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Addled Conservationist ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐ŸŒพ

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Conservation field worker, often talking politics. I like oak savannas & calciferous fens. Southern Wisconsin. โ€œOccasionalโ€ snark, rants, and shitposting.

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Like a damaged ship trying survive with sails shredded. Survived bad storm, but now heeled over so far that waves are lapping at the gunwales. Tacking back and forth fruitlessly, making little to no head way. The winds and currents continue to work against me. Waiting for a knock out blowโ€ฆ mercy?

09.02.2026 05:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

A slapstick comedy of errors in which the entire prison: guards, janitors, and other inmates, are, unbeknownst to each other, all actually assassins sent by the Clintons, the Trumps, Bill Gates, and others. Hilarity ensues as they each attempt to sneak by each other and eliminate their targetโ€ฆ

31.01.2026 19:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The 2029 Pretti Good Act will establish a commission to identify all agents, create a detailed accounting of all acts, and hold criminally liable as necessary. Agents who voluntarily and truthfully disclose will be granted some leniency, provided their crimes did not include murder or torture.

26.01.2026 18:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2336    ๐Ÿ” 559    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 63    ๐Ÿ“Œ 31

This was murder. Pretti did not initiate the confrontation. He didnโ€™t strike them. He didnโ€™t brandish his gun. They tackled him, beat him, disarmed him, and shot him.

24.01.2026 21:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5656    ๐Ÿ” 1859    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 120    ๐Ÿ“Œ 69

Seth Moulton is calling for ICE to be prosecuted in no uncertain terms.

This is becoming a foundational political agreement for anyone seeing to oppose the regime. We need the broadest possible coalition all united about the necessity of caging these fucking monsters.

24.01.2026 20:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2148    ๐Ÿ” 471    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 33    ๐Ÿ“Œ 5

Fuckinโ€™ Vichy Democrats, man.

16.01.2026 03:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

They really are the SchieรŸegruppen, through and through.

14.01.2026 03:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

MAY TODAY BE A BREAKING POINT.

07.01.2026 21:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The โ€œprosecute the former regime at every levelโ€ candidate has my vote in 2028.

07.01.2026 20:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 86915    ๐Ÿ” 21344    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1615    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1509

Whulp, this is more relevant now than when I originally posted it.

29.12.2025 21:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This is to provide a caucus beli that Trump is taking the US to war as self defense. This adding another BS layer of justification to the strikes, which theyโ€™ve already been making: theyโ€™re for the defense of the USโ€™s allies in the region. More importantly itโ€™s about the Alien Enemies Act. 1/

17.12.2025 01:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 32    ๐Ÿ” 13    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
screenshot of a post on facebook from Alex Lamoreaux, depicting two versions of the "same" photograph of a bobcat in front of a pine plantation, one labeled original game cam photo, one labeling AI processed

the markings have been altered on the AI photo, and the head changed and resized

text says:

Oh! A neat goose hybrid posted to โ€˜Whatโ€™s this Bird?โ€™ but when you zoom in on the photos the bill details have been too manipulated by AI photo editing to be accurately assessed for which species may be involved.
Scroll onโ€ฆ A cool-looking Red-tailed Hawk that someone is wondering which subspecies it might be - right up my alley! But when you zoom in on the photos literally every feather group has been so heavily manipulated and altered by AI editing that itโ€™s impossible to determine subspecies because the photo is essentially fake now; just a mashup of whatever AI thinks parts of a Red-tail should look like. 
Scroll onโ€ฆ WOW! Thatโ€™s a remarkable trail cam photo of a Bobcat! It almost looks like a painting!โ€ฆ but the head looks oddly smallโ€ฆ. hmmmm. After some prodding the original photo is produced and sure enough it had been so heavily altered by AI โ€˜post processingโ€™ that the photo posted was essentially a digital mock-up with totally different proportions and fur markings. No longer the photo off the trail cam; it may as well have just been โ€˜createdโ€™ by AI from scratch.
This stuff is killing me. My days on social media are becoming very limited. We canโ€™t even trust simple, everyday photos of animals to be real. The wildlife community needs to quit editing with AI, and we need to start calling out photographers that are using it. Our reality is being destroyed all around us.

screenshot of a post on facebook from Alex Lamoreaux, depicting two versions of the "same" photograph of a bobcat in front of a pine plantation, one labeled original game cam photo, one labeling AI processed the markings have been altered on the AI photo, and the head changed and resized text says: Oh! A neat goose hybrid posted to โ€˜Whatโ€™s this Bird?โ€™ but when you zoom in on the photos the bill details have been too manipulated by AI photo editing to be accurately assessed for which species may be involved. Scroll onโ€ฆ A cool-looking Red-tailed Hawk that someone is wondering which subspecies it might be - right up my alley! But when you zoom in on the photos literally every feather group has been so heavily manipulated and altered by AI editing that itโ€™s impossible to determine subspecies because the photo is essentially fake now; just a mashup of whatever AI thinks parts of a Red-tail should look like. Scroll onโ€ฆ WOW! Thatโ€™s a remarkable trail cam photo of a Bobcat! It almost looks like a painting!โ€ฆ but the head looks oddly smallโ€ฆ. hmmmm. After some prodding the original photo is produced and sure enough it had been so heavily altered by AI โ€˜post processingโ€™ that the photo posted was essentially a digital mock-up with totally different proportions and fur markings. No longer the photo off the trail cam; it may as well have just been โ€˜createdโ€™ by AI from scratch. This stuff is killing me. My days on social media are becoming very limited. We canโ€™t even trust simple, everyday photos of animals to be real. The wildlife community needs to quit editing with AI, and we need to start calling out photographers that are using it. Our reality is being destroyed all around us.

this field biologist does a great job highlighting the insidiousness of AI editing

these one-click AI edit buttons are incredibly appealing to many photographers, amateurs and professionals alike, and are framed as innocuous

this is worth sharing and educating people about

15.12.2025 02:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8996    ๐Ÿ” 4864    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 86    ๐Ÿ“Œ 157
Screen clip of a DHS tweet with the text โ€œYOUโ€™RE GOING HO HO HOMEโ€ and two images of ICE stormtroopers photoshopped with Christmas lights and Santa hats.

Screen clip of a DHS tweet with the text โ€œYOUโ€™RE GOING HO HO HOMEโ€ and two images of ICE stormtroopers photoshopped with Christmas lights and Santa hats.

YOUโ€™RE ALL GOING TO HELL, HE HE.

09.12.2025 03:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

โ€œโ€˜It is a pity that our friends lie in between,โ€™ said Gimli. โ€˜If no land divided Isengard and Mordor, then they could fight while we watched and waited.โ€™ โ€˜The victor would emerge stronger than either, and free from doubt,โ€™ said Gandalf.โ€

15.11.2025 21:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This is a sentence: โ€œChuck Schumer.โ€

11.11.2025 01:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

From Wisconsin: FRJ

07.11.2025 01:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The inefficient and/or counterproductive methods some land managers use to manage native shrub species in grasslands kinda drive me a little batty, sometimes. Especially when you consider how limited resources available for conservation are.

18.10.2025 19:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Not being even vaguely sarcastic:

At some point, a journalist needs to ask Johnson โ€œyou regularly claim you have no idea what your own government is doing. If we take you at your word, how are you so poorly informed, and do you this level of ignorance should disqualify you as speaker?โ€

18.10.2025 01:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 11991    ๐Ÿ” 3309    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 377    ๐Ÿ“Œ 159

Even the military leadership canโ€™t keep a straight face in the presence of this bullshit. I guess that gives me some hope?

30.09.2025 19:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Slop for hogs

27.09.2025 05:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Lysenkoism never hurt anyone, right?

22.09.2025 21:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

โ€œDHS Calls for Media and Far Left to Stop the Demonization of President Trump, His Supporters, and DHS Law Enforcementโ€

Fuck you, make me. Prove youโ€™re exactly what weโ€™re exposing you as.

21.09.2025 01:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

โ€œFuck you, make me.โ€

21.09.2025 01:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

you are now afflicted with:

Breaking News
(curse)

every time you check social media, receive 2d6 psychic damage and take -2 to all WIS and CHA rolls for 1 hour

16.09.2025 20:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 477    ๐Ÿ” 169    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5    ๐Ÿ“Œ 11

In Trumpist America, news break YOU.

17.09.2025 13:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Text: โ€œlittle yappy dickhead suddenly doesnโ€™t like loud noisesโ€ with two pictures, one of a toy-sized dog and the other of fireworks.

Text: โ€œlittle yappy dickhead suddenly doesnโ€™t like loud noisesโ€ with two pictures, one of a toy-sized dog and the other of fireworks.

Conservative media personalities this week who have previously called for or have made jokes about political violence.

15.09.2025 21:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
When a parrot wanted to connect with a distant friend, a touchscreen showed a selection of other birds available online. The parrots learned to activate the screen, designed specially for them, by touching it gently with their tongues rather than pecking aggressively with their beaks.
"We had 26 birds involved," said Hirskyj-Douglas. "They would use the system up to three hours a day, with each call lasting up to five minutes." The interactions ranged from preening and playing with toys to loud vocal exchanges.
"When we went through the data, we found that most of these parrots had favourite friends," said Hirskyj-Douglas.

When a parrot wanted to connect with a distant friend, a touchscreen showed a selection of other birds available online. The parrots learned to activate the screen, designed specially for them, by touching it gently with their tongues rather than pecking aggressively with their beaks. "We had 26 birds involved," said Hirskyj-Douglas. "They would use the system up to three hours a day, with each call lasting up to five minutes." The interactions ranged from preening and playing with toys to loud vocal exchanges. "When we went through the data, we found that most of these parrots had favourite friends," said Hirskyj-Douglas.

Pet parrots which typically live alone (whilst those in the wild live in large flocks) were given the technology to call each other. They would use it for up to three hours a day, and developed favourite friends ๐Ÿ’”
on.ft.com/3K05vhS

12.09.2025 06:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6646    ๐Ÿ” 2100    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 130    ๐Ÿ“Œ 409
SOEN - Illusion (Official Video)
YouTube video by SoenOfficial SOEN - Illusion (Official Video)

Hits hard.

11.09.2025 04:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Today, another spark was thrown into the rapidly drying pile of tinder that is the United States. What is the probability of ignition this time?

10.09.2025 23:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

What is the probability of ignition this time?

10.09.2025 23:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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