k8rz

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Houseplantologist, veteran. Gardens and aquariums are biodome free-for-alls.

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Senate Dems should take one of their assorted gun control bills off the shelf, rename it something like "Trump Assassination Prevention Act," and force Rs to do a talking filibuster to block it

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I still love this comic I drew, it's old and their design has changed significantly since then, but past-me nailed the expressions it still makes me laugh #furryart #art

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#InsertAnInvert2024 NEW VELVET WORM SPECIES!!! Oroperipatus tiputini is from Ecuador and has unique morphology! 😍🧪

Cute but deadly: a new velvet worm species from Ecuadorblog.pensoft.net The so-called "living fossil" shoots a sticky substance from a pair of glands to trap its prey.

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Biden pardons thousands of US veterans convicted under law banning gay sex

Biden pardons thousands of US veterans convicted under law banning gay sexwww.theguardian.com President corrects ‘great injustice’ with clemency for military personnel ‘convicted simply for being themselves’

Today, the chimney is getting a liner. Had the sweep out last month for the annual end-of-season cleaning/inspection, found some *major* cracks. Apparently lucky to not have burned the place down 😬

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I wrote about some new weird dark energy results: www.sciencefocus.com/comment/dark... 🔭🧪

Dark energy may be even stranger than we thoughtwww.sciencefocus.com The Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument's latest measures may yet again shake up our understanding of this mysterious phenomenon.

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I'm not an unqualified cheerleader for the FDA but if you allow the big food/grocery cartels to self-regulate then it's only a matter of time before there's a *massive* lethal food poisoning event.

NEW: SCOTUS could soon overturn the "Chevron doctrine," upending numerous federal regulations designed to protect the public. At least 20 right-wing groups linked to court-whisperers like Charles Koch and Leonard Leo have backed the assault on Chevron. therevolvingdoorproject.org/amicus-spotl...

Amicus Spotlight: Loper Bright & Relentless | Revolving Door Projecttherevolvingdoorproject.org 20 right-wing groups linked to court-whisperers want SCOTUS to make its most dangerous regulatory power grab yet.

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When people see a story like this, they understandably tend to think there must be more to it. Someone must be exaggerating. But Missouri's attorney general and its courts really are trying to execute a man they all know is innocent. That's the whole story. www.kansascity.com/opinion/read...

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His expedition in 1890's to Hell Creek formation in Montana produced so many fossils it filled train cars. Very little was documented, and overburden rock was removed with dynamite and horse-carts 😬. In 1902, they uncovered the 1st documented fossil Tyrannosaurus rex.

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#Brains in children make more than a million connections each second. They are vaguely aware of everything all at once. However, adults have the ability to focus and concentrate. The difference is like a lantern vs a flashlight. It is believed this lantern elasticity contributes to creativity.

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I stand by the dancing peacock spider: www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_yY...

Peacock Spider 7 (Maratus speciosus)www.youtube.com Courtship of the male Maratus speciosus (Coastal peacock spider), which inhabits coastal dunes near Perth in Western Australia. Music in order of appearance:...

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Special Agent Erika Jensen: Watch the Summary Witness' Blind Spots www.emptywheel.net/2024/06/05/s...

Special Agent Erika Jensen: Watch the Summary Witness' Blind Spots - emptywheelwww.emptywheel.net As prosecutors' summary witness, Erika Jensen, continues to testify in the Hunter Biden case, keep an eye on her deliberate blind spots and negative space: because that's precisely what prosecutors ar...

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yo, I wrote a thing: "holy shit, Donald Trump’s guilty verdicts have broken every Republican brain" — it was a weekend full of stupid. thanks for reading, and please sign up for my daily newsletter so you never miss a post —

holy shit, Donald Trump’s guilty verdicts have broken every Republican brainbit.ly this weekend in stupid

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Does not matter the context. Does not matter how many times I see it. This image is in my Mt Rushmore of “Will Laugh My Ass Every Time”

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Around 1870, these lovely glass bottles started being sold for a very specific purpose. These are GLASS FIRE EXTINGUISHER GRENADES. The first generation were filled with saltwater, or ammonium chloride which, when it decomposes, produces gases that inhibit fire. (📷: Antique Bottle Depot)

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🚨 Don't eat uncooked snake! Your eyes & lungs can be parasitized by pentastomids, which are a CRUSTACEAN. Adults lack so many features that they weren't believed to be arthropods at all until their DNA was sequenced (and sperm morphology, but that was not widely accepted). Yet, they are! #Crustmas 🧪

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A tugboat that has not been seen since an oil spill that caused damages totalling a reported $23 million in waters off Trinidad and Tobago has been detained by the Angolan Navy. New from @obtusatum.bsky.social and the Trinidad and Tobago Guardian … www.bellingcat.com/news/2024/05...

Missing Tugboat 'Solo Creed' Resurfaces in Angola After $23m Oil Spill in Tobago - bellingcatwww.bellingcat.com The Solo Creed was detained by the Angolan Navy in early May, three months after an oil spill in Trinidad and Tobago.

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In honour of my husband finally finding the necessary cables to fire up the N64, finally allowing us to play Mortal Kombat 4 on date night again, here's "finish him" (lit. "impose death upon him") in Middle Egyptian.

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“A single mega-colony of ants has colonised much of the world, scientists have discovered. Argentine ants living in vast numbers across Europe, the US and Japan belong to the same inter-related colony, and will refuse to fight one another.” news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/ear...

BBC - Earth News - Ant mega-colony takes over worldnews.bbc.co.uk

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I've seen 10 of these DHL cargo bikes in Leipzig's central city -- and zero delivery vans. This is what last-mile package delivery should look like in dense urban neighborhoods.

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This article is so good and packs so many killer lines that are so insightful that I literally could not decide on which to copy and paste here so just go read the whole thing.

A Woman Who Left Society to Live With Bears Weighs in on “Man or Bear”bikepacking.com In this piece, long-term bicycle traveler Laura Killingbeck reflects on the "Man or Bear" debate and adds her unique perspective...

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We're expecting a large set of our public records (ie emails) to be published in the coming days as part of an effort to smear folks working to understand & address online disinformation. We're setting up a site to help provide context. Here's the landing page: faculty.washington.edu/kstarbi/PRR-...

CIP Public Records FAQfaculty.washington.edu Providing context for public records requests targeting the University of Washington's Center for an Informed Public.

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‘Red dogs’ arrive in Yellowstone buckrail.com/red-dogs-arr...

‘Red dogs’ arrive in Yellowstonebuckrail.com WYOMING — It’s calving season in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem and new bison calves are arriving and increasing herd sizes in Yellowstone. According to Yellowstone National Park, baby calves are b...

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LISTEN: I loved participating in this live conversation with the brilliant slate writers @mjs_dc and (my idol) @dahl_lith for their superb amicus podcast on How Originalism Captured the Court at Sixth & I in Washington, D.C. youtu.be/vmk2lj1UVY4?...

Amicus Live: How Originalism Captured the Court with Guest Sherrilyn Ifillyoutu.be Slate’s Amicus podcast is a show about the law and the nine Supreme Court justices who interpret it for the rest of America. At this live taping, Dahlia Lith...

This needs amplifying. eji.org/news/federal...

Federal Judge Calls for Qualified Immunity Reformeji.org Qualified immunity is a legal doctrine that shields a police officer from being sued for misconduct.

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Reich Said Fred Trump

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Moose are methed out bison and bison are already frightening enough. Imagine fucking with an animal that can shrug off a wolf attack?

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I want to play doubles tennis with some of the dark gods. I'll take Cthulhu. Bhaal's in your court.