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Kittens, Insane Spiders and Exploding Mosquitos

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Ray Gustini 381 Views Jul 11, 2011

Here at The Atlantic Wire, we respect and value the social media editors who share the links that make our jobs easier. Sometimes, though, we have no idea what they're talking about. So after a day of staring at Twitter, we're sharing our favorites.


The silver lining to this story: the kittens aren't killing people, they're just killing the environment. Which isn't a silver lining at all, but it's better than worrying whether your cat has your certain death planned for this evening.

The links between U.S. and European banks look like a web made by an insane spider. http://t.co/X1H0tM1less than a minute ago via Tweet Button Favorite Retweet Reply


We looked at the chart, and frankly, insane is a tad harsh. This looks more like the work of a spider who hasn't been getting enough vitamin C.

Liam Gallagher Something-Something, Noel Didn't -- Did Too -- Etc... http://bit.ly/oKS6OMless than a minute ago via twitterfeed Favorite Retweet Reply

It's a shame that Oasis broke up two years ago and Noel and Liam Gallagher haven't spoken since. We can't think of a story involving the Gallagher brothers that this template wouldn't work for.


The dead have risen and they're writing for Slate! (We kid: it's actually a link to a very good new Anne Applebaum column.)

Human Swallows Pill. Mosquito Bites Human. Mosquito Dies. http://nyti.ms/p7HpQ3less than a minute ago via The New York Times Favorite Retweet Reply


And the summertime circle of life is once again complete.

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