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Wildlife artist, photographer, some time writer, birder, queer, beagle mom. Seeking joy in the little things. See my work at marierust.com
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Our neighbor has an aerator running in our lake to help avoid fish kills which can happen if the lake becomes oxygen depleted. This common goldeneye showed up last week, the earliest we’ve had waterfowl. Before this guy the earliest was end of February (normally wouldn’t see them til mid-March) 🪶

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NEW: Sources tell my office that Treasury Secretary Bessent has granted DOGE *full* access to this system. Social Security and Medicare benefits, grants, payments to government contractors, including those that compete directly with Musk's own companies. All of it.

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Hillary Clinton laughing at Donald Trump babbling about wanting to rename the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America is every sane person's response. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

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1. Blue States give more than they take. 2. Red States take more than they give. 3. During a crisis, this should be the United States. 4. Republicans are assholes. It’s as simple as that.

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🎯🎯

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This is a must read and is totally in line with the studies about hegemonic masculinity that I referenced here: www.nytimes.com/2024/11/06/o...

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Elegant Trogon, Chiricahua Mountans, AZ, April 2023. We were camped at Sunny Flat campground and this bird was right behind our site along Cave Creek. One of my best birding experiences as at one point the bird was directly overhead. This is a SE AZ specialty and worth the trip! 🪶

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Trump's first round of tax cuts for the rich added nearly $2 trillion to the debt. Extending them would add another $5 trillion. If we "can't afford" universal health care or paid family leave or basic social safety nets, Trump's handouts to the rich are why.

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It never occurred to me I could post my bird art 😂 “Razzle Dazzle” male wood duck, colored pencil and ink on Bristol board. 🪶 #bird #birdart

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🪶 Acorn woodpecker, Pinnacles NP, California

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If you ask me, this would have been a much better choice for Time’s Person of the Year.

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Scaly-breasted munia, a naturalized non-native songbird from Asia. Orange Beach, Alabama, March 2024. 🪶

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Slender-billed woodcreeper, Exaltacion de la Cruz, Argentina, Feb 2024 🪶

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Purple gallinule, Everglades NP, Florida, January 2024. 🪶#birds

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Snowy egret, Southern California, February 2021 🪶 #bird

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American white pelicans in NW Ohio, May 2024 🪶 #birds

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