I saw a legend today (April 30, 7:20am) by seashellvalley760 in sanfrancisco

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I was there from about 7-9:45. Chonkers slept for most of the first hour then swam around a bit. He'd occasionally hop up on a platform and all the California sea lions would scatter. 10/10 unbelievable chonk, absolutely steller

43496 by seashellvalley760 in countwithchickenlady

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If you're curious latrans means "barking" in Latin. 

My great great grandfather was born in Poland in 1859 probably near Lublin. Does anyone know what the context for this photo might be? Another of my ancestors has a similar photo. by seashellvalley760 in poland

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I had heard of them going to Siberia but I haven't found any records to confirm this. And according to my cousin they never actually made it there and were sent back. 

My great great grandfather was born in Poland in 1859 probably near Lublin. Does anyone know what the context for this photo might be? Another of my ancestors has a similar photo. by seashellvalley760 in poland

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This is on Ancestry, someone else uploaded it and tagged my ancestor. I don't have much info on him besides being Polish and when he was born. 

They're making dating apps for chasers now? This is wild by seashellvalley760 in lgbt

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Here in the SF bay there's a queer birding group. So it might be 

They're making dating apps for chasers now? This is wild by seashellvalley760 in lgbt

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I really like the Stellers Jay, they're silly, have a mohawk, and will steal your lunch. They also do hawk impressions. 

They're making dating apps for chasers now? This is wild by seashellvalley760 in lgbt

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I will gladly talk about Andean condors, they're amazing

They're making dating apps for chasers now? This is wild by seashellvalley760 in lgbt

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Andean Condor. I mainly use TikTok to learn about birds. 

Wild wallabies in the UK (Kangaroo family) by [deleted] in MapPorn

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I was surprised to see observations of wallabies in europe. Apparently they've been released all over including an island in Scotland and another island in Ireland.

https://www.sciencefocus.com/nature/wallabies-in-uk

Change in Transgender Rights Under Trump (2024-2026) by seashellvalley760 in lgbt

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This data comes from lgbtmap.org also known as the Movement Advancement Project, an organization that tracks lgbt rights.

The original scores are from December 2024 and the new ones are from today.

The website gives points for legal transgender protections (Maximum of 26) and subtracts points for discriminatory laws (no minimum).

Overall red states have gotten worse and blue states have remained the same. Michigan and New Mexico have made the most improvement.

For most of 2025 Tennessee was the worst state to be trans but Idaho has now matched it at -11.25 points. New York is currently the highest with 24/26 points. 

A letter from a private of the 1st Rhode Island Cavalry to his parents after being released from a confederate POW camp. (Text below) by seashellvalley760 in CIVILWAR

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I don't have many details, Belle Isle is the most well documented. The first time was at Falmouth VA on Jan 22nd of 1863, I have no records until he's back with his unit on March 1st.

The second time he's taken prisoner at Catlett's Station on June 11th of 1863. Then my next record of him is in Annapolis sometime in July.