Wee_sparrow
@weesparrow.bsky.social
Knitter. Gardener. Chicken herder. Lover of all things wooled and winged.
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crazy that the website that I randomly decided to put together at 10AM yesterday has had over 25k unique visitors in 24 hours.
please keep sharing with your networks.
please keep sharing with your networks.
Stand With Minnesota
A directory of places to give to as Minnesota defends itself from ICE occupation
www.standwithminnesota.com
January 15, 2026 at 4:24 PM
crazy that the website that I randomly decided to put together at 10AM yesterday has had over 25k unique visitors in 24 hours.
please keep sharing with your networks.
please keep sharing with your networks.
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America first is America alone.
The world is going to continue on without us; the long term damage to these United States and We the People is incalculable.
The world is going to continue on without us; the long term damage to these United States and We the People is incalculable.
January 24, 2026 at 2:40 PM
America first is America alone.
The world is going to continue on without us; the long term damage to these United States and We the People is incalculable.
The world is going to continue on without us; the long term damage to these United States and We the People is incalculable.
So you've heard of bar hopping, Imma gonna go bagel hopping!
Whether you're craving lox and cream cheese, or a breakfast sandwich piled high with pastrami, Kansas City has a growing number of bagel shops starting the day early.
Kansas City keeps getting more bagel shops. Here's where to find the best in town
Whether you're craving lox and cream cheese, or a breakfast sandwich piled high with pastrami, Kansas City has a growing number of bagel shops starting the day early.
www.kcur.org
January 24, 2026 at 3:14 PM
So you've heard of bar hopping, Imma gonna go bagel hopping!
Way to hustle KC 💪
On Thursday morning, officials from the Department of Homeland Security and Immigration and Customs Enforcement toured a warehouse in south Kansas City with aims to hold detainees there. By the afternoon, city lawmakers banned such detention centers from being approved.
Hours after ICE toured Kansas City warehouse, council blocks federal detention center permits
On Thursday morning, officials from the Department of Homeland Security and Immigration and Customs Enforcement toured a warehouse in south Kansas City with aims to hold detainees there. By the afternoon, city lawmakers put in place a measure to stop such detention centers from being approved.
www.kcur.org
January 15, 2026 at 11:21 PM
Way to hustle KC 💪
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This bobtail squid burrowing into the sand is already adorable, but please watch till the very end!
It sticks out its little arms and earnestly sprinkles sand over itself 🦑𓂃◌𓈒𓐍
It sticks out its little arms and earnestly sprinkles sand over itself 🦑𓂃◌𓈒𓐍
January 12, 2026 at 12:03 PM
This bobtail squid burrowing into the sand is already adorable, but please watch till the very end!
It sticks out its little arms and earnestly sprinkles sand over itself 🦑𓂃◌𓈒𓐍
It sticks out its little arms and earnestly sprinkles sand over itself 🦑𓂃◌𓈒𓐍
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It's 2026, and we're now well into the fifth year of book bans nationwide.
What can you do? There are *many* things you can do.
Here are 60+ small tasks to defend the right to read in your backyard and to help in the efforts nationwide.
No one saves us except us.
bookriot.com/how-to-defen...
What can you do? There are *many* things you can do.
Here are 60+ small tasks to defend the right to read in your backyard and to help in the efforts nationwide.
No one saves us except us.
bookriot.com/how-to-defen...
60+ Small Tasks to Defend the Right to Read: Book Censorship News, January 9, 2026
No one is coming to save us, so we must do it ourselves. Here are 60+ small tasks to help defend the right to read in 2026 and beyond.
bookriot.com
January 9, 2026 at 1:19 PM
It's 2026, and we're now well into the fifth year of book bans nationwide.
What can you do? There are *many* things you can do.
Here are 60+ small tasks to defend the right to read in your backyard and to help in the efforts nationwide.
No one saves us except us.
bookriot.com/how-to-defen...
What can you do? There are *many* things you can do.
Here are 60+ small tasks to defend the right to read in your backyard and to help in the efforts nationwide.
No one saves us except us.
bookriot.com/how-to-defen...
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No more, no more.
January 9, 2026 at 12:00 AM
No more, no more.
Tiny and majestic larval shrimp 😍
The world feels rough right now
So please enjoy this shrimp, filmed off Cozumel, Mexico. It may be a larval reef shrimp, but we don’t know what species or how long it lives or what it eats. The world is still full of wonder and beauty and mystery.
🎥 @pedrovalenciam scuba diver on Insta
So please enjoy this shrimp, filmed off Cozumel, Mexico. It may be a larval reef shrimp, but we don’t know what species or how long it lives or what it eats. The world is still full of wonder and beauty and mystery.
🎥 @pedrovalenciam scuba diver on Insta
January 8, 2026 at 9:08 PM
Tiny and majestic larval shrimp 😍
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Hi again! It's me with an another installment of the last book I ever thought would get banned--my picture book about a unicorn and kitty who are pals. A quick look at what this school district bizarrely found objectionable. 1/
You'll never guess what book got the Carroll ISD school library advisory committee to say "genitals" a dozen times in 20 minutes. @txfreedomread.bsky.social will have more on this story soon, but for now, you have to hear this audio. open.substack.com/pub/franklin...
Please don’t say “genitals” one more time, Carroll ISD SLAC.
Listen to the audio of the committee that decided to ban Pretty Perfect Kitty Corn from Carroll ISD. If you dare.
open.substack.com
December 2, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Hi again! It's me with an another installment of the last book I ever thought would get banned--my picture book about a unicorn and kitty who are pals. A quick look at what this school district bizarrely found objectionable. 1/
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How it feels sometimes
November 3, 2025 at 11:06 PM
How it feels sometimes
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October 18, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Tangerine furry-legs! 😍
Arthropod Photo of the Week: October 15, 2025
Tangerine furry-legs moth
Acraga moorei
Lepidoptera: Dalceridae
By Tom Myers, Kentucky, USA
#arthropodPOTW
Tangerine furry-legs moth
Acraga moorei
Lepidoptera: Dalceridae
By Tom Myers, Kentucky, USA
#arthropodPOTW
October 16, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Tangerine furry-legs! 😍
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We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.
October 1, 2025 at 2:38 PM
We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.
Holy shit what?
Trump: "It's too much liquid. Too many different things are going into that baby at too big a number. The size of this thing when you look at it. It's like 80 different vaccines and beyond vaccines."
September 22, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Holy shit what?
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The Republican Congress is going to try to rewrite the history of RFK Jr.’s confirmation as HHS Secretary.
“We didn’t know”
“Nobody told us”
“He promised he wouldn’t…”
This thread will be about the warnings from thousands of scientists and HCW who loudly and publicly opposed his confirmation.
“We didn’t know”
“Nobody told us”
“He promised he wouldn’t…”
This thread will be about the warnings from thousands of scientists and HCW who loudly and publicly opposed his confirmation.
August 30, 2025 at 3:55 PM
The Republican Congress is going to try to rewrite the history of RFK Jr.’s confirmation as HHS Secretary.
“We didn’t know”
“Nobody told us”
“He promised he wouldn’t…”
This thread will be about the warnings from thousands of scientists and HCW who loudly and publicly opposed his confirmation.
“We didn’t know”
“Nobody told us”
“He promised he wouldn’t…”
This thread will be about the warnings from thousands of scientists and HCW who loudly and publicly opposed his confirmation.
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Trump and the GOP are hellbent on killing our kids. Whether it’s no gun control or defunding pediatric brain cancer research/trials.
Our kids deserve better than Trump and his feckless Republicans.
Our kids deserve better than Trump and his feckless Republicans.
August 30, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Trump and the GOP are hellbent on killing our kids. Whether it’s no gun control or defunding pediatric brain cancer research/trials.
Our kids deserve better than Trump and his feckless Republicans.
Our kids deserve better than Trump and his feckless Republicans.
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Cancer: The time has come to quit kicking things down the road and start crossing some items off that To Do list. In fact, take the list, crumple it up and toss the whole thing in the trash. Guess what? You just stopped procrastinating.
June 22, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Cancer: The time has come to quit kicking things down the road and start crossing some items off that To Do list. In fact, take the list, crumple it up and toss the whole thing in the trash. Guess what? You just stopped procrastinating.
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All students benefit from Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in our schools.
Secretary McMahon is talking out of both sides of her mouth by saying that only some parts of our history should be taught.
Secretary McMahon is talking out of both sides of her mouth by saying that only some parts of our history should be taught.
June 4, 2025 at 7:52 PM
All students benefit from Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in our schools.
Secretary McMahon is talking out of both sides of her mouth by saying that only some parts of our history should be taught.
Secretary McMahon is talking out of both sides of her mouth by saying that only some parts of our history should be taught.
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I cannot believe this shit. www.reuters.com/business/hea...
Moderna withdraws application for COVID-flu combination vaccine
Moderna said on Wednesday it has withdrawn an application seeking approval for its flu and COVID combination vaccine candidate after discussions with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
www.reuters.com
May 22, 2025 at 5:45 AM
I cannot believe this shit. www.reuters.com/business/hea...
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Donald Trump spent $23M on golf (up to mid march).
Over 56 days, he spent $410k of our tax dollars each day at his own clubs.
That is one 3-year NSF grant per day.
Waste and abuse, my ass.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Over 56 days, he spent $410k of our tax dollars each day at his own clubs.
That is one 3-year NSF grant per day.
Waste and abuse, my ass.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
May 2, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Donald Trump spent $23M on golf (up to mid march).
Over 56 days, he spent $410k of our tax dollars each day at his own clubs.
That is one 3-year NSF grant per day.
Waste and abuse, my ass.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Over 56 days, he spent $410k of our tax dollars each day at his own clubs.
That is one 3-year NSF grant per day.
Waste and abuse, my ass.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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the reason this isn't about "food safety tips in a time of deregulation" is because there are none. besides "be very wealthy," maybe, and not even then. this is a collective problem with a collective solution, which we already have, and need to fight for!!!!
April 30, 2025 at 7:11 PM
the reason this isn't about "food safety tips in a time of deregulation" is because there are none. besides "be very wealthy," maybe, and not even then. this is a collective problem with a collective solution, which we already have, and need to fight for!!!!
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Elon Musk’s Doge conflicts of interest worth $2.37bn, Senate report says
Elon Musk’s Doge conflicts of interest worth $2.37bn, Senate report says
Committee calls figure a ‘conservative estimate’ and warns Musk may seek to use his influence to avoid legal liability
Elon Musk and his companies face at least $2.37bn in legal exposure from federal investigations, litigation and regulatory oversight, according to a new report from Senate Democrats. The report attempts to put a number to Musk’s many conflicts of interest through his work with his so-called “department of government efficiency” (Doge), warning that he may seek to use his influence to avoid legal liability.
The report, which was published on Monday by Democratic members of the Senate homeland security committee’s permanent subcommittee on investigations, looked at 65 actual or potential actions against Musk across 11 separate agencies. Investigators calculated the financial liabilities Musk and his companies, such as Tesla, SpaceX and Neuralink, may face in 45 of those actions. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
April 28, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Elon Musk’s Doge conflicts of interest worth $2.37bn, Senate report says
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Al Gore ripped the Trump administration to shreds in a speech Monday at a climate week event in San Francisco.
April 23, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Al Gore ripped the Trump administration to shreds in a speech Monday at a climate week event in San Francisco.
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Wrote a thing. Maybe it's a thing you wanna read, I dunno. We'll see. *lays it gently at your feet*
What It Feels Like, Right Now
When I was in college in North Carolina, I flew home to Pennsylvania for the holidays. My mother and father were going through a divorce at that point (a divorce that should’ve happened many …
terribleminds.com
April 9, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Wrote a thing. Maybe it's a thing you wanna read, I dunno. We'll see. *lays it gently at your feet*