Tziva
@tziva.bsky.social
Nerd, martial artist, science enthusiast, vulture advocate. Posts are a mix of raptor rehabilitation & education, Jewish stuff, video games, body modification, cats, and whatever I'm mad at today. Sometimes I delete stuff.
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Tziva
@tziva.bsky.social
· Nov 14
The obligatation-follow-back etiquette is weird to me, regardless of followers. People should follow folks whose posts they think will add value to their feed and not take it personal if that isn't the case. I post a lot of niche stuff, so I totally get if those I follow do not care about that shit.
hello if I am following you do not have to follow me back
unless you really want to hear progressive jewish takes and see low quality photos of birds of prey, then have at it
unless you really want to hear progressive jewish takes and see low quality photos of birds of prey, then have at it
Every cat I've ever had has gotten a polite "they did well" from the vet (even if I know they were probably uncooperative) when handed back to me.
Except Miss Odette-the most gregarious, sweetest, calmest cat I've owned-who turns into a monster. Two different techs called her "extremely mad" today.
Except Miss Odette-the most gregarious, sweetest, calmest cat I've owned-who turns into a monster. Two different techs called her "extremely mad" today.
November 22, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Every cat I've ever had has gotten a polite "they did well" from the vet (even if I know they were probably uncooperative) when handed back to me.
Except Miss Odette-the most gregarious, sweetest, calmest cat I've owned-who turns into a monster. Two different techs called her "extremely mad" today.
Except Miss Odette-the most gregarious, sweetest, calmest cat I've owned-who turns into a monster. Two different techs called her "extremely mad" today.
Hey indie devs, if you're selling your co-op game on Steam, you should really offer a bundle for multiple copies! I am absolutely way more inclined to buy the game if I can snag copies to hand out to interested friends rather than trying to coordinate who is willing to buy and play what!
November 21, 2025 at 6:27 AM
Hey indie devs, if you're selling your co-op game on Steam, you should really offer a bundle for multiple copies! I am absolutely way more inclined to buy the game if I can snag copies to hand out to interested friends rather than trying to coordinate who is willing to buy and play what!
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On this #TransDayOfRemembrance, we honor and we remember all members of the trans community whose lives were violently cut short, and who should still be alive today.
May we all fight for, fight with, and support the trans community whenever and wherever they need it. #TDOR
May we all fight for, fight with, and support the trans community whenever and wherever they need it. #TDOR
November 20, 2025 at 10:13 PM
On this #TransDayOfRemembrance, we honor and we remember all members of the trans community whose lives were violently cut short, and who should still be alive today.
May we all fight for, fight with, and support the trans community whenever and wherever they need it. #TDOR
May we all fight for, fight with, and support the trans community whenever and wherever they need it. #TDOR
"I wonder if I can still log into my email address from 1995..."
Oh no
Oh no
November 20, 2025 at 8:49 PM
"I wonder if I can still log into my email address from 1995..."
Oh no
Oh no
ICE/CBP raids have escalated very dramatically in the last few weeks in my area. Practical action is important, but not gonna discount the satisfaction a good shirt brings either.
(shirt info in alt)
(shirt info in alt)
November 20, 2025 at 8:36 PM
ICE/CBP raids have escalated very dramatically in the last few weeks in my area. Practical action is important, but not gonna discount the satisfaction a good shirt brings either.
(shirt info in alt)
(shirt info in alt)
If the universe keeps sending me wayward toads, I will keep making them take photos with me before sending them safely on their way.
November 20, 2025 at 8:22 AM
If the universe keeps sending me wayward toads, I will keep making them take photos with me before sending them safely on their way.
I'm glad for y'all trying to be better, more forgiving people, but some folks need a reminder:
You cannot offer forgiveness to a person for behaviour that harmed someone else. That is something only the victims can do.
You cannot offer forgiveness to a person for behaviour that harmed someone else. That is something only the victims can do.
November 18, 2025 at 11:57 PM
I'm glad for y'all trying to be better, more forgiving people, but some folks need a reminder:
You cannot offer forgiveness to a person for behaviour that harmed someone else. That is something only the victims can do.
You cannot offer forgiveness to a person for behaviour that harmed someone else. That is something only the victims can do.
I rescued a toad tonight. It was dark and I almost stepped on him, but luckily saw him in time. Anyway, he's my new best friend. We're running away together.
(I took some pictures with him, then released him in a safer location than where I found him)
(I took some pictures with him, then released him in a safer location than where I found him)
November 18, 2025 at 6:34 AM
I rescued a toad tonight. It was dark and I almost stepped on him, but luckily saw him in time. Anyway, he's my new best friend. We're running away together.
(I took some pictures with him, then released him in a safer location than where I found him)
(I took some pictures with him, then released him in a safer location than where I found him)
I'm not entirely sure why but my bluesky feed is full of Alan Cumming today, and I am a thousand percent okay with this.
November 16, 2025 at 11:10 PM
I'm not entirely sure why but my bluesky feed is full of Alan Cumming today, and I am a thousand percent okay with this.
Doing whatever they can to make it as hard as possible for impoverished people to live.
Trump administration will require SNAP participants to reapply for benefits
The move is part of USDA chief Brooke Rollins’ effort to overhaul the nation’s largest anti-hunger program and get rid of “fraud.”
www.politico.com
November 14, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Doing whatever they can to make it as hard as possible for impoverished people to live.
It has been a hard week. All I want is cake.
Cake and the dismantling of the oppressive and cruel systems that threaten people's lives and safety.
But also cake.
Cake and the dismantling of the oppressive and cruel systems that threaten people's lives and safety.
But also cake.
November 14, 2025 at 4:05 AM
It has been a hard week. All I want is cake.
Cake and the dismantling of the oppressive and cruel systems that threaten people's lives and safety.
But also cake.
Cake and the dismantling of the oppressive and cruel systems that threaten people's lives and safety.
But also cake.
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"Our transgender, intersex, and nonbinary beloveds offer a singular gift. They invite us to witness our broken world through the knowledge that, when we lead in truth and love, nothing is beyond transformation."
November 13, 2025 at 3:21 PM
"Our transgender, intersex, and nonbinary beloveds offer a singular gift. They invite us to witness our broken world through the knowledge that, when we lead in truth and love, nothing is beyond transformation."
okay who wants to drive with me to the desert on the low chance it is both not cloudy and the aurora is visible
even lower chance of getting axe murdered
i have candy
leftover from halloween
even lower chance of getting axe murdered
i have candy
leftover from halloween
November 13, 2025 at 4:14 AM
okay who wants to drive with me to the desert on the low chance it is both not cloudy and the aurora is visible
even lower chance of getting axe murdered
i have candy
leftover from halloween
even lower chance of getting axe murdered
i have candy
leftover from halloween
More snugglefriends today!
Once again, Stormageddon was mostly asleep when Sammy helped himself to some coerced friendship by climbing in to share the bed, but they're getting there.
Storm is rarely running from Sammy now and will initiate wrestling on his own if the Sammich pesters him too much.
Once again, Stormageddon was mostly asleep when Sammy helped himself to some coerced friendship by climbing in to share the bed, but they're getting there.
Storm is rarely running from Sammy now and will initiate wrestling on his own if the Sammich pesters him too much.
November 12, 2025 at 8:25 AM
More snugglefriends today!
Once again, Stormageddon was mostly asleep when Sammy helped himself to some coerced friendship by climbing in to share the bed, but they're getting there.
Storm is rarely running from Sammy now and will initiate wrestling on his own if the Sammich pesters him too much.
Once again, Stormageddon was mostly asleep when Sammy helped himself to some coerced friendship by climbing in to share the bed, but they're getting there.
Storm is rarely running from Sammy now and will initiate wrestling on his own if the Sammich pesters him too much.
I thought everyone should know that ospreys🪶 have the most ridiculous [endearing tone] faces.
November 12, 2025 at 6:42 AM
I thought everyone should know that ospreys🪶 have the most ridiculous [endearing tone] faces.
Everything is hot garbage but last week I got to pet an armadillo.
November 11, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Everything is hot garbage but last week I got to pet an armadillo.
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I'm legitimately confused about the play here. No person who now is going to go without coverage in the ACA is going to just blame the GOP. They will rightly blame the Democrats too. Dems won't get "points" for "fighting" if they cave. It makes little sense.
November 9, 2025 at 10:48 PM
I'm legitimately confused about the play here. No person who now is going to go without coverage in the ACA is going to just blame the GOP. They will rightly blame the Democrats too. Dems won't get "points" for "fighting" if they cave. It makes little sense.
Not just for your safety, but theirs! If you love wildlife, let it be wild. Humans are by FAR the biggest threat to wildlife. Even if you mean well, you're making them comfortable around humans and human activity. As a rehabber, we love it when animals in our care don't like us!
STAY. AWAY. FROM. WILDLIFE. Keep your trash locked up. Do not feed wildlife or otherwise encourage it to hang around human habitation.
Apparently missing out on some exciting rabid fox neighborhood drama
Got this photo via two different group chats
Got this photo via two different group chats
November 10, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Not just for your safety, but theirs! If you love wildlife, let it be wild. Humans are by FAR the biggest threat to wildlife. Even if you mean well, you're making them comfortable around humans and human activity. As a rehabber, we love it when animals in our care don't like us!
Look, I realise I am incredibly privileged that this shutdown hasn't impacted my ability to eat, but to end it without any benefit seems pretty terrible. We asked our most vulnerable people to sacrifice to an unfathomable degree and then we just gave up without any good coming from it in the end?
November 9, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Look, I realise I am incredibly privileged that this shutdown hasn't impacted my ability to eat, but to end it without any benefit seems pretty terrible. We asked our most vulnerable people to sacrifice to an unfathomable degree and then we just gave up without any good coming from it in the end?
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I do not believe that anti-Zionism is antisemitic, and I have consistently argued against those who say it is, but if you see the act of condemning anti-Diaspora antisemitism as inherently Zionist and pro-Israel, you are really telling on yourself.
The pro-Palestine group Within Our Lifetime has already decided that Zohran Mamdani has sold out the pro-Palestine cause... by condemning swastikas drawn on a Jewish day school in Brooklyn. forward.com/culture/7822...
Mamdani's first statement on antisemitism as mayor-elect got some weird pushback
After someone spraypainted a swastika on a yeshiva, Zohran Mamdani condemned antisemitism. Somehow, this generated conspiracy theories.
forward.com
November 8, 2025 at 3:59 PM
I do not believe that anti-Zionism is antisemitic, and I have consistently argued against those who say it is, but if you see the act of condemning anti-Diaspora antisemitism as inherently Zionist and pro-Israel, you are really telling on yourself.
November 8, 2025 at 6:39 AM
Looking for a new GP, find one with good reviews, but her About page is only 2 sentences and one is "I am a Christian who believes in the power of prayer."
IDC about religious affiliation generally, but if that's 1 of 2 sentences you feel is critical to include on an MD website, that is a red flag.
IDC about religious affiliation generally, but if that's 1 of 2 sentences you feel is critical to include on an MD website, that is a red flag.
November 6, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Looking for a new GP, find one with good reviews, but her About page is only 2 sentences and one is "I am a Christian who believes in the power of prayer."
IDC about religious affiliation generally, but if that's 1 of 2 sentences you feel is critical to include on an MD website, that is a red flag.
IDC about religious affiliation generally, but if that's 1 of 2 sentences you feel is critical to include on an MD website, that is a red flag.
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Man, it's almost like if you give people something better to vote for than "well I'm not the other guy" they actually seem motivated to get out and vote!
November 5, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Man, it's almost like if you give people something better to vote for than "well I'm not the other guy" they actually seem motivated to get out and vote!
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All day, many of you have been asking for a Cheney obituary from me. Get ready:
His Works Completed, Dick Cheney, Mass Murderer of Iraqis and American Democracy, Dies
As much as the Trumpists claim to disavow the War on Terror, they walk a path paved by the most powerful vice president in U.S. history.
www.thenation.com
November 4, 2025 at 5:55 PM
All day, many of you have been asking for a Cheney obituary from me. Get ready: