Bea Leiderman
@bealeiderman.bsky.social
Educator, technologist, photographer crawling in the underbrush of the forest next door. Natural conservation is political. Please don’t complain about my liberal views. They are a feature, not a bug (pun intended).
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November 11, 2025 at 4:30 AM
I’m a huge fan of @wikipedia.org and just spent about 4 hours uploading a handful of my photos. I hope someone finds them useful. Here’s one of those images. An ant and its funky Cordyceps horn.
November 11, 2025 at 3:09 AM
I’m a huge fan of @wikipedia.org and just spent about 4 hours uploading a handful of my photos. I hope someone finds them useful. Here’s one of those images. An ant and its funky Cordyceps horn.
So embarrassed I voted and campaigned for @kaine.senate.gov for as long as I did. can’t wait to vote for whoever primaries him. Yes, overseas people can still vote, campaign, and donate. And I will.
November 10, 2025 at 12:31 AM
So embarrassed I voted and campaigned for @kaine.senate.gov for as long as I did. can’t wait to vote for whoever primaries him. Yes, overseas people can still vote, campaign, and donate. And I will.
A moth in the genus Paleomolis stopped by the front light last night.
November 7, 2025 at 7:18 PM
A moth in the genus Paleomolis stopped by the front light last night.
Today I attended an @inaturalist.bsky.social webinar and while my bread was proofing and baking I helped identify some bugs. I feel so very accomplished.
November 6, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Today I attended an @inaturalist.bsky.social webinar and while my bread was proofing and baking I helped identify some bugs. I feel so very accomplished.
The celebratory baking continues. Hearing from friends in Virginia who worked so hard for this. Also, I thought about heart attacks and aneurysms as I punched down the dough. Some day we will wake up to excellent “bad” news.
November 6, 2025 at 9:46 PM
The celebratory baking continues. Hearing from friends in Virginia who worked so hard for this. Also, I thought about heart attacks and aneurysms as I punched down the dough. Some day we will wake up to excellent “bad” news.
A year ago, as I was prepped for surgery to remove a tumor, I had a panic attack. Nurses kept reassuring me all would go well. I was panicking about trump being president. People in Colombia still don’t understand why.
Also, my bill was the equivalent of $7. Affordable health care FTW
Also, my bill was the equivalent of $7. Affordable health care FTW
November 6, 2025 at 4:04 PM
A year ago, as I was prepped for surgery to remove a tumor, I had a panic attack. Nurses kept reassuring me all would go well. I was panicking about trump being president. People in Colombia still don’t understand why.
Also, my bill was the equivalent of $7. Affordable health care FTW
Also, my bill was the equivalent of $7. Affordable health care FTW
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November 5, 2025 at 11:09 PM
How big was the propaganda effort against Mamdami? Many people in the Jewish community in Medellin, including my mother, were bombarded for weeks with messages about how scary he was. Messages also asked for donations to organizations to campaign against him.
November 5, 2025 at 5:25 PM
How big was the propaganda effort against Mamdami? Many people in the Jewish community in Medellin, including my mother, were bombarded for weeks with messages about how scary he was. Messages also asked for donations to organizations to campaign against him.
I baked a batch of celebratory biscuits. Paul Hollywood would shake my hand.
November 5, 2025 at 3:46 PM
I baked a batch of celebratory biscuits. Paul Hollywood would shake my hand.
I have been so stressed I had shut out all news. And just now when my kid called to tell me about VA I had a massive crying jag. I’m so happy.
This is me shaking Spanberger’s hand, grinning like a loon. I was so excited to meet her and I’m so happy tonigh.
This is me shaking Spanberger’s hand, grinning like a loon. I was so excited to meet her and I’m so happy tonigh.
November 5, 2025 at 2:55 AM
I have been so stressed I had shut out all news. And just now when my kid called to tell me about VA I had a massive crying jag. I’m so happy.
This is me shaking Spanberger’s hand, grinning like a loon. I was so excited to meet her and I’m so happy tonigh.
This is me shaking Spanberger’s hand, grinning like a loon. I was so excited to meet her and I’m so happy tonigh.
It’s been 10 yrs since Colombia legalized same-sex marriage and same-sex couples’ right to be parents. My sister and her wife made this possible.
www.elespectador.com/genero-y-div...
www.elespectador.com/genero-y-div...
“Lesbomaternar”: la familia y la maternidad de Katherin, Sandra y sus mellizos
Katherin y Sandra construyeron su familia en Colombia tras los avances legales de la adopción y el matrimonio igualitario.
www.elespectador.com
November 4, 2025 at 11:24 PM
It’s been 10 yrs since Colombia legalized same-sex marriage and same-sex couples’ right to be parents. My sister and her wife made this possible.
www.elespectador.com/genero-y-div...
www.elespectador.com/genero-y-div...
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Last week, Patel was caught using a $60M government jet to visit his girlfriend. trib.al/eNRxceS
In a wordy social media post Sunday, Patel condemned the press coverage while arguing she effectively deserved the taxpayer-funded airlift since she’s a “true patriot” and a “rock-solid conservative.”
In a wordy social media post Sunday, Patel condemned the press coverage while arguing she effectively deserved the taxpayer-funded airlift since she’s a “true patriot” and a “rock-solid conservative.”
November 3, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Last week, Patel was caught using a $60M government jet to visit his girlfriend. trib.al/eNRxceS
In a wordy social media post Sunday, Patel condemned the press coverage while arguing she effectively deserved the taxpayer-funded airlift since she’s a “true patriot” and a “rock-solid conservative.”
In a wordy social media post Sunday, Patel condemned the press coverage while arguing she effectively deserved the taxpayer-funded airlift since she’s a “true patriot” and a “rock-solid conservative.”
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It is morally wrong to want a computer to be sentient. If you owned a sentient thing, you would be a slaver. If you want sentient computers to exist, you just want to create a new kind of slavery. The ethics are as simple as that. Sorry if this offends
October 5, 2025 at 12:46 PM
It is morally wrong to want a computer to be sentient. If you owned a sentient thing, you would be a slaver. If you want sentient computers to exist, you just want to create a new kind of slavery. The ethics are as simple as that. Sorry if this offends
Today I was going to listen to a true crime podcast. Instead, I picked a random episode of A Prarie Home Companion. February 3, 1996. A celebration of Buddy Holly, cowboys, and Groundhog Day. I just found this archive recently. I’m still mad at Garrison Keillor but it felt so good to listen.
November 2, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Today I was going to listen to a true crime podcast. Instead, I picked a random episode of A Prarie Home Companion. February 3, 1996. A celebration of Buddy Holly, cowboys, and Groundhog Day. I just found this archive recently. I’m still mad at Garrison Keillor but it felt so good to listen.
Cab drivers have been on strike in Medellin. They stop picking up passengers & park along the busy north-south thoroughfare along the river. They want better regulation of ride share platforms that can get away with underinsured, poorly maintained vehicles. Traffic has been tough but I’m w/ them.
October 30, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Cab drivers have been on strike in Medellin. They stop picking up passengers & park along the busy north-south thoroughfare along the river. They want better regulation of ride share platforms that can get away with underinsured, poorly maintained vehicles. Traffic has been tough but I’m w/ them.
Hummingbird feathers. Maybe I’ll make a tiny fan out of them. These are likely from a sparkling violet ear, a very aggressive species that frequents our feeders.
September 16, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Hummingbird feathers. Maybe I’ll make a tiny fan out of them. These are likely from a sparkling violet ear, a very aggressive species that frequents our feeders.
It is called a circumhorizontal arc. It is, in fact, caused by the crystals in those cirrus clouds, but due to the angle of the sunlight, the distance is much larger between the sun and the spectrum band than that of a sun dog. Lucky I looked up when I did. Didn’t last long.
It’s not a sun dog, it’s not a rainbow. It’s a straight line of rainbow colors above the tree line. Never seen anything like it.
September 15, 2025 at 3:47 PM
It is called a circumhorizontal arc. It is, in fact, caused by the crystals in those cirrus clouds, but due to the angle of the sunlight, the distance is much larger between the sun and the spectrum band than that of a sun dog. Lucky I looked up when I did. Didn’t last long.
It’s not a sun dog, it’s not a rainbow. It’s a straight line of rainbow colors above the tree line. Never seen anything like it.
September 15, 2025 at 3:24 PM
It’s not a sun dog, it’s not a rainbow. It’s a straight line of rainbow colors above the tree line. Never seen anything like it.
Ted Kennedy died 16 years ago yesterday.
“For all those whose cares have been our concern, the work goes on, the cause endures, the hope still lives, and the dream shall never die.”
Glad he can’t see what Swiss cheese brain is doing to the world.
“For all those whose cares have been our concern, the work goes on, the cause endures, the hope still lives, and the dream shall never die.”
Glad he can’t see what Swiss cheese brain is doing to the world.
August 26, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Ted Kennedy died 16 years ago yesterday.
“For all those whose cares have been our concern, the work goes on, the cause endures, the hope still lives, and the dream shall never die.”
Glad he can’t see what Swiss cheese brain is doing to the world.
“For all those whose cares have been our concern, the work goes on, the cause endures, the hope still lives, and the dream shall never die.”
Glad he can’t see what Swiss cheese brain is doing to the world.
I’m staying away from here because I need to protect my mental health. But, it’s #mothweek2025 so here’s a peek at what I’m shooting this week. Se alt text if you’re interested 😊
#moth #insect #macro #photography
#moth #insect #macro #photography
July 21, 2025 at 6:30 PM
I’m staying away from here because I need to protect my mental health. But, it’s #mothweek2025 so here’s a peek at what I’m shooting this week. Se alt text if you’re interested 😊
#moth #insect #macro #photography
#moth #insect #macro #photography
I’m back in Colombia after a month away that included five days in Chicago. Everyone wants to know how people in the US are reacting to what’s happening around them. It is weird that life looks like it always has for most people. I wonder when it won’t.
July 6, 2025 at 4:32 PM
I’m back in Colombia after a month away that included five days in Chicago. Everyone wants to know how people in the US are reacting to what’s happening around them. It is weird that life looks like it always has for most people. I wonder when it won’t.
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Seeing a lot of racist pinkwashing bullshit about Muslims and homosexuality and it’s a good time to share how I was on the gay marriage beat for a decade and racist gays never believed me when I shared how US Muslims favored equal LGBT rights (52%) over Christian evangelicals (34%)!
June 30, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Seeing a lot of racist pinkwashing bullshit about Muslims and homosexuality and it’s a good time to share how I was on the gay marriage beat for a decade and racist gays never believed me when I shared how US Muslims favored equal LGBT rights (52%) over Christian evangelicals (34%)!
Caper berries are tiny salty figs and I absolutely love them.
June 30, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Caper berries are tiny salty figs and I absolutely love them.