. The media made it sound like a pandemic.
https://t.co/UkmhvfJaQw
Maybe it’s just me but I never looked at the billboard chart to find what rap I need to listen too..all my favorite songs probably never even charted..9/10 the billboard song my fav rapper made is the one I skip