Kathie

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@hartmannreport.com The order Trump signed regarding crypto in 401 (k) accounts is complete BS. The Dept. of Labor eased rules back in May. HEADLINE: Should You Add Crypto to Your 401(k)? money.usnews.com/financial-ad...

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@hartmannreport.com Congresswoman Ocasio-Cortez serves on the House Committee on Energy & Commerce. She was on Oversight during the last session.

She's decided not to run for ranking member of Oversight, in part because she'd have to change committees.

@baldwin.senate.gov, Please oppose the “SAVE” Act, H. R. 22. It creates unnecessary barriers to voting and disenfranchises millions of Americans.

Thank you. I do. 😊

Black-capped chickadee

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Pneumonia is why I haven't posted much in the last month.

As I've said, I like photographing #birds. Here's a black-capped chickadee from February 11, 2023 when it was close to 50°F (9°C). L.H. Barkhausen Waterfowl Preserve just north of Green Bay, WI #naturephotography #nature #wildlife

📌 This isn't sufficient. It needs to be in the courts now. OTOH, how will any order be enforced?

Purple iris

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I was born in TN where the state flower is the iris. I don't know if that's influenced my choice of "favorites," but irises are my favorite flower. Here's one I photographed on June 7, 2020 at a county park just west of Green Bay, WI #purple #iris #irises #flower #naturephotography #photograph

Male northern cardinal

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This photo - a male northern #cardinal - is from May 7, 2022. I like brightly colored #birds like cardinals, #indigo #buntings, and #goldfinches. They look like little jewels among the lush green leaves. #naturephotography #photography #nature #wildlife Lily Lake Co. Park east of Green Bay, WI

They're spectacular little birds.

Thanks. I like their Mohawks. 😊

Male kingfisher

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📌 April 27, 2022 ... I have a problem with kingfishers. They see my camera and fly off. Sometimes they fly a little further down the road where they perch until I get there ... when they move again. It's an occasion when I get to photograph one. #birds #nature #naturephotography #kingfisher

A killdeer

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📌 A killdeer at the Chet Pieschek Conservancy, a few miles east of Green Bay, WI. August 19, 2023 #birds #nature #naturephotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #birdnerd

Great blue heron

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📌 August 31, 2023, Lily Lake Co. Park just east of Green Bay, WI. While, I like photographing tiny birds, I like photographing birds of all kinds ... and there are three kinds of wading birds I see most often: sandhills, egrets, and great blue herons. #birds #nature #naturephotography #heron

That's not possible at my apartment, but there are wild places around Green Bay where there are thistles.

Male goldfinch

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📌 A male goldfinch from May 29, 2020 at Lily Lake County Park, just east of Green Bay, WI

I used to refer to them as "those damned little yellow birds" because they were always dashing off. The secret is to find them near feeders where they rest between bites.
#birds #goldfinch #Wisconsin

Happy Holidays!

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June 7, 2022, on a little road on the NE side of Green Bay, WI. I usually find beautiful flowers to photograph there. Rarely do I see much in the line of wildlife. That day, I saw a couple of blue jays playing among the branches. Here's one of them. #birds #naturephotography #photography

Matt Gaetz files restraining order to block already-leaked ethics report Former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) is filing a legal complaint to try to block release of the House Ethics Committee's report into him, reported NBC News — but he's probably too late for it to matter.This ...

NOTE: it's not defamatory if its true.

Gaetz's request "accuses the committee of an 'unconstitutional' attempt 'to exercise jurisdiction over a private citizen through the threatened release of an investigative report containing potentially defamatory allegations.'"

Biden commutes sentences for 37 of 40 federal death row inmates U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday commuted the death sentences of 37 of 40 federal inmates, taking action ahead of the return of Donald Trump who oversaw a sweeping number of lethal injections during...

📌 I became an opponent of the death penalty when we first discussed it in high school. I think it was my sophomore year. I haven't wavered in my opposition, even in the face of horrendous crimes. I applaud Pres. Biden's actions today. I would have commuted the sentences of all 40 death row inmates.

Really? Did you think that I thought herons actually pulled sleighs? 😊

🎅 I saw this on another social media site, and since great blue #herons are favorites of mine, I thought I'd beg your pardon for not posting a photograph that I actually took. #birds

When there are arbitrary term limits, Congress loses its institutional memory, and the only people who will know how to get things done are people without limits. They're called lobbyists.

The only people who want term limits are lobbyists and people who haven't thought this through.

"Unions. ... because the chance of 3 ghosts visiting your boss to make him do the right thing is unreasonably slim."

🎄 Happy Holidays on this the winter solstice in the northern hemisphere. Let's make a toast to longer periods of daylight!

Thank you. I wish the same for you. 🎄 🎅 ⛄

November 20, 2020, Lily Lake Co. Park just east of Green Bay, WI. I like blue jays because I like the color blue ... except that their blue feathers results from a unique inner wing structure that distorts the way light's reflected; making them appear blue. #birds #naturephotography #photography

Dark eyed junco, Lily Lake Co. Park, 10 miles east of Green Bay, WI

I like photographing tiny birds, including dark eyed juncos. I took this photo at Lily Lake Co. Park, 10 miles east of Green Bay, WI. The man who filled the bird feeders retired and the park folks took the feeders down—and most of the birds disappeared. #birds #photography #naturephotography

I found @progsec.bsky.social 25 years ago and I've used their service to advocate for #progressive policies ever since. I've sent emails (they're editable) to legislators, the administration, and various agencies. This service is free (they ask for donations) and volunteer-run. Follow them.

Great white egret on the bay of Green Bay (Wisconsin)

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I've seen quite a few egrets around here in recent years. This is a photo from May 24, 2022. The egret is taking off from an inlet on the bay of Green Bay, just north of the city. #birds #egrets #naturephotography

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November 25, 2019 @ Red River Co. Park, on the east shore of the bay of Green Bay, north of the city, about 25 miles. The sunset was strange because of the cloud cover, although the colors were still spectacular. #photography #sunset #Wisconsin

I really like this photo ...