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12/15/2023

Fun fact:

One Saudi prince took things to the next level for his avian flying companions where he reportedly purchased individual seats for each of his 80 falcons.

Transporting falcons in the Middle East is a pretty common practice. Falconry - training birds to hunt - has been practiced in the Middle East for thousands of years and is still a popular pastime in the United Arab Emirates.

Falcons can get their own passports from the UAE to travel that allows them to travel to Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Morocco, and Syria. The passport is valid for three years.
H/t historic vids

03/31/2023

Does “cool” means something different in German?

02/08/2023

Bridging communities one story at a time…

Coming back 🔜

01/29/2023

If five out of 10 check out, you might be in a cult:

1) Leaders demand unquestioning and unconditional obedience from members.
2) Leaders are not accountable to anyone else, their deliberations are secret.
3) The same leader has been running the group since it started, or leadership has passed to family or confidants.
4) People who disagree or leave are harassed, or emotionally blackmailed.
5) People are discouraged from forming relationships outside the group.
6) Leaders teach that non-members are morally suspect, unintelligent, or unenlightened.
7) soliciting new group members is a mandatory activity, perhaps with a quota.
😎 Members are required to spend time on group agendas, even if they break the law.
9) Members have to consult group leaders on even minor decisions.
10) Members may be asked to give large sums of money (or other work) to the group.

01/27/2023

The plot thickens as mayor Betsy caught forwarding privileged emails to her collaborators at simply Ojai; the menacing PAC masquerading as a charity.

01/26/2023

Better than Netflix! Watch our new series: Ojai politics and the exposure of small town corruption in real time.

A heated exchange erupted at the beginning of the meeting between Ojai Councilmember Leslie Rule (District 1) and Ojai City Attorney Matthew Summers when Rule attempted to read from a

01/19/2023

Mental palette cleanser: an otter showing you her baby.

01/17/2023

Micro art on the tip of a pencil. Enjoy your day.

03/11/2022

All the crap people post on social and other media may actually help defy the rules of thermodynamics and actually fuel energy.

A thought experiment from 1867 leads scientists to design a groundbreaking information engine.

03/10/2022

The power of propaganda is real.

Hacker collective Anonymous infiltrated Russia’s state-run media channels to broadcast Ukraine war footage.

03/06/2022

Anonymous wages water against Russia. What could go wrong?

Alongside Anonymous, large numbers of Ukrainian cyber professionals have volunteered to assist with Ukraine’s cyber defense.

03/01/2022

Today is rare disease day. Did you know Rare Disease isn’t that rare? Nearly one in 3 Americans have or will be diagnosed with a rare disease.

💙Today is the day! Rare Disease Day!
Share your colors! Show your stripes!
This is YOUR day and we are here to support YOU! 🦓

NDF proudly joins the global community celebrating people touched by rare diseases.

We are excited to roll out our new TEXT TO GIVE initiative.

Help us enhance the quality of life for those living with GNE Myopathy by funding critical research focused on treatments and a cure. Make a donation today - any amount helps!

02/23/2022

Why do people constantly (sometimes even rabidly) go along with eroding their own rights?

02/06/2022

Here’s the $540M mega yacht that won’t bring back Jeff Besos’ hair or ex wife.
Via jalopink

01/28/2022

As we enter a new era of transparency, we recommend you do only what you can defend.

01/27/2022

Where do you get your bumper-sticker force-fed philosophies?