Helen Bailey
@blackbirdsing.bsky.social
Posting things I find interesting and things I find beautiful
Art,birds,nature,photography,astronomy
poetry,literature,history,archeology and lots more
I’m curious ✨
Слава Україні! Slava Ukraini! 🇺🇦
Art,birds,nature,photography,astronomy
poetry,literature,history,archeology and lots more
I’m curious ✨
Слава Україні! Slava Ukraini! 🇺🇦
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Foreign tourism is down 22% this year
I really don't understand how it's not 100%
I really don't understand how it's not 100%
November 26, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Foreign tourism is down 22% this year
I really don't understand how it's not 100%
I really don't understand how it's not 100%
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This is such a dick move.
The Interior Department announced on Nov. 25, that international visitors to 11 of the National Park System’s most-visited parks, including Yellowstone and Glacier, will face an additional $100 charge effective Jan. 1, 2026.
International visitors to Yellowstone and Glacier will face a $100 surcharge in 2026
The Interior Department said the shift will address the National Park Service’s maintenance backlog
montanafreepress.org
November 27, 2025 at 1:06 AM
This is such a dick move.
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Gupta: It’s clear that there’s age-related cognitive decline.
He’s confused a lot. He sometimes mumbles sort of incoherent nonsense when he’s asked a question in the Oval Office.
Clearly they’re not getting MRIs just because, because that’s the moment that we live in. There’s a reason
He’s confused a lot. He sometimes mumbles sort of incoherent nonsense when he’s asked a question in the Oval Office.
Clearly they’re not getting MRIs just because, because that’s the moment that we live in. There’s a reason
November 26, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Gupta: It’s clear that there’s age-related cognitive decline.
He’s confused a lot. He sometimes mumbles sort of incoherent nonsense when he’s asked a question in the Oval Office.
Clearly they’re not getting MRIs just because, because that’s the moment that we live in. There’s a reason
He’s confused a lot. He sometimes mumbles sort of incoherent nonsense when he’s asked a question in the Oval Office.
Clearly they’re not getting MRIs just because, because that’s the moment that we live in. There’s a reason
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Golden pool coming in
November 26, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Golden pool coming in
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Pictures that explain things.
Making pompoms
(More things to Make, 1973)
Artist: Eric Winter
Making pompoms
(More things to Make, 1973)
Artist: Eric Winter
November 26, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Pictures that explain things.
Making pompoms
(More things to Make, 1973)
Artist: Eric Winter
Making pompoms
(More things to Make, 1973)
Artist: Eric Winter
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This is what I look like when someone is explaining a new board game's rules to me
the Doug Mills video embedded in the NYT Trump aging story is pretty amazing
November 26, 2025 at 4:03 AM
This is what I look like when someone is explaining a new board game's rules to me
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Elon Musk, the guy who did two Nazi salutes in public and has previously described himself as a “free speech absolutist,” thinks it should be a crime to “falsely” call someone a Nazi or a fascist.
November 27, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Elon Musk, the guy who did two Nazi salutes in public and has previously described himself as a “free speech absolutist,” thinks it should be a crime to “falsely” call someone a Nazi or a fascist.
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She’s just asking questions.
‘Is Nigel Farage a Russian asset?’
‘Are you seriously asking me that?’
@shelaghfogarty.bsky.social refuses to back down while questioning Reform’s Zia Yusuf.
‘Are you seriously asking me that?’
@shelaghfogarty.bsky.social refuses to back down while questioning Reform’s Zia Yusuf.
November 26, 2025 at 9:24 PM
She’s just asking questions.
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It’s not that complicated, people.
November 26, 2025 at 9:14 PM
It’s not that complicated, people.
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November 13, 2025 at 7:20 AM
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JULEBUKK During Yuletide in Norway a Julebukk, or tricksy goat figure, goes door to door, indulging in carolling & trick or treating. These wonderful figures draw on fairy tale transformations and the history of animal mummers. Image: Charles Fréger
November 24, 2025 at 2:32 PM
JULEBUKK During Yuletide in Norway a Julebukk, or tricksy goat figure, goes door to door, indulging in carolling & trick or treating. These wonderful figures draw on fairy tale transformations and the history of animal mummers. Image: Charles Fréger
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This is Bolt. He just learned how to speak. Thinks it works best when he uses his whole body. 12/10 (TT: gavi_570)
November 26, 2025 at 11:46 PM
This is Bolt. He just learned how to speak. Thinks it works best when he uses his whole body. 12/10 (TT: gavi_570)
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“The most tragic form of loss […] is the loss of the capacity to imagine that things could be different.”
~ Ernst Bloch, ‘The Principle of Hope’ (1954)
#Photography, Daidō Moriyama, ‘Self Portrait with Road,’ 2005.
~ Ernst Bloch, ‘The Principle of Hope’ (1954)
#Photography, Daidō Moriyama, ‘Self Portrait with Road,’ 2005.
November 26, 2025 at 2:48 PM
“The most tragic form of loss […] is the loss of the capacity to imagine that things could be different.”
~ Ernst Bloch, ‘The Principle of Hope’ (1954)
#Photography, Daidō Moriyama, ‘Self Portrait with Road,’ 2005.
~ Ernst Bloch, ‘The Principle of Hope’ (1954)
#Photography, Daidō Moriyama, ‘Self Portrait with Road,’ 2005.
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Irish artist Mildred Anne Butler, Shades of Evening, 1904 #womensart #November
November 26, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Irish artist Mildred Anne Butler, Shades of Evening, 1904 #womensart #November
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Another story in four parts. This polar bear mom went from seemingly sound asleep to full meerkat mode in seconds. Her nose is always on the alert for potential danger to her and her 11-month-old cubs. #Mammals #BearSeason2025 🌿
November 26, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Another story in four parts. This polar bear mom went from seemingly sound asleep to full meerkat mode in seconds. Her nose is always on the alert for potential danger to her and her 11-month-old cubs. #Mammals #BearSeason2025 🌿
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Drama over Llangorse
November 26, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Drama over Llangorse
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this is amazing news - the HPV vaccine promises to eliminate cervical cancer in countries where uptake is high.
November 26, 2025 at 6:57 PM
this is amazing news - the HPV vaccine promises to eliminate cervical cancer in countries where uptake is high.
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The President doesn't want you standing up and speaking out against him, so he's coming after me to intimidate all of us.
But I won't back down — and neither should you.
But I won't back down — and neither should you.
November 26, 2025 at 7:51 PM
The President doesn't want you standing up and speaking out against him, so he's coming after me to intimidate all of us.
But I won't back down — and neither should you.
But I won't back down — and neither should you.
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It was so beautiful on my walk today! Lots of frost!
November 26, 2025 at 8:49 PM
It was so beautiful on my walk today! Lots of frost!
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Every ten minutes last year a woman somewhere in the world was killed by a person close to her, the United Nations has said, as it decried a lack of progress in the battle against femicide
One woman killed by someone close every ten minutes - UN
Every ten minutes last year a woman somewhere in the world was killed by a person close to her, the United Nations has said, as it decried a lack of progress in the battle against femicide.
www.rte.ie
November 25, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Every ten minutes last year a woman somewhere in the world was killed by a person close to her, the United Nations has said, as it decried a lack of progress in the battle against femicide
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Have a peaceful
Thanksgiving 🤍
Thanksgiving 🤍
November 26, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Have a peaceful
Thanksgiving 🤍
Thanksgiving 🤍
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Officials detain the mother of White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt's nephew amid the Trump administration's ramped-up immigration enforcement efforts, a source confirms to NBC News.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt's relative detained by ICE
The mother of Leavitt's nephew is subject to deportation, sources said.
nbcnews.to
November 26, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Officials detain the mother of White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt's nephew amid the Trump administration's ramped-up immigration enforcement efforts, a source confirms to NBC News.
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Of course, It’s not safe to share your banking instructions electronically.
Russians say that Kushner may come to Moscow with Witkoff to meet with Putin. Figure out.
Republican Congressman Don Bacon slammed U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff. “If he were a paid Russian agent, would he be doing anything differently? He must be removed.” Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick added, “These secret side shows need to end. Let Secretary Rubio handle this with fairness and objectivity.”
November 26, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Of course, It’s not safe to share your banking instructions electronically.