Marrying a woman with a 100+ year-old family gumbo recipe might be the best decision I've ever made 🤤

Erin Reed@erininthemorning.com · 7h ago

Mmmm I made a god tier gumbo today y’all.

In exciting gaming news (for me), I just hit base 90s in OldSchool RuneScape, and am only 100 total levels away from maxing my account! I may be a kickass politician, but I'm also pretty good at my medieval point-and-click MMO. 😤

I can confirm that most of the normally pleasant and gentle older people in my life have been ready to put enemy villages to the sword and the torch for the last year

Tim Ellis, TDSB Ward 2 candidate 🍁@djdynamic.ca · 2mo ago

Really feeling the Yamamoto quote about "awakening a sleeping giant" lately. We are through the shock and fear phase and are now deep into the "every grandma and gentle parenting dad is vibrating with bloodthirst for revenge at levels I did not realize were possible"

I built this rotating room puzzle for my family D&D game (my wife & our 11 y/o, plus another family w/ an 11 y/o) I was nervous to run this puzzle for a young/newer group, but it went SO WELL! Took 15 minutes to solve, and they all SCREAMED in joy when they finished it. Rules for the puzzle below:

I'm a birder now too, apparently 😅 What started simply as a way to encourage Erin to use her camera has somehow turned into an incredible hobby.

Erin Reed@erininthemorning.com · 2mo ago

Zooey and I both hit our 200th bird on our life list in Los Angeles, California! Zooey’s #200 was a Long Billed Curlew. Mine was a California Scrub Jay. 200 was our goal for the year and we have many more months to go!

I crossed an item off my bucket list yesterday and learned how to surf! Thanks to my lovely wife @erininthemorning.com for the photos, and for planning out our family's awesome 2 week camper van trip!

One of the amazing parts of this road trip is that I've been able to practice my stargazing. I can now confidentally identify Ursa Major, Draco, Ursa Minor, Cygnus, Lyra, and Aquilla, as well as the major stars of those constellations. I'm loving how much it's enhanced my enjoyment of the stars.

Erin Reed@erininthemorning.com · 2mo ago

There's a certain pleasure to wandering with a camera at 1 AM with nothing but the stars and pines above. Only 5 more days left of this amazing time spent in nature. But I will keep savoring every moment of it.

Erin and I (along with our 10 year old) just did a 20+ mile hike through the redwood forest and oh my goodness that might be my favorite forest hike of all time. Also, 20+ miles is no joke, especially when you're the group pack mule 😅

Erin Reed@erininthemorning.com · 2mo ago

Pretty big trees you got here, California :) My wife @zoandbehold.bsky.social and I for comparison.

The Democratic Party’s mega-donor class is horrified by the rising tide of progressive populism. Too bad. It's time they recognize the real choice is between democracy and tyranny, between an economy that works for all or one that works for a small sliver at the top.

Well deserved loss for the USA in the round of 16. We barely looked like we belonged on the same pitch as Belgium. Looking forward to going back to rooting on the Sounders and hoping that the USMNT eventually can go toe-to-toe with the top teams.

Cabo Verde pushed Argentina to the brink, but sadly didn't win 😭 That said, I hope this world cup performance inspires a generation of Cabo Verdeans, and that we see them come back even stronger in the years to come!

Cabo Verde!!!!! This is unbelievable! We're tied 2-2 in extra time!

Fresh off a 0-0 and 2-2 victory, Cabo Verde wins 0-0 to advance to the knockout rounds!

Cabo Verde in the knockout rounds!!!! What a Cinderella story! God I love the world cup 😭😭😭

Happy Pride Missoula!!!!!

It’s Pride Month, but instead of feeling “pride,” I’m ashamed of our country. I talked with @ErinInTheMorning.com & @ZoAndBehold.bsky.social about the atrocities being carried out against trans people & what we can do about it. Go here to watch! go.theantesocial.com/ErinAndZooey

Forstag pulling away in MT-1s primary! Very exciting to see! Sam took the lead around midnight last night, and his lead has continued to grow since. Looks like he's gonna pull through 🔥

Happy election day, Missoula! Get those ballots in! 💌

It's June 1st, which means Pride month begins today. It's my 7th Pride as myself, and I find myself realizing something this year. Everything beautiful survived something to get here. I muse about Pride, picking up birding, and what we have been through. Happy Pride.

Pride, Birds, And The Beauty Of Survival

Everything beautiful survived something to get here.

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Major news! A state court in Kansas has just blocked the states gender affirming care ban! Nobody is at our desk right now so we can’t draft up a story but you all deserve to know this incredible news. assets.aclu.org/live/uploads...

OH MY GOD I FINALLY GOT A SHOT OF A LEAST BITTERN! These things are incredibly hard to even spot, much less photograph. Amazing bird walk this morning.

Erin Reed@erininthemorning.com · 6mo ago

Incredible day of 30+ species on my bird walk this morning, this time with a local birding club. The picture of the day is this gorgeous tree swallow who was nesting nearby, we had to go around it, and so I got a beautiful shot :)

1. In a landmark ruling, the Montana Supreme Court has declared that the constitution, one of the most progressive in the nation, entirely protects transgender people. The ruling is even insulated from SCOTUS decisions, due to how state constitutions work. Subscribe to support our journalism.

Montana Supreme Court Rules Its Constitution Entirely Protects Trans Citizens In Landmark Ruling

The ruling will have enormous impacts for transgender residents in the state.

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Orbán's loses! What a wonderful day for Hungary, and also for the European Union, where Orbán has long used his veto power to protect Putin & stymie Europe. For all its bluster, authoritarianism is a brittle ideology when the people come together. Here's hoping we kick its ass here in the US too!

The Associated Press@apnews.com · 6mo ago

BREAKING: Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán concedes defeat to Peter Magyar after "painful" election result, ending 16 years in power.

BREAKING: Victor Orban has CONCEDED to Magyar www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...

Hungary election live: Polls in Hungary close in tightly fought election after 16 years under Viktor Orbán

Prime minister has been trailing in the polls to Péter Magyar in race that could have repercussions for Europe, the US and Russia

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NASA women save stars. 🫶🏻💫

Watching my wife fall in love with birding after our first trip to Maclay flats has been such a joy. I said it in our vows, but one of my favorite things is watching all the different ways she falls in love with the world 💕

Erin Reed@erininthemorning.com · 6mo ago

And now 1 week into birding, I have found 40 total species, and just got my first ever bird in flight shot! And got a pileated woodpecker as well as a red-headed woodpecker on my latest excursion! Taken on a A7C + 200-600mm

The fact that naval warfare exists will not diminish my love of the ocean. Nor will the words "space force" diminish my love for the stars. I have fought capitalism here on earth, and I will fight it on the moon if I have to, but by god I will not stop reaching for the stars.

well, it's very specifically anti-science nonsense. not only does space science always end up with random shit that can be used to improve life on earth, NASA is really not that fucking expensive. do you know how many space agencies you can fund with one week of iran war.

Rep. Zooey Zephyr@zoandbehold.bsky.social · 6mo ago

To the people claiming space travel & solving issues on earth are mutually exclusive: We can do both. We cand fund science, space travel, etc. AND programs to improve the quality & sustainability of life here on earth. And pretending otherwise isn't clever or enlightened, it's luddite nonsense.

To the people claiming space travel & solving issues on earth are mutually exclusive: We can do both. We cand fund science, space travel, etc. AND programs to improve the quality & sustainability of life here on earth. And pretending otherwise isn't clever or enlightened, it's luddite nonsense.

Rep. Zooey Zephyr@zoandbehold.bsky.social · 6mo ago

God the Artemis II mission has me so hopeful for the future. I can't wait til we get a base on the moon, on mars. Til we build not just research stations, but homes. For the first steps of an interplanetary species! It's all waiting for us, if we can survive the darker impulses of the present.

God the Artemis II mission has me so hopeful for the future. I can't wait til we get a base on the moon, on mars. Til we build not just research stations, but homes. For the first steps of an interplanetary species! It's all waiting for us, if we can survive the darker impulses of the present.