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Michelle Wu 吳弭 @wutrain.bsky.social · 14h

Boston looks forward to welcoming the world to our beautiful city, the cradle of liberty and city of champions.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 21h

Trump on moving World Cup games from Boston: "We could take them away. Your mayor is not good."

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Bill Stedman @steddybirds.bsky.social · 15h

Thanks! They are fun to watch!

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Bill Stedman @steddybirds.bsky.social · 19h

Happy Titmouse Tuesday! #birds #tuftedtitmouse #titmousetuesday #nature #birdphotography 🪶

A tufted titmouse perches on a branch facing the camera with its head turned to face left and one big black round eye looking out. Photo taken in Walpole MA

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Bill Stedman @steddybirds.bsky.social · 21h

We swans are a popular choice for today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme, so we’re giving you some extra #longneck to help make our case! We previously showed off our #wings a few days ago! #birds #swans #birdphotography #nature 🪶

Two mute swans fly right to left in unison along a marshy inlet in South Dartmouth MA USA. Their red beaks at the left stand out from their masked faces and very long necks.

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Bill Stedman @steddybirds.bsky.social · 1d

Will it or wont it? Yes, this willet will get aurborne as it flaps its #wings and takes long strides (to produce some droplets from splashing) on the shoreline runway. And yes, I am enjoying today’s theme. #birds #BirdOfTheDay #willet #shorebirds #birdphotography #nature 🪶

A willet runs left to right with long strides, splashing at the waters edge, as it flaps it’s wings to take off from the shoreline in South Dartmouth NA USA

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Bill Stedman @steddybirds.bsky.social · 1d

Osprey #wings are fantastic! Here’s one using its power to lift off from its nest.
#birds #BirdOfTheDay #osprey 🪶

An Osprey, moving left to right, pumps both wings to give it lift as it flies off its nest, at lower left. Photo taken in South Dartmouth MA USA

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W.E.D.em Boyz @leftistwonk.bsky.social · 1d

The first big "scoop" by Bari Weiss is a feelings-over-facts poorly sourced non-story that spells Mamdani's name incorrectly. Just incredible stuff.

@NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze) @newsjennifer.bsky.social · 2d

CBS News would never put a thinly sourced 'story' by a rookie blogger like this on it's air. Until now. The Free Press isn't a journalism outlet, it's bloggers aren't reporters. This piece is more NYPost than Tiffany Network but I guess that's the goal.

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Some NYPD officers worry about Mandani becoming the NYC mayor, The Free Press reports

The Free Press spoke to several New York City Police Department officers who are worried about Zohran Mamdani becoming mayor. Olivia Reingold joins CBS News with more.

www.cbsnews.com

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Bill Stedman @steddybirds.bsky.social · 2d

I appreciate it. I never really considered it, since I didn’t get either head in the photo, but checked back and saw it was a great fit for this theme!

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Bill Stedman @steddybirds.bsky.social · 2d

You want #wings for the #BirdOfTheDay theme? Well here’s a pair of mute swans flying in unison showing off just their wings and necks. #birds #swans #nature #birdphotography 🪶

This photo of a pair of mute swans in flight near a marshy inlet shows their wings in unison flapping down. Their necks extend to the left, but their heads can’t be seen, as the swan on the left has its head just out of the frame and the one on the right has its its head blocked by the swan ahead of it. Photo taken in South Dartmouth MA USA

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David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 4d

A classic case of irresponsible both-sidesism from the NYT. The story is that Trump and MAGA propagandists are lying about Portland to incite a conflict, not that there are different views of the matter.

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Bill Stedman @steddybirds.bsky.social · 4d

And same to you (as always).

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Bill Stedman @steddybirds.bsky.social · 4d

Hey dad! Where’s my food? A fledgling bluebird impatiently waits for a meal and its turn for the #BirdOfTheDay theme of juveniles! #birds #bluebirds #birdphotography #nature 🪶

Perched on the side of a tulip poplar tree, a gray colored fledgling bluebird looks out from behind its bright blue father, who is looking right.

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@GottaLaff @gottalaff.bsky.social · 5d

How to write one:

Julie Zebrak @juliezebrak.bsky.social · 5d

Nice headline time.com/7324832/trum...

Trump Loses Nobel Peace Prize He Shamelessly Campaigned For

The Norwegian Nobel Committee on Friday said the recognition would instead go to Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado.

time.com

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Schooley @schooley.bsky.social · 5d

Just in case anyone is still holding on out of nostalgia for what it used to be.

Philip Bump @pbump.com · 5d

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Kelsey Lagunas @kelseyelagunas.bsky.social · 5d

Yes the downy woodpecker is hugging the tree. It has peanut butter on it 😂 #birds I was not the peanut butter dispenser

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Bill Stedman @steddybirds.bsky.social · 5d

I’m #spotted you say? Big deal!
#birds #BirdOfTheDay #woodpecker #birdphotography #nature 🪶

A downy woodpecker, with white spots on its nlack wings, perching on a branch facing right twists his head right at the camera. It’s two eyes are looking at me. Photo taken in Walpole MA USA

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Jane Mayer @janemayer.bsky.social · 6d

“Doing the work of a journalist can never be considered a crime”- Pope Leo. Amen. press.vatican.va/content/sala...

Audience with participants in the 39th Conference of the MINDS International Association

press.vatican.va

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Bill Stedman @steddybirds.bsky.social · 6d

Spot news: this European Starling appears to have #Spotted the camera for todays #BirdOfTheDay theme! #birds #starling #birdphotography #nature 🪶

A European starling perches its orange feet on a bird feeder post, facing right but with its head tilted toward the camera and its yellow beak in the air. The shiny black bird has spots on its back and tail area. Photo taken in Walpole MA USA

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 6d

It seems there are two main reasons things haven’t gone completely to shit in the US: 1. Lawyers and the courts; 2. Journalists and the media. Most of us can’t do anything about the first, but we can support journalism. Stop complaining about paywalls and subscribe to news & donate to public media.

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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 6d

You’ve gotta be kidding me.

This WaPo editorial presents a misleading revisionist history of Special Counsel Jack Smith’s criminal cases against Trump.

Then it has the gall to compare that to Trump’s overt targeting of his perceived enemies.

Really embarrassing stuff.

But the mere fact that a legal tool might be available does not mean it should be used. The
current rage over Grassley's revelation shows why. Smith showed little restraint in his pursuit of a former president. He charged Trump for official acts he took as president. He sought a gag order to limit Trump's ability to criticize the prosecution. He tried to accelerate the case to try a leading presidential candidate before the 2024 election.

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Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 7d

twice a year the entire U.S. press becomes a marketing extension of a single billionaire-owned retailer, and nobody in any position of editorial power thinks it's weird or gross

photo of Google News search results for Amazon Prime Day (the second this year)

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Bill Stedman @steddybirds.bsky.social · 7d

Thanks! Always appreciate your acknowledgment.

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Bill Stedman @steddybirds.bsky.social · 7d

No knock on wood for this red-bellied woodpecker, who instead uses his long tongue to find a treat in the hummingbird feeder and gain a spot in #WoodpeckerWednesday !
#birds #BirdOfTheDay #woodpeckers #birdphotography #nature 🪶

A red-bellied woodpecker, with a bright red cap on its head and black and white feathers on its back and wings, perches atop a red hummingbird feeder, facing left. The woodpecker has its beak facing one of the holes in the top of the feeder and has put its long tongue into the hole to get some sugar water. Photo taken in Walpole MA USA

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Bill Stedman @steddybirds.bsky.social · 7d

This one is moving a bit slower, but still on the go. #birds #oystercatcher #nature #birdphotography #massaudubon 🪶

An American oystercatcher walks left to right, with its left foot off the sand and its bright red beak and red eye to the right, on the shoreline in South Dartmouth MA

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The Media and Democracy Project @mediaanddemocracy.bsky.social · 7d

This is huge moment in American history.

@chicagotribune.com
#FrontPage for comparison

NYT leadership continues to normalize and democracywash an accelerating fascist movement shredding our Constitution.

“Normalization warriors are central to fascist creep”.
-Jason Stanley

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Chicago Trubune front page.

Texas National Guard arrives

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