So satisfying to march to support trans rights next to the Boston Tea Party Museum. The US is trying hard right now to stand for nothing but brutality, but freedom of identity sits right at the core of the Revolutionary ideals of life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness. Long live the T in LIBERTY!

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Spider ID help? Med-large, dark brown body, seen in basement of a home in Eastern MA. Thanks!

(I sometimes have to reach into this area so ID is partly to know if that's a bad idea with this new friend around. I'm happy to host them other than that possible issue.)

I bought Bert and Ernie socks and it turns out they have little magnets in the arms so they can hold hands 💞😭🌈

My favorite signs today at #standupforscience2025

Finished writing my 100* MomsRising postcards! This is a nonpartisan get-out-the-vote project from @momsrising.bsky.social . #MomsVote
*fact check: technically they sent me 98

Bird ID? Small (maybe robin-sized) brown bird with very long toes, seen in mud at edge of freshwater pond today, Boston area. Beak/bill not particularly long. My phone camera wasn't good enough for feet pics but my reaction to this bird was "damn you got some long toes there".

Went to an awesome book launch event for two of my current favorite authors Sacha Lamb and Nghi Vo! Can't wait to read The Forbidden Book and The City in Glass! Thank you @portersqbooks.bsky.social for hosting them!

Bird ID: is this perhaps a juvenile black-crowned night heron? Or something else? The shape seemed like the one of those I saw once, but not the color. MA, greater Boston area.

I do not have a pet but here is a visitor to my deck sampling my nasturtium. Good luck with your notifs.

IT'S REAL AND I HAVE IT!! I have been waiting for this since 2018! My Favorite Thing Is Monsters 2!!!

(I don't get to read it until I make more progress on my Hugo reading but I HAVE it!!!)

I saw a meme to post the fandoms you've written for so far and am mostly posting this to see if any of them are actually legible

Saw a new-to-me bird: a killdeer! Black and white collar situation, pinky-beige on rump/tail, first thought was that it was some kind of small gull, in how the body shape/flight looked. Hanging out on mowed lawn near reservoir. Merlin even later agreed it heard a killdeer nearby.

Bird help? Large dark water bird, freshwater pond in greater Boston area. Larger than mallard, smaller than swan. A bunch of posing with wings held open. When swimming, seemed lower in water than a duck or swan. Took off from water. Many thanks if you know this bird! 🦆

Goldfinch on the school-pickup walk.