Scott Bennett
@letsmakethempay
Tiki is a very special pet. Sometimes he moves his beak like he’s talking after I say something to him. “Mermermer.” Sometimes I feel guilt for keeping a living creature in a cage for his entire life. It reminds me of slavery. #cockatiel #pets #slavery open.substack.com/pub/letsmake...
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What Are Idioms and Why Are They Important? 📚✨ Have you ever heard someone say “break the ice” or “hit the books” and felt confused? 🎓 Explore more: 👉 englishmasteryhub.com/courses/ 📖 englishmasteryhub.com/blog/ #LearnEnglish #EnglishVocabulary #Idioms #EnglishFluency #EnglishMasteryHub
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CORE Rules! ChimeraSHOCK! TTRPG in a world of Steam Engines, Bi-Planes, Airships, Black Powder, Super Science, Swords, and Majhic... Evolution on each world like ours doesn't happen all at once. Technology doesn't propagate at an equal rate. Cultures collide. #dnd #steampunk
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Ministry - Wargasm Álbum: Amerikkkant (2018) Sello: Nuclear Blast #Ministry #Wargasm #Rock #Industrial
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my Jewish ass is so much cuter than that ugly bearded skinhead dude. like, no debate. we're cute, us Jews 😍🥰😘
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At Spirituality & Beyond, biotech educator Damon Tighe encourages aspiring mycologists to return to the same natural spaces again and again to observe the hidden patterns of fungal life. #Mycology #Fungi #CitizenScience #Nature #Ecology