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Roy Averill-Murray

@rav-murray.bsky.social

I am a herpetologist/wildlife biologist who worked primarily on desert tortoises for 32 years, the last 18 as Desert Tortoise Recovery Coordinator for the US Fish and Wildlife Service. I retired early and moved to Ecuador.

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On the whole James Talarico/Colbert/Christianity thing

18.02.2026 23:06 β€” πŸ‘ 666    πŸ” 182    πŸ’¬ 28    πŸ“Œ 13
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James Talarico: A young man at our town hall asked if I was pushing class warfare. I told him: "We already have class warfare in this country - billionaires are waging war on the rest of us."

12.02.2026 04:00 β€” πŸ‘ 390    πŸ” 142    πŸ’¬ 19    πŸ“Œ 10
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@bsky.app πŸ§ͺ🌎 Interesting and hopefully these findings will be shared more widely. (The X Twitter dilemma!)

14.02.2026 11:50 β€” πŸ‘ 40    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 2
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Ecuador, β€˜the country of frogs’, scrambles to record its diversity Scientists are racing against encroaching environmental threats to map out Ecuador’s unique biological heritage of more than 700 frog species

dialogue.earth/en/nature/ec...

09.02.2026 22:56 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Stop comparing Trump to Hitler!

I mean, unless the comparisons are completely accurate, appropriate & fair.

You'll really want to read this one.
Please subscribe and share.

johnfugelsang.substack.com/p/stop-compa...

27.01.2026 16:34 β€” πŸ‘ 237    πŸ” 82    πŸ’¬ 26    πŸ“Œ 5
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Β‘Feliz Navidad! πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡¨

25.12.2025 17:17 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump Announces 5,000% Increase In All Numbers WASHINGTONβ€”Touting his latest executive order as a historic win for the U.S. economy, President Donald Trump announced Friday that he was mandating a 5,000% increase in all numbers nationwide. β€œEffect...

Trump Announces 5,000% Increase In All Numbers

18.12.2025 02:22 β€” πŸ‘ 8340    πŸ” 1637    πŸ’¬ 135    πŸ“Œ 102
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Andean Bear from Maquipucuna Reaerve. πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡¨

19.11.2025 02:51 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

One Halloween I dressed up as the GOP's Healthcare plan.

I never made it out of the House.

01.11.2025 00:40 β€” πŸ‘ 15791    πŸ” 2719    πŸ’¬ 476    πŸ“Œ 132
A tweet from John Fugelsang reads in all caps:
"NO FOOD FOR YOU UNTIL THE DEMOCRATS LET US TAKE AWAY YOUR HEALTHCARE"
– US House Speaker Mike Johnson.

A tweet from John Fugelsang reads in all caps: "NO FOOD FOR YOU UNTIL THE DEMOCRATS LET US TAKE AWAY YOUR HEALTHCARE" – US House Speaker Mike Johnson.

This perfectly encapsulates what the GOP position is on the shutdown.

29.10.2025 22:30 β€” πŸ‘ 5039    πŸ” 1717    πŸ’¬ 96    πŸ“Œ 41
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I've asked that question multiple times and all I get is silence or anger as they walk away.

23.10.2025 16:17 β€” πŸ‘ 785    πŸ” 232    πŸ’¬ 68    πŸ“Œ 18
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Indigenous guardians successfully keep extractives out of Ecuador’s Amazon forests PAKAYAKU TERRITORY, Ecuador β€”Β Deep in the heart of Ecuador’s Amazon, where the Bobonaza River winds through ancient forests in Pastaza province, Sacha Gayas spreads out a hand-drawn map across her…

For generations, the Pakayaku community in Ecuador’s Amazon has successfully kept unsustainable mining, logging and oil extraction activities out of forests while preserving their cultural traditions and ecological knowledge.

23.10.2025 23:10 β€” πŸ‘ 24    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€œAre you telling me we can spend $40B on Argentina, $1B on Trump’s Qatar jet, $250M on Trump’s ballroom, $150M on Trump’s golf, $520M on Trump's National Guard deployments & $172M on Kristi Noem’s jets - but we can’t spend a penny on lowering our healthcare
#BlueSky #MedSky #NewsSky #NurseSky #EMSky

20.10.2025 20:23 β€” πŸ‘ 1109    πŸ” 475    πŸ’¬ 73    πŸ“Œ 39
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John Fugelsang’s new book β€œSeparation of Church and Hate: A Sane Person’s Guide to Taking Back the Bible from Fundamentalists, Fascists and Flock Fleecing Frauds” is a phenomenal book no matter what your belief system is. If you’re sick of people using the Bible to justify hypocrisy and hate get it!

21.09.2025 16:25 β€” πŸ‘ 135    πŸ” 42    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 1
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#SeparationOfChurchAndHate

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Image is a cover of the book, "Separation of Church and Hate: A sane person's guide to taking back the Bible from fundamentalists, fascists, and flock-fleecing frauds" by John Fugelsang

The cover is solid red with Black lettering in multiple fonts. The subtitle is white. It's published by Simon and Schuster.

Image is a cover of the book, "Separation of Church and Hate: A sane person's guide to taking back the Bible from fundamentalists, fascists, and flock-fleecing frauds" by John Fugelsang The cover is solid red with Black lettering in multiple fonts. The subtitle is white. It's published by Simon and Schuster.

This seems like an important book to read right now.

11.09.2025 15:29 β€” πŸ‘ 133    πŸ” 24    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 3

If Trump keeps avoiding the public like this somebody's gonna have to write a book about Biden's health.

30.08.2025 17:28 β€” πŸ‘ 639    πŸ” 126    πŸ’¬ 39    πŸ“Œ 6
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The Bob Cesca Interview: John Fugelsang 8/27/25 John Fugelsang and Separation of Church and Hate β€” John is one of those guys who’s so insightful, empathetic, and endlessly hilarious – I’m so proud to call him a friend. More imp…

On today's podcast, I had an excellent talk with @johnfugelsang.bsky.social about his must-own new book Separation of Church and Hate. It's an incredibly salient look at how Christofascists cherry-pick the Bible and ignore the teachings of Jesus. bobcescashow.com and
www.bobcesca.com/the-bob-cesc...

27.08.2025 21:19 β€” πŸ‘ 179    πŸ” 45    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 8

"We are all fools but this can be a blessing. We simply must admit to being fools and then, we can begin to act with the caution, and the kindness and the love that is denied those who know things absolutely."
Charles Bowden
The Secret Forest

22.08.2025 17:43 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

"We can bury our past but not escape its bony hands upon our shoulders. Just as we can deny the natural world but never survive without itβ€”not our bodies, not our minds, not our souls.

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Opinion | The Most Environmentally Imaginative Country on Earth Is Under Assault

www.nytimes.com/2025/08/15/o...
🌎 πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡¨

15.08.2025 14:56 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Trump-Epstein story ain’t goin away!! (I hope)

22.07.2025 22:33 β€” πŸ‘ 601    πŸ” 187    πŸ’¬ 29    πŸ“Œ 14
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Espadarana prosoblepon from Mindo, πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡¨.

21.07.2025 15:30 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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As our nation girds for possible Iranian terrorist attacks, this is the person Trump put in charge of terrorism prevention.

22 years old. Recent work experience: landscaping/grocery clerk.

Never worked a day in counter-terrorism. But he’s a BIG Trump fan. So he got the job.

22.06.2025 19:01 β€” πŸ‘ 5740    πŸ” 2202    πŸ’¬ 643    πŸ“Œ 513
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Neva is very vocal when someone rings the bell and while she waits to see who's coming to visit her.

16.06.2025 20:07 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The Minnesota assassin appears to be a hate-filled right winger. So can we stop walking on eggshells about MAGA's legitimization of political violence?

Yes, Republicans have also been the target of inexcusable violence, but this isn't a "both sides" issue.

1/ A🧡on the danger.

15.06.2025 20:43 β€” πŸ‘ 12688    πŸ” 3335    πŸ’¬ 305    πŸ“Œ 266
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Sign The Open Letter to Stand Up For Science Now! Science is under siege. Trump’s latest Executive Order calls for politically appointed science commissars to evaluate research. Join us in adding your name to our open letter condemning Trump’s escala...

Science is under siege. Join us in adding your name to our open letter condemning Trump’s escalated assault on science in America. #StandUpForScience actionnetwork.org/petitions/op...

28.05.2025 02:09 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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