A Curious Eye

My name's Ben. I'm 26, living in Seattle. I post about topics like politics, queer and trans issues, transit, feminism, and urbanism, to name few.

[xcopy]

Midweek roll call - everyone still alive?

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[blackdenimjeans2]

[liber-legis]

[ruinedchildhood]

[mothbug-deactivated20200626]

living proof that a 400 pound kitty is still a kitty (at Audubon Nature Institute)

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no cat is ever too lorge to enjoy box

[laughingsquid]

A Beautiful Longhaired Tuxedo Cat Shows Off His New Prosthetic Back Paws After a Severe Injury

[audible-smiles]

feeties

[buzzfeedlgbt]

Meanwhile, in Scotland… 

[teesadutta]

10.14.17

[citymaus]

induced demand. 

read: “what’s up with that: building bigger roads actually makes traffic worse.” wired, 17.06.14.  and: “the ‘fundamental rule’ of traffic: building new roads just makes people drive more.” vox, 18.05.15. 

[did-you-know]

A 2017 study showed that, in America, 90% of employees who are transgender have experienced harassment or mistreatment at work. Source Source 2 Source 3

[teachmetothink]

People now are like, “Your right to free speech doesn’t mean you can express an offensive opinion” Like what the fuck does right to free speech mean, then?

[orangeschmorange]

[wnq-music]

You have to learn to get up from the table when love is not being served.

Nina Simone (via c-isnenegro)

[did-you-know]

Using hot water to wash your hands is no more effective than using cold water. Studies show the amount of time you spend washing is more important - so a 10-20 second wash with cold water not only removes bacteria just as well as hot water would, it also saves a significant amount of energy by not using any heat. Source Source 2

[sarahseeandersen]

[cupcakelogic]

a msg to u from the dog that finally learned how to give me the dang ball

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[sapphiresea]

i think we all need this reminder lately…

[did-you-know]

When a decapitated flatworm regrows its head, it gets all of its old memories back, too. Source Source 2 Source 3

Photo: Journal of Experimental Biology, Shormat and Levin

Researchers trained the creatures to travel across rough surfaces to get food, and then cut off their heads. Two weeks later, when their heads had grown back, the worms remembered how to navigate the rough terrain to eat, just like they had before they were decapitated.