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/
Made some beer braised beef and onions for dinner. Damn tasty!
February 15, 2026 at 3:47 AM
Made some beer braised beef and onions for dinner. Damn tasty!
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Voice of an economist that loves immigration: This Mourning Dove demonstrates that newcomers enrich our shared spaces, boosting the vibrancy and productivity of local ecosystems with every visit to the feeder.
#birds
#birds
February 15, 2026 at 1:30 AM
Voice of an economist that loves immigration: This Mourning Dove demonstrates that newcomers enrich our shared spaces, boosting the vibrancy and productivity of local ecosystems with every visit to the feeder.
#birds
#birds
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lol this is gonna burst so fucking hard
February 14, 2026 at 11:47 PM
lol this is gonna burst so fucking hard
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My old stats; doesn't really bode well if no one has finished loop one yet (historically, only 4% of runners who finished loop 1 after 9 hours would go on to finish all 5 loops) #bm100
February 14, 2026 at 8:02 PM
My old stats; doesn't really bode well if no one has finished loop one yet (historically, only 4% of runners who finished loop 1 after 9 hours would go on to finish all 5 loops) #bm100
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Obviously this is who we have always been, that is a given... but the fact that people who did not know that are out here, protesting for the first time, in actual tears?
They have lost complete control of this narrative, man.
They have lost complete control of this narrative, man.
Yesterday morning kids were sent running from their bus stop in panic because ICE showed up. This guy at today’s ICE Out of Lindenwold protest is a must watch 😭. @maddow.bsky.social
February 14, 2026 at 4:40 PM
Obviously this is who we have always been, that is a given... but the fact that people who did not know that are out here, protesting for the first time, in actual tears?
They have lost complete control of this narrative, man.
They have lost complete control of this narrative, man.
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Happy Valentine's Day to everyone who isn't a Nazi, and especially to the trekkies.
February 14, 2026 at 2:13 PM
Happy Valentine's Day to everyone who isn't a Nazi, and especially to the trekkies.
All the sickos gonna be annoying the next few days with #bm100 happening. I was actually thinking about it earlier this week, but thought it was way too early in the year.
After a brief memorial, laz lit the cigarette at 6:00am. The 2026 Barkley Marathons has begun. #BM100
February 14, 2026 at 1:54 PM
All the sickos gonna be annoying the next few days with #bm100 happening. I was actually thinking about it earlier this week, but thought it was way too early in the year.
"The work that we do has real consequences, and the work that we don't do has even bigger consequences."
🔥 “To me, when we're talking about what justice looks like, it's ultimately getting to a place where every single fascist agent and the leaders that directed them to do what they did are held accountable to the highest degree of the law. And that means prosecution.”
"The day of accountability will come": Rep. Delia Ramirez on abolishing and prosecuting DHS
The Handbasket spoke with the congresswoman who called out ICE long before it was popular.
www.thehandbasket.co
February 14, 2026 at 3:14 AM
"The work that we do has real consequences, and the work that we don't do has even bigger consequences."
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Sticker in Ypsilanti, MI
February 10, 2026 at 8:12 PM
Sticker in Ypsilanti, MI
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Someone in whistle chat called people saying “I love your work, but I just thought of this other, different work you should be doing too” idea fairies and it’s so accurate. Don’t be an idea fairy unless you’re also going to be the project planning and volunteer coordination fairy.
a wonder, how many people will say “look at everything you’re doing, amazing! can you also do this totally different thing, for free, which I am getting paid to do?”
February 13, 2026 at 2:01 PM
Someone in whistle chat called people saying “I love your work, but I just thought of this other, different work you should be doing too” idea fairies and it’s so accurate. Don’t be an idea fairy unless you’re also going to be the project planning and volunteer coordination fairy.
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sharing this as if it just happened (this story is from eight years ago) really hides the important reminder that DHS was broken way before the current administration.
February 13, 2026 at 2:59 AM
sharing this as if it just happened (this story is from eight years ago) really hides the important reminder that DHS was broken way before the current administration.
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The University of Michigan has abandoned transgender kids and 18-year-olds - join us in calling for the Regents to act on our numerous demands.
Link: tinyurl.com/UMGACDemands26
We're rallying THIS THURSDAY (2/19) at 3:30pm in front of the Ruthven Building.
Link: tinyurl.com/UMGACDemands26
We're rallying THIS THURSDAY (2/19) at 3:30pm in front of the Ruthven Building.
February 13, 2026 at 2:43 AM
The University of Michigan has abandoned transgender kids and 18-year-olds - join us in calling for the Regents to act on our numerous demands.
Link: tinyurl.com/UMGACDemands26
We're rallying THIS THURSDAY (2/19) at 3:30pm in front of the Ruthven Building.
Link: tinyurl.com/UMGACDemands26
We're rallying THIS THURSDAY (2/19) at 3:30pm in front of the Ruthven Building.
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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
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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.