“They will lie about you and then kill you and they will kill you and then lie about you.” www.pbump.net/o/the-killin...

Federal agents killed Alex Pretti in Minneapolis this morning. He was a 37-year-old ICU nurse who spent his career keeping people alive — including at the VA. Call your senators & call Schumer. Vote NO on DHS funding. 🧵 www.patreon.com/posts/149044...

i saw another recounting of this while it was happening, & the photo of the tear gas canister matches that account. So did ICE just leave the scene of an accident? I've said before these federal agents are breaking Minnesota law on a daily basis & why isn't Minnesota state police enforcing it?

Ben Damberg protest volunteer: “None of us want to be doing this — I don’t, but we simply cannot stand by as other Minnesotans are being hurt — we will march, we will protest, & we will do it all peacefully above all else”

Some more #birds from Australia 🇦🇺

National media should really be covering the fact thay every major school, museum, and arts institution in the Twin Cities, and hundreds of local businesses are closed tomorrow to protest federal occupation. Nothing like this at this scale has happened anywhere in America anytime in living memory.

Deer on the morning walk

What will you do about it @kaine.senate.gov? Maybe stop voting for Trump nominees? 🤷‍♂️

Some #birds from this morning

On International Bird Day, I got to see my first lifer of the year: Red-flanked Bluetail hanging out at Great Falls National Park

All Americans, and the entire world, must remember. Robert Reich: The most shameful day in American history open.substack.com/pub/robertre...

Remember. There’s a whole generation of Americans who’ve never seen this.

It is a mad world — youtu.be/u1ZvPSpLxCg

Lots of Cedar Waxwings in the yard today + yesterday #birds

fossil fuel industry propaganda posing as Trump idiocy

A couple short vid of one of the 100s of Robins from today devouring Holly berries #birds

@theineptbirder.bsky.social - I swear this is a Yellow-bellied Sapsucker on our back Holly tree today #birds

More #birds from my travels in Australia 🇦🇺

A Christmas story. Last minute shopping for basic necklace chains. Go to jewelry store we’ve used before. Aways been reasonable. Quoted prices of “sixteen-fifty” and “twenty-seven.” Seemed fair enough. Decide on 2 of each. Bill comes out at around $8,700!!! + tax I decide not to buy 🤷‍♂️🤪😂🤦‍♂️🎄

WHO GIVES A DAMN? It’s a public service, right there in the name. It exists as a public good for all the people in this country. It’s not supposed to turn a profit, you dolts. Go audit the Pentagon and see what kind of return on investment we’re getting there.

Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays 🌲

Another batch of #birds from my trip to Australia 🇦🇺

Some of the first #birds I saw in Australia 🇦🇺 — Rainbow Pitta, Rainbow Bee-eaters, Little Friarbird, & Red-headed Myzonela

Whoa … this is really strange. Federal law enforcement managed to confiscate almost two tons of cocaine, and arrest 3 suspects, without blowing the boat out of the water or killing anyone. 🎁 link ⤵️ www.miamiherald.com/news/local/c...

White-throated Sparrow chowing down on some type of berries on a snowy morning #birds

Swamp Sparrow from yesterday’s chilly morning #birds

Someone asked me a good question on here. How do we stop ICE from violating our constitutional rights. We don't. Our local elected officials do that job. Our Governor, or Sheriffs our mayors, Police. They stop ICE. With force if necessary. That's how you stop ICE from pulling us out of our homes.

We need new leadership who will fight for the American people

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If you have family & friends in Tennessee, please encourage them to vote for @aftynbehn.bsky.social ! This whole country needs her to win!

"Western civilization," the font, the 11 stars - 11 states in the confederacy, for the record. Why is this never news? Why are we letting our government agencies do this sort of thing while the news agencies report on hallucinated trade deals and act like everything is normal

Happy Thanksgiving

Oh they don’t like the whistles? Hey everyone, they don’t like the whistles. If you use them it makes the armed goons sad.

Imagine escaping the literal Nazis, making it to America, living three quarters of a century there making your life, and then this:

I’m pretty sure things would be way better if we elected Kamala Harris.

Bar-breasted Honeyeater — NT, Australia 🇦🇺 #birds

This should have been Tim Kaine. Spineless.

Great job, @schumer.senate.gov. You've changed the story from "GOP hurting millions of Americans to please unpopular, failing, delusional despot who's destroying his party" to "Dems are too weak and divided in the face of Trump's strength to take a stand and protect Americans"

The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person. The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person. People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives. And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.

It is very weird seeing my friends and family slowly start to realize we're not overreacting.

American politics makes a lot more sense when you realize that the GOP is afraid of pissing off the GOP base, and the Dems are afraid of pissing off the GOP base, but neither party is afraid of pissing off the Dem base.

Dems. Snatching defeat from the jaws of victory

Dems backed Trump into a corner where he’s advocating for starving Americans and hemorrhaging support. If they vote to let him off the hook in exchange for nothing it’s a cataclysmic failure. I know people are in pain but insulating Republicans from political consequences is not the answer.

Black Flying Foxes trying to cool off in Pine Creek, NT, Australia 🇦🇺 #bats #mammals (sound on)

From Trump early this morning: “We are taking in Trillions of Dollars [with tariffs]…” So, I assume that means he’ll begin immediately to restore SNAP payments and agree to extend ACA subsidies! www.brookings.edu/articles/tar...

Male + female Crimson Finches in NT Australia 🇦🇺 #birds

In celebration of yesterday’s stunning election results, here’s a Crimson Finch & Northern Rosella from NT, Australia 🇦🇺 #birds #electionsmatter

Know your rights when voting today.

Tasmanian Nativehens with chicks Australia 🇦🇺 #birds