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birdgrl.bsky.social
@birdgrl.bsky.social
Wild bird enthusiast, native plant advocate, lover of books.
Black Skimmer
New Jersey Shore
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June 16, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Blue Grosbeak
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May 29, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Palm warbler April 24,2025 in PA
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April 25, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Spring ephemerals at Mt. Cuba Estate in DE:
Trilliums, Mayapples, Large-flowered bellwort. The trillium garden alone is with the trip.
April 7, 2025 at 2:52 AM
First of year Eastern Towhee with a sunflower seed.
Ashland Nature Center, DE
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April 7, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Female blue bird checking out a nest box.
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April 5, 2025 at 4:38 AM
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Dear CDC friends. Today was the most foolish of April Fool's days. We have not just lost jobs. With entire teams and offices being cut, we have lost vast amounts of institutional knowledge. Take the time you need to grieve. Then join your fired colleagues in the fight.

www.firedbutfighting.com
Fired But Fighting
www.firedbutfighting.com
April 2, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Brown creeper
April 2,2025
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April 3, 2025 at 12:12 AM
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This 👇

"Reimagining public health is essential. But tearing it down with no plan to rebuild isn’t transformation. It’s sabotage." via @kkjetelina.bsky.social

yourlocalepidemiologist.substack.com/p/why-we-kee...
Why we keep going
Today thousands of health workers at the CDC and FDA lost their jobs—effective immediately.
yourlocalepidemiologist.substack.com
April 2, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Harlequin Duck
Long Beach Island NJ 3/8/25
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March 10, 2025 at 12:25 AM
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March 2, 2025 at 7:46 PM
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Another strong woman speaks
the TRUTH…
March 3, 2025 at 12:12 AM
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March 1, 2025 at 2:43 AM
February 24, 2025 at 11:39 PM
February 20, 2025 at 2:11 AM
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"Tyranny requires your fear and your silence and your compliance. Democracy requires your courage." -- @govpritzker.illinois.gov
February 19, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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Money talks
We got a Costco membership for the first time in our lives today. They asked why & I said because treat your workers well, you value diversity, & you didn’t cave in to authoritarian demands. He said: “We’ve been getting lots of folks saying that, thanks for joining.”

Who needs a gallon of ketchup?
February 16, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Peek a boo! Red- bellied woodpecker peeking out of a hole.
February 15, 2025 at 8:19 PM
February 15, 2025 at 8:18 PM
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Gutting USAID threatens billions of dollars for U.S. farms and businesses. U.S. businesses that sold goods and services to USAID are in limbo, including American farms dealing in rice, wheat and soybeans purchased as food aid.
Gutting USAID threatens billions of dollars for U.S. farms, businesses
U.S. businesses that sold goods and services to USAID are in limbo, including American farms dealing in rice, wheat and soybeans.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 6, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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February 6, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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So honored to be a part of the #afrofuturism collective with these incredible folks. Getting to weave fiction with my love of nature and community is truly a dream realized.
ABC & Re:wild are proud to announce the inaugural Afrofuturism Collective!

The Collective’s nine members will independently and collectively examine how stories, lifeways, technologies, and concepts from the African diaspora might influence biodiversity conservation and habitat stewardship. 🐦
February 6, 2025 at 6:11 PM
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NEW: A 25-year-old with ties to Elon Musk has direct access and admin privileges to the federal payment system.

w/ @telliotter.bsky.social, @dmehro.bsky.social, and @timmarchman.bsky.social:
A 25-Year-Old With Elon Musk Ties Has Direct Access to the Federal Payment System
The Bureau of the Fiscal Service is a sleepy part of the Treasury Department. It’s also where, sources say, a 25-year-old engineer tied to Elon Musk has admin privileges over the code that controls So...
www.wired.com
February 4, 2025 at 6:05 AM
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If you believe your personal data has been compromised (for example, by being accessed by non-government staff), you can file a Data Breach Complaint here www.ic3.gov/CrimeInfo/Da...

I hope they are prepared for the flood of complaints that could come in as a result of Musk's takeover of fed data
Data Breach - Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3)LockCloseFacebookX (Twitter)YouTubeFlickrLinkedInInstagram
www.ic3.gov
February 2, 2025 at 7:24 PM