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.
Rep. Zooey Zephyr
@zoandbehold.bsky.social
State Representative out of Missoula, Montana. Fighting for housing, health care, & human rights. Wife of @erininthemorning.com Bi🏳️🌈 Trans🏳️⚧️ she/her♀️
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 😭😭😭
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...
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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 · 4mo agoIncredible 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 · 4mo agoBREAKING: 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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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 · 4mo agoAnd 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 · 4mo agoTo 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 · 4mo agoGod 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.
Incredible video by @hankgreen.bsky.social on the Artemis II photos. The eclipse photo had me in tears. The crew saying the observation "won't be of any scientific value" yet being called to document it. And Houston ID'ing mars as "the future of where we're going" www.youtube.com/watch?v=oaXR...
Explaining the Most Important Artemis II Photos
YouTube video by Hank Green
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Oooo Iris has a friend! Love the Missoula Iris bird cam, our favorite osprey!
Rep. Zooey Zephyr@zoandbehold.bsky.social · 4mo agoUpdate: after her long trip back to Missoula, Iris is treating herself to a little snack Bonus fun fact: Iris is one of the oldest living Osprey in the world!
Donald Trump must be removed from office for threatening war crimes and genocide. Speaker Johnson: bring the House back into session. Invoking the 25th Amendment and impeachment must be on the table, but Congress should also move on a War Powers resolution to stop Trump.
I'm not sure how you can be against removing this man from office right now. What will it take? A nuke being dropped? It's too late then. The purpose of impeachment and the 25th Amendment is to prevent that type of thing from happening, not just to react to it.
Update: after her long trip back to Missoula, Iris is treating herself to a little snack Bonus fun fact: Iris is one of the oldest living Osprey in the world!
Rep. Zooey Zephyr@zoandbehold.bsky.social · 4mo agoIris the Osprey has returned! 🙌 Our queen roosts in Missoula once more 👑
Iris the Osprey has returned! 🙌 Our queen roosts in Missoula once more 👑
Add it to the pile of impeachable & prison-worthy offenses. Also, it's important to remember that in addition to being a genocidal war crime enthusiast, Trump is also a pedophile who definitely raped kids. And no war, no rambling late night tirades, will make us forget him and his buddy Epstein.
Rep. Melanie Stansbury (NM-01)@repstansbury.bsky.social · 4mo agoThe emperor has no clothes. Time for the #25thAmendment. Congress and the Cabinet must act.
I don't normally do bird photography, but Zooey wanted to take me to this beautiful bird sanctuary area, and... I got some good ones! A robin, a tagged red-tail hawk, a mallard in flight, and a the cutest squirrel nomming a pinecone.
Rep. Zooey Zephyr@zoandbehold.bsky.social · 4mo agoJust wrapped up a Sunday morning hike in Maclay Flats here in Missoula. So many birds out and about 🥰
Update: my wonderful, oh-so-outdoorsy wife ( @erininthemorning.com ) was not content with our mere 2-mile birdwatching hike, so we just wrapped up another 6 miles in the rattlesnake wilderness area. 8 miles of hiking after a full day of snowboarding yesterday. I'm gonna sleep like a baby tonight.
Rep. Zooey Zephyr@zoandbehold.bsky.social · 4mo agoJust wrapped up a Sunday morning hike in Maclay Flats here in Missoula. So many birds out and about 🥰