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If you didn’t watch the president’s address to Congress yesterday, Seth Meyers unpacks it in #ACloserLook. youtu.be/bvqppzDe--E

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Wildlife tracking tips. Thank you Patrons! www.patreon.com/c/birdandmoon

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Starting this week, we’ll all pay more at the store because of the Trump tariffs, even while he’s finalizing a multi-trillion-dollar tax cut for the wealthy. All the bluster is meant to get us talking about literally anything else.

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I think it's important to remember, with everything extremely fucked up and dumb right now, that at the root of it, fuck fuck fucking fucking fuck.

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Word of the day is ‘lickspittle’ (17th century): a person who fawns upon someone in power for personal gain.

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Orchids from Chicago Botanic Gardens this weekend.

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Democrats who want to move away from small dollar donors are actually Republicans and no, you cannot change my mind:

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Elon Musk doesn’t care about government efficiency – and here’s the proof.

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DOGE: Fake Savings Elon’s DOGE keeps claiming savings and taking credit for canceling contracts that ended years ago. 🔘 Canceled a 2005 Coast Guard contract—but it ended two decades ago. Claimed $53.7M in “savings.” 🔘 Canceled a $14M contract that ended in 2021. This isn’t savings—it’s fraud.

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Scores of people, many toting homemade signs, braved the briskly cold weather Saturday afternoon to gather at the Indiana Dunes National Park Visitor Center to protest the loss of park employees.

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My Anger Over Trump's Attack Today Is Boundless open.substack.com/pub/therickw...

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Nightly hangout spot 🌃

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Donald Trump is treating the destruction of a democracy as a political show — throwing Ukraine to the wolves and doing a favor for Putin. It's shameful and dangerous. I've been to Ukraine, as have many Senate Republicans. I hope they speak up. Millions of lives are at stake.

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Donald Trump has disgraced the United States of America in countless ways since he first entered political life ten years ago. But he had never disgraced the nation as badly as he did today. He has brought shame on this country to an extent I had never thought possible. And he has only just begun.

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We set a goal of reaching 100% renewable energy by 2040. To get there we’re going to need a whole lot of job-creating renewable energy projects, and we’re not letting red tape get in the way. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/28/c...

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In 2017, the World Taekwondo Federation changed its name to World Taekwondo because of the ‘negative connotations’ associated with its initials.

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Secretary of Defense Hegseth says he doesn’t know if Russia invaded Ukraine. This you?

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tonight’s sourdough.

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Glue. They're using glue. Not bolts, screws or welds...GLUE. 🤣 Jalopnik - Tesla Cybertruck Body Panels Are Flying Off While Driving, And This Wrap Shop Owner Figured Out Why

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Medicaid is not for sale. NASA is not for sale. The Post Office is not for sale. America is not for sale. We have an obligation to resist kings. We outnumber them. And they can be overwhelmed.

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If you wanted to cut waste, fraud, and abuse, you would empower the inspectors general. If you wanted more waste, fraud, and abuse, you would fire them.

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Today is the birthday of Curt Swan (Feb. 17, 1920-June 17, 1996), considered by many to be the definitive Superman artist.

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Sometimes it’s the little touches in the background that make a panel sing

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This is why you fight these cowards. The moment you stand up to them, they crumble. Homan has nothing. The Fourth Amendment is clear and I am well within my duties to educate people of their rights. He can threaten me with jail and call names all he wants. He’s got nothing else.

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Not to flex but anyone who followed Elon's hyperloop arc saw this coming a mile away. He said he could save 90% over high speed rail by ... buying land cheaper. That was it, he never offered any further specifics and the media utterly failed to convey how much of a charlatan he was.

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It is perfectly legal to know your rights and to educate others about them, too. EVERYONE in the United States, citizen or not, has rights. I will not allow this administration to intimidate us from helping you know about them. Here’s our shareable guide ⬇️: (pt. 1/2)

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It's day 22 and he still doesn't have a plan to lower your prices.

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of the three people in the room, I bet two of them smell like piss, and the kid ain't one of them

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Word of the day is ‘arsle’ (19th century): to have a distinct sense of going backwards.

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Bill Finger, one of the principal architects of Batman and his mythology (and who was for many years unfairly denied credit for his massive contributions to the character), was born on February 8, 1914.

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Today is the birthday of writer Bill Finger (Feb. 8, 1914-Jan. 18, 1974), who took Bob Kane’s initial idea & developed it into the Batman we know today. He also wrote the first appearance of the original Green Lantern, and cocreated Robin, the Joker, Catwoman, Lana Lang, Wildcat, Riddler, & more.

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SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS was released 88 years ago this week. The first feature length animated film to come out of the United States, and one of Hollywood’s most groundbreaking films, the story of how it was created is worthy of a Disney movie of its own… 1/55

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Good morning! What hot fresh hell awaits us today? Has Musk stolen all our dogs overnight? Does your toothbrush now have AI in it, and is suddenly racist? Has Trump thrown Santa Claus in an El Salvadoran prison? Why is everything sticky?? Tune in to the SERIES FINALE OF AMERICA to find out!

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The shock and awe Musk, Vought, Bannon and Trump — are bringing will backfire if we’re smart about it. Make clear that DOGE is the Dept of Govt Extermination, not Efficiency. Let people see that their taxes are no longer paying for vital public services but to fatten the richest people on earth.

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Word of the Day is ‘bayard’ (16th century): one who has the supreme self-confidence of ignorance.

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There’s no need for a new law and you’re never going to get it passed in the minority anyway. Just demand that the authorities apply the current laws to stop the actions that are already illegal

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The Republicans sure managed to do a lot as the minority party. And the Democrats weren't the minority party from 2015 to now. They had the Presidency in the middle there, they had the House for some of those years, they had the Senate for some. If nothing else, they should be making things as...

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Reupping from the other day: One thing missing from all the coverage of Emil Bove's attempt to purge FBI is that he's trying to purge FBI Agents BECAUSE they treated a violent attack on Congress as a crime. www.emptywheel.net/2025/02/03/t...

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begins chanting bird break bird break BIRD BREAK BIRD BREAK BIRDBREAKBIRDBREAKBIRDBREAK ahem here is a bird you need the bird enjoy the bird (photo by me)

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While I work on this year's valentine, here's last year's.

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Word of the Day: GLISK (Shetlandic) - a glimpse of sun through the cloud; metaphorically, a ray of hope in dark times.

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Well shit, turns out the Avengers were fictional but HYDRA was real.

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1/ OK, Democratic members of Congress in the US Senate. It’s time for some tough love. I am aware your pollsters and consultants tell you things like “the American people want us to work together” and “ focus on prescription drug prices in the economy.”

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