Madam Butterfly

Madam Butterfly

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Calm in the middle of chaos usually means experience. Crows, primates and marine mammals remember places, routines and dangers, then repeat what worked before.

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How loud does Ballhalla get? 🔊 We brought a decibel meter to Game 1 to find out. Tonight, the energy returns for Game 2 of the #2026WNBAFinals! 📺 8pm/ET | USA Network + Peacock

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Hugs do more than feel good. In many mammals, close contact regulates body heat, lowers stress and releases oxytocin, the bonding hormone we share with them.

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Composed of gold leaves and other adornments, this magnificent headdress belonged to Queen Puabi, one of the most powerful women known from ancient Mesopotamia. Discovered in the Royal Cemetery of Ur in present-day Iraq, the burial dates to approximately 2600-2500 BC. IG: @svitlana_skomsvold

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This dog nags his owner until he plays piano, then sings along. Experts call it reinforcement learning, and smart breeds like labradors and border collies are especially good at it.

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Plumes singing "Tears in Heaven" with a tiger right next to him is unreal. They must have fed that tiger right before this, or he's completely trained. Otherwise, Plumes may have ended up in Heaven. I'm glad he's still with us, doing what he lovingly does for animals. 🥹

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We've crossed a key line, where the calculation for many Republicans has shifted. Now the greater risk lies not in departing from Trump, incurring his wrath, and alienating his cultists; the greater risk lies in sticking with him. My latest at Public Notice: www.publicnotice.co/p/republican...

publicnotice.coThe trickle of Republicans opposing Trump will become a floodThe risk of bucking him is now outweighed by the risk of NOT opposing him.

So there's this phenomena called planetary waves that are heading to the west coast (El Nino). Not tsunamis, but destructive nonetheless. I think we are having the political version of this in a few weeks. Yee haw!