Gooooooood morning, friends. Yr pal al here once again. I got a new snack Sunday night at Target while y’all were all watching some game: dill pickle cashews. Highly recommend.
Read to the end for a fluffy baby bird!
{Via Twitter}
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This week’s sources:
Indian police clear a suspected Chinese spy pigeon after 8 months in bird lockup | AP News; neat Salon article on pigeons
Taylor Swift threatens legal action against student tracking her jet in matter of ‘life or death’ | New York Post
AI chatbots tend to choose violence and nuclear strikes in wargames | New Scientist
Indian police clear a suspected Chinese spy pigeon after 8 months in bird lockup | AP News
Florida lawmaker says bill to loosen rules on killing bears is aimed at ‘the ones that are on crack’ | The Guardian
AITA for not getting my sister-in-law new clothes because my infant pooped on her? | Reddit
My Husband Is Doing Something Terrible to His Very Prominent Member | Slate: How to Do It
Kansas City Chiefs fans found dead had three times lethal amount of fentanyl plus cocaine, THC: reports | NY Post
Other stuffs:
Roomba cat working night shift.
They see him rollin, they hatin…
I would not want to walk up on this dude in an alley.
My face every time anyone tries to talk to me about football.
Need a last-minute Valentine’s gift? Goop has so many excellent ideas. First on the list is a chill $15k bracelet. (Free shipping!)
Look at this baby tawny frogmouth! I would die for him. Via Twitter.
Thanks for reading & listening!
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