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andré

@838carlisle.bsky.social

nerds did a study on why kissing is good lmao

The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 8h

Animals have been kissing for over 17 million years, a new study suggests.

Kissing has long perplexed evolutionary biologists, given it has no obvious benefit to reproducing or finding food, while carrying the risk of disease transmission.

When was the first kiss? Over 17 million years ago, a study suggests.

Evolutionary biologists don’t know why we kiss — but new research suggests kissing evolved long before humans existed.

www.washingtonpost.com

November 28, 2025 at 8:04 PM

PadRock

@padrock.bsky.social

If you are ever in DC the day after Thanksgiving an underrated gem is the museum of the American Indian, they do amazing dance shows plus the museum is gorgeous

November 28, 2025 at 7:18 PM

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southpaw

@nycsouthpaw.bsky.social

This is murder. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave a spoken directive, according to two people with direct knowledge of the operation. "The order was to kill everybody," one of them said.
A missile screamed off the Trinidad coast, striking the vessel and igniting a blaze from bow to stern. For minutes, commanders watched the boat burning on a live drone feed.
As the smoke cleared, they got a jolt: Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck.
The Special Operations commander overseeing the Sept. 2 attack - the opening salvo in the Trump administration's war on suspected drug traffickers in the Western Hemisphere — ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth's instructions, two people familiar with the matter said. The two men were blown apart in the water.

November 28, 2025 at 6:16 PM

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Micah

@rincewind.run

Hegseth - and the people carrying out his orders - need to be tried in The Hague for this

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave a verbal directive, according to two people with direct knowledge of the operation. “The order was to kill everybody,” one of them said.
A missile screamed off the Trinidad coast, striking the vessel and igniting a blaze from bow to stern. For minutes, commanders watched the boat burning on a live drone feed. As the smoke cleared, they got a jolt: Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck.
The Special Operations commander overseeing the Sept. 2 attack — the opening salvo in the Trump administration’s war on suspected drug traffickers in the Western Hemisphere — ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions, two people familiar with the matter said. The two men were blown apart in the water.

November 28, 2025 at 6:13 PM

PadRock

@padrock.bsky.social

“You’ll be visited by three spirits”

The three spirits:

The three headed person from day of the tentacle

November 28, 2025 at 4:34 PM

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Brendel

@brendelbored.bsky.social

Funniest adult content tag in awhile

Curb Your Malthusiasm @manucleardevice.bsky.social · 1d

November 28, 2025 at 4:40 AM

PadRock

@padrock.bsky.social

Post something random or you’ll have an awful December

November 28, 2025 at 2:51 AM

PadRock

@padrock.bsky.social

Penn and Teller
George Carlin
Lewis Black
Kyle Kinane
Marc Maron

Chuck Wendig @chuckwendig.bsky.social · 1d

Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen —

NIN
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Soul Coughing
Poe
Tom Morello

Stephen R. Smith @stephensmith.bsky.social · 1d

Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen:

Bowie *
Roger Waters
July Talk *
Metric *
Alice Phoebe Lou *

* multiple times

November 28, 2025 at 12:08 AM

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Clean, Old Fashioned Hatin' Ass Mondo™

@mondilator.bsky.social

100% the moment i lost it

November 27, 2025 at 3:48 PM

PadRock

@padrock.bsky.social

In Tokyo my star student had an English competition and fumbled the delivery and cried through dinner

Cooper Lund @cooperlund.online · 1d

My Thanksgiving abroad story is that the only time I’ve ever puked blood was when we though the guy who deep fried ducks could handle a turkey that someone got from a Wal-Mart in Nanchang

November 27, 2025 at 5:07 AM

PadRock

@padrock.bsky.social

On the one hand it’d be cool if Scorpion killed you with his rope dagger thing. But it would also be impersonal. Like if Mr T signed your autograph “I pity the fool!” you just do that for everyone.

November 27, 2025 at 4:21 AM

PadRock

@padrock.bsky.social

Honoring my Irish ancestors by pissing off some random British guy

November 26, 2025 at 11:30 PM

PadRock

@padrock.bsky.social

Between Comedy Central and nickelodeon I grew up pronouncing it a-boot

Niko Stratis @nikostratis.com · 2d

I think if Canada wants to have a strong cultural identity we need to go back to doing what we're best at, making the weirdest fucking TV shows you've ever seen

November 26, 2025 at 10:34 PM

PadRock

@padrock.bsky.social

Everyone should be more like me and say America in a huge goofy Italian accent the way it’s intended

Joad The Wet Sprocket @joadsprocket.bsky.social · 2d

"USians" is some chat room shit

November 26, 2025 at 10:06 PM

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Lydia Mulvey

@lydiamulvey.bsky.social

semi-regular reminder to gaze upon Bob Peck's thighs in JURASSIC PARK

Look
LOOK AT THEM

Bob Peck as Robert Muldoon and Laura Dern as Ellie Satler in JURASSIC PARK. Bob holds a rifle, while Ellie holds the door to an underground building open. Bob has amazing, muscular thighs that could easily crush you to death. Ellie's are average size.

February 6, 2024 at 8:34 PM

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rich traditions

@helldude.bsky.social

literally in service of a stunt. for nothing

Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · 2d

NEW: The governor of West Virginia says that two members of the state National Guard shot today in DC have died.

Tweet from West Virginia governor Patrick Morrisey:

It is with great sorrow that we can confirm both members of the West Virginia National Guard who were shot earlier today in Washington, DC have passed away from their injuries. These brave West Virginians lost their lives in the service of their country. We are in ongoing contact with federal officials as the investigation continues.
Our entire state grieves with their families, their loved ones, and the Guard community. West Virginia will never forget their service or their sacrifice, and we will demand full accountability for this horrific act.

3:42 PM • Nov 26, 2025 • 12.4K Views

November 26, 2025 at 8:56 PM

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Aubrey Gilleran

@aubreygilleran.bsky.social

Whether this was random street crime or targeted political violence, I think it was bad for the president to unnecessarily put the National Guard in harm’s way like this. They simply don’t need to be there.

November 26, 2025 at 8:41 PM