Ten years ago today I resigned from the Mormon church I'd been a faithful member of all my life. I've never been happier with myself and who I am 😊

Zohran Mamdani: "I am Muslim. I am a democratic-socialist. And most damning of all, I refuse to apologize for any of this."

I have my own reason to celebrate the 5th of November, but I will *never* forget all the women who came before me and fought for my rights. I didn't know this story about Susan B. Anthony. Thank you for adding to my reasons to admire her!

Susan B. Anthony, a founder of the International Council of Women. MPI/Stringer/Getty Images

153 years ago, on the 5th of November 1872, Susan B. Anthony and fourteen other women voted in the American presidential election. Anthony was later fined 100 dollars and responded :"I shall never pay a dollar of your unjust penalty." She never did. #otd #history🗃️

My takeaway from the elections yesterday is that it’s one thing to be unpopular and have a large portion of the media apparatus desperate to pretend that’s not the case but it’s another thing to be unpopular and have that be an undeniable fact

There is a distinct possibility that some people are too stupid to participate in a democracy

I have a weak spot for chonky borbs, but the little downys are just as cute 😂

Ruby-crowned kinglet

Field sparrow

Chipping sparrow

Downy woodpecker

Lovely birds yesterday! The yellow-bellied sapsuckers slept in so the downy woodpeckers could shine, and the field sparrows were plentiful! 🪶 #birds #CromwellValleyPark

I never knew the Orkney connection to a story every American reads in school! I like it even more now 😊

Red-breasted nuthatch

Orange-crowned warbler

Orange-crowned warbler

Male purple finch

Beautiful birds today, even though most preferred to stay low in the brush to avoid the wind. It's late for orange-crowned warblers, but I saw my first one ever! And my second red-breasted nuthatch 😊 🪶 #birds #CromwellValleyPark

When the president is destroying national landmarks, murdering fishermen, raising prices because he's angry over a Reagan video, and kidnapping parents in front of their crying children is probably not an ideal time to have a lazy, completely incompetent legislative branch perpetually on vacation.

Male pileated woodpecker

Dark-eyed junco

Female Eastern towhee

Ruby-crowned kinglet

The juncos have arrived in Baltimore! And I saw my first *female* Eastern towhee 😊 🪶 #birds #CromwellValleyPark

Today, the White House Press Secretary told the country that this ridiculous damn ballroom is “the president’s main priority”…not reopening the government, not lowering the cost of groceries, not lowering the cost of housing, not lowering the cost of healthcare….building a ballroom

Updating my LEGO White House

ICE is stockpiling arms, including chemical weapons, guided missile warheads and explosive components. The spending dwarfs anything we've ever seen in the agency - a 700% increase.

The President is building an army to attack his own country.

Oh you're trying to say the cost of living is skyrocketing?

Donald Trump can't hear you over the sound of bulldozers demolishing a wing of the White House to build a new grand ballroom.

SEN. @schatz.bsky.social : "This is not about money. There is enough💰to bail out Argentina with ($40 BILLION). Enough to purchase a brand new aircraft for $173 MILLION for Noem. Enough to renovate the ballroom. What there isn't enough💰for under this Republican government is YOU."

Well, I was partly right... 🤦‍♀️🤷‍♀️

American institutions don't crumble. But they can be destroyed.

Did you mean 1890s? It's some kind of retractor, probably for a small body area. The mouth?

Original artwork that mimics the famous raising of the flag on Iwo Jima, with the marines replaced by protesters in inflatable animal costumes. The Statue of Liberty and a city landscape are in the background.

Incredible artwork by @4nikkolas.bsky.social.

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Savannah sparrow

Field sparrow

Juvenile red-winged blackbird

Song sparrow

Hydes Road Park is chock-full of sparrows! Our walk this morning saw most of the usual suspects 🪶 #birds

Palm warbler

Yellow-rumped warblers

Carolina wren

Carolina wren ready for liftoff!

CVP part two 🪶 #birds #CromwellValleyPark

Golden-crowned kinglet

Male black-throated blue warbler

Female black-throated blue warbler

Palm warbler

A peaceful Saturday morning birdwalk before helping to save democracy 😊 We saw a surprise late black-throated blue warbler pair! 🪶 #birds #CromwellValleyPark

I lost my bag of Soros cash somewhere, so please tell me if anyone finds it!

I accidentally left my bag of cash at the rally...can everyone keep an eye out for it?