Bird therapy at a stressful time: American Robin/Turdus migratorius on a recent chilly day #birds #nybirds #usbirds #birdphotography #americanrobin #turdusmigratorius

Bird therapy: Male Green-winged Teal/Anas crecca in Central Park on the first day of spring. He looks ready to find a mate! #birds #nybirds #usbirds #greenwingedteal #anascrecca #birdphotography #centralparkbirds #centralparkconservancy

COVID-19 deaths in the U.S. were undercounted by ~19% 📈. A machine learning study 🤖 shows the true toll was higher & more unequal than reported COVID-19 deaths. Vulnerable groups including those with lower SES, less education, and racial/ethnic minorities were hit hardest.

Bird therapy: Male Red-tailed Hawk completing food delivery to his mate on the nest on a very expensive Manhattan building #birds #nybirds #usbirds #hawks #redtailedhawk #buteojamaicensis #oiseaux #aves

When a federal judge (finally) put ICE officers under oath, they admitted that they are given daily detention quotas and rely heavily on a Palantir-supplied AI tool to select targets, without warrants and without enough evidence to obtain one. They simply go into neighborhoods and round people up.

Bird therapy: a male Red-breasted Merganser/Mergus serrator in breeding plumage, Brooklyn NY #birds#nybirds #usbirds #merganser #brooklynbirds #mergusserrator

Bird therapy: a Trumpeter Swan (Cygnus buccinator) at the ferry dock in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Trumpeters are very rare in the Northeast, usually found in the Upper Midwest and Canada. 2nd photo: swan attacking a Mallard trying to steal a piece of bread. #birds #trumpeterswan #cygnus #cigne #cisne

Of the many impressive acrobatic qualities of cats, perhaps their most spectacular is their ability to right themselves midair so they always seem to land on their feet. The trick lies in a hyperflexible region of their backbone known as the thoracic spine, a new study finds. https://scim.ag/4rlHodw

Saturday, March 7: a sizable and energetic protest against the war in Iran gathered in Union Square, Manhattan before marching across 14th Street. #protest #antiwarprotest #iranwarprotest #nyc #thisiswhatdemocracylookslike

Stand Up For Science NYC March 7,2026 - back again this year with so much more to protest than last year. #standupforscience #nyc #science #protest

You had questions about the Take Back our Science Rally, and we have answers! If you have more, drop them in the comments. We'll keep posting more as they roll in. See you March 7th! standupforscience.net/march7 (1/11🧵) #science #standupforscience #rally #March7

Bird therapy: American Woodcock (Scolopax minor) seen in Bryant Park, Manhattan #birds #usbirds #nybirds #americanwoodcock #scolopaxminor #springmigration

In just 3 days, the Take Back our Science Rally hits the streets in Washington DC and all across the country! Join a local rally, or if notning's nearby, start your own pop-up rally. Details at zurl.co/NUhkK (1/2🧵) #science #standupforscience #rally #March7

SCIENCE FIGHTERS!!! Are you attending a March 7th National Day of Action Rally?! Find YOUR LOCAL RALLY by visiting standupforscience.net/march7 and register to volunteer! No rally in your city? Register to host a rally or a pop-up protest! OR join us in WASHINGTON D.C.!!! #March7 #rally

SCOOP: An internal DHS document obtained by 404 Media shows for the first time CBP used location data sourced from the online advertising industry to track phone locations. This surveillance can happen through all sorts of apps, such as video games, news apps, weather trackers, and dating apps.

The Republicans seem to be prepping an argument that any domestic terror attacks in the aftermath of their Iran attacks will be the fault of Democrats for shutting down DHS funding, so I'd like to remind everyone of this appointment:

Bird therapy: Snowy Owl/Bubo scandiacus on a beach in winter #birds #owls #snowyowl #buboscandiacus #nybirds #usbirds

“I kept begging for a divorce, and he’d threaten to kill my children.” “I was in a very abusive, sick relationship.” These women were imprisoned for crimes that stemmed from their abuse. A new law offered them a second chance.

My latest, a collaboration between @propublica.org + @nytimes.com, is on the cover of today's New York Times Magazine. The gift link leads you to the excellent audio version of the story by Julia Whalen: www.nytimes.com/2026/02/22/m...

Many killed by the Iranian regime have left behind social-media presences that “open windows, however narrow, onto their lives, their aspirations, and why and for what they risked their lives,” Arash Azizi wrote earlier this month.

See you in the streets March 7th. standupforscience.net/march7

Trump in 2011: “Our president will start a war with Iran because he has absolutely no ability to negotiate. He’s weak and he’s ineffective.”

Bird therapy: a beautiful drake (male) Wood Duck/Aix Sponsa seen in Central Park, New York City #birds #usbirds #aixsponsa #woodduck #addBirder

He revised the post. bsky.app/profile/mayo...

The most fraudridden administration in American history will make an argument to the Supreme Court that it will not fund eligible health care claims because it is fighting fraud.

An NPR investigation finds the public database of Epstein files is missing dozens of pages related to sexual abuse accusations against President Trump. n.pr/4qTItsU

Concerned about ICE's $45 billion plan to convert warehouses into immigration detention centers? This is what they'll look like inside. From ICE's plan for the Social Circle, GA facility. Each little dot: a person. www.socialcirclega.gov/home/showpub...

My latest, with @propublica.org + @nytimes.com: An Oklahoma law was supposed to help reduce the sentences of domestic violence survivors who fought back -- women who are serving long sentences for killing their abusers. Why are nearly all of them still in prison? www.propublica.org/article/okla...

Pritzker’s invoice to White House: (via @nbcnews.com) @govpritzker.illinois.gov

💉 Where can you find accurate vaccine information?💉 American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP): downloads.aap.org/AAP/PDF/AAP-... Other medical societies: cmss.org/programs-and... CIDRAP for in-depth evidence review: vaxintegrity.cidrap.umn.edu/evidence-rev...

"The Shadow President," @andykroll.bsky.social's deep dive into Russell Vought, has just won a George Polk award for political reporting. The piece chronicles Vought’s rise from the Senate mailroom to his position as one of the most influential players in the Trump administration. Read it here:

Good investigations start with the right tools. Searching GitHub for something specific can sometimes be overwhelming, so we compiled a list of our most-used tools and added honest explanations about what the tools are best used for here: bellingcat.gitbook.io/toolkit

Want to investigate something using open sources but not sure where to start? 🧵 We’ve gathered some of our go-to resources for learning, practicing, and collaborating on open source research - whether you’re brand new or sharpening your skills...

The historical term for this is "looting." The Project 2025 architect who promised to put federal employees “in trauma” is spending $15 million of former USAID funding—money that would have gone toward fighting HIV, polio, malaria, and other diseases—to bankroll his security detail. trib.al/TSV3cmb

Eight years of Jeffrey Epstein Coverage by the Miami Herald How we got here jkbjournalist.substack.com/p/eight-year...

Some thoughts on what de-magafication of our institutions might look like when this nightmare is over (free post) open.substack.com/pub/asharang...

Audible gasp reading this @ryanjreilly.com lead: “A Jan. 6 rioter pardoned by President Donald Trump has been convicted of child molestation and other crimes, after he tried to use an anticipated payout from the Trump administration to silence one victim, according to a Florida prosecutor's office”

Breaking: Trump told Palm Beach police chief 'everyone' knew about Epstein and 'evil' Maxwell www.miamiherald.com/news/politic...

For Superb Owl Sunday, a Barred Owl (Strix varia) in Bryant Park behind the New York Public Library #owls #barredowl #birds #urbanwildlife #strixvaria

The oldest known image of an owl: More than 30,000 years ago, someone skillfully scratched the figure of a long-eared owl (Asio otus) into the soft outer layer of the walls of Chauvet Cave, France. The owl is looking backward over their wings, head turned 180 degrees carnegiemnh.org/ancient-owl-...

Adopting the practices of common criminals. Wereviewed more than 100 Minnesota license plates attached to ICE vehicles in recent weeks. We found that nearly 60% were not registered with the state of Minnesota, including the Chevy Tahoe that ICE agent Jonathan Ross used the day he murdered Renee Good

A professional airplane enthusiast has been tracking the federally chartered deportation flights out of the Minneapolis airport as DHS sends immigration detainees to other states and, eventually, other countries. n.pr/4qlvIaa

No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition. Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...

But it's not at all limited to elites, and so much of the psychology of Epstein and especially the people who enabled him comes up in @pamelacolloff.bsky.social's forthcoming book: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/665293...

Ann Telnaes

They tried intimidation. Minnesota answered with people.

This is the surveillance toolkit - including facial recognition and cell phone tracking - that ICE is using to identify people in Minneapolis: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/t...