[Found here.]
Twitter suspended that user’s account, @statuefun, for violating the ToS, presumably for promoting violence and/or tobacco use.
Statues
Tag: photography
Absquatulating Hot Links
I Can See Everybody’s Baby, Ruth Brown & Her Rhythmakers (1955)Ruth Brown was known as “Miss Rhythm” and “The Queen of R&B,” while Atlantic Records was called “The House That Ruth Built.” The Rhythmakers [sic] provided backup vocals and were better known as The Drifters.
Brown recorded many hits from 1949-1955, and faded from public view in the ’60s to become a housewife and mother. She returned to music in 1975 at the urging of Redd Foxx.
“Click here.”
Road deaths 2018-19, UK vs. US.
[Top image: Still from short film Adiosu (2013) by Martino Pinna found here.]
Hurricane Ida live tracking images via WeatherUnderground; animated satellite image at NOAA.
From the Archives: 1 year ago. 5 years ago. 10 years ago.
Olympic Diversion
The Bivuoac.
Night Crossing
[Found in here.]
Nothing much happened today.
Radiology Pron
These radiology techs were obviously having some break-time fun, but I think the xrays are of a woman not pictured.
[Images screen-capped from video found here. Click on any image for larger view, you perv.]
This Pigeon.
Incoming
[Found in here.]
Just Another Saturday in London
On Saturday 26 June 2021 there was a massive protest against government regulatory abuse in the UK.
Some protesters were seen throwing tennis balls at the Houses of Parliament. One protester, who did not wish to be named, said: “They have little messages on them. Most of them are not very nice.” – BBC Report
Image was assembled with screen-capped stills from a helicopter video posted on Twitter.
Update: BBC NEWS estimated the crowd size.
Tacky Raccoons 