Ron Payne
@accipiterf1.bsky.social
Birder. Reader. Otter Creek Audubon Society President. Vermont eBird hotspot reviewer. Tsundoku master. He/Him.
Book reviews in 500-characters or less: https://accipiterf1.wordpress.com/
Book reviews in 500-characters or less: https://accipiterf1.wordpress.com/
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A war on Christmas you say?
"Agencies within the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, including ICE, ERO, and CBP intend to implement a comprehensive plan to target Spanish-speaking churches across the country during the upcoming holiday season between Thanksgiving, Nov. 27, and Christmas, Dec. 25."
Exclusive: Trump DHS Plans Immigration Raids on Churches Over Holidays
The Trump Dept. of Homeland Security is briefing federal agencies on plans for immigration enforcement operations inside churches over holidays.
thisweekinworcester.com
November 18, 2025 at 2:27 PM
A war on Christmas you say?
Goddammit, NESN. Cover the game.
November 18, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Goddammit, NESN. Cover the game.
Not the Goulet Pen Company serving up videos as paid advertisements on other fountain pen themed YouTube channel's videos. Oh, the trials and tribulations of unmasking as a bigot on main.
November 12, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Not the Goulet Pen Company serving up videos as paid advertisements on other fountain pen themed YouTube channel's videos. Oh, the trials and tribulations of unmasking as a bigot on main.
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In light of Nneka Ogwumike joining and investing in the Saudi women’s basketball league, I’m reuppjng this thread on the women, the Saudi have thrown in jail for their social media activity.
Okay friends, it's time to talk about Manahel al-Otaibi - everyone gather 'round.
al-Otaibi was a 29-year old feminist activist in Saudi Arabia when she was jailed for 11 years for charges related to her choice of clothing and her online posts.
al-Otaibi was a 29-year old feminist activist in Saudi Arabia when she was jailed for 11 years for charges related to her choice of clothing and her online posts.
BREAKING: Trump is expected to host Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman next month, AP sources say.
November 5, 2025 at 8:47 PM
In light of Nneka Ogwumike joining and investing in the Saudi women’s basketball league, I’m reuppjng this thread on the women, the Saudi have thrown in jail for their social media activity.
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I'll be doing an AMA today at r/Fantasy. Come through, ask me questions!
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From the Fantasy community on Reddit: Hey I'm Cadwell Turnbull, author of the Convergence Saga, AMA
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November 4, 2025 at 4:14 PM
I'll be doing an AMA today at r/Fantasy. Come through, ask me questions!
www.reddit.com/r/Fantasy/co...
www.reddit.com/r/Fantasy/co...
Cathy be like me with deadlines.
The WNBA has proposed a 30-day extension to continue CBA negotiations with the WNBPA.
This comes on the heels of a weeks worth of heated exchanges between both parties and just days ahead of the Oct. 31 deadline.
frontofficesports.com/wnba-propose...
This comes on the heels of a weeks worth of heated exchanges between both parties and just days ahead of the Oct. 31 deadline.
frontofficesports.com/wnba-propose...
WNBA Proposes 30-Day Extension on CBA Negotiations
The current CBA expires on Friday at which point there are a few paths forward, including a work stoppage.
frontofficesports.com
October 29, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Cathy be like me with deadlines.
I finished off another morning pages journal yesterday. That one took me exactly two months to get through. I also definitively calculated that it takes me two weeks to empty a Platinum Preppy cartridge filled with Pelikan Blue-Black writing morning pages.
October 20, 2025 at 3:51 PM
I finished off another morning pages journal yesterday. That one took me exactly two months to get through. I also definitively calculated that it takes me two weeks to empty a Platinum Preppy cartridge filled with Pelikan Blue-Black writing morning pages.
The United States
Losing the War on Drugs since 1982
Losing the War on Drugs since 1982
October 20, 2025 at 12:56 PM
The United States
Losing the War on Drugs since 1982
Losing the War on Drugs since 1982
This song has been stuck in my head lately for no particular reason whatsoever.
youtu.be/D0xIaRaFvV8?...
youtu.be/D0xIaRaFvV8?...
Lower Dens - Young Republicans (Official Video)
YouTube video by Lower Dens
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October 16, 2025 at 11:44 PM
This song has been stuck in my head lately for no particular reason whatsoever.
youtu.be/D0xIaRaFvV8?...
youtu.be/D0xIaRaFvV8?...
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Vermont’s women’s soccer story continues... 🏔️
Vermont Green FC has announced that the club’s women’s team will compete in USL W League as a founding member of the league’s Northeast Division.
Vermont Green FC has announced that the club’s women’s team will compete in USL W League as a founding member of the league’s Northeast Division.
Vermont Green FC to Join USLW as Founding Member of Northeast Division - Vermont Green Football Club
Vermont Green FC has announced that the club’s women’s team will compete in USL W League as a founding member of the league’s Northeast Division. Participation in the 2026 W League season is contingen...
vermontgreenfc.com
October 7, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Vermont’s women’s soccer story continues... 🏔️
Vermont Green FC has announced that the club’s women’s team will compete in USL W League as a founding member of the league’s Northeast Division.
Vermont Green FC has announced that the club’s women’s team will compete in USL W League as a founding member of the league’s Northeast Division.
Otter Creek Audubon is offering classroom grants for Addison County, Vermont schools. Please share widely or pass this on to any applicable educators. #vermont
OCAS Offers Classroom Grants For Environmental Education
Once again, Otter Creek Audubon Society (OCAS) is offering Environmental Education Grants to Addison County educators. Teachers of all age levels are encouraged to develop proposals for up to $900 …
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October 7, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Otter Creek Audubon is offering classroom grants for Addison County, Vermont schools. Please share widely or pass this on to any applicable educators. #vermont
Cheryl Hines trying to rehabilitate her reputation on CBS Mornings while promoting her book, and no, you support a guy who is killing children, so please go away.
October 7, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Cheryl Hines trying to rehabilitate her reputation on CBS Mornings while promoting her book, and no, you support a guy who is killing children, so please go away.
Giving Musk, Trump, Xi, and Netanyahu a one-way ticket to Mars on the U.S.S. Jane Goodall?
a bald man in a red and black uniform is sitting in a chair looking at the camera .
Alt: A bald man in a red and black uniform is sitting in a chair looking at the camera, why, it's Captain Picard saying "Make it so," and pointing forward with authority.
media.tenor.com
October 7, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Giving Musk, Trump, Xi, and Netanyahu a one-way ticket to Mars on the U.S.S. Jane Goodall?
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Earlier this year, Dr. Jane Goodall sat down for an interview for Brad Falchuk’s new Netflix series, Famous Last Words.
The premise of the series is to interview people on the condition that the interview not air until the subject has passed away.
The premise of the series is to interview people on the condition that the interview not air until the subject has passed away.
October 5, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Earlier this year, Dr. Jane Goodall sat down for an interview for Brad Falchuk’s new Netflix series, Famous Last Words.
The premise of the series is to interview people on the condition that the interview not air until the subject has passed away.
The premise of the series is to interview people on the condition that the interview not air until the subject has passed away.
로디아 신상 만년필 누구보다 빠르게 써보기
YouTube video by 잉크잉크 Ink inc.
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September 24, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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More than 1800 detainees are missing after the closure of Alligator Alcatraz. Their families and lawyers can’t find them and they’ve vanished from the ICE database. Feels like this should be a much bigger story www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
Hundreds of Alligator Alcatraz detainees drop off the grid after leaving site
As of the end of August, the whereabouts of two-thirds of more than 1,800 men detained at Alligator Alcatraz during the month of July could not be determined by the Miami Herald.
www.miamiherald.com
September 23, 2025 at 5:39 PM
More than 1800 detainees are missing after the closure of Alligator Alcatraz. Their families and lawyers can’t find them and they’ve vanished from the ICE database. Feels like this should be a much bigger story www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
What is the stupid rambling man rambling stupidly about now?
September 23, 2025 at 2:29 PM
What is the stupid rambling man rambling stupidly about now?
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NEW CLIMATE STUDY: Audubon researchers have identified the places in the United States where conservation efforts would maximize a triple benefit to protect bird habitat, store and sequester carbon, and improve well-being of local communities www.audubon.org/press-room/n...
New Study Reveals Where Conservation Can Deliver for Birds, Communities, and Climate
Audubon unveils a framework that prioritizes biodiversity, natural climate solutions, and local community engagement in order to protect birds and people.
www.audubon.org
September 16, 2025 at 7:51 PM
NEW CLIMATE STUDY: Audubon researchers have identified the places in the United States where conservation efforts would maximize a triple benefit to protect bird habitat, store and sequester carbon, and improve well-being of local communities www.audubon.org/press-room/n...
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Giants Players Horrified To Learn Uniforms Have Names On Back https://theonion.com/giants-players-horrified-to-learn-uniforms-have-names-on-back/
September 15, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Giants Players Horrified To Learn Uniforms Have Names On Back https://theonion.com/giants-players-horrified-to-learn-uniforms-have-names-on-back/
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Watching doc about scientist who came up with how to calculate distance of stars after spending years manually tracking stars. Thought about how GPT can't come to conclusions/generate ideas that haven't been conceived of by humans. When we focus on output and not work, what happens to new ideas?
September 13, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Watching doc about scientist who came up with how to calculate distance of stars after spending years manually tracking stars. Thought about how GPT can't come to conclusions/generate ideas that haven't been conceived of by humans. When we focus on output and not work, what happens to new ideas?
I missed doing morning pages today for the first time since May 28. For a similar reason as the last time, too. I had to get out the door early to go birding, so I didn't have time. 108 days is a pretty good streak, though.
September 13, 2025 at 11:21 PM
I missed doing morning pages today for the first time since May 28. For a similar reason as the last time, too. I had to get out the door early to go birding, so I didn't have time. 108 days is a pretty good streak, though.
This is old institutional knowledge I'm sure, but...
If you have any kind Pilot cartridge converter fountain pen, you should get yourself a Pilot Parallel too, because the squeeze bulb cleaning device that comes with them makes cleaning any Pilot so easy, that it alone is worth the price.
If you have any kind Pilot cartridge converter fountain pen, you should get yourself a Pilot Parallel too, because the squeeze bulb cleaning device that comes with them makes cleaning any Pilot so easy, that it alone is worth the price.
September 12, 2025 at 7:46 PM
This is old institutional knowledge I'm sure, but...
If you have any kind Pilot cartridge converter fountain pen, you should get yourself a Pilot Parallel too, because the squeeze bulb cleaning device that comes with them makes cleaning any Pilot so easy, that it alone is worth the price.
If you have any kind Pilot cartridge converter fountain pen, you should get yourself a Pilot Parallel too, because the squeeze bulb cleaning device that comes with them makes cleaning any Pilot so easy, that it alone is worth the price.
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An Intergeneric Hybrid Between Historically Isolated Temperate and Tropical Jays Following Recent Range Expansion | doi.org/10.1002/ece3... | Ecology and Evolution | #ornithology 🪶
September 12, 2025 at 5:00 AM
An Intergeneric Hybrid Between Historically Isolated Temperate and Tropical Jays Following Recent Range Expansion | doi.org/10.1002/ece3... | Ecology and Evolution | #ornithology 🪶
Watching CBS Mornings go from political outrage to shilling Home Shopping Network crap products always provides a hilarious moment of whiplash.
September 11, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Watching CBS Mornings go from political outrage to shilling Home Shopping Network crap products always provides a hilarious moment of whiplash.
"Charisma does not originate inside the person called “charismatic.” It comes from the need of others to believe that special people exist. Without having met him, I was certain that Pascal Balmy's charisma, like anyone's—Joan of Arc, let's say—resided only in the will of other people to believe.
September 11, 2025 at 11:38 AM
"Charisma does not originate inside the person called “charismatic.” It comes from the need of others to believe that special people exist. Without having met him, I was certain that Pascal Balmy's charisma, like anyone's—Joan of Arc, let's say—resided only in the will of other people to believe.