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Bill Stedman @steddybirds.bsky.social · 12h

And same to you (as always).

Bill Stedman @steddybirds.bsky.social · 16h

Hey dad! Where’s my food? A fledgling bluebird impatiently waits for a meal and its turn for the #BirdOfTheDay theme of juveniles! #birds #bluebirds #birdphotography #nature 🪶

Perched on the side of a tulip poplar tree, a gray colored fledgling bluebird looks out from behind its bright blue father, who is looking right.

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@GottaLaff @gottalaff.bsky.social · 20h

How to write one:

Julie Zebrak @juliezebrak.bsky.social · 20h

Nice headline time.com/7324832/trum...

Trump Loses Nobel Peace Prize He Shamelessly Campaigned For

The Norwegian Nobel Committee on Friday said the recognition would instead go to Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado.

time.com

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Schooley @schooley.bsky.social · 1d

Just in case anyone is still holding on out of nostalgia for what it used to be.

Philip Bump @pbump.com · 1d

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Kelsey Lagunas @kelseyelagunas.bsky.social · 1d

Yes the downy woodpecker is hugging the tree. It has peanut butter on it 😂 #birds I was not the peanut butter dispenser

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Bill Stedman @steddybirds.bsky.social · 1d

I’m #spotted you say? Big deal!
#birds #BirdOfTheDay #woodpecker #birdphotography #nature 🪶

A downy woodpecker, with white spots on its nlack wings, perching on a branch facing right twists his head right at the camera. It’s two eyes are looking at me. Photo taken in Walpole MA USA

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Jane Mayer @janemayer.bsky.social · 1d

“Doing the work of a journalist can never be considered a crime”- Pope Leo. Amen. press.vatican.va/content/sala...

Audience with participants in the 39th Conference of the MINDS International Association

press.vatican.va

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Bill Stedman @steddybirds.bsky.social · 1d

Spot news: this European Starling appears to have #Spotted the camera for todays #BirdOfTheDay theme! #birds #starling #birdphotography #nature 🪶

A European starling perches its orange feet on a bird feeder post, facing right but with its head tilted toward the camera and its yellow beak in the air. The shiny black bird has spots on its back and tail area. Photo taken in Walpole MA USA

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 1d

It seems there are two main reasons things haven’t gone completely to shit in the US: 1. Lawyers and the courts; 2. Journalists and the media. Most of us can’t do anything about the first, but we can support journalism. Stop complaining about paywalls and subscribe to news & donate to public media.

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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 2d

You’ve gotta be kidding me.

This WaPo editorial presents a misleading revisionist history of Special Counsel Jack Smith’s criminal cases against Trump.

Then it has the gall to compare that to Trump’s overt targeting of his perceived enemies.

Really embarrassing stuff.

But the mere fact that a legal tool might be available does not mean it should be used. The
current rage over Grassley's revelation shows why. Smith showed little restraint in his pursuit of a former president. He charged Trump for official acts he took as president. He sought a gag order to limit Trump's ability to criticize the prosecution. He tried to accelerate the case to try a leading presidential candidate before the 2024 election.

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Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 2d

twice a year the entire U.S. press becomes a marketing extension of a single billionaire-owned retailer, and nobody in any position of editorial power thinks it's weird or gross

photo of Google News search results for Amazon Prime Day (the second this year)

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Bill Stedman @steddybirds.bsky.social · 2d

Thanks! Always appreciate your acknowledgment.

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Bill Stedman @steddybirds.bsky.social · 2d

No knock on wood for this red-bellied woodpecker, who instead uses his long tongue to find a treat in the hummingbird feeder and gain a spot in #WoodpeckerWednesday !
#birds #BirdOfTheDay #woodpeckers #birdphotography #nature 🪶

A red-bellied woodpecker, with a bright red cap on its head and black and white feathers on its back and wings, perches atop a red hummingbird feeder, facing left. The woodpecker has its beak facing one of the holes in the top of the feeder and has put its long tongue into the hole to get some sugar water. Photo taken in Walpole MA USA

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Bill Stedman @steddybirds.bsky.social · 2d

This one is moving a bit slower, but still on the go. #birds #oystercatcher #nature #birdphotography #massaudubon 🪶

An American oystercatcher walks left to right, with its left foot off the sand and its bright red beak and red eye to the right, on the shoreline in South Dartmouth MA

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The Media and Democracy Project @mediaanddemocracy.bsky.social · 2d

This is huge moment in American history.

@chicagotribune.com
#FrontPage for comparison

NYT leadership continues to normalize and democracywash an accelerating fascist movement shredding our Constitution.

“Normalization warriors are central to fascist creep”.
-Jason Stanley

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Chicago Trubune front page.

Texas National Guard arrives

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The Media and Democracy Project @mediaanddemocracy.bsky.social · 2d

NYT no priority to TX National Guard invading Chicago. Nothing about Chicago journalists filing a lawsuit vs the Trump regime.

Is the NYT the best use of your personal news diet and journalism dollars/attention?

The @apnews.com is a fantastic natl/intl news resource w/o the normalization.
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The Media and Democracy Project @mediaanddemocracy.bsky.social · 2d

POTUS has declared himself above the law, declared “war” on America & put our Government for sale. The crypto grift is corruption; he’s extorting companies and nations w/BS “tariffs” even steering media companies to his allies like the Ellisons.

AGSulzberger and Joe Kahn NYT #FrontPage today

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Melanie D’Arrigo @darrigomelanie.bsky.social · 4d

“news that reflects reality”

The consolidation of media by right-wing oligarchs continues.

CBS News, WSJ, Fox News, Sinclair, WaPo, TikTok, X, Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp — all controlled by Trump allies pushing a curated reality designed to legitimize Trump’s agenda.

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Bill Stedman @steddybirds.bsky.social · 3d

Journalism matters.

Melanie D’Arrigo @darrigomelanie.bsky.social · 3d

I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.

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Mike Masnick @mmasnick.bsky.social · 3d

The NY Times continues to be the biggest sucker in the world for bad faith bullshit, just so the publisher can claim they're not too liberal and to pretend they'll somehow convince MAGA they're being fair to them.

Max Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 4d

Despite appearances, this is not a @nytpitchbot.bsky.social joke, it's an actual @nytimes.com column by some Claremont hack who praises Hegseth for his "nuanced vision of the military’s purpose and its relationship to civilian society."

Opinion
Guest Essay

That Hegseth Speech Was Actually Pretty Good
Oct. 7, 2025, 5:01 a.m. ET

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The Borowitz Report @borowitzreport.bsky.social · 4d

Someone needs to tell John Roberts that being the last Chief Justice to serve in an American democracy won’t look good on his Wikipedia page

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Bill Stedman @steddybirds.bsky.social · 4d

One good tern deserves another for the #BirdOfTheDay seabirds theme? Here’s a common tern hovering above the surface, ready to dive for a fish dinner. #birds #seabirds #tern #birdphotography #naturephotography 🪶

A common tern, facing left with wings up and feet down, hovers above the water looking for fish below. The tern has a black cap on its head and a red beak which is pointing down. Photo taken in South Dartmouth MA

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 4d

once again encouraging you all to support independent, worker owned, billionaire free News media when and how you are able

Kat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 4d

Installing someone like Bari Weiss as the head of a major news organization isn’t even about profit or longevity. In effect it’s about continuing to shrink the traditional news industry smaller and smaller and weaker and weaker and less and less journalism based until it ceases to exist

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Rina @rina2012.bsky.social · 5d

Have a wonderful new week 🫶

#BirdofTheDay #BlueSkyMonday #birds #photography #scape #wildlife #nature #thelittlethings #photohour #EastCoastKin

The picture shows a common tern (Sterna hirundo) standing on a red and gray structure. The background is a blurred blue abd green.

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Nicole Adams 🇩🇪 🇺🇦 ❌👑 @blathin384.bsky.social · 4d

Today's #BirdOfTheDay is going to be all about 'Sea Birds' according to @robcrank68.bsky.social
Here’s a Caspian Tern I photographed earlier this year.

#EastCoastKin #PhotographersUnited #photography #birdphotography #birds

Photo of a Caspian Tern in flight against a drab grey sky

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