Crow fledgling exploring the world on June 30th. Parents above went mildly berserk when it moved too close to me, literally tearing off twigs and stomping on branches. They calmed down when their blue-eyed one hopped to a sheltered garden spot. #Birds #BirdOfTheDay #corvidae #BlueSkyEye #CheatCode

Your 'doom quote' for today: "This is a true predicament, not a solvable problem. In this light, it makes no sense to try to save the modern world. We are living a madness and must let it go." reeswilliame.substack.com/p/mything-ou...

Mything out on ‘sustainable development’— why it ain’t happening

And where to go from here

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Small birds, immense world. Also, immense backup folders with 1000's of bird shots...🫠 #BirdOfTheDay #NegativeSpace #simplicity #chaos #water #sky #air #trees #hummingbird #dove #crow #merganser #photography #silence #contemplation #meditation #illusion #chiaroscuro #searching #seeking #hoarder

Surprise visitor at the pond park. Hung around for a week or so. #grebe #BirdOfTheDay #MurkyHorrors #Podicipedidae

CNN put together a montage of Trump officials, including Trump himself, saying over and over again for nearly three months now that gas prices are about to drop, any day now

The Ladies of Anatidae. Mallard skiing in the landing from high-speed flight, wigeon leisurely pursuing a grainy handout. #birds #BirdOfTheDay #nature #feathers #kindness #photography #Canon #athletes #evolution

My Mallard buddy leading her 'lings across the pond to hang out with a man she knows to be trustworthy, so she could nosh on the grass in peace. Mallard bro also attended 💞 #LockedOn #Birds #Peace #Love #Cute #babies #Photography #duck #grounding #relationships #trust #art #cluster #mother #kids

While lining up a shot of a heron, I glanced to my left and was astonished that this Cooper's had landed on the fence not 10 ft away! It lingered long enough for several photos, and then flew up into a tree for a better view of potential prey. #BirdOfTheDay #raptors #chance #deadly #avian #dinosaur

Male hooded merganser with half-ingested goldfish, a situation that persisted for several minutes. It looked about as pleasant as eating a raw oyster, shell and all. Second photo shows him heading for a stump in the water to rest on, with some tail still protruding. #BirdOfTheDay #ComeEatWithMe

Great Blue Heron ~15 metres up a tree at Newton Pond Park, Surrey BC. Spots another heron and begins to unfurl its flight surfaces... Seen from below, the face is, um, 'alternatively beautiful'. #BirdOfTheDay #heron #photography #nature #predator #primeval #birds #peace #LongNecked #horror

Repost this one for me please

Liam Nissan™@theliamnissan.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Get out of your echo chamber and work to stop this war. Do it now. Time is running out.

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'Skins’ star Megan Prescott teams up with Adam McKay for NSFW climate change series

Skins star Megan Prescott has teamed up with director Adam McKay for an NSFW series of short films that will tackle the climate crisis.

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I spoke with Betty. She was very emotional and asked me to tell you that “she would love to give each one of you a great big hug.” We’re so close to changing her life. If you can give $5 or $10, it would be awesome. If not, I completely understand, but a repost is free. Thanks very much.

Hoodlum 🇺🇸@nothoodlum.bsky.social · 9mo ago

I’ve only posted one GFM, and it’s my intention never to post another. But this one is close to my heart. I know the family personally and have visited with them countless times. If you can help out, it would be great. If not, I completely understand - but a retweet is free. gofund.me/e44538b52

Snail traveling via salamander express — specifically, a Fire Salamander (Salamandra salamandra) — not something you see every day. 📷 harukano on iNaturalist 📍 Bulgaria 🔗: www.inaturalist.org/observations... #ObservationOfTheDay

Wood duck youngsters basking sleepily in the morning sun despite the proximity of an alien creature, namely a red-eared slider turtle. #nature #photography #peace #birds #turtle #BirdOfTheDay #DuckOutOfWater

Trump is right, there is a war on Christians. He's the one doing it.

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 10mo ago

WATCH: Trump’s lawless Ice goons shoot an unarmed priest in the head with a pepper ball. Completely out of control.

Local pond with non-local turtle inhabitants. The Ouachita map turtle to left and Mississippi map turtle to right 'belong' in the southeastern USA, and were likely dumped after their appeal as pets wore off. Having no one to breed with = not invasive. #nature #turtle #photography #art #reflections

A tree swallow fledgling awaiting its BeakDash® breakfast delivery, and receiving the goods from the 'driver'. The landing/feeding took less than a second, so I was mighty happy to capture that moment. #birds #nest #insects #photography #emotions #nature #luck #beauty #SurreyParks

This post went viral on FB today, I thought maybe y'all would appreciate it too.

The Democrats are lucky to have a politician like @aoc.bsky.social in this moment.

Acyn@acyn.bsky.social · last yr.

AOC: What they like to call as radical, I believe is common sense. I believe that when a person gets sick, they shouldn’t go bankrupt in the wealthiest country in the history of the world. Common sense I believe that a minimum wage should cover the minimum cost to live. Common sense...

#BlueskyResistance #Voices4Victory #ProudBlur Advertisement at a London bus stop. Ya gotta love the British…

C'mon, followers of this humble broken brainiac, LISTEN to this:

Bill Kipper@billkipper.bsky.social · last yr.

...to dream, to rule to wrestle the earth from fools! youtu.be/pPR-HyGj2d0

...to dream, to rule to wrestle the earth from fools! youtu.be/pPR-HyGj2d0

Patti Smith - People Have The Power

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Plight of the Plunger Sometimes, you can find yourself in over your head, yet it all turns out just fine! Join me and my friends for a sweaty-palmed adventure on a granite monolith in Squamish BC. #climbing #fear #humor #drama #teamwork #gripping #writer #fun open.substack.com/pub/billkipp...

Plight of the Plunger

A Big-Wall Climbing Anti-Primer

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Why is most US media still treating recent events as "normal"? Here's my take: "Day after passing day, it was clear that even if the US and its $27 trillion economy was not exactly tipping post-coup into a full authoritarian state, then it had at least firmly slipped into banana republic territory."

Garrett M. Graff@vermontgmg.bsky.social · last yr.

American institutions—from the media to Congress—continue to underreact to the unraveling of our democracy. Overseas our media would not hesitate to call what we’re living through a full-blown autocratic coup. Here's my attempt at the story they should write: www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/musk-trump...

In January, I tested the waters with Citizens' Climate Lobby and I: 1) created a Blue Sky account for them (please follow). bsky.app/profile/ccls... 2) helped arrange for CCL to be featured on the next Climate Chat. (please help get this one a lot of views/likes) www.youtube.com/live/aTLORkH...

Citizens' Climate Lobby: What Now? with Dana Nuccitelli

YouTube video by Climate Chat

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for anyone who's interested, that quote is from this Jan '25 article by Cory Doctorow also given the state of <frustratingly shakes fists at 2025 whilst trying not to dissolve into a puddle of despair> basically the entire world, billionaire-proofing is even more critical/urgent! #enshittification

I signed the pledge for Canada alongside tens of thousands of others. Join us. engagement-canada-pledge.ca

Cory Doctorow hasn't come to Bluesky yet, so I'm bringing him to you. Too bad I have no reach. Oh well. #enshittification #broligarchy #wit #canadian #resist youtu.be/s0Jfhn5wJ-o

Ep.1: Cory Doctorow on the threat of big tech oligarchy and why the internet sucks.

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