Jenny Griffee
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The oldest known image of an owl:
More than 30,000 years ago, someone skillfully scratched the figure of a long-eared owl (Asio otus) into the soft outer layer of the walls of Chauvet Cave, France. The owl is looking backward over their wings, head turned 180 degrees
carnegiemnh.org/ancient-owl-...
More than 30,000 years ago, someone skillfully scratched the figure of a long-eared owl (Asio otus) into the soft outer layer of the walls of Chauvet Cave, France. The owl is looking backward over their wings, head turned 180 degrees
carnegiemnh.org/ancient-owl-...
February 8, 2026 at 6:08 PM
The oldest known image of an owl:
More than 30,000 years ago, someone skillfully scratched the figure of a long-eared owl (Asio otus) into the soft outer layer of the walls of Chauvet Cave, France. The owl is looking backward over their wings, head turned 180 degrees
carnegiemnh.org/ancient-owl-...
More than 30,000 years ago, someone skillfully scratched the figure of a long-eared owl (Asio otus) into the soft outer layer of the walls of Chauvet Cave, France. The owl is looking backward over their wings, head turned 180 degrees
carnegiemnh.org/ancient-owl-...
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No Kings includes Draft Kings
February 8, 2026 at 11:49 PM
No Kings includes Draft Kings
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More info on this nesting location. Two days ago 1 owlette was reported, today it was TWO. TOO FUCKING CUTE!!! 😭 😭 🪶 🐣
February 8, 2026 at 11:30 PM
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Nahanyan, a railway worker black cat, is the mascot for the Kamakura Rolling Stock Center (Nakahara Branch), who fix and maintain trains.
February 8, 2026 at 1:45 PM
Nahanyan, a railway worker black cat, is the mascot for the Kamakura Rolling Stock Center (Nakahara Branch), who fix and maintain trains.
Catching up on some Olympics highlights. Yuma Kagiyama's short program is fun as hell. Less fun is the fact that I can't embed this and it's probably geolocked, but for US viewers anyway, it's here. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ful3...
February 8, 2026 at 4:07 AM
Catching up on some Olympics highlights. Yuma Kagiyama's short program is fun as hell. Less fun is the fact that I can't embed this and it's probably geolocked, but for US viewers anyway, it's here. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ful3...
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kind of funny that an olympian said they are here to represent "compassion, respect, and love for others" and some people automatically knew that was a statement against them
February 7, 2026 at 10:25 PM
kind of funny that an olympian said they are here to represent "compassion, respect, and love for others" and some people automatically knew that was a statement against them
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i need an emotional support perogi
February 7, 2026 at 7:55 PM
i need an emotional support perogi
Favorite title so far in a lineup of Olympics highlight videos: "SWEDEN COULD NOT BE STOPPED 😤 "
February 7, 2026 at 6:37 PM
Favorite title so far in a lineup of Olympics highlight videos: "SWEDEN COULD NOT BE STOPPED 😤 "
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The Reluctant Bride, by Auguste Toulmouche, 1866
February 7, 2026 at 4:26 PM
The Reluctant Bride, by Auguste Toulmouche, 1866
I just watched it again!
I'M DOING MY PART!
I'M DOING MY PART!
‘THE MUPPET SHOW’ revival special is now the #1 trending project on Disney+ in 59 countries.
It is also in the Top 10 in 16 other countries.
It is also in the Top 10 in 16 other countries.
February 6, 2026 at 11:01 PM
I just watched it again!
I'M DOING MY PART!
I'M DOING MY PART!
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even if you don't care about sports you gotta admit it's awesome that this guy had to hear to his face how the world feels about him
I'm at the Olympics and the entire stadium booed JD Vance. 😌
February 6, 2026 at 9:27 PM
even if you don't care about sports you gotta admit it's awesome that this guy had to hear to his face how the world feels about him
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IMPORTANT OLYMPIC NEWS:
THE POLISH FIGURE SKATING TEAM HAS A PLUSH PIEROGI
THE POLISH FIGURE SKATING TEAM HAS A PLUSH PIEROGI
February 6, 2026 at 3:56 PM
IMPORTANT OLYMPIC NEWS:
THE POLISH FIGURE SKATING TEAM HAS A PLUSH PIEROGI
THE POLISH FIGURE SKATING TEAM HAS A PLUSH PIEROGI
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All these men driving women out of their fields with giggly idiot grabassery and then bloviating to the public about how the lack of women is proof of male intellectual superiority... I hate them all. I hate them so much.
February 6, 2026 at 12:38 AM
All these men driving women out of their fields with giggly idiot grabassery and then bloviating to the public about how the lack of women is proof of male intellectual superiority... I hate them all. I hate them so much.
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the Epstein files are really devastating because they remind me of how many girls and women miss out on professional opportunities, mentorship and careers because of how many powerful, rich and influential men only view girls and women — and interactions with them — through the lens of sex
February 5, 2026 at 5:05 PM
the Epstein files are really devastating because they remind me of how many girls and women miss out on professional opportunities, mentorship and careers because of how many powerful, rich and influential men only view girls and women — and interactions with them — through the lens of sex
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A staggering statement from former Washington Post editor Marty Baron: "This ranks among the darkest days in the history of one of the world's greatest news organizations."
February 4, 2026 at 2:34 PM
A staggering statement from former Washington Post editor Marty Baron: "This ranks among the darkest days in the history of one of the world's greatest news organizations."
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![Comic. [Person talking to person with black hat.] PERSON 1: Historically, it refers to a ceremony to predict the weather using a rodent. But nowadays people often use it to mean “a time loop experienced by one person.” PERSON 2: …What. [caption] Easily our weirdest holiday.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreidknpywgj44ox6nphuyzs6si6lozn77jyx75nbh7v67wsjr6dssl4@jpeg)
February 4, 2026 at 9:35 PM
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you know, laying off staff in the middle of a war zone while enduring a ukraine winter without power makes laying off ppl during the holidays look downright humanitarian.
billionaires shouldn’t exist.
billionaires shouldn’t exist.
INBOX: Washington Post Ukraine Correspondent Lizzie Johnson announces that she has been laid off in the middle of a below-freezing war zone without power, heat, or running water.
February 4, 2026 at 7:16 PM
you know, laying off staff in the middle of a war zone while enduring a ukraine winter without power makes laying off ppl during the holidays look downright humanitarian.
billionaires shouldn’t exist.
billionaires shouldn’t exist.
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I have determined that everything right now is All Too Much and it needs to be Considerably Less, so if reality could just dial it down a fucking iota or two, I think we'd all like that
February 4, 2026 at 8:33 PM
I have determined that everything right now is All Too Much and it needs to be Considerably Less, so if reality could just dial it down a fucking iota or two, I think we'd all like that
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His job was to make sense of the world, and there were times when he wished that the world would meet him halfway.
- Terry Pratchett, Snuff
- Terry Pratchett, Snuff
February 4, 2026 at 12:52 PM
His job was to make sense of the world, and there were times when he wished that the world would meet him halfway.
- Terry Pratchett, Snuff
- Terry Pratchett, Snuff
Couldn’t sleep, realized that the new Muppet Show episode dropped at midnight, am now watching it at stupid o’clock (3 AM? oops) with no regrets.
February 4, 2026 at 11:17 AM
Couldn’t sleep, realized that the new Muppet Show episode dropped at midnight, am now watching it at stupid o’clock (3 AM? oops) with no regrets.
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...horrifying message without context, thank you
February 2, 2026 at 10:42 AM
...horrifying message without context, thank you
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current front page in the onion newstand
February 2, 2026 at 11:02 PM
current front page in the onion newstand
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Reminded of the time that a BBC World Service presenter asked their guest how long there had been a Latino presence in Los Angeles and I yelled at my car stereo, “The name of the city is **LOS ANGELES**!”
I may have a stroke.
Someone said protests don’t belong in church and it took every ounce of self-censure within me not to say “Deborah you are literally a Protestant.”
A PROTESTant.
I assume they think Luther was nailing Bed, Bath, & Beyond coupons to the door.
Someone said protests don’t belong in church and it took every ounce of self-censure within me not to say “Deborah you are literally a Protestant.”
A PROTESTant.
I assume they think Luther was nailing Bed, Bath, & Beyond coupons to the door.
January 31, 2026 at 7:43 PM
Reminded of the time that a BBC World Service presenter asked their guest how long there had been a Latino presence in Los Angeles and I yelled at my car stereo, “The name of the city is **LOS ANGELES**!”