Barbara Schendel-Kent

@verge Since when is the Verge policing social issues? I thought this was supposed to be tech news.

There is no ethical consumption of HBO’s Harry Potter series theverge.com/report/901818/…

@SheldrickTrust Is that a crocodile pictured? Where do they fall in the hierarchy?

At a Tsavo waterhole, there is a strict order of play – and almost every animal knows its place. Elephants hold court first. The most senior matriarchs lead their herds to drink, while others wait their turn. Buffalo follow, their aggression earning them second billing. Then zebra, wildebeest, and impala, each keeping to their tier – aware that proximity to the wrong animal carries consequences. Only the warthog seems entirely oblivious, barging straight in to wallow without a second thought. Read Angela's latest Field Notes for the full story: sheldrickwildlifetrust.org/news/fieldnote…

@nicenewshq This is not nice news!

Caregivers knew this already: Babies can learn to deceive before they say their first word, per a recent study. the-independent.com/life-style/hea…

@zillowgonewild I was wondering why it was so affordable

Is this home haunted y/n

@kyledcheney This is why so many fed lawyers have quit. They are completely overwhelmed by cases they cannot win. Two weeks ago one of them asked the judge to hold them in contempt just so they could get a few hours sleep (in jail).

Here's another phenomenon I've seen a lot lately; -ICE detains someone -The person sues, says their detention is illegal -DOJ says "We have no counterargument" -Judge orders release. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.usco…

@fakehistoryhunt Interesting! I would have thought they would use black walnut.... the green casings on the walnuts is used for dying wool.

How to Make Anglo-Saxon Ink! I'm so going to try this, I've got oak trees! youtu.be/TqYT7NjOJzc?si…

@Ike_Saul No not being protected by the STATE, I think you mean the feds, right?

Please never normalize the fact that over 24 hours later, we still don't know anything about the ICE agents who killed Alex Pretti. No names. No details. Because they are masked, anonymous, and being protected by the state.

@kare11 The problem is that they are breaking more laws than they are upholding. x.com/atrupar/status…

Trump targets Minnesota as he marks one year of second term kare11.com/article/news/l…

@SheldrickTrust 404 not found error! How disappointing I wanted to read this.

What happens when the orphaned elephants grow up? Do they remember their human family? The answer might surprise you (or not, if you've followed our feed for a while)! We've reintegrated nearly 200 orphaned elephants, and one thing we've discovered: these elephants don't define family on a genetic level. For them, family includes the Keepers who bottle-fed them through the night, who slept beside them in their darkest hours, who walked them back to the wild. They never truly forget the humans who raised them. And now? They protect them in return. Read the full story in our latest Field Notes: sheldrickwildlifetrust.org/news/fieldnote…

@thatdankent LOL

Heads up, y'all

@kevinroose Thanks for this. I always look forward to your posts/episodes as AI progresses and my dread deepens.

now that links are (i think?) legal again, some things i have recently enjoyed:

@SheldrickTrust Was there meant to be an image or video attached?

@kare11 This is not news.

The return of the classic sauce comes as KFC is revitalizing its menu amid stiff competition from other chicken restaurants. kare11.com/article/news/n…

@fakehistoryhunt Best. Show. Ever.

If you haven't discovered this TV show yet, start digging for this absolute gem, made by and for history addicts: #comments" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2…

@thatdankent Yeah, I don't think they read your tweet...

Lenin kicked off his revolution with the "Decree on the Separation of Church from State and School from Church" (1918). He ended state support of churches, stripped them of their land, and revoked the civil rights of priests. Stalin intensified this persecution, banning all religious publications and missionary activity, harassing and arresting clergy, and even executing them—or worse, sending them to concentration camps (gruesome facilities which inspired the Nazis), where they were starved and often worked to death. It wasn't church corruption which bothered Lenin or Stalin. Corrupt priests "were easily beaten." Paul Johnson summarizes the true fear of the faithful as follows: "The men Lenin really feared and hated, and later persecuted, were the saints. The purer the religion, the more dangerous. A devoted cleric, he argued, is far more influential than an egotistical and immoral one. The clergy most in need of suppression were... those who expressed solidarity with [the people]." Lenin and Stalin—like all despots and tyrants—wanted their people to gain their sense of worth not from God but from the state. They, the leaders, wanted to be the sole determiners of each person's value and worth, and to divvy all entitlements according to compliance. Christianity begat a populace who carried in their hearts a basic sense of worth and dignity, and a corresponding sense of inherent rights. Such people resisted exploitation and thwarted Lenin's revolution. The more a people cared about obeying God's authority the less malleable they were to Lenin's. Lenin and Stalin choked the church in Russia, shrinking it down from over 50,000 churches in 1918 down to a mere hundred or so by the 1930s. But then, in the middle of the night on June 22nd of 1941, Hitler attacked Russia. Up to that point, for decades, Soviet military leaders were promoted based on their ideological compliance and their history of reflexive obedience. Now, those same military leaders, were worthless without orders. One intercepted radio exchange recorded a Soviet commander imploring HQ for guidance: "We are being fired upon. What shall we do?" Apparently they didn't do anything. By noon the Germans destroyed 1,200 Soviet fighter planes. Maybe it was this dangerous lack of agency (when compliance is forced, agency and initiative die). Or maybe it was the apathy of the populace in the face of war (a dictator can rule with fear, but cannot scare people into caring). Whatever it was, to mobilize national unity and to ignite a sense of patriotism, Stalin relaxed the crackdown on religion. The Russian Orthodox Church reopened seminaries and many parishes. Religious imagery and religious language were used in patriotic propaganda for the first time since WWI. The most powerful force in the world is the love of God, and militaries will always seek to exploit that love when it serves their purpose. I hope our "Secretary of War" has a sincere faith in God, and I hope he has given his allegiance to Jesus. It is God's love, demonstrated perfectly in Christ, that will ultimately save the world—not guns or planes, ships or bombs. In the meantime, it bothers me when sacraments sacred to my Christian faith are used out of context to rally people to war, or to manipulate the hearts of God's people toward violence, or to associate the Lamb's peaceful agenda with weapons of destruction. Perhaps in this life war cannot be avoided. And maybe God can bring good out of war—I can't help but feel gratitude that Hitler was destroyed by the military power of America and Britain. But I would never presume war, or violence, were somehow the plan of God, and certainly not the way of Christ. Allegiance to Jesus is all or nothing. If we want to bring Jesus into the "Department of War," great. But that means the department needs to look more Christlike, which also means it needs to look less war-like. Our videos will need to boast, not of power and rulership, but of meekness and servitude. If that's that's the path Hegseth wants to go down, I'm here for it. It's not though, and we all know where his path leads— Don't we?

@buitengebieden Thank you! You're my favorite follow!!

I’m on 𝕏 to bring you positivity on your timeline.. 😊

@peterh I'm curious, what was "cringe?" Bugs? Design faux pas? Or just unwanted change? (I know I for one would rather everyone stop changing things every three seconds)

Installed iOS 26 Beta 8 on my iPhone. Liquid Glass feels like a mess. Trying to withhold judgement but I am not feeling it. Lots of cringe. With launch only a couple weeks away, it’s not likely to get much better. Hoping 26.1 will fix a lot.

@thatdankent Lol this is a good title! And perfect for this design!

Today's Foam Art is titled: I BET WIZARDS PLAY THE BEST PRACTICAL JOKES.

@fakehistoryhunt @HumbleFlow Jo I think this guy is actually on your side.

@HumbleFlow Do yo not know when the era historians stopped calling the "dark ages" were?

This was built during what they told you were the dark ages.

@exploreorg Also your cavalier quip about what must be a debilitating and painful injury is pretty callous.

Chunk- broken jaw and all - your still a hunk!