Birder K
@birderk.bsky.social
She/her Just another broke girl w/binoculars. Will answer bird feeder & bird ID questions!
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Birder K
@birderk.bsky.social
· Nov 19
I was reminded earlier today that I need to reconstruct my Twitter thread over here at some point on our backyard bird creek we made many years ago. Pinning this as point to start from whenever I can get to it. In the meantime, enjoy this fall Kinglet Pool Party. #birds
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Since there has been a lot of "what are Americans even doing" talk on the timeline today, my gentle reminder that none of you better be posting the exact details of what you are doing on bluesky dot com, it is more important to safely do the work than prove to strangers that you are doing something!
January 5, 2026 at 7:19 AM
Since there has been a lot of "what are Americans even doing" talk on the timeline today, my gentle reminder that none of you better be posting the exact details of what you are doing on bluesky dot com, it is more important to safely do the work than prove to strangers that you are doing something!
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Here’s a closer look at the amazing prehistoric rufous scrub bird - ancient relatives to most song birds and related to lyrebirds, we are hoping that our breakthrough with capture techniques == new opportunities for conservation (1/2)
January 5, 2026 at 6:17 AM
Here’s a closer look at the amazing prehistoric rufous scrub bird - ancient relatives to most song birds and related to lyrebirds, we are hoping that our breakthrough with capture techniques == new opportunities for conservation (1/2)
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the hypocrisy may be the point but also what a miserable way to exist, where you have to condition your entire worldview on whatever the marching orders are day to day and just fall in line
I rather enjoy having consistent takes, actually, I think my brain would explode
I rather enjoy having consistent takes, actually, I think my brain would explode
amazing how the entire machine can pivot within 24 hours. no need to slowly upsell the argument; just issue new marching orders
January 5, 2026 at 6:58 AM
the hypocrisy may be the point but also what a miserable way to exist, where you have to condition your entire worldview on whatever the marching orders are day to day and just fall in line
I rather enjoy having consistent takes, actually, I think my brain would explode
I rather enjoy having consistent takes, actually, I think my brain would explode
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Plain and simple my politics is that nobody should be wealthy enough to make their insecurities my problem.
January 5, 2026 at 3:38 AM
Plain and simple my politics is that nobody should be wealthy enough to make their insecurities my problem.
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WH sources say Venezuela's opposition leader committed the "ultimate sin": She accepted the Nobel Peace prize.
“If she had turned it down and said, ‘I can’t accept it because it’s Donald Trump’s,’ she’d be the president of Venezuela today,” one said.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
“If she had turned it down and said, ‘I can’t accept it because it’s Donald Trump’s,’ she’d be the president of Venezuela today,” one said.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
January 5, 2026 at 3:02 AM
WH sources say Venezuela's opposition leader committed the "ultimate sin": She accepted the Nobel Peace prize.
“If she had turned it down and said, ‘I can’t accept it because it’s Donald Trump’s,’ she’d be the president of Venezuela today,” one said.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
“If she had turned it down and said, ‘I can’t accept it because it’s Donald Trump’s,’ she’d be the president of Venezuela today,” one said.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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“If a woman dares to show herself in public in any way, then she can and will be sexually harassed with the aid of genAI-driven tools that can easily turn her face into highly realistic pornography” is an absolute red-alarm human rights disaster
The end goal of Grok sexual harassment is to make women afraid to be visible. It’s a punishment for daring to exist in a way the perpetrators can’t control. There’s no one solution to this, because the problem isn’t just technological. It’s cultural. It’s misogyny. This is just one expression of it.
January 5, 2026 at 3:02 AM
“If a woman dares to show herself in public in any way, then she can and will be sexually harassed with the aid of genAI-driven tools that can easily turn her face into highly realistic pornography” is an absolute red-alarm human rights disaster
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This is the inspiration I needed today 💚
January 4, 2026 at 7:26 PM
This is the inspiration I needed today 💚
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head of chiquita banana wanting to ask the forbidden question now that trump is overthrowing governments for oil companies
January 5, 2026 at 3:00 AM
head of chiquita banana wanting to ask the forbidden question now that trump is overthrowing governments for oil companies
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As a teenager, Marco Rubio worked for his brother-in-law Orlando Cicilia in an import and sale business of exotic animals. It was a front for moving nearly half a million pounds of cocaine and marijuana
Maureen Tkacik
prospect.org/2025/12/23/n...
Maureen Tkacik
prospect.org/2025/12/23/n...
The Narco-Terrorist Elite - The American Prospect
Why is Marco Rubio so hell-bent on making Iran-Contra again?
prospect.org
January 5, 2026 at 2:38 AM
As a teenager, Marco Rubio worked for his brother-in-law Orlando Cicilia in an import and sale business of exotic animals. It was a front for moving nearly half a million pounds of cocaine and marijuana
Maureen Tkacik
prospect.org/2025/12/23/n...
Maureen Tkacik
prospect.org/2025/12/23/n...
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A whole thesis can be written on George Washington’s “Do you want kings again? Because this is how you get kings.” and Sam Vimes’ “Humans are predisposed to bend at the knee and we need fight against this instinct to our last breath.”
January 4, 2026 at 2:40 PM
A whole thesis can be written on George Washington’s “Do you want kings again? Because this is how you get kings.” and Sam Vimes’ “Humans are predisposed to bend at the knee and we need fight against this instinct to our last breath.”
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A beautiful maki-e inro—perfect for the start of the Year of the Horse🐴
Inro with Design of Five Playing Horses / The MET
Inro with Design of Five Playing Horses / The MET
January 5, 2026 at 3:43 AM
A beautiful maki-e inro—perfect for the start of the Year of the Horse🐴
Inro with Design of Five Playing Horses / The MET
Inro with Design of Five Playing Horses / The MET
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January 5, 2026 at 12:50 AM
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Having a long pointy beak is all well and good until your dinner gets stuck on the end of it 🐠🗡️
Anhinga in Audubon Park, New Orleans, December 2025
#birds
Anhinga in Audubon Park, New Orleans, December 2025
#birds
January 4, 2026 at 8:26 PM
Having a long pointy beak is all well and good until your dinner gets stuck on the end of it 🐠🗡️
Anhinga in Audubon Park, New Orleans, December 2025
#birds
Anhinga in Audubon Park, New Orleans, December 2025
#birds
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Stunning rainbow Iridescent fused glass coasters with black powder printed fern leaves design. Each handmade and unique with gold, blue and red iridescent colours.
#handmade #honedecor #shopindie
samphireglass.etsy.com/listing/4362...
#handmade #honedecor #shopindie
samphireglass.etsy.com/listing/4362...
January 5, 2026 at 12:01 AM
Stunning rainbow Iridescent fused glass coasters with black powder printed fern leaves design. Each handmade and unique with gold, blue and red iridescent colours.
#handmade #honedecor #shopindie
samphireglass.etsy.com/listing/4362...
#handmade #honedecor #shopindie
samphireglass.etsy.com/listing/4362...
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As someone wrestling with a parent's home care, blaming tax regs for the rising costs struck me as a weird take. Then I learned it came from a former House Republican Policy Committee analyst whose recent work includes an attack on minimum wage laws and a piece titled "There Is Only Male and Female"
"Inflation eased this past year, but not for everything: In-home elder care costs surged by nearly 10 percent, which is more than three times the overall inflation rate," Carrie Lukas writes.
"Brace for continued double-digit price increases without policy change." https://wapo.st/48IM47d
"Brace for continued double-digit price increases without policy change." https://wapo.st/48IM47d
January 4, 2026 at 11:41 PM
As someone wrestling with a parent's home care, blaming tax regs for the rising costs struck me as a weird take. Then I learned it came from a former House Republican Policy Committee analyst whose recent work includes an attack on minimum wage laws and a piece titled "There Is Only Male and Female"
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January 4, 2026 at 11:08 PM
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January 4, 2026 at 11:36 PM
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Thankful that we have people and communities on here that find and debunk a lot of this truth distortion due to these cursed GenAI things looking so real.
Sadly, this means we need to pass this education onwards to people who are polarized by such media and lack the critical analysis skills.
Sadly, this means we need to pass this education onwards to people who are polarized by such media and lack the critical analysis skills.
This video, viewed millions of times on TikTok, Facebook and X, claims to show Venezuelans taking to the street to thank the US for detaining Maduro.
But the video is a combination of four AI-generated clips and was first posted on TikTok by a user who frequently shares AI videos. It's not real.
But the video is a combination of four AI-generated clips and was first posted on TikTok by a user who frequently shares AI videos. It's not real.
January 4, 2026 at 11:12 PM
Thankful that we have people and communities on here that find and debunk a lot of this truth distortion due to these cursed GenAI things looking so real.
Sadly, this means we need to pass this education onwards to people who are polarized by such media and lack the critical analysis skills.
Sadly, this means we need to pass this education onwards to people who are polarized by such media and lack the critical analysis skills.
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A really sad follow-up to this story — Alexis Erlinmeyer, one of the trans federal intelligence workers who was fired, has died of a pulmonary embolism. She was 31. Her family is burying her under her deadname, so friends are fundraising for an accurate memorial: www.gofundme.com/f/in-memory-...
NEW—In late Feb, Chris Rufo published leaked chats between queer/trans employees at US intel agencies. Then Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard said she’d fire all involved.
I spoke to chat members who were fired, are on admin leave, and who kept their jobs about the new lavender scare:
I spoke to chat members who were fired, are on admin leave, and who kept their jobs about the new lavender scare:
Queer intel officers targeted by top secret chat leak get their chance to speak
Chris Rufo published the chats. Staffers say a new "lavender scare" is upon us.
www.thehandbasket.co
January 4, 2026 at 10:24 PM
A really sad follow-up to this story — Alexis Erlinmeyer, one of the trans federal intelligence workers who was fired, has died of a pulmonary embolism. She was 31. Her family is burying her under her deadname, so friends are fundraising for an accurate memorial: www.gofundme.com/f/in-memory-...
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I just love it when Red-breasted Nuthatches do this
January 4, 2026 at 11:20 PM
I just love it when Red-breasted Nuthatches do this
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"Days before 16-year-old Kevin was expected to graduate from Francis T. Maloney HS in Meriden, federal officials detained him in Hartford & moved him to an ICE facility in TX. After 6 months in detention he returned home to a standing ovation from community members"
www.ctpublic.org/news/2025-12...
www.ctpublic.org/news/2025-12...
Meriden teen is back home for Christmas, after six months in detention at an ICE facility
The Meriden community welcomes home a teen who was detained for six months at a federal ICE facility.
www.ctpublic.org
January 4, 2026 at 11:29 PM
"Days before 16-year-old Kevin was expected to graduate from Francis T. Maloney HS in Meriden, federal officials detained him in Hartford & moved him to an ICE facility in TX. After 6 months in detention he returned home to a standing ovation from community members"
www.ctpublic.org/news/2025-12...
www.ctpublic.org/news/2025-12...
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*reads study after study showing the best way to help communities is to give anyone who needs it straight cash*
WaPo editorial board: what if we just ignore all that and continue the system we’ve done for decades now that we know is really inefficient?
WaPo editorial board: what if we just ignore all that and continue the system we’ve done for decades now that we know is really inefficient?
No. No. No.
Punitive processes make narrowly targeted programs *less* efficient and *more* costly. Because more scrutiny requires more bureaucracy.
Punitive processes also make it *less* likely that people will get aid for which they qualify. Because of the roadblocks and stigma scrutiny creates.
Punitive processes make narrowly targeted programs *less* efficient and *more* costly. Because more scrutiny requires more bureaucracy.
Punitive processes also make it *less* likely that people will get aid for which they qualify. Because of the roadblocks and stigma scrutiny creates.
January 4, 2026 at 10:37 PM
*reads study after study showing the best way to help communities is to give anyone who needs it straight cash*
WaPo editorial board: what if we just ignore all that and continue the system we’ve done for decades now that we know is really inefficient?
WaPo editorial board: what if we just ignore all that and continue the system we’ve done for decades now that we know is really inefficient?
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If you accuse people of AI use for using em dashes, then you really need to go read some books because AI only uses em dashes BECAUSE AUTHORS USE THEM
Genuine question for those who know...
Does anyone else get weirded out when they see people accuse others of using generative AI for writing because the author uses Em dashes? As in (—).
Does anyone else get weirded out when they see people accuse others of using generative AI for writing because the author uses Em dashes? As in (—).
January 4, 2026 at 10:57 PM
If you accuse people of AI use for using em dashes, then you really need to go read some books because AI only uses em dashes BECAUSE AUTHORS USE THEM
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January 4, 2026 at 10:55 PM