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Birder K
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She/her Just another broke girl w/binoculars. Will answer bird feeder & bird ID questions!
PayPal @birderk, CashApp $KBirder
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I was reminded earlier today that I need to reconstruct my Twitter thread over here at some point on our backyard bird creek we made many years ago. Pinning this as point to start from whenever I can get to it. In the meantime, enjoy this fall Kinglet Pool Party. #birds
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The "AI revolution" in science is going so smoothly that my instititutional library is having to deploy multiple technical protection measures against "poorly behaved Gen AI crawling" just to maintain its timely service library.ed.ac.uk/research-sup...
February 14, 2026 at 11:41 PM
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Roses are red
Plants love the rain
We're a blood clot away
From popping champagne.

(Now I'm done again)
February 14, 2026 at 10:11 PM
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This is the worst #drought in 25 years in much of #Florida. We are a foot behind since Sept 1. It’s the driest such period on record! The good news: we may add an inch Sunday night. We’ll take it… But clearly it’s nowhere near what’s needed. Gonna be a tough spring as we head towards fire season.
February 14, 2026 at 11:41 PM
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Cambodia is set to build the $1.2B Funan Techo Canal linking the Mekong to the sea.

Residents along the route say they’ve received little information and fear land loss and disruption to floodplain farms and fisheries.
Farmers fear displacement, drought, flooding tied to Cambodia’s Funan Techo Canal
This is the second of two stories about the potential impact of Cambodia’s planned Funan Techo Canal. Read part one, about consequences for coastal communities and wildlife, here. TAKEO, Cambodia…
news.mongabay.com
February 14, 2026 at 11:30 PM
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idk where to even start with this, how about here

DoD: our new laser weapon is totally safe we promise

FAA: show your work pls

DoD: no :)

DoD: also we’re gonna let border patrol use it lol
February 14, 2026 at 11:00 PM
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Every pendant comes in a gift box with free international shipping (and US tariffs taken care of).

#TreatYourself #Handmade
February 14, 2026 at 11:24 PM
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Got a few more days to get rent sorted out, but I'd be over the moon if I could get it done this weekend before more bad news hits on Tuesday.

Shiny things: oishiny.etsy.com

Wallpapers: ko-fi.com/turtleofcalm...

#Handmade #Helpsky #DisabledArtist
February 14, 2026 at 9:45 PM
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It’s once again Girl Scout cookie season so it’s time for me remind everyone to please consider buying from NYC’s Girl Scout Troop 6000, which is entirely made up of girls living in NYC homeless shelters 🙏❤️
Troop 6000
www.girlscoutsnyc.org
February 14, 2026 at 10:45 PM
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Current* conditions near North East, PA:
February 14, 2026 at 9:54 PM
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I am gonna go out on a limb and say that a Jersey dude so horrified that he went to his first protest and is trying not to cry on camera has a pretty good chance of staying radicalized. And that while Bluesky loves to pick apart things like this, this kinda video moves the needle for OTHER dudes.
Yesterday morning kids were sent running from their bus stop in panic because ICE showed up. This guy at today’s ICE Out of Lindenwold protest is a must watch 😭. @maddow.bsky.social
February 14, 2026 at 9:10 PM
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“what are you willing to do to win?” typically makes people think of combative elements, but way more of the time this is what you’re gonna be called to do.
Inside: OH MY GOD HOW DID YOU NOT SEE THIS EARLIER YOU FUCKING MORON

Outside: *clap them on the back* Hell yeah brother here’s a sign glad to have you on board
February 14, 2026 at 10:57 PM
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America may have always been like this for far too many people but this administration is bringing it home, directly and in person, to a ton of folks who have never seen it before

that this is their response is extremely encouraging
Yesterday morning kids were sent running from their bus stop in panic because ICE showed up. This guy at today’s ICE Out of Lindenwold protest is a must watch 😭. @maddow.bsky.social
February 14, 2026 at 9:51 PM
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North Carolina lawmakers have voted to remove all college campus voting sites. Specifically at the largest HBCU in the US NC A&T. They now have to walk 30 minutes to their nearest polling place. Students are protesting this - pls share and support.

www.tiktok.com/t/ZThx29BJ9/
Even without an on-campus voting site, NCAT students still marched to the polls. 💙💛 Students at North Carolina A&T showed that barriers won’t stop their voices. When access isn’t easy, they organize. ...
TikTok video by HBCU Student Action Alliance
www.tiktok.com
February 14, 2026 at 1:55 PM
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This incident at an anti-ICE student walkout in Emunclaw WA was provoked by MAGA vigilante Danny Rebel, a grown-ass man who taunted teenagers before getting punched.

Embarrassing that Emunclaw PD says it was unprovoked. Danny has a history of aggressively trying to agitate the left for content.
February 14, 2026 at 5:23 PM
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Roses are red
Kudzu’s ill-mannered
When it finally happens
We’re all getting hammered
February 14, 2026 at 8:40 PM
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Wells running dry in this drought?

Hmm... perhaps there's a downside to carelessly tile draining 10 million acres of Illinois land without giving a second thought to the groundwater consequences.
February 4, 2026 at 8:02 PM
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I’m gonna have a hard time letting these go but I’m so excited for them to find new homes!!

#OFMDFanArt #FandomMarket
February 14, 2026 at 5:36 PM
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Tell your guy friends it's ok to cry over this.
This is the right emotional response to inhumanity.
Yesterday morning kids were sent running from their bus stop in panic because ICE showed up. This guy at today’s ICE Out of Lindenwold protest is a must watch 😭. @maddow.bsky.social
February 14, 2026 at 6:57 PM
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Happy Valentine’s Day! 💖
February 14, 2026 at 5:45 PM
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Violets are blue
Roses are flowers
We could end this any day
If Congress just flexed its powers.
February 14, 2026 at 7:06 PM
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“Free” surveillance is a trap. Vendor trials, private donors, and federal grants hand police no‑cost tools that quietly build massive databases on all of us and feed ICE and DHS pipelines. Cities can and should refuse the bait. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
“Free” Surveillance Tech Still Comes at a High and Dangerous Cost
Surveillance technology vendors, federal agencies, and wealthy private donors have long helped provide local law enforcement “free” access to surveillance equipment that bypasses local oversight. The
www.eff.org
February 14, 2026 at 7:00 PM
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U.S. Sen. Maggie Hassan was told during a Thursday Senate hearing by the acting director of ICE that the Department of Homeland Security “has worked with Governor Ayotte” on the economic impact of a proposed Merrimack ICE detention center.

#inklinknews #nhpolitics #ICE #maggiehassan #kellyayotte
Senate hearing puts Merrimack ICE site in spotlight as Ayotte disputes prior knowledge, releases new documents » Nashua Ink Link
U.S. Sen. Maggie Hassan was told during a Thursday Senate hearing by the acting director of ICE that the Department of Homeland Security “has worked with Governor Ayotte” on the economic impact of a p...
nashua.inklink.news
February 14, 2026 at 7:01 PM
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Lots of ways to love in a world that desperately needs more of it.
February 14, 2026 at 7:10 PM
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3 new lepidolite pendants listed! Drop, oval, and circle all up for grabs:

oishiny.etsy.com

#Handmade #ShopIndie
February 13, 2026 at 10:27 PM
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Another stone that shows why I video the labradorite. From dark shadow to golden glow:

oishiny.etsy.com/listing/1897...

Who wants to take this home?
February 13, 2026 at 8:48 PM