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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It's honestly just funny that the first half of my life was spent listening to politicians bitch incessantly about the deficit and the national debt
And now it's "YOLO more Gestapo"
bsky.app/profile/fsqu...
And now it's "YOLO more Gestapo"
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Isn't it amazing that if we, for years, had applied even half of this level of budget to actually having a well staffed, well resourced, immigration system (careful and far more rapid consideration of asylum, effective chasing down of the truly "worst", etc.) we'd be in a far better world today.
February 9, 2026 at 11:36 PM
It's honestly just funny that the first half of my life was spent listening to politicians bitch incessantly about the deficit and the national debt
And now it's "YOLO more Gestapo"
bsky.app/profile/fsqu...
And now it's "YOLO more Gestapo"
bsky.app/profile/fsqu...
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Call your
Electeds and scream.
Electeds and scream.
After a string of ICE murders, Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries proposed reforms — and $11 billion more for ICE.
Including reconciliation bill funding, the Schumer-Jeffries plan would give ICE a $30 billion budget, higher than all but 15 militaries worldwide:
www.stephensemler.com/p/democratic...
Including reconciliation bill funding, the Schumer-Jeffries plan would give ICE a $30 billion budget, higher than all but 15 militaries worldwide:
www.stephensemler.com/p/democratic...
February 10, 2026 at 1:02 AM
Call your
Electeds and scream.
Electeds and scream.
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Another resistance quilt finished this week. The eye is my own design, the letters are a fpp pattern by QuiltByNight, the rounded corners and black binding are meant to resemble the phones we the people are using to document the horrors and disprove the government’s lies about what they are doing.
February 9, 2026 at 12:54 AM
Another resistance quilt finished this week. The eye is my own design, the letters are a fpp pattern by QuiltByNight, the rounded corners and black binding are meant to resemble the phones we the people are using to document the horrors and disprove the government’s lies about what they are doing.
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On Feb. 19, 1942, FDR’s Executive Order 9066 led to the incarceration of nearly 127,000 Japanese Americans without charges or evidence of disloyalty.
One of their granddaughters researches this sad history – and writes about the objects they created in camps to help them endure.
One of their granddaughters researches this sad history – and writes about the objects they created in camps to help them endure.
Held captive in their own country during World War II, Japanese Americans used nature to cope with their unjustified imprisonment
Incarcerated in rough barracks surrounded by barbed wire and armed soldiers, Japanese Americans made functional and beautiful items to ease their suffering.
buff.ly
February 10, 2026 at 12:47 AM
On Feb. 19, 1942, FDR’s Executive Order 9066 led to the incarceration of nearly 127,000 Japanese Americans without charges or evidence of disloyalty.
One of their granddaughters researches this sad history – and writes about the objects they created in camps to help them endure.
One of their granddaughters researches this sad history – and writes about the objects they created in camps to help them endure.
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Ok friends, final push:
We got married, and it was wonderful!
I'd like to spread the good news around to some wonderful science, conservation, and education charities I love.
Please consider making a donation in honor of David and Eileen's wedding:
www.southernfriedscience.com/im-getting-m...
We got married, and it was wonderful!
I'd like to spread the good news around to some wonderful science, conservation, and education charities I love.
Please consider making a donation in honor of David and Eileen's wedding:
www.southernfriedscience.com/im-getting-m...
I’m getting married! Want to honor us? Here are some great charities you can donate to.
Some, as they say, personal news: I’m getting married! I’d love to use this happy occassion to spread good news around. To that end, if you’re so inclined to make a donation ̶…
www.southernfriedscience.com
February 9, 2026 at 2:08 PM
Ok friends, final push:
We got married, and it was wonderful!
I'd like to spread the good news around to some wonderful science, conservation, and education charities I love.
Please consider making a donation in honor of David and Eileen's wedding:
www.southernfriedscience.com/im-getting-m...
We got married, and it was wonderful!
I'd like to spread the good news around to some wonderful science, conservation, and education charities I love.
Please consider making a donation in honor of David and Eileen's wedding:
www.southernfriedscience.com/im-getting-m...
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One of the many things I loved about the Bad Bunny love letter to PR was this moment right here. This image. All of these hands reaching up to catch him.
What I saw in this moment: Bad Bunny said to his people… I got you. And you know what his people said right back? We got you too.
Beautiful.
What I saw in this moment: Bad Bunny said to his people… I got you. And you know what his people said right back? We got you too.
Beautiful.
February 10, 2026 at 12:33 AM
One of the many things I loved about the Bad Bunny love letter to PR was this moment right here. This image. All of these hands reaching up to catch him.
What I saw in this moment: Bad Bunny said to his people… I got you. And you know what his people said right back? We got you too.
Beautiful.
What I saw in this moment: Bad Bunny said to his people… I got you. And you know what his people said right back? We got you too.
Beautiful.
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Do yourself a favour and take a moment to appreciate all the feather textures on display here. What an amazing creature! An uncommonly beautiful Common Raven #birds
February 10, 2026 at 12:40 AM
Do yourself a favour and take a moment to appreciate all the feather textures on display here. What an amazing creature! An uncommonly beautiful Common Raven #birds
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Happy New week! Here is day 4 of #birbfest2026 The Golden-Headed Manakin. Cute little one! Have a great week! #birbfest #birdart #goldenheadedmanakin
February 9, 2026 at 3:47 PM
Happy New week! Here is day 4 of #birbfest2026 The Golden-Headed Manakin. Cute little one! Have a great week! #birbfest #birdart #goldenheadedmanakin
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NEW: An immigration court has terminated removal proceedings against Tufts doctoral student Rümeysa Öztürk, finding that DHS did not meet its burden of establishing that she was removable, her lawyers tell the Second Circuit. live-awp-vermont.pantheonsite.io/app/uploads/...
February 9, 2026 at 11:38 PM
NEW: An immigration court has terminated removal proceedings against Tufts doctoral student Rümeysa Öztürk, finding that DHS did not meet its burden of establishing that she was removable, her lawyers tell the Second Circuit. live-awp-vermont.pantheonsite.io/app/uploads/...
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Hm. Looks I haven't been around here in a little while. :-)
Well, let's jumpstart things with an announcement that I'll be at the @boulderbookstore.bsky.social this coming Wed., Feb. 11, starting at 6:30pm. Let's talk birds! And sign a few books. ;-)
See you soon!
Well, let's jumpstart things with an announcement that I'll be at the @boulderbookstore.bsky.social this coming Wed., Feb. 11, starting at 6:30pm. Let's talk birds! And sign a few books. ;-)
See you soon!
February 10, 2026 at 12:28 AM
Hm. Looks I haven't been around here in a little while. :-)
Well, let's jumpstart things with an announcement that I'll be at the @boulderbookstore.bsky.social this coming Wed., Feb. 11, starting at 6:30pm. Let's talk birds! And sign a few books. ;-)
See you soon!
Well, let's jumpstart things with an announcement that I'll be at the @boulderbookstore.bsky.social this coming Wed., Feb. 11, starting at 6:30pm. Let's talk birds! And sign a few books. ;-)
See you soon!
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Another classic post-Homan day where around school dismissal time we get a flurry of ICE vehicles all across our neighborhoods. Today one vehicle led an observer to their own home and pointed at it. This is a sick game to them, but we won’t be intimidated and we won’t stop until DHS is abolished.
February 9, 2026 at 11:20 PM
Another classic post-Homan day where around school dismissal time we get a flurry of ICE vehicles all across our neighborhoods. Today one vehicle led an observer to their own home and pointed at it. This is a sick game to them, but we won’t be intimidated and we won’t stop until DHS is abolished.
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High schools all over New Hampshire have been having walk outs. *New Hampshire* ok? This generation is letting this radicalize them.
in their walkout speech, Nathalie told their classmates,
"We’re being dehumanized and there’s nothing we can really do about it because we’re high schoolers... Not only are our parents being hunted, taken and kidnapped, but it’s also our little siblings being used as bait and then being taken."
"We’re being dehumanized and there’s nothing we can really do about it because we’re high schoolers... Not only are our parents being hunted, taken and kidnapped, but it’s also our little siblings being used as bait and then being taken."
These are the high schoolers taking a stand against ICE: ‘You can’t let despair take over’
Thousands of students across the US have been walking out of their schools to protest ICE in their communities
www.theguardian.com
February 9, 2026 at 3:20 PM
High schools all over New Hampshire have been having walk outs. *New Hampshire* ok? This generation is letting this radicalize them.
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The timing of winter, the amount of snowfall and temperatures are all less reliable and less predictable because Earth is warming at a record rate, said Shel Winkley, a Climate Central meteorologist.
https://to.pbs.org/3MeUvyK
https://to.pbs.org/3MeUvyK
Olympic town warms as climate change puts Winter Games on thin ice
The International Olympic Committee said last week it could move up the start date for future Winter Games to January from February because of rising temperatures.
www.pbs.org
February 9, 2026 at 10:32 PM
The timing of winter, the amount of snowfall and temperatures are all less reliable and less predictable because Earth is warming at a record rate, said Shel Winkley, a Climate Central meteorologist.
https://to.pbs.org/3MeUvyK
https://to.pbs.org/3MeUvyK
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PLEASE PAY ATTENTION THIS STORY
THIS WOMAN SHOULD NOT BE ROTTING IN A PRISON CAMP
(no one should be)
THIS WOMAN SHOULD NOT BE ROTTING IN A PRISON CAMP
(no one should be)
🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨
Leqaa Kordia is Palestinian and is the last pro-Palestine student protestor who is still being held in government custody. She has recently suffered a medical emergency while incarcerated. Please fill out this form to send a letter to your congressional reps demanding her release:
Leqaa Kordia is Palestinian and is the last pro-Palestine student protestor who is still being held in government custody. She has recently suffered a medical emergency while incarcerated. Please fill out this form to send a letter to your congressional reps demanding her release:
Tell Congress: Free Leqaa Kordia from ICE detention!
Leqaa Kordia, a 33-year-old Palestinian woman from Paterson, NJ, who courageously protested the genocide in Gaza, has been held in ICE detention for nearly 11 months. The Trump administration and IC...
actionnetwork.org
February 9, 2026 at 2:55 PM
PLEASE PAY ATTENTION THIS STORY
THIS WOMAN SHOULD NOT BE ROTTING IN A PRISON CAMP
(no one should be)
THIS WOMAN SHOULD NOT BE ROTTING IN A PRISON CAMP
(no one should be)
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It's appropriate on #BlackHistoryMonth we uplift Kevin's voice. He's been a Jamaican H2A worker for the last 10 yrs & is excited over the implementation of his UFW contract at NYs Wafler Farms. He's looking forward to getting the benefits his contract provides. #UnionsForAll
February 9, 2026 at 11:01 PM
It's appropriate on #BlackHistoryMonth we uplift Kevin's voice. He's been a Jamaican H2A worker for the last 10 yrs & is excited over the implementation of his UFW contract at NYs Wafler Farms. He's looking forward to getting the benefits his contract provides. #UnionsForAll
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Have y'all ever seen starlings, or jays, or house sparrows, mob a larger bird? A crow, or a hawk?
The hawk is larger and could kill any one of the smaller birds easily. But the mob of smaller birds is hard to stop. They harass the larger bird, confuse it, make it difficult for it to sit in peace.
The hawk is larger and could kill any one of the smaller birds easily. But the mob of smaller birds is hard to stop. They harass the larger bird, confuse it, make it difficult for it to sit in peace.
February 9, 2026 at 11:04 PM
Have y'all ever seen starlings, or jays, or house sparrows, mob a larger bird? A crow, or a hawk?
The hawk is larger and could kill any one of the smaller birds easily. But the mob of smaller birds is hard to stop. They harass the larger bird, confuse it, make it difficult for it to sit in peace.
The hawk is larger and could kill any one of the smaller birds easily. But the mob of smaller birds is hard to stop. They harass the larger bird, confuse it, make it difficult for it to sit in peace.
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A reminder: there is not a single housing market in America—not one city, state, or county—where someone relying on SSI can afford a one-bedroom apartment.
Deaths like these are always preceded by engineered abandonment. Disproportionate homelessness among people with disabilities is no accident.
Deaths like these are always preceded by engineered abandonment. Disproportionate homelessness among people with disabilities is no accident.
High rents outpace federal disability payments, leaving many homeless
Supplemental Security Income, a federal program meant to be a financial floor for people unable to work, hasn't kept pace with inflation. Many recipients are homeless, unable to save for an apartment.
www.npr.org
February 9, 2026 at 4:41 PM
A reminder: there is not a single housing market in America—not one city, state, or county—where someone relying on SSI can afford a one-bedroom apartment.
Deaths like these are always preceded by engineered abandonment. Disproportionate homelessness among people with disabilities is no accident.
Deaths like these are always preceded by engineered abandonment. Disproportionate homelessness among people with disabilities is no accident.
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Show your support for #Hawaii HB 1736, which would require the spaying or neutering of all pet #cats in the state (with exceptions). The bill will be heard in the House Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs Committee on Feb. 10 at 2:00 pm.
#CatsIndoors #OneHealth
act.abcbirds.org/a/take-actio...
#CatsIndoors #OneHealth
act.abcbirds.org/a/take-actio...
Protect Hawaiʻi’s Birds & Cats: Support Pet Cat Sterilization
act.abcbirds.org
February 9, 2026 at 11:08 PM
Show your support for #Hawaii HB 1736, which would require the spaying or neutering of all pet #cats in the state (with exceptions). The bill will be heard in the House Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs Committee on Feb. 10 at 2:00 pm.
#CatsIndoors #OneHealth
act.abcbirds.org/a/take-actio...
#CatsIndoors #OneHealth
act.abcbirds.org/a/take-actio...
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Our Cup o' Worms keychain is live in the shop!
#artShop #bsnm #longTailedTit #shimaEnaga #bird #birb #parody #furSale
🛍️ brushfeather.etsy.com/listing/4455...
#artShop #bsnm #longTailedTit #shimaEnaga #bird #birb #parody #furSale
🛍️ brushfeather.etsy.com/listing/4455...
February 9, 2026 at 11:08 PM
Our Cup o' Worms keychain is live in the shop!
#artShop #bsnm #longTailedTit #shimaEnaga #bird #birb #parody #furSale
🛍️ brushfeather.etsy.com/listing/4455...
#artShop #bsnm #longTailedTit #shimaEnaga #bird #birb #parody #furSale
🛍️ brushfeather.etsy.com/listing/4455...
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Uhoh those the were load-bearing witches.
Etsy just kicked witches off their platform.
What could possibly go wrong.
www.vice.com/en/article/e...
What could possibly go wrong.
www.vice.com/en/article/e...
Etsy Witches Say Spell Casting Is No Longer Welcome on the Platform
For years, you could hire someone on Etsy to curse an evil ex, protect your home, or manifest better luck. Well, until now.
www.vice.com
February 9, 2026 at 5:52 PM
Uhoh those the were load-bearing witches.
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The far-right hates liberalism in part because liberalism empowered women socially, politically, and economically, and so made them less dependent on settling for a mediocre man to provide for them. So they want to destroy liberalism to return women to a state of powerlessness and dependence.
The Heritage Foundation has released a 250-year roadmap to “save America.”
The document is a how-to guide for subjugating girls & young women: a detailed plan to push them out of college, funnel them into early marriage and motherhood, and then trap them there.
jessica.substack.com/p/theyre-com...
The document is a how-to guide for subjugating girls & young women: a detailed plan to push them out of college, funnel them into early marriage and motherhood, and then trap them there.
jessica.substack.com/p/theyre-com...
They're Coming for Our Daughters
The conservative plan to shrink girls’ futures
jessica.substack.com
February 9, 2026 at 9:13 PM
The far-right hates liberalism in part because liberalism empowered women socially, politically, and economically, and so made them less dependent on settling for a mediocre man to provide for them. So they want to destroy liberalism to return women to a state of powerlessness and dependence.
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Woof
ICE’s pending $30 billion budget exceeds the military spending of nearly every country, including Canada, Brazil, Mexico, and Iran.
ICE + CBP funding for 2026 would total $66 billion, higher than all but 7 militaries worldwide.
ICE + CBP funding for 2026 would total $66 billion, higher than all but 7 militaries worldwide.
After a string of ICE murders, Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries proposed reforms — and $11 billion more for ICE.
Including reconciliation bill funding, the Schumer-Jeffries plan would give ICE a $30 billion budget, higher than all but 15 militaries worldwide:
www.stephensemler.com/p/democratic...
Including reconciliation bill funding, the Schumer-Jeffries plan would give ICE a $30 billion budget, higher than all but 15 militaries worldwide:
www.stephensemler.com/p/democratic...
February 9, 2026 at 10:56 PM
Woof