Richard Summerbell

The answer, of course, is "not even slightly".

In fact, I've been told by multiple other trans people that if I support Democrats, I am complicit in genocide.

The implication being that I am morally obligated to participate in MY OWN genocide by letting Republicans win.

With the wind chill about 11° in Central Park this morning, my thoughts returned to Christmas in Peru. Here's a Sparkling Violetear we watched near Ollantaytambo. Sparkling Violetear is such a wonderful name, don't you think? 💙💚💙 #Hummingbirds #Ollantaytambo #Peru

Yes!

FIlling the frame with a vibrant male House Finch yelling "BINGO!"

Alan: "Good morning. Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #PerfectLighting a bird capture in good lighting. The Alt theme is #Finches Good luck. #birds #photography #EastCoastKin"

Me: "Bingo!"

📸 Haemorhous mexicanus 🪶🌿

#LookingAtYou
#BirdLovers
#BirdPhotography

Rook perched on the fence in the sunlight

Bird Of The Day - (Perfect Lighting) - Rook perched on the fence in the sunlight. Galway, Ireland #PerfectLighting #Rook #Birds #BirdOfTheDay #Wildlife #Ireland #Nature #EastCoastKin #Photography #PhotoArt

NEWS CERTIFICATE KAMALA DEVI HARRIS for the largest "I TOLD YOU SO" in human history KAMALA HARRIS AWARDED GUINNESS RECORD FOR LARGEST I TOLD YOU SO EVER-

She tried...

European Red-rumped Swallow.

The European red-rumped swallow is a migratory bird known for its pale, reddish rump, deep forked tail, and rufous-orange face and collar. They build distinctive mud nests with tunnel entrances on cliffs or buildings.
Europe and Asia

📸: @deroz

House finch with red head and chest and light grey/brown feathers elsewhere perched on a twig in winter sunlight.

This house finch was demonstrating its #borb skills on a very cold but sunny day last January.
#PerfectLighting #Finches
#BirdOfTheDay #Birds 🪶

The MAGA Plot to Take Down Canada A growing movement of MAGA-pilled Albertan separatists would happily break up the country to be closer to Trump.

newrepublic.com/article/2069...
“massively lowered the threshold of signatures required to put the question to a vote, & overrode a court decision deeming a referendum unconstitutional. She…repeatedly refused to denounce…and reportedly said she’d stay..as prime minister of an independent Alberta.”

Where are all the dangerous criminals 🧊 keeps bragging they're "deporting?" Because all the people I'm seeing are like this poor woman, being kidnapped while literally obeying the law.

"Buy me some Timmys"

A Great White Egret standing in shallow green waters. It's wings are fully extended and the light comes from behind allowing the viewer to see its wing bone structure

@alan678.bsky.social Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #PerfectLighting. While it's not a perfect picture I love how the light perfectly captures the wing and bone structure of the amazing Great White Egret #Birds #Egret #GreatWhiteEgret #WetlandBirds

A female chaffinch perches neatly on the edge of a moss-covered tree stump, her warm buff-brown plumage smooth and understated against a dark green woodland backdrop. Distinct white wing bars and bold black-and-white markings on her folded wings add contrast to her otherwise soft colouring. She stands upright and alert on slender pink legs, pale conical beak slightly raised, her dark eye bright and watchful as she surveys her surroundings. The textured bark and vivid green moss beneath her add depth and colour to the quiet forest scene.

As I’m hosting I think I better support the alt theme too. #Finches We really encourage you to use either theme or both. Rumour has it that female Chaffinches are arrogant. Not sure where that reputation comes from? Anyway here’s a female Chaffinch. #BirdOfTheDay #birds #photo #EastCoastKin

First Violet Oil Beetles Meloe violaceus out today, Buckfastleigh, Devon

🧵 A Great Heron (2026) | Original pen & ink on paper drawing by Robert Bohan artist [1]

Lots of lovely Bramblings in Derbyshire today #LowCarbonBirding 🪶

this one fucked me up so much. guy turns his life around after a drug conviction, becomes a happy, beloved, pet rescuing houseboat dad who undersells his mechanic services so poor folks can afford them. ICE grabs him one day out of the hospital for heart problems which then kill him. horrifying

BLM Announces Plan to Fell Oregon's Last Great Forests One billion board feet per year... 30 days to make your voice heard.

You only have a short time to comment. They are trying to destroy our forests to enrich a few logging company executives and the politicians they’ve paid off.
Leave your comment here:

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It may also be part of the effort to pacify Gaza* and turn it into a Trump family moneymaking resort blessed by Netanyahu.

Kushnerville.

*by depriving Hamas

Oriole in profile at the top of a tree, standing in a cluster of leaves. Its head, chest, wing, back, and tail are black, and its belly and a shoulder patch are yellow. Its eye is black, and its beak is gray. The background is blue sky.

Black-cowled oriole in #PerfectLighting at La Selva Biological Station in Sarapiqui, Costa Rica
#BirdOfTheDay #birds

Becoming George by Fiona Sampson review – the remarkable story of a cross-dressing 19th century novelist A reappraisal of one of literature’s most sensational personalities, the author of more than 70 books

www.theguardian.com/books/2026/m...

A red-bellied woodpecker on the left side of my double suet feeder, in side profile looking to the right, and a hairy clinging to the right edge, in profile view looking to the left.

When Hairy met Sally......a good size comparison between Red-bellied (left) and Hairy woodpeckers (right), both female. #birds #birding #Bobsbackyard #Ancaster #HamOnt

✏️ The Interior of the Galata Tower in Istanbul, 1865

The irrational strongman we’ve been warned about is here His name is Donald J. Trump.

US leaders have warned about an irrational strongman with atomic weapons for decades. Then he ran for president and we gave him the nuclear codes. www.publicnotice.co/p/trump-iran...

Step into a world where even the smallest moments—like the glint in a bird's eye—tell their own story.

swede1952-photographs.pixels.com

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"A small goldfinch hangs in the air as if suspended between one heartbeat and the next. The image is soft‑focused, giving the scene a gentle, dreamlike quality, but the bird’s form is still clear enough to feel its motion. Its wings are lifted in a half‑open sweep, each feather blurred just slightly, suggesting the quick, light rhythm of flight. The goldfinch’s body glows with warm yellow tones washed with soft browns, and its pale underside catches the light like a muted flash. Its tiny legs are tucked neatly beneath it, giving the impression of effortless lift. Behind the bird, the world dissolves into a smooth haze of color, so the goldfinch seems to float alone in a quiet pocket of air. The overall feeling is one of grace, lightness, and the fleeting beauty of a moment almost too quick for the eye to catch." - Microsoft Copilot

Pale Flier

This soft‑focused image of an American goldfinch in midair is actually a photo bomb. ...

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#photo #photography #photographer #photographylovers #wildlife #nature #bird #birds #birding #birdwatching #birdphotography #finch #americangoldfinch

Don't rationalize support for an illegal war and the undermining of international law in my comments.

Perhaps we should be concerned about his possible calculation that Trump is rogue enough to invade Canada just out of pique if the government threatens him with The Hague. The major powers have never submitted to international law & only tacit US support during democracy gave it viability.

Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus). Photo © Enrique Shore #birds #nature #birding #birdphotography #birdwatching

“1 family. 2 news networks. And a president who treats mergers like loyalty tests with no regard for the public.”