An American Bittern! And so many more birds at The Biggest Week!
13.05.2025 14:37 β π 4 π 1 π¬ 1 π 0
Pedal to the metal, kittens.
We can do this.
08.02.2025 18:57 β π 295 π 100 π¬ 4 π 1
Photo of a Lesser Prairie-Chicken in its natural habitat, used to illustrate a news article discussing new bills in the U.S. House of Representatives that may affect the Endangered Species Act and this species' conservation efforts.
The Lesser Prairie-Chicken is the focus of new bills in the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate, with some legislators seeking to permanently remove the species from the Endangered Species Act (ESA). πͺΆ
If successful, this effort will be catastrophic for this icon of the American West. π§΅
07.02.2025 00:42 β π 100 π 48 π¬ 1 π 3
Iβm here for birds, travel, connection, and positivity. I donβt have any time for soul draining social media or political horror show.
04.02.2025 21:09 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
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04.02.2025 21:03 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Earnest post, but: a thing I like here is itβs okay to have moments of happiness in public without being broadly scolded, and I believe that sustaining this kind of humanity will be very important as we resist fascism.
We have to sustain each other. Making joy isnβt denial, itβs how we will survive
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Opinion | The resistance will not be rushed
Resting up to join a peaceful, nonviolent, colorful and multigenerational opposition.
Here is a gift link to my piece in todayβs Washington Post on where we are vis a vis the resistance. You donβt need to be a subscriber, although you do need to give them your email:
wapo.st/4aEGlP3
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Radical-left lunatic.
Believer in climate and social justice, science, data, books, ice cream, cats, historic instruments and music, native flora and bugs. π¦
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