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This guy captured a pod of Type B1 killer whales surrounding a zodiac boat in Antarctica. It probably felt surreal seeing this in person
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Costco has lines everyday.
In California, the diesel fuel is already beyond $5.50, most gasoline if still around $4.75 or so (as of 5 March 2026)
Like clockwork.
Well, gas is expensive, and food is expensive, and weโre doing a war nobody wants, but at least there are no jobs
Just announced: Iceland has urgently moved up its referendum to join the European Union - to 29 August.
A reminder: ๐ฎ๐ธ is in many ways already a non-voting ๐ช๐บ member because of the EEA. This would give them voting power to shape the laws they have to follow.
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As I paid, the cashier staredโจat my mask and saidโจโIโve been thinkingโจabout wearing one of those,โโจand when I said โyeah?โโจshe replied โeveryoneโจwho works here
gets sick all the time,โ โจand I wanted to say
โitโs like that at my job too,โ
and so, that is what I said.
"...Although the memo doesnโt elaborate on what that objective is, the hospitalโs primary role in critical combat care is to treat patients that are injured during training or combat operations throughout Europe, Africa and the Middle East, according to the hospitalโs website..."
meanwhile at Ramstein Air Base, Germany:
www.militarytimes.com/news/your-mi...
this is what job growth looks like when republicans have control of the government.
the Taco Recession is here
Chart of monthly BLS revisions from 2000-2025 showing downward revisions for every month the past few years.
and... it could end up being much worse
This is not good.
you think DOGE had anything to do with this recession?
Or a Talman!
๐ฉธ๐ฉธ๐ฉธ I'm going to post this video every day so we never forget what the 34x POS convicted felon who incites political violence, adjudicated rapist & pedophile Trump did on J6 ๐ฉธ๐ฉธ๐ฉธ
THIS IS WHAT AN INSURRECTION LOOKS LIKE โฌ๏ธโฌ๏ธโฌ๏ธ
Itโs almost like we didnโt think this through.
Senator Mullin on January 6th
It is the last gasp of cishet Christian Nationalist white supremacy. They have been in the driverโs seat in the US for 200 years. But demographics are changing. So they are fighting to protect their power and status. They canโt deport brown people enough to stay in charge. Itโs a losing battle.
We are in an abusive relationship with our government. Some of our friends and family have taken the abusers side. All very damaging.
housing for unhoused is a meager start too
The U.S. war on Iran is now estimated to cost $1 billion per day. Meanwhile Americans are told thereโs no money for healthcare, hospitals, or basic social programs.
The Cake Killing Turkish Thugee was fucking awesome!...oh wait, this is something they want us to take seriously? ๐ซ fuck, that makes it all the more surreal.
