Kevin Chambers
@kevcham.bsky.social
Diplomat (ret.), animal advocate, writer, photographer, traveler, international business.
Why isn't NBC News on Bluesky?
September 27, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Why isn't NBC News on Bluesky?
Oklahoma Gamefowl Association Goes Croak-A-Doodle-Doo… - thelostogle.com/2025/09/22/o...
Oklahoma Gamefowl Association Goes Croak-A-Doodle-Doo… - The Lost Ogle
You may have to wait a little bit longer before you can attend a fully licensed and regulated Oklahoma cockfight. Just a week or so after its leader was charged for being present at a cockfight, the O...
thelostogle.com
September 22, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Oklahoma Gamefowl Association Goes Croak-A-Doodle-Doo… - thelostogle.com/2025/09/22/o...
Jack Link's owner is a jerk. A Republican megadonor got caught hosting a pigeon shoot. Then he got Florida politicians to change the law. #Florida #animalcruelty open.substack.com/pub/jasongar...
A Republican megadonor got caught hosting a pigeon shoot. Then he got Florida politicians to change the law.
Records show a new drone law was written by lobbyists for Troy Link, the CEO of Jack Link's Meat Snacks, after animal-rights groups exposed a mass pigeon-shooting event at a ranch Link has in Florida.
open.substack.com
August 27, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Jack Link's owner is a jerk. A Republican megadonor got caught hosting a pigeon shoot. Then he got Florida politicians to change the law. #Florida #animalcruelty open.substack.com/pub/jasongar...
If you travel, you need to be aware of this: www.nytimes.com/video/opinio...
Video: Opinion | If You Fly Economy, You’re Paying for Someone Else to Fly Private
The Times editorial board argues that Congress must change the Federal Aviation Administration’s funding structure.
www.nytimes.com
August 11, 2025 at 11:27 PM
If you travel, you need to be aware of this: www.nytimes.com/video/opinio...
Mexican street scene with chili sauce.
July 29, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Mexican street scene with chili sauce.
Trump's way of "negotiating" trade deals doesn't work in the real world. Trade negotiations, like all negotiations between sovereign nations, require hard work and incremental progress - and mutual respect. Firing off a carelessly written letter will only backfire. #trade #tariff
July 13, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Fix the system. Comprehensive immigration reform is years overdue.
Spot on. This is the clearest explanation I’ve seen. It ‘s relatable, and humanizes the issue in a way everyone can understand.
June 29, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Fix the system. Comprehensive immigration reform is years overdue.
Most of the people who tell me they have their s**t together are just standing in it.
June 22, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Most of the people who tell me they have their s**t together are just standing in it.
Did you know that when you depart the US via air the following taxes are buried in the price of your air ticket?
U.S. Intl Transport Tax: $22.90 per passenger
September 11th Security Fee: $5.60
Passenger Facility Charge: $4.50
U.S. Federal Segment Fee: $5.20
Customs, Immigration, and Ag Fees $16
U.S. Intl Transport Tax: $22.90 per passenger
September 11th Security Fee: $5.60
Passenger Facility Charge: $4.50
U.S. Federal Segment Fee: $5.20
Customs, Immigration, and Ag Fees $16
May 20, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Did you know that when you depart the US via air the following taxes are buried in the price of your air ticket?
U.S. Intl Transport Tax: $22.90 per passenger
September 11th Security Fee: $5.60
Passenger Facility Charge: $4.50
U.S. Federal Segment Fee: $5.20
Customs, Immigration, and Ag Fees $16
U.S. Intl Transport Tax: $22.90 per passenger
September 11th Security Fee: $5.60
Passenger Facility Charge: $4.50
U.S. Federal Segment Fee: $5.20
Customs, Immigration, and Ag Fees $16
If this can happen to this fellow it can happen to you or your loved ones. If this is not corrected by this Admin. it means no one is safe.
April 6, 2025 at 11:26 PM
If this can happen to this fellow it can happen to you or your loved ones. If this is not corrected by this Admin. it means no one is safe.
#Oklahoma in the news again - and not in a good way.
Here we go: the rewriting of history has formally begun
"Oklahoma proposes teaching standards suggesting 2020 election ‘discrepancies’"
www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...
"Oklahoma proposes teaching standards suggesting 2020 election ‘discrepancies’"
www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...
Oklahoma proposes teaching standards suggesting 2020 election ‘discrepancies’
A new social studies agenda approved by the education board would require high-schoolers to review baseless claims related to President Trump’s 2020 election loss.
www.washingtonpost.com
March 18, 2025 at 2:16 AM
#Oklahoma in the news again - and not in a good way.
Let's begin by kicking the cockfighters out of Oklahoma. Then pass the FIGHT Act through Congress and end the bloodsport in the USA once and for all. #cockfighting #gamefowl #animalcruelty heartlandsignal.com/2025/02/14/o...
Oklahoma Republican wants to legalize cockfighting against robots
Oklahoma state Rep. Justin Humphrey (R-Lane) is sponsoring legislation to loosen restrictions on cockfighting and legalize a form of the practice that involves roosters fighting a robot.
heartlandsignal.com
February 15, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Let's begin by kicking the cockfighters out of Oklahoma. Then pass the FIGHT Act through Congress and end the bloodsport in the USA once and for all. #cockfighting #gamefowl #animalcruelty heartlandsignal.com/2025/02/14/o...
Reposted by Kevin Chambers
I used to think that the brain was the most wonderful organ in my body. Then I realized who was telling me this.
-Emo Phillips, comedian, actor (b. 7 Feb 1956)
-Emo Phillips, comedian, actor (b. 7 Feb 1956)
February 7, 2025 at 5:01 PM
I used to think that the brain was the most wonderful organ in my body. Then I realized who was telling me this.
-Emo Phillips, comedian, actor (b. 7 Feb 1956)
-Emo Phillips, comedian, actor (b. 7 Feb 1956)
Reposted by Kevin Chambers
100%. And members of Congress should accompany them, when they show up to the door.
Workers in all agencies need to ignore these illegal orders and go to work.
February 3, 2025 at 2:21 PM
100%. And members of Congress should accompany them, when they show up to the door.
I can’t believe we even have to talk about cockfighting in the 21st Century. www.kxii.com/2025/01/29/t...
Two Texas men arrested in southern Oklahoma for alleged connection to cockfighting
According to Kevin Chambers with Animal Wellness Action, Chickasaw National Park Rangers arrested J.C. Lewis Jr. at a traffic stop in Sulphur after rangers searched his truck.
www.kxii.com
January 29, 2025 at 6:15 AM
I can’t believe we even have to talk about cockfighting in the 21st Century. www.kxii.com/2025/01/29/t...
One thing I like about Bluesky is that when I block an account it is blocked.
January 21, 2025 at 3:45 AM
One thing I like about Bluesky is that when I block an account it is blocked.
Alan Watts said "the past and future are real illusions, they exist in the present, which is what there is and all there is." Maybe so. But when, in consciousness, I revisit the places I've been and the people I've met it is the most satisfying illusion I've ever experienced.
January 6, 2025 at 4:26 AM
Alan Watts said "the past and future are real illusions, they exist in the present, which is what there is and all there is." Maybe so. But when, in consciousness, I revisit the places I've been and the people I've met it is the most satisfying illusion I've ever experienced.
Kudos to Grady County Sheriff's Office and to NonDoc nondoc.com/2024/12/30/m...
More than 260 animals seized, possible rooster 'fighting pit' found in Grady County
Apparent Grady County cockfighting efforts were discovered Oct. 7, 2024, as well as other malnourished animals and children living in filth.
nondoc.com
December 30, 2024 at 6:55 PM
Kudos to Grady County Sheriff's Office and to NonDoc nondoc.com/2024/12/30/m...
The cockfighting / avian flu connection needs some attention from law enforcement and agriculture authorities. #cockfighting #avianflu www.sanjoseinside.com/news/widespr...
Widespread Cockfighting in CA Identified as Possible Source of Bird Flu Emergency
California may have more than a million fighting birds, according to the Center for a Humane Economy.
www.sanjoseinside.com
December 26, 2024 at 9:12 PM
The cockfighting / avian flu connection needs some attention from law enforcement and agriculture authorities. #cockfighting #avianflu www.sanjoseinside.com/news/widespr...
I predict I will not write a novel in 2025.
December 19, 2024 at 11:32 PM
I predict I will not write a novel in 2025.
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Just whose side are they on?
This Airline Is Cutting Your Legroom by 2 Inches, but the Travel Press Cheered | Frommer's
As an airline announces its plan to give most of its customers even less space, media coverage fails. | Frommer's
www.frommers.com
December 12, 2024 at 10:30 PM
Just whose side are they on?
Worth reading. open.substack.com/pub/animalpo...
Breaking the Chains of Cruelty: The FIGHT Act Takes Aim at Animal Fighting and Organized Crime
How a Bipartisan Bill Can Protect Animals, Safeguard Communities, and Disrupt Criminal Networks
open.substack.com
December 12, 2024 at 4:54 PM
Worth reading. open.substack.com/pub/animalpo...
The world is full of good ideas and no one country has a monopoly on them. I've also thought we needed a Czar of Good Ideas who travels the world to find the best ideas for application in the US.
December 1, 2024 at 9:01 PM
The world is full of good ideas and no one country has a monopoly on them. I've also thought we needed a Czar of Good Ideas who travels the world to find the best ideas for application in the US.