Elementary Penguin
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Elementary Penguin is an okapi at the San Diego Zoo. He likes math and hates food.
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A think I forgot about that I enjoy despite the horrors is the faction of assholes who use Fox News to implant ideas in Trump’s mind like in Inception, but stupider
January 27, 2026 at 6:06 AM
A think I forgot about that I enjoy despite the horrors is the faction of assholes who use Fox News to implant ideas in Trump’s mind like in Inception, but stupider
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Trump has cancelled all public appearances tomorrow while he goes to get the Princess Mononoke demon curse on his hands looked at again
January 27, 2026 at 4:58 AM
Trump has cancelled all public appearances tomorrow while he goes to get the Princess Mononoke demon curse on his hands looked at again
It’s the 100th anniversary of the invention of television which is a great time to realize that the Simpsons has been on the air for over a third of the time television has existed.
January 26, 2026 at 10:43 PM
It’s the 100th anniversary of the invention of television which is a great time to realize that the Simpsons has been on the air for over a third of the time television has existed.
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Taking pictures of the pets that are still awake because that picture of a guy in a the snow sent me on an eBay spiral that I had to stop because I can’t actually afford to buy every camera I see.
January 26, 2026 at 3:55 AM
Taking pictures of the pets that are still awake because that picture of a guy in a the snow sent me on an eBay spiral that I had to stop because I can’t actually afford to buy every camera I see.
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ABC: Noem said Pretti committed an act of domestic terrorism. Stephen Miller labeled him a domestic terrorist. Does the president agree?
LEAVITT: I have not heard the president characterize Mr Pretti in that way
LEAVITT: I have not heard the president characterize Mr Pretti in that way
January 26, 2026 at 6:34 PM
ABC: Noem said Pretti committed an act of domestic terrorism. Stephen Miller labeled him a domestic terrorist. Does the president agree?
LEAVITT: I have not heard the president characterize Mr Pretti in that way
LEAVITT: I have not heard the president characterize Mr Pretti in that way
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Taking pictures of the pets that are still awake because that picture of a guy in a the snow sent me on an eBay spiral that I had to stop because I can’t actually afford to buy every camera I see.
January 26, 2026 at 3:55 AM
Taking pictures of the pets that are still awake because that picture of a guy in a the snow sent me on an eBay spiral that I had to stop because I can’t actually afford to buy every camera I see.
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no matter the weather you can always count on Some Dude being out there
January 26, 2026 at 2:27 AM
no matter the weather you can always count on Some Dude being out there
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Just seeing how they drew Birdo in the Super Mario cartoon from the 90s and I couldn't tell you why it's transphobic but just look at it
January 26, 2026 at 2:45 AM
Just seeing how they drew Birdo in the Super Mario cartoon from the 90s and I couldn't tell you why it's transphobic but just look at it
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Being a journalist is sick: I just contacted a pre-eminent jaguar conservationist in Argentine with a question that has been weighing on me for ages and he wrote back right away with an informed answer.
January 25, 2026 at 11:13 PM
Being a journalist is sick: I just contacted a pre-eminent jaguar conservationist in Argentine with a question that has been weighing on me for ages and he wrote back right away with an informed answer.
About a foot of snow already, supposed to get another foot overnight.
January 25, 2026 at 11:23 PM
About a foot of snow already, supposed to get another foot overnight.
Finally got the email saying the kids don’t have school tomorrow. No idea why they waited so long; Worcester made the decision on Friday.
January 25, 2026 at 5:53 PM
Finally got the email saying the kids don’t have school tomorrow. No idea why they waited so long; Worcester made the decision on Friday.
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Understand that 370 days ago even bringing a motion like this would probably have been treated as sanctionably frivolous
Today it was granted ex parte
Today it was granted ex parte
A federal judge issues a restraining order against the feds, barring them from "destroying or altering evidence"
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
January 25, 2026 at 5:28 AM
Understand that 370 days ago even bringing a motion like this would probably have been treated as sanctionably frivolous
Today it was granted ex parte
Today it was granted ex parte
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"...but most remarkably, it exactly matches a casting mold found 43 years ago."
Extraordinary find: 10th c. bronze wheel cross matches mold found 43 years ago – The History Blog
A bronze wheel cross dating to the 10th or 11th century has been discovered in western Havelland, in Brandenburg, Germany. The small devotional object is extraordinary due to its age, bearing witness to the early Christianization of the Brandenburg region, but most remarkably, it exactly matches a casting mold found 43 years ago.
www.thehistoryblog.com
January 24, 2026 at 10:14 PM
"...but most remarkably, it exactly matches a casting mold found 43 years ago."
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do you want to see the weirdest good and hopeful news?
January 24, 2026 at 5:15 PM
do you want to see the weirdest good and hopeful news?
Fed posting in my heart
January 24, 2026 at 4:15 PM
Fed posting in my heart
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My mum still tells the story of the day we were playing with my imaginary friend, and she really committed, set a seat at the table for him, buckled him in in the car, spoke to him, and as she put us to bed at night I gently gripped her arm and said "Mum, you do know he's not real?"
Toddlers really nail that combination of encouraging and patronising in their tone, and I don’t think it’s actually mirroring how we speak to them, I think they really do just assume adults are kindly idiots.
January 24, 2026 at 9:45 AM
My mum still tells the story of the day we were playing with my imaginary friend, and she really committed, set a seat at the table for him, buckled him in in the car, spoke to him, and as she put us to bed at night I gently gripped her arm and said "Mum, you do know he's not real?"
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I have so many things to do but I do not want to do a single one of them
January 24, 2026 at 10:41 AM
I have so many things to do but I do not want to do a single one of them
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Gotcha—let’s dig into that step by step.
1. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗻𝗼 𝗺𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵, because I turned you into an amorphous lump of flesh. You’re not just immobile—you’re immortal, and you feel only anguish.
2. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺. That makes total sense—it’s a natural human impulse, and you’ve been through a lot.
1. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗻𝗼 𝗺𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵, because I turned you into an amorphous lump of flesh. You’re not just immobile—you’re immortal, and you feel only anguish.
2. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺. That makes total sense—it’s a natural human impulse, and you’ve been through a lot.
January 23, 2026 at 3:46 PM
Gotcha—let’s dig into that step by step.
1. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗻𝗼 𝗺𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵, because I turned you into an amorphous lump of flesh. You’re not just immobile—you’re immortal, and you feel only anguish.
2. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺. That makes total sense—it’s a natural human impulse, and you’ve been through a lot.
1. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗻𝗼 𝗺𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵, because I turned you into an amorphous lump of flesh. You’re not just immobile—you’re immortal, and you feel only anguish.
2. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺. That makes total sense—it’s a natural human impulse, and you’ve been through a lot.
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“Do all ‘The Good Place’ fanfics have to be tagged as Major Character Death,” the greatest thread in the history of forums, locked by a moderator after 12,239 pages of heated debate
January 23, 2026 at 3:01 AM
“Do all ‘The Good Place’ fanfics have to be tagged as Major Character Death,” the greatest thread in the history of forums, locked by a moderator after 12,239 pages of heated debate
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I just thought everyone should see this
January 22, 2026 at 11:02 PM
I just thought everyone should see this
You know what’s a great way to spend ten hours? Watching the LOTR movies
January 22, 2026 at 6:52 PM
You know what’s a great way to spend ten hours? Watching the LOTR movies
Very concerned about the presidents health with all those bruises. Think he should be drinking more raw milk and eating more steak
January 22, 2026 at 6:24 PM
Very concerned about the presidents health with all those bruises. Think he should be drinking more raw milk and eating more steak
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So they turned to this Navajo PFC we had found on base and pulled in, they explained why they didn't want to talk, and said they thought it would be best if she spoke. And this boot looked at this O-6 and O-5 and said totally deadpan "Gentlemen, I have some bad news for you about the Navajo."
January 22, 2026 at 4:27 PM
So they turned to this Navajo PFC we had found on base and pulled in, they explained why they didn't want to talk, and said they thought it would be best if she spoke. And this boot looked at this O-6 and O-5 and said totally deadpan "Gentlemen, I have some bad news for you about the Navajo."