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weejee's avatar

So very sweet. Thanks Martini.

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Suzie Greenburg's avatar

I'm a sucker for a baby elephant any time, any day.

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TootsStansbury πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦'s avatar

AWWWWWWWWW! Babby elephant plotz! I love them.

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Menotsure's avatar

Dad joke.

A guy calls the cops and says he was mugged by an elephant.

When the cop arrives he asks for a description of the assailant.

The guy sez "Well I dunno, it was a elephant."

The cop asks "Well, was it an African elephant or an Asian elephant?"

The guy sez "How can you tell?"

The cop explains that African elephants have large ears and Asian elephants have small ones.

The guy sez "I couldn't tell he had a stocking over his head."

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CzechJournalists's avatar

son, you got a panty on your head.

https://www.youtube.com/clip/UgkxXHQPMvipMfdyVbJDqRWfLBy1saQqvx2E

i like to pretend nick cage never made any other movies.

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Khavrinen's avatar

I liked the Martin Short scene better:

https://youtu.be/8Ys46K4doe4?t=21

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RefillingThorsBeer's avatar

Two turtles were involved in a head-on collision. Cop arrives and there is only one eye witness. "Can you describe the accident?" the cop says. The snail replies, "It just all happened so fast".

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Menotsure's avatar

We'll be here all week. Tip your server.

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Craig Nixon's avatar

Try the veal.

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helenasgarden's avatar

That's a LOT of baby to skritch. I am ready and willing.πŸ’•

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Miss Grundy's avatar

What a gorgeous babby!

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Shocktreatment's avatar

"After almost two years of pregnancy..." Let us pause here and marvel, 𝘡𝘸𝘰 fuckin' 𝘺𝘦𝘒𝘳𝘴!

"Sundra (β€œSunny”), a 16-year-old Asian elephant at the Columbus Zoo in Powell, Ohio, has given birth to a healthy female calf..."

Congratulations, Sunny! You've made the world a better place! I am grateful for your efforts!

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Robert Eckert's avatar

FDR said that Congress was like elephants mating: a lot of commotion in high places, but it takes two years for anything to come of it.

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Bobathonic's avatar

OBLIGATORY BABBY EPHALUMP NOIZ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9RPQKV6ijBY

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tehbaddr's avatar

/phlegmy Attenborough voice

Here we see the Babby Ephelant freshly emerged from the chrysalis. Once exposed to the air, it's ears will unfurl to show their true majesty.

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The Wanderer's avatar

Cute baby.

Just reading your summaries of the TABS! is making me depressed.

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helenasgarden's avatar

I did like the bit where the blame is finally falling on Dem leaders and not the lack of party cohesiveness.

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Angryoldman's avatar

Agreed. Getting harder and harder to stay informed even through Wonkette.

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The Wanderer's avatar

The only things I watch closely now are the weather and sports.

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Angryoldman's avatar

Can't stomach sports either. The Weather Channel is about it!

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kmblue187's avatar

So that was an e-baby yawn!

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JCfromNC's avatar

Babby heffalump!

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tehbaddr's avatar

WHAR Woozles?!

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Diane's Less Hostile Username's avatar

Yay! The cutest snooziest babies!

(Have you seen the video of the giraffe and the turtle!?)

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Linda1961 is woke and proud's avatar

We would be better off if elephants were running the country than the assholes currently in charge.

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Free beach's avatar

At least they’d remember what they did!

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Mr Mild - BlueVotingBastardπŸ’™'s avatar

Odd that the symbol of the GQP is an elephant. Elephants have a matriarchal system.

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Robert Eckert's avatar

But the elephant that was first used to symbolize Republicans, in a 19th century cartoon by Nast, was a stampeding male in must.

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Khavrinen's avatar

It's OK, I'm pretty sure very, very few Republicans are aware of that fact.

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dave in texas's avatar

If I were an elephant, I'd be extremely pissed that the GOP uses an elephant as its symbol.

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John Santos's avatar

Dr Bronner was serious? I always assumed 1) he didn't actually exist and 2) his company was started by a bunch of hippies that were pranking everyone. In more modern terms, a Poe.

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Alternative Dog's avatar

Dok's dissertation! Thank you so much for sharing that.

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Satanic Pancake's avatar

Good luck, ICE, with trying to recruit my millenial/gen-z kids (or whatever made-up generational names we are using for everyone who came after the final generation, x). They both think you should fuck yourselves with a ball of rusty barb wire, ICE. And I concur.

In completely unrelated news, here are the four baby skunks that live in my garden, behind the compost pile: https://youtu.be/HLSKnDzvrxM?si=_G_dc4hbWEjsgmsB

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π•Ίπ–“π–™π–π–Šπ–”π–™π–π–Šπ–—π–π–†π–“π–‰'s avatar

So the shelter vet requested more blood work for Wanda. I’m really concerned that the trip to town, and taking blood out of this frail, tiny cat, will just be too much for her. Which maybe tells me something right there. This is gonna be tough.

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Biff52 Lost Canadian's avatar

I'd postpone the bloodwork until she's a little healthier. If she doesn't get healthier, then no amount of blood tests will help, I think?

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π•Ίπ–“π–™π–π–Šπ–”π–™π–π–Šπ–—π–π–†π–“π–‰'s avatar

If it was my decision, I would not take her in. When I picked her up as a medical foster, I signed a piece of paper that said I would follow their instructions and surrender her if they requested at any time. I don’t wanna give them any reason to just say bring her in so we can euthanize. I’m not saying they would, but I’m just limited here.

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Biff52 Lost Canadian's avatar

Oh, I didn’t know they maintained β€œownership”.

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π•Ίπ–“π–™π–π–Šπ–”π–™π–π–Šπ–—π–π–†π–“π–‰'s avatar

Yeah, she’s still too sick to adopt her out. Their normal course of events with an animal with her needs is euthanasia. The plan is hopefully to get her healthy enough to eventually make her adoptable. The advantage from my point of view is that that means they’re gonna cover the cost of her bloodwork and her dental work while they still are the responsible party. I’m just a medical foster right now.

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Mike_Cramer's avatar

" Vaccine uptakes way the fuck down, as all of a sudden the kind of people who would never trust β€œgovernment” are listening to RFK Jr. over their own pediatricians. So that’s fucked!"

That’s what you get when you have β€œfreedom of speech” and don’t criminally punish people for lying about reality.

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Cincinnatus's avatar

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem drew swift backlash on Tuesday after unveiling plans for a new migrant detention center in Indiana β€” which she dubbed the β€œSpeedway Slammer.”

In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Noem announced a partnership with Indiana Gov. Mike Braun (R) to expand detention capacity by 1,000 beds at Miami Correctional Facility near Bunker Hill.

It will β€œhelp remove the worst of the worst out of our country,” she wrote. β€œCOMING SOON to Indiana: The Speedway Slammer.”

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/kristi-noem-new-migrant-center-name_n_6892f411e4b07e7958a124ec

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Karen Scofield's avatar

Toast and Tab's with coffee in the Morning β˜•πŸ’―πŸ‘

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Trux Mint In Box's avatar

I can’t prove that Butterworths bar that caters to young conservatives has a an off menu drink called β€œToxic Masculinity” made with PBR, Jim Beam and tobacco juice served in a novelty β€œboob” mug, I just know it’s true.

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Sister Artemis's avatar

Thanks for the wabbit link - I started reading it years ago, never finished. Back on the to-do list!

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https://bsky.app/profile/lostcatdog.bsky.social/post/3lvq7xjf4gk2c

Washington Post: β€œIs fascism bad? The answer may surprise you”

Teen Vogue: β€œHere are three fun tips you can use this summer to disable an armored personnel carrier”

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"Lindsey Langston, who was crowned Miss United States in October 2024 and a Florida Republican state committee member, said she was in a relationship with U.S. Rep. Cory Mills (R-Fla.) for over three years, and has accused the congressman of threatening to release sexually explicit images of her, including videos of the two of them having sex, after she broke up with him, according to a police report obtained by multiple news outlets. Langston said Mills contacted her multiple times with the threats after she broke up with him earlier this year, according to a report she filed with the Columbia County Sheriff’s Department on July 14.

Mills has previously faced an investigation over allegations that he assaulted another woman, who was not his wife, on Feb. 19 at a Washington apartment. Mills, who denied wrongdoing, was not charged. Langston, who claims she started a relationship with Mills in November 2021, told the sheriff’s department she broke up with Mills upon learning of that alleged assault."

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/cory-mills-accused-of-threatening-ex-girlfriend_n_68932a0ce4b0d3424bc461dd

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Daniel O'Riordan's avatar

Is he a drag queen?

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3FingerPete's avatar

Wabbit Literacy

"This dissertation has been submitted in partial fulfillment of requirements for an

advanced degree at The University of Arizona"

The other requirement is beer pong proficiency.

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Ron Spangler's avatar

I've been mad at Democrats since Martha Coakley lost a winnable Senate election to Scott Fucking Brown, which got me to start paying more attention and realizing that the Democratic Party is really good at losing winnable elections. And I don't think that's because the candidates are too centrist/progressive/conservative, I think that's because they are routinely beaten tactically and strategically by their GOP opponents, who realize an increasingly big part of winning elections does not involve ideas, character, or morality.

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Trux Mint In Box's avatar

Anyone who has young boys and hasn’t watched the series β€œAdolescence” needs to watch it. It’s a difficult but necessary story.

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Babe Paley's avatar

I thought it was excellent!

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