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Why would a little boy say, “Shut the fuck up” if he wanted someone to be quiet? Was there someone in his life who maybe repeatedly said that to him? Also, where would he get the idea that Trump *isn’t* the President? Did someone also say that repeatedly to him?

Conflict of interest? The State Department’s procurement forecast lists Tesla as the recipient of the largest expected contract, with Marco Rubio’s department planning to purchase $400 million worth of “Armored Tesla” vehicles.

Historical bird sightings continue to be uploaded to eBird—meaning that you can now find records of extinct birds in the database. Fascinating and sobering, courtesy of the Audubon Society. #ornithology

It's Friday and you deserve a break. Distract your brain for a few minutes with this fun explainer on how birds fit into the reptile family tree. #ornithology

A mated pair of Sandhill Cranes visits the crawdad buffet on a foggy morning.

Btw let me reinforce this again when it comes to this crew: EVERY ACCUSATION IS A CONFESSION.

📖Published📖 Our new Application paper introduces ‘baRulho’, an R package designed to simplify the implementation of sound propagation experiments 🔉 🧪 🌎 Read more here 👇 https://buff.ly/3WDNclY

Here are some nice mushrooms

It's Friday! Start your weekend with an interesting #ornithology read about the winter wanderings of hummingbirds.