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“I’m just a beach bum baby.”

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For the cigarette smokers out there: are you okay?

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Is it weird that how I relax is watching court cases on facebook?

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*gets in uber*
Uber driver: “Are you in high school?” 🤡

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The come up be expensive

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It’s not that I miss winter, it’s that I miss being able to store chocolate in my car

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No one is as persistent than a dog who likes to play fetch

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Can you imagine going into a full on nuclear war because the sun reflected off some clouds 🥴

[Historic Vids @historyinmemes]

Stanislav Petrov, the man who saved the world from nuclear disaster, on this day in 1983, 39 years ago today, saw the word "LAUNCH" flash across the Soviet Union's attack early warning system. His screen stated with high reliability that a total of five American intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) had been launched and were headed toward the Soviet Union. Petrov had to make a decision: should he report an incoming American strike, or should he hold off, confident that what they were seeing was a false alarm?

If he reported it, Soviet nuclear doctrine called for a full nuclear retaliation. There would be no time to double-check the warning system or seek negotiations with the U.S. This occurred during the Reagan administration, which had taken a firmer stance against the Soviets compared to previous administrations. The Reagan administration was deploying Pershing I nuclear-armed missiles to West Germany and Great Britain, capable of striking the Soviet Union. Given these circumstances, Petrov had reasons to believe that Reagan's brinkmanship had escalated to an actual nuclear exchange.

However, Petrov chose not to report the incoming strike. In the end, his decision proved to be correct. The system had mistaken the sun's reflection off of clouds for a missile. A 1979 report by Congress had estimated that a full-scale Soviet assault on the U.S., and an eventual counter-strike, would have resulted in over 100 million deaths. Petrov, almost single-handedly, prevented those deaths.

Despite being right, Petrov was relentlessly interrogated afterward and never rewarded for his decision, according to David Hoffman of The Washington Post.

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@fochti If you’re making organized diagrams I don’t think it’s adhd lol

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My coworker: “I don’t get allergies but for some reason this time of year I’m always sneezy” 🤔

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The amount of times I’ve prepaid inside for gas, walked to my car, and just drove off with no gas is honestly embarrassing

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@Melissa_Renee20 Hell yeah I’m here for that!🤪

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Why tf are all my friends in happy relationships?? Like good for y’all but I just need someone to sit around poolside drinking margs all day with me😩

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Should I trade my iPhone in for a flip phone?

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I have breakfast most mornings with a bunch of retired cops and I’m not sure how I got to this point in life

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I’m learning Spanish just because I want to listen to bad bunny

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@success1st_ @caofpa The skin of the salmon has the most nutrients. Some bears are known to only eat the skin and throw the rest of the fish back. It’s wild🥴

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Brunch but instead of a cute restaurant with bottomless mimosas it’s me alone in my car going in on some McDonald’s breakfast

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I’ve been listening to government conspiracies all day and had to stop before I delete all socials and become a nomad

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Like fr this is art

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I need this in my life rn