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Laos’ birdsong is disappearing unnoticed Unprotected and in demand, the Black-throated Laughingthrush is being trapped across Laos for the cross-border bird trade

Hunters target older birds living in remote areas, as they know more songs than young ones and are prized by buyers.

Just like trophy hunting goes for the more experienced individuals, the songbird trade removes culture repositories from bird communities.

www.mekongeye.com/2025/11/24/l... #birds 🌏

YouTube video by Dr. Joanne Freeman What the Heck Just Happened? With Heather and Joanne

Hey folks:

For those who missed it, here's a link to this morning's "What the Heck Just Happened? With Heather and Joanne"

AND NO I DIDN'T GO FOR A RUN

www.youtube.com/watch?v=etZz...

YouTube video by National Council for History Education The Piggy Problem

Hey folks:

On my podcast "History Matters" on Friday, I discussed "The Piggy Problem" -- and what that comment shows about the vital role of the press in serving US -- American citizens.

We forget that fact at our own peril.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMUF...

America at 250: A History - YouTube This one-time-only course examines U.S. history from 1776 to the present, in advance of the nation's semiquincentennial (or 250th birthday) in 2026. Taught j...

Hey folks--

I've been asked to pin this link here, so here you go.

The lectures and podcast episodes for "America at 250," the lecture course that I'm teaching with David Blight and Beverly Gage are at this link.

www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

DOGE was created for data theft and infrastructure dismantling and it wildly succeeded on both counts within the first few weeks of its existence. It will take a generation to rebuild what it destroyed and the breach of data is unprecedented.

190. SNAP WTF? A very quick explainer on what (and why) Justice Jackson issued an "administrative stay" in the SNAP case late on Friday night, and on what's likely to happen next

Read about WHY Ketanji Brown Jackson stayed the SNAP order. Her move is probably the best solution for getting SNAP benefits approved quickly. open.substack.com/pub/stevevla...

The energy I'd like to see from every Democrat

Joanne, was the Saturday event with Heather hacked?

Or put it on the president’s wall outside the gold leafed Oval Office.

Remember back when Biden was president and people weren't being dragged off the street by masked federal agents, airplanes were flying, and we weren't threatening to go to war on four continents?

China's progress with open-source models doesn't look like good news for the Silicon Valley AI boys venturebeat.com/ai/moonshots...

Goodnight, peeps.

See some of you at 10AM ET tomorrow!

A Hermit Thrush on an orange branch of a Hawthorne tree. A perky little bird with a russet tail and a white line around its eye.

There’s a bit of orange in this photo and I’m claiming it for #ColorADay #OrangeSun

A Hermit Thrush in a hawthorn tree.

#RidgefieldNWR
📷🪶

The birds wearing masks collection is growing!

Liquoricelino.etsy.com

#birds #art #linocut #linoprint #printmaking

#WorldSeries #Game7 #BlueJays

Congratulations to the Toronto Blue Jays on a magnificent season. It is a shame either team had to lose. And this was a gut punch. 💔💔

Classy players, fanbase, and truly one of the finest cities in the world.

Future is bright with Yeasavage, Barger, and Vladdy.

Now go re-sign Bo.

We are in a time we couldn't have imagined as children when the question of whether all Americans, or only some, should be equal before the law, retain inalienable rights, and have a voice in their governance is a greater divide than tax policies or national defense, or any other traditional schism.

Nobody on the left (that I'm aware of) marched through Charlottesville chanting "Jews will not replace us."

Nick Fuentes did. He and everyone else that marched with him voted Republican. That doesn't mean that all Republicans are Nazis. But it does mean that Heritage Foundation is supporting Nazis.

Obama: "The weird videos of a US president with a crown on his head flying a fighter jet & dumping poop on American citizens - that's not even worth booing about. Because all of that is a distraction from the fact that your situation, your life has not gotten better. They do it so you won't notice"

A Blue Jay on a branch looking down at a peanut it just dropped

such an amazing team and an incredible season...sharing the joy...sharing the pain 💙 #BlueJays

DHS czar Kristi Noem,
who is in charge of
thousands of goons
harassing our cities,
in 2010,
had 20 speeding tickets,
3 stop-sign violations,
& a citation for driving
w/o a license, &
6 court notices for failure
to appear &
2 warrants for her arrest.
Blows off court orders.

🎯

But now she has 175 million dollars worth of private jets so problem solved.

Trying for us, too. ❤️

The resistance always grows.

The way he rubs his inhumanity in Americans” face never ceases to stun me.

He’s illegally refusing to pay food stamp benefits…

…while he throws a ridiculously over the top Gatsby party for his right wing millionaire and corporate friends.

Paxlovid from Pfizer costs $15 to make and now retails for $1500.

Insane

Something to brighten your day. Some fall color from the local community garden. Feel better soon.

Hey folks:

Both Heather and I are feeling a bit under the weather this morning, so we’ll have to wait till next week to see what the heck just happened.

Our apologies!

YouTube video by NOVA PBS Official Bob and Mike’s Big Idea: A New Law of Nature | Particles of Thought | Podcast

Bob Hazen and I chat with astrophysicist Hakeem Oluseyi on NOVA's Particles of Thought podcast!