legit crying so hard right now about this little boy who gave away his skateboard to save a little kitten

Only if they commit to an all-horse cabinet.

Do I know anyone in the SC area who knows someone (or *is* someone) who wants to adopt two cats? I desperately need to find a home for my parents' two cats. I already have three, so I can't take them. They are boarding at their vet while I look, and I have to go home to PA in less than a week.

Okay, so not just me..It sort of looks like Ted Baxter's hair in the Mary Tyler Moore show?

Is it me or is his hair different?

This table would have given St. Augustine a heart attack. 😂

That I couldn't speak to. Not my area of expertise! But there certainly is a lot of interest in Egypt across multiple groups in the West - and probably in other parts of the world, too, but I know even less about that.

I'll have to keep an eye out for that! And yeah, the things that remain consistent in a culture are always fascinating.

I hadn't heard of the Armenian thing but I am intrigued.

Oh, absolutely. I'm just never sure, given the vast abyss of history, how much a given ancient culture might have transformed BEFORE the written record came into play. At what point is a cultural lineage broken? Is it ever, short of a complete wipeout of the people?

I would also argue that there are probably through-lines to today. The Coptic language is still used liturgically, for example. Nothing every really goes away - it just hybridizes or transforms.

Not to my knowledge, but that concept slaps and I would read it.

Photo of a traditional Siamese cat with most of his abdomen shaved, very low and clinging to a colorful plaid blanket. He looks fearfully up at the camera.

Screenshot of text from linked instagram account that says “You may recognize this fella from when we posted him as a stray a few weeks ago. A good Samaritan found him on the side of the road in St. Albans and brought him to BEVS, where it was determined that, in attention to his facial wounds, he also had a severely fractured leg and suspected head trauma. He arrived at HSCC the next day and our med team quickly got him into surgery to amputate his leg. After a few rounds of fluids, antibiotics, and blood work, Hopscotch is now on the road to recovery and getting used to his new tri-pawd status. He still has some healing to do before he's available for adoption, and he's a pretty spicy boy - we don't know whether that's because he's under-socialized or if he just needs more time to feel safe, but we do know he'll need a calm, cat-savvy home when he's ready to find one.”

😢 A stray who was hit by a car came into the shelter a few weeks and I was wondering if anyone would be interested in sponsoring him to help with medical costs - which included leg amputation. His name is Hopscotch. www.instagram.com/p/DMjGYxOP9n...

Support Déborah Alves (Nina's human) thanks for helping nina!

hi friends i am once again asking for help with my cat's kidney treatment 🥹 signal boosts are highly appreciated 🐱❤️
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Melvyn Bragg has been one of the last standard-bearers for a really important, and unfashionable, idea: that good conversation, between people who really know their stuff, on complex or difficult subjects, can be fantastic radio - and that the national broadcaster should do this.

I hope it endures.

A detailed flowchart describing what to do in the event of finding a lost or abandoned kitten.

IMPORTANT PSA: If you find kittens all alone, keep tbis helpful flowchart in mind. And also:
—neonatal kitten need to be on a heat source & kept warm at all times, they cannot regulate their body temperature and you can kill them by feeding a cold kitten.
—NEVER feed a bottle baby kitten COW’S MILK!

If you are in the Edmonton area Fiasco is still missing - please check garages and sheds and engines! Let's get him home, please share x

God damn, this is sad. He was just so amazing in even the smallest roles.

To defend against Russian tanks, Finland and Poland consider restoring wetlands Finland and Poland are both considering rewetting dried-out peatbogs to form defence barriers against a potential Russian ground invasion. Restoring these natural carbon sinks could also bring signifi...

They should do it anyway for the environmental benefits.

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GenX-ers: look into getting the MMR vaccine again. For now you can just walk into the pharmacy for it.

Adults - check when your last whooping cough shot was. Sometimes when adults get a tetanus booster it doesn't include pertussis. Also make sure you've had at least two doses of MMR, the guidelines changed in 1989 so if you were born around then you might have missed a dose. (cont)

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Apparently you can't just record yourself screaming as a description, so I have relunctantly written some actual words about the problems we're facing as a rescue

OUP's Women in Antiquity is such a good idea - with recent additions on Balthild, Radegund and Theodora.
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Radegund my beloved!! I want to read this.

The former tributary state of late imperial Byzantium...

Every time I read a history book that describes Lithuania as ‘the former Soviet Union’ I pledge to include one allusion to Russia in my future published work as ‘the former eastern hinterland of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania’

RFK Jr. backs down all the time when he gets push back, so if anyone wants to call, here's the HHS number 1-877-696-6775.
I'd also call your senators/reps as well.

🚨URGENT! 🚨 we have a KITTEN STUCK ON A TREE and we need your HELP! Difficult to access with a vehicle. If you’re in the #shinglesprings area, we’d be extremely grateful for your assistance. Please reach out to Christine on 916-365-2465 if you think you can help!