Rob Swindell

Birding is big business!

Robert Reich From Robber Barons to Bezos: Is History Repeating Itself? | Robert Reich

Political corruption. Vast economic inequality. Giant monopolies. Ultra-wealthy elites. Conspicuous consumption.

These problems defined the Gilded Age of the late 1800s. And they're dominating America again today.

But we have the power to fight back. https://youtu.be/Nmq7QqqY4vo?feature=shared

Colour matching with a smart little parrot 🥰😇 #bluesky

The coolest bird alive 🦕

Global Forest Loss Hit a Record Last Year as Fires Raged

The planet lost a record amount of forests last year, largely because of fires around the world, data shows. Researchers estimated that the world lost the equivalent of 18 soccer fields of forested land every minute.

Asking seriously — how does @theonion.com keep up at this point?

Too many horses die for a ridiculous couple minutes of betting and stupid hats.

Many of you might know me as a former Secretary of Labor. Or from my TikToks. But my true passion is teaching.

When I decided to retire, I wanted to do it quietly. Instead, my colleagues at Inequality Media Civic Action decided to make a film about my last class.  https://www.thelastclassfilm.com/

The oil industry buys off Congress. No action on climate.

The NRA buys off Congress. No action on guns.

Insurance companies buy off Congress. No action on health care.

The list goes on and on.

Money in politics is the root of our dysfunction.

Three wide-eyed nestlings peer out from a cozy, moss-lined cavity, their bright orange mouths open in perfect unison. Fluffy gray feathers and eager expressions fill the frame, while tangled twigs and greenery form a natural cradle around them.

The American Dipper babes are growing up quickly. Soon they're going to run out of room and will have to leave the nest.

Washington state

#birds #nature 🌿

Steve Kerr wore a Harvard basketball shirt after the Warriors’ win tonight: “Yes, this is me supporting Harvard. Way to go. Way to stand up to the bully.”

So unoriginal.

Republicans aim to generate support for selling off America's public lands “This playbook, in my mind, is to dismantle, divest, and then privatize."

It's not just "drill, baby, drill" and "ranch, baby, ranch" on federal lands. The Trump administration also wants to "sell, baby, sell." And fuck that.

The concentration of wealth in the hands of an elite few isn't just bad for our economy. It's corrosive to our democracy.

When the wealthy and well-connected control our political system, the American people don't have a voice.

The result is demagoguery and corruption.

One last walk: Goodbye my little goofball They often started the same way. I would get up and head to my office, and soon after, Gina would leave for work. A few moments later, I would hear a soft thump as Bailey jumped out of bed, followed b...

This week's column is not about birds and it is the most difficult column I have ever written.

chroniclet.com/news/421403/...

As companies shell out big bucks for Super Bowl commercials, remember that many said they were forced to raise prices due to inflation.

Also remember that average profit margins in nearly every sector in the S&P 500 are running near or above 10-year highs.

Hello???

Column on 2025 trip to Sax-Zim Bog.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kakisto...

Yes, obviously.

Snoopy carrying a flag that says “Kristi Noem shot my friend”

Snoopy out here protesting Kristi Noem’s confirmation

Cool beans make bird-friendly coffee.

Jimmy Carter in 2015 on the role of money in American politics.

Spot on.

History will not look fondly on those who put Big Oil profits above saving the planet.

Steve Harvey is aghast

10 corporations that kept their promises after January 6, 2021 After a violent mob stormed the Capitol building on January 6, 2021, hundreds of corporations took action to communicate to the public that democracy itself was more important than maximizing their po...

1. Hundreds of companies who pledged to stop donating to members of Congress who voted to overturn the election on 1/6/21 have broken their promise over the last 4 years

But we've identified 10 promise keepers:

Farmers
Airbnb
Expedia
Nike
Clorox
General Mills
Holland & Hart
Qurate
Whirlpool
Lyft

The combined net worth of America's twelve wealthiest people passed $2 trillion last year.

12 people. $2 trillion.

Meanwhile, U.S. homelessness increased 18% in 2024.

Our problem isn’t an issue of resources.

Our problem is ever-expanding wealth inequality.

For better or worse, it seems that this is going to happen-- the Dodo and other recently extinct animals with be back. And soon. Online link: chroniclet.com/news/415166/...

America has 815 billionaires as of this year. Collectively they have a record $6.7 trillion in wealth.

The bottom 50% of Americans control $3.7 trillion in wealth.

When 815 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.