Wildlife smuggling is wild. At times it makes me think it’s like the extreme sport version of narcotic smuggling. Because while it’s risky, you can technically smuggle heroin in your stomach. But you can’t do that spiders or snakes.What is this? A smuggling operation for ants?
2 men found with hundreds of ants are charged with illegally dealing in wildlife in Kenya
A Chinese national and a local man were criminally charged over possession of live ants in the case that could further shine a spotlight on the trade in rare wildlife.apnews.com
Apparently there's enough demand for African ants in Europe and the US for smuggling them to be a worthwhile criminal enterprise.
But that is not the wtf.
It's that they individually packaged 2000 of the little bastards.
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How long before we see these salmon start posting on LinkedIn linking some random banal event to "the 24-7 grindset"?Salmon exposed to cocaine swim almost twice as far as those without, study shows
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This asshole:
And he actually got inside:
He got arrested, and currently facing four charges:
But he is also facing 5th charge of Annoying or m**esting a child under 18.
Fun fact, he also appeared in Shia Labeouf 's "He will not divide us" stream:
And he actually got inside:
He got arrested, and currently facing four charges:
But he is also facing 5th charge of Annoying or m**esting a child under 18.
Fun fact, he also appeared in Shia Labeouf 's "He will not divide us" stream:
The whole "The Mafia controls whether or not potholes get filled" explains why the roads in New Jersey are always terrible.
I was smiling while asking "WTF," if that makes any appreciable difference.
Arizona toddler declared dead was found alive in the morgue
The 18-month-old boy was pronounced dead after a near-drowning but was found breathing hours later in a hospital morgue.
Wow...that's...JMFC. A lot of people failed that day, but that doctor in particular better be out of a job.Arizona toddler declared dead was found alive in the morgue
The 18-month-old boy was pronounced dead after a near-drowning but was found breathing hours later in a hospital morgue.www.nbcnews.com
One wonders how common that is, and how often the officially dead person dies due to lack of care before it's discovered they aren't dead.
It is a thing that happened often enough that people once included bells in coffins and similar matters. It is less common nowadays because of better training and more thorough testing, but people sometimes really get mistaken for dead.
True, though people thinking you are dead long enough to be buried would take even longer...not sure how common it was, but was a common fear.
Common enough so that Hans Christian Anderson (author of The Little Mermaid) slept with a sign on his bedside table that read "I only seem dead".
And yet, most people today believe he actually is dead. So, I guess a valid concern.
We had our friend Jessica over yesterday, and while we were visiting with her, her new boyfriend called and asked if he could join. Sure, no problem, right? At first, he was an amicable enough gentleman; we all were just having some casual conversation, and I asked if he'd seen The Odyssey, and his response was "hell no; I don't get into all that transgender crap." Okaaaay? I assumed he was referring to the casting of Elliot Page, but wanted clarification. He thought Elliot Page was the main character, and I assured him that no, he is a supporting character and that Matt Damon portrays Odysseus, the main character. He laughed, elbow nudged Jessica, and said “see, there goes that propaganda working on me again! Everywhere I look they’ve been telling me it was a movie about a transgender person!” Okaaay.
I don’t recall what came up next, but then he got passionate enough about something to blame “the Jews” and something something "lib-tards." At this point, Jessica and my gf got uncomfortable, retired to the pool, and left me to converse with this apparently right-wing nutjob. We talked civilly for a good half-hour, and I challenged each of the talking points he was parroting with calm and reason, and it ended with him deciding he needs to get off of Facebook and stop believing everything “they” tell him. He admitted that he is naïve, not smart, and subject to being swayed by the loudest voice in the room. He remains adamant on “the Jews,” though. I left that alone. I doubt I actually changed his mind on anything substantive, but fucking Christ, Jessica knows how to pick ‘em…
But my WTF is who feels comfortable enough with people they just met to just blurt out such radical beliefs without reading the room? Nothing about us reads "yeah, these folks get it" from his perspective. I'm Black-Hispanic; WTF made him comfortable enough to think I'd have any alignment with his views on "the Jews" and "lib-tards" after I'd already made it very clear I had no issue with casting transgender people in movies? The guy is a certified idiot, and he admits it himself. Jessica is always welcome, but she needs to leave that half-witted gorilla of a man-child at home in his kennel. I give their relationship maybe 6 months; Jessica is too free-spirited and liberal that she won't be indoctrinated by his beliefs, and bull-headed enough to piss him off when he finds he can't control her.
I don’t recall what came up next, but then he got passionate enough about something to blame “the Jews” and something something "lib-tards." At this point, Jessica and my gf got uncomfortable, retired to the pool, and left me to converse with this apparently right-wing nutjob. We talked civilly for a good half-hour, and I challenged each of the talking points he was parroting with calm and reason, and it ended with him deciding he needs to get off of Facebook and stop believing everything “they” tell him. He admitted that he is naïve, not smart, and subject to being swayed by the loudest voice in the room. He remains adamant on “the Jews,” though. I left that alone. I doubt I actually changed his mind on anything substantive, but fucking Christ, Jessica knows how to pick ‘em…
But my WTF is who feels comfortable enough with people they just met to just blurt out such radical beliefs without reading the room? Nothing about us reads "yeah, these folks get it" from his perspective. I'm Black-Hispanic; WTF made him comfortable enough to think I'd have any alignment with his views on "the Jews" and "lib-tards" after I'd already made it very clear I had no issue with casting transgender people in movies? The guy is a certified idiot, and he admits it himself. Jessica is always welcome, but she needs to leave that half-witted gorilla of a man-child at home in his kennel. I give their relationship maybe 6 months; Jessica is too free-spirited and liberal that she won't be indoctrinated by his beliefs, and bull-headed enough to piss him off when he finds he can't control her.
Japan Self-Defense Force’s official cat boy furry mascot is now getting a plastic model kit - AUTOMATON WEST
The JASDF's viral furry mascot is getting a faithful plastic model kit. with preorders starting in July.
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Oh Japan
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