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The purrr-fect soundtrack. The Dunes Have Ears is the latest studio release by this fun group from Oak Island, NC. Available on all streaming services.

[Nowcat @danjolell]

Excellent job Oak Island Water Rescue and the new Mobile Drone Control Unit.
Four Adults & One Dog Rescued from Lockwoods Folly Inlet
On Monday, May 18, 2026 at 2:06 PM, crews from multiple agencies were dispatched to The Point in Oak Island, at the far west end of W Beach Drive, in response to reports of a capsized boat and multiple boaters in the water near the Lockwoods Folly Inlet. [VIDEO LINKED BELOW]

Crews arrived to find two boaters in the water, with two other boaters and one dog having been safely picked up by a passing civilian boat. Using a rescue watercraft and the Town’s new Mobile Drone Control Unit, the Town’s Ocean Rescue Division was able to locate and rescue the two boaters still in the water. At the same time, crews from Oak Island Water Rescue were able to make contact with the civilian boat and retrieve the two other boaters and the dog.

Within 15 minutes of the initial call, all four boaters and their dog had been brought safely back to shore, where they were placed in the care of Brunswick County EMS for evaluation and treatment of minor and / or non-life-threatening injuries.

IMPORTANT: As of this publication, the boat, a 19’ Carolina Skiff, is still lodged in the sandbar area of the Lockwoods Folly inlet. Until it can be professionally retrieved, it should be considered a navigational hazard for boaters in the area, and avoided with caution. Additionally, it may become dislodged and wash ashore, if this happens beachgoers should NOT touch or interact with the boat in any way!

This Notice will be updated once the boat has been retrieved and the hazard is cleared.

The Town of Oak Island and the Fire Department sincerely thank all of the mutual aid partners for the unified effort in this response, which included Oak Island Water Rescue, the U.S. Coast Guard Station Oak Island, Tri-Beach Volunteer Fire Department, Brunswick County EMS, and the Oak Island Police Department.

Additionally, this rescue provides an important opportunity for a reminder on the importance of having U.S.C.G. approved life jackets and floatation devices for all passengers and crew on board, and in a readily accessible area; or better, actively worn when traversing rough waters such as an inlet.

Aerial video of this rescue can be viewed on the Town of Oak Island YouTube page at https://t.co/6z1kVXyrAX or by clicking the thumbnail image below.

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[Nowcat @danjolell]

@royolone This is a problem. Fire victims are being victimized again.

[Nowcat @danjolell]

Crazy in a good way

[A.I.Warper @AIWarper]

This is a really great short.

Very close to being able to make anything you can imagine.

A few more iterations to drop the ceiling and it’s game over

[Nowcat @danjolell]

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[Brian Roemmele @BrianRoemmele]

Now I want one of these!

Look at the lines and design ethos of the IBM 3119!

[Nowcat @danjolell]

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[foley (follard) @follard]

The next hill I am ready to die on is that there is no breakfast food item in the United States better than a Texas Breakfast Taco.

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[Nowcat @danjolell]

We have about 56 pigeons that have mysteriously called yaupon Beach, nc home. I swear they are Philly pigeons but could be from jersey.

[pigeon @pigeonisperfect]

stay out of my business

[Nowcat @danjolell]

Steely dan

[YupYupMan @YupYupMan95]

I've been doing this pretty much since 1997.

[Nowcat @danjolell]

Who needs ai. This is hilarious

[Matt Van Swol @mattvanswol]

🚨WHAT ON EARTH??!!!!!

Charlotte NC police have just confirmed they have NOT YET ARRESTED the man who DRUNKENLY DROVE ONTO A TOP GOLF AND THREATENED STAFF...

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[Nowcat @danjolell]

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[Nowcat @danjolell]

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[Nowcat @danjolell]

This is excellent story telling with ai.

[Runway @runwayml]

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[Brian Roemmele @BrianRoemmele]

It is very hard to capture the past. Its essence. It’s emotional flavor. It is vital to somehow catalog a time that existed before our devices. This is what I endeavor to do. Even if AI is the reminder….

[Nowcat @danjolell]

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[Nowcat @danjolell]

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[Nowcat @danjolell]

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[Nowcat @danjolell]

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[Guitar Gods Unleashed @gguworld]

"Ramble On" is 56 years old and Robert Plant just walked onto The Late Show and made it sound like he wrote it this morning.

[Nowcat @danjolell]

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[Joe Bonamassa (Official) @JBONAMASSA]

An 80's Japanese Squire Stratocaster.

[Nowcat @danjolell]

One of the best follows.

[Brian Roemmele @BrianRoemmele]

We have a working model of the virtual headquarters of The Zero-Human Company!

Mr. @Grok CEO and 28 Co-CTOs have built an MVP.

Buggy as all heck but I see the future.

More soon.

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[Nowcat @danjolell]

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[Nowcat @danjolell]

@BrianRoemmele We're we ever really there yet