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The subterranean miner that works in us all, how can one tell whither leads his shaft by the ever shifting, muffled sound of his pick? -Melville

[Willie Ross Jr. Knee Deep @RossKneeDeep]

By David Abbruzzes:

This Australian's reply to Trump's rant about “NATO not being there for America” is perfect.
"Mate. You run a country with 600,000 homeless people sleeping on the street tonight. A country where 40% of adults can't cover a $400 emergency without borrowing money. A country where insulin costs more than a car payment and people are rationing it to survive. A country where medical debt is the number 1 cause of bankruptcy. A country where women are dying in hospital car parks because doctors are too scared of abortion laws to treat a miscarriage.
You lock up more of your own citizens than any nation on earth. More than China. More than Russia. More than North Korea. The land of the free has 2 million people in cages, and a quarter of them haven't even been convicted of anything. They're just too poor to make bail.
Your life expectancy is going backwards. You're the only developed nation where that's happening. Your infant mortality rate is worse than Cuba's. Your kids do active shooter drills between maths and English while you sell the gunmaker's stock to your mates.
Your minimum wage hasn't moved in 15 years. You've got teachers working 2 jobs and veterans sleeping under bridges and you just spent a trillion dollars flattening a country that didn't attack you.
And you’ve got a convicted felon, adjudicating raping, paedophile protecting, porn star shagging insurrectionist running the biggest dumpster fire war campaign since the Taliban thanked you very much for losing again.
And you're calling Greenland poorly run?
Greenland has universal healthcare. Free education. One of the lowest incarceration rates in the world. Nobody goes bankrupt there because they got sick. Nobody dies in a waiting room because their insurance said no.
'NATO wasn't there when we needed them." When exactly was that, champ? September 11? Because NATO invoked Article 5 for the first and only time in history FOR YOU. Soldiers from dozens of countries deployed, fought, bled, and died in Afghanistan FOR YOU. Australia wasn't even in NATO and we still showed up. For 20 years.
And you pulled out at 2am without telling anyone and left them to deal with the mess.
So maybe before you start calling other countries poorly run, have a look at your own backyard, you spray-tanned aluminium siding salesman. The only thing poorly run in this picture is your f----- mouth."

Very well stated.

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

A farmer in rural Ireland noticed that one of his cows would cry for hours every time he left for the train station to pick up supplies.

Moved by her distress, he started taking her with him. To everyone’s surprise, the cow quickly learned the routine. She would calmly wait on the platform while he was away, then joyfully walk home beside him once his train returned.

The heartwarming story has captured the world’s attention, beautifully illustrating that cows are far more than livestock — they’re intelligent, emotional animals capable of forming deep bonds and meaningful routines with the people who care for them.

[Archaeo - Histories @archeohistories]

Baobab, a prehistoric species which predates both mankind and splitting of continents over 200 million years ago. Baobabs (Adansonia) are distinctive trees with incredibly large trunks. They can store tremendous amounts of water, as their trunks noticeably swell during the rainy season.

Tree is native to African savannah, where climate is extremely dry and arid, it is a symbol of life and positivity in a landscape where little else can thrive. African baobab (A. digitata) has a vast range throughout the arid parts of Africa; six additional species are native to the Indian Ocean island of Madagascar, off south-east Africa; and an eighth species is native to north-west Australia. The largest known living baobab is the Sagole Big Tree, a specimen of A. digitata located in Masisi, Vhembe, South Africa, near the border with Zimbabwe. Based on its most recent measurements, Sagole has an extremely large base that covers 60.6m², a height of 19.8m and a total wood and bark volume of 414m³. Its  aboveground dry mass is estimated to be 54 tonnes.

Baobab trees grow in 32 African countries. Tree known for its longevity and some specimens in Africa have been dated to between 1100-2500 years old and reach up to 30m high and up to an enormous 50m in circumference. Baobab trees can provide shelter, food and water for animals and humans, many savannah communities made their homes near Baobab trees. Baobab also looms among ancient mounds and remains scattered around them are invariably early medieval or Portuguese.

Until 2018, the largest living baobab was sacred Tsitakakoike Baobab, a specimen of the endangered species Adansonia grandidieri, which grew near Andombiro in the Ambiky Forest of south-west Madagascar. The incredibly stout and compact tree had a cylindrical trunk with a base that covered 59.6 m², a height of 14.6m and a total volume of 455 m³ - 380 m³ of which was trunk and 75 m³ of which was canopy. It partially broke and collapsed in February 2018 leaving about 40% of the tree still standing, but this was expected to also collapse soon after.

An even larger African baobab tree (A. digitata) alive during 21st Century was the Platland/Sunland Tree of Modjadjiskloof, South Africa, with a base of 67.9 m², height of 18.9m and a total wood and bark volume of 448 m³. Unfortunately, a large portion of the Platland Tree collapsed and died in 2016, leaving the Sagole Big Tree to claim the top spot.

Baobabs have among the lightest wood for any tree. Balsa wood is well known to model aeroplane makers as one of the lightest and softest woods, with a wood density that averages around 0.15 g/cm³, yet baobab wood is even lighter, averaging 0.13 g/cm³. As a result, the aboveground dry mass of the Platland baobab was estimated at only 58 tonnes and about 59 tonnes for Tsitakakoike. In terms of mass, giant gum trees (Eucalyptus) of Australia are the largest hardwood trees.

#archaeohistories

[Morgan J. Freeman @mjfree]

Please, no matter what you do, do not post this photo as Donald Trump will lose his mind.

[Myra Mains_human cat condo_Black Lives Matter @Myra__Mains]

@hounds_and_me @Bennieeexyz I was going to say something very similar to this. You beat me to it!

[We don't deserve cats 😺 @catsareblessing]

Grandma = safe place👵❤️

[Myra Mains_human cat condo_Black Lives Matter @Myra__Mains]

@Monica55dzrh Harvey

[Myra Mains_human cat condo_Black Lives Matter @Myra__Mains]

@Avabelly__ Lincoln logs

[Myra Mains_human cat condo_Black Lives Matter @Myra__Mains]

@mmpadellan I am so very sorry for your loss. I know how it feels to lose a beloved family member. Take care

[Myra Mains_human cat condo_Black Lives Matter @Myra__Mains]

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[معلومات تفيد ®️ @mlqbnmmd3]

تحويل زاوية شارع فاضية الى ملجئ لقطط شاردة 🤯👍".

[ᗰᗩƳᖇᗩ @LePapillonBlu2]

WHO’S WITH ME?? 💙🌎

[Myra Mains_human cat condo_Black Lives Matter @Myra__Mains]

@yousefmohmoud25 Take care of yourself today and every day. You matter to me. What happens to you will matter to all

[Vidya Dennis @TheFuncGlitch]

An HIV-positive man with colon cancer, unable to work for four years, lived in his Los Angeles apartment for almost 25 years.

He says he mailed his rent on time. The landlord said the check never arrived and filed for eviction.

After a trial, a jury ruled he DID mail the payment, but since it wasn't cashed, they said he failed to pay on time.

A judge ordered him out. Sheriff's deputies escorted him from his home of a quarter-century.

He took his dog, Simba, and his clothes. He left behind his furniture, his blankets, his two TVs, and his beloved Madonna CDs.

He's now homeless, sleeping on a friend's sofa.

The system will evict a dying man over a payment dispute.

But a corporation can squat in bankruptcy court for years? "That's a different matter entirely."

[💙Brittney💙 @AZ_Brittney]

I am one of the 65,844,954 people that did NOT vote for the worst president in American history!

Who is with me? ✋

[Myra Mains_human cat condo_Black Lives Matter @Myra__Mains]

@Kristinartz Parthenon