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Someone start this man a Go Fund Me!

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Remember that the man in the clouds made the first woman transgendered. She was a clone of the first man. So if you hate Trans people, then you later the Bible.

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This is what happens when gun ownership is put before education.

In their defense, the authors of the Constitution could never have predicted that American voters would be this stupid.

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Just remember the Republican motto "Rules for thee and not for me"

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Don't worry. I can confirm.

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Mother fucking wind farms.

Motherfucking Wind Farms and Seaweed Snacks from energy company Vattenfall h/t Jeff Tiedrich for putting the link in his substack email

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As a prepper, this was always good information to have. And as our economies and food chains have been slightly destabilized, it is my opinion that people stock up on non-perishable Goods when they can. Stretch your budget by purchasing extra during sales. And to help prolong your goods, keep them in a cool, dry and dark area.

A reminder that sell-buy dates or best-used-by dates are not the same as expiration dates.

I love that a food bank is providing this info as they are experts in stretching food budgets and knowledgable in shelf-stable food items

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Science is awesome!

SCIENTISTS UNCOVER A NEW SPECIES OF MANTA RAY IN THE ATLANTIC OCEAN

For over fifteen years, scientists suspected that a mysterious species of manta ray was hiding in plain sight in the Atlantic Ocean. Often confused with its close relatives, the oceanic manta ray and reef manta ray, this elusive animal was finally confirmed and formally described as a new species: Mobula yarae. Through a careful combination of genetic studies and physical comparisons, researchers showed that this species forms a distinct evolutionary lineage. It has unique features, including a striking V-shaped mark behind its gills, a special kind of skin denticle shaped like a star, and a small residual spine embedded near its tail. These traits, along with its DNA, make it unmistakably different from other known manta rays.

The newly Atlantic Manta Ray Mobula yarae lives only in the Atlantic coast of the Americas, and seems to prefer warm coastal and estuarine waters. Juveniles have been spotted along the Amazon coast, in Florida, and around the oceanic islands of Brazil. Adults, on the other hand, are more common around the Yucatán Peninsula and the southeastern United States. Sadly, this new species is already facing serious threats. It is often caught by accident in fishing gear, hit by boats, tangled in lines, and exposed to growing coastal pollution. These dangers are made worse by the fact that Mobula yarae looks so much like other manta rays, making it difficult to protect unless it is properly identified.

-Distinct colouration of manta ray species. Dorsal and ventral colouration pattern of Mobula birostris a, d, Mobula alfredi b, e, and Mobula yarae c and f.

The name yarae comes from Yara, a mythical figure from the Indigenous Tupi and Guaraní cultures. Yara is known as the mother of the waters, a powerful spirit of beauty and protection. Naming this ray after her is both a tribute and a call to action. The formal recognition of Mobula yarae opens the door for targeted conservation efforts. With its unique traits, restricted Atlantic distribution, and vulnerability to multiple human pressures, this species qualifies for urgent assessment under international and national conservation frameworks. Ensuring accurate identification and monitoring will be essential to prevent further decline and to secure the long-term survival of this newly described manta ray.

Photographs: Sean Rowan Laughlin

Reference: Bucair et al. 2025. An integrative taxonomy investigation unravels a cryptic species of Mobula Rafinesque, 1810 (Mobulidae, Myliobatiformes), from the Atlantic Ocean. Environ Biol Fish 

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Always sucks when he finds the remote. 😂

Feeling around.

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As a child of the 90's, I already knew this.

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Huh... Look at that. Tax breaks for the rich and they take in more welfare then the entire population. Quit giving them hand outs.

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I can do you one better about Christians.

Scholars estimate that the total death toll may have reached 1–3 million people.

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This is great! What documentation do you have? What? I have to look it up myself? It's almost like you have nothing and hope I'll just chase my tail and leave you alone. NOPE! If you want to make a bold claim like that, you better be packing citations with it.

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Funny that. This hasn't really been an issue in the past. It's almost like they know they are doing illegal shit and if they don't hold a majority, Democrats (if they can get off their asses and cooperate) will be able to bring the hammer down.

We must win 🇺🇸💙 http://dlvr.it/TM4Kkq

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Love how Republicans (even after being told over and over that the parties in the mid 20th century) have to go back hundreds of years to find examples of respectable Republicans.

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Trump fucking the economy. Trump causing the largest death per capita during the pandemic of any country. Trump starting another war in the middle East. Trump pardoning domestic terrorists. Trump firing competent high up officials to replace them with yesman that have no idea what they are doing. Trump letting his biggest campaign donator to rip through the government taking out important departments, because they are investigating Musk.

Sorry, what were we talking about? Oh right! Your dumb ass thinking the Democrats fucked the country over. How'd they do that again?

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To the morons who don't think Trans women are women, maybe stop asking what a woman is and listen to the answers yelled out at you.

Trans women are women. Pass it on.