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Elle @elleisanisland.bsky.social · Sep 12

All I saw was cheesecake boat and ocean for at least 5 minutes

Photo of a missing slice of cheesecake that looks like a cheesecake hull floating in a deep blue ocean. The "ocean" is actually the blueberry topping on the large cheesecake that we don't see completely.

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Elle @elleisanisland.bsky.social · 12h

10th street when you refuse to use metric lol

Chris Steller @chrissteller.bsky.social · 13h

Look, I'll meet you at the corner of 29-5/8ths Avenue and 7-15/16ths Street. I don't see what's so hard about this.

Elle @elleisanisland.bsky.social · 16h

"Step forward one at a time. AND STOP FUCKING FALLING OVER"

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Elle @elleisanisland.bsky.social · 16h

"Round up the usual suspects"

Portland:

Graphic of "FBI's most wanted terrorist"
Shows a group of puffy mascots standing in a witness line up

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Elle @elleisanisland.bsky.social · Oct 28

possibly the greatest cat photo ever. happy halloween

Photo of grey cat sitting, arms lifted towards the light streaming in at a window. Looks like she's communing with god or controlling the weather. The room is filled with steam from a shower, but it looks like a mystical fog

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Elle @elleisanisland.bsky.social · 1d

Because they protest :)

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Elle @elleisanisland.bsky.social · 1d

Plus it protects against pepper spray! Great for protests tbh

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Elle @elleisanisland.bsky.social · 1d

Ok but I'd wear this before I'd wear those hideous smart glasses

Adam Weinstein @adamweinstein.bsky.social · 1d

I... what

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Tana 👻 @justmostlymemes.bsky.social · 1d

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Elle @elleisanisland.bsky.social · 1d

Save the planet. Ask me your stupid questions instead of ai and give me $10. I'll get it right 20-40% of the time and I require very little water

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Elle @elleisanisland.bsky.social · 2d

Excerpt from Interview (the publication)

MARTIN SHORT: Who's sexier, me or Steve Martin?

DIANE KEATON: I mean, you're both idiots

A comment from @stevemartinreally: Don't know who first posted this, but
it sums up our delightful relationship with Diane.

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Elle @elleisanisland.bsky.social · 2d

Just had a conversation with
a nice French couple who said
the problem with American
protests is that we schedule
them one by one instead of
showing up every night until
the change happens.

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Elle @elleisanisland.bsky.social · 2d

Pulled out a gun so I backed right off

Elle @elleisanisland.bsky.social · 2d

this city is a joke

street in Colarado where a chicken (here, a rooster) is literally crossing the road

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Guilherme Nunes - Commissions Open!! @guilhernunes.bsky.social · 2d

the chosen capybara

Painting, in a forest at night in a field of flowers a capybara is abducted by an alien ship while two other capybaras celebrate.

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Lynn Stahl @msbtterswrth.altgov.info · 2d

Hot off the presses! If you need a bigger size to print your stickers let me know!

The Portland frog as a founding father, surround by the words "give me ribberty or give me death"

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Elle @elleisanisland.bsky.social · 2d

The length of time this takes is so hilariously long you'll swear she's just offscreen, stomping her feet, pretending, for laughs

Paul Haine @paulhaine.bsky.social · 2d

RIP Diane Keaton, I hope wherever you are now your forks are somewhat closer

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Elle @elleisanisland.bsky.social · 2d

One of the best parts of this is how mascots almost universally have a look on their face which says "Wth is going on? I'm so confused. But still happy to be here! Hi!" Perfect levels of mockery and derision in a way lol

midnightsun49.bsky.social @midnightsun49.bsky.social · 3d

Total zoo 🤣😂

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Adam Sharp @adamcsharp.bsky.social · 4d

Just been reminded of a colloquial Colombian phrase for when someone is lost or confused that goes mas enredado que un pulpo aplaudiendo. It means “more tangled up than a clapping octopus.”

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Elle @elleisanisland.bsky.social · 2d

TNT, but that's beside the point

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Elle @elleisanisland.bsky.social · 2d

Oh, that's incredible. I'm so sorry for your loss

Elle @elleisanisland.bsky.social · 2d

It is the time of the frog 🐸

Elle @elleisanisland.bsky.social · Feb 9

I'm already tired of football here are two small froggs

Small, pale green frog perched on a twig, mouth wide open in a grin, looking like kermit's baby son telling a great joke

Insanely tiny and beautiful frog perched on the end of someone's finger. It's a Vietnamese moss frog, and its skin looks like moss and tiny jewels and beads. It's eyes are large and iridescently green

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Elle @elleisanisland.bsky.social · Sep 15

not changing any of my plans until we hear what the toad wants

Night-vision photo of a frog in a forest looking into the camera. Headline reads: the national park service wants humans to stop licking this toad

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Elle @elleisanisland.bsky.social · Dec 2

I'm just going to say that I'm not a big crier but if Kermit even just put one of his little flippers gently on my shoulder I'd probably sob for an hour

This is from "trivia from MUPPETS MOST WANTED"

Danny Trejo's mother passed away as he was filming his last scenes in this movie. As he was finishing his scenes so he could fly back to Los Angeles, California for the funeral, the cast and crew offered their condolences and sympathies to him. Trejo, known for his tough guy roles and demeanor, shrugged off the sympathies. When Steve Whitmire offered his condolences in character as Kermit the Frog, Trejo broke down crying.

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Artologica aka Michele Banks @artologica.net · 2d

Winter at the Beach, image grown from green algae by Gunes-Helene Isitan #sciart

Wavy blue art that looks like an island with trees and waves

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jenna newman phd @jennanewman.bsky.social · 2d

impact—
“1)Outbreaks go unseen…
2)Doctors lose guidance…
3)States lose coordination…like trying to fight a wildfire w/o radios
4)Americans lose time. The time btwn an emerging threat & a public warning stretches from hrs to days to weeks.In public health, time saves lives”🛟🧪 @kkjetelina.bsky.social

“But here's what happens next:
1. Outbreaks go unseen. When data stops flowing, early warnings disappear. The "invisible shield" that keeps us safe from measles, flu, and the next unknown virus begins to crack.
2. Doctors lose guidance. The experts who turn raw data into actionable guidance (how to treat, what to look for)
are gone.
3. States lose coordination. When states can't share information through the CDC, it's like trying to fight a wildfire without radios.
4. Americans lose time. The time between an emerging threat and a public warning stretches from hours to days to weeks. In public health, time saves lives.”

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