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Cullen Anderson

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Rainforest Restoration - @phoenixconservancy.bsky.social Birder. Ecologist. Based in Pullman, WA. Opinions my own. Photography and Cartography - https://www.natureexperienced.com/

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Cullen Anderson @cullenish.bsky.social · 2h

AI take entire neighborhood

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Cullen Anderson @cullenish.bsky.social · 7d

Things (gesturing broadly) are capital B Bad right now, but my first trip to Colorado is going well so far 🎣🌄

#Flyfishing #Colorado #Nature #Photography

A person's hand holds a rainbow trout partially submerged in a river

The view of sunset from a high mountain pass

Cullen Anderson @cullenish.bsky.social · 13d

It really is astonishing how many Americans' self-image of their country has clouded their ability to consider how other people might see it. Our lives are, by and large, measurably better compared to most of the world. Our privileges are immense, despite our flaws.

Cullen Anderson @cullenish.bsky.social · 13d

Telling people that an ecosystem is sensitive and to tread lightly, with a vague reference to climate change and no other mention of "liberal" topics, is enough for removal? Insane

Cullen Anderson @cullenish.bsky.social · 19d

The romanticized pastoral aesthetic here seemingly doesn't apply to black and brown people in the developing world, because romanticizing medieval pastoral aesthetics is inherently racist.

Cullen Anderson @cullenish.bsky.social · 19d

Anyone seriously looking to medieval European peasants for lessons about work-life balance in the year of our lord 2025 - instead of looking at anywhere else in the world right now - is betraying an ignorance about human society at a global scale.

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Cullen Anderson @cullenish.bsky.social · 19d

Hundreds of millions of people around the world still live like this, by the way. The illustration in the thumbnail is functionally identical to households I've visited in rural Madagascar.

I see how looking to medieval life can be useful, but you don't need the past for these kinds of lessons.

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Cullen Anderson @cullenish.bsky.social · 20d

You'd think this would make his claims and actions weaker. Are we really going to have to wait until the courts respond to whatever lawsuits are filed because of all this?

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Cullen Anderson @cullenish.bsky.social · 20d

Hmmmm interesting. Certainly not common then

Cullen Anderson @cullenish.bsky.social · 20d

What is the precedent for this kind of move? How often do businesses like Nexstar/ABC do this? Examples in the past?

Trying to understand the severity of this kind of action.

Cullen Anderson @cullenish.bsky.social · 20d

What is the precedent for this kind of move? How often do businesses like Nexstar do this? Examples in the past?

Trying to understand the severity of this kind of action.

Cullen Anderson @cullenish.bsky.social · 21d

Their greed for perches sickens me 💔

Eastern Kingbirds disagreeing on Yucca stalk ownership in South Dakota

#Wildlife #Nature #Photography

One Eastern Kingbird swoops up to another individual of the same species perched on an old Yucca flower stalk

Cullen Anderson @cullenish.bsky.social · 21d

I have a special pair of dowsing rods that only work for dumb political messaging

Cullen Anderson @cullenish.bsky.social · 21d

this is all people googling how they can help other people with their mortgages (who don't really need it) because they have so much money

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Cullen Anderson @cullenish.bsky.social · 21d

And a lot more would probably just not make the jump bc of the inconvenience alone. Or out of spite for interrupting their scrolling.

Another app, maybe one not currently operating as a TikTok analog, could take its place. Musical.ly would be unrecognizable to most TikTok users today, after all

Cullen Anderson @cullenish.bsky.social · 21d

Part of the problem w/ this kind of nakedly partisan acquisition in our current culture war environment is that they're making it so that using the app under new mgmt is inherently participation in, even approval of, the politics of the new owners.

I think a lot of people would refuse to migrate.

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Cullen Anderson @cullenish.bsky.social · 21d

If they have to switch apps, that'll kill it I think, at least for the people who aren't rightwing.

Vine died just fine.

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Cullen Anderson @cullenish.bsky.social · 22d

I live in Washington state, though, for what that's worth. And we'll see what happens when I actually sign up for an appointment in October

Cullen Anderson @cullenish.bsky.social · 22d

I just asked my doctor about this, and she said she wasn't aware of any doctor or pharmacy that would deny me a shot if I asked for one, even given all this. Very much a not-so-subtle "we will break rules to get people vaccinated if that becomes necessary" kind of statement.

Cullen Anderson @cullenish.bsky.social · 27d

There's a solemness to winter that often gives way to peace, or at least quiet. I'm feeling a bit mocked by today's bright, warm weather.

This old photo is resonating with me more.

#Photography #Washington #PNW #Nature

A dark. hilly foreground lies in shadow beneath soft, overcast skies illuminated with reds, yellows, and blue as the sun sets. The silhouette of Tahoma, also known as Mt. Rainier, appears looming in the distance.

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Cullen Anderson @cullenish.bsky.social · 27d

Only ones I can think of are currently running for office

Cullen Anderson @cullenish.bsky.social · 28d

Bonus Tahoma/Mt. Rainier shot

Sunset illuminates a lake and the clear sky above it with yellows and oranges. Small, rocky islands barely emerge from the water, and bare trees appear on a distant shore. The trees, along with hills in the background, appear dark as they are silhouetted by the fading light. Tahoma, also called Mt. Rainier, nearly blends in with the sky just beyond the horizon.

Cullen Anderson @cullenish.bsky.social · 28d

Sunset over the Stuarts 🌄

I'm not exactly looking forward to winter's long nights and short days, but the light that is available at dawn and dusk certainly helps me feel a little better.

#Washington #PNW #Mountains #Nature #Photography

Sunset illuminates the sky and a lake with glowing yellows, oranges, and reds. The Stuart mountain range appears in blues and black.

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Cullen Anderson @cullenish.bsky.social · 28d

Environmental consequences of AI (data centers included)

Cullen Anderson @cullenish.bsky.social · 29d

EEEEP!

Digging through old photos, again, and found this fairly concerned pika from Tahoma/Mt. Rainier

#Wildlife #Washington #PNW #Nature #Photography

A Pika pokes its head out from behind a rock

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