Chris S
@enraptored.bsky.social
A fan of *all* the wingy-thingies, especially raptors. Also 4-legged friends (wild & domestic) & creatures of the sea & desert.
I was @bruisermom in a former life. 😻
I was @bruisermom in a former life. 😻
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It hasn't even been twelve hours, but all three of us have been overwhelmed with requests from media for comment and I'm mostly writing this now so they'll leave me alone.
this is such a painful loss. my heart is broken.
“The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of, because words diminish them — words shrink things that seemed limitless when they were in your head to no more than living size when they’re brought out. But it’s more than that,...
wilwheaton.net
December 15, 2025 at 10:14 PM
It hasn't even been twelve hours, but all three of us have been overwhelmed with requests from media for comment and I'm mostly writing this now so they'll leave me alone.
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I reiterate: any design thing by Trump (or Big Balls) is just ripping down something that previously worked and replacing it with something less accessible to Americans (and thus illegal under Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act)
This tweet from Big Balls says the new “Tech Force” website is their first using the “America Design System.” Here are just a few reasons why that sucks. 🧵
December 15, 2025 at 11:26 PM
I reiterate: any design thing by Trump (or Big Balls) is just ripping down something that previously worked and replacing it with something less accessible to Americans (and thus illegal under Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act)
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The Center and allies today voluntarily dismissed their lawsuit challenging a logging operation in the #PisgahNationalForest in #NorthCarolina.
We filed a lawsuit last month to halt the #logging, and days later the U.S. Forest Service cancelled the logging and the logging equipment was withdrawn.
We filed a lawsuit last month to halt the #logging, and days later the U.S. Forest Service cancelled the logging and the logging equipment was withdrawn.
December 15, 2025 at 11:25 PM
The Center and allies today voluntarily dismissed their lawsuit challenging a logging operation in the #PisgahNationalForest in #NorthCarolina.
We filed a lawsuit last month to halt the #logging, and days later the U.S. Forest Service cancelled the logging and the logging equipment was withdrawn.
We filed a lawsuit last month to halt the #logging, and days later the U.S. Forest Service cancelled the logging and the logging equipment was withdrawn.
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If DOD claims its aircraft was in dangerous airspace and thus did not want to give away its position, then DOD needs to explain why JetBlue was unaware of the airspace danger.
And again, the military waiver from ADS-B req in DCA was for national security.
It can be a convenient DOD designation.
And again, the military waiver from ADS-B req in DCA was for national security.
It can be a convenient DOD designation.
A JetBlue pilot changed elevation to avoid colliding with a U.S. Air Force plane in the southern Caribbean on Friday, he told air traffic controllers.
The New York-bound flight was leaving the island of Curaçao, just north of the Venezuelan coast.
The New York-bound flight was leaving the island of Curaçao, just north of the Venezuelan coast.
‘Outrageous’: JetBlue pilot describes near-collision with Air Force plane off Venezuela
The airline pilot told Curaçao air traffic control that “we almost had a mid-air collision” with an unidentified military aircraft.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 16, 2025 at 12:07 AM
If DOD claims its aircraft was in dangerous airspace and thus did not want to give away its position, then DOD needs to explain why JetBlue was unaware of the airspace danger.
And again, the military waiver from ADS-B req in DCA was for national security.
It can be a convenient DOD designation.
And again, the military waiver from ADS-B req in DCA was for national security.
It can be a convenient DOD designation.
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Part of what I’m thinking about is the midairs & near misses between military & civilian aircraft in the ‘50s when DOD claimed wide latitude on its right to fly stealth in civilian airspace for security reasons.
This was part of why the FAA was formed.
This was part of why the FAA was formed.
December 16, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Part of what I’m thinking about is the midairs & near misses between military & civilian aircraft in the ‘50s when DOD claimed wide latitude on its right to fly stealth in civilian airspace for security reasons.
This was part of why the FAA was formed.
This was part of why the FAA was formed.
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December 16, 2025 at 12:14 AM
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This is Rose. She's paralyzed in both her back legs from being hit by a car as a stray. But when she sees her wheelchair harness come out, she knows it's time to walk and roll. 14/10 (IG: twopawrose)
December 16, 2025 at 12:12 AM
This is Rose. She's paralyzed in both her back legs from being hit by a car as a stray. But when she sees her wheelchair harness come out, she knows it's time to walk and roll. 14/10 (IG: twopawrose)
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Borne back ceaselessly into the past ...
Ford Will Take $19.5 Billion Hit as It Rolls Back E.V. Plans
www.nytimes.com
December 16, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Borne back ceaselessly into the past ...
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Wow, wait until they hear... everything else Trump has ever said
Fox News Panel Unanimously Condemns Trump’s Reaction to Rob Reiner’s Killing: ‘Beneath the Office’
Fox News Panel Unanimously Condemns Trump’s Reaction to Rob Reiner’s Killing: ‘Beneath the Office’
The panel on Monday's edition of Special Report on Fox News had a rare moment of unanimity in the wake of President Donald Trump's response to the killing of film director Rob Reiner and his wife.
The post Fox News Panel Unanimously Condemns Trump’s Reaction to Rob Reiner’s Killing: ‘Beneath the Office’ first appeared on Mediaite.
dlvr.it
December 16, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Wow, wait until they hear... everything else Trump has ever said
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In honor of Rob Reiner, I wrote about the Michael Stivic / Archie Bunker dynamic, the dual-fission reactor that powered "All in the Family" [giftie] www.nytimes.com/2025/12/15/a...
As Archie Bunker’s Foil, Rob Reiner Brought Politics Home
www.nytimes.com
December 15, 2025 at 7:56 PM
In honor of Rob Reiner, I wrote about the Michael Stivic / Archie Bunker dynamic, the dual-fission reactor that powered "All in the Family" [giftie] www.nytimes.com/2025/12/15/a...
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December 15, 2025 at 8:49 PM
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To the mouse, snow means freedom from want and fear.
To a rough-legged hawk, a thaw means freedom from want and fear.
~Aldo Leopold
🕉️ Rough-legged, sharp-shinned...close enough. 🤘😶🌫️
📸 Accipiter striatus, smallest hawk in N. America 🪶
#TalonTuesday
#BirdsOfPrey
#Raptors
#LookingAtYou
#Photography
To a rough-legged hawk, a thaw means freedom from want and fear.
~Aldo Leopold
🕉️ Rough-legged, sharp-shinned...close enough. 🤘😶🌫️
📸 Accipiter striatus, smallest hawk in N. America 🪶
#TalonTuesday
#BirdsOfPrey
#Raptors
#LookingAtYou
#Photography
December 15, 2025 at 8:21 PM
To the mouse, snow means freedom from want and fear.
To a rough-legged hawk, a thaw means freedom from want and fear.
~Aldo Leopold
🕉️ Rough-legged, sharp-shinned...close enough. 🤘😶🌫️
📸 Accipiter striatus, smallest hawk in N. America 🪶
#TalonTuesday
#BirdsOfPrey
#Raptors
#LookingAtYou
#Photography
To a rough-legged hawk, a thaw means freedom from want and fear.
~Aldo Leopold
🕉️ Rough-legged, sharp-shinned...close enough. 🤘😶🌫️
📸 Accipiter striatus, smallest hawk in N. America 🪶
#TalonTuesday
#BirdsOfPrey
#Raptors
#LookingAtYou
#Photography
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The whole story of my little Cooper's Hawk adventure on 9 Feb 2021 ... across the street from my house.
Each image has some details in the ALT-txt!! 🌿 🪶
Each image has some details in the ALT-txt!! 🌿 🪶
December 15, 2025 at 9:20 PM
The whole story of my little Cooper's Hawk adventure on 9 Feb 2021 ... across the street from my house.
Each image has some details in the ALT-txt!! 🌿 🪶
Each image has some details in the ALT-txt!! 🌿 🪶
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William Goldman:
“Got a phone call from Rob Reiner three years after Princess Bride came out. In despair. He had just that night figured out where he should have placed the camera in a scene to make it better. Nuts? Sure. But a lot of phone calls like that get made.”
“Got a phone call from Rob Reiner three years after Princess Bride came out. In despair. He had just that night figured out where he should have placed the camera in a scene to make it better. Nuts? Sure. But a lot of phone calls like that get made.”
December 15, 2025 at 9:09 PM
William Goldman:
“Got a phone call from Rob Reiner three years after Princess Bride came out. In despair. He had just that night figured out where he should have placed the camera in a scene to make it better. Nuts? Sure. But a lot of phone calls like that get made.”
“Got a phone call from Rob Reiner three years after Princess Bride came out. In despair. He had just that night figured out where he should have placed the camera in a scene to make it better. Nuts? Sure. But a lot of phone calls like that get made.”
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Was watching the birds today when they all alarmed and took off with a Cooper's Hawk in hot pursuit. Coop didn't catch anything and stuck around looking for stragglers before taking off.
Cooper's Hawk, PA 🪶
Cooper's Hawk, PA 🪶
December 14, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Was watching the birds today when they all alarmed and took off with a Cooper's Hawk in hot pursuit. Coop didn't catch anything and stuck around looking for stragglers before taking off.
Cooper's Hawk, PA 🪶
Cooper's Hawk, PA 🪶
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Me, being dragged out of the baby shower but still desperately grabbing at little sandwiches.
watching this in public was a huge mistake, oh my god. the fact he's still eating like he isn't being violently thrown around is killing me.
December 15, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Me, being dragged out of the baby shower but still desperately grabbing at little sandwiches.
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One way that the reaction to Rob Reiner's murder mirrors Charlie Kirk's is that the best way to eulogize each of them is to quote their words, and in both cases, doing so pisses off conservatives.
Rob Reiner: “Silence in the face of authoritarianism is complicity. Speaking out is a patriotic act. Democracy doesn’t defend itself. It requires participation, vigilance, and courage from ordinary people."
December 15, 2025 at 8:52 PM
One way that the reaction to Rob Reiner's murder mirrors Charlie Kirk's is that the best way to eulogize each of them is to quote their words, and in both cases, doing so pisses off conservatives.
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This is Deejay. He wanted to offer you a big nose and tiny tongue during this trying time. 14/10 (IG: deejayelgolden)
December 15, 2025 at 9:40 PM
This is Deejay. He wanted to offer you a big nose and tiny tongue during this trying time. 14/10 (IG: deejayelgolden)
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we can kill them all if we just work together and ✨believe💫
December 15, 2025 at 5:11 PM
we can kill them all if we just work together and ✨believe💫
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“Words fail me when I read that Alex Kleytman, an 87-year-old Ukrainian Holocaust survivor, was celebrating Hanukkah at Bondi Beach with his wife of 57 years, also a Holocaust survivor. He was killed while shielding Larisa from the bullets with his own body.”
www.thebulwark.com/p/shock-horr...
www.thebulwark.com/p/shock-horr...
Shock. Horror. Tragedy.
Murder and terror at opposite ends of the world.
www.thebulwark.com
December 15, 2025 at 9:57 PM
“Words fail me when I read that Alex Kleytman, an 87-year-old Ukrainian Holocaust survivor, was celebrating Hanukkah at Bondi Beach with his wife of 57 years, also a Holocaust survivor. He was killed while shielding Larisa from the bullets with his own body.”
www.thebulwark.com/p/shock-horr...
www.thebulwark.com/p/shock-horr...
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Big announcement from Gov. Newsom:
December 15, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Big announcement from Gov. Newsom: