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Sadly, the homemade kale chip experiment was not a complete success.

Rufous-tailed Sapphire wishing everyone a happy pride month! #pride

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Me: All that I have is yours. SO: And all that I have is yours. Me: ... Wait.

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A double birthday to celebrate! Two of my screen idols, both born on 27 May! Sir Christopher Lee (1922-2015) and Vincent Price (1911-1993) #Horror #Legends

Based on my experiences to date, being right about everything has no measurable benefits.

The troubles of our proud and angry dust Are from eternity, and shall not fail. Bear them we can, and if we can we must. Shoulder the sky, my lad, and drink your ale. A. E. Housman, Last Poems

Sarah characteristically turning a bonkers story into a fascinating one.

Don't think of it as a mixed metaphor, think of it as metaphoric multitasking.

"MacGyverus!" 😊 Roman 'multi-tool' in silver and iron, ca. Third Century AD - but one seemingly designed for lunching well! Including knife, spoon, fork, spike, spatula and small pick. #FindsFriday Image: Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge (GR.1.1991). Link - data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/70...

Last spring we planted a few different native plants in our garden and even last summer, we noticed an increase in bees! One of the plants was Prairie Smoke, and the overcast light showed off how beautiful and delicate they are!

It's not enough for adults to tolerate children in public spaces. I want adults to ✨️participate✨️ in childhood magic. Overpay at lemonade stands, cackle at them from the windows of your dilapidated mansion, force them to bring you supplies when you're on the lam, that kind of thing

So ... the good news is that the Redumblican attempt to pass a bill that is pure evil was thwarted by a group of Redumblians who don't believe it is evil enough?

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Before he was papified, Pope Leo XIV was named Robert Prevost. I think there should be the custom that when you see him you say “Praise Bob”. (If you get it, you get it.)

This is what the internet is for.

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traffic would be so much more enjoyable if every car had a dog hanging it's head out the rear window.

Generative AI has helped me to understand why, in Star Wars, the droids seem to have personalities but are generally bad at whatever they're supposed to be programmed to do, and everyone is tired of their shit and constantly tells them to shut up

TANK vs TESLA "We've crushed fascism before and we'll crush it again" - ⁠WW2 veteran Ken, 98, in the tank

Your mistake, my dear, was that you married the faëry prince, and you should've married a plumber.

U.S. stock markets rise on news that Trump is not Pope.

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IT'S FINISHED! The Art of #InverteFest April 2025 Edition A digital art book showcasing the work of 86 artists from around the world, in celebration of overlooked invertebrate fauna. Thank you to the human artists who contributed to our art book! Download here drive.google.com/file/d/1JvEx...

Nature abhors a clean kitchen.

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So ... Trump is defunding the police. I guess that'll teach us libtards a lesson.

“Your prayers are your light; Your devotion is your strength; Sleep is the enemy of both. Your life is the only opportunity that life can give you. If you ignore it, if you waste it, You will only turn to dust.“ -- Rabia al Basri

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i'm glad i don't have a thought bubble above my head because when i'm involved in intellectual conversations i'm usually just thinking about some variation of potatoes

My word of the day is henotheism.

girls just want to have fun and by fun i mean shoot lightning out of our fingertips

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