To expound a bit: while for practical purposes any mammal is susceptible to any strain of rabies, there are some characteristic differences that can provide a clue to where an infection came from. Twenty-odd years ago I saw a table with the strain ID of fatal human cases, and most were bat strains.
If a bat touches you and you're not controlling it like this with thick gloves and knowing what you're doing
You need to get a rabies vaccination and I'm deadly serious.
If a bat *touches* you.
You need to get a rabies vaccination and I'm deadly serious.
If a bat *touches* you.
PSA for any bat-friends inspired by this post: thick work gloves like the ones being worn in this picture are absolutely necessary before attempting to handle a bat! Do not let it anywhere near bare skin! And if it appears ill or is acting erratically, do not approach, just call a pro
January 5, 2026 at 4:57 PM
To expound a bit: while for practical purposes any mammal is susceptible to any strain of rabies, there are some characteristic differences that can provide a clue to where an infection came from. Twenty-odd years ago I saw a table with the strain ID of fatal human cases, and most were bat strains.
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If a bat touches you and you're not controlling it like this with thick gloves and knowing what you're doing
You need to get a rabies vaccination and I'm deadly serious.
If a bat *touches* you.
You need to get a rabies vaccination and I'm deadly serious.
If a bat *touches* you.
PSA for any bat-friends inspired by this post: thick work gloves like the ones being worn in this picture are absolutely necessary before attempting to handle a bat! Do not let it anywhere near bare skin! And if it appears ill or is acting erratically, do not approach, just call a pro
Hey if I'm late on my next deadline its because I just spent 2 hours swabbing this guy with oil to save him from a moth trap
January 5, 2026 at 4:22 PM
If a bat touches you and you're not controlling it like this with thick gloves and knowing what you're doing
You need to get a rabies vaccination and I'm deadly serious.
If a bat *touches* you.
You need to get a rabies vaccination and I'm deadly serious.
If a bat *touches* you.
At Home Depot, in the parking lot is a Mini Cooper with an apparent diplomatic plate -- real or fake I cannot say, front license plates aren't required here -- that says WHR2NXT?
January 4, 2026 at 7:37 PM
At Home Depot, in the parking lot is a Mini Cooper with an apparent diplomatic plate -- real or fake I cannot say, front license plates aren't required here -- that says WHR2NXT?
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However, President Trump’s decision to carry out extensive military strikes in Venezuela and remove Maduro from power without congressional approval or a clear plan for the future does not make the world more secure or Americans better off.
January 3, 2026 at 7:03 PM
However, President Trump’s decision to carry out extensive military strikes in Venezuela and remove Maduro from power without congressional approval or a clear plan for the future does not make the world more secure or Americans better off.
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Jan 1: this is the year of new Me
Jan 12: [eating shredded cheese directly from the bag] new years resolutions are a bourgeois construct for disciplining bodies into productive units for capital
Jan 12: [eating shredded cheese directly from the bag] new years resolutions are a bourgeois construct for disciplining bodies into productive units for capital
January 1, 2026 at 10:43 PM
Jan 1: this is the year of new Me
Jan 12: [eating shredded cheese directly from the bag] new years resolutions are a bourgeois construct for disciplining bodies into productive units for capital
Jan 12: [eating shredded cheese directly from the bag] new years resolutions are a bourgeois construct for disciplining bodies into productive units for capital
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This New Year:
You deserve better.
You deserve better.
January 1, 2026 at 7:06 PM
This New Year:
You deserve better.
You deserve better.
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ACA tax credits expire tonight, and families across Pennsylvania will lose their healthcare coverage.
Republicans in Congress and the White House refused to extend these tax credits, and millions of Americans will suffer as a result.
www.post-gazette.com/news/health/...
Republicans in Congress and the White House refused to extend these tax credits, and millions of Americans will suffer as a result.
www.post-gazette.com/news/health/...
Skyrocketing ACA premiums are pushing some to extreme measures
Mary Jo Armstrong and her ex-husband, William, didn’t exactly remarry for love. They remarried for health insurance.
After 18 years of marriage and...
www.post-gazette.com
December 31, 2025 at 8:12 PM
ACA tax credits expire tonight, and families across Pennsylvania will lose their healthcare coverage.
Republicans in Congress and the White House refused to extend these tax credits, and millions of Americans will suffer as a result.
www.post-gazette.com/news/health/...
Republicans in Congress and the White House refused to extend these tax credits, and millions of Americans will suffer as a result.
www.post-gazette.com/news/health/...
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I don't know how many times it needs to be said that you absolutely should not let fucking "AI" anywhere near your legal contracts, either in creating them or evaluating them, but apparently it needs to be said at least one more time, so allow me to say it again, here, right now
December 28, 2025 at 5:27 PM
I don't know how many times it needs to be said that you absolutely should not let fucking "AI" anywhere near your legal contracts, either in creating them or evaluating them, but apparently it needs to be said at least one more time, so allow me to say it again, here, right now
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has stated that the 1918 flu pandemic was caused by a lab virus from vaccine research, a defective influenza vaccine. Let’s analyze what a lie this is. First, in 1918, 107 years ago, virology was in its infancy
December 27, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has stated that the 1918 flu pandemic was caused by a lab virus from vaccine research, a defective influenza vaccine. Let’s analyze what a lie this is. First, in 1918, 107 years ago, virology was in its infancy
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Somebody somewhere
Needs flowers tonight
Needs flowers tonight
December 28, 2025 at 5:26 AM
Somebody somewhere
Needs flowers tonight
Needs flowers tonight
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You can pretend to have your shit together if you want. They don’t really check
December 26, 2025 at 1:51 AM
You can pretend to have your shit together if you want. They don’t really check
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Merry wormsmas!
Joy to the Worm
In the tropics, a festive creature turns coral reefs into a year-round wonderland
www.sierraclub.org
December 26, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Merry wormsmas!
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[breathing a sigh of relief as I carefully remove the poison, hammer, Geiger counter, and radioactive source before helping Tiny Tim out of the box]
December 25, 2025 at 6:07 AM
[breathing a sigh of relief as I carefully remove the poison, hammer, Geiger counter, and radioactive source before helping Tiny Tim out of the box]
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“Whether you believe in me or not doesn’t matter.
What matters is this:
Every child deserves care.
Every child deserves safety.
Every child deserves to grow without fear.
That’s the magic worth keeping.”
What matters is this:
Every child deserves care.
Every child deserves safety.
Every child deserves to grow without fear.
That’s the magic worth keeping.”
December 24, 2025 at 2:08 PM
“Whether you believe in me or not doesn’t matter.
What matters is this:
Every child deserves care.
Every child deserves safety.
Every child deserves to grow without fear.
That’s the magic worth keeping.”
What matters is this:
Every child deserves care.
Every child deserves safety.
Every child deserves to grow without fear.
That’s the magic worth keeping.”
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“This boy is Ignorance. This girl is Want. Beware them both, and all of their degree, but most of all beware this boy, for on his brow I see that written which is Doom, unless the writing be erased.”
- Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol.
- Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol.
December 25, 2025 at 5:19 AM
“This boy is Ignorance. This girl is Want. Beware them both, and all of their degree, but most of all beware this boy, for on his brow I see that written which is Doom, unless the writing be erased.”
- Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol.
- Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol.
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Remember when Mamdani won and a whole bunch of people saw the Staten Island hold-outs and went "Yep, I understand these results, I've read N K Jemisin's book"? Did you wonder what the hell they were talking about? You can find out! The City We Became is on sale for $3 on Kindle and Kobo today!
The City We Became: A Novel (The Great Cities Book 1)
Amazon.com: The City We Became: A Novel (The Great Cities Book 1) eBook : Jemisin, N. K.: Kindle Store
www.amazon.com
December 22, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Remember when Mamdani won and a whole bunch of people saw the Staten Island hold-outs and went "Yep, I understand these results, I've read N K Jemisin's book"? Did you wonder what the hell they were talking about? You can find out! The City We Became is on sale for $3 on Kindle and Kobo today!
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Pope Leo I have the solution for you and it’s to call Whoopi Goldberg and make the third one and pay these adorable old ladies for the rights to their story, I know you saw the other two, I know you watch movies
The three octogenarian nuns broke out of a nursing home to go back to live in their convent, sparking a dispute with their church superior. Both sides have appealed to the Vatican for a resolution.
Austrian nuns await word from the Vatican on whether they can stay in their convent
The three octogenarian nuns broke out of a nursing home to go back to live in their convent, sparking a dispute with their church superior. Both sides have appealed to the Vatican for a resolution.
n.pr
December 20, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Pope Leo I have the solution for you and it’s to call Whoopi Goldberg and make the third one and pay these adorable old ladies for the rights to their story, I know you saw the other two, I know you watch movies
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They used to "laugh and call him names." Now they're all dead
December 14, 2025 at 1:55 PM
They used to "laugh and call him names." Now they're all dead
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I've seen a lot of people who are like "whenever I see someone clowning in my replies I creep their blog and I always find some bad opinion that justifies blocking them", and I'm like, no, you absolutely did not need to do that. Being annoying in your replies is justification enough.
December 14, 2025 at 4:57 PM
I've seen a lot of people who are like "whenever I see someone clowning in my replies I creep their blog and I always find some bad opinion that justifies blocking them", and I'm like, no, you absolutely did not need to do that. Being annoying in your replies is justification enough.
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I made this for my bil a few years back. He puts it on the tree every year.
December 13, 2025 at 3:58 PM
I made this for my bil a few years back. He puts it on the tree every year.
Some magnificent afternoon napitude from Rory:
December 10, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Some magnificent afternoon napitude from Rory:
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Everyone imitates Tolkien all the time except when it comes to the one way it would really matter: making the protagonist of your novel for children a short, fat, 50-year-old man who doesn't want to do anything.
December 9, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Everyone imitates Tolkien all the time except when it comes to the one way it would really matter: making the protagonist of your novel for children a short, fat, 50-year-old man who doesn't want to do anything.