Kris Gates
@krismgates.bsky.social
Scientist, atheist, educator. Proud PNW liberal; Oregon.
Striving to be a part of our more perfect union. Lover of birds, cats, baking & preserving. Facts Matter.
#Bird photos are mine unless noted otherwise.
Joined 4/24 Missing Post News!
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Striving to be a part of our more perfect union. Lover of birds, cats, baking & preserving. Facts Matter.
#Bird photos are mine unless noted otherwise.
Joined 4/24 Missing Post News!
She/her/pissed
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Putin declares victory.
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December 7, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Putin declares victory.
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Time to phase out the autumn table decorations. I've had an assortment of colorful winter squashes and gourds out, so now I will turn them into soup and baked goods by roasting them and scooping out the tender flesh. 🍽️ And of course, the seeds will go out for the squirrels and birds to enjoy.
December 7, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Time to phase out the autumn table decorations. I've had an assortment of colorful winter squashes and gourds out, so now I will turn them into soup and baked goods by roasting them and scooping out the tender flesh. 🍽️ And of course, the seeds will go out for the squirrels and birds to enjoy.
#Bird of the Day: Brown Creeper (BRCR)
As I get further along in my birding journey, I have been trying to improve my skills at birding by ear. I’m slowly getting better at listening closely and being able to locate the bird making the sound, and sometimes I even know what I’m listening to before I
As I get further along in my birding journey, I have been trying to improve my skills at birding by ear. I’m slowly getting better at listening closely and being able to locate the bird making the sound, and sometimes I even know what I’m listening to before I
December 7, 2025 at 4:23 PM
#Bird of the Day: Brown Creeper (BRCR)
As I get further along in my birding journey, I have been trying to improve my skills at birding by ear. I’m slowly getting better at listening closely and being able to locate the bird making the sound, and sometimes I even know what I’m listening to before I
As I get further along in my birding journey, I have been trying to improve my skills at birding by ear. I’m slowly getting better at listening closely and being able to locate the bird making the sound, and sometimes I even know what I’m listening to before I
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Oh my goodness bidding has reached £600 that’s fantastic 🙌🏻🩷🙌🏻🩷🙌🏻🩷
It’s the time of year when I do my Christmas auction. This mouse icon is up for auction and it’s to raise money for Shelter Cymru & Doctors without borders. 100% of the money raised will go to these charities on a 50-50 basis.
December 6, 2025 at 5:36 AM
Oh my goodness bidding has reached £600 that’s fantastic 🙌🏻🩷🙌🏻🩷🙌🏻🩷
🧵 In Vancouver, Washington, two recent incidents have highlighted the violence of ICE agents, even against people who are not resisting. Last month, a man was mauled by an ICE-agency dog, his torso and arm pierced by the dog's teeth multiple times. And this week, an ICE SUV ran over a person who was
December 7, 2025 at 3:37 AM
🧵 In Vancouver, Washington, two recent incidents have highlighted the violence of ICE agents, even against people who are not resisting. Last month, a man was mauled by an ICE-agency dog, his torso and arm pierced by the dog's teeth multiple times. And this week, an ICE SUV ran over a person who was
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Any one of us could be in the next apartment building that ICE raids in the middle of the night.
Any one of us could be on the next boat that Trump bombs on a whim.
Any one of us could be detained for hours despite being a U.S. citizen.
Authoritarianism hurts all of us.
Any one of us could be on the next boat that Trump bombs on a whim.
Any one of us could be detained for hours despite being a U.S. citizen.
Authoritarianism hurts all of us.
December 6, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Any one of us could be in the next apartment building that ICE raids in the middle of the night.
Any one of us could be on the next boat that Trump bombs on a whim.
Any one of us could be detained for hours despite being a U.S. citizen.
Authoritarianism hurts all of us.
Any one of us could be on the next boat that Trump bombs on a whim.
Any one of us could be detained for hours despite being a U.S. citizen.
Authoritarianism hurts all of us.
Happy #Caturday! Can you see what I see? This vehicle has a stuffed black cat head on its front passenger seat. For a moment, I was quite startled to see these eyes looking back at me!
December 6, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Happy #Caturday! Can you see what I see? This vehicle has a stuffed black cat head on its front passenger seat. For a moment, I was quite startled to see these eyes looking back at me!
Sharing pics from time in Pacific Grove. This town of ~20K completely charmed me for multiple reasons. Not the least of them were mule deer wandering freely within residential neighborhoods & the drivers slowing to keep them safe. In the cemetery, at my hotel, on the golf course, & in the driveways!
December 6, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Sharing pics from time in Pacific Grove. This town of ~20K completely charmed me for multiple reasons. Not the least of them were mule deer wandering freely within residential neighborhoods & the drivers slowing to keep them safe. In the cemetery, at my hotel, on the golf course, & in the driveways!
"Sands of the World" at the Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History.
As I previously described, I went to this museum to see their collection of taxidermic birds. But I was charmed by this display of small stoppered vials of sand, each carefully numbered in a framed case. The key to the 714-piece
As I previously described, I went to this museum to see their collection of taxidermic birds. But I was charmed by this display of small stoppered vials of sand, each carefully numbered in a framed case. The key to the 714-piece
December 6, 2025 at 9:51 PM
"Sands of the World" at the Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History.
As I previously described, I went to this museum to see their collection of taxidermic birds. But I was charmed by this display of small stoppered vials of sand, each carefully numbered in a framed case. The key to the 714-piece
As I previously described, I went to this museum to see their collection of taxidermic birds. But I was charmed by this display of small stoppered vials of sand, each carefully numbered in a framed case. The key to the 714-piece
My neighbors now have 13 laying hens. And they love my yard when they’re set loose, scratching through the leaves and pecking under the bird feeder. My neighbors can’t keep up with the eggs— lucky me! Just in time for holiday baking!
December 6, 2025 at 8:48 PM
My neighbors now have 13 laying hens. And they love my yard when they’re set loose, scratching through the leaves and pecking under the bird feeder. My neighbors can’t keep up with the eggs— lucky me! Just in time for holiday baking!
#Bird of the Day: Semipalmated Plover (SEPL)
Shorebirds are so hard! And I am terrible at identifying them. Fortunately, I was with others who have better skills & they were able to name these little waders for me. They do somewhat resemble Killdeer, a closely related plover, but where Killdeer
Shorebirds are so hard! And I am terrible at identifying them. Fortunately, I was with others who have better skills & they were able to name these little waders for me. They do somewhat resemble Killdeer, a closely related plover, but where Killdeer
December 6, 2025 at 4:03 PM
#Bird of the Day: Semipalmated Plover (SEPL)
Shorebirds are so hard! And I am terrible at identifying them. Fortunately, I was with others who have better skills & they were able to name these little waders for me. They do somewhat resemble Killdeer, a closely related plover, but where Killdeer
Shorebirds are so hard! And I am terrible at identifying them. Fortunately, I was with others who have better skills & they were able to name these little waders for me. They do somewhat resemble Killdeer, a closely related plover, but where Killdeer
Polar Express pajama movie night with the folks tonight, complete with hot cocoa, popcorn, and the first gift of Christmas.
Boy, that’s a weird movie.
Boy, that’s a weird movie.
December 6, 2025 at 5:39 AM
Polar Express pajama movie night with the folks tonight, complete with hot cocoa, popcorn, and the first gift of Christmas.
Boy, that’s a weird movie.
Boy, that’s a weird movie.
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December 6, 2025 at 1:24 AM
35 at today’s corner protest. We felt lucky that the rainstorm stopped just in time!
December 6, 2025 at 1:35 AM
35 at today’s corner protest. We felt lucky that the rainstorm stopped just in time!
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“Vaccinating babies for hepatitis B at birth remains one of the clearest, most evidence-based ways to keep American children free of this lifelong, deadly infection.”
- @drhigginsmd.bsky.social, preventive medicine specialist, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
- @drhigginsmd.bsky.social, preventive medicine specialist, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Vaccine committee votes to scrap universal hepatitis B shots for newborns despite outcry from children’s health experts
The decision undoes a highly effective 34-year prevention strategy that has nearly eliminated early childhood hepatitis B infections in the U.S.
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December 5, 2025 at 11:01 PM
“Vaccinating babies for hepatitis B at birth remains one of the clearest, most evidence-based ways to keep American children free of this lifelong, deadly infection.”
- @drhigginsmd.bsky.social, preventive medicine specialist, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
- @drhigginsmd.bsky.social, preventive medicine specialist, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
#Bird of the Day: Downy Woodpecker (DOWO)
On a warm, beautiful September afternoon, I caught my backyard’s Downy Woodpecker sunbathing. Yes, really! “Sunning” is one behavior in a bird’s arsenal against parasites. Although it’s not fully understood, research has shown that exposure to the sun’s rays
On a warm, beautiful September afternoon, I caught my backyard’s Downy Woodpecker sunbathing. Yes, really! “Sunning” is one behavior in a bird’s arsenal against parasites. Although it’s not fully understood, research has shown that exposure to the sun’s rays
December 5, 2025 at 3:32 PM
#Bird of the Day: Downy Woodpecker (DOWO)
On a warm, beautiful September afternoon, I caught my backyard’s Downy Woodpecker sunbathing. Yes, really! “Sunning” is one behavior in a bird’s arsenal against parasites. Although it’s not fully understood, research has shown that exposure to the sun’s rays
On a warm, beautiful September afternoon, I caught my backyard’s Downy Woodpecker sunbathing. Yes, really! “Sunning” is one behavior in a bird’s arsenal against parasites. Although it’s not fully understood, research has shown that exposure to the sun’s rays
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A memo obtained by NPR shows the Justice Department is telling inspectors to stop evaluating prisons using standards designed to protect trans and other LGBTQ community members from sexual violence. n.pr/44K1Tb9
DOJ orders prison inspectors to stop considering LGBTQ safety standards
A memo obtained by NPR shows the Justice Department is telling inspectors to stop evaluating prisons using standards designed to protect trans and other LGBTQ community members from sexual violence.
n.pr
December 5, 2025 at 2:29 AM
A memo obtained by NPR shows the Justice Department is telling inspectors to stop evaluating prisons using standards designed to protect trans and other LGBTQ community members from sexual violence. n.pr/44K1Tb9
I am so sick of our nation's highest court facilitating our country's downfall.
December 5, 2025 at 3:00 AM
I am so sick of our nation's highest court facilitating our country's downfall.
Mom’s winter choir concert today. How she loves singing!
December 5, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Mom’s winter choir concert today. How she loves singing!
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#Bird of the Day: American Dipper (AMDI)
How it pains me to type the name of this bird! Although I'm generally in support of proposed ornithological name changes, I can't make my peace with this one. It used to be called Water Ouzel, an appellation both charming & historical. Ouzel was, until the
How it pains me to type the name of this bird! Although I'm generally in support of proposed ornithological name changes, I can't make my peace with this one. It used to be called Water Ouzel, an appellation both charming & historical. Ouzel was, until the
December 4, 2025 at 3:52 PM
#Bird of the Day: American Dipper (AMDI)
How it pains me to type the name of this bird! Although I'm generally in support of proposed ornithological name changes, I can't make my peace with this one. It used to be called Water Ouzel, an appellation both charming & historical. Ouzel was, until the
How it pains me to type the name of this bird! Although I'm generally in support of proposed ornithological name changes, I can't make my peace with this one. It used to be called Water Ouzel, an appellation both charming & historical. Ouzel was, until the
At a training today, a company was pitching their new AI-capabilities. Customers currently pay for translation work by actual humans but in the near future customers can opt for instant AI-translation at lower cost. My mind lingers on what happens to all those humans. Losers in the "AI revolution"?
December 4, 2025 at 2:27 AM
At a training today, a company was pitching their new AI-capabilities. Customers currently pay for translation work by actual humans but in the near future customers can opt for instant AI-translation at lower cost. My mind lingers on what happens to all those humans. Losers in the "AI revolution"?
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We have such a shitty president.
December 3, 2025 at 11:07 PM
We have such a shitty president.
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The Trump administration indicates that it will begin withholding SNAP benefits from recipients in most Democratic-led states starting next week after those states refused to provide the Agriculture Department with data, including recipients’ names and immigration statuses.
Trump administration threatens to withhold SNAP benefits from blue states over immigration data
Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins made the remarks after a judge ruled that the administration couldn't withhold food assistance funds over the requested data.
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December 3, 2025 at 3:40 PM
The Trump administration indicates that it will begin withholding SNAP benefits from recipients in most Democratic-led states starting next week after those states refused to provide the Agriculture Department with data, including recipients’ names and immigration statuses.