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Crows in a lab were able to distinguish shapes that exhibited right angles, parallel lines, and symmetry, suggesting that, like humans, they have a special ability to perceive geometric regularity.

"On Tyranny" is a #1 NYT bestseller again. I wish the moment were different. But I’m glad the book is useful. And grateful for all the kind words about putting the 20 lessons to work. snyder.substack.com/p/twenty-les...

Sketch for Clostridium

Emerald Elon thinks high productivity jobs will happen by tossing people into the mines, because of course he does.

what they said ⬇️

you'll never be rid of him

Ragdoll cat

All of these spoke to me, deeply.

Wolves: “Dogs, what price have you paid to forsake your heritage just to be subservient to humans?” Dogs:

“Hank, why are you spending so much time defending the freaking /minecraft movie?/“ Actually, I’m not defending anything, I am attacking the practice of dumping buckets of jaded misery on moments of goofy joy and I will absolutely die on that hill.

STAY FLEXY 💪🐺🦊💕

The beginning of a new Pantheon. In thousands of years, acolytes will read from the Book of Dril to learn how the war between Catturd and Junlper reshaped the Earth.

The fox and the grapes 🦊🍇✨

the three of us are having a conversation

This era of mass grift—driven by one of the most corrupt administrations in American history—isn’t just a crisis. It’s a massive opportunity for the Democratic Party to lead an unapologetic, system-wide anti-corruption campaign.

owning a small business in 2025…

Spiders, Years ago, we struck a truce. I would let you live in my house in exchange for you keeping pests at bay. The only condition was that you stay out of my shower. This morning, a fly landed in my coffee, and webbing was anchored to the shower head. These violations shall not go unanswered.

"If you can convince the lowest white man he's better than the best colored man, he won't notice you're picking his pocket. Hell, give him somebody to look down on, and he'll empty his pockets for you." - President Lyndon B. Johnson

Try not to laugh.

It is so crucial for us as a species to finally learn the lessons of Reconstruction and Nuremberg because if we come out the other side i do NOT want to be doing this again in 20 years

Why, yes. Yes it does.

for better days ahead

So following up on that "responsibility to be on record," 15 Democratic Senators + Angus King voted to confirm him.

Its going to be wild seeing China charged 240% for shit they clearly don't want versus the US being charged 225% for goods they've built their entire culture on.

chat, is it bad when the two largest economies in the world basically stop trading with each other?

Unsolicited writing advice, no. 96: Nothing you write is ever wasted. It’s all part of your training. That’s why you should never feel bad about the work you cut, or the hours you spend on work that stays unpublished. Every part of the process makes you a stronger writer.

BREAKING: The country of Norway just entered a bill to give transgender Americans asylum in the country of Norway… LGBTQ+ STRONG! 🌈✨

Ambassador Spock modeling the proper “fuck you, make me” response to intimidation tactics. Our current-day institutions could learn a lot from him.

Autism didn’t make them do it. Mental illness didn’t, either. This personal piece from The Big Picture cuts through the excuses and names the real issue: some people are just hateful, and we need to stop giving them cover.