Bill Kipper
@billkipper.bsky.social
Increasingly agitated disliker of political trends. Peacenik. Covid and environmental degradation conscious: verging on doomer. Has crow/duck/chickadee/blackbird buddies. Tardy writings available at https://billkipper.substack.com/
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Snail traveling via salamander express — specifically, a Fire Salamander (Salamandra salamandra) — not something you see every day.
📷 harukano on iNaturalist
📍 Bulgaria
🔗: www.inaturalist.org/observations...
#ObservationOfTheDay
📷 harukano on iNaturalist
📍 Bulgaria
🔗: www.inaturalist.org/observations...
#ObservationOfTheDay
November 17, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Snail traveling via salamander express — specifically, a Fire Salamander (Salamandra salamandra) — not something you see every day.
📷 harukano on iNaturalist
📍 Bulgaria
🔗: www.inaturalist.org/observations...
#ObservationOfTheDay
📷 harukano on iNaturalist
📍 Bulgaria
🔗: www.inaturalist.org/observations...
#ObservationOfTheDay
Wood duck youngsters basking sleepily in the morning sun despite the proximity of an alien creature, namely a red-eared slider turtle.
#nature #photography #peace #birds #turtle
#BirdOfTheDay
#DuckOutOfWater
#nature #photography #peace #birds #turtle
#BirdOfTheDay
#DuckOutOfWater
November 13, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Wood duck youngsters basking sleepily in the morning sun despite the proximity of an alien creature, namely a red-eared slider turtle.
#nature #photography #peace #birds #turtle
#BirdOfTheDay
#DuckOutOfWater
#nature #photography #peace #birds #turtle
#BirdOfTheDay
#DuckOutOfWater
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Trump is right, there is a war on Christians. He's the one doing it.
WATCH: Trump’s lawless Ice goons shoot an unarmed priest in the head with a pepper ball. Completely out of control.
October 8, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Trump is right, there is a war on Christians. He's the one doing it.
Local pond with non-local turtle inhabitants. The Ouachita map turtle to left and Mississippi map turtle to right 'belong' in the southeastern USA, and were likely dumped after their appeal as pets wore off. Having no one to breed with = not invasive.
#nature #turtle #photography #art #reflections
#nature #turtle #photography #art #reflections
September 15, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Local pond with non-local turtle inhabitants. The Ouachita map turtle to left and Mississippi map turtle to right 'belong' in the southeastern USA, and were likely dumped after their appeal as pets wore off. Having no one to breed with = not invasive.
#nature #turtle #photography #art #reflections
#nature #turtle #photography #art #reflections
A tree swallow fledgling awaiting its BeakDash® breakfast delivery, and receiving the goods from the 'driver'. The landing/feeding took less than a second, so I was mighty happy to capture that moment.
#birds #nest #insects #photography #emotions #nature #luck #beauty #SurreyParks
#birds #nest #insects #photography #emotions #nature #luck #beauty #SurreyParks
September 13, 2025 at 1:28 PM
A tree swallow fledgling awaiting its BeakDash® breakfast delivery, and receiving the goods from the 'driver'. The landing/feeding took less than a second, so I was mighty happy to capture that moment.
#birds #nest #insects #photography #emotions #nature #luck #beauty #SurreyParks
#birds #nest #insects #photography #emotions #nature #luck #beauty #SurreyParks
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This post went viral on FB today, I thought maybe y'all would appreciate it too.
August 20, 2025 at 12:35 AM
This post went viral on FB today, I thought maybe y'all would appreciate it too.
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The Democrats are lucky to have a politician like @aoc.bsky.social in this moment.
AOC: What they like to call as radical, I believe is common sense.
I believe that when a person gets sick, they shouldn’t go bankrupt in the wealthiest country in the history of the world. Common sense
I believe that a minimum wage should cover the minimum cost to live. Common sense...
I believe that when a person gets sick, they shouldn’t go bankrupt in the wealthiest country in the history of the world. Common sense
I believe that a minimum wage should cover the minimum cost to live. Common sense...
March 21, 2025 at 1:02 AM
The Democrats are lucky to have a politician like @aoc.bsky.social in this moment.
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#BlueskyResistance #Voices4Victory #ProudBlur
Advertisement at a London bus stop. Ya gotta love the British…
Advertisement at a London bus stop. Ya gotta love the British…
February 24, 2025 at 2:58 PM
#BlueskyResistance #Voices4Victory #ProudBlur
Advertisement at a London bus stop. Ya gotta love the British…
Advertisement at a London bus stop. Ya gotta love the British…
C'mon, followers of this humble broken brainiac, LISTEN to this:
February 24, 2025 at 1:18 AM
C'mon, followers of this humble broken brainiac, LISTEN to this:
Patti Smith - People Have The Power
YouTube video by pattismithVEVO
youtu.be
February 20, 2025 at 4:50 AM
Plight of the Plunger
Sometimes, you can find yourself in over your head, yet it all turns out just fine!
Join me and my friends for a sweaty-palmed adventure on a granite monolith in Squamish BC.
#climbing #fear #humor #drama #teamwork #gripping #writer #fun
open.substack.com/pub/billkipp...
Sometimes, you can find yourself in over your head, yet it all turns out just fine!
Join me and my friends for a sweaty-palmed adventure on a granite monolith in Squamish BC.
#climbing #fear #humor #drama #teamwork #gripping #writer #fun
open.substack.com/pub/billkipp...
Plight of the Plunger
A Big-Wall Climbing Anti-Primer
open.substack.com
February 19, 2025 at 5:52 PM
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Why is most US media still treating recent events as "normal"? Here's my take: "Day after passing day, it was clear that even if the US and its $27 trillion economy was not exactly tipping post-coup into a full authoritarian state, then it had at least firmly slipped into banana republic territory."
American institutions—from the media to Congress—continue to underreact to the unraveling of our democracy. Overseas our media would not hesitate to call what we’re living through a full-blown autocratic coup. Here's my attempt at the story they should write: www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/musk-trump...
Musk, Trump Establish New Era of Kleptocracy in America
A third dispatch comparing how the US media would cover this moment if it was happening overseas
www.doomsdayscenario.co
February 16, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Why is most US media still treating recent events as "normal"? Here's my take: "Day after passing day, it was clear that even if the US and its $27 trillion economy was not exactly tipping post-coup into a full authoritarian state, then it had at least firmly slipped into banana republic territory."
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In January, I tested the waters with Citizens' Climate Lobby and I:
1) created a Blue Sky account for them (please follow).
bsky.app/profile/ccls...
2) helped arrange for CCL to be featured on the next Climate Chat. (please help get this one a lot of views/likes)
www.youtube.com/live/aTLORkH...
1) created a Blue Sky account for them (please follow).
bsky.app/profile/ccls...
2) helped arrange for CCL to be featured on the next Climate Chat. (please help get this one a lot of views/likes)
www.youtube.com/live/aTLORkH...
Citizens' Climate Lobby: What Now? with Dana Nuccitelli
YouTube video by Climate Chat
www.youtube.com
February 14, 2025 at 6:41 PM
In January, I tested the waters with Citizens' Climate Lobby and I:
1) created a Blue Sky account for them (please follow).
bsky.app/profile/ccls...
2) helped arrange for CCL to be featured on the next Climate Chat. (please help get this one a lot of views/likes)
www.youtube.com/live/aTLORkH...
1) created a Blue Sky account for them (please follow).
bsky.app/profile/ccls...
2) helped arrange for CCL to be featured on the next Climate Chat. (please help get this one a lot of views/likes)
www.youtube.com/live/aTLORkH...
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for anyone who's interested, that quote is from this Jan '25 article by Cory Doctorow
also given the state of basically the entire world, billionaire-proofing is even more critical/urgent!
#enshittification
also given the state of
#enshittification
Pluralistic: Billionaire-proofing the internet; Picks and Shovels Chapter One (Part 5) (14 Jan 2025) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
pluralistic.net
February 14, 2025 at 4:54 AM
for anyone who's interested, that quote is from this Jan '25 article by Cory Doctorow
also given the state of basically the entire world, billionaire-proofing is even more critical/urgent!
#enshittification
also given the state of
#enshittification
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I signed the pledge for Canada alongside tens of thousands of others.
Join us.
engagement-canada-pledge.ca
Join us.
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Pledge for Canada | Engagement pour le Canada
engagement-canada-pledge.ca
February 13, 2025 at 5:04 PM
I signed the pledge for Canada alongside tens of thousands of others.
Join us.
engagement-canada-pledge.ca
Join us.
engagement-canada-pledge.ca
Cory Doctorow hasn't come to Bluesky yet, so I'm bringing him to you. Too bad I have no reach. Oh well.
#enshittification #broligarchy #wit #canadian #resist
youtu.be/s0Jfhn5wJ-o
#enshittification #broligarchy #wit #canadian #resist
youtu.be/s0Jfhn5wJ-o
Ep.1: Cory Doctorow on the threat of big tech oligarchy and why the internet sucks.
YouTube video by David Moscrop
youtu.be
February 13, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Cory Doctorow hasn't come to Bluesky yet, so I'm bringing him to you. Too bad I have no reach. Oh well.
#enshittification #broligarchy #wit #canadian #resist
youtu.be/s0Jfhn5wJ-o
#enshittification #broligarchy #wit #canadian #resist
youtu.be/s0Jfhn5wJ-o
Straight talk from Will Westmoreland. Compassion, sincerity, and a bunch of other things soon to disappear from the good ol' US of A.
#liars #Project25 #WTFamerica #indoctrination #hunger #farmers
youtu.be/O4CRk0J7ZPo
#liars #Project25 #WTFamerica #indoctrination #hunger #farmers
youtu.be/O4CRk0J7ZPo
From One Farmer to Another
YouTube video by The Back Forty
youtu.be
February 12, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Straight talk from Will Westmoreland. Compassion, sincerity, and a bunch of other things soon to disappear from the good ol' US of A.
#liars #Project25 #WTFamerica #indoctrination #hunger #farmers
youtu.be/O4CRk0J7ZPo
#liars #Project25 #WTFamerica #indoctrination #hunger #farmers
youtu.be/O4CRk0J7ZPo
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Having watched with growing alarm the developments of the last 24 and 36 hours in Washington, I thought I’d take a stab at how the US media would cover this story if it was happening in a foreign country. Here’s that story that should be written this weekend: www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/musk-s-jun...
Musk's Junta Establishes Him as Head of Government
Imagining how we'd cover overseas what's happening to the U.S. right now
www.doomsdayscenario.co
February 1, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Having watched with growing alarm the developments of the last 24 and 36 hours in Washington, I thought I’d take a stab at how the US media would cover this story if it was happening in a foreign country. Here’s that story that should be written this weekend: www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/musk-s-jun...
The world may not be flat, but we sure are squeezing the life out of it.
#climate #biodiversity #overshoot #EcologicalFootprint #LifestyleChoices #greenhouse #WideBoundaryGoals #businessAsUsual #polycrisis #biosphere #pollution
#climate #biodiversity #overshoot #EcologicalFootprint #LifestyleChoices #greenhouse #WideBoundaryGoals #businessAsUsual #polycrisis #biosphere #pollution
January 30, 2025 at 10:46 PM
The world may not be flat, but we sure are squeezing the life out of it.
#climate #biodiversity #overshoot #EcologicalFootprint #LifestyleChoices #greenhouse #WideBoundaryGoals #businessAsUsual #polycrisis #biosphere #pollution
#climate #biodiversity #overshoot #EcologicalFootprint #LifestyleChoices #greenhouse #WideBoundaryGoals #businessAsUsual #polycrisis #biosphere #pollution
Where they were going...
#tyranny #chomsky #prescience #liars #VoterAsStooge #power #from #the #people
youtu.be/-diLmj5wJdE
#tyranny #chomsky #prescience #liars #VoterAsStooge #power #from #the #people
youtu.be/-diLmj5wJdE
Noam Chomsky - A System Without Money
YouTube video by Chomsky's Philosophy
youtu.be
January 29, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Where they were going...
#tyranny #chomsky #prescience #liars #VoterAsStooge #power #from #the #people
youtu.be/-diLmj5wJdE
#tyranny #chomsky #prescience #liars #VoterAsStooge #power #from #the #people
youtu.be/-diLmj5wJdE
Have they released the witch-burnings schedule yet?
January 24, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Have they released the witch-burnings schedule yet?
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#ResistanceRoots
#Voices4Victory
Today in history, 1849: Elizabeth Blackwell becomes the first woman in the U.S. to earn a medical degree. Geneva Medical College let the 150 male students vote on whether to admit her. They all voted “yes” as a joke, but the joke was on them. /1
#Voices4Victory
Today in history, 1849: Elizabeth Blackwell becomes the first woman in the U.S. to earn a medical degree. Geneva Medical College let the 150 male students vote on whether to admit her. They all voted “yes” as a joke, but the joke was on them. /1
January 23, 2025 at 8:36 PM
#ResistanceRoots
#Voices4Victory
Today in history, 1849: Elizabeth Blackwell becomes the first woman in the U.S. to earn a medical degree. Geneva Medical College let the 150 male students vote on whether to admit her. They all voted “yes” as a joke, but the joke was on them. /1
#Voices4Victory
Today in history, 1849: Elizabeth Blackwell becomes the first woman in the U.S. to earn a medical degree. Geneva Medical College let the 150 male students vote on whether to admit her. They all voted “yes” as a joke, but the joke was on them. /1