VestigialLars
@vestigiallars.bsky.social
Globalized USA mid-westerner. I contain multitudes and often tell them they are idiots. Raised by wolves.
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On this day 55 years ago, blubber went boom at the Oregon Coast.
That's when officials made the legendary decision to blow up a dead whale.
Here's a look back at the explosive piece of Oregon lore with a 2020 story by OPB's Tiffany Camhi written ahead of the whale of a tale's 50th anniversary.
That's when officials made the legendary decision to blow up a dead whale.
Here's a look back at the explosive piece of Oregon lore with a 2020 story by OPB's Tiffany Camhi written ahead of the whale of a tale's 50th anniversary.
‘It was like a blubber snowstorm’: Why Oregon blew up a whale in 1970
The exploding whale is a piece of Oregon lore that just won’t go away. It’s one of those real-life stories that just sounds too strange to be real.
www.opb.org
November 12, 2025 at 6:00 PM
On this day 55 years ago, blubber went boom at the Oregon Coast.
That's when officials made the legendary decision to blow up a dead whale.
Here's a look back at the explosive piece of Oregon lore with a 2020 story by OPB's Tiffany Camhi written ahead of the whale of a tale's 50th anniversary.
That's when officials made the legendary decision to blow up a dead whale.
Here's a look back at the explosive piece of Oregon lore with a 2020 story by OPB's Tiffany Camhi written ahead of the whale of a tale's 50th anniversary.
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A house buggin' against itself cannot stand
November 9, 2025 at 6:12 PM
A house buggin' against itself cannot stand
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Joe Biden never had to reduce capacity at airports.
November 6, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Joe Biden never had to reduce capacity at airports.
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Sandstorm at night outside our containerized housing units, unseen behind concrete blast walls, Baghdad, Iraq 2008.
Not pictured: Dick Cheney
Not pictured: Dick Cheney
November 6, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Sandstorm at night outside our containerized housing units, unseen behind concrete blast walls, Baghdad, Iraq 2008.
Not pictured: Dick Cheney
Not pictured: Dick Cheney
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AI slop photo? AI slop article?
Post-its with the phone numbers for a C.B.T./ketamine therapist and for a “better” divorce attorney, along with other items in and on the refrigerators of white men in New York City, courtesy of New Yorker Humor.
The White Men’s Fridges of New York City
Post-its with the phone numbers for a C.B.T./ketamine therapist and for a “better” divorce attorney, along with other items in and on the refrigerator.
www.newyorker.com
October 22, 2025 at 1:12 AM
AI slop photo? AI slop article?
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We’re just innocent men
October 20, 2025 at 5:58 PM
We’re just innocent men
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Trump’s EPA canceled a $20M flood protection grant for the area in May, calling it “wasteful DEI spending.”
October 17, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Trump’s EPA canceled a $20M flood protection grant for the area in May, calling it “wasteful DEI spending.”
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Breaking: The Norwegian Nobel Peace Prize committee will issue a newly-created participation trophy for President Trump.
October 9, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Breaking: The Norwegian Nobel Peace Prize committee will issue a newly-created participation trophy for President Trump.
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Wood? I prefer Formica.
October 5, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Wood? I prefer Formica.
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Thank you to the Alaska Raptor Center for telling the truth that birders already knew: every bald eagle cry you hear in an advertisement is a red-tailed hawk.
October 5, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Thank you to the Alaska Raptor Center for telling the truth that birders already knew: every bald eagle cry you hear in an advertisement is a red-tailed hawk.
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obligatory sturgeon mention content
October 3, 2025 at 11:01 AM
obligatory sturgeon mention content
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The degree that the Republican Party has been compromised by the Russian Federation is the great under-reported story of our time. Nothing like this has ever happened.
In another nod to Putin, Trump administration officials inform European diplomats that the US will no longer fund programs that train and equip militaries in eastern European countries that would be on the frontline of any conflict with Russia. www.ft.com/content/0157...
US to cut some security funds for European countries bordering Russia
Move comes as Washington pushes Nato allies to pay more towards their own defence
www.ft.com
September 5, 2025 at 2:35 AM
The degree that the Republican Party has been compromised by the Russian Federation is the great under-reported story of our time. Nothing like this has ever happened.
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Solar panels are basically wireless receivers for a nuclear fusion power plant.
August 30, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Solar panels are basically wireless receivers for a nuclear fusion power plant.
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August 17, 2025 at 11:32 PM
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This video from Fairmount Bagels in Montreal from their Instagram is the most impressive thing I've ever seen
August 15, 2025 at 7:00 PM
This video from Fairmount Bagels in Montreal from their Instagram is the most impressive thing I've ever seen
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Police have set up a checkpoint and appear to be stopping every single car on 14th st NW, between W+V, here in northwest DC. Some cars are being pulled over after being stopped.
Some police are wearing “HSI police” vests (Homeland Security Investigations)
Some police are wearing “HSI police” vests (Homeland Security Investigations)
August 14, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Police have set up a checkpoint and appear to be stopping every single car on 14th st NW, between W+V, here in northwest DC. Some cars are being pulled over after being stopped.
Some police are wearing “HSI police” vests (Homeland Security Investigations)
Some police are wearing “HSI police” vests (Homeland Security Investigations)
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The cases of alleged abuse of children include a 10yo U.S. citizen who was recovering from brain surgery while being detained with her family
She was reportedly denied access to necessary follow-up care and faces continued brain swelling and speech and mobility difficulties, the Ossoff report says
She was reportedly denied access to necessary follow-up care and faces continued brain swelling and speech and mobility difficulties, the Ossoff report says
August 12, 2025 at 10:31 PM
The cases of alleged abuse of children include a 10yo U.S. citizen who was recovering from brain surgery while being detained with her family
She was reportedly denied access to necessary follow-up care and faces continued brain swelling and speech and mobility difficulties, the Ossoff report says
She was reportedly denied access to necessary follow-up care and faces continued brain swelling and speech and mobility difficulties, the Ossoff report says
Hey
I just met you
and I'm a whale
But here's my number
So call me, Ishmael
I just met you
and I'm a whale
But here's my number
So call me, Ishmael
August 13, 2025 at 1:09 AM
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statehood for DC now and forever
August 6, 2025 at 1:10 AM
statehood for DC now and forever
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💯 correct.👇
Tulsi Gabbard is a threat to our national security and should be fired.
August 6, 2025 at 1:04 AM
💯 correct.👇
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Trump defamation lawsuit against Rupert Murdoch takes personal turn : NPR www.npr.org/2025/07/29/n...
Trump lawsuit against Murdoch and 'Wall Street Journal' turns personal
Trump says he personally told his "very good friend Rupert Murdoch" that he had not sent a racy birthday greeting two decades ago to Jeffrey Epstein. Murdoch's Journal reported it anyway.
www.npr.org
July 29, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Trump defamation lawsuit against Rupert Murdoch takes personal turn : NPR www.npr.org/2025/07/29/n...
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Heads up, #NYC.
There is currently an NWS flash flood warning in effect for all five boroughs of NYC.
But no City agency has posted it on this platform.
Please help spread the word.
“If you live in a basement apartment or low-lying area, be ready to move to higher ground.”
But no City agency has posted it on this platform.
Please help spread the word.
“If you live in a basement apartment or low-lying area, be ready to move to higher ground.”
July 15, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Heads up, #NYC.