Birch 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
@birchduck.bsky.social
Queer women's hockey (and other women's sports) fan. Looks at birds. Located in a cornfield IL
My mother in law asked me to make meatballs for Christmas. Again!
I'm not a great cook, I'm ok at following a recipe. My meatballs are not as coherent as my mom's
I'm not a great cook, I'm ok at following a recipe. My meatballs are not as coherent as my mom's
What is the best compliment you ever received? Putting aside whether or not you believed it.
November 27, 2025 at 5:40 PM
My mother in law asked me to make meatballs for Christmas. Again!
I'm not a great cook, I'm ok at following a recipe. My meatballs are not as coherent as my mom's
I'm not a great cook, I'm ok at following a recipe. My meatballs are not as coherent as my mom's
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An action shot of grey fox in the garden, not sure if it saw something to pounce on but it's a cool shot.
The gray fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus) is thought to be the oldest surviving canid species, having originated at least 3.6 million years ago.
#mammals
The gray fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus) is thought to be the oldest surviving canid species, having originated at least 3.6 million years ago.
#mammals
November 27, 2025 at 2:35 PM
An action shot of grey fox in the garden, not sure if it saw something to pounce on but it's a cool shot.
The gray fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus) is thought to be the oldest surviving canid species, having originated at least 3.6 million years ago.
#mammals
The gray fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus) is thought to be the oldest surviving canid species, having originated at least 3.6 million years ago.
#mammals
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Happy Thanksgiving everyone please remember to be kind to everyone and everything that you meet today, but most especially be kind to yourself. Fight for those that don't have the same privileges that we do, be safe and have a super day.
November 27, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Happy Thanksgiving everyone please remember to be kind to everyone and everything that you meet today, but most especially be kind to yourself. Fight for those that don't have the same privileges that we do, be safe and have a super day.
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Wait. Wait. Use this one. With the safety tips on it. That's #PublicHealth
November 27, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Wait. Wait. Use this one. With the safety tips on it. That's #PublicHealth
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Happy thanksgiving, American friends
a girl in a native american costume is holding a lit match in her hand
Alt: A scene from 'Addams Family Values' (1993). At Camp Chippewa, Wednesday Addams in a native American costume is holding a lit match in her hand, camp counsellor 'Becky Granger' tied to a stake tries to scream but an apple inserted into her mouth prevents it.
media.tenor.com
November 27, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Happy thanksgiving, American friends
Look, the world is *waves hands*. Have some pie for breakfast. To fortify yourself for the Eating To Come
(If you're not in the US feel free to have some pie too. Everyone should have pie if they want)
(If you're not in the US feel free to have some pie too. Everyone should have pie if they want)
November 27, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Look, the world is *waves hands*. Have some pie for breakfast. To fortify yourself for the Eating To Come
(If you're not in the US feel free to have some pie too. Everyone should have pie if they want)
(If you're not in the US feel free to have some pie too. Everyone should have pie if they want)
People have inherent worth and dignity as human beings
Yes we pretend this is the kid's virtue name
Yes we pretend this is the kid's virtue name
I don’t know who is ready to hear this but people don’t have to add value
Like people should also be allowed to exist for free
Like people should also be allowed to exist for free
November 27, 2025 at 3:07 AM
People have inherent worth and dignity as human beings
Yes we pretend this is the kid's virtue name
Yes we pretend this is the kid's virtue name
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This is possibly my favorite product answer yet:
Q: Will this deodorizing spray get rid of dead animal smell?
A: Yes, but you need to remove the dead animal or you will need to keep applying it.
Q: Will this deodorizing spray get rid of dead animal smell?
A: Yes, but you need to remove the dead animal or you will need to keep applying it.
November 27, 2025 at 12:26 AM
This is possibly my favorite product answer yet:
Q: Will this deodorizing spray get rid of dead animal smell?
A: Yes, but you need to remove the dead animal or you will need to keep applying it.
Q: Will this deodorizing spray get rid of dead animal smell?
A: Yes, but you need to remove the dead animal or you will need to keep applying it.
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Carve it into the shape of a turkey and we'll put it in an overfilled deep fryer.
what we don’t have in turkey fryer explosion videos, we make up for with 10-pound grease ball pics.
November 26, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Carve it into the shape of a turkey and we'll put it in an overfilled deep fryer.
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"Google at its peak was basically the best information retrieval system in human history and they and every competitor decided going from there to “you didn’t want answers you wanted half-assed auto-complete 80%-wrong hallucinations” in a few years was the right idea" -- @davelevitan.bsky.social
November 26, 2025 at 1:26 PM
"Google at its peak was basically the best information retrieval system in human history and they and every competitor decided going from there to “you didn’t want answers you wanted half-assed auto-complete 80%-wrong hallucinations” in a few years was the right idea" -- @davelevitan.bsky.social
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Traveling mercies to all who need them!
November 26, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Traveling mercies to all who need them!
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"Let me get this straight. Your lab has bred a dragon?"
"A wyvern, director. It has two legs, two wings, whereas a-"
"Which flies, breathes fire, and is intelligent?"
"About as intelligent as a border collie."
"So, intelligent. Why?"
"You asked us to invent measures to take down small drones."
"A wyvern, director. It has two legs, two wings, whereas a-"
"Which flies, breathes fire, and is intelligent?"
"About as intelligent as a border collie."
"So, intelligent. Why?"
"You asked us to invent measures to take down small drones."
November 26, 2025 at 2:41 PM
"Let me get this straight. Your lab has bred a dragon?"
"A wyvern, director. It has two legs, two wings, whereas a-"
"Which flies, breathes fire, and is intelligent?"
"About as intelligent as a border collie."
"So, intelligent. Why?"
"You asked us to invent measures to take down small drones."
"A wyvern, director. It has two legs, two wings, whereas a-"
"Which flies, breathes fire, and is intelligent?"
"About as intelligent as a border collie."
"So, intelligent. Why?"
"You asked us to invent measures to take down small drones."
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Can't stop. Won't stop. Posting capybaras.
November 26, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Can't stop. Won't stop. Posting capybaras.
"humidity 97%"
Yeah that explains a lot 😆
Yeah that explains a lot 😆
November 26, 2025 at 6:28 PM
"humidity 97%"
Yeah that explains a lot 😆
Yeah that explains a lot 😆
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Twin Cities MN folks, question:
Do you know a pain management specialist who is not a dick to people in pain?
I need a specialist who 1) believes in chronic pain of unknown etiology, 2) is willing to provide pain relief for conditions that never improve, and 3) IS NOT A JERK.
#twincities #mn
Do you know a pain management specialist who is not a dick to people in pain?
I need a specialist who 1) believes in chronic pain of unknown etiology, 2) is willing to provide pain relief for conditions that never improve, and 3) IS NOT A JERK.
#twincities #mn
November 26, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Twin Cities MN folks, question:
Do you know a pain management specialist who is not a dick to people in pain?
I need a specialist who 1) believes in chronic pain of unknown etiology, 2) is willing to provide pain relief for conditions that never improve, and 3) IS NOT A JERK.
#twincities #mn
Do you know a pain management specialist who is not a dick to people in pain?
I need a specialist who 1) believes in chronic pain of unknown etiology, 2) is willing to provide pain relief for conditions that never improve, and 3) IS NOT A JERK.
#twincities #mn
"oh you can damage your skin with what you've been doing!"
".... Just make it permanently discolored? Can I tell you how much I don't care because I just want to not hurt for a little bit?"
".... Just make it permanently discolored? Can I tell you how much I don't care because I just want to not hurt for a little bit?"
I mean, jfc, most pain management specialists do not believe in treating pain. If they cannot solve a clear causal underlying condition (bursitis gets steroid injections, stiff shoulder gets PT, etc.) *they will not treat you*.
That is correct.
Pain Management does not treat pain.
That is correct.
Pain Management does not treat pain.
November 26, 2025 at 6:25 PM
"oh you can damage your skin with what you've been doing!"
".... Just make it permanently discolored? Can I tell you how much I don't care because I just want to not hurt for a little bit?"
".... Just make it permanently discolored? Can I tell you how much I don't care because I just want to not hurt for a little bit?"
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My favorite uncle, Phil Parcak, passed away unexpectedly last night (great health, fit, only 74, in ER for fatigue, and just... went). In his honor and to help my family, please reply with your favorite jokes below. x rated is fine. He had the most incredible sense of humor+ we always traded jokes.
November 26, 2025 at 3:27 AM
My favorite uncle, Phil Parcak, passed away unexpectedly last night (great health, fit, only 74, in ER for fatigue, and just... went). In his honor and to help my family, please reply with your favorite jokes below. x rated is fine. He had the most incredible sense of humor+ we always traded jokes.
This is embarrassing
My ancestors came the "right way" by bringing their bodies into the US. Several came here late enough they had to not be Chinese.
What we have now is ridiculous.
My ancestors came the "right way" by bringing their bodies into the US. Several came here late enough they had to not be Chinese.
What we have now is ridiculous.
Send this to anyone who says they support immigrants who come to the US the "right way".
“I, as an American, was embarrassed. It made me question the rule of law in this country.”
www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/j...
“I, as an American, was embarrassed. It made me question the rule of law in this country.”
www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/j...
Tears flowed in S.F. courtroom as immigration judge was fired mid-hearing
The San Francisco judge said the “dismantling” of the immigration court was preceded by “inhumane” workloads and trauma-filled workdays.
www.sfchronicle.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:42 PM
This is embarrassing
My ancestors came the "right way" by bringing their bodies into the US. Several came here late enough they had to not be Chinese.
What we have now is ridiculous.
My ancestors came the "right way" by bringing their bodies into the US. Several came here late enough they had to not be Chinese.
What we have now is ridiculous.
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Current* conditions near Duluth, MN:
November 26, 2025 at 6:48 AM
Current* conditions near Duluth, MN:
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Good morning!
🍄📷🌿🌱🍂🍁
🍄📷🌿🌱🍂🍁
November 26, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Good morning!
🍄📷🌿🌱🍂🍁
🍄📷🌿🌱🍂🍁
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Sometimes I think it’s going to be the librarians who will save us all.
November 25, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Sometimes I think it’s going to be the librarians who will save us all.
NYC is running mandated composing!
There's a lot of ways for mandated things to go wrong, but I have high hopes municipal composting programs will become more common and easy
There's a lot of ways for mandated things to go wrong, but I have high hopes municipal composting programs will become more common and easy
The U.S. produces a lot of food waste. This place wants to address it
Even amid rising grocery prices and increased sensitivity to environmental issues, Americans still trash once-edible food at alarming rates.
www.npr.org
November 26, 2025 at 12:51 PM
NYC is running mandated composing!
There's a lot of ways for mandated things to go wrong, but I have high hopes municipal composting programs will become more common and easy
There's a lot of ways for mandated things to go wrong, but I have high hopes municipal composting programs will become more common and easy
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You will return to your hometown tonight and you will tempted to go out to the bars.
If you do so, you will see other people from high school.
So like.
Don’t do that.
The fuck.
Why would even consider —
I mean —
The hell.
Idiot.
Don’t.
Clip this out and save for your records.
If you do so, you will see other people from high school.
So like.
Don’t do that.
The fuck.
Why would even consider —
I mean —
The hell.
Idiot.
Don’t.
Clip this out and save for your records.
November 26, 2025 at 1:58 AM
You will return to your hometown tonight and you will tempted to go out to the bars.
If you do so, you will see other people from high school.
So like.
Don’t do that.
The fuck.
Why would even consider —
I mean —
The hell.
Idiot.
Don’t.
Clip this out and save for your records.
If you do so, you will see other people from high school.
So like.
Don’t do that.
The fuck.
Why would even consider —
I mean —
The hell.
Idiot.
Don’t.
Clip this out and save for your records.
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I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
I see some book piracy discourse, and, to make a positive argument in favor of buying books, your marginal ability to influence what books get published and support the careers of writers you like is massive compared to most other forms of media.
November 25, 2025 at 11:07 PM
I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
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Gender-affirming care saves lives
1. A landmark study was just published in The Journal of Pediatrics.
It found a 68% reduction in suicidality for trans youth getting HRT.
It also found only 7 of more than 400 stopped taking HRT... and of those that did, 4 still identified as gender-diverse.
Transgender care saves lives.
It found a 68% reduction in suicidality for trans youth getting HRT.
It also found only 7 of more than 400 stopped taking HRT... and of those that did, 4 still identified as gender-diverse.
Transgender care saves lives.
Study In The Journal Of Pediatrics Finds Trans Youth Care Lowers Suicidality, Few Detransition
The groundbreaking study found that suicidality dropped for transgender youth receiving hormone therapy by nearly 70%, with only 7 patients of 432 discontinuing treatment.
www.erininthemorning.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Gender-affirming care saves lives