BREAKING - Days after Virginia Democrats were caught putting up billboards featuring Trump urging Republicans to back a plan that would wipe out four GOP seats, they have now been caught using misleading ballot language like “restore fairness” to trick voters into supporting it

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US dependence on Persian Gulf oil has almost never been lower:

US imports of crude oil from the Persian Gulf countries are down to ~500,000 barrels per day, near the lowest on record.

Imports from Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Kuwait, the UAE, Bahrain, and Qatar have declined -2.5 million barrels per day since the 2003 peak.

Just 9 years ago, the US was receiving ~2.0 million barrels per day from the region.

The current level of imports is now only above the 2020 pandemic shock and the 1980s low.

Meanwhile, US crude oil production stands at ~13.7 million barrels a day near an all-time high, surging +145% since 2003.

The US is more energy independent than ever.

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What happened to the 12-hour estimation?

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Iran destroys five top-level American radars in the region each worth between $500M and $1B

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Trump says only 'unconditional surrender' of Iran will end war

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Iran's Foreign Ministry Spox. Esmaeil Baghaei:

The cowardly attacks on civilian airports and the deliberate targeting of an Iran Air passenger plane at Bushehr is yet another wicked chapter in the aggressors’ campaign of terror & atrocity against Iranians.

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Trump on interpreters:

I had an interpreter recently that wasn't good, talking to a very strong person from a different part of the world.

And I could tell, even though I don't speak the language, I could tell the interpreter was not good.

When you go "uh, uh, uh" when I give a long-flowing, beautiful sentence, and in this case it was a woman, and she gave it in about one-fourth the time.

I said, "Well, their language may be efficient, but it's not that efficient."

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Trump: “They say he is very militaristic. I am the one that ended eight wars.”

But, those 8 wars include the Israel-Iran war from 2025, which now … is not very ended?

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One of the world’s largest Buddhist academies, Larung Gar in Sichuan, with thousands of red-roofed residences

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Israeli alert squad in Shlomi reportedly shooting down a Hezbollah drone themselves.

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NEW - Trump signs and launches the "Shield of the Americas" coalition to combat cartels, narco-terrorism and related threats with leaders from the Western Hemisphere

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Name one thing invented by Palestinians, without Googling

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Never deleting this app

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Chewing gum releases thousands of microplastic particles directly into your mouth with every piece you chew.

A pilot study from UCLA researchers, presented at the American Chemical Society’s Spring 2025 meeting, has identified chewing gum as a surprisingly significant and previously overlooked source of daily microplastic ingestion.

The researchers examined both traditional synthetic gums, which contain polymers such as polyethylene, polyvinyl acetate, and polystyrene, as well as brands marketed as “natural” that use chicle or other plant-based bases. By simulating realistic chewing conditions, they measured how many particles are released into saliva during typical use.

The results showed that a single piece of gum can shed anywhere from hundreds to more than 3,000 microplastic fragments over 10 to 30 minutes of chewing. The primary mechanism is mechanical abrasion from teeth combined with friction from saliva, which dislodges tiny particles directly from the gum base.

Surprisingly, “natural” gums performed no better than synthetic versions and, in some cases, released even higher numbers of fragments. Most of the particles fell within the microplastic size range of less than 5 millimeters, making them small enough to be easily swallowed.

Once ingested, these particles largely resist breakdown by digestive enzymes and pass through the gastrointestinal tract as persistent pollutants. Although the long-term health consequences of chronic low-level microplastic exposure are still under investigation—with emerging concerns about potential links to inflammation, gut microbiome changes, and leaching of chemicals—this represents a meaningful everyday contribution to personal plastic intake, especially for regular gum chewers.

Lead researcher Professor Sanjay Mohanty pointed out a practical way to reduce exposure: chewing a single piece for a longer time rather than frequently replacing it with a fresh one, since particle release tends to be highest in the early minutes and then decreases. The study underscores the need for greater transparency in labeling the materials used in everyday consumer products like chewing gum.

As microplastics continue to appear in unexpected places—from drinking water to seafood—this discovery adds chewing gum to the expanding list of common items quietly adding to our daily plastic burden.

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Transgender porn star arrested for allegedly stabbing man who wouldn't have sex - because of religion

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