Richard Summerbell
@acremonium.bsky.social
Medical and environmental mycologist, mushroom identifier, bird watcher, philosopher of opportunity and choice, LGBT essayist, novelist and songwriter.
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Trump's threats to annex democratic countries even though their citizens do not vote for this move show that he has mentally abandoned democracy and thus severed his government from the Constitution. No American owes his government loyalty if he invades.
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Timeline cleanser: video of birds enjoying the birdseed I put out during the snowstorm Monday. I was able to see two different woodpeckers in the same video! I saw at least 3 types of woodpeckers, including downy or hairy (I was too far away to tell), northern flicker, and I think red bellied.
January 30, 2026 at 1:36 AM
Timeline cleanser: video of birds enjoying the birdseed I put out during the snowstorm Monday. I was able to see two different woodpeckers in the same video! I saw at least 3 types of woodpeckers, including downy or hairy (I was too far away to tell), northern flicker, and I think red bellied.
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"I begged my wife for the last two months to stop calling me flaccid. That kind of rhetoric needed to stop. I said to her in March--if the rhetoric doesn't stop, there is gonna be a black eye. And there has been. I wish I wasn't right. I don't want to see anyone with a black eye. But I warned her."
Homan: "I begged for the last two months on TV for the rhetoric to stop. I said in March -- if the rhetoric doesn't stop, there is gonna be bloodshed. And there has been. I wish I wasn't right. I don't want to see anybody die."
January 30, 2026 at 12:03 AM
"I begged my wife for the last two months to stop calling me flaccid. That kind of rhetoric needed to stop. I said to her in March--if the rhetoric doesn't stop, there is gonna be a black eye. And there has been. I wish I wasn't right. I don't want to see anyone with a black eye. But I warned her."
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🇺🇲 Trump2 trying to deport LGBTQ+ asylum-seekers to countries where they'd be killed
www.advocate.com/politics/imm...
New transfer agreements, court tactics allow U.S. to sidestep asylum rulings
Risking removals to countries where LGBTQ+ people face imprisonment, torture, execution
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www.advocate.com/politics/imm...
New transfer agreements, court tactics allow U.S. to sidestep asylum rulings
Risking removals to countries where LGBTQ+ people face imprisonment, torture, execution
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Trump admin is trying to deport LGBTQ+ asylum-seekers to countries where they'd be killed, lawyers say
Attorneys say new transfer agreements and court tactics allow the U.S. to sidestep asylum rulings, risking removals to countries where LGBTQ+ people face imprisonment, torture, or execution.
www.advocate.com
January 30, 2026 at 1:18 AM
🇺🇲 Trump2 trying to deport LGBTQ+ asylum-seekers to countries where they'd be killed
www.advocate.com/politics/imm...
New transfer agreements, court tactics allow U.S. to sidestep asylum rulings
Risking removals to countries where LGBTQ+ people face imprisonment, torture, execution
...
www.advocate.com/politics/imm...
New transfer agreements, court tactics allow U.S. to sidestep asylum rulings
Risking removals to countries where LGBTQ+ people face imprisonment, torture, execution
...
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The coolest Congresswoman there’s ever been.
January 29, 2026 at 8:14 PM
The coolest Congresswoman there’s ever been.
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Barred hamlets rise up together in a coital embrace. Rare amongst vertebrates, hamlets are simultaneous hermaphrodites, meaning pairs take turns mating with each other as male and female! Thank you for your service #coralcitycamera
January 27, 2026 at 4:58 PM
Barred hamlets rise up together in a coital embrace. Rare amongst vertebrates, hamlets are simultaneous hermaphrodites, meaning pairs take turns mating with each other as male and female! Thank you for your service #coralcitycamera
San Miguel de Allende in the imminence of sunset.
January 30, 2026 at 1:20 AM
San Miguel de Allende in the imminence of sunset.
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I just realized that this is the wide boi photo I intended to show. Definitely more floof and the shadow is much wider. Nice of Ravi to smile for the cam 🙂
Ravi the #roadrunner #birds SoCal
Ravi the #roadrunner #birds SoCal
January 30, 2026 at 12:03 AM
I just realized that this is the wide boi photo I intended to show. Definitely more floof and the shadow is much wider. Nice of Ravi to smile for the cam 🙂
Ravi the #roadrunner #birds SoCal
Ravi the #roadrunner #birds SoCal
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Bondi says ICE will leave Minnesota if the state gives the Trump administration their unredacted voter rolls
January 25, 2026 at 3:53 AM
Bondi says ICE will leave Minnesota if the state gives the Trump administration their unredacted voter rolls
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Lesser Whistling-Duck (Dendrocygna javanica)
#BirdsSeenIn2026 #Ipoh #Perak #Malaysia #birds #nature #wildlife @birdsoftheworld.bsky.social @tonyrinaud.bsky.social
#BirdsSeenIn2026 #Ipoh #Perak #Malaysia #birds #nature #wildlife @birdsoftheworld.bsky.social @tonyrinaud.bsky.social
January 29, 2026 at 5:59 AM
Lesser Whistling-Duck (Dendrocygna javanica)
#BirdsSeenIn2026 #Ipoh #Perak #Malaysia #birds #nature #wildlife @birdsoftheworld.bsky.social @tonyrinaud.bsky.social
#BirdsSeenIn2026 #Ipoh #Perak #Malaysia #birds #nature #wildlife @birdsoftheworld.bsky.social @tonyrinaud.bsky.social
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I wish my local doctors would catch up already. 4 years later I still have no idea why inhaling fur instantly inflames my bronchi and makes me cough up blood. I feel like a freak when I mention this because nobody else has this problem.
“We have seen asthma, allergic rhinitis, hives/urticaria, environmental and food allergies, with the most common being asthma. But then there is also a good subset of patients developing mast cell activation symptoms,” -me
www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...
www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...
Long COVID Linked to New-Onset Allergies
Mounting evidence points to a link between new-onset allergies and Long COVID, with mast cell activation syndrome as a potential culprit.
www.medscape.com
January 29, 2026 at 5:22 AM
I wish my local doctors would catch up already. 4 years later I still have no idea why inhaling fur instantly inflames my bronchi and makes me cough up blood. I feel like a freak when I mention this because nobody else has this problem.
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Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #BrownIsBeautiful and Ms. Brown-headed Cowbird def proves that!
#birds #becurious 🪶
#birds #becurious 🪶
January 27, 2026 at 2:27 PM
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #BrownIsBeautiful and Ms. Brown-headed Cowbird def proves that!
#birds #becurious 🪶
#birds #becurious 🪶
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Chris Green at Atlantic News in Halifax posts PM Carney's Davos speech.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fV7o...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fV7o...
Why this American shop owner posted Carney's speech on his door
YouTube video by CBC News Nova Scotia
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January 28, 2026 at 5:04 AM
Chris Green at Atlantic News in Halifax posts PM Carney's Davos speech.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fV7o...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fV7o...
I didn’t expect my first-ever sighting of a phainopepla to be 30 cm away from me. Barely visible behind twigs in a bush, it made the right choice and flew up a ways for iPhone 13 mini photography. Charco del Ingenio Botanical Gardens, San Miguel de Allende, Mexico.
January 28, 2026 at 4:03 AM
I didn’t expect my first-ever sighting of a phainopepla to be 30 cm away from me. Barely visible behind twigs in a bush, it made the right choice and flew up a ways for iPhone 13 mini photography. Charco del Ingenio Botanical Gardens, San Miguel de Allende, Mexico.
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Good morning world, though the world seems to be sleeping as Russia grows in confidence it can continue to commit war crimes with impunity
It's the daily Ukraine thread, Day 1434 - all the important, fact-checked news in one handy thread.
Every. Single. Day.
Coffee welcome☕️🙏
It's the daily Ukraine thread, Day 1434 - all the important, fact-checked news in one handy thread.
Every. Single. Day.
Coffee welcome☕️🙏
January 27, 2026 at 8:52 AM
Good morning world, though the world seems to be sleeping as Russia grows in confidence it can continue to commit war crimes with impunity
It's the daily Ukraine thread, Day 1434 - all the important, fact-checked news in one handy thread.
Every. Single. Day.
Coffee welcome☕️🙏
It's the daily Ukraine thread, Day 1434 - all the important, fact-checked news in one handy thread.
Every. Single. Day.
Coffee welcome☕️🙏
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Most ppl are educated in school about the Shoah - when 6m Jews were murdered by the Nazis in the Holocaust. There were also hundreds of thousands of Roma & tens of thousands* of Queer ppl. Each group, was chosen to be erased from Europe forever. Despite the slogan ‘never forget’, the… [1]
27th January: Today is International Holocaust Remembrance Day. It was estimated that between 6,000 and 7,000 gay men were imprisoned in Nazi concentration camps and 98 of them were sent to Auschwitz. #OnThisDay #Queerstory 👉 buff.ly/8dPDaRg
January 27, 2026 at 1:45 PM
Most ppl are educated in school about the Shoah - when 6m Jews were murdered by the Nazis in the Holocaust. There were also hundreds of thousands of Roma & tens of thousands* of Queer ppl. Each group, was chosen to be erased from Europe forever. Despite the slogan ‘never forget’, the… [1]
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I haven't had a TV in many years so I don't know how stuff works, but — can you "mute" or "block" a whole network from your TV these days? As if it were a social media account, poof, bye?
January 27, 2026 at 2:10 PM
I haven't had a TV in many years so I don't know how stuff works, but — can you "mute" or "block" a whole network from your TV these days? As if it were a social media account, poof, bye?
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(WaPo: last free article) The Chief Judge in Minnesota has had it and is requiring the head of ICE operations to appear in Court on Friday. Highly unusual, but necessary due to the impudence of Trump ICE officials. Look for a tense hearing on Friday.
wapo.st/3LBorov
wapo.st/3LBorov
U.S. judge orders ICE chief to appear in court, threatens contempt ruling
Minnesota’s chief federal judge demands that the head of ICE personally appear in court Friday to explain repeated failures to comply with court orders.
wapo.st
January 27, 2026 at 2:12 PM
(WaPo: last free article) The Chief Judge in Minnesota has had it and is requiring the head of ICE operations to appear in Court on Friday. Highly unusual, but necessary due to the impudence of Trump ICE officials. Look for a tense hearing on Friday.
wapo.st/3LBorov
wapo.st/3LBorov
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This thread has verified GoFundMe links for ICE’s other victims.
Let’s help them out.
Let’s help them out.
Current status of the fundraisers for those killed by ICE:
Renee Good: $1,499,580
Alex Pretti: $1,289,249
Keith Porter, Jr. $302,423
Parady La: $45,848
Heber Sanchez Dominguez: $47,991
Luis Beltrán Yanez Cruz: $18,640
Victor Manuel Diaz: $2,538
Geraldo Lunas: $2,260
Luis Gustavo Núñez: $1,935
Renee Good: $1,499,580
Alex Pretti: $1,289,249
Keith Porter, Jr. $302,423
Parady La: $45,848
Heber Sanchez Dominguez: $47,991
Luis Beltrán Yanez Cruz: $18,640
Victor Manuel Diaz: $2,538
Geraldo Lunas: $2,260
Luis Gustavo Núñez: $1,935
January 27, 2026 at 2:12 PM
This thread has verified GoFundMe links for ICE’s other victims.
Let’s help them out.
Let’s help them out.
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Modellrechnung
Von der Herstellung bis zur Entsorgung: Der Kreislauf von Plastik hat Auswirkungen auf unsere Gesundheit. Eine Studie zeigt, dass selbst im optimistischsten Szenario die Weltbevölkerung mehr Lebenszeit verlieren werde. | tagesschau 27.01.26
www.tagesschau.de/wissen/gesun...
Von der Herstellung bis zur Entsorgung: Der Kreislauf von Plastik hat Auswirkungen auf unsere Gesundheit. Eine Studie zeigt, dass selbst im optimistischsten Szenario die Weltbevölkerung mehr Lebenszeit verlieren werde. | tagesschau 27.01.26
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Studie: Plastik kostet uns immer mehr Lebenszeit
Von der Herstellung bis zur Entsorgung: Der Kreislauf von Plastik hat Auswirkungen auf unsere Gesundheit. Eine Studie zeigt, dass selbst im optimistischsten Szenario die Weltbevölkerung mehr Lebenszei...
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January 27, 2026 at 2:11 PM
Modellrechnung
Von der Herstellung bis zur Entsorgung: Der Kreislauf von Plastik hat Auswirkungen auf unsere Gesundheit. Eine Studie zeigt, dass selbst im optimistischsten Szenario die Weltbevölkerung mehr Lebenszeit verlieren werde. | tagesschau 27.01.26
www.tagesschau.de/wissen/gesun...
Von der Herstellung bis zur Entsorgung: Der Kreislauf von Plastik hat Auswirkungen auf unsere Gesundheit. Eine Studie zeigt, dass selbst im optimistischsten Szenario die Weltbevölkerung mehr Lebenszeit verlieren werde. | tagesschau 27.01.26
www.tagesschau.de/wissen/gesun...
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Happy Peanut Butter Day!
While peanuts have been ground into paste for centuries by the Aztec and Incas, the modern version of peanut butter was first patented by Marcellus Gilmore Edson of Montreal in 1884.
This is the story of Marcellus and his peanut butter!
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While peanuts have been ground into paste for centuries by the Aztec and Incas, the modern version of peanut butter was first patented by Marcellus Gilmore Edson of Montreal in 1884.
This is the story of Marcellus and his peanut butter!
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January 24, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Happy Peanut Butter Day!
While peanuts have been ground into paste for centuries by the Aztec and Incas, the modern version of peanut butter was first patented by Marcellus Gilmore Edson of Montreal in 1884.
This is the story of Marcellus and his peanut butter!
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While peanuts have been ground into paste for centuries by the Aztec and Incas, the modern version of peanut butter was first patented by Marcellus Gilmore Edson of Montreal in 1884.
This is the story of Marcellus and his peanut butter!
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Across Canada, some provincial borders are defined by geography.
Some along meridians and parallels.
And some due to provincial and international arguments.
Through the next week, I will explore the history of our provincial borders.
Today, it is Alberta.
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Some along meridians and parallels.
And some due to provincial and international arguments.
Through the next week, I will explore the history of our provincial borders.
Today, it is Alberta.
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January 24, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Across Canada, some provincial borders are defined by geography.
Some along meridians and parallels.
And some due to provincial and international arguments.
Through the next week, I will explore the history of our provincial borders.
Today, it is Alberta.
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Some along meridians and parallels.
And some due to provincial and international arguments.
Through the next week, I will explore the history of our provincial borders.
Today, it is Alberta.
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On Jan. 24, 1978, something streaked through the sky above the Northwest Territories.
It wasn't a meteor. It was Kosmos 954, a nuclear-powered Soviet satellite that failed in orbit.
It spread radioactive debris across 600 kilometres of Canada's North.
This is the story.
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It wasn't a meteor. It was Kosmos 954, a nuclear-powered Soviet satellite that failed in orbit.
It spread radioactive debris across 600 kilometres of Canada's North.
This is the story.
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January 24, 2026 at 3:01 PM
On Jan. 24, 1978, something streaked through the sky above the Northwest Territories.
It wasn't a meteor. It was Kosmos 954, a nuclear-powered Soviet satellite that failed in orbit.
It spread radioactive debris across 600 kilometres of Canada's North.
This is the story.
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It wasn't a meteor. It was Kosmos 954, a nuclear-powered Soviet satellite that failed in orbit.
It spread radioactive debris across 600 kilometres of Canada's North.
This is the story.
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The story of when Ernest Hemingway was a house sitter in Toronto, and a reporter with the Toronto Star.
youtube.com/shorts/AaNAC...
youtube.com/shorts/AaNAC...
Ernest Hemingway at the Toronto Star
YouTube video by Canadian History Ehx
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January 25, 2026 at 11:35 PM
The story of when Ernest Hemingway was a house sitter in Toronto, and a reporter with the Toronto Star.
youtube.com/shorts/AaNAC...
youtube.com/shorts/AaNAC...
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Jeanne Sauvé wasn't just the first woman to serve as Governor General.
She was also the first woman to be Speaker of the House of Commons and prior to her parliamentary career, a respected journalist.
This is her story.
📸 Gabriel Desmarais
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She was also the first woman to be Speaker of the House of Commons and prior to her parliamentary career, a respected journalist.
This is her story.
📸 Gabriel Desmarais
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January 26, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Jeanne Sauvé wasn't just the first woman to serve as Governor General.
She was also the first woman to be Speaker of the House of Commons and prior to her parliamentary career, a respected journalist.
This is her story.
📸 Gabriel Desmarais
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She was also the first woman to be Speaker of the House of Commons and prior to her parliamentary career, a respected journalist.
This is her story.
📸 Gabriel Desmarais
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I am looking at how Canada's provincial borders were established.
Today it is Manitoba, a province that started out 1/18th its current size, has an oddly crooked border with Saskatchewan and even got into a "war" with Ontario over where the border truly was.
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Today it is Manitoba, a province that started out 1/18th its current size, has an oddly crooked border with Saskatchewan and even got into a "war" with Ontario over where the border truly was.
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January 26, 2026 at 4:00 PM
I am looking at how Canada's provincial borders were established.
Today it is Manitoba, a province that started out 1/18th its current size, has an oddly crooked border with Saskatchewan and even got into a "war" with Ontario over where the border truly was.
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Today it is Manitoba, a province that started out 1/18th its current size, has an oddly crooked border with Saskatchewan and even got into a "war" with Ontario over where the border truly was.
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