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Jack Wolflink
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when life gives you shit, make bricks. || winds of asia editor @ kinsmanquarterly.org || stories at kinsman, lighthouse, suspect & pending
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Charles Darwin briefly discussed dogs’ senses of humor in the 2nd edition of ‘The Descent of Man’ 👇 and then fleshed those ideas out further in ‘The Expression of Emotion in Man and Animals’

darwin-online.org.uk/converted/pd...
Most of the more complex emotions are common to the higher animals and ourselves. Every one has seen how jealous a dog is of his master's affection, if lavished on any other creature; and I have observed the same fact with monkeys. This shews that animals not only love, but have desire to be loved. Animals manifestly feel emulation. They love approbation or praise; and a dog carrying a basket for his master exhibits in a high degree self-complacency or pride. There can, I think, be no doubt that a dog feels shame, as distinct from fear, and something very like modesty when begging too often for food. A great dog scorns the snarling of a little dog, and this may be called magnanimity. Several observers have stated that monkeys certainly dislike being laughed at; and they sometimes invent imaginary offences. In the Zoological Gardens I saw a baboon who always got into a furious rage when his keeper took out a letter or book and read it aloud to him; and his rage was so violent that, as I witnessed on one occasion, he bit his own leg till the blood flowed. Dogs show what may be fairly called a sense of humour, as distinct from mere play; if a bit of stick or other such object be thrown to one, he will often carry it away for a short distance; and then squatting down with it on the ground close before him, will wait until his master comes quite close to take it away. The dog will then seize it and rush away in triumph, repeating the same manœuvre, and evidently enjoying the practical joke.
November 26, 2025 at 10:15 PM
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escapedexplorer.bsky.social
Guy Who Explicitly Tweeted That Harris Is Going To Cause A Pointless War In The Middle East: I voted for the Coconut Lady who I definitely don't have weird misogynistic hang ups about with that nickname and duh yes Trump's not pro-war, stop reading the words I wrote so literally you illiterate trogs
" Tyler Austin Harper @Tyler_A_Harper People’s inability to exercise basic literacy remains unparalleled, so I’ll clarify for the record: I voted for Coconut Lady. However, I did spend many months rightly pointing out that Trump—who is not actually anti-war—was politically outflanking the Dems by promising peace."
November 25, 2025 at 2:45 AM
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sodrock.bsky.social
Huh
November 25, 2025 at 2:38 AM
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escapedexplorer.bsky.social
*aggressive whinging noises*: "Yes I was completely fucking wrong and everyone could tell at the time I was wrong and I'm a giant credulous dipshit but have you considered: he SAID he was the anti-war candidate and that was all that really mattered but of COURSE it was always dubious"
" Tyler Austin Harper @Tyler_A_Harper · Jun 18 I wrote about Iran. Trump spent years campaigning against risky and expensive wars, and criticizing hawkish foreign policy positions. The public is sick of foreign conflicts, and Trump came in with a clear anti-war mandate. He’s squandering it by courting a new overseas quagmire. Quote The Atlantic @TheAtlantic · Jun 18 Donald Trump appears to be considering getting the U.S. involved in the conflict between Israel and Iran. Doing so would betray his “clear, consistent, and unmistakable” anti-war mandate, writes @Tyler_A_Harper: https://theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2025/06/trump-iran-israel-antiwar/683221/?taid=685342a21080ec000190c097&utm_campaign=the-atlantic&utm_content=true-anthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter Tyler Austin Harper @Tyler_A_Harper · Jun 18 Of course, it is not surprising that Trump sold the war-shy public a false bill of goods—his claims of being “anti-war” were always dubious at best—but ending conflicts overseas was one of his signature campaign promises, and nobody wants to see America involved in another war."
November 25, 2025 at 2:42 AM
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hyenagirl64.bsky.social
⚡️Cheating on your wife with your dead friend’s widow is the most Catholic thing JD Vance has ever done
November 21, 2025 at 8:48 PM
cubicdystopias.bsky.social
"We wore shoes on our heads, as was the fashion at the time"
November 21, 2025 at 9:37 PM
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idlebyzantine.bsky.social
Trump's around JD and Miller all day, Zorhan is like manna from heaven
November 21, 2025 at 9:25 PM
cubicdystopias.bsky.social
unfortunately based on their hiring panic they're actually asking how they ended up with so few
November 18, 2025 at 1:39 AM
cubicdystopias.bsky.social
"pain is weakness leaving the body" elevated to an ontology
November 18, 2025 at 1:30 AM