Steph' Thorpe
@stephbirdart.bsky.social
Artist who paints the waifs and stray birds that arrive in the UK. Modelmaker, gardener and Derby County fan. 🚫No AI🚫
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Steph' Thorpe
@stephbirdart.bsky.social
· Jun 25
Not a bad first rarity through my new #Leica #Ultravids The @flamboroughbird.bsky.social Song Sparrow.
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Queen Máxima of the Netherlands enlisted in the Dutch Army as a reservist, the Royal House said, because the country’s security “can no longer be taken for granted.”
Dutch Queen Joins the Military
Queen Máxima of the Netherlands enlisted as a reservist, the Royal House said, because the country’s security “can no longer be taken for granted.”
nyti.ms
February 5, 2026 at 4:00 AM
Queen Máxima of the Netherlands enlisted in the Dutch Army as a reservist, the Royal House said, because the country’s security “can no longer be taken for granted.”
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400k whistles shipped since mid-December and 100k since Sunday. Whistle Goblins Forever.
WE DID IT! And @romancingthevote.com volunteer & @peculiarityshop.bsky.social artist @shivaniswriting.bsky.social is the one who tipped us over! 💓
February 5, 2026 at 2:59 AM
400k whistles shipped since mid-December and 100k since Sunday. Whistle Goblins Forever.
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I think one thing people outside Minnesota don't understand is that after Good and Pretti were killed by feds while observing, the most normal people you could imagine have made peace with the fact that they could be next, and they are still out there because they say it's the right thing to do.
“If I am killed doing this, throw my body at the White House, martyr the shit out of me & raise hell. Do not be sad. Do not think I would do anything differently. I would do it over & over again — this is too important to sit down & shut up and not do anything.” www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
Pursued by federal agents, suburban ICE observers remain resolved
After a frightening pursuit by federal agents, suburban ICE observers say fear hasn’t stopped them from protecting their communities.
www.mprnews.org
February 4, 2026 at 4:30 PM
I think one thing people outside Minnesota don't understand is that after Good and Pretti were killed by feds while observing, the most normal people you could imagine have made peace with the fact that they could be next, and they are still out there because they say it's the right thing to do.
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When New START expires at midnight, nothing can legally stop the Trump regime from dramatically increasing the number of operationally deployed nuclear weapons, especially on ICBMs and SLBMs. Within months, it could easily surge the number of such warheads by uploading MIRVs from the reserve force.
February 4, 2026 at 11:34 PM
When New START expires at midnight, nothing can legally stop the Trump regime from dramatically increasing the number of operationally deployed nuclear weapons, especially on ICBMs and SLBMs. Within months, it could easily surge the number of such warheads by uploading MIRVs from the reserve force.
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Tulsi called Donald after the raid and put him on speaker phone with the FBI agents conducting the active investigation. You bet it was coordinated.
February 4, 2026 at 11:00 PM
Tulsi called Donald after the raid and put him on speaker phone with the FBI agents conducting the active investigation. You bet it was coordinated.
😂🤣😂
Westboro Baptist Church tried to make an Anti-Luigi Mangione poster but it just looks like Luigi is threatening billionaires and goes unironically hard af
February 4, 2026 at 10:15 PM
😂🤣😂
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INBOX: Robert McCartney, who worked for 39 years at The Washington Post, including as a Metro columnist and editor, before retiring in 2021, claims on X that he has heard the Post has laid off *all* its photojournalists.
February 4, 2026 at 9:05 PM
INBOX: Robert McCartney, who worked for 39 years at The Washington Post, including as a Metro columnist and editor, before retiring in 2021, claims on X that he has heard the Post has laid off *all* its photojournalists.
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INBOX: Washington Post Ukraine Correspondent Lizzie Johnson announces that she has been laid off in the middle of a below-freezing war zone without power, heat, or running water.
February 4, 2026 at 5:11 PM
INBOX: Washington Post Ukraine Correspondent Lizzie Johnson announces that she has been laid off in the middle of a below-freezing war zone without power, heat, or running water.
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California Fetid Adderstongues blooming in Forestville this week. Their scent reminds me of raw meat, which draws in their fungus gnat pollinators.💚
Plant info. here...
calscape.org/Scoliopus-bi...
#WildflowerWednesday #NativePlants #CaliforniaNativePlants #NaturePhotos #iNat #Bloomscrolling 📷🌱
Plant info. here...
calscape.org/Scoliopus-bi...
#WildflowerWednesday #NativePlants #CaliforniaNativePlants #NaturePhotos #iNat #Bloomscrolling 📷🌱
February 4, 2026 at 7:14 PM
California Fetid Adderstongues blooming in Forestville this week. Their scent reminds me of raw meat, which draws in their fungus gnat pollinators.💚
Plant info. here...
calscape.org/Scoliopus-bi...
#WildflowerWednesday #NativePlants #CaliforniaNativePlants #NaturePhotos #iNat #Bloomscrolling 📷🌱
Plant info. here...
calscape.org/Scoliopus-bi...
#WildflowerWednesday #NativePlants #CaliforniaNativePlants #NaturePhotos #iNat #Bloomscrolling 📷🌱
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Just finished updating the wishlists of our network of 3D printers who print & ship safety whistles all over the country to folks who look out for their neighbors.
Wanna help? We have 2 printers who are running low and an entire network who always needs more support: linktr.ee/WhistleWishL...
Wanna help? We have 2 printers who are running low and an entire network who always needs more support: linktr.ee/WhistleWishL...
WhistleWishLists | Linktree
We're the Whistle Avengers. We turn each spool of filament into 400-700 whistles which we send out into the world. Sponsor whistles in your favorite colors!
linktr.ee
February 4, 2026 at 9:03 PM
Just finished updating the wishlists of our network of 3D printers who print & ship safety whistles all over the country to folks who look out for their neighbors.
Wanna help? We have 2 printers who are running low and an entire network who always needs more support: linktr.ee/WhistleWishL...
Wanna help? We have 2 printers who are running low and an entire network who always needs more support: linktr.ee/WhistleWishL...
Wonder if analysis of the call would help absolutely nail the ID or are all grackle calls of this type the same 🤔🤔
I’ve not mentioned the #patchbirding great-tailed grackle for a couple of days 😉
Tricky to catch up with during the day as can be anywhere on industrial estate
Pre roost best anytime after 4pm at the mo in the 2 copse
Came in at 16.20 tonight was there for a good 45 mins til roost
Tricky to catch up with during the day as can be anywhere on industrial estate
Pre roost best anytime after 4pm at the mo in the 2 copse
Came in at 16.20 tonight was there for a good 45 mins til roost
February 4, 2026 at 9:06 PM
Wonder if analysis of the call would help absolutely nail the ID or are all grackle calls of this type the same 🤔🤔
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There is a malignant tree in the graveyard of St. Mary of the Three Crowns at Danebury that always wakes when storm darkens the day to the point lanterns are needed. Bone-fed and cursed, its hiss can be heard above the wind. Its scraping words wish only doom to men. – #CLNolan
February 3, 2026 at 2:03 PM
There is a malignant tree in the graveyard of St. Mary of the Three Crowns at Danebury that always wakes when storm darkens the day to the point lanterns are needed. Bone-fed and cursed, its hiss can be heard above the wind. Its scraping words wish only doom to men. – #CLNolan
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#Minneapolis Personal Me: This is so much b.s. This AM, neighbors on my friend’s block foiled a kidnapping despite being assaulted and gassed. A school bus driver had to block the door to keep them from entering the bus while they were at it. 4 legal observers were kidnapped near us yesterday. 😡
Homan in Minneapolis: "Effective immediately, we will draw down 700 people effective today."
February 4, 2026 at 4:23 PM
#Minneapolis Personal Me: This is so much b.s. This AM, neighbors on my friend’s block foiled a kidnapping despite being assaulted and gassed. A school bus driver had to block the door to keep them from entering the bus while they were at it. 4 legal observers were kidnapped near us yesterday. 😡
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Remember her name: Aliya Rahman
Her testimony is everything and it deserves to be heard, by everyone. Decide for yourself.
It’s powerful. It’s gut-wrenching. And no one should have to survive what she did.
ICE MUST GO‼️
Her testimony is everything and it deserves to be heard, by everyone. Decide for yourself.
It’s powerful. It’s gut-wrenching. And no one should have to survive what she did.
ICE MUST GO‼️
February 3, 2026 at 10:10 PM
Remember her name: Aliya Rahman
Her testimony is everything and it deserves to be heard, by everyone. Decide for yourself.
It’s powerful. It’s gut-wrenching. And no one should have to survive what she did.
ICE MUST GO‼️
Her testimony is everything and it deserves to be heard, by everyone. Decide for yourself.
It’s powerful. It’s gut-wrenching. And no one should have to survive what she did.
ICE MUST GO‼️
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KAITLAN COLLINS: What would say to Epstein survivo---
TRUMP: You are so bad. You are the worst report. No wonder CNN has no ratings. She's a young woman. I don't think I've ever seen you smile. They should be ashamed of you.
TRUMP: You are so bad. You are the worst report. No wonder CNN has no ratings. She's a young woman. I don't think I've ever seen you smile. They should be ashamed of you.
February 3, 2026 at 9:59 PM
KAITLAN COLLINS: What would say to Epstein survivo---
TRUMP: You are so bad. You are the worst report. No wonder CNN has no ratings. She's a young woman. I don't think I've ever seen you smile. They should be ashamed of you.
TRUMP: You are so bad. You are the worst report. No wonder CNN has no ratings. She's a young woman. I don't think I've ever seen you smile. They should be ashamed of you.
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These people are terrorists. Full stop.
Fucking surreal that people dressed like this and carrying assault rifles are permitted to kidnap people off our streets
February 4, 2026 at 1:00 AM
These people are terrorists. Full stop.
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I love this interview with Zack.
He’s so in tune with everything that’s wrong and should be prioritised, that also happens not to be a private equity motivated.
He’s so in tune with everything that’s wrong and should be prioritised, that also happens not to be a private equity motivated.
What Happens When You Underfund Education with Daniel Kebede and Zack Polanskip
February 3, 2026 at 11:27 PM
I love this interview with Zack.
He’s so in tune with everything that’s wrong and should be prioritised, that also happens not to be a private equity motivated.
He’s so in tune with everything that’s wrong and should be prioritised, that also happens not to be a private equity motivated.
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Do not drink raw (unpasteurised) milk.
A newborn baby has died in New Mexico from a Listeria infection that state health officials say was likely contracted from raw (unpasteurized) milk that the baby’s mother drank during pregnancy.
Newborn dies after mother drinks raw milk during pregnancy
Raw milk is promoted by anti-vaccine Health Secretary Kennedy.
arstechnica.com
February 4, 2026 at 7:50 AM
Do not drink raw (unpasteurised) milk.
I absolutely love this!
February 4, 2026 at 7:34 AM
I absolutely love this!
I've lost my confidence for going out any distance since I was ill. And I have no idea how to get it back😢😢😢
I was supposed to go out today, and I cannot😢
February 4, 2026 at 7:23 AM
I've lost my confidence for going out any distance since I was ill. And I have no idea how to get it back😢😢😢
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Fascism wants you to believe that you are alone. That you are isolated. That the feelings you have are yours and nobody else has them because everybody is too afraid to speak.
But love is stronger than fascism. Community is stronger than fascism.
But love is stronger than fascism. Community is stronger than fascism.
February 4, 2026 at 2:51 AM
Fascism wants you to believe that you are alone. That you are isolated. That the feelings you have are yours and nobody else has them because everybody is too afraid to speak.
But love is stronger than fascism. Community is stronger than fascism.
But love is stronger than fascism. Community is stronger than fascism.
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Okay, look, I wanna say something about this, because I know a lot of people are like "oh look the weird nerds are having a Day" and yes, we are.
But this is not really about 3D printing so much as it is about community.
But this is not really about 3D printing so much as it is about community.
![lena
@lenazun.bsky.social
· 1m
a little annoyed that 3d printer bfs [gender neutral] all over the country have been validated by the whistles. it's as if the revolution had suddenly needed all the weird cables they're holding onto. you know what i mean.
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dan sinker
@dansinker.com
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We're three days into February and have shipped almost 80,000 whistles to all comers, across the US, for free, because we all keep us safe. linktr.ee/3Dwhistles](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:x4qyokjtdzgl7gmqhsw4ajqj/bafkreiarny2sgn2o2lrsffs54ph2lmis2ayjx2etuo6hdxnr7f7zfz7lyy@jpeg)
February 4, 2026 at 2:42 AM
Okay, look, I wanna say something about this, because I know a lot of people are like "oh look the weird nerds are having a Day" and yes, we are.
But this is not really about 3D printing so much as it is about community.
But this is not really about 3D printing so much as it is about community.