Barredowlfriend
@barredowlfriend.bsky.social
Journal writer, birder, trap, neuter, and return enthusiast, activist. The unexamined life is not worth living. - Socrates according to Plato🥳🤗😺
First time trusting any form of social media but my email is 30 years old.
Owl is from the Merlin app.
First time trusting any form of social media but my email is 30 years old.
Owl is from the Merlin app.
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#ResistanceRoots
Today in history, 2022: Ex-evangelical leader the Rev. Rob Schenck testifies before the House Judiciary Committee about his campaign to influence “conservative” Supreme Court justices and ensure their commitment to oppose issues such as abortion and same-sex marriage. /1
Today in history, 2022: Ex-evangelical leader the Rev. Rob Schenck testifies before the House Judiciary Committee about his campaign to influence “conservative” Supreme Court justices and ensure their commitment to oppose issues such as abortion and same-sex marriage. /1
December 9, 2025 at 1:49 AM
#ResistanceRoots
Today in history, 2022: Ex-evangelical leader the Rev. Rob Schenck testifies before the House Judiciary Committee about his campaign to influence “conservative” Supreme Court justices and ensure their commitment to oppose issues such as abortion and same-sex marriage. /1
Today in history, 2022: Ex-evangelical leader the Rev. Rob Schenck testifies before the House Judiciary Committee about his campaign to influence “conservative” Supreme Court justices and ensure their commitment to oppose issues such as abortion and same-sex marriage. /1
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Together, we are making decisive, real progress to achieve justice for cats and fight animal cruelty.
We wanted to share this thoughtful article that highlights the impact of our work, and the important standard it sets: briefglance.com/articles/the...
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We wanted to share this thoughtful article that highlights the impact of our work, and the important standard it sets: briefglance.com/articles/the...
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December 8, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Together, we are making decisive, real progress to achieve justice for cats and fight animal cruelty.
We wanted to share this thoughtful article that highlights the impact of our work, and the important standard it sets: briefglance.com/articles/the...
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We wanted to share this thoughtful article that highlights the impact of our work, and the important standard it sets: briefglance.com/articles/the...
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She has done great work!! Hire her!!
Hey folks 👋 I'm the reporter who revealed immigration agents detained 170+ citizens this year
My fellowship w/ProPublica has been incredible, but it wraps January. I'm looking for my next gig. Please reach out to share leads & opportunities! [email protected]
www.propublica.org/people/nicol...
My fellowship w/ProPublica has been incredible, but it wraps January. I'm looking for my next gig. Please reach out to share leads & opportunities! [email protected]
www.propublica.org/people/nicol...
Nicole Foy
ProPublica is an independent, non-profit newsroom that produces investigative journalism in the public interest.
www.propublica.org
December 8, 2025 at 11:13 PM
She has done great work!! Hire her!!
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I missed my calling in life.
December 8, 2025 at 7:01 PM
I missed my calling in life.
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I've been receiving so many messages from people here having their own "MELIA" in their home. Many looking like her too. I can't thank you enough for sharing your story. Many think she's a forgotten soul. I know there's someone out there for her ❤️
516.785.5220
[email protected]
516.785.5220
[email protected]
December 8, 2025 at 12:58 PM
I've been receiving so many messages from people here having their own "MELIA" in their home. Many looking like her too. I can't thank you enough for sharing your story. Many think she's a forgotten soul. I know there's someone out there for her ❤️
516.785.5220
[email protected]
516.785.5220
[email protected]
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Pete Hegseth and his wife were booed by anti-war protesters.
December 8, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Pete Hegseth and his wife were booed by anti-war protesters.
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We’ve got a tiny peanut in our care who could really use some extra comfort! These warm heartbeat toys are perfect for small, single kittens. We have a little on in need right now!
If you’d like to help, you can send one (or more!) from our Chewy Wishlist.
www.chewy.com/g/traveling-...
If you’d like to help, you can send one (or more!) from our Chewy Wishlist.
www.chewy.com/g/traveling-...
December 8, 2025 at 4:00 PM
We’ve got a tiny peanut in our care who could really use some extra comfort! These warm heartbeat toys are perfect for small, single kittens. We have a little on in need right now!
If you’d like to help, you can send one (or more!) from our Chewy Wishlist.
www.chewy.com/g/traveling-...
If you’d like to help, you can send one (or more!) from our Chewy Wishlist.
www.chewy.com/g/traveling-...
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Falsetto 237501
Relisted TBK 12/9
#NYCACC #RescueOnly
He is an adorable 2 yr old
Has CIRDC 🚑
Friendly & enjoys pets in care
Never met a stranger he didn't love
Mouthy & had resource guarding issues in prev home
Help save Falsetto!
nycacc.app/browse/237501
#Pledge4Rescue #foster #adopt
Relisted TBK 12/9
#NYCACC #RescueOnly
He is an adorable 2 yr old
Has CIRDC 🚑
Friendly & enjoys pets in care
Never met a stranger he didn't love
Mouthy & had resource guarding issues in prev home
Help save Falsetto!
nycacc.app/browse/237501
#Pledge4Rescue #foster #adopt
December 8, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Falsetto 237501
Relisted TBK 12/9
#NYCACC #RescueOnly
He is an adorable 2 yr old
Has CIRDC 🚑
Friendly & enjoys pets in care
Never met a stranger he didn't love
Mouthy & had resource guarding issues in prev home
Help save Falsetto!
nycacc.app/browse/237501
#Pledge4Rescue #foster #adopt
Relisted TBK 12/9
#NYCACC #RescueOnly
He is an adorable 2 yr old
Has CIRDC 🚑
Friendly & enjoys pets in care
Never met a stranger he didn't love
Mouthy & had resource guarding issues in prev home
Help save Falsetto!
nycacc.app/browse/237501
#Pledge4Rescue #foster #adopt
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Chrysanthemum 233838
Relisted TBK 12/9
#NYCACC #RescueOnly
She is a pretty 4 yr old
In Shelter Scholars training program
Has otitis externa 🚑
Social & affectionate outside
Has resource guarding issues
Help save Chrysanthemum!
nycacc.app/browse/233828
#Pledge4Rescue #foster #adopt
Relisted TBK 12/9
#NYCACC #RescueOnly
She is a pretty 4 yr old
In Shelter Scholars training program
Has otitis externa 🚑
Social & affectionate outside
Has resource guarding issues
Help save Chrysanthemum!
nycacc.app/browse/233828
#Pledge4Rescue #foster #adopt
December 8, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Chrysanthemum 233838
Relisted TBK 12/9
#NYCACC #RescueOnly
She is a pretty 4 yr old
In Shelter Scholars training program
Has otitis externa 🚑
Social & affectionate outside
Has resource guarding issues
Help save Chrysanthemum!
nycacc.app/browse/233828
#Pledge4Rescue #foster #adopt
Relisted TBK 12/9
#NYCACC #RescueOnly
She is a pretty 4 yr old
In Shelter Scholars training program
Has otitis externa 🚑
Social & affectionate outside
Has resource guarding issues
Help save Chrysanthemum!
nycacc.app/browse/233828
#Pledge4Rescue #foster #adopt
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AT RISK 💔🐶 CHRISTMAS
You think they won’t kill a dog named Christmas in December? Oh, they will
He arrived nervous & timid for his second stay at the shelter but has remained friendly, just a cute tail-wagging boy who needs a home
🙏Repost to find a #foster
You think they won’t kill a dog named Christmas in December? Oh, they will
He arrived nervous & timid for his second stay at the shelter but has remained friendly, just a cute tail-wagging boy who needs a home
🙏Repost to find a #foster
🐾4-y/o Christmas is back, at ACC 2 yrs ago & now back again b/c bit when his collar has pulled. Neutered, good leash-walker, earned 2nd best behavior rating. Has been on walks & was neutral passing strangers & dogs. Needs a foster offer by 12/04: nycacc.app#/browse/161792
December 8, 2025 at 4:32 PM
AT RISK 💔🐶 CHRISTMAS
You think they won’t kill a dog named Christmas in December? Oh, they will
He arrived nervous & timid for his second stay at the shelter but has remained friendly, just a cute tail-wagging boy who needs a home
🙏Repost to find a #foster
You think they won’t kill a dog named Christmas in December? Oh, they will
He arrived nervous & timid for his second stay at the shelter but has remained friendly, just a cute tail-wagging boy who needs a home
🙏Repost to find a #foster
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AT RISK 💔PEGGLE
Peggle, a 7 y/o underweight stray, is not comfortable around other dogs right now, making the shelter a scary place. But she loves humans & is eager to play & run free — see her video
There’s no reason to kill this sweet, social & affectionate pooch
🙏Repost to find a #foster
Peggle, a 7 y/o underweight stray, is not comfortable around other dogs right now, making the shelter a scary place. But she loves humans & is eager to play & run free — see her video
There’s no reason to kill this sweet, social & affectionate pooch
🙏Repost to find a #foster
December 8, 2025 at 3:14 PM
AT RISK 💔PEGGLE
Peggle, a 7 y/o underweight stray, is not comfortable around other dogs right now, making the shelter a scary place. But she loves humans & is eager to play & run free — see her video
There’s no reason to kill this sweet, social & affectionate pooch
🙏Repost to find a #foster
Peggle, a 7 y/o underweight stray, is not comfortable around other dogs right now, making the shelter a scary place. But she loves humans & is eager to play & run free — see her video
There’s no reason to kill this sweet, social & affectionate pooch
🙏Repost to find a #foster
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Step up to save the 5 left please. If U R btw Maine - N. Va you can foster DM @notthesameone2 can pledge there too.
REPOST THE DOGS WIDELY TO GET THEM SEEN BY SOMEONE WHO CAN FOSTER, there are 25 million households, surely there are 5 decent people willing to save a life.
REPOST THE DOGS WIDELY TO GET THEM SEEN BY SOMEONE WHO CAN FOSTER, there are 25 million households, surely there are 5 decent people willing to save a life.
Bigs killed
5 dogs left: Buster, Flake, Princeton, Little Red & Blue Baloo. Anyone interested DM me.
Pledges:
Blue Baloo $1133
Buster $972
Flake $900
Little Red $740
Princeton $692
5 dogs left: Buster, Flake, Princeton, Little Red & Blue Baloo. Anyone interested DM me.
Pledges:
Blue Baloo $1133
Buster $972
Flake $900
Little Red $740
Princeton $692
December 8, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Step up to save the 5 left please. If U R btw Maine - N. Va you can foster DM @notthesameone2 can pledge there too.
REPOST THE DOGS WIDELY TO GET THEM SEEN BY SOMEONE WHO CAN FOSTER, there are 25 million households, surely there are 5 decent people willing to save a life.
REPOST THE DOGS WIDELY TO GET THEM SEEN BY SOMEONE WHO CAN FOSTER, there are 25 million households, surely there are 5 decent people willing to save a life.
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16/ Woven throughout the series is our managing editor and reporter @gingerthompson.bsky.social's pursuit of one question: If Anthony Parker couldn’t get good care at Phoebe, then who could?
Read the rest of the story, starting here 👇
Read the rest of the story, starting here 👇
Sick in a Hospital Town, Part 1: The Business of Care
Welcome to Albany, Georgia, where one hospital dominates the political and economic landscape. The story of Phoebe Putney Memorial is the story of American health care.
projects.propublica.org
December 7, 2025 at 2:34 PM
16/ Woven throughout the series is our managing editor and reporter @gingerthompson.bsky.social's pursuit of one question: If Anthony Parker couldn’t get good care at Phoebe, then who could?
Read the rest of the story, starting here 👇
Read the rest of the story, starting here 👇
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15/ Today we’ve published a deeply reported 5-part series. It’s about Albany, Georgia.
It’s about getting sick in America.
And it’s about what happens when the most powerful institution in town is a hospital.
It’s about getting sick in America.
And it’s about what happens when the most powerful institution in town is a hospital.
As Phoebe Memorial Grew, the Health of Albany, Georgia, Declined
The five-part series, “Sick in a Hospital Town,” pursues one question: Why are people in Albany so sick when its most powerful institution is a hospital?
projects.propublica.org
December 7, 2025 at 2:28 PM
15/ Today we’ve published a deeply reported 5-part series. It’s about Albany, Georgia.
It’s about getting sick in America.
And it’s about what happens when the most powerful institution in town is a hospital.
It’s about getting sick in America.
And it’s about what happens when the most powerful institution in town is a hospital.
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Shingles vaccine may slow dementia progression @reuters.com
People with dementia who received a shingles vaccine were significantly less likely to die from dementia than those who didn’t get the shot, findings of a large study suggest the vaccine could slow progression of the disease.
People with dementia who received a shingles vaccine were significantly less likely to die from dementia than those who didn’t get the shot, findings of a large study suggest the vaccine could slow progression of the disease.
December 6, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Shingles vaccine may slow dementia progression @reuters.com
People with dementia who received a shingles vaccine were significantly less likely to die from dementia than those who didn’t get the shot, findings of a large study suggest the vaccine could slow progression of the disease.
People with dementia who received a shingles vaccine were significantly less likely to die from dementia than those who didn’t get the shot, findings of a large study suggest the vaccine could slow progression of the disease.
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Please repost to everyone in the New York City area and find this boy a home before it's too late!
Thanks!
Thanks!
🆘EUTH LIST
Only a week & NYCACC gave the order 2 kill him
This shy, sweet boy gently climbs up beside handlers & leans in for comfort, begging for help! He knows he’s going 2 die unless we find a foster PLS HELP HIM!
🙏REPOST takes a sec
But could be the difference between life & death 4 Flake
Read👇
Only a week & NYCACC gave the order 2 kill him
This shy, sweet boy gently climbs up beside handlers & leans in for comfort, begging for help! He knows he’s going 2 die unless we find a foster PLS HELP HIM!
🙏REPOST takes a sec
But could be the difference between life & death 4 Flake
Read👇
December 7, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Please repost to everyone in the New York City area and find this boy a home before it's too late!
Thanks!
Thanks!
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MacKenzie Scott: *donates $50M every 10 hours°
Joe Lonsdale, co-founder of Palantir: "I want to see people hang"
Joe Lonsdale, co-founder of Palantir: "I want to see people hang"
December 7, 2025 at 12:15 AM
MacKenzie Scott: *donates $50M every 10 hours°
Joe Lonsdale, co-founder of Palantir: "I want to see people hang"
Joe Lonsdale, co-founder of Palantir: "I want to see people hang"
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👉🏽HERO ADOPTER WANTED🙏🏽PLEASE RE-POST
💙Sweet 13YO #Senior Gray Kitty GANDALF💙
🔹Needs A Cat Savvy #FureverHome🏡
🔹 cattownoakland.org/adopt?catId=...
🙏🏽 #AdoptDontShop
#Oakland #CA #SpecialNeeds
➡ form.jotform.com/cattownoak/a...
☑Adults☑Cats #CatsOfBluesky
👉🏽 #FIV+ Cats Can Live A Long Healthy Life
💙Sweet 13YO #Senior Gray Kitty GANDALF💙
🔹Needs A Cat Savvy #FureverHome🏡
🔹 cattownoakland.org/adopt?catId=...
🙏🏽 #AdoptDontShop
#Oakland #CA #SpecialNeeds
➡ form.jotform.com/cattownoak/a...
☑Adults☑Cats #CatsOfBluesky
👉🏽 #FIV+ Cats Can Live A Long Healthy Life
December 6, 2025 at 9:12 PM
👉🏽HERO ADOPTER WANTED🙏🏽PLEASE RE-POST
💙Sweet 13YO #Senior Gray Kitty GANDALF💙
🔹Needs A Cat Savvy #FureverHome🏡
🔹 cattownoakland.org/adopt?catId=...
🙏🏽 #AdoptDontShop
#Oakland #CA #SpecialNeeds
➡ form.jotform.com/cattownoak/a...
☑Adults☑Cats #CatsOfBluesky
👉🏽 #FIV+ Cats Can Live A Long Healthy Life
💙Sweet 13YO #Senior Gray Kitty GANDALF💙
🔹Needs A Cat Savvy #FureverHome🏡
🔹 cattownoakland.org/adopt?catId=...
🙏🏽 #AdoptDontShop
#Oakland #CA #SpecialNeeds
➡ form.jotform.com/cattownoak/a...
☑Adults☑Cats #CatsOfBluesky
👉🏽 #FIV+ Cats Can Live A Long Healthy Life
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Welp.
On the one hand, Putin may end up wiping out much of the population of Ukraine after all.
On the other hand, he also may end up wiping out much of the population of Belarus & Russia as well. So...
On the one hand, Putin may end up wiping out much of the population of Ukraine after all.
On the other hand, he also may end up wiping out much of the population of Belarus & Russia as well. So...
December 7, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Welp.
On the one hand, Putin may end up wiping out much of the population of Ukraine after all.
On the other hand, he also may end up wiping out much of the population of Belarus & Russia as well. So...
On the one hand, Putin may end up wiping out much of the population of Ukraine after all.
On the other hand, he also may end up wiping out much of the population of Belarus & Russia as well. So...
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Thank you to Healthy Climate New Mexico and CNM for hosting this week’s town hall. I appreciated the chance to discuss my climate agenda and hear from the community. Sharing an article about the event and I’m happy to answer questions.
Lone candidate for New Mexico governor attends climate-focused town hall
When a nonpartisan organization announced it would host a town hall meeting where candidates for the highest offices in New Mexico could discuss their plans to address climate change only one gubernat...
www.kanw.org
December 6, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Thank you to Healthy Climate New Mexico and CNM for hosting this week’s town hall. I appreciated the chance to discuss my climate agenda and hear from the community. Sharing an article about the event and I’m happy to answer questions.
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I’ve spent my life working to make NM stronger, fairer, and more hopeful. Now I’m asking for your help: sign the petition to get me on the ballot for Governor in 2026. Every signature brings us closer to the future our families deserve.💙
www.electronicpetitions.elections.sos.nm.gov/ken-miyagish...
www.electronicpetitions.elections.sos.nm.gov/ken-miyagish...
October 1, 2025 at 10:05 PM
I’ve spent my life working to make NM stronger, fairer, and more hopeful. Now I’m asking for your help: sign the petition to get me on the ballot for Governor in 2026. Every signature brings us closer to the future our families deserve.💙
www.electronicpetitions.elections.sos.nm.gov/ken-miyagish...
www.electronicpetitions.elections.sos.nm.gov/ken-miyagish...
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FLASHBACK JULY 2023: the time I wore a rainbow flag in a GOP House. It felt SO good. I won’t be wearing one this Thursday when I return to DC, but this moment I will carry in my heart while I fight for affordable and accessible healthcare for all with my service dog Anjelika.
NEVER EVER GIVE UP! 🙏💜
NEVER EVER GIVE UP! 🙏💜
December 6, 2025 at 12:13 AM
FLASHBACK JULY 2023: the time I wore a rainbow flag in a GOP House. It felt SO good. I won’t be wearing one this Thursday when I return to DC, but this moment I will carry in my heart while I fight for affordable and accessible healthcare for all with my service dog Anjelika.
NEVER EVER GIVE UP! 🙏💜
NEVER EVER GIVE UP! 🙏💜