Elizabeth Stevenson

@elizabethrah.bsky.social

170 followers 450 following 110 posts

Hi! I enjoy hiking, birding, reading, and playing video games. I live with my three cockatiels and husband in Maryland.

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Elizabeth Stevenson @elizabethrah.bsky.social · 5h

Happy hatchday to these two stinkers! Henry and Coco are 15 this weekend. Henry hatched on the 10th and Coco hatched on the 11th, and they have been a joy to me all these years.

#ParrotSky

A male normal grey cockatiel with the cutest little orange cheek patches is posing on top of my head. I have dark blonde hair pulled back in a ponytail.

A male pied cockatiel with a huge yellow crest is standing on top of his cage. The cage is grey metal and there are some colorful toys seen below.

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Andy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 23h

Common Sense, published 250 years ago today.

Men who look upon themselves born to reign, and others to obey, soon grow insolent; selected from the rest of mankind their minds are early poisoned by importance; and the world they act in differs so materially from the world at large, that they have but little opportunity of knowing its true interests, and when they succeed to the government are frequently the most ignorant and unfit of any throughout the dominions.

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News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 23h

“IT WAS MURDER”

Several hundred people have formed a human banner at San Francisco’s Ocean Beach today (Sat Jan 10, 2026)

👏👏

(📸 Erik Castro)

A sign has been made saying “IT WAS” and hundreds of people are standing in the form the word “MURDER”
There is an upside down distress US flag followed by the words, ICE OUT

WIRED @wired.com · 3d

We've removed the paywall from this guide so everyone can access it. 👇 Stay safe.

WIRED @wired.com · 3d

Just days into 2026, the killing of 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good by a federal immigration officer in Minneapolis, Minnesota, has sparked protests around the US.

If you’re planning to protest, here’s how to safeguard your digital security.

How to Protest Safely in the Age of Surveillance

Law enforcement has more tools than ever to track your movements and access your communications. Here’s how to protect your privacy if you plan to protest.

www.wired.com

Reposted by Elizabeth Stevenson, Pavel Pipek

Andrew Digby @digs.bsky.social · 3d

It's started! The 2026 #kakapo breeding season is under way, with the first nest found on Whenua Hou today. Pearl is on two eggs. #conservation #parrots #birds

A photo of a fridge door, showing kākāpō nest breeding and status as of 8/1/2026. Credit: Andrew Digby

Reposted by Will Jennings, Richard B. Aronson, Robert W. Wallace , and 25 more Will Jennings, Richard B. Aronson, Robert W. Wallace, Rosemary A. Joyce, Bruce D. Baker, Paul Goldstein, Mark J. Webb, Bonnie Honig, Richard Menke, Charles W. Smith, David R. Miller, Michael Zimmer, Michael J. Taylor, Scott A. Imberman, Paul Goldsmith-Pinkham, Glenn H. Shepard, Elizabeth Stevenson, James Goodwin, Brian Keegan, Barrett, Timothy Burke, Jelena Subotić, Sam Kamin, Daxton R. Stewart, Charles T. Mathewes, Olúfẹ́mi Táíwò, Nathan P. Kalmoe, Dunlap

Ken Jennings @kenjennings.bsky.social · 4d

The “prosecute the former regime at every level” candidate has my vote in 2028.

Reposted by Elizabeth Stevenson

RPG Site @rpgsite.net · 7d

The results are in! Throughout the month of December, we asked our readers for your favorite RPG of 2025.

The RPG Site's Readers' Choice for Favorite RPG of 2025 is Clair Obscur: Expedition 33.

Full results and top ten: www.rpgsite.net/feature/1928...

Elizabeth Stevenson @elizabethrah.bsky.social · 9d

I went for a beautiful First Day walk yesterday. It was great to see the sun shining and plenty of other people out enjoying the day.

Bare winter trees against a bright blue sky, with a snow-covered path

Elizabeth Stevenson @elizabethrah.bsky.social · 9d

Some of my favorite reads: The Great Believers, Rebecca Makkai; The Safekeep, Yael van der Wouden; The Bone Clocks, David Mitchell; Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant, Anne Tyler; Under the Harrow, Flynn Berry

Elizabeth Stevenson @elizabethrah.bsky.social · 9d

I had made a new year's resolution to finish 50 books, so it's fair to say I crushed it. I'm not going to do that again for 2026, but I hope to continue reading a lot. I'm in two book clubs, so that's pretty motivating on its own, and I just really enjoy reading.

Elizabeth Stevenson @elizabethrah.bsky.social · 9d

I read 61 books in 2025, concluding with a re-read of the Earthsea Cycle. It was a fantastic year of reading for me.

📚💙

Elizabeth Stevenson @elizabethrah.bsky.social · 10d

Fun!

xkcd's emojic 8 ball with the question "what will 2026 have in store for me?" The 8 ball display shows a monkey and an engagement ring emoji.

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Mike Wiser @drmikewiser.bsky.social · 10d

I decided to ask the most trustworthy modern oracle -- xkcd's Emojic Magic 8 Ball (xkcd.com/1525/) -- about my upcoming year, and:

Either I am definitely going to have a good year OR I am going to be subject to a volley of 100 rocket attacks.

High variance year is what I'm getting out of this.

An image of the user asking the question of the Emojic 8 Ball "What will 2026 have in store for me?" and the response being a rocketship and the number 100 underlined twice.

Reposted by Elizabeth Stevenson, Michael Larkin

Ann Leckie @annleckie.com · 11d

F) For the love of all that is good and holy stop wondering if your idea is any good! That way lies madness. Your idea, whatever it is, will live or die by its execution. Commit to your idea. Eat and drink your idea. Play with it, have fun with it.

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Jim Trinca @jimtrinca.bsky.social · 12d

I am begging games writers in 2026 to stop talking about point and click like it's a dead/dormant genre currently being resurrected by whatever thing you've just noticed

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Alex @karmagypsy.bsky.social · 12d

Made a few new friends today that I want to share with the world in These Times (TM)

Eurasian Eagle Owl being majestic AF at the Franklin Park Conservatory

Tiny Eastern Screech Owl showing what it means to be Cat but Bird at Franklin Park Conservatory

Peregrine falcon being GORGEOUS at the Franklin Park Conservatory

I forget what this brown owl with white eyebrows is called but I know it lives in the rainforest and eats SLOTHS?? at the Franklin Park Conservatory

Reposted by Elizabeth Stevenson

Dave Gilbert @wadjeteyegames.bsky.social · 12d

Primordia by Wormwood Studios is 70% off in the Steam Autumn sale!

Life has ceased. Man is but a myth. And now, even the machines have begun to fail. Primordia is a fascinating journey through a crumbling world populated by robots.

▶ store.steampowered.com/app/227000/P...

Reposted by Elizabeth Stevenson

Dave Gilbert @wadjeteyegames.bsky.social · 14d

The Excavation of Hob's Barrow by Clock and Dagger is 55% off during the Steam Winter Sale!

Explore the moors of rural Victorian England as you uncover the mysteries of Hob's Barrow.

What lies beneath the soil?

Find out here: store.steampowered.com/app/1182310/...

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 15d

Hundreds of residents signed up for FEMA buyouts after Hurricane Helene. Not one has been approved.

Hundreds of residents signed up for FEMA buyouts after Helene. Not one has been approved.

More than a year after applying for a federal buyout, many North Carolina homeowners have heard almost nothing definitive.

www.washingtonpost.com

Reposted by Elizabeth Stevenson

Jacquelyn Gill @jacquelyngill.bsky.social · 15d

Renewing your Annual National Park Pass? Not a fan of the 2026 design? Would you rather look at beautiful wildlife while supporting our parks? Check out these lovely stickers by a Colorado artist, which you can use to customize your pass!

National Parks Pass Stickers - Donate to the National Park Foundation

Cover your National Parks Pass with these $5 scenic vinyl stickers. Choose from 3 designs. 100% of proceeds go to the National Park Foundation.

www.thesageleafstudio.com

Reposted by Elizabeth Stevenson, Katrina Navickas, Jack Stilgoe

Rhodri Marsden @rhodri.biz · 18d

Twas the night before Christmas, and throughout the land
The sleeping arrangements were carefully planned
Down in the kitchen, a picturesque scene
A mattress, a pillow, a washing machine

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CarsmileSteve @carsmilesteve.bsky.social · 18d

Right then, no one asked for it (everyone seems quite happy with last year's!) but here we are anyway, your #DuvetKnowItsChristmas 2025 bingo card! Some returning classics, some we missed last year and some new ones. Enjoy team, donation link below once Rhodri posts it!

A five by five bingo card, here are the things to look out for:
Top row: 80's bed linen, obscure musical instrument, bed too small for over 6ft person, CRT TV/Monitor, tumble dryer
Second row: exercise bike (as clothes horse), DALEK, 90s or earlier games console, too much crafting stuff, single beds for long term partners
Middle row: old cuddly toy, bed on tiles/lino, DUVET, multiple labubus, bare plaster board
Fourth row: bed next to fridge, 4+ Jilly Cooper novels, definitely dead house plant, caravan, large collection of jigsaws
Bottom row: giant buzz ball, "curtains" that are not curtains, scary dolls, bed under table, power tools.

Reposted by Elizabeth Stevenson, Dolly Jørgensen, Fredrik Albritton Jonsson

Dr. Karen Carr @quatrus.bsky.social · 20d

Here's a 🧵 on how I came to write the article I'm working on right now, and you can decide for yourself whether AI was ever going to go in this direction:

Erin Grievances @erinbartram.bsky.social · 20d

What historians (and other scholars do) is create knowledge. We should use that phrase more and talk about what it means. I think we don't, and it's part of why AI enthusiasts are confused when we don't readily agree that our work can be replicated/replaced by their products.

Tim Carvell @timcarvell.bsky.social · 20d

Now seems like a swell time to point out that Frontline just released this excellent 11-minute mini-documentary about what happened inside CECOT.

Surviving CECOT (full documentary) | Deported to a Maximum-Security Prison | FRONTLINE + ProPublica

YouTube video by FRONTLINE PBS | Official

m.youtube.com

Reposted by Elizabeth Stevenson

Gemma Matthews - The Sewing Songbird @thesewingsongbird.bsky.social · 21d

Good morning and Happy Winter Solstice. 😊 I’m definitely looking forward to the returning of the light. Here’s a look back at my embroidery, The Lady in the Winter Garden for you today.🪡🌿🌺❄️🌲 *Completely freehand stitched in November 2023.
#stitchedart #thesewingsongbird

Rick Steves @ricksteves.bsky.social · 21d

It’s the “season of love and giving”…but this year, doesn’t it seem more like a “season of fear and taking”? Like many of you, I’ve been saddened by the human impact of draconian government budget cuts and how angry many housed Americans are at unhoused Americans.

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Ryan Bernardoni @dangercart.bsky.social · Dec 11

Stealworkers

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Dave Karpf @davekarpf.bsky.social · Dec 8

Nuzzi is the type of journalist who treats politics as offering entertaining characters, and zero stakes or substance.

She has had a remarkably successful career within that particular genre.

Her self-immolation, along with this vacuous memoir, illustrates the genre’s limits.

Reposted by Elizabeth Stevenson

Edward Nirenberg @enirenberg.bsky.social · Dec 7

And the worst part—the worst part by far—is that the devastating consequences of this choice will be borne by people who did not make it, who could not make it.

That is truly unconscionable.

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c0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · Dec 6

A male rock ptarmigan (Lagopus muta) in winter plumage.

Ptarmigan is from Gaelic 'tarmachan' meaning "croaker". The p- was added when people mistakenly assumed it was a Greek word.

A bird forever warning people: "A werewolf!" (just in case of werewolves).

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