Debbie Blicher
@debbielistens.bsky.social
(she/her) Audio freelancer, teacher, essayist. Parent, spouse, citizen. Geek of all trades with a mean set of ears. If found on dry land, please return to water.
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Debbie Blicher
@debbielistens.bsky.social
· Nov 14
I work for a podcast/broadcast about birds and the environment – a sweet little show that wants to throw the bums out. I'm inventing a weekly feature to inform our listeners about environmental causes where they can volunteer &/or donate. Got any you like? BIPOC, LGBTQ+, disability focus? Great! Thx
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Indeed, Satan should sue.
July 28, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Indeed, Satan should sue.
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And with that yearly salary *plus* healthcare *and* a pension.
What. The. Fuck.
What. The. Fuck.
Congress taking an entire month off in a country where most people don’t get more than 2 weeks vacation is awesome
July 29, 2025 at 1:03 AM
And with that yearly salary *plus* healthcare *and* a pension.
What. The. Fuck.
What. The. Fuck.
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I’ll say this as many times as I have to.
No tax cut in the history of tax cuts has ever paid for itself. Not a one.
No tax cut in the history of tax cuts has ever paid for itself. Not a one.
May 30, 2025 at 4:55 PM
I’ll say this as many times as I have to.
No tax cut in the history of tax cuts has ever paid for itself. Not a one.
No tax cut in the history of tax cuts has ever paid for itself. Not a one.
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Musk should be asked about this in every interview he does now and forever. To ignore it is a dereliction of duty.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/o...
May 30, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Musk should be asked about this in every interview he does now and forever. To ignore it is a dereliction of duty.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/o...
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Scores of staffers at the White House National Security Council have been abruptly dismissed as part of a sweeping overhaul that slashes the staff from over 300 to just 50. The move shifts the NSC’s role from policymaking to simply carrying out the president’s directives.
May 24, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Scores of staffers at the White House National Security Council have been abruptly dismissed as part of a sweeping overhaul that slashes the staff from over 300 to just 50. The move shifts the NSC’s role from policymaking to simply carrying out the president’s directives.
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Note that NWU has received zero communication from the administration about this. No explanation, no rationale, no demands. Nothing.
They're not even paying on grants that were already awarded and budgeted. It's tyrannical
They're not even paying on grants that were already awarded and budgeted. It's tyrannical
All of NIH funding to Northwestern University is frozen. This pause includes noncompeting approved funding, new and competing grants with fundable scores. No reimbursements for money already spent have been received since March. This situation is rarely reported so please Please get the word out!
May 23, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Note that NWU has received zero communication from the administration about this. No explanation, no rationale, no demands. Nothing.
They're not even paying on grants that were already awarded and budgeted. It's tyrannical
They're not even paying on grants that were already awarded and budgeted. It's tyrannical
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Extra! Extra!
Numerous reports are coming in that DOGE (the Department of Government Efficiency, US) is going to eliminate the Ecosystems Mission Area at USGS. This includes the USGS Bird Banding Lab.
Read more here about why that matters and what to do about it.
#birds
Numerous reports are coming in that DOGE (the Department of Government Efficiency, US) is going to eliminate the Ecosystems Mission Area at USGS. This includes the USGS Bird Banding Lab.
Read more here about why that matters and what to do about it.
#birds
Federal Bird Banding Lab Needs Support Now
Federal Bird Banding Lab Needs Support Now
Find contact information for your senators and representative.
The following is from a letter from author Scott Weidensaul received on May 22:
As so...
www.brooklinebirdclub.org
May 23, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Extra! Extra!
Numerous reports are coming in that DOGE (the Department of Government Efficiency, US) is going to eliminate the Ecosystems Mission Area at USGS. This includes the USGS Bird Banding Lab.
Read more here about why that matters and what to do about it.
#birds
Numerous reports are coming in that DOGE (the Department of Government Efficiency, US) is going to eliminate the Ecosystems Mission Area at USGS. This includes the USGS Bird Banding Lab.
Read more here about why that matters and what to do about it.
#birds
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Health emergencies have not paused since January but news informing the public about them has. www.npr.org/2025/05/21/n...
Diseases are spreading. The CDC isn't warning the public like it was months ago
Some of the CDC's main channels for communicating urgent health information to the public have gone silent.
www.npr.org
May 21, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Health emergencies have not paused since January but news informing the public about them has. www.npr.org/2025/05/21/n...
You know you’re done birding for the day when you find yourself yelling at birds you can hear but not see, “Hey, asshole! Come down here and say that!”
May 11, 2025 at 4:19 PM
You know you’re done birding for the day when you find yourself yelling at birds you can hear but not see, “Hey, asshole! Come down here and say that!”
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Fight fiercely, Harvard!
Well Damn!!!
That's my kind of petty!!!
That's my kind of petty!!!
Linda McMahon wrote Harvard a letter to which they responded by noting areas that are in need of corrections and then posted it on social media.
Great job Harvard!👏👏👏
Great job Harvard!👏👏👏
May 7, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Fight fiercely, Harvard!
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It is not "brand new" that a woman can say "stop" during sex, guy. If it's brand new *to you,* please walk into a local police station and register yourself as a sex offender.
The idea that a woman could revoke consent midway though? Midway though? Completely unheard of
All of that stuff is brand new
It's made men afraid to date, because now there are no rules, if consent was given in the evening and can be legally revoked in the morning
All of that stuff is brand new
It's made men afraid to date, because now there are no rules, if consent was given in the evening and can be legally revoked in the morning
May 4, 2025 at 6:01 PM
It is not "brand new" that a woman can say "stop" during sex, guy. If it's brand new *to you,* please walk into a local police station and register yourself as a sex offender.
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Hey @bostonglobe.com can we please not have the Karen Read saga front and center every single day?
April 28, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Hey @bostonglobe.com can we please not have the Karen Read saga front and center every single day?
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In an effort to embrace modern technology, the Vatican is replacing the in-person Conclave it has historically used to select a new pope with an insecure Signal group chat.
April 28, 2025 at 1:51 PM
In an effort to embrace modern technology, the Vatican is replacing the in-person Conclave it has historically used to select a new pope with an insecure Signal group chat.
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Cartoon by @billbramhall.bsky.social.
April 28, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Cartoon by @billbramhall.bsky.social.
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April 26, 2025 at 1:20 AM
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Doesn’t it seem counterintuitive to you that an email promising time-saving recipes does not provide them, but instead directs you to a 20-minute video?
April 22, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Doesn’t it seem counterintuitive to you that an email promising time-saving recipes does not provide them, but instead directs you to a 20-minute video?
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The Atlantic City Gazette Review, February 21,1921
March 21, 2025 at 8:26 PM
The Atlantic City Gazette Review, February 21,1921
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Odd, how the United States doesn't have enough money to give sick veterans healthcare, impoverished seniors Social Security, or hungry schoolkids lunches, but it does have enough money to pay a Central American dictator millions to torture American residents in his brutal concentration camp.
April 18, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Odd, how the United States doesn't have enough money to give sick veterans healthcare, impoverished seniors Social Security, or hungry schoolkids lunches, but it does have enough money to pay a Central American dictator millions to torture American residents in his brutal concentration camp.
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I happen to know that some powerful media orgs were unhappy that AP filed suit; they thought the conflict with the White House would blow over on its own and that AP risked making bad law. The AP's leadership deserves a lot of credit for having proceeded as it did. apnews.com/article/trum...
AP wins reinstatement to White House events after judge rules government can’t bar its journalists
A federal judge has ordered the White House to restore The Associated Press’ full access to cover presidential events.
apnews.com
April 9, 2025 at 11:21 AM
I happen to know that some powerful media orgs were unhappy that AP filed suit; they thought the conflict with the White House would blow over on its own and that AP risked making bad law. The AP's leadership deserves a lot of credit for having proceeded as it did. apnews.com/article/trum...