Mary Derr
@bluedarterhawk.bsky.social
Public relations associate for do-gooder causes (publicgoodpr.com). Time-travel-storyline afficianado. Birder. Neo-peasant farming apprentice.
Remember when our country welcomed immigrants, rather than criminalizing them and deporting them? I am the descendant of immigrants, some of whom were considered trash by the previous wave of immigrants who thought they had a better claim to this land...
June 30, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Remember when our country welcomed immigrants, rather than criminalizing them and deporting them? I am the descendant of immigrants, some of whom were considered trash by the previous wave of immigrants who thought they had a better claim to this land...
A great example of why we need to conserve biodiversity. We keep discovering new ways in which various species and habitats help humanity. insideclimatenews.org/news/2205202...
Penguin Poop May Help Preserve Antarctic Climate - Inside Climate News
New study finds that ammonia aerosols from penguin guano likely play an important part in the formation of heat-shielding clouds around the frozen continent.
insideclimatenews.org
June 17, 2025 at 5:38 PM
A great example of why we need to conserve biodiversity. We keep discovering new ways in which various species and habitats help humanity. insideclimatenews.org/news/2205202...
This newsletter by the group Protect Democracy has some great content, geared toward action: www.ifyoucankeepit.org
If you can keep it | Protect Democracy | Substack
In 1787, Benjamin Franklin was asked: what kind of government have you created? He answered, "a republic — if you can keep it."
From Protect Democracy, a nonpartisan, nonprofit group working to preve...
www.ifyoucankeepit.org
February 24, 2025 at 4:56 PM
This newsletter by the group Protect Democracy has some great content, geared toward action: www.ifyoucankeepit.org
I made my 5calls.org today. Liberals need to make our voice heard to counteract the unconstitutional, illegal havoc the current administration and their un-elected, un-appointed billionaires are wreaking on our country. Calls to your elected officials have an effect! Do it daily.
5 Calls
Spend 5 minutes. Make 5 calls. Make your voice heard.
5calls.org
February 21, 2025 at 5:30 PM
I made my 5calls.org today. Liberals need to make our voice heard to counteract the unconstitutional, illegal havoc the current administration and their un-elected, un-appointed billionaires are wreaking on our country. Calls to your elected officials have an effect! Do it daily.
"The more clearly we can focus our attention on the wonders and realities of the universe, the less taste we shall have for destruction.” - Rachel Carson
Red-breasted Nuthatches ravaged my backyard feeder this morning. Wonderful reality.
Red-breasted Nuthatches ravaged my backyard feeder this morning. Wonderful reality.
February 21, 2025 at 12:20 AM
"The more clearly we can focus our attention on the wonders and realities of the universe, the less taste we shall have for destruction.” - Rachel Carson
Red-breasted Nuthatches ravaged my backyard feeder this morning. Wonderful reality.
Red-breasted Nuthatches ravaged my backyard feeder this morning. Wonderful reality.
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Portuguese editorial cartoonist Zez Vaz reaches back to Tiananmen Square to call on American defiance.
February 16, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Strands #346
“Don't stop believin'”
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“Don't stop believin'”
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February 12, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Strands #346
“Don't stop believin'”
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“Don't stop believin'”
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Leave the Leaves. I love this approach: It's good for native pollinators and other invertebrates, and it means less work for me. A win-win. www.kneedeeptimes.org/dont-tidy-le...
Skip the Winter Garden Cleanup: Pollinators Depend on It
Your messy garden might be saving beneficial insects. Before you reach for the rake, learn about how dead leaves and stems help pollinators overwinter.
www.kneedeeptimes.org
January 29, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Leave the Leaves. I love this approach: It's good for native pollinators and other invertebrates, and it means less work for me. A win-win. www.kneedeeptimes.org/dont-tidy-le...
January 10, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Reposted by Mary Derr
✨happy holidays! ✨
here are a few 🌈colorful✨ beetles:
1 Cicindela scutellaris, the Festive Tiger Beetle, Oklahoma 🥳
2 Phanolinus sp, a large rove beetle seen in Ecuador 🤩
3 Buprestis aurulenta, the Golden Buprestid Beetle, Oregon🌈
4 Oxysternon conspicillatum, Rhinoceros Dung Beetle, Peru 💚
here are a few 🌈colorful✨ beetles:
1 Cicindela scutellaris, the Festive Tiger Beetle, Oklahoma 🥳
2 Phanolinus sp, a large rove beetle seen in Ecuador 🤩
3 Buprestis aurulenta, the Golden Buprestid Beetle, Oregon🌈
4 Oxysternon conspicillatum, Rhinoceros Dung Beetle, Peru 💚
December 24, 2024 at 8:14 PM
✨happy holidays! ✨
here are a few 🌈colorful✨ beetles:
1 Cicindela scutellaris, the Festive Tiger Beetle, Oklahoma 🥳
2 Phanolinus sp, a large rove beetle seen in Ecuador 🤩
3 Buprestis aurulenta, the Golden Buprestid Beetle, Oregon🌈
4 Oxysternon conspicillatum, Rhinoceros Dung Beetle, Peru 💚
here are a few 🌈colorful✨ beetles:
1 Cicindela scutellaris, the Festive Tiger Beetle, Oklahoma 🥳
2 Phanolinus sp, a large rove beetle seen in Ecuador 🤩
3 Buprestis aurulenta, the Golden Buprestid Beetle, Oregon🌈
4 Oxysternon conspicillatum, Rhinoceros Dung Beetle, Peru 💚
100% efficacy. Dang. www.science.org/content/arti...
Science’s 2024 Breakthrough of the Year: Opening the door to a new era of HIV prevention
A drug with a novel mechanism protects people against the AIDS virus for 6 months. It could speed the end of the epidemic—if those who need it most get access
www.science.org
January 10, 2025 at 8:58 PM
100% efficacy. Dang. www.science.org/content/arti...