Joy O'Keefe
@joyofbats.bsky.social
* bat scientist, educator, mentor
* research areas are bat ecology, often in managed forests, making better artificial roosts, & sometimes diets & health
* passionate about teaching & outreach, human-wildlife coexistence, evidence-based science!
* research areas are bat ecology, often in managed forests, making better artificial roosts, & sometimes diets & health
* passionate about teaching & outreach, human-wildlife coexistence, evidence-based science!
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Joy O'Keefe
@joyofbats.bsky.social
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Get more from Ukrainian Bat Rehabilitation Center on Patreon
creating bat friendly country
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If you're an American ecologist like me, you may be wondering how to show solidarity with the Ukrainian people today. I urge you to support the Ukrainian Bat Rehabilitation Center. They do great work studying and rescuing bats in the war zone! patreon.com/batsukraine?...
I borrowed photos of two pages in an ancient tome published by the Audubon Society that I found in an antique mall. You're welcome, birders in perpetual training (like me).
November 23, 2025 at 11:38 PM
I borrowed photos of two pages in an ancient tome published by the Audubon Society that I found in an antique mall. You're welcome, birders in perpetual training (like me).
Eerie time to be walking. Gunshots all around. Wouldn't want to be a deer rn.
November 22, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Eerie time to be walking. Gunshots all around. Wouldn't want to be a deer rn.
Vacuum accompaniment. Makes me wish I had stereo speakers attached to the TV. youtu.be/sWSK-3CN4Nw?...
Dance Yrself Clean Live
YouTube video by Trocast
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November 22, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Vacuum accompaniment. Makes me wish I had stereo speakers attached to the TV. youtu.be/sWSK-3CN4Nw?...
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Earlier today, I was notified that someone was at my door.
This is who it was:
This is who it was:
November 21, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Earlier today, I was notified that someone was at my door.
This is who it was:
This is who it was:
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WCIA: Urbana Free Library offering home delivery service
URBANA, Ill.-- Temperatures are continuing to drop but the Urbana Free Library is reminding patrons that their services will remain accessible for everyone. The Urbana Free Library provides a home delivery service for...
URBANA, Ill.-- Temperatures are continuing to drop but the Urbana Free Library is reminding patrons that their services will remain accessible for everyone. The Urbana Free Library provides a home delivery service for...
www.wcia.com
November 19, 2025 at 11:50 PM
WCIA: Urbana Free Library offering home delivery service
URBANA, Ill.-- Temperatures are continuing to drop but the Urbana Free Library is reminding patrons that their services will remain accessible for everyone. The Urbana Free Library provides a home delivery service for...
URBANA, Ill.-- Temperatures are continuing to drop but the Urbana Free Library is reminding patrons that their services will remain accessible for everyone. The Urbana Free Library provides a home delivery service for...
Our season finale is about the vital role public media plays in the lives of many Americans, how the Trump Administration’s budget cuts could impact those Americans directly, and one small way we’re trying to make a difference. And yes, of course, there is a bidet involved.
November 18, 2025 at 2:45 AM
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As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
November 13, 2025 at 11:33 AM
As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Aurora visible tonight from Urbana, IL
November 12, 2025 at 4:12 AM
Aurora visible tonight from Urbana, IL
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CHAMPAIGN, ILLINOIS—The Virginia Theater—Fri., November 14. thevirginia.showare.com/eventperform...
INDIANPOLI,S INDIANA—Shelton Auditorium at Butler Arts Center—Sat., November 15 www.ticketmaster.com/event/050062...
INDIANPOLI,S INDIANA—Shelton Auditorium at Butler Arts Center—Sat., November 15 www.ticketmaster.com/event/050062...
www.ticketmaster.com
November 7, 2025 at 7:10 PM
CHAMPAIGN, ILLINOIS—The Virginia Theater—Fri., November 14. thevirginia.showare.com/eventperform...
INDIANPOLI,S INDIANA—Shelton Auditorium at Butler Arts Center—Sat., November 15 www.ticketmaster.com/event/050062...
INDIANPOLI,S INDIANA—Shelton Auditorium at Butler Arts Center—Sat., November 15 www.ticketmaster.com/event/050062...
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WCIA: U of I food assistance program hosting holiday food drive
CHAMPAIGN, Ill.-- The University of Illinois Extension's SNAP-Ed program is hosting a food drive that aims to help feed families and people in need in Champaign County ahead of the holidays. Program staff will...
CHAMPAIGN, Ill.-- The University of Illinois Extension's SNAP-Ed program is hosting a food drive that aims to help feed families and people in need in Champaign County ahead of the holidays. Program staff will...
www.wcia.com
November 7, 2025 at 11:46 PM
WCIA: U of I food assistance program hosting holiday food drive
CHAMPAIGN, Ill.-- The University of Illinois Extension's SNAP-Ed program is hosting a food drive that aims to help feed families and people in need in Champaign County ahead of the holidays. Program staff will...
CHAMPAIGN, Ill.-- The University of Illinois Extension's SNAP-Ed program is hosting a food drive that aims to help feed families and people in need in Champaign County ahead of the holidays. Program staff will...
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SMILE POLITELY: Here’s how we can help feed our neighbors
A few weeks ago, thousands of people gathered in Downtown Urbana for the second No Kings protest, a microcosm of the millions who gathered worldwide for similar marches and rallies to express their contempt for ...
A few weeks ago, thousands of people gathered in Downtown Urbana for the second No Kings protest, a microcosm of the millions who gathered worldwide for similar marches and rallies to express their contempt for ...
Here's how we can help feed our neighbors - Opinion
A few weeks ago, thousands of people gathered in Downtown Urbana for the second No Kings protest, a microcosm of the millions who gathered worldwide for similar marches and rallies to express their contempt for ...
www.smilepolitely.com
November 5, 2025 at 1:00 PM
SMILE POLITELY: Here’s how we can help feed our neighbors
A few weeks ago, thousands of people gathered in Downtown Urbana for the second No Kings protest, a microcosm of the millions who gathered worldwide for similar marches and rallies to express their contempt for ...
A few weeks ago, thousands of people gathered in Downtown Urbana for the second No Kings protest, a microcosm of the millions who gathered worldwide for similar marches and rallies to express their contempt for ...
Worth a read. Not surprising Trump got fleeced by Xi.
It's been a few days since Trump announced his "deal" with Xi. It's now clear that Trump got fleeced. America gave up lots and got nothing.
It's a story you should know bc few things matter more than the U.S.-China relationship.
1/ So here's a🧵
It's a story you should know bc few things matter more than the U.S.-China relationship.
1/ So here's a🧵
November 4, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Worth a read. Not surprising Trump got fleeced by Xi.
I've taken to writing my southern Illinois Republican representative back when he sends his "Bost Bulletin" to share my thoughts. Wonder how many times I can do that before his staff takes me off the list.
November 3, 2025 at 12:46 AM
I've taken to writing my southern Illinois Republican representative back when he sends his "Bost Bulletin" to share my thoughts. Wonder how many times I can do that before his staff takes me off the list.
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FACTS about SNAP:
-35% to white people (largest share)
-90% to people born in 🇺🇸
-86% to households with kids
-70% work full time but aren’t paid a living wage (aka corporate welfare)
-35% to white people (largest share)
-90% to people born in 🇺🇸
-86% to households with kids
-70% work full time but aren’t paid a living wage (aka corporate welfare)
October 31, 2025 at 2:03 AM
FACTS about SNAP:
-35% to white people (largest share)
-90% to people born in 🇺🇸
-86% to households with kids
-70% work full time but aren’t paid a living wage (aka corporate welfare)
-35% to white people (largest share)
-90% to people born in 🇺🇸
-86% to households with kids
-70% work full time but aren’t paid a living wage (aka corporate welfare)
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California – this Election Day, vote yes on Prop 50.
California’s Prop 50 says that if Republicans are going to abuse the system to try and hang onto power, we’re going to counteract that abuse and create a level playing field in the midterm elections.
Make a plan to vote yes on Prop 50.
California’s Prop 50 says that if Republicans are going to abuse the system to try and hang onto power, we’re going to counteract that abuse and create a level playing field in the midterm elections.
Make a plan to vote yes on Prop 50.
October 30, 2025 at 6:49 PM
California – this Election Day, vote yes on Prop 50.
California’s Prop 50 says that if Republicans are going to abuse the system to try and hang onto power, we’re going to counteract that abuse and create a level playing field in the midterm elections.
Make a plan to vote yes on Prop 50.
California’s Prop 50 says that if Republicans are going to abuse the system to try and hang onto power, we’re going to counteract that abuse and create a level playing field in the midterm elections.
Make a plan to vote yes on Prop 50.
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Swamp lights and bat sight | Science Sessions | PNAS www.pnas.org/post/podcast...
Swamp lights and bat sight
In time for Halloween, researchers explore two spooky mysteries: the source of will-o’-the-wisps and how bats integrate vision with echolocation.
www.pnas.org
October 28, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Swamp lights and bat sight | Science Sessions | PNAS www.pnas.org/post/podcast...
You should definitely be watching #Josh Johnson. He almost sounds angry here. youtu.be/zwO3CKa6RuY?...
Tech Titans. Tiny Thinking. Will AI Save or Sink Us?
YouTube video by Josh Johnson
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October 28, 2025 at 1:50 AM
You should definitely be watching #Josh Johnson. He almost sounds angry here. youtu.be/zwO3CKa6RuY?...
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WCIA: Illinois opens state-based insurance marketplace 'Get Covered Illinois'
ILLINOIS-- Illinoisans with subsidized insurance plans through the Affordable Care Act will soon see a big increase in premiums. But new resources from a state-based marketplace could help people...
ILLINOIS-- Illinoisans with subsidized insurance plans through the Affordable Care Act will soon see a big increase in premiums. But new resources from a state-based marketplace could help people...
www.wcia.com
October 24, 2025 at 10:14 PM
WCIA: Illinois opens state-based insurance marketplace 'Get Covered Illinois'
ILLINOIS-- Illinoisans with subsidized insurance plans through the Affordable Care Act will soon see a big increase in premiums. But new resources from a state-based marketplace could help people...
ILLINOIS-- Illinoisans with subsidized insurance plans through the Affordable Care Act will soon see a big increase in premiums. But new resources from a state-based marketplace could help people...
I was curious about how Gemini would answer this question: "Hey Gemini, what do we do about the fascists taking over the country and doing all sorts of illegal shit?" A 🧵
October 24, 2025 at 12:16 AM
I was curious about how Gemini would answer this question: "Hey Gemini, what do we do about the fascists taking over the country and doing all sorts of illegal shit?" A 🧵
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What is a roost? Here are some bat roost facts:
🪹 Bats do not make nests, but choose various places throughout the year to shelter, live and sleep in.
🦇 Where bats choose to roost varies between species and the time of the year.
📍 They don't stay in the same roost the whole year.
🪹 Bats do not make nests, but choose various places throughout the year to shelter, live and sleep in.
🦇 Where bats choose to roost varies between species and the time of the year.
📍 They don't stay in the same roost the whole year.
October 19, 2025 at 9:36 AM
What is a roost? Here are some bat roost facts:
🪹 Bats do not make nests, but choose various places throughout the year to shelter, live and sleep in.
🦇 Where bats choose to roost varies between species and the time of the year.
📍 They don't stay in the same roost the whole year.
🪹 Bats do not make nests, but choose various places throughout the year to shelter, live and sleep in.
🦇 Where bats choose to roost varies between species and the time of the year.
📍 They don't stay in the same roost the whole year.