David V
@davidvatri.bsky.social
Photographer, naturalist, F1 aficionado, musician.
Pinned
#peacefulsolitude #birdoftheday A much needed rest for the busy Ruby Throated Hummingbird
February 18, 2026 at 2:01 PM
#peacefulsolitude #birdoftheday A much needed rest for the busy Ruby Throated Hummingbird
#birdoftheday #collectingfood Ruby Tuesday
February 17, 2026 at 4:14 PM
#birdoftheday #collectingfood Ruby Tuesday
#birdoftheday #wintersurvivors Dark Eyed Junco
February 16, 2026 at 3:53 PM
#birdoftheday #wintersurvivors Dark Eyed Junco
#birdoftheday #birdbutts Many butts!
February 15, 2026 at 3:17 PM
#birdoftheday #birdbutts Many butts!
#birdoftheday #Portrait of a Red Wing Blackbird
February 14, 2026 at 4:26 PM
#birdoftheday #Portrait of a Red Wing Blackbird
#birdoftheday #waterbirds Cormorant makes it look easy
February 13, 2026 at 11:43 PM
#birdoftheday #waterbirds Cormorant makes it look easy
#birdoftheday #birdsandbugs Egret catches a dragonfly while fishing! (did he fly fish??)
February 12, 2026 at 12:10 PM
#birdoftheday #birdsandbugs Egret catches a dragonfly while fishing! (did he fly fish??)
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What do these have in common?
Born Again Salvation
God's Chosen People
'al-Dawlah' (The State)
They all imply that God favors one group over another. It's simulated tribalism using cult techniques to motivate the ignorant to obey an elite.
Abrahamic religion in a nutshell: Nationalism.
Born Again Salvation
God's Chosen People
'al-Dawlah' (The State)
They all imply that God favors one group over another. It's simulated tribalism using cult techniques to motivate the ignorant to obey an elite.
Abrahamic religion in a nutshell: Nationalism.
February 8, 2026 at 11:35 PM
What do these have in common?
Born Again Salvation
God's Chosen People
'al-Dawlah' (The State)
They all imply that God favors one group over another. It's simulated tribalism using cult techniques to motivate the ignorant to obey an elite.
Abrahamic religion in a nutshell: Nationalism.
Born Again Salvation
God's Chosen People
'al-Dawlah' (The State)
They all imply that God favors one group over another. It's simulated tribalism using cult techniques to motivate the ignorant to obey an elite.
Abrahamic religion in a nutshell: Nationalism.
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To every US athlete who makes the podium in Italy:
Please take note.
Please take note.
February 6, 2026 at 11:21 PM
To every US athlete who makes the podium in Italy:
Please take note.
Please take note.
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I don't often wear political t-shirts, but I'm proudly sporting this one today.
I'm an immigrant.
I teach American (and international!) college students, research the U.S. economy, consult with policymakers, write books, raise my kids, pay taxes, and try to make this a better place.
I'm an immigrant.
I teach American (and international!) college students, research the U.S. economy, consult with policymakers, write books, raise my kids, pay taxes, and try to make this a better place.
February 4, 2026 at 6:30 PM
I don't often wear political t-shirts, but I'm proudly sporting this one today.
I'm an immigrant.
I teach American (and international!) college students, research the U.S. economy, consult with policymakers, write books, raise my kids, pay taxes, and try to make this a better place.
I'm an immigrant.
I teach American (and international!) college students, research the U.S. economy, consult with policymakers, write books, raise my kids, pay taxes, and try to make this a better place.
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Let’s look at some of the things Jivani’s pal #JDVance has said about Canada…
Here is JD boosting the lies of the “trucker” convoy, #FluTruxKlan, while simultaneously pushing Kremlin talking points."the Ukraine" is the term used to refer to it as a province of Russia's. Instead of a sovereign nation
Here is JD boosting the lies of the “trucker” convoy, #FluTruxKlan, while simultaneously pushing Kremlin talking points."the Ukraine" is the term used to refer to it as a province of Russia's. Instead of a sovereign nation
February 4, 2026 at 3:42 PM
Let’s look at some of the things Jivani’s pal #JDVance has said about Canada…
Here is JD boosting the lies of the “trucker” convoy, #FluTruxKlan, while simultaneously pushing Kremlin talking points."the Ukraine" is the term used to refer to it as a province of Russia's. Instead of a sovereign nation
Here is JD boosting the lies of the “trucker” convoy, #FluTruxKlan, while simultaneously pushing Kremlin talking points."the Ukraine" is the term used to refer to it as a province of Russia's. Instead of a sovereign nation
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I want to laugh at it but sadly it’s true.
February 3, 2026 at 11:41 AM
I want to laugh at it but sadly it’s true.
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My own theory re #midterms: the weapons-grade data theft by #DOGE, combined with #Palantir & other mass data collection, will target vulnerable precincts with ICE/CBP warrantless arrests, esp voters of color. That means people need to vote with such overwhelming force, the election can’t be rigged.
"Strongmen are at their most dangerous when threatened. That is why, as popular discontent with the Trump administration's actions deepens, Americans should brace for heightened militarized domestic repression and more imperialist aggression abroad."
— @ruthbenghiat.bsky.social, historian/author
🎁🔗:
— @ruthbenghiat.bsky.social, historian/author
🎁🔗:
Opinion | History Shows Trump’s Worst Impulses May Backfire on Him
www.nytimes.com
February 3, 2026 at 3:23 AM
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An interminable slog of airbrushed nothingness. A pernicious celebration of the "good immigrant" myth. A ghastly parade of fun-house mirror herstory,
The Melania movie is an American obscenity.
The Melania movie is an American obscenity.
The Melania movie is an American obscenity
The vapid, corruption-soaked film, which celebrates the myth of the "good immigrant," is more revelatory than it seems.
www.motherjones.com
February 1, 2026 at 6:48 PM
An interminable slog of airbrushed nothingness. A pernicious celebration of the "good immigrant" myth. A ghastly parade of fun-house mirror herstory,
The Melania movie is an American obscenity.
The Melania movie is an American obscenity.
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January 31, 2026 at 3:30 PM
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Absolutely brilliant review! One for the history books when this terrible era is looked back upon.
Bravo @xanbrooks.bsky.social !
#Melania
Bravo @xanbrooks.bsky.social !
#Melania
January 31, 2026 at 7:27 AM
Absolutely brilliant review! One for the history books when this terrible era is looked back upon.
Bravo @xanbrooks.bsky.social !
#Melania
Bravo @xanbrooks.bsky.social !
#Melania
January 30, 2026 at 3:40 AM
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There is a straight line between Trump, Putin & traitors to 🇨🇦 engaged in destabilization operations. #TamaraLich immediately comes to mind. It’s no accident she shows up repeatedly & prominently in acts like #FluTruxKlan & #Wexit, while promoting the likes of #PierrePoilievre.
#cdnpoli #Never51
#cdnpoli #Never51
January 29, 2026 at 9:18 PM
There is a straight line between Trump, Putin & traitors to 🇨🇦 engaged in destabilization operations. #TamaraLich immediately comes to mind. It’s no accident she shows up repeatedly & prominently in acts like #FluTruxKlan & #Wexit, while promoting the likes of #PierrePoilievre.
#cdnpoli #Never51
#cdnpoli #Never51
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Boosting this article again because @adamserwer.bsky.social is just so good.
Something is wrong with anyone who doesn’t understand what it means to deny a person’s basic humanity. And SO MANY aren’t understanding it. This explains a lot of what they’ve done in the past and why we objected to it—but we’ve crossed a threshold now. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
Minnesota Proved MAGA Wrong
The pushback against ICE exposed a series of mistaken assumptions.
www.theatlantic.com
January 29, 2026 at 4:02 PM
Boosting this article again because @adamserwer.bsky.social is just so good.
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In other news, Alberta separatists continue to be treasonous. Canada is under direct threat by a lawless fascist regime & Alberta separatists continue to try to destabilize 🇨🇦. The malicious incubator of treachery in Alberta continues to be aided & abetted by #DanielleSmith.
#Ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli
#Ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli
January 29, 2026 at 3:34 PM
In other news, Alberta separatists continue to be treasonous. Canada is under direct threat by a lawless fascist regime & Alberta separatists continue to try to destabilize 🇨🇦. The malicious incubator of treachery in Alberta continues to be aided & abetted by #DanielleSmith.
#Ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli
#Ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli
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Art by Lar DeSouza…
January 28, 2026 at 5:18 PM
Art by Lar DeSouza…
Ruby Throated Hummingbird to hopefully brighten your winter day #birdoftheday #birding #hummingbird #birds #nature #photography
January 28, 2026 at 2:28 PM
Ruby Throated Hummingbird to hopefully brighten your winter day #birdoftheday #birding #hummingbird #birds #nature #photography
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Auschwitz was at the end of a process. We must remember that it did not start from gas chambers.
This hatred gradually developed: from ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder.
Auschwitz took time.
This hatred gradually developed: from ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder.
Auschwitz took time.
January 27, 2026 at 11:00 AM
Auschwitz was at the end of a process. We must remember that it did not start from gas chambers.
This hatred gradually developed: from ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder.
Auschwitz took time.
This hatred gradually developed: from ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder.
Auschwitz took time.
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"7 Times Conservatives Praised Gun-Toting Protesters"
They're attacking Alex Pretti for having a gun. But here, from Zeteo, are some (in)famous moments when Trump and the right treated armed protesters like heroes.
They're attacking Alex Pretti for having a gun. But here, from Zeteo, are some (in)famous moments when Trump and the right treated armed protesters like heroes.
7 Times Conservatives Praised Gun-Toting Protesters
They're attacking Alex Pretti for having a gun. But here are some famous moments when Trump and the right treated armed protesters like heroes.
zeteo.com
January 27, 2026 at 1:09 AM
"7 Times Conservatives Praised Gun-Toting Protesters"
They're attacking Alex Pretti for having a gun. But here, from Zeteo, are some (in)famous moments when Trump and the right treated armed protesters like heroes.
They're attacking Alex Pretti for having a gun. But here, from Zeteo, are some (in)famous moments when Trump and the right treated armed protesters like heroes.