Chris Tebbens
@christebbens.bsky.social
Loving birds, fighting for libraries, finding the intersectionality between them and socialism. 🌹
eBird profile: https://ebird.org/profile/MTc0MjkyOA/
eBird profile: https://ebird.org/profile/MTc0MjkyOA/
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It ain’t over til Minnesota has ICE’s battle flag
February 12, 2026 at 2:18 PM
It ain’t over til Minnesota has ICE’s battle flag
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"The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command."
Homan: "ICE is a legitimate federal law enforcement agency. We're not out scouring the streets to disappear people or deny people their civil rights or due process."
February 12, 2026 at 2:22 PM
"The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command."
Time for the annual round of "I don't know why this is listed as rare, I see it all the time" eBird comments due to Feeder Watch.
February 12, 2026 at 2:45 PM
Time for the annual round of "I don't know why this is listed as rare, I see it all the time" eBird comments due to Feeder Watch.
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Fun new project on Google search trends and birds by Nadieh Bremer and Emily Barone:
searchingforbirds.visualcinnamon.com
The illustrations are ❤️
searchingforbirds.visualcinnamon.com
The illustrations are ❤️
Searching for Birds
An interactive story about the birds that capture our curiosity, told through data, visuals and illustrations
searchingforbirds.visualcinnamon.com
February 12, 2026 at 2:11 PM
Fun new project on Google search trends and birds by Nadieh Bremer and Emily Barone:
searchingforbirds.visualcinnamon.com
The illustrations are ❤️
searchingforbirds.visualcinnamon.com
The illustrations are ❤️
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having your city noticed by the president is now a natural disaster on par with a hurricane or major flood
February 11, 2026 at 2:12 PM
having your city noticed by the president is now a natural disaster on par with a hurricane or major flood
LinkedIn Slop of the Day: someone listed the price to build a data center at $500M, and then dropped a gofundme link.
February 11, 2026 at 4:17 PM
LinkedIn Slop of the Day: someone listed the price to build a data center at $500M, and then dropped a gofundme link.
The mayor of the village I used to live in has cited the fact that high schoolers text him that they love him as proof that he is doing a good job.
February 10, 2026 at 7:02 PM
The mayor of the village I used to live in has cited the fact that high schoolers text him that they love him as proof that he is doing a good job.
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“The proper response to objections about certain books isn’t fewer books, but more,” said Pastor Melissa Sternhagen of St. Paul’s Congregational United Church of Christ in Oskaloosa.
Library Board to appeal directly to county supervisors
OSKALOOSA — An overflow crowd of concerned residents urged the Oskaloosa Public Library Board of Trustees on Monday not to restrict any books from its collection, even in the face
buff.ly
February 10, 2026 at 3:00 PM
“The proper response to objections about certain books isn’t fewer books, but more,” said Pastor Melissa Sternhagen of St. Paul’s Congregational United Church of Christ in Oskaloosa.
Biggest Week registration opens in 10 days?!?
February 10, 2026 at 2:24 PM
Biggest Week registration opens in 10 days?!?
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It is impossible to assault a robot and people who interfere with or damage property are not assailants.
Chicago’s autonomous delivery robots are getting into scrapes with humans, per city records we obtained via FOIA. with @robertchannick.bsky.social
www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/09/f...
www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/09/f...
February 9, 2026 at 5:54 PM
It is impossible to assault a robot and people who interfere with or damage property are not assailants.
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February 9, 2026 at 4:05 PM
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Very proud to announce the opening of the @uaw.org Local 1975 records here at the @reutherlibrary.bsky.social. This collection comes from the union local representing clerical workers at Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti.
Learn more: archives.wayne.edu/repositories...
Learn more: archives.wayne.edu/repositories...
February 6, 2026 at 8:55 PM
Very proud to announce the opening of the @uaw.org Local 1975 records here at the @reutherlibrary.bsky.social. This collection comes from the union local representing clerical workers at Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti.
Learn more: archives.wayne.edu/repositories...
Learn more: archives.wayne.edu/repositories...
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Rip out your Ring doorbell RN, jfc
February 9, 2026 at 2:08 AM
Rip out your Ring doorbell RN, jfc
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2026 Olympic ski jumpers right before their turn:
February 8, 2026 at 3:44 AM
2026 Olympic ski jumpers right before their turn:
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another year of us not running a super bowl ad
February 6, 2026 at 7:42 PM
another year of us not running a super bowl ad
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Democratic Socialists of America — We are at 100,000 members!
🌹 dsausa.org/join
🌹 dsausa.org/join
February 7, 2026 at 6:55 PM
Democratic Socialists of America — We are at 100,000 members!
🌹 dsausa.org/join
🌹 dsausa.org/join
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Can't say it enough, if you are going to build ANYTHING, you are going to be criticized much more than you will be praised. Do not be deterred. Build what you want to exist. Find your people and seek their counsel. Keep it moving.
February 7, 2026 at 5:10 PM
Can't say it enough, if you are going to build ANYTHING, you are going to be criticized much more than you will be praised. Do not be deterred. Build what you want to exist. Find your people and seek their counsel. Keep it moving.
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I'm sorry the guy changing the rules on the fly is named what
I stand with County Executive Calvin Ball as he signs emergency legislation today prohibiting privately owned buildings from being used as ICE detention centers.
Howard County chose dignity, accountability, and its people. Tune into our event now:
bit.ly/4a2VtHw
Howard County chose dignity, accountability, and its people. Tune into our event now:
bit.ly/4a2VtHw
Redirecting...
bit.ly
February 7, 2026 at 2:34 PM
I'm sorry the guy changing the rules on the fly is named what
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Good morning from Michigan’s most architecturally significant building.
February 7, 2026 at 1:24 PM
Good morning from Michigan’s most architecturally significant building.
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Metry and her husband of 4 years go to DHS to get their I-130 in motion. "Good news" a DHS employee told them, the form to start her naturalization was approved.
DHS employee asks the husband to follow him through a secure door. When it locks behind him, ICE detains his wife to deport her.
DHS employee asks the husband to follow him through a secure door. When it locks behind him, ICE detains his wife to deport her.
EXCLUSIVE: Terez Metry was 13 when her family fled to Tennessee from Egypt in 2011. Then, they left her behind. She only recently discovered she had an order of removal from 2011. But she was following the legal path to citizenship. On Monday, at a routine DHS meeting, Metry was detained.
Immigration process turns sour for an Antioch woman - Nashville Banner
Terez Metry, a dental assistant in Middle Tennessee with no criminal history, was detained by ICE during an interview as she followed legal steps toward citizenship.
nashvillebanner.com
February 6, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Metry and her husband of 4 years go to DHS to get their I-130 in motion. "Good news" a DHS employee told them, the form to start her naturalization was approved.
DHS employee asks the husband to follow him through a secure door. When it locks behind him, ICE detains his wife to deport her.
DHS employee asks the husband to follow him through a secure door. When it locks behind him, ICE detains his wife to deport her.
I don’t know why he ran, but it doesn’t matter. The use of force by police, including shooting of an unarmed person, is an extension of the environment that ICE operates in. We need to break the entire system down to its core.
Fair winds and following seas.
Fair winds and following seas.
Man killed by Washtenaw County deputies identified as veteran, laser technician
John Andrew Jenuwine of St. Clair County has been identified as the unarmed man shot and killed by police in Ypsilanti in January.
www.easternecho.com
February 7, 2026 at 3:14 AM
I don’t know why he ran, but it doesn’t matter. The use of force by police, including shooting of an unarmed person, is an extension of the environment that ICE operates in. We need to break the entire system down to its core.
Fair winds and following seas.
Fair winds and following seas.
If you are lucky enough to have a bookmobile in your library system, it is a branch that goes to people that may not be able to regularly visit your stationary branches. Stop in and say hi to your bookmobile soon!
HAPPY 18TH BIRTHDAY to our favorite set of wheels! 🎉🚌 Hear from our Head of Outreach Services about all the amazing work the bookmobile does in our community—from storytime stops to bridging the digital divide. Here's to 18 years of bringing the library to YOU! 💙
February 7, 2026 at 12:35 AM
If you are lucky enough to have a bookmobile in your library system, it is a branch that goes to people that may not be able to regularly visit your stationary branches. Stop in and say hi to your bookmobile soon!
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HAPPY 18TH BIRTHDAY to our favorite set of wheels! 🎉🚌 Hear from our Head of Outreach Services about all the amazing work the bookmobile does in our community—from storytime stops to bridging the digital divide. Here's to 18 years of bringing the library to YOU! 💙
February 6, 2026 at 11:10 PM
HAPPY 18TH BIRTHDAY to our favorite set of wheels! 🎉🚌 Hear from our Head of Outreach Services about all the amazing work the bookmobile does in our community—from storytime stops to bridging the digital divide. Here's to 18 years of bringing the library to YOU! 💙