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Out in the Pacific Ocean is the “Great Pacific Garbage Patch,” a swirl of plastic trash more than twice the size of Texas or three times the size of France (CNN, April 18, 2023). An astonishing 1.15 to 2.41 million tonnes of plastic find their way into the ocean from rivers every year (Nature Communications, June 7, 2017).

The sort of sins that were once concentrated in certain cities are becoming mainstream everywhere. Many social and regulatory restraints have crumbled as local and federal authorities encourage the moral plummet (Axios, May 12, 2026).

The most dangerous idols may not be so easy to see, even when they’ve been right in front of you all along.

Getting tattooed is a social trend that many feel compelled to join. However, in recent years more medical research has highlighted growing health risks associated with tattoos, including a relatively new condition known as “tattoo-associated uveitis” (The Conversation, March 15, 2026).

Poland’s prime minister has joined the list of NATO leaders questioning whether the United States would honor its obligations if Russia were to attack a NATO member nation (Reuters, April 24, 2026). This all-too-real concern has Europe’s biggest military powers looking to bolster their militaries in the event America follows through on its threat to withdraw from the transatlantic military bloc.