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
This is amazing
February 15, 2026 at 5:55 AM
This is amazing
Feel weird about self-promotion, but going for it because this grant would be enormous for us. This #p4a2026 please vote for a nonprofit that is very dear to my heart, featuring my favourite 🪶hawk, a lovely lady coincidentally named Hank: projectforawesome.com/videos/vote-...
Enjoy s'more Hanks:
Enjoy s'more Hanks:
February 14, 2026 at 10:37 PM
Feel weird about self-promotion, but going for it because this grant would be enormous for us. This #p4a2026 please vote for a nonprofit that is very dear to my heart, featuring my favourite 🪶hawk, a lovely lady coincidentally named Hank: projectforawesome.com/videos/vote-...
Enjoy s'more Hanks:
Enjoy s'more Hanks:
I really resent that it feels like every fucking day there is a new fresh horror piece of legislation to call elected officials about.
Then it still passes anyway.
And we don't even have time to do more than sigh angrily before there's a New Thing to have to worry about.
Then it still passes anyway.
And we don't even have time to do more than sigh angrily before there's a New Thing to have to worry about.
February 12, 2026 at 7:40 AM
I really resent that it feels like every fucking day there is a new fresh horror piece of legislation to call elected officials about.
Then it still passes anyway.
And we don't even have time to do more than sigh angrily before there's a New Thing to have to worry about.
Then it still passes anyway.
And we don't even have time to do more than sigh angrily before there's a New Thing to have to worry about.
This was literally like 20 fucking years ago, but I actually saved my favourite voice message of all time (RECORDED ON AN ACTUAL ANSWERING MACHINE), just some friend calling to ramble about his lunch. It's so weird, but also so very him, and it still delights me:
February 12, 2026 at 6:39 AM
This was literally like 20 fucking years ago, but I actually saved my favourite voice message of all time (RECORDED ON AN ACTUAL ANSWERING MACHINE), just some friend calling to ramble about his lunch. It's so weird, but also so very him, and it still delights me:
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When I got the contract to write a history of concentration camps in 2014, I hoped to keep the US from ending up here. That didn't work out! But now it's critical to understand how much is already in process and the enormity of what's coming. The sooner we act to stop it, the more people we'll save.
Building the camps
The warehouseification of detention and initial thoughts on stopping it.
degenerateart.beehiiv.com
February 11, 2026 at 2:24 AM
When I got the contract to write a history of concentration camps in 2014, I hoped to keep the US from ending up here. That didn't work out! But now it's critical to understand how much is already in process and the enormity of what's coming. The sooner we act to stop it, the more people we'll save.
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February 10, 2026 at 5:59 PM
This is a really good article on whistle printing networks, whistle distribution, and the value of whistles for not just safety, but for community.
This whistle fights fascists
I print whistles now. You can too.
www.theverge.com
February 10, 2026 at 12:37 AM
This is a really good article on whistle printing networks, whistle distribution, and the value of whistles for not just safety, but for community.
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If a door gets left open here for any length of time it summons the elusive but impressive garage peacock.
February 9, 2026 at 8:07 PM
If a door gets left open here for any length of time it summons the elusive but impressive garage peacock.
I hurt my ankle and none of my shoes fit over my ankle brace, but you know what does? SHARK SLIPPERS!!!!1
February 9, 2026 at 3:04 AM
I hurt my ankle and none of my shoes fit over my ankle brace, but you know what does? SHARK SLIPPERS!!!!1
Sorry, I will never not participate in SuperbOwl 🪶 day:
[reposted with bird feed tag. bird info in alt]
[reposted with bird feed tag. bird info in alt]
February 8, 2026 at 7:18 PM
Sorry, I will never not participate in SuperbOwl 🪶 day:
[reposted with bird feed tag. bird info in alt]
[reposted with bird feed tag. bird info in alt]
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Make some art, you'll feel better
February 6, 2026 at 2:08 PM
Make some art, you'll feel better
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We put on an all-Yiddish community production of fiddler on the roof in Philadelphia and cast member and local artist Sofie Rose Seymour created the most amazing show poster that ever was
February 6, 2026 at 5:10 AM
We put on an all-Yiddish community production of fiddler on the roof in Philadelphia and cast member and local artist Sofie Rose Seymour created the most amazing show poster that ever was
Today's excitement: Proximity To Lizard™
February 3, 2026 at 7:20 PM
Today's excitement: Proximity To Lizard™
A reminder for myself as much as anyone:
You cannot attempt a good faith discussion with someone who has done the mental calculus for who they are willing to throw into the volcano and has already formulated justification on why it's okay to do so. That isn't a human that responds to reason.
You cannot attempt a good faith discussion with someone who has done the mental calculus for who they are willing to throw into the volcano and has already formulated justification on why it's okay to do so. That isn't a human that responds to reason.
February 3, 2026 at 6:39 AM
A reminder for myself as much as anyone:
You cannot attempt a good faith discussion with someone who has done the mental calculus for who they are willing to throw into the volcano and has already formulated justification on why it's okay to do so. That isn't a human that responds to reason.
You cannot attempt a good faith discussion with someone who has done the mental calculus for who they are willing to throw into the volcano and has already formulated justification on why it's okay to do so. That isn't a human that responds to reason.
I've been teaching myself to linocut. I'm not great at either drawing or carving, and I'm bad at printing. That said, I do like how this one came out. The quote is from folk singer Pete Seeger. Guthrie's "this machine" quote is more famous, but Seeger's version always strongly resonated with me.
February 3, 2026 at 5:21 AM
I've been teaching myself to linocut. I'm not great at either drawing or carving, and I'm bad at printing. That said, I do like how this one came out. The quote is from folk singer Pete Seeger. Guthrie's "this machine" quote is more famous, but Seeger's version always strongly resonated with me.
Last week, there were coordinated mass walkouts of high schools across the country to protest ICE. I just want to share my experience because I am really fucking proud of the kids:
(originally I was gonna keep it on the DL but since I keep seeing it on social media, seems it's regular news by now)
(originally I was gonna keep it on the DL but since I keep seeing it on social media, seems it's regular news by now)
February 2, 2026 at 7:44 AM
Last week, there were coordinated mass walkouts of high schools across the country to protest ICE. I just want to share my experience because I am really fucking proud of the kids:
(originally I was gonna keep it on the DL but since I keep seeing it on social media, seems it's regular news by now)
(originally I was gonna keep it on the DL but since I keep seeing it on social media, seems it's regular news by now)
Finally, something I'm already really good at.
reposting with alt text for accessibility:
Sight in San Francisco (from a friend)
Sight in San Francisco (from a friend)
February 2, 2026 at 3:32 AM
Finally, something I'm already really good at.
Tonight begins Tu B'Shvat. To me, it is a day remind ourselves to be responsible stewards for the natural world around us, and to always appreciate it and what it provides. I adore this print that I have by Wendy Elisheva Somerson, which is why I share it every year on this day.
February 2, 2026 at 3:06 AM
Tonight begins Tu B'Shvat. To me, it is a day remind ourselves to be responsible stewards for the natural world around us, and to always appreciate it and what it provides. I adore this print that I have by Wendy Elisheva Somerson, which is why I share it every year on this day.
banning prisoners from reading materials is deeply fucked up. they already deal unfairly with heavy restrictions on what they can read.
Arkansas moves to ban books in prisons as a drug-fighting measure
Corrections officials would also prohibit magazines and newspapers from being sent to inmates. It would be the strictest ban in the country. www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2026/...
Corrections officials would also prohibit magazines and newspapers from being sent to inmates. It would be the strictest ban in the country. www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2026/...
Arkansas moves to ban books in prisons as a drug-fighting measure
In addition to banning books, Arkansas corrections officials would prohibit magazines and newspapers from being sent to inmates. It would be the strictest ban in the U.S.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 1, 2026 at 12:29 AM
banning prisoners from reading materials is deeply fucked up. they already deal unfairly with heavy restrictions on what they can read.
I thought I was being sooooo smart locking Sammy & Storm in a bedroom while I baked cookies, but I stepped away from the kitchen for <1m and came back to find Miss Odette's face buried in my cookie batter.
She is 15yo with severe arthritis; I'm surprised she made it on the kitchen counter!
She is 15yo with severe arthritis; I'm surprised she made it on the kitchen counter!
January 30, 2026 at 2:58 AM
I thought I was being sooooo smart locking Sammy & Storm in a bedroom while I baked cookies, but I stepped away from the kitchen for <1m and came back to find Miss Odette's face buried in my cookie batter.
She is 15yo with severe arthritis; I'm surprised she made it on the kitchen counter!
She is 15yo with severe arthritis; I'm surprised she made it on the kitchen counter!
This handsome Great-Horned Owl🪶 suffered a head injury as a baby, causing permanent neurological damage that made him ineligible to return to the wild. He has a good life as an ambassador bird doing public outreach and education now.
[possessed and handled with all appropriate permits and training]
[possessed and handled with all appropriate permits and training]
January 29, 2026 at 7:44 AM
This handsome Great-Horned Owl🪶 suffered a head injury as a baby, causing permanent neurological damage that made him ineligible to return to the wild. He has a good life as an ambassador bird doing public outreach and education now.
[possessed and handled with all appropriate permits and training]
[possessed and handled with all appropriate permits and training]
Once again asking Newsom stans to find a new target who actually deserves your affection, rather than this human garbagebin.
Gov. Gavin Newsom: ‘I disagree’ with calls to abolish ICE
The 2028 presidential contender came out against calls to dismantle ICE after an agent fatally shot a Minneapolis woman.
www.sacbee.com
January 29, 2026 at 4:24 AM
Once again asking Newsom stans to find a new target who actually deserves your affection, rather than this human garbagebin.