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‘The Quiet Town’. Shaun Tan. 2021.

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‘The Quiet Town’. Shaun Tan. 2021.

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A comic of two foxes, one of whom is blue, the other is green. In this one, Green looks delighted as Blue returns home, bruised and battered, looking completely exhausted, with an olive green helmet hanging on his head.
Green: Welcome home! How was the airsoft thing?
Blue: Pure adrenaline chaos.

A flashback image of Blue in the airsoft game, running through chaotic crossfire of noise, little explosions, and tiny plastic beads, eyes wide.
Blue, narrating: All blurs into a bedlam of explosions, shouts, confusion and fear.

Another view of the game, where Blue is laying on his back on the floor, with another fox - sand-coloured teammate, also wearing a helmet, drags him by the tail, all the while tiny bb-balls are being fired at both of them.
Blue, continuing to narrate: Twice I got hit and had to get dragged across a hallway like a rag.

Back to the present moment, Green leans towards Blue, who has settled down onto the floor, exhausted but evidently happy.
Green: Was it fun?
Blue: It was awesome.ALT
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Hey a mega bundle of all of my stuff is available on sale at my publisher’s shop!

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Hey a mega bundle of all of my stuff is available on sale at my publisher’s shop!

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*guitar riff* let’s go, girls

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*guitar riff* let’s go, girls

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rhube: breelandwalker:prismatic-bell:bogleech:solarpunkcast: kurowrites: squeeful: tilthat: TIL...

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TIL that the reason lead levels in children’s blood have dropped 85% in the past thirty years is because of an unknown scientist who fought car companies to end leaded gasoline. He also removed it from paint, suggested its removal from pipes, and campaigned for the removal of lead solder from cans.

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Yep.  It also correlates extremely strongly with an increasing decrease of violent crime.  One of the symptoms of low level constant lead exposure is increased aggression and volatility. 

“Unknown scientist”? That was Clair Cameron Patterson.

Gas companies are still so mad at him he’s “unknown scientist”, know his name

Daily reminder that health and safety standards like these are what politicians mean when they talk about “deregulation.”

Patterson died 5 December 1995.


Petition to make his date of death a Tumblr holiday celebrated by talking about cool shit the gas and petroleum industries don’t want us to know about, and fighting to continue his work.

Happy Clair Cameron Patterson Day! Remember to hold Big Business and our country’s leadership for safety regulation and environmental preservation standards!

Happy Clair Cameron Patterson Day! Fuck capitalism!

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A comic of two foxes, one of whom is blue, the other is green. In this one, Blue and Green are in bed. Green is looking at Blue, who is sulking, with his back towards Green.
Green: ...Are you mad at me?
Blue: No.
Green: Are you mad at something else?
Blue: A little bit, yes.
Green: Do you want to talk? Can I help in any way?
Blue: No, and no. I'm okay.

Satisfied with the answers, Green turns to his other side, and both foxes close their eyes to sleep.
Green: Okay then. Goodnight.
Blue: Goodnight.ALT
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