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COW TOOLS COW TOOLS COW TOOLS
Back-scratching bovine leads scientists to reassess intelligence of cows
Brown Swiss in Austria has been discovered using tools in multiple ways – something only ever seen in humans and chimpanzees
www.theguardian.com
January 19, 2026 at 4:06 PM
COW TOOLS COW TOOLS COW TOOLS
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this is the sickest shit ive ever seen
January 16, 2026 at 9:38 PM
this is the sickest shit ive ever seen
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Had an intriguing editorial discussion recently: how did people in the past talk about 'minutes' when they didn't have watches or standardised times? How does that affect your thinking?
Come down an Elizabethan/Jacobean rabbit hole with me.
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Come down an Elizabethan/Jacobean rabbit hole with me.
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January 17, 2026 at 10:34 AM
Had an intriguing editorial discussion recently: how did people in the past talk about 'minutes' when they didn't have watches or standardised times? How does that affect your thinking?
Come down an Elizabethan/Jacobean rabbit hole with me.
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Come down an Elizabethan/Jacobean rabbit hole with me.
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my people 🥰
the wildest thing is right-wingers acting like minnesotans in videos must be outside agitators when we can all hear their accents. i don't think i could do that accent convincingly if i spent a year practicing. and neither would i wish to. have you heard that shit? craziest american accent
January 17, 2026 at 3:01 AM
my people 🥰
I don't live near the Mississippi anymore but that is still My River
My favorite Twitter prompt was "RT this with your home river," so reskeet this with your home river.
Mine is the Patuxent.
Mine is the Patuxent.
January 14, 2026 at 2:07 AM
I don't live near the Mississippi anymore but that is still My River
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rare to see an american politician speak in these terms and it rocks
“When I speak about making our city more affordable, my vision is not limited to the homes that we live in or the child care that we’re making universal — it’s also a vision where we make it possible for working people to afford lives of joy, of art, of rest, of expression.”
Handing Out Free Tickets, Mamdani Says Theater Should Not Be ‘a Luxury’
www.nytimes.com
January 10, 2026 at 2:48 AM
rare to see an american politician speak in these terms and it rocks
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LET’S GO.
(Queen of the Brainy Overthinkers, first of the Frizzy Haired Heroines, more obsessed with her vocation as a writer & how to navigate it authentically, beloved at first sight for her candor & honesty, & who knows — & ultimately accepts — that she cannot love by halves)
(Queen of the Brainy Overthinkers, first of the Frizzy Haired Heroines, more obsessed with her vocation as a writer & how to navigate it authentically, beloved at first sight for her candor & honesty, & who knows — & ultimately accepts — that she cannot love by halves)
oh my God, who was going to tell me that Strong Poison was published in 1930 which means this #PublicDomainDay marks the public domain debut of my favorite character in all of literature, my queen, my angel, Harriet Vane?
oh my God I'm going to cry
oh my GOD who's going to make the new TV series?
oh my God I'm going to cry
oh my GOD who's going to make the new TV series?
January 2, 2026 at 2:29 AM
LET’S GO.
(Queen of the Brainy Overthinkers, first of the Frizzy Haired Heroines, more obsessed with her vocation as a writer & how to navigate it authentically, beloved at first sight for her candor & honesty, & who knows — & ultimately accepts — that she cannot love by halves)
(Queen of the Brainy Overthinkers, first of the Frizzy Haired Heroines, more obsessed with her vocation as a writer & how to navigate it authentically, beloved at first sight for her candor & honesty, & who knows — & ultimately accepts — that she cannot love by halves)
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The news coverage of Mamdani's oath of office reminded me of this: in Minnesota, there is a gorgeous Qu'ran that is used by Minnesotan Muslims to swear into office. They then sign it.
sahanjournal.com/democracy-po...
sahanjournal.com/democracy-po...
A special Qur’an holds the signature of almost every Minnesota Muslim elected to office. At a historic swearing-in ceremony, three Minneapolis City Council members added their names to the list.
A local Minneapolis imam started the Qur’an tradition less than 10 years ago, when Muslim political representation was scarce. Now, three Minneapolis City Council members—Jeremiah Ellison, Jamal Osman...
sahanjournal.com
January 1, 2026 at 5:44 AM
The news coverage of Mamdani's oath of office reminded me of this: in Minnesota, there is a gorgeous Qu'ran that is used by Minnesotan Muslims to swear into office. They then sign it.
sahanjournal.com/democracy-po...
sahanjournal.com/democracy-po...
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Thinking of how I can trick romance authors into promoting their books with a one sentences description of what actually happens again. We gotta ease off the trope only vibes. WHAT HAPPENS!
December 30, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Thinking of how I can trick romance authors into promoting their books with a one sentences description of what actually happens again. We gotta ease off the trope only vibes. WHAT HAPPENS!
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oh HEY peeps -- Cold Magic at $2 on Kindle. Book one of my Afro-Celtic post-Roman regency icepunk fantasy adventure trilogy, with Phoenician spies, well-dressed men, revolutionary women, and (of course) lawyer dinosaurs.
Oooh! Ooh, Cold Magic, the first in Kate Elliott's Spiritwalker trilogy, is on $2 sale on Amazon! I am not a bit exaggerating when I say these books helped save my sanity, I was re-reading them when the hurricane hit and in the aftermath they gave me a wonderful place to escape to.
Cold Magic (The Spiritwalker Trilogy Book 1)
Cold Magic (The Spiritwalker Trilogy Book 1) - Kindle edition by Elliott, Kate. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Cold Magic (The Spiritwalker Trilogy Book 1).
www.amazon.com
December 4, 2025 at 4:55 PM
oh HEY peeps -- Cold Magic at $2 on Kindle. Book one of my Afro-Celtic post-Roman regency icepunk fantasy adventure trilogy, with Phoenician spies, well-dressed men, revolutionary women, and (of course) lawyer dinosaurs.
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Always love to see great talent using their platform for unabashed good.
'F*** Off And Let People Be': David Tennant Doubles Down On Support For Trans People
"People are trying to create division... and it's so f***ing unnecessary."
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk
November 29, 2025 at 4:50 AM
Always love to see great talent using their platform for unabashed good.
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Going to build a sci-fi religion around this dog, who is clearly the reincarnation of a galactic emperor.
Some of those dogs at the dog show are just obscene abominations unto the lord.
November 29, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Going to build a sci-fi religion around this dog, who is clearly the reincarnation of a galactic emperor.
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i can’t blame dogs, if it was socially acceptable for me to stand on my back deck and do a little screaming now and again i would
November 28, 2025 at 2:11 PM
i can’t blame dogs, if it was socially acceptable for me to stand on my back deck and do a little screaming now and again i would
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But also maybe they should ruin his life?
A guy asking Epstein for advice on how to sexually harass a junior colleague knows exactly what Epstein was and was clearly OK with it. I am frankly OK with someone ruining his life.
Evidently it ought to have happened decades ago.
A guy asking Epstein for advice on how to sexually harass a junior colleague knows exactly what Epstein was and was clearly OK with it. I am frankly OK with someone ruining his life.
Evidently it ought to have happened decades ago.
Larry Summers is 70. Firing him is not ruining his life.
November 18, 2025 at 1:50 AM
But also maybe they should ruin his life?
A guy asking Epstein for advice on how to sexually harass a junior colleague knows exactly what Epstein was and was clearly OK with it. I am frankly OK with someone ruining his life.
Evidently it ought to have happened decades ago.
A guy asking Epstein for advice on how to sexually harass a junior colleague knows exactly what Epstein was and was clearly OK with it. I am frankly OK with someone ruining his life.
Evidently it ought to have happened decades ago.
I really enjoyed this!
Hi! Quick little intro for everyone joining here: I’m Tori and I write books (YA under Tori, adult under V.L.) 📚 My last release, My Throat an Open Grave, came out in February.
My next book, THE SECOND DEATH OF LOCKE, is forthcoming in Sept 2025 and I can’t wait to share it with you ☺️
My next book, THE SECOND DEATH OF LOCKE, is forthcoming in Sept 2025 and I can’t wait to share it with you ☺️
November 19, 2025 at 2:42 AM
I really enjoyed this!
what the fuck is wrong with these people
USDA orders states to stop paying full SNAP benefits and "immediately undo" steps taken to issue them for November. Follow live updates.
https://cnn.it/47LOq3z
https://cnn.it/47LOq3z
November 10, 2025 at 1:11 AM
what the fuck is wrong with these people
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Did women ruin the workplace?
November 7, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Did women ruin the workplace?
the struggle is real
November 3, 2025 at 3:14 AM
the struggle is real
Me grocery shopping today: well I want to eat chili this week but I think I have a bunch in the freezer; I’ll just buy stuff for sides
Would anyone like to guess how many servings of chili I have in the freezer
Would anyone like to guess how many servings of chili I have in the freezer
November 2, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Me grocery shopping today: well I want to eat chili this week but I think I have a bunch in the freezer; I’ll just buy stuff for sides
Would anyone like to guess how many servings of chili I have in the freezer
Would anyone like to guess how many servings of chili I have in the freezer
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Ah, it's that time again...
November 2, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Ah, it's that time again...
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This whole thread.
“Oh no, someone might eat food!”
Good. That’s good.
“They might buy something they like.”
Cool.
“They might get a treat!”
Also cool.
“Oh no, someone might eat food!”
Good. That’s good.
“They might buy something they like.”
Cool.
“They might get a treat!”
Also cool.
October 31, 2025 at 7:48 PM
This whole thread.
“Oh no, someone might eat food!”
Good. That’s good.
“They might buy something they like.”
Cool.
“They might get a treat!”
Also cool.
“Oh no, someone might eat food!”
Good. That’s good.
“They might buy something they like.”
Cool.
“They might get a treat!”
Also cool.
I'm far from the first to say that Queen Demon is fantastic, but I will say I especially enjoyed [redacted] trying to flirt and [redacted] having no idea it was happening
October 19, 2025 at 1:43 AM
I'm far from the first to say that Queen Demon is fantastic, but I will say I especially enjoyed [redacted] trying to flirt and [redacted] having no idea it was happening
noooooo my library card expired and I didn't notice, now how am I supposed to get my ebooks?
(good thing I was already planning on going downtown this weekend; I'll have to add another stop so I can prove to them I still exist)
(good thing I was already planning on going downtown this weekend; I'll have to add another stop so I can prove to them I still exist)
October 3, 2025 at 2:13 AM
noooooo my library card expired and I didn't notice, now how am I supposed to get my ebooks?
(good thing I was already planning on going downtown this weekend; I'll have to add another stop so I can prove to them I still exist)
(good thing I was already planning on going downtown this weekend; I'll have to add another stop so I can prove to them I still exist)