"The beginning of the end" for Putin - fascinating interview about what US needs to do to support Ukraine with Alex Vindman 🇺🇸 washingtonpost.com/magazine/2022/…

If you are a teacher, or know a teacher, that uses the 403b provider mentioned in the Tweet below, I would read the SEC settlement and figure out if you have better options.

Can you help Centro Comunitario CEUS (Comite En Union Para Salvadorenos) change the lives of immigrants in northern NJ with affordable immigration legal services? Please donate to Comite en Union Para Salvadorenos Inc. mtyc.co/4nyb9f #ACommunityThrives via A Community Thrives

@SusanSJMcGee Namaste, please find the unroll here: threadreaderapp.com/thread/1577400… Have a good day. 🤖

One Halloween night, a person in a Raggedy Ann costume showed up at her front door with documents about a local hospital. Just one of the memories from the brilliant health reporter Lindy Washburn NorthJersey.com. Great stories from one of the all-time best. northjersey.com/story/news/hea…

I'm raising funds for Centro Comunitario CEUS, which has been a friend to immigrants in northern NJ for 30 years: hudsongives.org/p2p/304351/kat…

Caged birds were a standard part of the 19th-century cityscape. American goldfinches were “probably trapped in larger numbers than any of our native birds, and in the large cities... may be seen exposed for sale in any of the principal markets on street-corners.”

As it's Friday, I'm asking all my followers to please retweet this photo of a Goldfinch in cherry blossom, to help my little bird account to beat the algorithm and be seen.🙏😊 Thank you so much! 🐦♥️ #FridayRetweetPlease

This attack ad from a year ago, created by Mothers Against Greg Abbott, is actually playing out in real time in Texas for Kate Cox. Trump and the Republican party are 100% responsible for this cruel debacle. 🚨Make sure everyone sees this.

A Delmonico's menu from 1899. The most expensive item you could get at the most exclusive restaurant in New York was Canvasback Duck, which sold for $4. These birds were the standard for haute cuisine, and we're nearly wiped out by market hunting. usbirdhistory.com/luxury-dining-…

President John Tyler had a pet bird he named John Ty, and George W. Bush accidentally killed a protected bird when he went hunting during a political campaign. And more bird facts about presidents! birdhistory.substack.com/p/our-birdy-pr…

Happy Presidents Day! I may be biased but I think the best way to celebrate is looking at how presidents felt about birds. I’d only classify 5 as bird lovers, but at least 23 hunted birds and 16 kept em as pets. Just one held cockfights at the White House usbirdhistory.com/our-birdy-pres…

On Halloween, check out these eerie, intimidating night creatures: birdhistory.substack.com/p/ominous-owls

When birds are injured, humans have a history of helping: birdhistory.substack.com/p/who-takes-ca…

Elon Musk is mounting a blitzkrieg-style administrative coup of the US government, accessing & editing critical systems that manage everything from Social Security payments to private taxpayer info. Join Indivisible Guide in DC today to demand a stop to it: mobilize.us/moveon/event/7…

This is what public discourse looked like in 1936, FYI, but people are too scared to talk about it today.

tearing up at the Maine one thanks

(1/5) I feel lucky to live in a golden age of birding media. It's great out here. When I started blogging in uhh 2006 it was much lonelier and boring. Every other blog was called like "Backyard Birds & Other Musings." Things are way better now. Here are some things I'm digging:

Some personal news: I’m writing a book! I’ve signed with Holt to write a full-length history of birds and people in America. Birds have always been central to our economy, divisions, culture, and identity. If you want to understand America, you‘ve got to understand its birds.

The stunning images coming from the streets of Minnesota demand attention in this ongoing crisis. The Minnesota The Minnesota Star Tribune photographers & reporters are documenting this moment for the world to see, and we want to be sure their work travels far. Today we're rolling out some