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May 24

A total of $205,075 was spent to move a single bush that was standing in the way of a highway-renovation project in California.

The bush—a Franciscan manzanita—was a specimen of a commercially cultivated species of shrub that can be purchased from nurseries for as little as $15.98 per plant. The particular plant in question, however, was discovered in the midst of the City of San Francisco, in the median strip of a highway, and was deemed to be the last example of the species in the “wild.”

Mar 24

The Insanity Of U.S. Military Spending In One Chart

kadbudugorjeligradovi:

The United States spends almost as much as the rest of the world combined! Now imagine if we spent this money on hiring better teachers. Or providing cost-free health care. Or expanding our libraries. Or …

 

Found on the website of the International Institute for Strategic Studies. Submitted by Brandon W.

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Mar 19

wtbw:

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Mar 18

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Mar 16

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Mar 06

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kazukij:

halogenic:

nuclearharvest:

L’arbre généalogique by Claude Verlinde

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Fuck Yeah Marxism-Leninism: You can't make this shit up. Racist NYPD-McDonald's alliance offers stop-and-frisk rewards -

fuckyeahmarxismleninism:

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Three Strikes, You’re In!
McDonald’s and the New York Police Department Launch Joint Initiative

New York, New York (March 6, 2012) - McDonald’s and the New York Police Department are launching “Three Strikes, You’re In!,” a bold new…

Feb 26

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llbwwb:

Gypsy Vanner Horse running through Meadow,By:fuzzy blue one.For the Horse Lovers :)

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intothecontinuum:

Mathematica code:

Animate[
  Graphics[
     Table[
       {Thickness[.012],
        Circle[{80*Cos[i*Pi/3], 80*Sin[i*Pi/3]},
        t + (100 - n) (1 + Sign[100 - n])/2]}, {n, 0, 100, 1}, 
     {i, 0, 5, 1}], 
    PlotRange -> 12, ImageSize -> 500],
{t, 0, 1}]

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darksilenceinsuburbia:

Vasily Vereshchagin. The Apotheosis of War, 1871. Oil on canvas.

 The Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia.

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