Birder K
@birderk.bsky.social
She/her Just another broke girl w/binoculars. Will answer bird feeder & bird ID questions!
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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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If you are in Baltimore, and you haven't had an adult MMR booster or recent titers, now is the time to get that booster! Mumps immunity is more susceptible to waning than measles and it needs a single adult booster after age 18 or so for maximum efficacy!
New email from Hopkins Chief Medical Officer:
"Mumps in Baltimore
What is happening: There is an increase in mumps cases in the community"
health.maryland.gov/phpa/IDEHASh...
health.maryland.gov/phpa/IDEHASh...
OMFG, @standupforscience.bsky.social ... this is so literally preventable
"Mumps in Baltimore
What is happening: There is an increase in mumps cases in the community"
health.maryland.gov/phpa/IDEHASh...
health.maryland.gov/phpa/IDEHASh...
OMFG, @standupforscience.bsky.social ... this is so literally preventable
health.maryland.gov
February 10, 2026 at 6:39 PM
If you are in Baltimore, and you haven't had an adult MMR booster or recent titers, now is the time to get that booster! Mumps immunity is more susceptible to waning than measles and it needs a single adult booster after age 18 or so for maximum efficacy!
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Everyone should look up jury nullification laws in their state specifically for these heroes
Today i'm celebrating the brave people who faced arrest to theow dildos at ICE. you're all my heroes. I hope for your speedy release, with the belief no jury in your state will convict you.
February 10, 2026 at 6:37 PM
Everyone should look up jury nullification laws in their state specifically for these heroes
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These are not “like” concentration camps, they ARE concentration camps, and we all need to stop calling them any other bullshit the media is trying to get us to call them instead. “Holding facility” “i c e facility” “staging area.” How do you listen to this and not want to throw up?
"A modern-day concentration camp ... People have been killed by the staff here." Irish citizen Seamus Culleton has been in ICE detention since September, despite having a valid work permit and his own business in the US.
February 10, 2026 at 5:28 PM
These are not “like” concentration camps, they ARE concentration camps, and we all need to stop calling them any other bullshit the media is trying to get us to call them instead. “Holding facility” “i c e facility” “staging area.” How do you listen to this and not want to throw up?
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Once you notice society's base reluctance to refer to women as "geniuses" with the same frequency they do as men, no matter how talented or influential she may be, it's a thing you never really stop noticing.
February 10, 2026 at 2:17 PM
Once you notice society's base reluctance to refer to women as "geniuses" with the same frequency they do as men, no matter how talented or influential she may be, it's a thing you never really stop noticing.
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And my personal favorite poster, "Which Bounce Cunts"
February 10, 2026 at 5:29 PM
And my personal favorite poster, "Which Bounce Cunts"
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A groundbreaking study on the microbes present across school surfaces. Don't worry, both bad microbes (orange) and good microbes (green) were discussed.
February 10, 2026 at 5:28 PM
A groundbreaking study on the microbes present across school surfaces. Don't worry, both bad microbes (orange) and good microbes (green) were discussed.
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Highlights from judging the elementary school science fair.
An investigation of which household objects conduct electricity.
Can cheese conduct electricity? Apparently so.
Me: You and cheese both conduct electricity. What do you two have in common?
Student: We are both thick
Me: Ah yes of course
An investigation of which household objects conduct electricity.
Can cheese conduct electricity? Apparently so.
Me: You and cheese both conduct electricity. What do you two have in common?
Student: We are both thick
Me: Ah yes of course
February 10, 2026 at 5:23 PM
Highlights from judging the elementary school science fair.
An investigation of which household objects conduct electricity.
Can cheese conduct electricity? Apparently so.
Me: You and cheese both conduct electricity. What do you two have in common?
Student: We are both thick
Me: Ah yes of course
An investigation of which household objects conduct electricity.
Can cheese conduct electricity? Apparently so.
Me: You and cheese both conduct electricity. What do you two have in common?
Student: We are both thick
Me: Ah yes of course
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A group of amorous Common Goldeneyes in the fog. Their mating display is just great, but they were too far away for the video to pick up their characteristic calls. #BirdingHungary #ducks #waterfowl
February 10, 2026 at 6:28 PM
A group of amorous Common Goldeneyes in the fog. Their mating display is just great, but they were too far away for the video to pick up their characteristic calls. #BirdingHungary #ducks #waterfowl
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The CIA scrubbing the World Factbook from the web may not seem like a big deal in itself, but it's a symptom of something larger: the Trump administration's war on government usefulness.
My latest at Public Notice: www.publicnotice.co/p/cia-world-...
My latest at Public Notice: www.publicnotice.co/p/cia-world-...
The death of the CIA Factbook and Trump's war on usefulness
Wherever government does something helpful, the regime wants to kill it.
www.publicnotice.co
February 10, 2026 at 2:10 PM
The CIA scrubbing the World Factbook from the web may not seem like a big deal in itself, but it's a symptom of something larger: the Trump administration's war on government usefulness.
My latest at Public Notice: www.publicnotice.co/p/cia-world-...
My latest at Public Notice: www.publicnotice.co/p/cia-world-...
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"This is Mia, 7 years old -- 'I don't want to be in this place. I want to be in my school'" -- Walkinshaw confronts Lyons with letters written by kids being detained by ICE
February 10, 2026 at 6:05 PM
"This is Mia, 7 years old -- 'I don't want to be in this place. I want to be in my school'" -- Walkinshaw confronts Lyons with letters written by kids being detained by ICE
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Reminder that this is a *friendly* question from a GOP Senator — and Lutnick still fumbles it all!
I will never get over how the Trump admin is almost universally the least curious people you could appoint to public life.
I will never get over how the Trump admin is almost universally the least curious people you could appoint to public life.
KENNEDY: The Census Bureau is under your jurisdiction & responsible for defining what it means to be poor, is that right?
LUTNICK: I don't know
K: Well you need to look, bc it does. What's the % of Americans who live below poverty level?
L: I don't know
K: It's around 11%. It's been constant
LUTNICK: I don't know
K: Well you need to look, bc it does. What's the % of Americans who live below poverty level?
L: I don't know
K: It's around 11%. It's been constant
February 10, 2026 at 5:46 PM
Reminder that this is a *friendly* question from a GOP Senator — and Lutnick still fumbles it all!
I will never get over how the Trump admin is almost universally the least curious people you could appoint to public life.
I will never get over how the Trump admin is almost universally the least curious people you could appoint to public life.
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Thank you everyone sharing! I'm getting stocked back up, tariffs are still kicking my arse but if I can get some decent turnover I can hold off putting prices up a while longer. Need to make rent and order new materials. On we go!
Who wants to take home an ocean? I've got 2 big blue beauties wrapped and ready to travel:
oishiny.etsy.com
Each one comes in a gift box with free international shipping included.
#Handmade #ShopIndie
oishiny.etsy.com
Each one comes in a gift box with free international shipping included.
#Handmade #ShopIndie
February 10, 2026 at 6:21 PM
Thank you everyone sharing! I'm getting stocked back up, tariffs are still kicking my arse but if I can get some decent turnover I can hold off putting prices up a while longer. Need to make rent and order new materials. On we go!
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“They’ve known about this. They’ve known about other threats to health and well-being yet they have chosen to not be proactive and share the information with employees. It seems it’s only when they’re forced to provide information that we find out about it.”
New story from @abestreep.bsky.social
New story from @abestreep.bsky.social
Firefighters Wore Gear Containing “Forever Chemicals.” The Forest Service Knew and Stayed Silent for Years.
As early as 2021, government officials were alerted to the presence of potentially dangerous chemicals known as PFAS in pants used by wildland firefighters, according to emails obtained by ProPublica.
www.propublica.org
February 10, 2026 at 6:00 PM
“They’ve known about this. They’ve known about other threats to health and well-being yet they have chosen to not be proactive and share the information with employees. It seems it’s only when they’re forced to provide information that we find out about it.”
New story from @abestreep.bsky.social
New story from @abestreep.bsky.social
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Here is the Columbia Heights GFM!!! If you would like to do something today, this goes to rent assistance for folks who have been hiding in their homes or, worse, had a breadwinner kidnapped. 💔
www.gofundme.com/f/support-lo...
www.gofundme.com/f/support-lo...
Donate to Support Local Columbia Heights Families, organized by Brenna Zeimet
Families in our neighborhood are being impacted by the raids happening in our co… Brenna Zeimet needs your support for Support Local Columbia Heights Families
www.gofundme.com
February 10, 2026 at 5:59 PM
Here is the Columbia Heights GFM!!! If you would like to do something today, this goes to rent assistance for folks who have been hiding in their homes or, worse, had a breadwinner kidnapped. 💔
www.gofundme.com/f/support-lo...
www.gofundme.com/f/support-lo...
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I was waiting to get a GFM link for Columbia Heights rent assistance to post as the non-amazon option but it didn't come fast enough and I recklessly posted anyway, so as usual if you won't use amazon visit standwithminnesota.com and please do something!
Stand With Minnesota
Stand With Minnesota is a hub for supporting, learning, and taking action to support Minnesotans impacted by ICE and federal enforcement.
standwithminnesota.com
February 10, 2026 at 4:59 PM
I was waiting to get a GFM link for Columbia Heights rent assistance to post as the non-amazon option but it didn't come fast enough and I recklessly posted anyway, so as usual if you won't use amazon visit standwithminnesota.com and please do something!
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"California saw 73% of renewing members who switched plans move to a bronze plan, up from 27% at the same time last year, the State Marketplace Network reported. In Maine, bronze enrollment now represents almost 60% of all plans purchased."-->the devil is in the details of this year's ACA uptake
“We have drastically higher rates of people dropping their coverage,” a state Affordable Care Act marketplace director tells KFF Health News.
Obamacare Sign-Ups Drop, but the Extent Won’t Be Clear for Months - KFF Health News
Experts say Affordable Care Act sign-up data won’t be clear until people who were enrolled have paid — or haven't paid — their new, often much higher, premiums.
kffhealthnews.org
February 10, 2026 at 5:59 PM
"California saw 73% of renewing members who switched plans move to a bronze plan, up from 27% at the same time last year, the State Marketplace Network reported. In Maine, bronze enrollment now represents almost 60% of all plans purchased."-->the devil is in the details of this year's ACA uptake
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If you are on makerworld, please go boost this model just to give our comrade what he deserves. Even if you're not printing whistles.
I've boosted it all I can.
I've boosted it all I can.
I just want everyone to know that the creator of one of our favorite whistles (the micro bitonal) is a very nice man in Italy who has been messaging me asking if there are things he can tweak in the next version he is designing mostly to help us mass produce these more efficiently to fight ICE.
February 10, 2026 at 5:40 PM
If you are on makerworld, please go boost this model just to give our comrade what he deserves. Even if you're not printing whistles.
I've boosted it all I can.
I've boosted it all I can.
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This is a famously messy Norwegian biathlete who was banned in 2023 from the Biathlon World Cup because he accidentally fired his competition rifle in his hotel room (he was also teary and apologetic then)
new most bizarre moment of the Olympics just dropped
Norwegian biathlete wins bronze medal, then, totally unprompted, reveal he cheated on his GF, she left him, and he wants to apologize publicly hoping she takes him back
www.vg.no/sport/i/vr5g...
Norwegian biathlete wins bronze medal, then, totally unprompted, reveal he cheated on his GF, she left him, and he wants to apologize publicly hoping she takes him back
www.vg.no/sport/i/vr5g...
February 10, 2026 at 5:35 PM
This is a famously messy Norwegian biathlete who was banned in 2023 from the Biathlon World Cup because he accidentally fired his competition rifle in his hotel room (he was also teary and apologetic then)
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Amen. This is about the constitutional rights of persons, not just the rights of citizens; and the constitutional limits on the powers of the federal government as well as of those of the state government.
But righteous zeal conveniently ignores rights of appeal.
But righteous zeal conveniently ignores rights of appeal.
This is a GWB-appointed judge, and a federal prosecutor, pleading with the American people to understand the power and the beauty of the due process clause, and why it's the bedrock of our constitutional rights.
BONUS RULING: Judge Thomas Johnston, a George W. Bush appoiintee in West Virginia, used a recent ruling to warn of the dangers of defying due process for immigrants because of what it could also mean for Americans. It's worth a read.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
February 10, 2026 at 4:25 PM
Amen. This is about the constitutional rights of persons, not just the rights of citizens; and the constitutional limits on the powers of the federal government as well as of those of the state government.
But righteous zeal conveniently ignores rights of appeal.
But righteous zeal conveniently ignores rights of appeal.
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I am not an expert. However:
If you, you personally, reading this, want a general strike in the U.S., you need to get involved NOW. Involved in what, you ask?
(Thread.)
If you, you personally, reading this, want a general strike in the U.S., you need to get involved NOW. Involved in what, you ask?
(Thread.)
February 10, 2026 at 5:36 PM
I am not an expert. However:
If you, you personally, reading this, want a general strike in the U.S., you need to get involved NOW. Involved in what, you ask?
(Thread.)
If you, you personally, reading this, want a general strike in the U.S., you need to get involved NOW. Involved in what, you ask?
(Thread.)
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Now that they've gone ahead and removed the Pride flag from Stonewall, it feels like time to reshare this article I wrote for @slate.com last year, when the Trump administration removed the word "transgender" from the Stonewall website. slate.com/news-and-pol...
slate.com
February 10, 2026 at 5:34 PM
Now that they've gone ahead and removed the Pride flag from Stonewall, it feels like time to reshare this article I wrote for @slate.com last year, when the Trump administration removed the word "transgender" from the Stonewall website. slate.com/news-and-pol...
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Mel goes offline for 48 hours and puts out a well thought out, compassionate argument within a week.
I drive 10,000 miles and over 6 months later I still haven't finished editing a picture from Ohio. 🤦
I drive 10,000 miles and over 6 months later I still haven't finished editing a picture from Ohio. 🤦
This morning, I wrote about struggling under the weight of this moment and offered a few reflections on why it's important to still seek out joy and rest in the midst of our feverish struggle. Don't let the burnout getcha, folks, we have a world to win.
On taking your rest and finding joy
Reflections on cultivating radical joy in this current moment.
www.wordsaboutwork.news
February 10, 2026 at 5:29 PM
Mel goes offline for 48 hours and puts out a well thought out, compassionate argument within a week.
I drive 10,000 miles and over 6 months later I still haven't finished editing a picture from Ohio. 🤦
I drive 10,000 miles and over 6 months later I still haven't finished editing a picture from Ohio. 🤦
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Every time I hear something new about the whistles I start crying I stg.
As this article notes, they started as a tactic in LA and are supported by a network of disorganized volunteers who are, as Bree's skeet demonstrates, global
www.theverge.com/policy/87495...
As this article notes, they started as a tactic in LA and are supported by a network of disorganized volunteers who are, as Bree's skeet demonstrates, global
www.theverge.com/policy/87495...
February 10, 2026 at 5:27 PM
Every time I hear something new about the whistles I start crying I stg.
As this article notes, they started as a tactic in LA and are supported by a network of disorganized volunteers who are, as Bree's skeet demonstrates, global
www.theverge.com/policy/87495...
As this article notes, they started as a tactic in LA and are supported by a network of disorganized volunteers who are, as Bree's skeet demonstrates, global
www.theverge.com/policy/87495...