The Upbeat
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Posts by Chris, but only the good news and Teh Funniez. No doomscrolling.
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I typically have a hard time telling the Downy Woodpeckers apart, but this lovely one has very big white stripes on her noggin so she's easy to pick out.
January 30, 2026 at 10:16 PM
I typically have a hard time telling the Downy Woodpeckers apart, but this lovely one has very big white stripes on her noggin so she's easy to pick out.
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Good morning from @altyellonatpark.org
January 30, 2026 at 1:02 PM
Good morning from @altyellonatpark.org
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Works for me.
FYI if you tack “-ai” on the end of a google search it appears to turn off the ai overview
January 28, 2026 at 4:27 AM
Works for me.
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Shylights, Studio Drift. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.
April 13, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Shylights, Studio Drift. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.
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"Iris Agate" is a name used for a finely-banded agate producing a spectacular display of color when it is cut properly and illuminated through its very thin bands. [📷 Cosmic Aura Crystals]
January 25, 2026 at 2:40 PM
"Iris Agate" is a name used for a finely-banded agate producing a spectacular display of color when it is cut properly and illuminated through its very thin bands. [📷 Cosmic Aura Crystals]
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My roadrunner neighbors are soft suburbanites. The bravest one was just chased off the nice crunchy mealworm snacks by a curve-billed thrasher. Dude, you are descended from bad-ass predators! Even chickens are fiercer.
January 25, 2026 at 10:09 PM
My roadrunner neighbors are soft suburbanites. The bravest one was just chased off the nice crunchy mealworm snacks by a curve-billed thrasher. Dude, you are descended from bad-ass predators! Even chickens are fiercer.
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Yf Christopher Nolan were trulye serious about makinge a filme of *The Odyssey* he wolde chaunge the L yn hys last name to M
January 24, 2026 at 5:15 AM
Yf Christopher Nolan were trulye serious about makinge a filme of *The Odyssey* he wolde chaunge the L yn hys last name to M
Short version: Ecuadoran refugees, being legally processed by the U.S. courts, abducted from their property without a warrant. Airlifted to Texas in defiance of a judge's order.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
US immigration agents detain two-year-old Minnesota girl: ‘depravity beyond words’
DHS detain a toddler and her father on Thursday and fly them to Texas before returning child on judge’s order
www.theguardian.com
January 24, 2026 at 5:09 AM
Short version: Ecuadoran refugees, being legally processed by the U.S. courts, abducted from their property without a warrant. Airlifted to Texas in defiance of a judge's order.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Snowfall has officially arrived!
January 23, 2026 at 11:50 PM
Snowfall has officially arrived!
January 23, 2026 at 3:58 PM
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Mark Kelly says he’s considering a presidential run in 2028
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Mark Kelly addresses 2028 presidential election - KTAR.com
While the Pentagon chief is considering demoting Arizona U.S. Sen. Mark Kelly, the senator is weighing a run in the 2028 presidential election.
ktar.com
January 23, 2026 at 3:07 PM
Mark Kelly says he’s considering a presidential run in 2028
ktar.com/arizona-elec...
ktar.com/arizona-elec...
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A long long tyme ago
Ich kan yet remembir
How the music oft wolde make me smyle
And Ich knewe that yf luck payed me court
Thenne Ich koude make the folk cavort
And mayhap to be mirtheful for a while
Ich kan yet remembir
How the music oft wolde make me smyle
And Ich knewe that yf luck payed me court
Thenne Ich koude make the folk cavort
And mayhap to be mirtheful for a while
January 23, 2026 at 5:17 AM
A long long tyme ago
Ich kan yet remembir
How the music oft wolde make me smyle
And Ich knewe that yf luck payed me court
Thenne Ich koude make the folk cavort
And mayhap to be mirtheful for a while
Ich kan yet remembir
How the music oft wolde make me smyle
And Ich knewe that yf luck payed me court
Thenne Ich koude make the folk cavort
And mayhap to be mirtheful for a while
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Oldie but goodie.
www.youtube.com/watch?app=de...
www.youtube.com/watch?app=de...
'Breaking News' New Zealand Police release EPIC new recruitment video
YouTube video by NZPoliceRecruitment
www.youtube.com
January 23, 2026 at 2:53 PM
Oldie but goodie.
www.youtube.com/watch?app=de...
www.youtube.com/watch?app=de...
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graveyard at dusk
Bloomington, Indiana, US
Bloomington, Indiana, US
January 19, 2026 at 4:59 AM
graveyard at dusk
Bloomington, Indiana, US
Bloomington, Indiana, US
January 17, 2026 at 11:05 PM
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KEEP HONKING, I’M LISTENING TO a lengthy voicemail from my mom about drivers who back into the parking spots at Costco, don’t these idiots know they’ll want to load their trunks later
January 17, 2026 at 9:32 PM
KEEP HONKING, I’M LISTENING TO a lengthy voicemail from my mom about drivers who back into the parking spots at Costco, don’t these idiots know they’ll want to load their trunks later
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I love being terrible at chess. I love having no idea how to do a proper checkmate. I love sacrificing all of my pawns fewer than ten moves in. People devote their entire lives to it and I’m just like “wheeeeee horsies”
January 17, 2026 at 8:40 PM
I love being terrible at chess. I love having no idea how to do a proper checkmate. I love sacrificing all of my pawns fewer than ten moves in. People devote their entire lives to it and I’m just like “wheeeeee horsies”