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A hedgehog scratching is a common sight, but not for the reason most think. Despite the myth, hedgehogs do not have fleas. Well, no more than any other animal. In fact, it's quite rare for a hedgehog to have fleas, and when they do, the fleas are species-specific, so...

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Heathervor 4 Monaten

Thank you for continuing to educate us, Paulie! We have a hedgehog family in our little garden and I get so excited when I see them in the moonlight!

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Hedgehog Cabinvor 4 Monaten

Aw, I love that you feel that way.🥰

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Jennifervor 4 Monaten

Interesting read and enlarging the video shows excellent images of these 4 beautiful 🦔🦔(the leg reach to scratch the itch is great fun to watch)🦔🦔getting superior TLC care at the🩺🏡

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Hedgehog Cabinvor 4 Monaten

Thanks!😘 Yes, they are the most agile, athletic animals, with supple long limbs so at odds with their bumbling gait.😁

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Marcos Americusvor 4 Monaten

Poor little fellas... as someone with pretty bad seasonal allergies I truly empathise. 💔

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Hedgehog Cabinvor 4 Monaten

Oh you poor thing, yes, being itchy is awful.

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Joanne Austinvor 4 Monaten

Thanis for sharing this information we have hedgehogs that visit us regularly i leave them a shallow dish of water i love to see them .

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Hedgehog Cabinvor 4 Monaten

Oh wonderful! How kind of you, you're a life saver.🥰 If you can manage to leave them a dish of kitten food each evening that will help keep them healthy.💕

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Joanne Austinvor 4 Monaten

Oooh thanks I'll get some tomorrow.

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Hedgehog Cabinvor 4 Monaten

Oh good for you, thank you!💕

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Morgan Heyward Author 🐈‍⬛vor 4 Monaten

Oh my heavens they are itchy. Poor babies!

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Hedgehog Cabinvor 4 Monaten

I know! Although it does them no harm in most cases, I just have to relieve them of the terrible itching, poor babies.

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Morgan Heyward Author 🐈‍⬛vor 4 Monaten

Thankfully I've been blessed none of the kittens I've treated had it. Licking off the cream or solution is an issue. Bathing cats is not my favorite activity either.

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Hedgehog Cabinvor 4 Monaten

You have been very lucky. It's a horrible condition and so madly contagious that cross contamination (to you as well) is an ever present risk.

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Beth Bryanvor 4 Monaten

I collected a sick hedgehog for a rescue centre. Popped the poor soul into a box with a dog towel on the front seat. I held the heggie while she sprayed flea killer on. Oh my god the fleas. She saw my face and said they won't transfer on to your dog they are hedgehog fleas.

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Hedgehog Cabinvor 4 Monaten

That would’ve been a very sick hedgehog, and the flea spray she would’ve used isn’t a normal cat or dog flea spray (they are toxic to hedgehogs). She would’ve used a special flea killer that’s used for small birds. But as you say, she was right, hedgehog fleas cannot infect any other animal.

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Beth Bryanvor 4 Monaten

Yes, it was a very poorly hedgehog. Been found out in the day. Yes, she said it was not your usual flea spray. She let me meet her resident healthy but blind hedgehog who was snuffling about in the garden. It was the first time I'd actually seen a live hedgehog.

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Hedgehog Cabinvor 4 Monaten

How kind you are, to be his ambulance. And was he treated, and returned home to you?

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Beth Bryanvor 4 Monaten

He wasn't our heggie. The lady at the rescue put a request out for an hog ambulance. We were the closest to the heggie. But not to the rescue 😁 we were an hour away. The little soul was not returned he was very poorly and although survived a few days he gave up the fight.

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Hedgehog Cabinvor 4 Monaten

That's such a shame.

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Isobel Boyesvor 4 Monaten

It's making me feel itchy just watching!

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Hedgehog Cabinvor 4 Monaten

😁

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R.vor 4 Monaten

I thought they itched regularly to keep their spines free of debris.

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Hedgehog Cabinvor 4 Monaten

They scratch and shake out their coat just like cats and dogs, as part of their grooming , but here we’re talking about continuous itching and scratching.

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R.vor 4 Monaten

That makes sense. Thank you

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Hedgehog Cabinvor 4 Monaten

😊

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E /on X🚀vor 4 Monaten

👍👏🏾👏🦔❤️

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Hedgehog Cabinvor 4 Monaten

@CarmeSol5 😘💕

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Gemma Smithvor 4 Monaten

Very informative facts.

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Hedgehog Cabinvor 4 Monaten

😊Oh good, thanks.

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sillymesuevor 4 Monaten

What beauties thank you for the info xx

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Hedgehog Cabinvor 4 Monaten

💕😘

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Eileen Kiffin.vor 4 Monaten

❤️

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Hedgehog Cabinvor 4 Monaten

😘

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Annievor 4 Monaten

That’s so interesting, as always Pauly, thank you. 😊 The hedgehogs in my garden are always itchy & scratchy, which makes me wonder if there is anything more we could do for them to help🤔. Is there some sort of supplement that could be added to their food or fresh water🤔

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Hedgehog Cabinvor 4 Monaten

Aw, you're so kind, Annie, but no, nothing is needed. It bothers us more than it bothers them. 🥰 The best you can do is keep them well nourished, so their immune system stays healthy and strong and able to keep on top of the ringworm. So always ensure that meat is the first listed ingredient in the food you provide.

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Sarisvor 4 Monaten

👆💯🙏❤️🦔

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juliettevor 4 Monaten

Thanks! I will go to sleep less stupid tonight! That was always my worry when the cats interacted with the hedgehog in the garden...

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Hedgehog Cabinvor 4 Monaten

😁I wish I could! Yes, a lot of people worry, but quite unnecessarily.

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Becky 🐝Save US from Trump🕊️vor 4 Monaten

Thank you so much for taking the time to explain these things to us.💕🌸🐾

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Hedgehog Cabinvor 4 Monaten

How lovely you are, to say that.😘💕

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Becky 🐝Save US from Trump🕊️vor 4 Monaten

It’s a reflection of you!💕🌸🐾

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Hedgehog Cabinvor 4 Monaten

😁😘💕

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Magic Ferret ♀🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇮🇪🇮🇱🦔🚜🚫DMsvor 4 Monaten

Thank you for all the information you give us❤️🦔🌹

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Hedgehog Cabinvor 4 Monaten

You are more than welcome, Amanda.😘❣️

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John Sowlevor 4 Monaten

Thank you ☺️

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Kevin Rockcockvor 4 Monaten

Roger that, Pauly 👍👍

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Hedgehog Cabinvor 4 Monaten

Thanks, Kevin. ❣️

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simon solomonvor 4 Monaten

They do carry ticks though which can be problematic for both hog and handler.

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Hedgehog Cabinvor 4 Monaten

No, that’s incorrect. Hedgehogs don’t carry any more ticks than any other animal. And the presence of ticks aren’t a problem to the hedgehog at all. Also, hedgehogs are wild animals, so they don’t have “ handlers”. But if a hedgehog, or any other wild animal, has ticks in clusters or in great numbers, they are a symptom of an underlying condition, as ticks are attracted to the smell of sickness.

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simon solomonvor 4 Monaten

By handler I meant people like you who rescue them. What was incorrect if they do get ticks, which is what I said? I didn't say they carried more either! Ticks can attach to the delicate tissue surrounding the eyes which would be problematic plus if you tried to remove them and spilled the blood on to a minor cut or abraded skin the Lyme bacteria could enter your bloodstream very easily. I never remove ticks from human patients without wearing latex gloves for that very reason, especially deer ticks which can be large & very engorged.

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Hedgehog Cabinvor 4 Monaten

No, ticks aren’t a danger for rescues or wildlife hospitals. Ticks are attached to the animals by their mouth parts, they don’t jump ship from the host to a human.😁 And it’s good practice to always wear protective gloves when treating all animals, including humans.

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simon solomonvor 4 Monaten

I am well aware of the risks and how ticks are attached but accidents do happen. I don't need any lessons on safe practice whether it be human or other animal treatment.

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Dr Hopevor 4 Monaten

@grok are hedgehogs harmless?

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🔊 Spring is in the air, the daffodils are coming out, and so are the hedgehogs. Some of these hedgehogs haven't eaten for 5 months. Yes, five whole months. Amazing, isn't it? But the insects they depend upon remain slumbering deep beneath the earth, which is still freezing at night. This is Arthur, who went into hibernation in October. He rose from hibernation a couple of nights ago, and used the last of his energy to get back here, where he trusted he would find good safe food and clean water. And he wasn't disappointed. Please make sure you have food out waiting for your returning hedgehogs. And if you haven't fed hedgehogs before, now is a great time to start. All you need is a dish of dry kitten food and a dish of clean water. More of Arthur last year:
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🔊 Spring is in the air, the daffodils are coming out, and so are the hedgehogs. Some of these hedgehogs haven't eaten for 5 months. Yes, five whole months. Amazing, isn't it? But the insects they depend upon remain slumbering deep beneath the earth, which is still freezing at night. This is Arthur, who went into hibernation in October. He rose from hibernation a couple of nights ago, and used the last of his energy to get back here, where he trusted he would find good safe food and clean water. And he wasn't disappointed. Please make sure you have food out waiting for your returning hedgehogs. And if you haven't fed hedgehogs before, now is a great time to start. All you need is a dish of dry kitten food and a dish of clean water. More of Arthur last year:

Hedgehog Cabin

14,470 Aufrufe • vor 1 Jahr

A surprise visitor to my garden. It's 4.30 in the morning, the end of a hard night's foraging, and this poor badger mum is going home to her hungry cubs empty handed. Again. Badgers don't want to come into gardens. It's a massive risk to get that close to humans. This is an act of profound desperation. She tried digging for worms (which make up 80% of a badger's diet), but the prolonged drought has left the soil baked dry and barren. The hedgehog feeders were inaccessible and the cat food had all been eaten by the visiting fox family. She stay for half an hour and left as starving as she arrived. If a hedgehog had been accessible she would have risked being wounded, just to eat and feed her cubs. Badgers do NOT hunt hedgehogs, but a starving animal will eat anything to stay alive. But it's NOT natural. In fact it's no more natural than starving third world children eating mud. Or prisoners of war eating pebbles. Or victims of a mountain plane crash eating each other. These are acts of desperation. It's eat this or die. And why hedgehogs? Why not cats or fox cubs - a much safer and more satisfying meal? Simply because cats and foxes run away, hedgehogs don't. And badgers are foragers, not hunters. You don't need a degree in zoology to know that. Just your own common sense. Don't believe the perverts who enjoy hurting animals, or the callous dishonest farmers. Believe your own eyes. Just look at that low, squat body and lumbering gait: built for low-gravity stability while digging, and moving through dense undergrowth. Not for chasing down prey. Look at the small head and downward facing eyes: perfect for focusing on the ground directly in front of their nose to locate worms and insects, but giving them a very limited field of view for spotting or tracking moving animals. And take a look at those short stumpy legs: designed for power and endurance while excavating setts and turning over soil, making them incapable of the speed or agility required by true hunters. The physical traits you can see with your own eyes are the textbook definition of a specialised fossorial (digging) forager, not a predator. Because of this specific anatomy, badgers lack the biological machinery to actively hunt or target other mammals. They are overwhelmingly, scientifically, anatomically, blatantly obvious ground-level foragers. The idea that badgers systematically track or target hedgehogs is a narrative pushed by groups looking to justify culls, rather than an accurate description of badger biology. In reality, a badger's daily life revolves around patiently snuffling through the soil for worms and grubs, and any departure from this is a rare, situational event born of sheer desperation. So please remember this, next time some deviant shows you a hedgehog pelt, seeking your validation and inciting hatred towards these innocent animals.
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A surprise visitor to my garden. It's 4.30 in the morning, the end of a hard night's foraging, and this poor badger mum is going home to her hungry cubs empty handed. Again. Badgers don't want to come into gardens. It's a massive risk to get that close to humans. This is an act of profound desperation. She tried digging for worms (which make up 80% of a badger's diet), but the prolonged drought has left the soil baked dry and barren. The hedgehog feeders were inaccessible and the cat food had all been eaten by the visiting fox family. She stay for half an hour and left as starving as she arrived. If a hedgehog had been accessible she would have risked being wounded, just to eat and feed her cubs. Badgers do NOT hunt hedgehogs, but a starving animal will eat anything to stay alive. But it's NOT natural. In fact it's no more natural than starving third world children eating mud. Or prisoners of war eating pebbles. Or victims of a mountain plane crash eating each other. These are acts of desperation. It's eat this or die. And why hedgehogs? Why not cats or fox cubs - a much safer and more satisfying meal? Simply because cats and foxes run away, hedgehogs don't. And badgers are foragers, not hunters. You don't need a degree in zoology to know that. Just your own common sense. Don't believe the perverts who enjoy hurting animals, or the callous dishonest farmers. Believe your own eyes. Just look at that low, squat body and lumbering gait: built for low-gravity stability while digging, and moving through dense undergrowth. Not for chasing down prey. Look at the small head and downward facing eyes: perfect for focusing on the ground directly in front of their nose to locate worms and insects, but giving them a very limited field of view for spotting or tracking moving animals. And take a look at those short stumpy legs: designed for power and endurance while excavating setts and turning over soil, making them incapable of the speed or agility required by true hunters. The physical traits you can see with your own eyes are the textbook definition of a specialised fossorial (digging) forager, not a predator. Because of this specific anatomy, badgers lack the biological machinery to actively hunt or target other mammals. They are overwhelmingly, scientifically, anatomically, blatantly obvious ground-level foragers. The idea that badgers systematically track or target hedgehogs is a narrative pushed by groups looking to justify culls, rather than an accurate description of badger biology. In reality, a badger's daily life revolves around patiently snuffling through the soil for worms and grubs, and any departure from this is a rare, situational event born of sheer desperation. So please remember this, next time some deviant shows you a hedgehog pelt, seeking your validation and inciting hatred towards these innocent animals.

Hedgehog Cabin

144,939 Aufrufe • vor 1 Monat

They parked their car for a fun weekend like we all do when we go to a music festival and they ran to their cars to escape a death cult. This is not a museum display like you see in the Holocaust museums. It is an active display. It is a site that is active. These cars are here because they are still being inspected for signs. They are still being assessed for proof of missing persons. There is barely a major music publication that has discussed the massacre at the Nova music festival.
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They parked their car for a fun weekend like we all do when we go to a music festival and they ran to their cars to escape a death cult. This is not a museum display like you see in the Holocaust museums. It is an active display. It is a site that is active. These cars are here because they are still being inspected for signs. They are still being assessed for proof of missing persons. There is barely a major music publication that has discussed the massacre at the Nova music festival.

Eve Barlow

4,993,245 Aufrufe • vor 2 Jahren

TAKE NOTE PATRIOTS We do NOT support ANY Muslims but being ignorant of who our enemy is is a stupid and dangerous thing. These are the Shia Muslims, they have fought ISIS, Al-Qaeda and the Zionists for decades and helped arm the Christians in Syria when nobody else would They do NOT blow up our cities or behead white people in Orange jump suites. They have NO business being in our country but it is a fact that they have fought the head choppers far more than any White Christian Country.
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TAKE NOTE PATRIOTS We do NOT support ANY Muslims but being ignorant of who our enemy is is a stupid and dangerous thing. These are the Shia Muslims, they have fought ISIS, Al-Qaeda and the Zionists for decades and helped arm the Christians in Syria when nobody else would They do NOT blow up our cities or behead white people in Orange jump suites. They have NO business being in our country but it is a fact that they have fought the head choppers far more than any White Christian Country.

Knights Templar International

15,001 Aufrufe • vor 3 Monaten

This is a Long Eared Hedgehog, a native of Iraq. This dear brave little girl self admitted into the grounds of a charity animal hospital in Iraq, managing to evade many hungry homeless wandering dogs. As you can see, compared to our European hedgehogs they are much more delicate, and lighter in colour. Those huge ears contain a network of blood vessels which dilate in high temperatures, allowing blood to cool down as it passes through the thin skin before circulating back into the body. This incredible design helps regulate the hedgehog's body temperature, preventing overheating in soaring desert temperatures. The wonderful and valiant charity is War Paws, who care for and treat the forgotten animals of war. I've been advising the lovely Louise at War Paws, and other animal charities in war-torn countries, for a few years now, and profoundly admire their extraordinary courage and commitment. They desperately need to build a new shelter for the hundreds of animals they save, and who have been dumped, so if you'd like to help a little, here's the donation link:
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This is a Long Eared Hedgehog, a native of Iraq. This dear brave little girl self admitted into the grounds of a charity animal hospital in Iraq, managing to evade many hungry homeless wandering dogs. As you can see, compared to our European hedgehogs they are much more delicate, and lighter in colour. Those huge ears contain a network of blood vessels which dilate in high temperatures, allowing blood to cool down as it passes through the thin skin before circulating back into the body. This incredible design helps regulate the hedgehog's body temperature, preventing overheating in soaring desert temperatures. The wonderful and valiant charity is War Paws, who care for and treat the forgotten animals of war. I've been advising the lovely Louise at War Paws, and other animal charities in war-torn countries, for a few years now, and profoundly admire their extraordinary courage and commitment. They desperately need to build a new shelter for the hundreds of animals they save, and who have been dumped, so if you'd like to help a little, here's the donation link:

Hedgehog Cabin

27,196 Aufrufe • vor 7 Monaten

The question I'm being asked most often lately is: "Where have all my hedgehogs gone?" If the hedgehogs you regularly feed haven't made an appearance lately, don't worry. It happens every year at this time. They have found a natural souce of food - possibly a clump of nettles full of newly emerged caterpillars - and they will make the most of this bonanza while it lasts. (Hedgehogs will ALWAYS prefer their own naturally foraged food over what we provide, so you can never overfeed them or make them dependent on you). So please keep a little food out every night, as they will return when the bonanza runs out, and it'll be when you least expect it. Put a saucer over it, to keep it fresh for longer and to keep the slugs out. And this is the perfect time to make the most of their absence by giving their house a good clean and preparing it for autumn.
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The question I'm being asked most often lately is: "Where have all my hedgehogs gone?" If the hedgehogs you regularly feed haven't made an appearance lately, don't worry. It happens every year at this time. They have found a natural souce of food - possibly a clump of nettles full of newly emerged caterpillars - and they will make the most of this bonanza while it lasts. (Hedgehogs will ALWAYS prefer their own naturally foraged food over what we provide, so you can never overfeed them or make them dependent on you). So please keep a little food out every night, as they will return when the bonanza runs out, and it'll be when you least expect it. Put a saucer over it, to keep it fresh for longer and to keep the slugs out. And this is the perfect time to make the most of their absence by giving their house a good clean and preparing it for autumn.

Hedgehog Cabin

12,872 Aufrufe • vor 2 Jahren

I won't say that this movie is playing out before our eyes even though it is and has been for some time. Made for a reason. Made at certain locations for a reason. Real. Who is protecting the pedos for personal gain and who is willing to do the right thing. Not many are so far, Nobody pretty much. Knowingly protecting pedos and criminals sends the world like an unstoppable train on its way to a satanic world order and it is real. We are in it. Someone in the know MUST do the right thing but they have so much (money and power) to lose so they keep quiet. They often blame and defame the victims even. It's bad. Their free will has been used for personal gain and nothing more. Volume up is needed for several parts TY. The odds of Trump being involved in this movie and the situation we are in now are a billion to 1. This was all intentional without a doubt. They're being tested. And they're all failing.
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I won't say that this movie is playing out before our eyes even though it is and has been for some time. Made for a reason. Made at certain locations for a reason. Real. Who is protecting the pedos for personal gain and who is willing to do the right thing. Not many are so far, Nobody pretty much. Knowingly protecting pedos and criminals sends the world like an unstoppable train on its way to a satanic world order and it is real. We are in it. Someone in the know MUST do the right thing but they have so much (money and power) to lose so they keep quiet. They often blame and defame the victims even. It's bad. Their free will has been used for personal gain and nothing more. Volume up is needed for several parts TY. The odds of Trump being involved in this movie and the situation we are in now are a billion to 1. This was all intentional without a doubt. They're being tested. And they're all failing.

Invisidon

15,622 Aufrufe • vor 7 Monaten

"It's a sign that crypto actually built infrastructure that works. But is it bullish for the projects and tokens involved? I'm not sure it is" Joshua Frank on what Robinhood building on Arbitrum really means for crypto "There's a reason Robinhood is choosing to do this onchain. They can go 24/7, low fee trading for their customers. But Robinhood is operating all the sequencers behind the scenes. It's their chain, they're controlling everything. It's not like Arbitrum is being used for transactions of any sort" "As we saw with Base and Optimism, loyalty is not necessarily a real thing. But obviously they saw something in Arbitrum's technology they liked, so maybe that's bullish broadly for Arbitrum" "The reality is it probably creates more demand for trading tokenized equities 24/7. Maybe dYdX or other platforms offering that are able to generate fees back to token holders. A few years ago the crypto market would have reacted and ARB would have been up 70% on the day. But this is just a picks and shovels kind of play"
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"It's a sign that crypto actually built infrastructure that works. But is it bullish for the projects and tokens involved? I'm not sure it is" Joshua Frank on what Robinhood building on Arbitrum really means for crypto "There's a reason Robinhood is choosing to do this onchain. They can go 24/7, low fee trading for their customers. But Robinhood is operating all the sequencers behind the scenes. It's their chain, they're controlling everything. It's not like Arbitrum is being used for transactions of any sort" "As we saw with Base and Optimism, loyalty is not necessarily a real thing. But obviously they saw something in Arbitrum's technology they liked, so maybe that's bullish broadly for Arbitrum" "The reality is it probably creates more demand for trading tokenized equities 24/7. Maybe dYdX or other platforms offering that are able to generate fees back to token holders. A few years ago the crypto market would have reacted and ARB would have been up 70% on the day. But this is just a picks and shovels kind of play"

The Wolf Of All Streets

31,562 Aufrufe • vor 3 Monaten

The number one reason for breakups in marriage is not infidelity, it's financial pressure. It's one partner outspending the other. This really matter in the first three years of a marriage, because you can see disastrous outcomes if somebody is a spendaholic and the other is not, and they never discuss this or talked about their financial goals in the first place. The first child you have in a marriage is money. You both have to have separate bank accounts. You should fund a mutual one that pays for mutual expenses, but keep all of your financial structure intact under your own name, and that's very important.
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The number one reason for breakups in marriage is not infidelity, it's financial pressure. It's one partner outspending the other. This really matter in the first three years of a marriage, because you can see disastrous outcomes if somebody is a spendaholic and the other is not, and they never discuss this or talked about their financial goals in the first place. The first child you have in a marriage is money. You both have to have separate bank accounts. You should fund a mutual one that pays for mutual expenses, but keep all of your financial structure intact under your own name, and that's very important.

Kevin O'Leary aka Mr. Wonderful

31,340 Aufrufe • vor 1 Jahr

A feeder is a great place to provide food and clean water for your visiting hedgehogs. It keeps the food dry and safe from stealing cats and contagious slugs, and is a secure haven for the hedgehogs. A tummy full of food takes a hedgehog about 2 hours to digest, so where better to have a little nap and let that dinner go down, than in a nice safe dry feeder? It saves so much energy, and when you wake up you can have seconds. 😊 How to make or buy a feeder advice here:
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A feeder is a great place to provide food and clean water for your visiting hedgehogs. It keeps the food dry and safe from stealing cats and contagious slugs, and is a secure haven for the hedgehogs. A tummy full of food takes a hedgehog about 2 hours to digest, so where better to have a little nap and let that dinner go down, than in a nice safe dry feeder? It saves so much energy, and when you wake up you can have seconds. 😊 How to make or buy a feeder advice here:

Hedgehog Cabin

12,540 Aufrufe • vor 1 Jahr