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Prob just what’s in the parks around here, but i see so many lodged trees

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Rubio terminated 5800 USAID contracts – more than 90% of its foreign aid programs – in defiance of the courts. Here’s a list of just some of the lifesaving awards that were terminated. Nearly all were Congressionally mandated. They’ve saved millions of lives. 🧵

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Old arborvitae/northern white cedar in an older cemetery; some stones from colonial era, sadly no trees from that far back

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Sunday Times.

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Thank all the gods in the universe for a good copyeditor.

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A handful of boos here in Raleigh to start the Canadian anthem, but they were quickly yelled at to shut up by other fans and the arena then joined in in singing it

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Ok, so I know all bees are incredible creatures, and it's a brave human who ranks them. But surely this blue carpenter bee would be near the top? This is Xylocopa tumida and she is gorgeous. 1/3

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Highlight of my day was being present for a loud dispute among red squirrels across the path i was walking on It sounded like 5 squirrels but was maybe only 2 lol

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Daily briefing: Nature denounces Trump’s attack on US research

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the answer must be just a rightly worded search term away (not there yet), but what is it the tree is/trees are doing here? The two trunks seemingly joined at the base thing. Saw it once, seeing it a lot

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Kherson: several aerial bombs hit the city giant explosions outside although it is something else walls shaking sitting it out in the bathroom "putin wants peace"

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I was able to get to my other cameras yesterday as most snow has melted though more on way next week. Time is off by 12hrs as I messed up AM and PM on the cameras. White-tailed jackrabbit. #mammals There will be a lot of WT jackrabbit content coming as they live under my building. 🐰

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In US history there’ve been moments of crisis where a person or people emerged and opened the door to the hope of a better nation But now these people have opened the door to an empty elevator shaft

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ProPublica identified 95 Facebook pages that regularly post made-up headlines designed to draw engagement — and, often, stoke political divisions. The pages, most of which are managed by people overseas, have a total of more than 7.7M followers. By @craigsilverman.bsky.social

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One of my tree friends, The Birnam Sycamore, Perthshire 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿. Just two of the millions of living beings in #Scotland who do not welcome the prospect of the orange one visiting our left-leaning country. Scots stand for all that is decent and humane. The Ents say they will #resist and so shall I.

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The fatality rate for bird flu in cats is staggeringly high (up to 90% depending on the study). Outdoor cats are at highest risk. Keep your cats inside. Don’t feed them raw food. Keep them away from birds (especially water birds). Wash your hands thoroughly if you’ve been in contact with livestock

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FOY Tree Swallow yesterday! (this pic #FromTheArchives!) Stoneflies watch out! Today I actually have a few windows open (i.e. the few that have screens...don't get me started on the cost of custom size screens...) Back to rain come Sat - but we'll enjoy this while it lasts! #birds #becurious

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It's #FungusFriday and our Observation of the Day is this Erysiphe capreae Powdery Mildew, seen growing on a Willow (genus Salix) leaf in the United States by andrewcannon! More details at: www.inaturalist.org/observations...

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Best of the #birds I saw this morning: a rufous morph Eastern Screech-Owl in roosting in a sycamore hole. 🦉

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"History will remember this day— when an American President and Vice President abandoned all we stand for."

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Purple boi was either scratching himself or flipping me the bird. 🪶

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Everyone knows what happened here. Trump can only exist around people he can causally humiliate. Guys lie JD and Rubio. He wanted to do a ritual humiliation of Zelensky and Ukraine but Zelensky wouldn’t accept that and so Trump reacted like a stung bitch.

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I don’t know if I have ever in my lifetime felt more embarrassed to be an American than I feel at this very moment…

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Coastal economies rely on NOAA, from Maine to Florida, Texas and Alaska – even if they don’t realize it

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I don’t even know what to call this, a towering performance? Lorraine Hunt Lieberson, so missed m.youtube.com/watch?v=IQlt...

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Ear-melting beauty m.youtube.com/watch?v=AjlI...

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Of the 4000 researchers at NIH, only 20% are tenured. They’re going to fire all the rest as their contracts come up for renewal, absolutely decimating research at the NIH. This is catastrophic, not just for Americans, but for the whole world. www.science.org/content/arti...

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Next: An executive order declaring gravity doesn't exist. www.politico.com/news/2025/02...

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Every Democratic governor ought to do this, and congressional Dems should follow suit.

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My first time on the front page of a newspaper was after a 10-hour shift firefighting. I was so dirty, my own mom didn’t recognize me. When I called her the next day she exclaimed, “That was YOU?!?” A story about the federal firings. 1/

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Bluebirds are already out there discussing nesting spots… they’ll pick one with a smaller entrance that doesn’t smell like Squirrel- but, you know, still want to explore every option😄

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If you're looking to transition your cat to indoor-only due to H1N1, great! There are many other benefits, too. But it may not go well if you just shut them in and call it a day, you need to commit to giving them an enriched indoor environment with lots of play. felineengineering.com/blog/indoor-...

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Take a moment today to check your carbon monoxide and smoke detectors. Wipe off the dust, check the batteries, and check the expiration dates. Make sure they're in good working order, remember to clean and test them monthly, and put the expiration date in your phone calendar.

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Ute ladies' tresses are one of the rarest and most beautiful orchid species in the western United States — and they're in serious decline. These fragile flowers can't fight for themselves — but you can help save them. Tell the Fish and Wildlife Service to keep protecting them: biodiv.us/4iimGad

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Our #TBT this week is dedicated to Elvira Navarro's 2021 interview with Carlos Labbé on @literaryhub—which covers the lives of artists, working women in Madrid, and the role of literature. Read here: buff.ly/4hvUeBM

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From Marge Piercy's book, To Be of Use. #poem #poetry #books

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as will happen, this book just came to mind again: dorothyproject.com/book/the-whi...

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OMG A GANG GANG CAME TO MY NEIGHBORS BIRD BATH and while i am delighted I am also wildly and insatiably jealous (they perched in our tree but what’s wrong with our bird bath 🤣)

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Hearing the territory calls of birds in spring as which species and how many can find good nesting in this part of the sprawl and considering why Not much to adjust here, some good holes in trees, decent cover, a spot to run the gauntlet they do

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From the 20th century (on recent listens to this I think I’m hearing a little Joy Division influence?) m.youtube.com/watch?v=zJB6...

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A few years in on having a chaotic-looking little patch of native plants, a few holes appeared in the ground in March, set close to each other, looking at first like some very large ants had arrived. Oh no, just these fuzzy little mysteries, more each year. sites.tufts.edu/pollinators/...

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My favorite obsolete constellation web.pa.msu.edu/people/horva...

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