While they kinda sorta look alike, praire dogs are herbivores, while meekats being part of the mongoose family are carnivore/insectivores, eating snakes, lizards, spiders and scorpions etc...
We generally only get Richardson's Ground Squirrels 'round these parts, and if you are a farmer or a horseback rider they are regarded as a pest species.
I fondly remember that the Disney company made a series of 13 True Life Adventures during the 1950s, eight of which won documentary Academy Awards. The 1954 entry in the series, called "The Vanishing Prairie" featured these guys, as well as other native animals, as stars.
Prairie dogs are inordinately clever creatures with distinct personalities. I could sit quietly and watch the incredible creatures interacting all day long.
The minor league team in my hometown is named after prairie dogs, except they gave it a cutesy pseudonym - the Sod Poodles. The cover story behind it was that that's what the "old-timers" allegedly called prairie dogs. Now, I'm old enough to have hung out around some of the old-timers who settled the area. Hell, at 71, I'm an old-timer myself, and I never heard anybody call a prairie dog a sod poodle.
But I really like the naming conventions around minor league baseball teams, and Sod Poodles is one of the better ones, imho. So, to go with what the locals say - Go Soddies!
Among the many places I visited when I had to go to a wedding in Montana was a prairie dog town in SD. There was another at Ft. Niobrara Wildlife Refuge in Nebraska also, too.
I kinda stopped following local news a while back so a) I did not know that Duggan was no longer Mayor of Detroit. And b) that he was running for governor and c) that he was running as an independent. I would love an non-paywalled explainer for why he's not running as a Democrat. I gather his current trouble stems from the use of lead and arsenic contaminated fill dirt for demolished homes.
So new pre-med students will be required to take more Charlie Kirk school hours than Organic Chemistry hours?? Sure, that makes sense. Also this seems truly illegal.
Charming of Rebecca to echo--and remind us all of-- her enraged-toddler mode with a snide little drive-by about how GENOCIDE Kamala beat herself by supporting, like, GENOCIDE while Kamala gave GENOCIDE PARTIES. Of course, Felon Musk's buying the election etc etc etc ad infinitum had nothing to do with the loss.
Slowly but surely, a few GOP senators and reps are visualizing their self interests as separate from trump. Day late, dollar short. But it is fun to watch the disarray.
I've made a conscious decision to not read the Dem summary of the 2024 election. What I have noticed is that despite some persons at the DNCC being engaged in this summary exercise, no one seems to have arrived at a cohesive plan for the midterms. Or if they have, no one is sharing. I do think the Dems will sweep the House this year, and that there is a chance of breaking even in the Senate (for instance, it looks like Platner will win Maine and trump's favored candidate in TX might lose to Tallarico). But these wins aren't because the Democrats are providing leadership - they are because trump and the GOP are so unbelievably fucked up.
Just saw that James Murdoch ( another one of Rupert's sons, the one he bypassed when handing down Fox News ) has just bought half of Vox Media, which includes "New York" magazine.
The enshittening continues with more oligarchs grabbing up "independent" sources
"And another Charlie Kirk-related pay the fuck up First Amendment moment!"
Yes, it's good that Ms. Brown got a just outcome, but bottom line is that no RethugliKlan will ever be deterred from committing evil acts by "losing" some tax dollars in court. Same goes for killer cops. You've got to take concrete measures against them, America, like voting the bastards out of office and ending qualified immunity. But good luck with that in the New Confederate States.
*sips coffee* I'm not sure I want to migrate to the DJTJr article yet.
My current physical location is such that I cannot access broadcast television in real time. Therefore, I will be watching the Stephen Colbert signoff show from the Ed Sullivan Theater after the fact, by streaming the episode in packets, possibly through CBS dot com itself, which I suspect will place me in the good company of millions.
This has led me to speculate, as is irresponsible not to do, that CBS will soon discover that their most-streamed content ever, a record not to be broken unless real-time over-the-air radio and TV are completely supplanted by "internet radio" and "internet TV", is this episode of The Late Show.
The least-streamed content? Literally anything touched by Bari Weiss.
And for all the sucking up that CBS and corporate owner Paramount have done to the Mango Menace and his FCC, they will be fucked hard nonetheless -- by the FCC, by That Fucking Guy, and by their own poor decisions.
Sheri Meckelenberg! Come on up. You seem like a MAGGATTy Senate's ideal candidate for a job as counsel to the senate judiciary committee. Wut? A bit of a problem with a grand jury? Tish and posh. We know, dear. That is why we hired you.
There was no way the senate was going to vote for slush fund plus bunker when they were going to have to meet constituents on Memorial Day. I bet they vote for all of it when they return.
Hello, happy Friday!
Your hed gif info: https://martiniambassador.substack.com/p/prairie-dog-puppers
And meme chat: https://open.substack.com/chat/posts/334ecac6-c65e-4b34-a3b3-401eb0edf65a?utm_source=share
And bonus pic that I took just this morning: https://martiniambassador.substack.com/p/just-a-quick-picture
Prairie dogs are not
Dogs at all
But they are
Cute as heck
I wonder if meerkats would hang with prairie dogs if they lived on the same continent?
While they kinda sorta look alike, praire dogs are herbivores, while meekats being part of the mongoose family are carnivore/insectivores, eating snakes, lizards, spiders and scorpions etc...
We generally only get Richardson's Ground Squirrels 'round these parts, and if you are a farmer or a horseback rider they are regarded as a pest species.
I fondly remember that the Disney company made a series of 13 True Life Adventures during the 1950s, eight of which won documentary Academy Awards. The 1954 entry in the series, called "The Vanishing Prairie" featured these guys, as well as other native animals, as stars.
https://m.media-amazon.com/images/S/pv-target-images/49785d42f758ef8be630fbde914ab5f1f010e417a8c834d27953afd37a88b5da._SX1080_FMpng_.png
Also parodied in the opening minutes of this radio show: https://www.mixcloud.com/mcgrom1/the-keith-moon-radio-show-73/
https://youtu.be/SNfQda8ceGs?si=iJWL7T4Wq1-aK_A9
Obligatory
Also, I’VE GOT A PRAIRIE DOG POPPIN’!
I had no idea these cute creatures were so gregarious and sophisticated. Thanks Martini!
They're shorter meerkats!
Prairie dogs are inordinately clever creatures with distinct personalities. I could sit quietly and watch the incredible creatures interacting all day long.
We have a large prairie dog exhibit at our zoo. It is one of my favorites.
The minor league team in my hometown is named after prairie dogs, except they gave it a cutesy pseudonym - the Sod Poodles. The cover story behind it was that that's what the "old-timers" allegedly called prairie dogs. Now, I'm old enough to have hung out around some of the old-timers who settled the area. Hell, at 71, I'm an old-timer myself, and I never heard anybody call a prairie dog a sod poodle.
But I really like the naming conventions around minor league baseball teams, and Sod Poodles is one of the better ones, imho. So, to go with what the locals say - Go Soddies!
"Sod Poodles" sounds more like some kind of old-timey slur, or gay slang, depending on who was using it.
I dunno. Sod Poodles is a good name, but the Akron Rubber Ducks will give them a run for their money.
how about The Jacksonville Giant Shrimp ?
The Toledo Mud Hens gonna whup their butt.
We shouldn't be letting prairie dogs snort coke. Just sayin'
There's an opening line for a country song.
The prairie dog pup falling down the hole at the end is a metaphor for a lot of things in life.
Hey ‘tini, welcome to Edinburgh!
Great pic! Thanks.
Among the many places I visited when I had to go to a wedding in Montana was a prairie dog town in SD. There was another at Ft. Niobrara Wildlife Refuge in Nebraska also, too.
These little doggies are adorbs and I would rather have them as neighbors than a wolverine.
And thank you for the picture of the people in front of the tall building in Edinborough! ; - >
Prairie puppers perusing!
Well done!
Thank you!
Walk into a prairie dog field and see what you get, that's why they call it the Badlands!
(jk, don't really do that, it scares them.)
I kinda stopped following local news a while back so a) I did not know that Duggan was no longer Mayor of Detroit. And b) that he was running for governor and c) that he was running as an independent. I would love an non-paywalled explainer for why he's not running as a Democrat. I gather his current trouble stems from the use of lead and arsenic contaminated fill dirt for demolished homes.
Reposting because Congress blows:
RANDY RAINBOW: WHERE THE HELL IS OUR CONGRESS?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4V7ejdO6Zk
So new pre-med students will be required to take more Charlie Kirk school hours than Organic Chemistry hours?? Sure, that makes sense. Also this seems truly illegal.
Charming of Rebecca to echo--and remind us all of-- her enraged-toddler mode with a snide little drive-by about how GENOCIDE Kamala beat herself by supporting, like, GENOCIDE while Kamala gave GENOCIDE PARTIES. Of course, Felon Musk's buying the election etc etc etc ad infinitum had nothing to do with the loss.
I love Lake Placid. It was such a short needled pine, reptilian surprise!!
Slowly but surely, a few GOP senators and reps are visualizing their self interests as separate from trump. Day late, dollar short. But it is fun to watch the disarray.
I've made a conscious decision to not read the Dem summary of the 2024 election. What I have noticed is that despite some persons at the DNCC being engaged in this summary exercise, no one seems to have arrived at a cohesive plan for the midterms. Or if they have, no one is sharing. I do think the Dems will sweep the House this year, and that there is a chance of breaking even in the Senate (for instance, it looks like Platner will win Maine and trump's favored candidate in TX might lose to Tallarico). But these wins aren't because the Democrats are providing leadership - they are because trump and the GOP are so unbelievably fucked up.
And. Fuck. Fetterman
This is a very strange thing, feeling any hope at all that Texas maybe doing something like electing a Democrat to statewide office.
Kind of like a 60s flash-back.
Just saw that James Murdoch ( another one of Rupert's sons, the one he bypassed when handing down Fox News ) has just bought half of Vox Media, which includes "New York" magazine.
The enshittening continues with more oligarchs grabbing up "independent" sources
"And another Charlie Kirk-related pay the fuck up First Amendment moment!"
Yes, it's good that Ms. Brown got a just outcome, but bottom line is that no RethugliKlan will ever be deterred from committing evil acts by "losing" some tax dollars in court. Same goes for killer cops. You've got to take concrete measures against them, America, like voting the bastards out of office and ending qualified immunity. But good luck with that in the New Confederate States.
*sips coffee* I'm not sure I want to migrate to the DJTJr article yet.
My current physical location is such that I cannot access broadcast television in real time. Therefore, I will be watching the Stephen Colbert signoff show from the Ed Sullivan Theater after the fact, by streaming the episode in packets, possibly through CBS dot com itself, which I suspect will place me in the good company of millions.
This has led me to speculate, as is irresponsible not to do, that CBS will soon discover that their most-streamed content ever, a record not to be broken unless real-time over-the-air radio and TV are completely supplanted by "internet radio" and "internet TV", is this episode of The Late Show.
The least-streamed content? Literally anything touched by Bari Weiss.
And for all the sucking up that CBS and corporate owner Paramount have done to the Mango Menace and his FCC, they will be fucked hard nonetheless -- by the FCC, by That Fucking Guy, and by their own poor decisions.
*sips coffee* Well said.
Feelin' Squirrely after Tab's and Coffee ☕ TGIF 💯👍
I cant quit you Wonkette. You guys are my shelter in the hurricane. How poetic. 🤣
nice group of people for a vile little snark mob.
Sheri Meckelenberg! Come on up. You seem like a MAGGATTy Senate's ideal candidate for a job as counsel to the senate judiciary committee. Wut? A bit of a problem with a grand jury? Tish and posh. We know, dear. That is why we hired you.
Today's GOP:
Link: https://www.thefarside.com/2026/05/22/2
Bobo sure gets around
As does Massie, apparently.
There was no way the senate was going to vote for slush fund plus bunker when they were going to have to meet constituents on Memorial Day. I bet they vote for all of it when they return.