Why do goths take photographs of themselves up trees? Goths Up Trees collects the best examples. The latest entry confirms that the phenomenon has been going on for decades.
Some nice goth type whose name I can't locate submitted this photo with the comment "It was Scotland circa 1988.
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High Interest is a simple site that tracks the interest rate earned on savings accounts at U.S. banks. Customers Bank and Western Alliance Bank are seen to offer the best rates, by a hair. [via]
After realizing that the big banks were scamming us out of interest, I made a site to compare and show the historical rates of all the top high yield savings accounts
Compare to the prime rate that banks use and the 30-year fixed rate mortgate average. — Read the rest
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Stop what you're doing and go look at this absolutely precious newborn baby gorilla. I cannot get over how cute she is! The baby, who was born at the Forth Worth Zoo in Texas, is named Jameela—which means "beautiful" in Swahili. — Read the rest
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YouTube "dominates" TV streaming, reports Nielsen, the ratings-tracking people, though the data shows Netflix close behind and no company has even 10 percent of the market.
Nielsen today released its January report on viewing usage across linear TV and streaming, which revealed that YouTube is once again the overall top streaming service in the U.S.,
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In Saint Lazare, Quebec, junior high school art teacher Mario Perron in is under investigation for allegedly selling his students' paintings and drawings online without their permission and pocketing the money. Apparently, one of Perron's students at Westwood Junior High School searched his name online and found websites offering his work for sale. — Read the rest
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A man in Florida had been feeling "off" since October, and continued to get worse until a bleeding nose and swollen face prompted him to go to a hospital last Friday. But nobody expected what came next: the doctors pulled out 150 live bugs from his nose. — Read the rest
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In celebration of the Lunar New Year, Starbucks is offering a new beverage, the Abundant Year Savory Latte. Available at some China locations, the concoction contains espresso, steamed milk, and Dongpo Braised Pork Flavor Sauce. It's garnished with a cube of pork breast meat on a skewer. — Read the rest
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TL;DR: Your dog is entertained even when you're away with the Wicked Ball. This interactive pet toy basically acts as a robot for your pet — and now it's on sale for just $31.99.
If you've worried about your pet while they're at home without you, you're not alone. — Read the rest
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On the heels of Kari Lake being booed off the stage at a Republican event in Arizona, Kari Lake appeared on local Phoenix-area radio show Outspoken with Bruce and Gaydos on Monday, February 19, to explain that when she said McCain Republicans weren't welcome in her vision of the Republican party, she was really just joking. — Read the rest
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This video is as sweet as it is hilarious. Watch as three pigs try to climb on a couch at the same time, to cuddle with their human dad. The first piggie, Charlotte, is peacefully taking a nap with her dad, when the second piggie, Pumpkin, approaches to try to join the party. — Read the rest
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Pastor Brian Houston — famous former head of the Hillsong Christian megachurch in Australia — is the victim of Twitter hack!
Here are the facts:
While some uncharitable folks are saying the kindly Pastor mistakenly thought he was typing "Ladies and girls kissing" into a web browser with the safe search filter disabled, that is not the case. — Read the rest
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MAGA moron and Trump sycophant Marjorie Taylor Greene got called out for grifting in the style of her orange idol.
Georgia Congressperson Marjorie Taylor Greene is grifting off the invented border crisis while doing all she can to prolong it. Greene is called out; any credibility she may feign to possess is shredded. — Read the rest
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TL;DR: Need a pair of earbuds that'll truly block the yapping of your (annoying!) coworker? Look no further than these nearly new noise-cancelling Sony earbuds, now on sale for only $74.99 (reg. $119).
If you've ever wanted to inject music directly into your veins (not literally, of course!), — Read the rest
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Fraudster George Santos is suing Jimmy Kimmel and the Walt Disney Company for fraud, demanding $750,000 in damages. The disgraced ex-Congressman is upset that Kimmel ordered Cameo videos from Santos using ridiculous scripts that Santos fell for and broadcast them on TV. — Read the rest
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An American Airlines flight going from Albuquerque to Chicago had to return to New Mexico when an unruly passenger decided he wanted off.
"Aggressively" trying to open the emergency door, it took at least six other passengers to wrestle the determined gentleman to the ground, where he was finally restrained with duct tape and flex cuffs, according to The Boston Globe. — Read the rest
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John Cheeks of Washington, D.C., is suing the Powerball lottery after a website error led him to believe he had won a massive $340 million jackpot, according to NPR. The issue began in January 2023 when Cheeks observed that the winning numbers listed on the DC Lottery website matched those of his ticket, which were based on his family's birthdates and other personal numbers. — Read the rest
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While most doggos might whine or sit by their bowl with sad puppy-dog eyes to let you know when they're hungry, one hilarious chihuahua came up with a much sillier way to get his butler's attention.
He noticed a weird springy thingamajig sticking out of the wall just inches from the floor and realized he could use it as his own personal buzzer. — Read the rest
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Sultan Kösen of Turkey stands 8 feet 2 inches, making him the tallest living person in the world. This week he reunited with Jyoti Amge of India, who measures under 2 feet 1 inch and is the shortest living woman in the world. — Read the rest
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Donald Trump's greatest fear has materialized: His daddy, Fred Trump, has come back from the grave to tell his "low-rent" son what a disappointing "joke" he turned out to be.
"Donny, I always knew you'd blow it. You were always a fool, a joke, low rent. — Read the rest
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CNN's MJ Lee calls out President Biden's new strategy for what it is: calling out the crazy shit Trump says!
This clip is just fantastic. The media loves to give Trump a pass on all his slurring, transposing, and garbling of words, names, and concepts, so President Biden is directing his campaign to step it up. — Read the rest
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At a Fox News "Town Hall," Donald Trump spun a colorful yarn to the network's resident mean girl, Laura Ingraham. The video starts mid-clip, but Trump seems to be complaining about appliances and fixtures designed to save water.
"They come out with faucets where no water comes out," he said. — Read the rest
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Adjudicated rapist, 91-times charged criminal defendant, and babbling orange menace Donald Trump is promising mass deportations and the creation of detention camps for asylum seekers. Still, the media is focused on President Biden's age.
Through a spokesweasel, Donald Trump is vowing to mobilize the military to aid in mass deportations and to construct detention camps to hold all the people they round up. — Read the rest
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Ranked 50th out of 50 states for education, West Virginia is considering a new law to allow for the prosecution of librarians.
A new bill in West Virginia will allow librarians, museum staff, or school employees to be imprisoned if a minor obtains materials deemed "obscene." — Read the rest
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Watch as this determined dung beetle steamrolls a large ball of poop right across a gathering of tiny frogs. The dung beetle does not give a (ahem) shit about anything in its path.
Dung beetles use the herbivore droppings as a food source and also dig out a chamber inside to deposit their eggs. — Read the rest
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TL;DR: Listen to music and your surroundings with these innovative, wireless headphones with bone conduction technology. They're now only $33.99 (reg. $79)!
Whether you're tired of listening to your (somewhat annoying!) coworker's yapping at the office or simply want to be aware of your surroundings when bopping around town, these open ear headphones will do the trick. — Read the rest
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Below is astonishing new video from inside an Amazon van when an Amtrak train smashed into it, slicing the vehicle clean in half. Incredibly, the driver was unscathed. The incident occurred in November 2021 in Ixonia, Wisconsin.
"Yeah, it just, boom," driver Alexander Evans said at the time. — Read the rest
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Above is a fantastic fossil of a 280 million-year-old reptile with the scientific name Tridentinosaurus antiquus. The oldest fossil reptile ever discovered in the Alps, the beautifully-preserved animals was unearthed in 1931 and considered a key discovery in research on reptile evolution. — Read the rest
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Marjorie Taylor Greene tried to get the Supreme Court to erase the hefty fines she racked up during the Covid pandemic when she repeatedly refused to wear her mask on the House floor. But the Court couldn't be bothered with Marge's self-inflicted woes, denying her appeal to a lower court's ruling. — Read the rest
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Justice Samuel Alito believes the First Amendment gives bigots the right to serve on juries.
Supreme something or other, Justice Alito protested the court's refusal to take up a case wherein people with an admitted bias against a litigant were denied seats on a jury. — Read the rest
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TL:DR; Find inspiration just about anywhere with this nifty Nix Mini 2 Color-Matching Sensor, now discounted to just $59.97 through 2/25!
From the pretty tulip garden you passed on your way to coffee this morning to the storm clouds you noticed moving in this afternoon, the world is full of vibrant textures and colors that catch your attention. — Read the rest
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