Dear readers: Everything is (once again?) terrible. At least in this country. It feels like a roller coaster descent into the worst parts of history. My brain spends its days vacillating between wild panic and stubborn denial. I guess what I’m saying is this: I’ve got nothing for you unless you want a funeral wail or a lesson on using reels as an unhealthy and addictive escape. Actually, do you want some short videos to brighten your day? I got you. Here are five.
At wildlife park in Kansas lives a very stubborn baby pygmy hippo named Mars who does NOT want to go inside.
Come for the dog face. Stay for the comments.
Squirrels packed this car full of nuts. Seriously. So Many Nuts.
This dog is ready for the beach. Like, really ready.
Josh Johnson is one of my favorite comedians. Watch all the videos. But here’s one.
Ok, ok, one more. Bonus. JUMPING SPIDERS. I love them.
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Image courtesy of Simon Evans
This is how autocratic takeover seems to proceed, with the retreat of the populace into mediated realities that feed the oligarch’s attention economy. A better solution might be to go have a face-to-face dialogue with someone who you do not know.
Sometimes I do that. Sometimes I do this.
the soggy potato before her… oh yes.