“Recognizing animal cruelty is not necessarily a replacement for a concern for (vastly more important) human dignity,” writes Russell Moore, “but it might be a starting point for recognizing a greater truth.”
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The plains are PISSED this year. Take tornado warnings seriously pls

This is the Leshan Giant Buddha in China, carved into the cliffs to watch over the treacherous river below.

It is 1,221 years old and an incredible 71 metres tall.

Impressive — but it's only the 9th biggest Buddha statue in the world...

St. George's Church in Drohobych, Ukraine, is one of the oldest and best preserved timber churches of Galicia.

The church is a monument of Galician wooden architecture of late 15th – early 16th Centuries CE, one of the best preserved and one of the best monuments of ancient…

ARE YOU PROUD TO BE A LIBERAL?

Have you ever seen a larnax made of 24-carat gold, weighing 11 kilograms? Wreaths made of gold? Golden bees and acorns?

Especially a larnax containing the ashes of a king? One that Alexander the Great touched with his own hands, as he was carrying the ashes of his father?…

matt Bissanti Spiralwrap You're the one making all the claims.

Do you know what Hitchen's Razor is?

The sun’s campfire flares are starting to come into focus. Are solar s’mores next?

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It's time for #SciFri 📻

We kick off with Charity Nebbe from Iowa Public Radio to talk about the Hawkeye state’s largest prairie restoration project, the conservation of prairie chickens, and its rebounding wildlife.

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Stop calling criticism of Israel antisemitic.
Stop calling support of Jewish people 'Zionist.'
Stop calling people opposed to the death of Palestinian civilians 'Hamas supporters.'

You can criticize Israel without being antisemitic, and you can support Palestinians without being…

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This is Zeus. He miraculously survived a tornado that tossed him across his neighborhood in his crate. When it tore through his town in Nebraska last week with maximum wind speeds of 165 miles per hour, Zeus was inside in his kennel. The sudden cyclone completely flattened their…

Billy Zig Demonstrating you clearly know nothing about the man, his work or his illness.
I'm sure mocking people who can't fight back is pretty high up your list of favourite pastimes, but it really shows up what sort of people you are

A basilisk (a legendary reptile reputed to be a serpent king) keeps watch over this Russian spirit kettle that's from the mid-19th Century CE.

A spirit kettle - a teapot that sits on a stand and has an alcohol burner beneath it - gets its name from the fact that spirits were…

Minoan Ceramic Mugs (2200-1900 BC) :

Minoans, one of first advanced civilisations in Europe, used cup to drink wine in Crete, where they resided. Thousands of clay and ceramic cups have been discovered on archeological sites on island.

Minoan pottery is more than a useful tool…

🔴 Gaza:

In Rafah, conditions for survival are not in place. We have seen a massive increase in diarrhoeal illnesses & malnutrition among children under 5.

Without access to medical care, thousands more lives will be lost.

Read our report for more👇
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Grinding up the vast amounts of waste concrete around the world and spreading it on fields could remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. newscientist.com/article/242697…

Matt Binder Why is she giving orders? She is a public servant and should take orders from the public.

A Baltimore Oriole in Central Park today. 🔥