Birder K
@birderk.bsky.social
She/her Just another broke girl w/binoculars. Will answer bird feeder & bird ID questions!
PayPal @birderk, CashApp $KBirder
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Birder K
@birderk.bsky.social
· Nov 19
I was reminded earlier today that I need to reconstruct my Twitter thread over here at some point on our backyard bird creek we made many years ago. Pinning this as point to start from whenever I can get to it. In the meantime, enjoy this fall Kinglet Pool Party. #birds
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when i was recruiting for warming center volunteers in a wealthy suburb, several people at the farmers market didn’t understand what i meant. they had not considered once in their lives that some of *their very own neighbors* might freeze to death on the streets bc they have nowhere else to go
it’s a different kind of dehumanization of poverty but dehumanization nonetheless and just as deadly as the casual murder of the elite
February 15, 2026 at 7:52 PM
when i was recruiting for warming center volunteers in a wealthy suburb, several people at the farmers market didn’t understand what i meant. they had not considered once in their lives that some of *their very own neighbors* might freeze to death on the streets bc they have nowhere else to go
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Despite Increased Profits, Private Prison Companies Want to Cage Even More People
Investors on CoreCivic and GEO Group’s quarterly earnings calls expressed frustration that ICE’s record immigration detention numbers aren’t high enough.
#DIVEST #$CXW #$GEO
theappeal.org/ice-geo-grou...
Investors on CoreCivic and GEO Group’s quarterly earnings calls expressed frustration that ICE’s record immigration detention numbers aren’t high enough.
#DIVEST #$CXW #$GEO
theappeal.org/ice-geo-grou...
Despite Increased Profits, Private Prison Companies Want to Cage Even More People
CoreCivic and GEO Group’s investors expressed frustration that ICE’s record immigration detention numbers aren’t high enough.
theappeal.org
February 15, 2026 at 4:43 PM
Despite Increased Profits, Private Prison Companies Want to Cage Even More People
Investors on CoreCivic and GEO Group’s quarterly earnings calls expressed frustration that ICE’s record immigration detention numbers aren’t high enough.
#DIVEST #$CXW #$GEO
theappeal.org/ice-geo-grou...
Investors on CoreCivic and GEO Group’s quarterly earnings calls expressed frustration that ICE’s record immigration detention numbers aren’t high enough.
#DIVEST #$CXW #$GEO
theappeal.org/ice-geo-grou...
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🧵 CoreCivic execs & investors are monetizing kids in detention at ICE's Dilley
Patrick Swindle, CoreCivic CEO, led efforts to reactivate idle facilities prepping for "windfall of immigrant detainees under the Trump Administration's immigration crackdown"
#DIVEST
www.propublica.org/article/life...
Patrick Swindle, CoreCivic CEO, led efforts to reactivate idle facilities prepping for "windfall of immigrant detainees under the Trump Administration's immigration crackdown"
#DIVEST
www.propublica.org/article/life...
The Kids Trump Sent to ICE’s Dilley Detention Center
ProPublica went inside the immigrant detention center for families in Dilley, Texas. Children held there told us about the anguish of being ripped from their lives in the United States and the fear of...
www.propublica.org
February 15, 2026 at 4:43 PM
🧵 CoreCivic execs & investors are monetizing kids in detention at ICE's Dilley
Patrick Swindle, CoreCivic CEO, led efforts to reactivate idle facilities prepping for "windfall of immigrant detainees under the Trump Administration's immigration crackdown"
#DIVEST
www.propublica.org/article/life...
Patrick Swindle, CoreCivic CEO, led efforts to reactivate idle facilities prepping for "windfall of immigrant detainees under the Trump Administration's immigration crackdown"
#DIVEST
www.propublica.org/article/life...
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There have been horrors unfolding in Sudan that deserve global attention, investigation and action.
Contact your Foreign Affairs department and ask them what your country is doing about this.
Australia, write to Senator Penny Wong here: www.foreignminister.gov.au/contact-fore...
Contact your Foreign Affairs department and ask them what your country is doing about this.
Australia, write to Senator Penny Wong here: www.foreignminister.gov.au/contact-fore...
More than 6,000 people were killed in over three days when a Sudanese paramilitary group unleashed "a wave of intense violence" in Sudan's Darfur region in late October, according to the UN. n.pr/3OtbFJv
At least 6,000 killed over 3 days during RSF attack on Sudan's el-Fasher, UN says
More than 6,000 people were killed in over three days when a Sudanese paramilitary group unleashed "a wave of intense violence" in Sudan's Darfur region in late October, according to the UN.
n.pr
February 15, 2026 at 8:03 PM
There have been horrors unfolding in Sudan that deserve global attention, investigation and action.
Contact your Foreign Affairs department and ask them what your country is doing about this.
Australia, write to Senator Penny Wong here: www.foreignminister.gov.au/contact-fore...
Contact your Foreign Affairs department and ask them what your country is doing about this.
Australia, write to Senator Penny Wong here: www.foreignminister.gov.au/contact-fore...
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Already said everything i care to say about Platner, you can't trick me into joining that discourse again.
I've known too many dumb young marines to care that Platner was a dumb young marine, saw a context-free tottenkopf tattoo parlor flash, and got the 'sick skull tat, bro' in Croatia.
I care that upon finding out as an adult that he had a nazi tattoo he didn't immediately, horrified, book a removal.
I care that upon finding out as an adult that he had a nazi tattoo he didn't immediately, horrified, book a removal.
February 15, 2026 at 8:05 PM
Already said everything i care to say about Platner, you can't trick me into joining that discourse again.
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First flycatcher nest in LA County reported. Last year I spent more time obsessing with capturing videos of the nest feeding, over 40 hours during a work week, this year I'm planning to excel at buddy flycatcher season instead.
We're in my favorite era of a vermilion flycatchers life which I call "buddy flycatcher season" - these are the days following leaving the nest where they juveniles CAN fly, but CAN NOT catch, so their pudgy little selves just sit in trees begging, often nudging against their sibling 🥰😭🪶🐣
February 15, 2026 at 7:23 PM
First flycatcher nest in LA County reported. Last year I spent more time obsessing with capturing videos of the nest feeding, over 40 hours during a work week, this year I'm planning to excel at buddy flycatcher season instead.
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We need this in Maryland.
nj1015.com/nj-ice-porta...
nj1015.com/nj-ice-porta...
NJ ICE Video Portal Sparks Fury and Praise Across the Garden State. Here is how it works.
New Jersey's new portal encourages residents to upload video of ICE interactions. Here is how the site works, and what it does and does not do.
nj1015.com
February 15, 2026 at 7:52 PM
We need this in Maryland.
nj1015.com/nj-ice-porta...
nj1015.com/nj-ice-porta...
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During the Eocene Epoch, 25 million years ago, parts of North America as far north as Oregon were covered with a sub-tropical forest that was nearly identical to the one found in Central America today. These large Brontotherium teeth only hint at the majestic size of a well preserved, adult skull.
February 15, 2026 at 7:59 PM
During the Eocene Epoch, 25 million years ago, parts of North America as far north as Oregon were covered with a sub-tropical forest that was nearly identical to the one found in Central America today. These large Brontotherium teeth only hint at the majestic size of a well preserved, adult skull.
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February 15, 2026 at 7:50 PM
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Urge your reps to ban Surveillance Pricing and boycott any business that uses it. If it’s allowed to take root, you will be robbed for the rest of your lives.
(1/11) If you live in NY, you’ve probably started seeing a new warning: “THIS PRICE WAS SET BY AN ALGORITHM USING YOUR PERSONAL DATA.” This mandatory disclosure went into effect late last year, and it’s the first attempt by a US state to grapple with a new generation of surveillance pricing.
February 15, 2026 at 7:21 PM
Urge your reps to ban Surveillance Pricing and boycott any business that uses it. If it’s allowed to take root, you will be robbed for the rest of your lives.
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The RFK number seems like a massive failure of the media to explain what RFK is doing to our public health system and how catastrophic it will be
Net favorability of how Americans view
Trump: -18
Hegseth: -15
Vance: -14
Rubio: -10
RFK Jr: -4
www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
Trump: -18
Hegseth: -15
Vance: -14
Rubio: -10
RFK Jr: -4
www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
How Americans view key members of the Trump administration
A 58% majority say they have an unfavorable view of President Donald Trump, and 40% have a favorable view.
www.pewresearch.org
February 15, 2026 at 1:22 PM
The RFK number seems like a massive failure of the media to explain what RFK is doing to our public health system and how catastrophic it will be
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A judge ruled that groups representing residents of Louisiana’s Cancer Alley can proceed with their landmark lawsuit seeking a pause on toxic industrial plants in two majority‑Black districts
Black Residents Win Key Ruling in ‘Cancer Alley’ Environmental Racism Case
The lawsuit could force a jury to decide if turning Black communities into sacrifice zones is a legacy of slavery.
capitalbnews.org
February 15, 2026 at 7:21 PM
A judge ruled that groups representing residents of Louisiana’s Cancer Alley can proceed with their landmark lawsuit seeking a pause on toxic industrial plants in two majority‑Black districts
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Same thing with billionaire baseball owners. If they whine about spending money they are free to sell their teams at huge profits to someone who wants to *try* to win.
Bob Nutting is replaceable. Paul Skenes is not.
Bob Nutting is replaceable. Paul Skenes is not.
What’s so weird about men in power is how when they face scandal and should step down the world acts like no one else can do their jobs. Bottstein, Wasserman, these aren’t irreplaceable men! Stop with this delusion.
February 15, 2026 at 7:39 PM
Same thing with billionaire baseball owners. If they whine about spending money they are free to sell their teams at huge profits to someone who wants to *try* to win.
Bob Nutting is replaceable. Paul Skenes is not.
Bob Nutting is replaceable. Paul Skenes is not.
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I've seen people make that argument before, and the general line everyone else made was that giving yourself PTSD is going to make you a liability whenever it'd come to radical action.
You're not helping anyone, and it centres your own guilt over effective action to help the communities targeted.
You're not helping anyone, and it centres your own guilt over effective action to help the communities targeted.
i honestly believe that this idea that you have to subject yourself to every shocking horrifying image as part of "the fight" mostly manifests in people who are doing absolutely nothing to "fight" other than post on social media
because i never see it amongst people who are getting things done
because i never see it amongst people who are getting things done
not sure where this idea that you must continually subject yourself to horrible spectacle to stay committed to the fight came from. the more likely outcomes are total mental breakdown, or becoming the kind of person who rolls their eyes and posts a "shocked" meme when something terrible happens.
February 15, 2026 at 7:18 PM
I've seen people make that argument before, and the general line everyone else made was that giving yourself PTSD is going to make you a liability whenever it'd come to radical action.
You're not helping anyone, and it centres your own guilt over effective action to help the communities targeted.
You're not helping anyone, and it centres your own guilt over effective action to help the communities targeted.
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If you havent checked out my new collection yet please do! I'm still trying to make enough for rent and bills this month + last; every sale helps. If you can't purchase please boost to give me more visibility!
→ cvkvlv.com
Goal for January/February: $1767/$6000
Mvto! (Thank you!)
#Beadwork
→ cvkvlv.com
Goal for January/February: $1767/$6000
Mvto! (Thank you!)
#Beadwork
February 15, 2026 at 7:41 PM
If you havent checked out my new collection yet please do! I'm still trying to make enough for rent and bills this month + last; every sale helps. If you can't purchase please boost to give me more visibility!
→ cvkvlv.com
Goal for January/February: $1767/$6000
Mvto! (Thank you!)
#Beadwork
→ cvkvlv.com
Goal for January/February: $1767/$6000
Mvto! (Thank you!)
#Beadwork
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Looking at texts people are getting from their AI "boyfriends" and "girlfriends" and thinking we have really let love letters down as a genre.
February 15, 2026 at 7:13 PM
Looking at texts people are getting from their AI "boyfriends" and "girlfriends" and thinking we have really let love letters down as a genre.
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A couple of cuties. Vermilion Flycatchers. Ruth Hardy Park. Palm Springs. Peace! ✌️ #Birds #birding #birdwatching #flycatchers #palmsprings #peace ✌️
February 15, 2026 at 6:33 PM
A couple of cuties. Vermilion Flycatchers. Ruth Hardy Park. Palm Springs. Peace! ✌️ #Birds #birding #birdwatching #flycatchers #palmsprings #peace ✌️
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We need a national service program, not for "defense" but so that writers who live in NY, DC, or SF can feel a l
more secure about their masculinity. It doesn't need to be military service, we can put them to work cutting fire lines in the national forests, just get these guys a real job for a bit
more secure about their masculinity. It doesn't need to be military service, we can put them to work cutting fire lines in the national forests, just get these guys a real job for a bit
There is a Kinda Guy that is absolutely gaga for Gruff-Aesthetic White Guy Who Says Kinda Lefty Things. Their love for this is *not* strategic or instrumental to some end, such a person is an object of intrinsic attraction to them, and a strong one at that. They will rationalise anything for this.
I also am baffled that people are assuming this super checkered barely known guy will be super progressive as though we're not living in a post Fetterman universe.
February 15, 2026 at 6:42 PM
We need a national service program, not for "defense" but so that writers who live in NY, DC, or SF can feel a l
more secure about their masculinity. It doesn't need to be military service, we can put them to work cutting fire lines in the national forests, just get these guys a real job for a bit
more secure about their masculinity. It doesn't need to be military service, we can put them to work cutting fire lines in the national forests, just get these guys a real job for a bit
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I'll add Docker Desktop's "AI" assistant, Gordon, as an additional data point.
Striking, isn’t it, that every AI assistant with a human name has a female one right up until they invent one that’s there to help you code, and it is Claude
February 15, 2026 at 6:13 PM
I'll add Docker Desktop's "AI" assistant, Gordon, as an additional data point.
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FDA's decision not to accept Moderna's flu vaccine filing has sent shock waves through pharma. "When there’s uncertainty about the path to approval & the reliability of the process, that really has pretty serious consequences,” one player told @jasonmast.bsky.social. www.statnews.com/2026/02/12/f...
FDA’s rejection of Moderna threatens to stifle broader vaccine industry
Experts say the FDA "moved the goalposts" on Moderna, creating "a destructive precedent that will undermine the future of vaccine development" in the U.S.
www.statnews.com
February 12, 2026 at 9:04 PM
FDA's decision not to accept Moderna's flu vaccine filing has sent shock waves through pharma. "When there’s uncertainty about the path to approval & the reliability of the process, that really has pretty serious consequences,” one player told @jasonmast.bsky.social. www.statnews.com/2026/02/12/f...
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Counted and bagged another 1,000 whistles - feeling like I've got enough for local distribution, and maybe start contributing to the broader requests again soon?
February 15, 2026 at 6:23 PM
Counted and bagged another 1,000 whistles - feeling like I've got enough for local distribution, and maybe start contributing to the broader requests again soon?
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Let me just make a few little adjustments to that title…
“How a scientist with a PhD in Geology and 25 years of experience is helping lead California’s earthquake work”
Way to devalue my experience.
“How a scientist with a PhD in Geology and 25 years of experience is helping lead California’s earthquake work”
Way to devalue my experience.
Wendy Bohon has built a TikTok following as an earthquake geologist. She helps lead earthquake work for the California Geological Survey.
How a TikToker and former actress is helping lead California’s earthquake work
Wendy Bohon has built a TikTok following as an earthquake geologist. She helps lead earthquake work for the California Geological Survey.
bit.ly
February 15, 2026 at 3:08 PM
Let me just make a few little adjustments to that title…
“How a scientist with a PhD in Geology and 25 years of experience is helping lead California’s earthquake work”
Way to devalue my experience.
“How a scientist with a PhD in Geology and 25 years of experience is helping lead California’s earthquake work”
Way to devalue my experience.
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“this joke doesn’t look great printed out by a humorless federal agent”: lol lmao edition
February 15, 2026 at 6:20 PM
“this joke doesn’t look great printed out by a humorless federal agent”: lol lmao edition