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marthaharbison.bsky.social
Journalist; editor; that person at the party who won't shut up about birds. Focusing on female birds with Galbatross Project and Feminist Bird Club. They/them. https://femalebirdday.wordpress.com/ https://www.feministbirdclub.org
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If you have a Dem senator, do not assume they will challenge the all-ages trans healthcare funding ban in the budget bill. Call them *today*. I’m squeezing my calls in between meetings. Cis folks doing “We support trans kids,” please please be on this.

The only thing keeping me going right now is reading and rereading APOCALYPTIC SWING by Gaby Calvocoressi. Have a taste: www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/58335/...

"In times of absolute horror and destruction I wish for you all the transformational creativity of an utterly beautiful madness, and I offer you the blessing of a holy human freak."

Warblers when I don’t fix all the holes in my mist nets

what the hell my headphones just automatically decreased volume. motherfuckers, I was *enjoying* destroying my hearing TYSM

If you, like Casey Newton, use LLMs for fact-checking, that should be disclosed directly beneath your byline

This is how they get you. Birding comes for us all.

also in the newsletter, i announced i'll be a facilitator at @jerthorp.bsky.social's binomials to binoculars retreat to santa marta colombia! sep 11-16. birding will be one of several tools we use to create a collaborative data art piece. learn more/sign up here: www.jerthorp.me/post/the-fir... 🧪

The headline & summary should question why scientists were surprised and amazed by their findings.

Another Friday putting other verified accounts to shame by including alt text on all of our images.

Another day, another chance for me and @zgrueling.bsky.social to nerd out about bird molt.

the spouse has informed me that he is going to walk into the local wine store and ask for recommendations for "a white wine that pairs well with the collapse of the republic."

This equates to approximately 764.8 years of funding the Breeding Bird Survey.