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Stand Up for Science plans second rally on March 7 Public health chaos and research funding cuts are inspiring nationwide pro-science protests against the Trump administration

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Man in an open batik shirt stands in front of a mural of George Michael as an angel riding a unicorn and shooting out rainbows from his hands.

Made a pilgrimage to bask in the iconic mural of George Michael in Sydney.

Aha! Lol

A Pileated Woodpecker on the side of a fallen tree trunk.

A Pileated Woodpecker on the side of a fallen tree trunk.

#Birds #Birding #Wildlife #Nature #Photography #Animals #PhotographersUnited #Photo #EastCoastKin

Last night I reported the US allowing India to buy Russian oil, due to the mid-east crisis the White House started.

Moments later they announce Russia has been providing Iran with Intel to target US forces.

The lack of foresight, planning or just ignoring intel is incredible.

It's been quite a week so far in Europe's war.
Yesterday saw happiness of a prisoner exchange, excitement at the continuing aerial offensive by Ukraine, disbelief as the US made winter far worse and anger as Hungary took Ukrainian hostages.

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The end of the working week. Did you know it's the 211th Friday that Ukrainians have experienced enemy troops on their homeland.

Russia's enjoying the 3-day special operation so much, it's expanded to Day 1472

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Close-up profile of pelican with bright blue eye. It’s breeding horn is evident on its bill. The background is frothy water.

Putting in my bet on this year’s American White Pelican arrival in Saskatoon (it’s an annual event - there are prizes!) has me thinking about how much I’m looking forward to seeing those gigantic prehistoric weirdos again. Can’t wait #birds

Freak Scene #108: Henning, bobbie and Emily Margaret Henning Ohlenbusch and bobbie have new albums, while up-and-coming singer Emily Margaret is busy exploring different sounds

As we face yet another delayed school opening, why not escape into local music? Freak Scene has you covered with new releases by @henningo.com, bobbie and Emily Margaret:
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Enclosed Field with Peasant - 1889
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Inside the latest, and scariest, iteration of America’s endless abortion wars After Trump’s mass pardons of anti-abortion activists, threats and harassment at clinics have surged.

After Trump was reelected, he quickly pardoned anti-abortion activists convicted of harassing and threatening clinic patients and staff. Federal investigations into bomb threats against clinics suddenly vanished.

@kbeccaandrews.bsky.social reports on a newly emboldened abortion protest movement.

How Toronto reduced car traffic and tripled bike ridership on a key bike boulevard - NACTO Shaw Street was busy with bikes, but it wasn’t working for everyone. There were too many motor vehicles using the street for riding to be comfortable for people who weren’t confident biking, including...

“Shaw Street was busy with bikes, but it wasn’t working for everyone. There were too many motor vehicles using the street for riding to be comfortable…But in 2020, the City of Toronto undertook a project that decreased vehicle volumes by up to 60% and tripled the # of people biking in some places…”

A Wild Turkey walks on a lawn.

Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #SteppingOut. Here's a Wild Turkey strutting it's stuff.

#Birds #Birding #Wildlife #Nature #Photography #Animals #PhotographersUnited #Photo #EastCoastKin

My X rated sci-fi ebook, "Shock The Watcher," a tale about the USA as a fascist state.
At night, guards abduct citizens and drag them away.
Rating: 4.6 of 5 stars (Votes: 1663)
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You can support Trans+ rights and win a British election: A consequential Green victory Spencer has been a supporter of Trans+ rights and was accompanied on her campaign by Zack Polanski, the party's first openly gay leader

You can support Trans+ rights and win a British election: A consequential Green victory 👇

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A large grouping of Mica cap fungi with the mostly intact specimens to the front and the ones further deliquesced in the back. The rotting of the cap occurs along the rim and spreads upward and apparently aids in spore dispersal as the spores further up have are less sheltered by the cap so when they mature they have a better chance of catching the currents. Composite of 54 images focus stacked into one.

The same grouping but a closer shot of the ones toward the back getting their spore dispersal on as they deliquesce. A composite of 40 images focus stacked into 1.

A couple more shots of another section of the mica cap fungi found today.

These shots better exemplify one of my top 3 favorite words, #Deliquesce, or to become liquid, related to decomposition. Which is what the inky caps are known for & aids in spore dispersal. #FungiFriends #Fungi #Photography

The GOP gave us: Watergate, Iran Contra, 4 stock market crashes, McCarthyism, the Iraq & Afghanistan Wars, the covid epidemic, the Jan 6th failed coup, Trump, a corrupt SCOTUS, freezing FEMA's $, ICE, tearing down part of the White House, raising your medical bills, Musk, RFK Jr. & war with Iran.

An owl is peaking out from a tree. The BOU logo and #BOUSpotlight hashtag is overlaid.

Welcome back to BOU Weekly Spotlight! #BOUSpotlight
Here’s some recent #ornithology releases that might’ve slipped under your radar ⬇️

Burrowing owlets looking very angry, peeking out from their burrow.

Good morning! 🪶

The Trump government is economically lynching this gay man's vulnerable senior-citizen female neighbours, regardless of sexual orientation. How can they survive?

Banning Kids From Social Media Won’t Save Them From Society’s Prejudice But it will harm LGBTQ kids and other marginalized kids

No research has been able to determine causality, and the evidence directly linking social media use to depression and anxiety is fairly weak. Researchers suggest the link could be bidirectional, or even the opposite.
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#LGBTQ #SocialMedia #SocialMediaBan

Well, good! May see you there presently!

The head of a rather cute bear with upright ears is seen looking out at the viewer, stylized in orange-yellow tones with brown shadowing. The background is black.

#StillDoinCDs Though Edward Bear began musically diverse, listener response shone the main spotlight on the pop-rock hits written by drummer-vocalist Larry Evoy. “The Edward Bear Collection” (1991) features these, e.g., “Last Song,” 1972, #1 in Canada, #2 in Australia & #3 in US.

I followed your lead, but haven't heard anything yet.

This was certainly one of the earliest for me. As a British Columbian, I was a major fan of Chilliwack when this first album came out in 1971, with the guitar-connoisseur's-choice album track Rain-o on it, still in my top 20 songs of all time.

How a DHS shooting of a third U.S. citizen went unnoticed for months No state or federal agency disclosed that a Homeland Security Investigations agent had killed Ruben Ray Martinez until it was revealed in a public records request.

“Martinez is now the first known American citizen shot to death by federal immigration agents during President Donald Trump’s second term.” Gift article: wapo.st/40d1rzS

The Fifth Column: How MAGA Is Using Alberta Separatism to Break Canada Apart Alberta’s separatist movement is not what it appears to be. Behind the cowboy hats and grievance speeches about equalization payments lies…

A lengthy but important read.
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"With something so important as a war in Iran ..."
..."Shouldn't we then leave that Epstein fuss behind us?"

Just asking questions.

more worried about radical alcho-fascism

YouTube video by Jesse Welles WELLES OBLITERATES COVERUP #folk #singersongwriter #poetry

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