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NPR concerts next

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Even for an HOA this is shitty

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Bad borscht?

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Someone refused an offer.

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Bong State Park remains unchanged

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I don't like stories that end in cliffhangers. Will he or won't he be home for Christmas???

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I wanna fistbump the 'offenders'

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Ouch.

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cross-posted from: https://real.lemmy.fan/post/8158291

The bribe economy is flourishing

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It couldn't be rubies?

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“There is almost no danger to the public.”

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cross-posted from: https://aussie.zone/post/15138944

Thousands of mystery balls that washed up on Sydney beaches last month were gunk globules made of products such as motor oil, hair, food waste, animal matter and wastewater bacteria – but their source is yet to be traced.

A statement from the NSW Environment Protection Authority on Wednesday confirmed the balls comprised fatty acids, petroleum hydrocarbons and other organic and inorganic materials – and were not tar balls as previously theorised.

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