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[–] SatansMaggotyCumFart@lemmy.world 28 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

After they sewed his dick back on he became a porn star.

[–] AstralPath@lemmy.ca 3 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

I'm gonna need that source, plz!

[–] SatansMaggotyCumFart@lemmy.world 5 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] AlligatorBlizzard@sh.itjust.works 5 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I did not know what that link contained when I clicked it. And I am incredibly disappointed that it is neither a link to a porn site nor a Rickroll. You're failing to live up to your username today, SatansMaggotyCumFart, I expected more from you.

(Thanks for the deets, the name of that porn alone is hilarious.)

Sometimes I enjoy being helpful.

[–] Track_Shovel@slrpnk.net 23 points 3 weeks ago

Yer all making dick jokes (I would be too, normally) but the real story is in the Camp Lejeune water scandal:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camp_Lejeune_water_contamination

TL;DR

The Camp Lejeune water contamination scandal involves the discovery that between the 1950s and the 1980s, the water supply at the U.S. Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune in North Carolina was contaminated with toxic chemicals, including volatile organic compounds (VOCs) like trichloroethylene (TCE), perchloroethylene (PCE), benzene, and vinyl chloride. These chemicals, primarily from leaking storage tanks, industrial waste, and a nearby dry cleaner, were linked to serious health issues such as cancer, birth defects, and other chronic conditions in veterans, their families, and civilian workers who were stationed there.

Despite evidence of contamination, it took decades for the extent of the problem to be acknowledged, leading to significant health repercussions for thousands of people. The scandal led to numerous lawsuits and the passage

Approximately 135k people were affected. The USMC knew about the problem but denied and covered it up for a long time

[–] deegeese@sopuli.xyz 19 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Rapist abuser still obsessed with his victim.

[–] MehBlah@lemmy.world 10 points 3 weeks ago

It was always my take that he was abusive.

[–] tacosanonymous@lemm.ee 2 points 3 weeks ago