Joyce Feral Oates 🏳️⚧️
@marthaharbison.bsky.social
Journalist; editor; that person at the party who won't shut up about birds. They/them.
https://femalebirdday.wordpress.com/
https://www.feministbirdclub.org
https://femalebirdday.wordpress.com/
https://www.feministbirdclub.org
Pinned
Digging around in the couch cushions looking for some patience to deal with people today and it is not looking good for you finches.
So early to the airport that security is still closed
November 12, 2025 at 9:12 AM
So early to the airport that security is still closed
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Citation is how we knit the world.
Was listening to the new ep of the Allusionist this morning, and Helen was interviewing So Mayer who promptly name-checked @carriem.co.uk because the Internet is a tiny tiny village
November 11, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Citation is how we knit the world.
Every day, getting back up just to spite the haters.
November 9, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Every day, getting back up just to spite the haters.
Out here getting mad at textile designers for being weird about women and saddling female birds with the baggage.
November 9, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Out here getting mad at textile designers for being weird about women and saddling female birds with the baggage.
Another day of touching grass*
*staring intently at birds via expensive optics
*staring intently at birds via expensive optics
November 8, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Another day of touching grass*
*staring intently at birds via expensive optics
*staring intently at birds via expensive optics
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you ever think about the works progress administration? I sure do. I wish that was a thing now. I would be so glad to contribute my labor to like. A random ass local bridge
November 7, 2025 at 12:31 AM
you ever think about the works progress administration? I sure do. I wish that was a thing now. I would be so glad to contribute my labor to like. A random ass local bridge
your daily reminder to never talk to the NYT about anything regarding trans issues.
The nyt editors already have a biased angle in mind. They’re not seeking facts, they’re looking for quotes to fill in a predetermined narrative of bigotry.
Every nyt story about us is intended to spread disinformation and foment discrimination. The leadership’s anti-trans animosity is deeply held
Every nyt story about us is intended to spread disinformation and foment discrimination. The leadership’s anti-trans animosity is deeply held
heads up to anyone who holds trans kids near: amy harmon from the nyt is searching for and having a hard time finding people to interview to find out exactly what trans kids are doing when their care is limited or cut off, and for purposes of community safety, please shut the fuck up around her.
November 6, 2025 at 11:48 AM
your daily reminder to never talk to the NYT about anything regarding trans issues.
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Don't trust a New York Times reporter. Don't talk to a New York Times reporter. They are the most ambitious journalists on the planet and will do anything to get the story their editor wants. The truth doesn't matter to them, only getting the story their editor wants so they can move up.
heads up to anyone who holds trans kids near: amy harmon from the nyt is searching for and having a hard time finding people to interview to find out exactly what trans kids are doing when their care is limited or cut off, and for purposes of community safety, please shut the fuck up around her.
November 5, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Don't trust a New York Times reporter. Don't talk to a New York Times reporter. They are the most ambitious journalists on the planet and will do anything to get the story their editor wants. The truth doesn't matter to them, only getting the story their editor wants so they can move up.
I hope every last bigot and billionaire in this country spent the night in a cold sweat. May their bowel-curdling indigestion make them miserable for weeks.
November 5, 2025 at 12:21 PM
I hope every last bigot and billionaire in this country spent the night in a cold sweat. May their bowel-curdling indigestion make them miserable for weeks.
Can confirm that Robyn will make your org look good and will definitely make your whole life a better place.
This is not the post I thought I'd be writing today but as of this morning my position has been eliminated and I was laid off from the National Audubon Society so if you're looking for someone who has a lot of experience writing to help make the world a better place: hi.
November 4, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Can confirm that Robyn will make your org look good and will definitely make your whole life a better place.
In case anyone on here hasn't seen the news on the old boards or on FB, but Iain (mormont) passed away yesterday.
November 3, 2025 at 5:38 PM
In case anyone on here hasn't seen the news on the old boards or on FB, but Iain (mormont) passed away yesterday.
happy Humidifier Babysitting Season to all who celebrate.
November 2, 2025 at 10:13 PM
happy Humidifier Babysitting Season to all who celebrate.
Saw my first-of-season Fox Sparrow last week and damn I have missed those bulbous delights. Universe! Bring me your finest NYC winter birds!!!
November 2, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Saw my first-of-season Fox Sparrow last week and damn I have missed those bulbous delights. Universe! Bring me your finest NYC winter birds!!!
This story was so much fun to read. Love a good niche hobby deep-dive.
It's Halloween AKA THE SPOOKIEST and our last Flytrap Friday post is up at @theflytrapmedia.com: @tinavasquez.bsky.social on Halloween villaging, a fascinating subculture that was so cool to learn about.
Inside the Tiny, Weird World of Halloween ‘Villaging'
As part of this Boomer-coded subculture, two companies vie for the attention of weirdos like me, who prefer to spend their time—and money—constructing small, spooky landscapes.
the-flytrap.ghost.io
October 31, 2025 at 3:32 PM
This story was so much fun to read. Love a good niche hobby deep-dive.
Reading an unexpectedly horny book about witches and transexuals and I'm gonna need 1,000 more like it before the year is out.
October 27, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Reading an unexpectedly horny book about witches and transexuals and I'm gonna need 1,000 more like it before the year is out.
This upcoming week is a real mixed bag of demons and delights and I hope I can find or manifest enough magic to enjoy the good parts and survive the bad ones.
October 27, 2025 at 12:11 PM
This upcoming week is a real mixed bag of demons and delights and I hope I can find or manifest enough magic to enjoy the good parts and survive the bad ones.
Another Friday, another vacation day. Going to see how much progress I can make on either the 1) personal tarot card I'm drawing or 2) the zine about birds that I'm drawing/writing.
October 24, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Another Friday, another vacation day. Going to see how much progress I can make on either the 1) personal tarot card I'm drawing or 2) the zine about birds that I'm drawing/writing.
I ate an entire ice cream sandwich, and while my innards are definitely telling me I'm an idiot, I regret nothing.
October 24, 2025 at 1:30 AM
I ate an entire ice cream sandwich, and while my innards are definitely telling me I'm an idiot, I regret nothing.
I am a bad occultist but also very gay, so of course I will be going to this event tomorrow.
Trying this again... so excited for this event with Brooke Palmieri tomorrow at @hivemindbookstore.bsky.social www.eventbrite.com/e/queer-tran...
Queer & Trans Occult History with Brooke Palmieri & Hugh Ryan
Join writers Brooke Palmieri and Hugh Ryan for a conversation about queer and trans occult history, in celebration of the book Bargain Witch
www.eventbrite.com
October 20, 2025 at 2:15 PM
I am a bad occultist but also very gay, so of course I will be going to this event tomorrow.
Glad that my brain and AWS are experiencing parallel operational challenges today. Work is gonna be great.
October 20, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Glad that my brain and AWS are experiencing parallel operational challenges today. Work is gonna be great.
Extremely pleased to see the birding community coming together this weekend to fundraiser for Birders of Palestine. My role was mostly in the "pledging funds to my friends' efforts" but I'm proud to have helped Jeana reach her 50-species goal as well. charity.pledgeit.org/2025fbcbirda...
October 20, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Extremely pleased to see the birding community coming together this weekend to fundraiser for Birders of Palestine. My role was mostly in the "pledging funds to my friends' efforts" but I'm proud to have helped Jeana reach her 50-species goal as well. charity.pledgeit.org/2025fbcbirda...
Am very proud to have contributed today (and every day that I possibly can) to a better world for everyone. No, I didn't go to a protest -- I focused on material support and community solidarity in a different way.
October 18, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Am very proud to have contributed today (and every day that I possibly can) to a better world for everyone. No, I didn't go to a protest -- I focused on material support and community solidarity in a different way.
Not going to tag them (they got enough shit going on) but I hope that Northsky can get through their dev queue soonish so I can migrate this account. Otherwise, going to have to go with myatproto (and hope that I can then re-migrate at a later date).
October 18, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Not going to tag them (they got enough shit going on) but I hope that Northsky can get through their dev queue soonish so I can migrate this account. Otherwise, going to have to go with myatproto (and hope that I can then re-migrate at a later date).
Supposed to be doing seventeen edits but instead I'm just irradiating my fractious neurons with Initiate and hoping for the best. www.youtube.com/watch?v=XoNQ...
INITIATE "The Surface" Official Music Video
YouTube video by Triple B Records
www.youtube.com
October 15, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Supposed to be doing seventeen edits but instead I'm just irradiating my fractious neurons with Initiate and hoping for the best. www.youtube.com/watch?v=XoNQ...
the speed at which I mashed the pre-order button tho
It's official: MY BAD: A PERSONAL HISTORY OF THE QUEER 90S AND BEYOND has a cover! I love how the yellow feels like a run over hazard sign, and the mixtape is perhaps my personal 90s icon. As for those sexy statues? You'll have to read it to find out...
October 15, 2025 at 1:25 PM
the speed at which I mashed the pre-order button tho