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"many people have told me it belongs in a museum"
Archimandrite Palladius and His Journey from China to Primorye
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How To Find Out If You Conform To Toxic Masculinity: A Hilarious Checklist For A Serious Topic
The eco-chaplain is a 21st century invention, and while no one knows exactly how many there are, chaplaincy experts agree that the number is likely less than 100.
The Journey from Chinese Characters to the Latin Alphabet
"US journalists love to pretend they’re heroes and that they are being persecuted. It’s hard to think of a more self-interested and less perspicacious professional stratum anywhere in the world."
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‘In a world full of JK Rowlings, be a Will Ferrell’: Comedian praised for support of trans friend
Jap autism and South American autism, we are in for a good time
Photos from Camp Indigo Point, where the yurts are decorated with pride flags and campers have a liberated freedom of expression.
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Shelley Duvall’s Brother Fighting Actress’ ‘Common Law Husband’ Dan Gilroy Over Control of 6-Figure Estate
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‘White Fragility’ author Robin DiAngelo accused of plagiarizing minority scholars in Ph.D thesis
frog got stung by the scorpion
Journo seething at their demise
The cult of Bukele is part of a recent surge of populist outsiders worldwide and reflects the degree to which crime has become a major anxiety across Latin America.
"the ultimate outcome of years of experimenting with plastic pipe"
“I don’t feel sick at all — it’s just ranch dressing,” said winner Zach Orvis.
Journo tries explaining away duds, proves the Chuds right anyway
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‘Concord’ Dev Writes Off Critics: “Why Would I Care About A Bunch Of Talentless Freaks Hating On It?”
Peak player count of just 679 lol
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'The Community Is Thirsty for It': Southern Israel's Largest Hospital Gets a New LGBTQ Clinic
When Inbar Izhak proposed opening the first gynecology clinic for the queer community in Soroka hospital, she got 'insane tailwind' from people wanting safe, informed care. For the clinic's leading doctor, Iris Shoham, the work feels spiritual
Gay center gives kids in impoverished area free stuffed animals, stickers, and clothes to entice them to hang out there
"Sometimes I tell her I’m not her real mother, just to see her reaction, to see if she gets upset, because then I’ll know she loves me. So I say: I’m not your real mami! But she doesn’t believe me anymore because I’ve done it so many times."
Egg showers have become common on social media, but a Brooklyn woman has gone a step further by throwing her eggs a birthday party every year.
4MEG RAM cart could pave the way for more advanced games
Unofficial projects abound!
The private and public seductions of the world’s biggest pop neuroscientist.
Brazilian users seem to be turning to Bluesky in droves while they can’t use X.
The problem here is not a subset of Islamic thought, but the fundamentals of Islam itself.
The Conservative Catholic Stronghold Defying Germany's Populist Surge
With some men mulling the idea of brothels for sex dolls, we asked women their take and some had no kind words.
The findings are further evidence of how intense backlash to the government's at times muddled COVID response eroded trust in public health
Experts agree that gradually establishing English as the second language in Vietnamese schools is a challenging yet essential step that the country must take.
Has it disappeared? Does anybody care? Should they?
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Men think they’ve finally found the perfect tradwife: an AI woman feeding chickens in her underwear
"Additional exterior details include... window visors"
It's racism y'all
The 'One Hundred & One More Please' dog-tail starts with beef bone broth and bites of roasted sweet potato
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Ostani Legion - a Polish paramilitary(?) group is fundraising by selling anime bodypillows of their catgirl waifu mascot Katarzynka!
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AP: Trinidad and Tobago reckons with colonialism in a debate on statues, signs and monuments of its past
Trinidad and Tobago is the latest nation to embrace a global movement that began in recent years to abolish colonial-era symbols as it reckons with its past and questions if and how it should memorialize it as demands for slavery reparations grow
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‘White supremacy, patriarchy and colonialism:’ Behind S.F.’s $3 million plan to cull its monuments
Monument to be erected depicting a white anus being penetrated by a black penis with vitiligo.
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Signal Is More Than Encrypted Messaging. Under Meredith Whittaker, It’s Out to Prove Surveillance Capitalism Wrong
On its 10th anniversary, Signal’s president wants to remind you that the world’s most secure communications platform is a nonprofit. It’s free. It doesn’t track you or serve you ads. It pays its engineers very well. And it’s a go-to app for hundreds of...
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‘It feels like a fortress.’ California students return to college amid tighter security over protests
Administrations are clamping down ahead of a potentially volatile fall of continued protests opposing the Israel-Hamas war, compounded by a divisive presidential election.
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Alien Ant Farm Singer Charged with Battery, Accused of Placing Fan’s Hand on Crotch During Live Show
What if there was something much more daring going on under the surface?
The Virginia women’s college made the change to comport with its founding documents, creating a stricter gender admissions policy than many of its peers.
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I’ve Had the Same Problem With Every Penis I’ve Encountered. Some Would Say It’s a Good Thing.
The "true" story of a loose pussy, a tranny GF, and a disabled fuckbuddy.
What is a DS? Nothing but a relic of a bygone era.
“It's yet another sign of how out of touch and frankly WEIRD the MAGA right is”
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Flying Bats: Australian women's soccer team featuring five trans players wins grand final amid tight security after going undefeated all season
"To all the transphobes complaining, we suggest you train a bit harder"
Mormons engaging in tranny genocide
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How Black Myth: Wukong Developer’s History of Sexism Is Complicating its Journey to the West
Indie developer Game Science’s global fame is forcing it to confront its own sexism, and that of the Chinese tech industry.
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800k member strong female only community in South Korea illegally shares pictures of white foreigner penises
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IGN: A Prominent Accessibility Advocate Worked With Studios and Inspired Change. But She Never Actually Existed.
"And at the end of this investigation, we are of the belief that these three do not exist."
Cat adopts you not the other way around.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/maid-canada-report-2022-1.7009704
Scientists peered into the partisan abyss. Here’s what they found.
Freezing your credit files has never been easier. Here’s how to protect yourself.
The World Bank faces a funding dilemma if Accra chooses to go ahead with the punitive law that tramples all over the lender’s anti-discrimination standards.
The Cackling is Good
EIGHT. YEARS.
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One of These 10 Pups Could Be Crowned the World’s Cutest Rescue Dog, But They Need Your Help!
remarkably few pits, Mr. Bean is MVP
A woman’s voice is deemed intimate and so should not be heard singing, reciting, or reading aloud in public.
The chicken restaurant is apparently launching a Netflix competitor.
Least wasteful use of their shitty overpriced soap
The enrollment numbers give an early indication of how US colleges are grappling with a Supreme Court decision that banned race as a factor in admissions.
School also the Sami National Theatre Beaivváš
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A gay, multi-ethnic, chicken-farming family is part of Minnesota’s emerging polyamorous community
The rural household is part of a nonmonogamous movement that some say is going mainstream.
The project is called the Fragmentarium.
Greatest love story never told
