Social media highlights of the week

We all spend much of our time buried in our phones, keeping up with what social media has to offer. But the good stuff can get lost in the mix. So we wanted to share with you some of the better posts we’ve seen this week. Some went viral, others had less attention, but all are worthy of a second look.

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A surprising seasonal pattern in nature

Piebald Pythons with Jack o’lantern pattern pic.twitter.com/vaSOqy0SGz

— 41 Strange (@41Strange) September 23, 2019

An array of entertainment for your ears

It’s #InternationalPodcastDay so find your new favourite under that hashtag

A cheeky smile from Greta Thunberg

A plea from Sayeeda Warsi about Islamophobia in the Conservative Party

I feel sick to my stomach tonight to see the Party I chaired sink to such depths
Where British Muslims have become a convenient scapegoat for populism ,a butt of insulting language to increase poll ratings & an event on Islamophobia is an opportunity to demonise Muslims #CPC19 https://t.co/4Hz74kEuZ6

— Sayeeda Warsi (@SayeedaWarsi) September 29, 2019

A touching message

Louise crochets hearts with the message “You are not alone”, and sends them to strangers across the globe. Find out why > https://t.co/P15LoEVJlg pic.twitter.com/wu4WdeYMqr

— Mind (@MindCharity) September 28, 2019

An alarming move by Trump

President Trump’s words are a danger to the whistleblower whose complaint triggered the impeachment inquiry, lawyers claim https://t.co/LyxerKWRFF

— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) September 30, 2019

A NSFW voiceover by comedian Janey Godley

Some vintage Guinness advertising

Weird vintage Guinness advertisements. pic.twitter.com/NF3b74rZUa

— Vintage Oddities (@VintageOddities) September 30, 2019

A linguistic fact about ballots

In medieval Italy, little balls served as vote counters in secret elections. They were named PALLOTTES, or “little balls,” which became our BALLOTS. Later, they used slips of paper instead, or BULLETINOS, which the French borrowed as BULLETIN: “an official, public document.” https://t.co/k6IIQitPK6

— The Layman’s Linguist (@LaymansLinguist) September 30, 2019

A palate cleanser

 

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Monaka looks happy to be surrounded by beautiful flowers 🌺 赤い花に囲まれてご満悦な もなさん😘 . にっこり顔を見れると、こっちまで嬉しくなります〜💕💕💕 . 2日ほど前からいつものフードを残すようになってしまったので、チキンピューレかけてみたり、違うメーカーのフード混ぜたり、ミルミル混ぜ込んだり試行錯誤しています🤔 偏食やめてー🙏🙏🙏 . . . #beautiflflowers #flowerpark #花の都公園 #山中湖花の都公園 #はりねずみ #ハリネズミ #hedgehog #pygmyhedgehog #lovelypet #cuteanimals #はりねずみのもなか #hedgie #Hérisson #고슴도치 #刺猬 #hedgehogazuki 
#hedgehogsofinstagram #animaladdicts #cuddles #meowed #petscorner #cutepetclub #worldofcutepets #animalvibes #gotchaday

A post shared by Monaka & Azuki the hedgehog (@hedgehog_azuki) on Sep 29, 2019 at 8:52pm PDT

Image credit: World’s Direction