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After watching the two for a bit, the young one came up with a shellfish, perhaps a clam and started bonking it on their chest.

Then drama!

A sea gull stole it right out of paws!

Sea gulls are jerks.

Gulls gotta eat too, but boo!

Mom and young wild otters playing in Monterey Bay

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Started a project to organize my camera stuff in a desk a drawer.

#3dPrinting

The inside of a drawer with camera lenses and custom inserts that fit the diameter of the lenses. The project is incomplete.
#3dprinting
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On this project I’m not printing bottom layers: they just don’t show and are a waste.

I’m also using lightning infill.

I hold my breath when it starts but I’ve only had one adhesion failure (and it was my unrelated fault).

#3dPrinting

A 3d printer starting a print with no base layer. It just looks like squiggles,
The finished print underside. It looks like hell but it works!
#3dprinting
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I’m assuming the outer walls don’t need the stiffening that the bottom layers provide?
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@chrishuck they’re 1.2mm wide (0.6 lines x2) which is plenty stiff for this application.
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I’d reckon. It’s often amazing how the slightest border for a bottom layer can stiffen walls without adding a lot of material.
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My camera gear drawer organization project is coming along.

#3dPrinting

Various camera lenses arranged in a drawer with grey and black 3d printed inserts.
#3dprinting
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Now I see why you didn’t care about the base layers…
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@chrishuck the next level of organization will have base layers, but honestly once this is in the drawer, it will be strong enough to park a truck on top of.
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Project update:

Finally wrapped the first layer. Next up is removable trays for the second layer.

#3dPrinting

A drawer with various camera gear nestled perfectly into a wooden drawer. Every item is nestled into a 3d printed storage area.
#3dprinting
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Printed the first top tray for the drawer. Fits perfectly on the first try.

I love how I can get exact fits with #3dPrinting. Now to fill this tray up with more camera stuff!

#3dprinting
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Back on #3dPrinting/#organization bullshit.

The first tray of the second layer is looking nice, if I do say so myself.

The inside of a drawer. It has two layers, I the foreground is a white tray with fitted organizing inserts for camera batteries and chargers on the left side. I the right side is empty. In the background you can see various lenses and adapters on a lower level.
#3dprinting
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This #3dPrinting project is finally over!

~98% of my #photography gear lives neatly in this single drawer now.

The top two trays have my Nikon 1 cameras, battery chargers and spares as well as (most) of my 35mm negative scanner.

The Diana flash units kicked by butt. They have a really odd, organic shape that I had a hard time modeling, so I just modeled the “female” port and plugged them in.

There is only one misc area for extra lens covers that aren’t worth organizing.

#photography #3dprinting

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Yes, yes you are. #fish
Fish at aquarium paint in front of its own sign
#fish

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Connecting an eGPU to a $120 Mini PC! youtube.com/watch?v=MnO9wUD47k…

Connecting an eGPU to a $120 Mini PC!

Find the Mini PC on Amazon - https://lon.tv/v6yhd - Barebones direct: https://lon.tv/znp51 the eGPU: https://lon.tv/yl5t9 - find oculink adapters here: https...
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A new podcast traces how state lotteries became big business
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/15/nx-s1-5321373/a-new-podcast-traces-how-state-lotteries-became-big-business?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into Business @business-npr

@business-npr

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Arlington National Cemetery stops highlighting some historical figures on its website
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@Politics

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Germany's youth vote is increasingly polarized. Why?
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/15/nx-s1-5327244/germanys-youth-vote-is-increasingly-polarized-why?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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@World News

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My oh my… Trump just reached the find out phase.

Canada likely to follow in Portugals footsteps and cancel the purchase of 72 F-35 fighter jets, because that aircraft is made in the dictatorship from where The God King is threatening all NATO allies.

The Lockheed Martin stock is about to enjoy the Tesla experience 📉🔻🔥

cbc.ca/amp/1.7484477

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if Canada has to take some of the planes that have already been agreed to be delivered and don't want a mixed fleet at home, I am pretty sure Iran or Saudi Arabia would buy them...
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Yep, find phase gonna start ramping up.

Plus, I don't blame them. Why would you trust a dang jet that dependent on working software from a country being run by a nut job.

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NPR Music listens to Lady Gaga's 'Mayhem'
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/15/nx-s1-5326160/npr-music-listens-to-lady-gagas-mayhem?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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@All Things Considered

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'Bloody Saturday' at Voice of America and other U.S.-funded networks
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@All Things Considered

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"Norfolk residents were going bananas on Wednesday when a social media rumor claimed a gorilla had escaped from the Virginia Zoo. There's only one problem: The zoo doesn't have any gorillas."
#weirdnews #weird #offbeat #odd #news
No, a gorilla did not escape from the Virginia Zoo
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No, a gorilla did not escape from the Virginia Zoo

Social media rumors claimed a gorilla escaped from the Virginia Zoo. There's only one problem: The zoo doesn't have any gorillas.
Hannah Eason Amado (WVEC)
#news #weird #weirdnews #offbeat #odd
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Meh, it’s just some major friggen dams. What could go wrong?

“Trump administration workforce cuts at federal agencies overseeing U.S. dams are threatening their ability to provide reliable electricity, supply farmers with water and protect communities from floods, employees and industry experts warn. - Martha BellIsle
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Serbia’s capital braces for a major anti-government rally as tensions mount

A deafening sound of whistles and vuvuzelas echoed throughout downtown Belgrade on Saturday as Serbia’s capital geared up for a major rally against populist President Aleksandar Vucic and his government.

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Over 100,000 people join protest rally in Belgrade against Serbia's president and government

At least 100,000 people have converged in Belgrade for a massive rally in the Serbian capital seen as a culmination of months-long protests against populist President Aleksandar Vucic.
Jovana Gec (AP News)

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Severe weather sparks tornadoes and wind-fueled fires, with Southern U.S. on alert
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@U.S. News

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Here's a link to a phlog post where i wrote about Choose Your Own Adventure and linked to a list of gamebooks available for download from archive.org. In this post i made a connection to Interactive Fiction and ifarchive.org.

gopher.zcrayfish.soy/gopherpro…

#interactivefiction #retrocomputing

Silhouette of a man in front of a maze. Fan art poster for The Circular Ruins from The Garden of Forking Paths by Jorge Luis Borges.
#retrocomputing #interactivefiction

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🐁 Mickey Mouse Urban vibes • STL and 3MF files
➡️ Download 3D print model: cults3d.com/:2813626
💡 Designed by Plop3d

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#Eyebleach for friends!
Text over a photo of a kitten sleeping on a plate of rice. Text: "He ate the fish and used the rice as a bed."
#eyebleach

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night night sleep tight

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#pizza
#pizza

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The big fish on Wall Street have figured out that #Tesla is imploding. JP Morgan just dropped its estimate of Q1 #Swasticar deliveries by 20% and expects the company's stock to drop by *another* 50% insideevs.com/news/753615/tesl…
#Tesla #swasticar

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New year, new #Wikipedia list.

Billy Craigie was an Aboriginal Australian activist who was one of the original people creating the Aboriginal Tent Embassy in Canberra protesting the government's Australia Day statement on land rights (supporting leasing of the people's ancestral lands). They set up a beach umbrella, camped out, got arrested, started a movement. We had a photo of him in Flickr Commons so I wrote this up.

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Last year's list is here. glammr.us/@jessamyn/1117157504…

Billy Craigie, Bert Williams, Michael Anderson and Tony Coorey, four young Aboriginal men stand with their beach umbrella in front of Parliament House, Canberra. They are holding signs which read "land ownership, not lease" "land rights or else" "why pay to use our own land?" "Which do you choose, land rights or bloodshed" and "legally this is our land, we shall take it if need be"
Billy Craigie, an Aboriginal man with medium length curly hair wearing a springbok shirt

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Attached: 2 images New Year new #Wikipedia list. Reebee Garofalo was one of the original people who put together Rock Against Racism Massachusetts but you may know him as the snare player for the Good Trouble Brass Band playing in the HONK! Festiva…
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#Wikipedia
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Early American photographers usually have interesting stories. Also, it's fun to track down selfies because most photographers have a picture of themself. Alvan Harper moved from PA to Tallahassee where he took a lot of photos of day-to-day life of both White and Black people. Much of his work was lost but some was found again. I did not write this article but I polished/expanded it AND found the picture of him. Easier to research once I realized he was also A. S. Harper

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alvan_S.…

Self portrait of Alvan Harper, a white man with white hair and a bushy goatee, resting his head on one hand. He is wearing a striped white shirt with stuff in the front pocket.
Studio photograph of a young black woman wearing a black fitted dress with metal buttons. She is holding a fan made of feathers.
Studio photograph of a young black woman in a patterned dress with a full skirt. She has a hat with flowers on it and is wearing dark gloves. She is holding a parasol.

American photographer, 1847-1911

Contributors to Wikimedia projects (Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.)
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My town used to have a resident who exhibited himself with P.T. Barnum as a "living skeleton." He was not, by all accounts, a person with an eating disorder but maybe another problem? Started right after the War of 1812, he was a soldier. Old newspapers are all just gossip for the most part, I tried to assemble a few things that seemed to be consensus. Finally had to walk away w/o quite figuring out when he died, but I know it wasn't 1832! I still know Edsons in town now

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A older broadsheet showing a picture of a very very thin man in military garb. Caption reads "Exhibiting at Malhiot's Hotel. Calvin Edson, The Living Skeleton.

Calvin Edson - Wikipedia

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China spends billions on broadcasting around the world. Meanwhile, Trump and Musk have just begun to destroy US broadcasting around the world. reuters.com/business/media-tel…

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A new #GreenpeaceUK investigation exposed a brutal reality: since #Brexit, giant #SuperTrawlers have spent 37,000 hours fishing inside the #UK ’s Marine Protected Areas (MPAs). That’s the equivalent of 4 years and 3 months killing every single hour a day. Destroying #habitats and wiping out #fish populations, all while the UK government does nothing to stop them.

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#SaveOurSeas #SoSSaturdays 🌊🐟

Photograph of supertrawler in the ocean surrounded by seagulls Seaspiracy: supertrawlers spent 37.000 hours wiping out UK's marine protected areas since Brexit
#uk #fish #brexit #supertrawlers #habitats #greenpeaceuk #sossaturdays #saveourseas
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#Supertrawlers spent 7,380 hours fishing in #UK #MarineProtectedAreas each year since #Brexit

by Alexandra Sedgwick | March 11, 2025

An investigation by #GreenpeaceUK reveals today that giant supertrawlers relentlessly continue to catch fish in the UK’s Marine Protected Areas, damaging precious #MarineHabitats and #FishPopulations, despite the UK government having had the powers to stop them since Brexit and committing to protect at least 30% of #UKWaters by 2030.

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Supertrawlers spent 7,380 hours fishing in UK Marine Protected Areas each year since Brexit - Greenpeace UK

An investigation by Greenpeace UK reveals today that giant supertrawlers relentlessly continue to catch fish in the UK’s Marine Protected Areas, damaging precious marine habitats and fish populations, despite the UK government having had the powers t…
Alexandra Sedgwick (Greenpeace UK)
#uk #brexit #supertrawlers #greenpeaceuk #ukwaters #fishpopulations #marinehabitats #marineprotectedareas
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Statement from the director of the Voice of America (who has been placed on administrative leave).

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A close friend who works there got the message today (furloughed by email on a Saturday). They were more upset about those in the other countries they served who are now at greater risk than themselves.
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I am saddened. I was raised under VOA just outside Cincinnati, Ohio. The mission. The purpose. I could see the tower beacons for the first 18 years of my life laying in my bed. Some people counted sheep. I don't know how many thousands of times I stared at those beacons blinking until I feel asleep. I am heartbroken. #VOA
#voa
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OK, I’m on the hunt for my first table saw, and I’m really tempted by this vintage Craftsman 113 (see picture). How hard would it be to add a stand and extend the table surface? Are there like wings/extensions you can easily add? #woodworking #craftsman #tools #tablesaw
Vintage Sears Craftsman table saw
#woodworking #tools #craftsman #tablesaw
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It's a good price and shouldn't be difficult to fix up.
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@yngmar worth $50? Or should I back out?
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Holy crap. The DOJ is arguing that the President can unilaterally deport anyone he wants without ANY statutory authority, just on his inherent authority as President over national security.

That is a terrifying claim to make and not one that has ever been recognized before in US history.

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( ed : folks this includes actual US citizens )

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I was told I would feel fine at the end of the world. What the fuck
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It's the End of the World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine) by R.E.M. on Apple Music

Song · 1987 · Duration 4:06
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ah sorry that's the alpha version documentation.
Up-to-date reference can be found at youtube.com/watch?v=VGKc3T7OVH…

The Dead Flag Blues

Provided to YouTube by The Orchard EnterprisesThe Dead Flag Blues · Godspeed You! Black EmperorF♯ A♯ ∞℗ 1996 godspeed you black emperor!Released on: 1997-08-...
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@funkylab related with a nice 80’s vibe

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GUNSHIP - Tech Noir [Official Music Video]

New album 'Unicorn' OUT NOW: https://linktr.ee/gunshipmusicTaken from GUNSHIP's self titled first album. Stream & Download: https://gunship.ffm.to/gunshipSub...
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► FunHouseRadio.com
#meme #memes #cat #caturday

FunHouse Radio

Novelty Records, Parodies, Weird Covers, Outsider Music, Oddities, Mashups, Comedy, Nonsense & Cringe.
FunHouse Radio
#caturday #meme #cat #memes

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Well said! I had a similar, much more brief post a few years ago because everybody expected the mod team to be perfect and know everything about anything and it made for some unhappy campers when they found out we weren't and I didn't feel like investing hours into learning a subject I wasn't interested in.

mindly.social/@KuJoe/109778990…

KuJoe 💞 (@KuJoe@mindly.social)

I'm not a doctor, I'm not a scientist, I'm not a lawyer, and I'm not a politician. I also don't have the money to employ any of those people either.
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An executive Order issued Friday purports to eliminate the Arctic Research Commission. However, the Arctic Research Commission was established by Congress with the "Arctic Research and Policy Act of 1984". #Alaska #Arctic

arctic.gov

US Arctic Research Commission | An Independent Agency of the US Government

www.arctic.gov
#arctic #alaska
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There is little that was not established by Congress.

Last I checked, Congress still controls funding.

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I'm looking to sell these Rogue Trader (RTB01) Imperial Space Marines, as they have a certain collectible value. Boosts appreciated.

Found lots more pieces I remembered I had, but could not locate.

Price has been reduced to 85€+shipping

I'm glad to inform that there's a bit of interest, so I may sold it fast (good news for me)

11 Rogue Trader Space marines, 2 are missing the backpacks.
Various torsos, arms, guns and backpacks for more Rogue Trader marines.
Random bits leftovers that have been cut, pasted or maimed in some way.
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Frequently asked questions on Product of Canada and Made in Canada claims - inspection.canada.ca

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Alpine and Chimera have broken my ability to use Debian based distros. My fingers automatically type `apk` instead of `apt`. Doesn't happen when I'm using Arch though as `paru` is different enough to not trigger my brain's auto-correct.
~/prince > sudo apk install gdb [sudo] password for wmoore: sudo: apk: command not found
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Perfection.
Mark Wahlberg has a dog named Bark Wahlberg.
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And that dog has a flea called Flea. It‘s a RHCP reference. The dog is a big fan. Mark approves too
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The dog also had a brief hip-hop career as Barky Bark. But people just thought a cat had walked past the window.

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Watching Flow and wow they really made it super realistic!

#caturday #catsofmastodon

A black cat and a tv with the movie Flow
#caturday #catsofmastodon

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Over the past year I've been working on a video for "Horsetail," a song from my latest album, Five Thousand Feathers. Several locations, a lot of editing, shooting some extra footage, learning about various types of processing and how to use some new more powerful software, and now it's finally finished!

Film-making is something that I am becoming more and more interested in, and I've learnt a lot during the process.

You can see the video here: youtube.com/watch?v=iImF-FEfrC…


Horsetail

A song from my album "Five Thousand Feathers," available at https://helenbell.bandcamp.com/album/five-thousand-feathersI previously released a demo video of ...
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It’s nonsense. A judge just ruled they can’t. They’re doing it anyway.

Every one of these actions is a test balloon. Every one is the same question: “What can we get away with?”

And every time the response is anything short of a political punch in the face, they call it a success and try the next thing too.

#uspol
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Trump invokes 18th-century wartime act to deport five Venezuelans

Proclamation comes just hours after judge had ruled Alien Enemies Act of 1798 cannot be used
Maanvi Singh (The Guardian)
#uspol
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This is what gets me about the question, "Zomg, what to do if he doesn't follow court orders?"

If he can get away with it, he will not follow court orders. We've only seen the "What can I get away with?" movie run about 500 times so far.

And the answer so far has been, "Everything."

He's going to keep doing absolutely all the shit until the big guns show up and haul him off to Rikers Island (I wish). There's no other language he understands.

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Some signage near #yxu #londonontario #strathroy #canada #CanadaStrong #elbowsup

[Edit - simply upvoting the original thread on Reddit, and many of the innocuous, supportive and non-violent comments within has resulted in an account ban, due to their new "moderation" policies... I posted one comment: "Good on 'Em #ElbowsUp and now am banned... )

[Edit2 - ban may have been a temporary glitch, but I did take a screenshot where it was stated: "This account may have been banned or the username is incorrect")

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Digital sign, displaying line drawing of a dog defecating on the name Trump
"Know your parasites" spring warning sign displaying; - Dog tick (image of common tick) - Deer tick (image of deer tick) - Luna Tick (image of Donald Trump)
#Canada #canadastrong #elbowsup #yxu #londonontario #strathroy
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Jay Drake 🇨🇦 ≠51
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@Maxfieldripken It was a glitch - but last week, reddit implemented a new auto moderation policy - in theory if it happens you should get a warning first:
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