Stephen Townsend
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Some of the gear packed up for my trip to the Cairngorms in a couple of weeks. I might need a new back when I return 😂
24-1200mm covered (though I’ll only generally go to 600-840).
24-1200mm covered (though I’ll only generally go to 600-840).
January 20, 2026 at 8:33 PM
Some of the gear packed up for my trip to the Cairngorms in a couple of weeks. I might need a new back when I return 😂
24-1200mm covered (though I’ll only generally go to 600-840).
24-1200mm covered (though I’ll only generally go to 600-840).
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Work with Indigenous communities must guide and inform all efforts to avert the Climate Emergency and create sustainable economies.
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Deforestation in Colombia appears to have declined in 2025.
Officials attribute the trend to collaboration with Indigenous communities and environmental zoning in rural areas, as well as ecotourism and a program providing financial incentives for communities involved in forest conservation.
Officials attribute the trend to collaboration with Indigenous communities and environmental zoning in rural areas, as well as ecotourism and a program providing financial incentives for communities involved in forest conservation.
Colombia poised for another drop in deforestation in 2025, data show
Deforestation in Colombia appears to have declined in 2025, with notable reductions in several departments that have historically struggled with forest loss. An estimated 36,280 hectares (89,650…
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January 20, 2026 at 7:17 PM
Work with Indigenous communities must guide and inform all efforts to avert the Climate Emergency and create sustainable economies.
@wecan-intl.bsky.social
@greenpeace.org
@debhaalandnm.bsky.social
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Organizers of a recent training conference in Monterey are urging police departments, sheriff’s offices and prosecutors to take advantage of opportunities to build trust with Native and Indigenous communities when they are offered.
Police urged to confront California crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous people - Local News Matters
LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES across California are marking January as National Human Trafficking Prevention Month, and organizers of a recent Native and
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January 20, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Organizers of a recent training conference in Monterey are urging police departments, sheriff’s offices and prosecutors to take advantage of opportunities to build trust with Native and Indigenous communities when they are offered.
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ICYMI: My bill to settle the longstanding land claims of the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community passed the Senate.
It’s a positive step forward that will also provide clear title to those who currently own land on the property in question. www.peters.senate.gov/newsroom/pre...
It’s a positive step forward that will also provide clear title to those who currently own land on the property in question. www.peters.senate.gov/newsroom/pre...
Senate Passes Peters’ Bipartisan, Bicameral Legislation to Settle Longstanding Land Claims of the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community, Clear Title of Current Landowners | U.S. Senator Gary Peters of Michiga...
WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Senate passed bipartisan, bicameral legislation authored by U.S. Senator...
www.peters.senate.gov
January 16, 2026 at 3:36 PM
ICYMI: My bill to settle the longstanding land claims of the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community passed the Senate.
It’s a positive step forward that will also provide clear title to those who currently own land on the property in question. www.peters.senate.gov/newsroom/pre...
It’s a positive step forward that will also provide clear title to those who currently own land on the property in question. www.peters.senate.gov/newsroom/pre...
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“A representative of the Catawba Nation, the state’s only federally recognized Native American tribe, showed children feathers, rattles and drums tribal members would have used during the Colonial era.”
scdailygazette.com/2026/01/16/m...
scdailygazette.com/2026/01/16/m...
'Most exciting field trip': 4th graders visit SC Statehouse to learn about American Revolution • SC Daily Gazette
Surrounded by reenactors and demonstrations, students got a hands-on experience on what Colonial times were like.
scdailygazette.com
January 20, 2026 at 8:06 PM
“A representative of the Catawba Nation, the state’s only federally recognized Native American tribe, showed children feathers, rattles and drums tribal members would have used during the Colonial era.”
scdailygazette.com/2026/01/16/m...
scdailygazette.com/2026/01/16/m...
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Opinion | MSI Cuts Create Barriers for Indigenous Learners
Cuts to colleges that serve Native students undermine a legal and moral obligation. https://bit.ly/3LWoB9U
#EDUSky #HigherEd #AcademicSky
Cuts to colleges that serve Native students undermine a legal and moral obligation. https://bit.ly/3LWoB9U
#EDUSky #HigherEd #AcademicSky
January 20, 2026 at 8:14 PM
Opinion | MSI Cuts Create Barriers for Indigenous Learners
Cuts to colleges that serve Native students undermine a legal and moral obligation. https://bit.ly/3LWoB9U
#EDUSky #HigherEd #AcademicSky
Cuts to colleges that serve Native students undermine a legal and moral obligation. https://bit.ly/3LWoB9U
#EDUSky #HigherEd #AcademicSky
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January 20, 2026 at 7:52 PM
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Three Black-headed gulls sitting on branch and talk about their day.
Somewhat pleasing
#bird #photography #nature #birdphotography #seagull #photo
Somewhat pleasing
#bird #photography #nature #birdphotography #seagull #photo
January 20, 2026 at 8:03 PM
Three Black-headed gulls sitting on branch and talk about their day.
Somewhat pleasing
#bird #photography #nature #birdphotography #seagull #photo
Somewhat pleasing
#bird #photography #nature #birdphotography #seagull #photo
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Inca Jay (Cyanocorax yncas yncas), Guango Lodge, Napo, Ecuador, October 2025. 🌿🪶 #birds
#birding
#nature
#wildlife
#photography
#birdsseenin2025 - I've seen some birds in 2026, but still playing catchup from some big trips last year.
#corvids
#ecuador
#birding
#nature
#wildlife
#photography
#birdsseenin2025 - I've seen some birds in 2026, but still playing catchup from some big trips last year.
#corvids
#ecuador
January 20, 2026 at 8:10 PM
Inca Jay (Cyanocorax yncas yncas), Guango Lodge, Napo, Ecuador, October 2025. 🌿🪶 #birds
#birding
#nature
#wildlife
#photography
#birdsseenin2025 - I've seen some birds in 2026, but still playing catchup from some big trips last year.
#corvids
#ecuador
#birding
#nature
#wildlife
#photography
#birdsseenin2025 - I've seen some birds in 2026, but still playing catchup from some big trips last year.
#corvids
#ecuador
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I always get excited when the Red-bellied Woodpeckers show up to the feeder.
#birds #birdphotography #photography #nature #wildlife #birding #TRAHR
#birds #birdphotography #photography #nature #wildlife #birding #TRAHR
January 20, 2026 at 8:15 PM
I always get excited when the Red-bellied Woodpeckers show up to the feeder.
#birds #birdphotography #photography #nature #wildlife #birding #TRAHR
#birds #birdphotography #photography #nature #wildlife #birding #TRAHR
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If you want to get to grips with gull ID, look no further than this handy article from our BTO training team ➡️ www.bto.org/sites/de... #Winterwatch
📷 Black-headed Gull by Sarah Kelman /BTO
📷 Black-headed Gull by Sarah Kelman /BTO
January 20, 2026 at 8:24 PM
If you want to get to grips with gull ID, look no further than this handy article from our BTO training team ➡️ www.bto.org/sites/de... #Winterwatch
📷 Black-headed Gull by Sarah Kelman /BTO
📷 Black-headed Gull by Sarah Kelman /BTO
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“Learn how to love others from a dog and
how to live for others from a tree.”
~ Luffina Lourduraj
Cynthia agrees, wishes all the sweet #DogsofBlueSky a very kind and loving #TerrierTuesday 🌱🐕🌱
how to live for others from a tree.”
~ Luffina Lourduraj
Cynthia agrees, wishes all the sweet #DogsofBlueSky a very kind and loving #TerrierTuesday 🌱🐕🌱
January 20, 2026 at 3:41 PM
“Learn how to love others from a dog and
how to live for others from a tree.”
~ Luffina Lourduraj
Cynthia agrees, wishes all the sweet #DogsofBlueSky a very kind and loving #TerrierTuesday 🌱🐕🌱
how to live for others from a tree.”
~ Luffina Lourduraj
Cynthia agrees, wishes all the sweet #DogsofBlueSky a very kind and loving #TerrierTuesday 🌱🐕🌱
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🌱 It's been a while since I made a posy.
#WhatsInYourVase
#WhatsInYourVase
January 20, 2026 at 3:44 PM
🌱 It's been a while since I made a posy.
#WhatsInYourVase
#WhatsInYourVase
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🌱 𝙆𝙂 𝙏𝙊𝙋 𝙏𝙄𝙋 🌱 Inspect brassicas regularly 🥬
Winter cabbage, kale and sprouts can still suffer wind rock — firm plants back in gently if roots loosen.
#KitchenGarden #Brassicas #GrowYourOwn #WinterVeg
Winter cabbage, kale and sprouts can still suffer wind rock — firm plants back in gently if roots loosen.
#KitchenGarden #Brassicas #GrowYourOwn #WinterVeg
January 20, 2026 at 5:06 PM
🌱 𝙆𝙂 𝙏𝙊𝙋 𝙏𝙄𝙋 🌱 Inspect brassicas regularly 🥬
Winter cabbage, kale and sprouts can still suffer wind rock — firm plants back in gently if roots loosen.
#KitchenGarden #Brassicas #GrowYourOwn #WinterVeg
Winter cabbage, kale and sprouts can still suffer wind rock — firm plants back in gently if roots loosen.
#KitchenGarden #Brassicas #GrowYourOwn #WinterVeg
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🌱Today’s flower photo is Evening Primrose.These were difficult to grow on the mainland.We took a few clumps w/ us when we moved to the Island & it has not only thrived but become almost invasive, needing to be strongly policed.
However, hummingbirds, bees, butterflies & especially moths love them.
However, hummingbirds, bees, butterflies & especially moths love them.
January 20, 2026 at 5:47 PM
🌱Today’s flower photo is Evening Primrose.These were difficult to grow on the mainland.We took a few clumps w/ us when we moved to the Island & it has not only thrived but become almost invasive, needing to be strongly policed.
However, hummingbirds, bees, butterflies & especially moths love them.
However, hummingbirds, bees, butterflies & especially moths love them.
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🌱 Found an extremely Metal- Looking 🎸Insect, this fine January 20th morning, in the pool, on top of a floating globe. Really needed it *not to be a cockroach,* so was super-glad to find that it is a Stonefly, a type of Aquatic Insect with two tails. 🪨 🦟 PhonePhotography
Anna's Hummingbird
Zone9B
Anna's Hummingbird
Zone9B
January 20, 2026 at 6:45 PM
🌱 Found an extremely Metal- Looking 🎸Insect, this fine January 20th morning, in the pool, on top of a floating globe. Really needed it *not to be a cockroach,* so was super-glad to find that it is a Stonefly, a type of Aquatic Insect with two tails. 🪨 🦟 PhonePhotography
Anna's Hummingbird
Zone9B
Anna's Hummingbird
Zone9B
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A first bloom for one of my species moth #orchids. This is Phalaenopsis schilleriana (endemic to the Philippines), one of the most popular ancestors of the ubiquitous grocery store phals. It is beloved because of the flower shape/color/scent as well as the gorgeous silver mottling of the leaves. 🪴🌱
January 20, 2026 at 6:55 PM
A first bloom for one of my species moth #orchids. This is Phalaenopsis schilleriana (endemic to the Philippines), one of the most popular ancestors of the ubiquitous grocery store phals. It is beloved because of the flower shape/color/scent as well as the gorgeous silver mottling of the leaves. 🪴🌱
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It is really hard these days to over emphasize that these people are exercising the logic—albeit somehow even more ineptly—of the nazi state. They want everything to be assumed by the prerogative state and are telling us as much.
Heckuva a logic your got there Scott.
“Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Sunday that the national emergency that justified the announcement of new tariffs on eight European nations is that there would be a national emergency if tariffs were not implemented.“ www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
“Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Sunday that the national emergency that justified the announcement of new tariffs on eight European nations is that there would be a national emergency if tariffs were not implemented.“ www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
Bessent: 'The national emergency is avoiding a national emergency'
He was explaining the president's imposition of new tariffs on eight European countries.
www.politico.com
January 19, 2026 at 3:36 PM
It is really hard these days to over emphasize that these people are exercising the logic—albeit somehow even more ineptly—of the nazi state. They want everything to be assumed by the prerogative state and are telling us as much.
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THE MAN THEY TOOK WRAPPED IN A BLANKET IS A U.S. CITIZEN.
This is the Kavanaugh Stop of all Kavanaugh Stops.
This is the Kavanaugh Stop of all Kavanaugh Stops.
Sunday, at least 7 ICE agents stormed a house and took an elderly man out into the freezing cold, wearing only his underwear and a blanket.
He was a member of the Hmong community, which came to the area from Laos in the 1970s after siding with the US in the Vietnam War.
Notice the suppressors
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He was a member of the Hmong community, which came to the area from Laos in the 1970s after siding with the US in the Vietnam War.
Notice the suppressors
1/2
January 19, 2026 at 3:46 PM
THE MAN THEY TOOK WRAPPED IN A BLANKET IS A U.S. CITIZEN.
This is the Kavanaugh Stop of all Kavanaugh Stops.
This is the Kavanaugh Stop of all Kavanaugh Stops.
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We are watching one of the wildest things a nation-state has ever done: A superpower is committing suicide because the GOP Congress is too cowardly to stand up to the Mad King.
This is one of the wildest moments in all of geopolitics ever.
This is one of the wildest moments in all of geopolitics ever.
Footage shows Danish troops arriving in Greenland as part of a new military deployment. Among the personnel who landed on the island is Major General Peter H. Boysen, Chief of the Danish Army Command. #Greenland
January 19, 2026 at 10:59 PM
We are watching one of the wildest things a nation-state has ever done: A superpower is committing suicide because the GOP Congress is too cowardly to stand up to the Mad King.
This is one of the wildest moments in all of geopolitics ever.
This is one of the wildest moments in all of geopolitics ever.
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Particularly unconscionable when Congress just gave ICE all that extraordinary funding
1. ICE has STOPPED PAYING for medical treatment for its 73,000 detainees
ICE has not paid its bills to 3rd party providers since OCTOBER and the situation will likely persist for MONTHS, a Popular Information investigation reveals
Meanwhile, critically ill ICE detainees are not receiving care
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ICE has not paid its bills to 3rd party providers since OCTOBER and the situation will likely persist for MONTHS, a Popular Information investigation reveals
Meanwhile, critically ill ICE detainees are not receiving care
🧵
ICE has stopped paying for detainee medical treatment
ICE halted payments in October, and the situation will persist for at least several more months
popular.info
January 20, 2026 at 7:26 PM
Particularly unconscionable when Congress just gave ICE all that extraordinary funding
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