*Styrofoam trash adds to antibiotic resistance crisis.*

Whistleblower Daniel Hale, who told us how the US covers up killing thousands of civilians with drone attacks, has received the International Whistleblower Award.

Kim Potter is on trial for killing Daunte Wright at a traffic stop. She says that she thought she was firing her taser.

Either Potter grabbed the pistol intentionally and pretended it was her taser, or she grabbed the pistol unthinkingly by mistake. I have no particular insight into which one it was.

I am sure it is possible to make such mistakes, and I don't think it serves any moral or practical purpose to punish them. This wasn't the usual bullshit lie that thugs tell after killing someone for no valid reason. However, I am sure there are some thugs who are so habituated to lying that they would be capable of intentionally drawing a pistol while shouting "Taser, taser!"

An astroturf campaign to block a wind farm -- in the name of protecting the environment -- is funded by oil company.

An analysis of lab experiments found that microplastics, in realistic concentrations, can harm human cells.