My favourite real-life examples of this are silhouette (Etienne de Silhuoette), German chocolate cake (Samuel German), and Main Street in San Francisco (Charles Main).

If you were alive in the 80's, you probably heard urban legends about "Spanish Fly."

I'd like you to follow me on a throughline that will connect the Marquis de Sade, beetle eggs, the death of George Washington, rape culture and ... the Beastie Boys.

We start with BEETLE BLOOD.

Mr Patel has already threatened to sue. Speaking as someone who has been through the Atlantic fact-checking process on issues far, far less important… best of luck to you, sir.

The FBI Director Is MIA Kash Patel has alarmed colleagues with episodes of excessive drinking and unexplained absences.

And here’s a gift link to the remarkable story about the FBI Director from @theatlantic.com.

www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...

"passport bros" are not at all new and they are not "frustrated with modern dating" they just want women who are completely subservient to them and have zero power in their own lives

every "passport bro" post going back decades on their nasty little forums is "i'm going to purchase a woman from asia who can cook and never talks back to me because i'm tired of women being able to tell me to fuck off"

WHAT CAN THE HARVEST HOPE FOR, IF NOT FOR THE CARE OF THE REAPER MAN?

post the best picture you have ever taken of your pet (if you feel like it):

Post the best photo you’ve taken of your pet

Post the best photo you’ve taken of your pet

one of my many toxic traits is that when a cat meows at me I'll often say "I know" even though I have absolutely no idea what they're saying and I am simply trying to be agreeable

A beard!! A beard!! 😂 best bit of English Lit.

Animals can sense a good heart and sincere intentions

TT: the.littlecabinthatcould

This is Rex. He found a missing child in 12 minutes on his first tracking mission. "He’s kind of a triple threat," his handler said. He's trained as a therapy dog, explosive detection canine, and missing person tracker. When the girl was safe, Rex shifted to comfort mode. 14/10 (IG: arapahoeso)

Masoud Pezeshkian @drpezeshkian His Holiness Pope Leo XIV (@Pontifex), I condemn the insult to Your Excellency on behalf of the great nation of Iran, and declare that the desecration of Jesus, the prophet of peace and brotherhood, is not acceptable to any free person. I wish you glory by Allah.

I don’t usually share Twitter posts but that would be the president of Iran and yes he’s being completely serious, Islam recognises Jesus as a prophet and the Pope as a successor figure

‘Everyone is Replaceable’: Death Rattles Oregon Amazon Facility A worker died at Amazon’s Troutdale warehouse last week. Employees were told to look away.

A worker died at an Amazon warehouse in Oregon last week.

For more than an hour, workers were instructed to continue working as the man lay dead.

One worker wanted to help, but a manager told them to “Just turn around and not look. Let’s get back to work," according to @thewesternedge.bsky.social.

France is switching from Microsoft to Linux

"We must become less reliant on American tools and regain control of our digital destiny. We can no longer accept that our data, our infrastructure, our strategic decisions depend on solutions whose rules, pricing, evolution, and risks we do not control."

Respectfully… bsky.app/profile/kbfo...?

Innit! The kindest face on the internet ☺️

Petition to adopt “Cow disk” immediately”! Reminds me if that old “food weapons” tweet / meme

Where’s TLA?? You’ve got to love a TLA (three letter acronym)!!

Best yard upgrade EVER 😃

TT: fun_with_grump

Attacks from our immune system are a cause of long covid The immune system going rogue and attacking healthy tissue seems to behind some cases of long covid, a discovery that could open doors towards treatments

The immune system going rogue and attacking healthy tissue seems to behind some cases of long covid, a discovery that could open doors towards treatments

clicked the article and navigated the insane ads in order to learn that this guy isn’t just a fringe weirdo who has gravitated to Reform, he was a Tory spad!

YES! I knew it I bloody knew it…

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Two cats wearing cockroach costumes are moving around on the floor

4 cats wearing cockroach costumes on sitting on a bed.

3 cats wearing cockroach costumes are sitting on a bed.

How to get disowned by your family.

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A man is getting a consultation for cosmetic surgery

UK-based surgeons: have you treated someone with complications from a cosmetic procedure carried out by someone who wasn't appropriately trained?

If so, we'd like to speak to you 👇

Email us: pressoffice@rcseng.ac.uk or send us a DM.

Someone Hacked Crosswalks In Denver To Play Hilariously NSFW Anti-Trump Messages—And It's Brilliant

This is too good.

Amen!