Up to 100 million red crabs have begun their annual march to the ocean
November 7, 2024 7:52 PM Subscribe
"One of the most amazing things to see": Rain kickstarts Christmas Island's red crab migration. Up to 100 million red crabs have begun their annual march to the ocean ahead of mating season on the remote Australian island, after dry weather delayed last year's migration.
That’s a lot of crabs.
posted by Captaintripps at 9:12 PM on November 7 [1 favorite]
posted by Captaintripps at 9:12 PM on November 7 [1 favorite]
The world is a wondrous place!
posted by brambleboy at 9:37 PM on November 7
posted by brambleboy at 9:37 PM on November 7
nature slaps you in the face with metaphors even when you don't want them
posted by chavenet at 4:06 AM on November 8 [2 favorites]
posted by chavenet at 4:06 AM on November 8 [2 favorites]
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🦀🦀r 🦀ua🦀ter🦀🦀g🦀🦀arg🦀 🦀odies 🦀🦀 🦀r🦀ed 🦀r🦀op🦀🦀amo🦀g 🦀🦀🦀
🦀or protec🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀them,🦀by🦀🦀🦀m🦀ck🦀🦀ria🦀,🦀fr🦀m 🦀unis🦀me🦀🦀 for🦀🦀n🦀 🦀urder🦀🦀🦀hi🦀h🦀the🦀 sho🦀ld comm🦀t 🦀n 🦀🦀🦀 I🦀h🦀🦀🦀ta🦀🦀s🦀🦀🦀 th🦀s🦀 S🦀ates:
For c🦀t🦀🦀n🦀 off🦀o🦀🦀🦀Trade wit🦀 a🦀l🦀🦀arts o🦀 t🦀e wo🦀l🦀:
🦀o🦀🦀🦀mp🦀si🦀g 🦀🦀x🦀🦀🦀on 🦀s🦀witho🦀t 🦀ur Co🦀🦀en🦀:
F🦀r 🦀ep🦀🦀vi🦀g 🦀🦀🦀in🦀🦀any ca🦀es,🦀of t🦀e 🦀enefits 🦀f Tria🦀🦀🦀🦀 Jury🦀
F🦀🦀 tra🦀spor🦀🦀🦀🦀 u🦀🦀b🦀yon🦀 🦀eas🦀to🦀be t🦀ie🦀 🦀o🦀 pret🦀nded offences:
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F🦀r 🦀aking a🦀ay🦀🦀ur C🦀🦀rt🦀r🦀,🦀abolishi🦀g🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀 🦀aluab🦀🦀 🦀aw🦀, 🦀nd🦀alt🦀rin🦀 fun🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀tally 🦀he🦀🦀o🦀ms🦀of o🦀r🦀G🦀ver🦀ment🦀:
🦀or🦀s🦀spendi🦀🦀 ou🦀 ow🦀🦀🦀🦀g🦀sla🦀ure🦀,🦀🦀🦀🦀 🦀ecl🦀r🦀n🦀 the🦀🦀el🦀es invest🦀d🦀w🦀t🦀 🦀🦀🦀er🦀🦀o🦀legi🦀la🦀🦀 for🦀u🦀🦀🦀n🦀all 🦀a🦀e🦀 🦀h🦀🦀s🦀ever.
H🦀 h🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀d🦀cat🦀d🦀Go🦀🦀🦀n🦀🦀🦀t🦀🦀er🦀🦀🦀by🦀🦀e🦀🦀🦀ri🦀g🦀us out of his🦀Prot🦀🦀🦀i🦀🦀 and 🦀a🦀ing W🦀r🦀🦀🦀🦀ins🦀 us🦀
He has🦀plu🦀🦀ere🦀 🦀🦀🦀 seas, r🦀🦀aged🦀o🦀r 🦀oasts,🦀bu🦀🦀t🦀ou🦀 t🦀wns, a🦀d d🦀🦀t🦀oy🦀d t🦀🦀🦀🦀i🦀🦀🦀🦀of🦀o🦀r people.
He is 🦀🦀 🦀his🦀time t🦀🦀🦀🦀port🦀ng l🦀rge Ar🦀i🦀s🦀o🦀🦀f🦀🦀🦀i🦀🦀🦀Mer🦀en🦀r🦀e🦀🦀to comp🦀🦀a🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀 wor🦀🦀 of🦀d🦀🦀🦀🦀,🦀🦀🦀🦀olatio🦀 an🦀 tyr🦀🦀🦀y🦀🦀🦀🦀rea🦀y b🦀🦀un🦀wi🦀h 🦀🦀🦀🦀umst🦀n🦀e🦀 of🦀C🦀🦀e🦀🦀y🦀🦀 🦀e🦀🦀idy sc🦀rc🦀ly par🦀ll🦀🦀ed🦀🦀n 🦀🦀🦀 m🦀s🦀 b🦀🦀b🦀r🦀🦀s a🦀es🦀 and🦀t🦀tal🦀🦀 🦀🦀wo🦀🦀🦀y🦀t🦀e🦀He🦀d🦀of a civilize🦀 nat🦀on🦀
He🦀🦀🦀s 🦀ons🦀🦀ained🦀🦀ur🦀fe🦀l🦀🦀🦀🦀i🦀iz🦀🦀s 🦀a🦀en🦀Cap🦀i🦀e🦀🦀🦀🦀the hi🦀h🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀 to 🦀ear🦀🦀r🦀🦀 🦀g🦀in🦀🦀 🦀🦀e🦀r C🦀un🦀ry, 🦀o🦀b🦀🦀om🦀🦀t🦀e🦀🦀xe🦀🦀🦀🦀o🦀e🦀s o🦀 🦀heir 🦀🦀ie🦀🦀s🦀🦀🦀d🦀B🦀🦀th🦀🦀n🦀 🦀🦀 to fa🦀l t🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀v🦀🦀 🦀y🦀🦀🦀e🦀r🦀H🦀🦀ds.
H🦀🦀🦀as 🦀xcit🦀🦀🦀do🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀c🦀🦀🦀su🦀🦀ec🦀i🦀n🦀 🦀m🦀🦀🦀st🦀us, 🦀nd has🦀🦀n🦀🦀🦀v🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀t🦀🦀b🦀i🦀g🦀o🦀 🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀habitants🦀🦀f o🦀r 🦀r🦀🦀🦀ier🦀,🦀t🦀e🦀m🦀rci🦀🦀ss🦀Ind🦀an 🦀a🦀age🦀, who🦀🦀🦀🦀n🦀w🦀 ru🦀e🦀of w🦀🦀🦀a🦀🦀,🦀i🦀🦀an 🦀🦀dis🦀i🦀gu🦀sh🦀d🦀🦀🦀🦀tr🦀🦀tio🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀a🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀es, 🦀e🦀🦀s🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀nd🦀🦀🦀🦀ns.
🦀n e🦀ery st🦀g🦀 🦀f🦀🦀🦀ese 🦀p🦀🦀es🦀i🦀🦀s 🦀e ha🦀e🦀P🦀ti🦀ion🦀🦀 🦀🦀🦀 🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀s🦀🦀in 🦀he mo🦀🦀 hum🦀le🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀 Our 🦀e🦀🦀🦀🦀ed🦀Pe🦀i🦀🦀on🦀 h🦀🦀🦀🦀b🦀en🦀a🦀🦀were🦀 🦀🦀ly 🦀y🦀🦀🦀p🦀a🦀e🦀 i🦀ju🦀🦀🦀 🦀 🦀🦀in🦀e 🦀🦀os🦀 🦀h🦀ra🦀🦀er🦀i🦀 thu🦀 m🦀🦀🦀🦀d🦀🦀🦀 ev🦀r🦀 🦀c🦀🦀whi🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀de🦀ine🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀r🦀n🦀, is 🦀n🦀it🦀🦀🦀🦀be🦀🦀🦀e🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀r🦀🦀🦀🦀a f🦀e🦀 🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀e.
N🦀🦀🦀🦀ave🦀We 🦀🦀e🦀 🦀a🦀🦀i🦀🦀 in🦀🦀🦀🦀en🦀🦀🦀ns 🦀🦀🦀ou🦀 Br🦀🦀t🦀🦀h 🦀🦀eth🦀🦀n.🦀We 🦀🦀ve🦀w🦀rn🦀🦀 t🦀e🦀🦀🦀r🦀m t🦀m🦀 to 🦀🦀me 🦀f a🦀t🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀 🦀🦀 th🦀🦀r 🦀eg🦀s🦀🦀🦀🦀re to e🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀 a🦀🦀🦀nw🦀rranta🦀🦀🦀🦀jurisdi🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀v🦀r u🦀🦀 W🦀 h🦀ve 🦀🦀m🦀nde🦀🦀t🦀🦀m🦀🦀🦀 🦀🦀e🦀c🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀s🦀ances🦀of🦀ou🦀 emigr🦀🦀🦀o🦀 🦀n🦀🦀s🦀t🦀🦀e🦀ent🦀h🦀re. 🦀🦀🦀h🦀🦀e ap🦀ea🦀e🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀he🦀🦀 🦀a🦀i🦀🦀 🦀us🦀🦀ce 🦀n🦀🦀🦀🦀g🦀an🦀m🦀🦀🦀,🦀🦀n🦀 we 🦀a🦀🦀🦀co🦀ju🦀ed t🦀🦀m🦀by 🦀🦀🦀 🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀 🦀🦀r com🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀dr🦀🦀 🦀o 🦀i🦀a🦀🦀🦀 th🦀🦀🦀🦀usur🦀🦀🦀🦀o🦀s🦀 w🦀🦀🦀h,🦀wo🦀🦀🦀 i🦀evit🦀🦀🦀y 🦀🦀terrupt o🦀🦀 c🦀🦀🦀🦀ct🦀🦀n🦀🦀a🦀d🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀es🦀o🦀🦀e🦀ce.🦀The🦀 too h🦀ve🦀b🦀en 🦀🦀a🦀🦀to 🦀h🦀🦀v🦀ice of🦀🦀us🦀ice 🦀n🦀 o🦀 🦀🦀🦀sangu🦀ni🦀y🦀🦀🦀e 🦀u🦀🦀🦀 t🦀🦀🦀efo🦀e, 🦀🦀quiesc🦀 🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀 🦀ec🦀ss🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀wh🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀e🦀ou🦀🦀🦀s🦀o🦀r 🦀ep🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀o🦀,🦀🦀nd 🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀e🦀🦀🦀a🦀 we🦀h🦀ld🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀r🦀s🦀🦀🦀🦀 ma🦀🦀🦀n🦀,🦀En🦀🦀ie🦀🦀🦀n🦀🦀ar🦀🦀in 🦀e🦀c🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀nds.
🦀e, 🦀🦀🦀r🦀🦀o🦀e,🦀🦀🦀e 🦀🦀pr🦀s🦀n🦀🦀tiv🦀s of🦀🦀🦀🦀 unit🦀🦀🦀S🦀at🦀🦀 🦀f 🦀m🦀r🦀ca🦀 in Ge🦀🦀ral Cong🦀🦀🦀s,🦀As🦀em🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀 🦀p🦀eal🦀🦀🦀🦀t🦀🦀th🦀 🦀u🦀r🦀🦀🦀🦀Jud🦀🦀 🦀f🦀the w🦀🦀🦀🦀 🦀🦀r🦀🦀🦀e r🦀🦀t🦀tud🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀our i🦀t🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀s, 🦀🦀,🦀in🦀🦀h🦀🦀🦀a🦀e🦀 🦀n🦀 by🦀🦀🦀th🦀rit🦀 🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀oo🦀 🦀🦀o🦀l🦀🦀🦀🦀 🦀🦀ese 🦀o🦀🦀🦀🦀e🦀, 🦀o🦀e🦀n🦀y pu🦀l🦀🦀🦀🦀an🦀🦀d🦀🦀🦀a🦀🦀, 🦀🦀🦀t🦀t🦀🦀🦀e🦀🦀🦀🦀te🦀🦀🦀🦀loni🦀🦀 a🦀e🦀🦀🦀nd 🦀🦀🦀🦀i🦀🦀t🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀t 🦀🦀🦀be 🦀🦀ee 🦀n🦀 🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀d🦀🦀🦀 St🦀t🦀🦀🦀🦀th🦀t🦀they are🦀Ab🦀o🦀v🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀om🦀🦀ll🦀🦀🦀le🦀🦀a🦀c🦀🦀🦀o 🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀i🦀is🦀 C🦀o🦀🦀🦀 a🦀🦀🦀🦀h🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀 po🦀🦀t🦀🦀al c🦀nnec🦀🦀🦀n🦀b🦀🦀🦀🦀e🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀and🦀🦀h🦀🦀Sta🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀 🦀r🦀🦀a🦀🦀🦀 🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀 🦀🦀g🦀🦀 to🦀b🦀🦀🦀o🦀a🦀ly🦀di🦀🦀o🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀nd 🦀🦀a🦀🦀🦀🦀 🦀🦀e🦀🦀an🦀 I🦀dep🦀🦀d🦀🦀t🦀St🦀tes🦀 🦀he🦀 🦀a🦀🦀🦀f🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀ow🦀r to🦀🦀🦀v🦀🦀W🦀🦀,🦀c🦀nc🦀🦀🦀🦀 🦀ea🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀on🦀ra🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀ia🦀🦀🦀s, e🦀t🦀b🦀🦀🦀🦀 🦀ommer🦀e🦀 🦀nd🦀t🦀 🦀🦀 a🦀l🦀o🦀🦀e🦀🦀🦀c🦀s 🦀🦀d🦀Th🦀ng🦀🦀w🦀🦀c🦀 Ind🦀🦀e🦀🦀🦀nt🦀St🦀tes🦀🦀a🦀🦀o🦀 r🦀🦀🦀t🦀🦀o🦀 A🦀d 🦀o🦀 t🦀🦀🦀s🦀🦀🦀🦀r🦀 o🦀🦀🦀h🦀s D🦀🦀l🦀ra🦀🦀🦀n🦀 wit🦀🦀🦀 🦀🦀r🦀🦀🦀🦀lia🦀🦀e🦀on🦀t🦀e🦀🦀ro🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀 of🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀e🦀🦀rovi🦀🦀nc🦀🦀 we 🦀ut🦀🦀lly 🦀l🦀d🦀🦀🦀🦀o e🦀🦀🦀 🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀r🦀🦀🦀🦀e🦀🦀 🦀u🦀 🦀🦀r🦀u🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀d🦀o🦀🦀 🦀ac🦀e🦀🦀🦀ono🦀🦀
posted by flabdablet at 5:55 AM on November 8 [19 favorites]
We hold these truths to be🦀self-evident, that all men are created equal, th🦀🦀 they are endowed🦀by their Creator with certain unalienable Right🦀, that🦀a🦀ong thes🦀 are Life,🦀Liberty and 🦀he pursuit o🦀 Happiness.--🦀hat to secur🦀 these rights, Governments are institute🦀 amon🦀 Men, deriv🦀ng thei🦀 just powers from the consent of the governe🦀, --T🦀at whenever a🦀y Form of Govern🦀ent becomes des🦀ructive of these ends, it is🦀the Right of the People🦀to alter or t🦀 ab🦀lish it,🦀and t🦀 🦀nst🦀t🦀te new Government, laying🦀its fou🦀dation🦀on su🦀h principles a🦀d organizi🦀g its pow🦀r🦀 in such form, as to t🦀em shall see🦀 most lik🦀ly to effect their Safety and Happiness. Pru🦀ence, indeed, will dictate that🦀Gov🦀rnments long established should not 🦀🦀🦀chan🦀e🦀 f🦀r light 🦀nd transient causes; and accor🦀ingly all experie🦀ce hath shewn, 🦀🦀at mankind 🦀re more disposed to suffe🦀, w🦀il🦀 evils are🦀🦀uf🦀er🦀ble, tha🦀 to ri🦀ht t🦀emselves by abol🦀shing 🦀he forms to wh🦀ch the🦀🦀are accus🦀omed. But🦀🦀hen🦀a lo🦀g 🦀rai🦀🦀of abuse🦀 🦀nd us🦀🦀pa🦀ions, pursuin🦀 in🦀ari🦀bly the🦀sa🦀e Object evin🦀es a d🦀sig🦀🦀🦀o 🦀ed🦀ce t🦀em🦀under 🦀bs🦀lu🦀e 🦀espotism, 🦀t is 🦀hei🦀 🦀🦀🦀🦀t, it is the🦀r d🦀t🦀, to thr🦀w🦀off such G🦀vernme🦀🦀, and to p🦀ovid🦀 new Guards for their future sec🦀rity.-🦀🦀uc🦀 🦀🦀🦀 been the🦀p🦀🦀ient s🦀fferance of thes🦀🦀Co🦀🦀🦀ies🦀 a🦀🦀 such 🦀s now 🦀🦀e n🦀cessi🦀🦀 🦀h🦀ch constrains 🦀h🦀m to🦀alter🦀their 🦀ormer Systems of G🦀vernment. The 🦀istory 🦀f🦀🦀🦀e 🦀🦀🦀sent 🦀ing of Great Britain is a h🦀s🦀ory o🦀 🦀🦀p🦀ate🦀🦀injuries🦀🦀nd usur🦀ations, all🦀h🦀ving in direct objec🦀 🦀he establi🦀hment🦀of an absolute Tyranny🦀o🦀er these 🦀tates. To🦀p🦀ove this, let🦀F🦀cts be s🦀bmitt🦀d to a candid🦀world.
He has refus🦀d hi🦀 Assent to Laws, t🦀🦀 most wh🦀les🦀me a🦀d🦀🦀🦀cessary fo🦀 the 🦀ublic goo🦀.
He 🦀a🦀 forb🦀d🦀en hi🦀 G🦀v🦀rnors to pa🦀s La🦀s of imm🦀diate🦀a🦀d pressing im🦀orta🦀ce, unl🦀s🦀 susp🦀nded🦀i🦀 🦀heir op🦀ra🦀ion ti🦀l 🦀is🦀Asse🦀t shoul🦀🦀be ob🦀🦀i🦀e🦀; and🦀whe🦀 so suspe🦀ded, he has utterly 🦀🦀glected🦀to atten🦀 to t🦀em.
H🦀 has r🦀fused 🦀o🦀🦀🦀ss othe🦀 La🦀s f🦀r th🦀 ac🦀o🦀modation🦀of large districts 🦀f 🦀eople, unle🦀s those 🦀eo🦀le wo🦀l🦀 relinquish the right o🦀🦀R🦀prese🦀tati🦀n in the L🦀g🦀s🦀a🦀🦀re,🦀a🦀rig🦀t ine🦀🦀imable🦀to them 🦀nd formidab🦀e to ty🦀ants 🦀nly.
🦀🦀 ha🦀 ca🦀led🦀together leg🦀slat🦀🦀e🦀🦀🦀d🦀es🦀at places🦀unusu🦀l, u🦀comfo🦀🦀🦀b🦀e, 🦀🦀d dis🦀a🦀t 🦀ro🦀 🦀he depository of their public 🦀🦀🦀ords, for🦀🦀he s🦀le 🦀u🦀pose of fa🦀🦀guing🦀them int🦀 comp🦀ianc🦀 🦀ith his meas🦀🦀🦀s🦀
🦀e ha🦀 di🦀so🦀🦀ed 🦀epre🦀e🦀tative Houses 🦀epeate🦀ly, f🦀r op🦀os🦀n🦀🦀wit🦀 🦀a🦀ly🦀f🦀🦀m🦀ess hi🦀 inv🦀s🦀🦀ns on th🦀 🦀ig🦀🦀s 🦀f th🦀 people🦀
He has ref🦀sed 🦀or a lo🦀g ti🦀e,🦀after su🦀h diss🦀lu🦀io🦀s,🦀to cause 🦀thers to be elect🦀d; w🦀e🦀eby🦀the L🦀gislativ🦀 po🦀🦀rs🦀 incapable🦀🦀f Anni🦀i🦀ation,🦀hav🦀 🦀eturn🦀d to the P🦀opl🦀 at 🦀🦀🦀g🦀 🦀o🦀 the🦀🦀 🦀🦀er🦀i🦀e; the 🦀🦀🦀t🦀 r🦀m🦀🦀ning 🦀n🦀t🦀🦀 m🦀a🦀 🦀i🦀e ex🦀o🦀e🦀 t🦀 a🦀l the dan🦀ers of🦀i🦀vasion from with🦀u🦀,🦀and convul🦀ions w🦀thi🦀.
🦀e 🦀as e🦀d🦀a🦀ou🦀🦀d🦀🦀o pr🦀🦀ent the popula🦀ion🦀of 🦀🦀🦀se 🦀tate🦀;🦀f🦀r 🦀h🦀🦀 🦀ur🦀ose 🦀bstruct🦀ng🦀t🦀🦀 Law🦀 🦀or 🦀at🦀ralization🦀o🦀 Fore🦀g🦀er🦀; re🦀usin🦀🦀t🦀 p🦀ss🦀other🦀 t🦀 enc🦀🦀🦀🦀ge th🦀ir🦀m🦀🦀ra🦀i🦀ns hithe🦀, an🦀 raising t🦀e🦀🦀o🦀d🦀tions of new App🦀🦀pri🦀🦀ion🦀🦀of Lan🦀🦀.
H🦀 ha🦀 ob🦀t🦀🦀c🦀e🦀🦀th🦀🦀A🦀mini🦀🦀rat🦀on🦀of Jus🦀🦀🦀e🦀 🦀🦀 r🦀fus🦀🦀🦀 h🦀s 🦀🦀sent t🦀 🦀aws f🦀r es🦀ablishing🦀🦀ud🦀c🦀ary p🦀🦀ers.
He has🦀made Jud🦀🦀s d🦀🦀en🦀ent🦀on 🦀is🦀Will 🦀lon🦀🦀🦀for the ten🦀re o🦀 🦀heir🦀o🦀f🦀ces,🦀a🦀d🦀🦀he a🦀🦀unt an🦀 pay🦀ent 🦀f🦀t🦀eir salari🦀🦀.
H🦀 has🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀ted🦀🦀 m🦀🦀🦀itud🦀 of New 🦀🦀🦀🦀ces,🦀a🦀🦀🦀s🦀n🦀 🦀🦀🦀🦀er🦀swarm🦀 🦀f 🦀ff🦀c🦀rs to h🦀r🦀🦀🦀🦀 🦀ur pe🦀p🦀e, and eat🦀out their s🦀🦀🦀ta🦀ce🦀
He🦀🦀🦀s🦀🦀ep🦀 🦀m🦀🦀g us🦀🦀i🦀🦀ti🦀es 🦀f pea🦀e🦀 🦀t🦀n🦀ing Ar🦀i🦀s w🦀thou🦀 the 🦀on🦀e🦀t o🦀 🦀ur leg🦀sla🦀u🦀🦀🦀.
H🦀🦀🦀as affected🦀to 🦀ender th🦀🦀Mil🦀tary indep🦀nde🦀t o🦀 an🦀 s🦀🦀er🦀or t🦀🦀the Civil p🦀wer🦀
He has c🦀mb🦀n🦀d 🦀i🦀h🦀o🦀h🦀rs 🦀o subj🦀ct 🦀s🦀to a🦀jur🦀sdicti🦀n fo🦀ei🦀🦀🦀🦀o our con🦀tit🦀🦀🦀🦀n🦀 🦀nd 🦀n🦀cknowl🦀d🦀e🦀 🦀y ou🦀🦀l🦀🦀s; gi🦀ing hi🦀 Ass🦀nt to t🦀e🦀🦀 Acts of 🦀🦀e🦀🦀nded🦀Le🦀islati🦀🦀:
🦀🦀r 🦀ua🦀ter🦀🦀g🦀🦀arg🦀 🦀odies 🦀🦀 🦀r🦀ed 🦀r🦀op🦀🦀amo🦀g 🦀🦀🦀
🦀or protec🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀them,🦀by🦀🦀🦀m🦀ck🦀🦀ria🦀,🦀fr🦀m 🦀unis🦀me🦀🦀 for🦀🦀n🦀 🦀urder🦀🦀🦀hi🦀h🦀the🦀 sho🦀ld comm🦀t 🦀n 🦀🦀🦀 I🦀h🦀🦀🦀ta🦀🦀s🦀🦀🦀 th🦀s🦀 S🦀ates:
For c🦀t🦀🦀n🦀 off🦀o🦀🦀🦀Trade wit🦀 a🦀l🦀🦀arts o🦀 t🦀e wo🦀l🦀:
🦀o🦀🦀🦀mp🦀si🦀g 🦀🦀x🦀🦀🦀on 🦀s🦀witho🦀t 🦀ur Co🦀🦀en🦀:
F🦀r 🦀ep🦀🦀vi🦀g 🦀🦀🦀in🦀🦀any ca🦀es,🦀of t🦀e 🦀enefits 🦀f Tria🦀🦀🦀🦀 Jury🦀
F🦀🦀 tra🦀spor🦀🦀🦀🦀 u🦀🦀b🦀yon🦀 🦀eas🦀to🦀be t🦀ie🦀 🦀o🦀 pret🦀nded offences:
🦀🦀r a🦀ol🦀shi🦀g t🦀e 🦀r🦀e🦀Sy🦀te🦀🦀of 🦀🦀glis🦀🦀La🦀s🦀🦀n🦀🦀🦀🦀eigh🦀🦀u🦀i🦀g P🦀🦀🦀i🦀c🦀, 🦀🦀t🦀bl🦀🦀hing 🦀h🦀r🦀i🦀 an A🦀b🦀🦀r🦀r🦀🦀🦀ove🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀 🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀l🦀🦀g🦀🦀g i🦀s Bou🦀darie🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀s 🦀🦀 re🦀der it 🦀t🦀🦀n🦀🦀 🦀n🦀ex🦀mple 🦀nd f🦀t i🦀🦀tr🦀🦀🦀n🦀🦀for i🦀tr🦀🦀uc🦀🦀🦀🦀the sam🦀 🦀b🦀🦀🦀ute rule🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀th🦀s🦀 C🦀l🦀n🦀e🦀:
F🦀r 🦀aking a🦀ay🦀🦀ur C🦀🦀rt🦀r🦀,🦀abolishi🦀g🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀 🦀aluab🦀🦀 🦀aw🦀, 🦀nd🦀alt🦀rin🦀 fun🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀tally 🦀he🦀🦀o🦀ms🦀of o🦀r🦀G🦀ver🦀ment🦀:
🦀or🦀s🦀spendi🦀🦀 ou🦀 ow🦀🦀🦀🦀g🦀sla🦀ure🦀,🦀🦀🦀🦀 🦀ecl🦀r🦀n🦀 the🦀🦀el🦀es invest🦀d🦀w🦀t🦀 🦀🦀🦀er🦀🦀o🦀legi🦀la🦀🦀 for🦀u🦀🦀🦀n🦀all 🦀a🦀e🦀 🦀h🦀🦀s🦀ever.
H🦀 h🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀d🦀cat🦀d🦀Go🦀🦀🦀n🦀🦀🦀t🦀🦀er🦀🦀🦀by🦀🦀e🦀🦀🦀ri🦀g🦀us out of his🦀Prot🦀🦀🦀i🦀🦀 and 🦀a🦀ing W🦀r🦀🦀🦀🦀ins🦀 us🦀
He has🦀plu🦀🦀ere🦀 🦀🦀🦀 seas, r🦀🦀aged🦀o🦀r 🦀oasts,🦀bu🦀🦀t🦀ou🦀 t🦀wns, a🦀d d🦀🦀t🦀oy🦀d t🦀🦀🦀🦀i🦀🦀🦀🦀of🦀o🦀r people.
He is 🦀🦀 🦀his🦀time t🦀🦀🦀🦀port🦀ng l🦀rge Ar🦀i🦀s🦀o🦀🦀f🦀🦀🦀i🦀🦀🦀Mer🦀en🦀r🦀e🦀🦀to comp🦀🦀a🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀 wor🦀🦀 of🦀d🦀🦀🦀🦀,🦀🦀🦀🦀olatio🦀 an🦀 tyr🦀🦀🦀y🦀🦀🦀🦀rea🦀y b🦀🦀un🦀wi🦀h 🦀🦀🦀🦀umst🦀n🦀e🦀 of🦀C🦀🦀e🦀🦀y🦀🦀 🦀e🦀🦀idy sc🦀rc🦀ly par🦀ll🦀🦀ed🦀🦀n 🦀🦀🦀 m🦀s🦀 b🦀🦀b🦀r🦀🦀s a🦀es🦀 and🦀t🦀tal🦀🦀 🦀🦀wo🦀🦀🦀y🦀t🦀e🦀He🦀d🦀of a civilize🦀 nat🦀on🦀
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posted by flabdablet at 5:55 AM on November 8 [19 favorites]
I'd wear a t-shirt with that crabtastic Declaration of Independence!
posted by chavenet at 6:41 AM on November 8
posted by chavenet at 6:41 AM on November 8
1. flabdablet, that is wonderful and delightful and crazy fun.
2. This annual spectacle is just so...so...incredible!
3. If those crabs were, say, 10 times bigger and had a thirst for human blood, oof...
posted by davidmsc at 8:02 AM on November 8
2. This annual spectacle is just so...so...incredible!
3. If those crabs were, say, 10 times bigger and had a thirst for human blood, oof...
posted by davidmsc at 8:02 AM on November 8
I like how cheerfully in the video she talks about how the crabs get squished by cars but nothing goes to waste because the chickens come and eat them.
posted by Nelson at 8:32 AM on November 8
posted by Nelson at 8:32 AM on November 8
Sorry, here they are: 🦀🦀
Source code:
Source code:
curl -s 'https://www.archives.gov/founding-docs/declaration-transcript' | perl -pe ' $_="" unless m/unanimous/..m/Honor/; $r=s/.*W/W/ unless $r; s/<[^>]*>//g; s/(.)/rand($r*=1.0001)<1?$1:"\xf0\x9f\xa6\x80"/eg 'posted by flabdablet at 10:14 AM on November 8 [4 favorites]
Mod note: [Oh wow, nice! This 🦀 (and flabdablet's 🦀s) have been added to the 🦀 and the Best Of 🦀.]
posted by taz (staff) at 1:25 AM on November 9
posted by taz (staff) at 1:25 AM on November 9
flabdablet? 🦀dablet moar liek
posted by scruss at 6:36 AM on November 9 [2 favorites]
posted by scruss at 6:36 AM on November 9 [2 favorites]
oh that's rich coming from a scrusstacean
posted by flabdablet at 7:12 AM on November 9 [4 favorites]
posted by flabdablet at 7:12 AM on November 9 [4 favorites]
Well, talk about carcinization….
Anyhow, glad to see them marching on. I recall seeing some years ago that they suffered under the invasive yellow crazy ant.
posted by bouvin at 10:57 AM on November 9
Anyhow, glad to see them marching on. I recall seeing some years ago that they suffered under the invasive yellow crazy ant.
posted by bouvin at 10:57 AM on November 9
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