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Bird whisperer. Yes to humor. kindness. reason. beauty in nooks & crannies
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Yes, body language here is eloquent.
As Trump knows. (Including the final few seconds.)
As Trump knows. (Including the final few seconds.)
Body language experts needed…
I don’t know what was said here, but I do know that Gavin Newsom can take Donald Trump 🔥
Watch closely…
I don’t know what was said here, but I do know that Gavin Newsom can take Donald Trump 🔥
Watch closely…
January 26, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Yes, body language here is eloquent.
As Trump knows. (Including the final few seconds.)
As Trump knows. (Including the final few seconds.)
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I had a great time talking to my friend, Jon Rauch, about the necessity of a healthy Christianity to American democracy. Does an atheist have insights about religion? Yes. Absolutely: www.nytimes.com/2024/12/18/o...
Opinion | What if Our Democracy Can’t Survive Without Christianity?
An atheist helps David French understand how religion supports America’s political ideals.
www.nytimes.com
December 18, 2024 at 6:04 PM
I had a great time talking to my friend, Jon Rauch, about the necessity of a healthy Christianity to American democracy. Does an atheist have insights about religion? Yes. Absolutely: www.nytimes.com/2024/12/18/o...
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While more vulnerable countries such as Fiji recognize the need to address the displacement crisis, most internal—and all international—climate migrants lack specific legal protections, Diana Roy writes.
The World Must Recognize Climate Refugees
As the planet warms, the people most affected still don’t qualify for protections under international law.
foreignpolicy.com
December 18, 2024 at 10:30 PM
While more vulnerable countries such as Fiji recognize the need to address the displacement crisis, most internal—and all international—climate migrants lack specific legal protections, Diana Roy writes.
The season can be quite stressful. Peace to all 💙🪶🕊️ #birds #birdislife
December 18, 2024 at 4:19 AM
The season can be quite stressful. Peace to all 💙🪶🕊️ #birds #birdislife
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Governors who expanded social-welfare programs in their state were rewarded by voters—in the short run. Jerusalem Demsas discusses on "Good on Paper":
Does Democracy Even Work?
One researcher tests the limits of “deliverism.”
www.theatlantic.com
December 17, 2024 at 3:33 PM
Governors who expanded social-welfare programs in their state were rewarded by voters—in the short run. Jerusalem Demsas discusses on "Good on Paper":
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Writing about communities affected by climate change, Elizabeth Rush has learned that people let go of what they think they can’t live without more easily if the injustice is shared equally.
Bogotá’s Water Rationing Is a Preview
More places should practice going without crucial resources.
www.theatlantic.com
December 17, 2024 at 5:19 PM
Writing about communities affected by climate change, Elizabeth Rush has learned that people let go of what they think they can’t live without more easily if the injustice is shared equally.
Where will Ernie 🪶💙 go? and Big Bird? #birds
Where will Elmo go? HBO moves away from 'Sesame Street'
Beloved children's program "Sesame Street" is in limbo after Warner Bros. Discovery declined to renew it's contract for additional seasons.
www.usatoday.com
December 16, 2024 at 9:20 PM
Where will Ernie 🪶💙 go? and Big Bird? #birds
🪶💙 🕊️Have a good week, birdfolk #birds #birdislife
December 16, 2024 at 7:49 AM
🪶💙 🕊️Have a good week, birdfolk #birds #birdislife
The meanings of the word for a wren, from eight different languages...
8. Little walnut (Bulgarian)
7. Little bird in the ditch (Japanese)
6. Thumbling (Finnish)
5. Fence-skedaddler (Danish)
4. Fence-master (Hebrew)
3. Druid bird (Irish)
2. Mouse-brother (Faroese)
1. Little king of winter (Dutch)
8. Little walnut (Bulgarian)
7. Little bird in the ditch (Japanese)
6. Thumbling (Finnish)
5. Fence-skedaddler (Danish)
4. Fence-master (Hebrew)
3. Druid bird (Irish)
2. Mouse-brother (Faroese)
1. Little king of winter (Dutch)
December 15, 2024 at 8:02 PM
Reminder…Self care is going to be critical to our survival.
Please look after yourselves mentally, and physically.
Let’s also not forget to look after one another. 💙
Please look after yourselves mentally, and physically.
Let’s also not forget to look after one another. 💙
December 15, 2024 at 8:01 PM
Christmas is for kids, everywhere
Peter Auty - Walking In The Air
YouTube video by Christmas Music Videos
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December 15, 2024 at 3:58 AM
Christmas is for kids, everywhere
Have you ever seen a tiny skirmish on air? This was taken hillside, with the sea in the background. Couldn't tell if they were warblers, juncos, chickadees, or something else fighting over mates (or nests). Am an amateur, obviously #birds
December 14, 2024 at 3:11 AM
Have you ever seen a tiny skirmish on air? This was taken hillside, with the sea in the background. Couldn't tell if they were warblers, juncos, chickadees, or something else fighting over mates (or nests). Am an amateur, obviously #birds
"...and there was a new voice
which you slowly
recognized as your own,
that kept you company
as you strode deeper and deeper
into the world,
determined to do
the only thing you could do—
determined to save
the only life you could save."
🪶💙 - Mary Oliver (The Journey)
which you slowly
recognized as your own,
that kept you company
as you strode deeper and deeper
into the world,
determined to do
the only thing you could do—
determined to save
the only life you could save."
🪶💙 - Mary Oliver (The Journey)
December 14, 2024 at 2:03 AM
"...and there was a new voice
which you slowly
recognized as your own,
that kept you company
as you strode deeper and deeper
into the world,
determined to do
the only thing you could do—
determined to save
the only life you could save."
🪶💙 - Mary Oliver (The Journey)
which you slowly
recognized as your own,
that kept you company
as you strode deeper and deeper
into the world,
determined to do
the only thing you could do—
determined to save
the only life you could save."
🪶💙 - Mary Oliver (The Journey)
🪶And now to exhale 💙🕊️ #birds #birdislife
December 13, 2024 at 8:06 PM
🪶And now to exhale 💙🕊️ #birds #birdislife
If e e cummings' alive today, he could read a poem at some Inaugural or something #history #eecummings
December 13, 2024 at 7:42 AM
If e e cummings' alive today, he could read a poem at some Inaugural or something #history #eecummings
My brother instilled in me the love of reading. I would await the used magazines he brought home from work.
Those were the days you could hear yourself think. Today's generation grapples with so much distraction.
🙏 ☀️ A nomad remembers bits and pieces, completing another year around the sun
Those were the days you could hear yourself think. Today's generation grapples with so much distraction.
🙏 ☀️ A nomad remembers bits and pieces, completing another year around the sun
The Eloquent Sounds of Silence
EVERY ONE OF US KNOWS THE SENSATION OF GOING UP, on retreat, to a high place and feeling ourselves so lifted up that we can hardly imagine the circumstances of our usual lives, or all the things that....
time.com
December 13, 2024 at 7:25 AM
My brother instilled in me the love of reading. I would await the used magazines he brought home from work.
Those were the days you could hear yourself think. Today's generation grapples with so much distraction.
🙏 ☀️ A nomad remembers bits and pieces, completing another year around the sun
Those were the days you could hear yourself think. Today's generation grapples with so much distraction.
🙏 ☀️ A nomad remembers bits and pieces, completing another year around the sun