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This week on The Broadside: A visit to Raleigh's secret wolfpack and a closer look at what it takes to save some of the most endangered canids on the planet.

Can we bring red wolves back from the brink (again)?www.wunc.org The iconic Southern carnivore’s biggest threat is also its best hope for survival: humans.

Top quality moss.

It's about the size of a dime.

"This is a loud and lonely car for loud and lonely people."

Here it is, my review of the Tesla Cybertruck. www.sfgate.com/tech/article...

I drove a Cybertruck around SF because I am a smart, cool alpha malewww.sfgate.com You can rent a Tesla Cybertruck for a day, if you dare, and SFGATE columnist Drew Magary dared.

Two turtle dog walk, always a good sign 🐢🐢

At this point I'm just surprised how much disposable income some of y'all have to burn on illegal fireworks

Beastie Boys voice: It's camouFLAGE

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Good morning to shoebill storks and shoebill storks only

Congrats everybody, you can actually see the humidity this morning

Spotted on the dog walk today: ghost pipes

Now more than ever

Once again

I don't know that AIR is on here yet, but I know audio people are. Share your rates by 8/7 (anon if you want), and keep this vital tool up to date.

Contribute to the AIR Rate Guides Update 2024airmedia.org

Happy pub day, @metuiteme.bsky.social !!! 🎉🎈📘✨️

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Seems like we could all use a turtle

Still a fan of this genre

finally saw a cybertruck in the wild. just an unserious vehicle tbh.

A one-turtle dog walk today 🐢

Seems like we could all use a turtle

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Do you want to learn to file a records request? Do you have $15? Do you *not* have $15 and will email me so I can invite you for free no questions asked? TAKE MY ONLINE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION CLASS! No experience necessary. Two options in July! Noon central! thefriendlystatenews.org

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Who says there's no such thing as a bad idea? For the past week we've been asking dozens of journalists the worst pitch they ever sent. Their answers did not disappoint. www.the-fence.com/cooking-in-p...

Cooking in Prisonwww.the-fence.com We asked another squadron of journalists to tell us about the most excruciating pitches they’ve ever sent. JOE BISHOP I spent about a year trying to convince VICE to let me spend an entire working day...

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Twenty minutes of fireflies in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, near the famous Elkmont campground. The yellow sparkles are Photinus carolinus, the synchronous fireflies that have become a tourism sensation, and the greenish trails are the more enigmatic "blue ghost" Phausis reticulata.

Respect

Spent 5 hours cross-stitching a QR code to Rickroll my brother with. Time well spent.

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Did you know Canada geese are invasive in Europe Did you know many types of geese have teeth on their tongues Did you know geese are agents of Satan and are overflowing with wilful malice

REFRIGERATOR PICKLES.

Two turtle dogwalk today, would highly recommend 🐢🐢

Y'all, my little Wonder podcast is currently ranked #15 on Apple Podcasts in the Nature category!!! chartable.com/charts/itune...

Apple Podcasts : United States of America : Nature Podcast Charts - Top Podcastschartable.com View 100 top podcasts from Apple Podcasts : United States of America : Nature and view historical chart positions. Updated daily.

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Annual reminder: if you’re a journalist writing about Shark Week, I am available to help you find qualified credentialed and diverse Shark science and conservation experts to speak to, rather than speaking to the lying liars who regularly appear on Shark Week.

Celebrate #CephalopodWeek with everyone's favorite bashful bathypelagic beast, the Vampire Squid:

‎Wonder: The Vampire Squid on Apple Podcastspodcasts.apple.com ‎Show Wonder, Ep The Vampire Squid - May 19, 2024

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What Cephalopod Are You? Take The Quiz! Are you an old soul? A giant genius? Answer these 8 questions to find out which cephalopod is most like you. #CephalopodWeek

What Cephalopod Are You? Take The Quiz!www.sciencefriday.com Are you an old soul? A giant genius? Answer these 8 questions to find out which cephalopod is most like you.

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say what you will about AI, it's impressive how it ingests the entire history of human artistic achievement & spits out something like if you dumped a can of ballpark nacho cheese sauce over a Thomas Kinkade painting

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The media and journalism worlds have been beaten up for so many years that it's hard to have hope. But the indie, worker-owned digital media we see rising today remind me of how alt-weeklies used to inspire. Maybe the New Alt Media is a way forward. www.anildash.com/2024/06/14/t...

The New Alt Media and the Future of Publishing - Anil Dashwww.anildash.com A blog about making culture. Since 1999.