Nick Leiby
@nleiby.bsky.social
Alexandria, VA.
Data, science, climbing, urbanism, sci fi, birds.
Data, science, climbing, urbanism, sci fi, birds.
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we need to talk about that Ring Super Bowl ad
February 10, 2026 at 8:18 PM
we need to talk about that Ring Super Bowl ad
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this game isn’t boring, the nfl is simply appealing to a global audience by incorporating more kicking into football
February 9, 2026 at 2:01 AM
this game isn’t boring, the nfl is simply appealing to a global audience by incorporating more kicking into football
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Lucas single-handedly destroying Youngkin’s legacy projects (sports teams in NoVa, suburban GOP that can win) was remarkable to watch
February 7, 2026 at 2:38 PM
Lucas single-handedly destroying Youngkin’s legacy projects (sports teams in NoVa, suburban GOP that can win) was remarkable to watch
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Egg-cellent news! The first California condor eggs of the season have been laid at our wildlife conservation center, and more could be on the way.
February 6, 2026 at 8:03 PM
Egg-cellent news! The first California condor eggs of the season have been laid at our wildlife conservation center, and more could be on the way.
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Another thing about falcons you might already know: their nostrils have got little cones in them like some jet intakes, so that the high speed air flow doesn't wreck their lungs and they can still breathe. You can see them in your picture.
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Nose Dive: Falcons & Gannets
Of all the powers of the animal world that humans have envied and engineered into submission, nothing has become a more overdone trope of this desire than the flight of birds. In our endeavor to u…
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February 5, 2026 at 7:59 PM
Another thing about falcons you might already know: their nostrils have got little cones in them like some jet intakes, so that the high speed air flow doesn't wreck their lungs and they can still breathe. You can see them in your picture.
curioussengi.wordpress.com/2016/08/27/n...
curioussengi.wordpress.com/2016/08/27/n...
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Charley Harper, "Darwin's Finches", from "The Giant Golden Book of Biology", 1961
January 20, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Charley Harper, "Darwin's Finches", from "The Giant Golden Book of Biology", 1961
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worth noting that the second rich people stopped being afraid of mobs tearing them limb from limb, they stopped building libraries and opera houses and stuff and started ripping the copper wiring out of the walls of society instead
February 4, 2026 at 4:44 PM
worth noting that the second rich people stopped being afraid of mobs tearing them limb from limb, they stopped building libraries and opera houses and stuff and started ripping the copper wiring out of the walls of society instead
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Gonna beg media not to just repeat Trump's obviously bullshit framing in the headlines. Tell readers the truth in the headlines.
Alternatives:
"With Artists and Audience Fleeing, Trump Closes Kennedy Center Indefinitely"
"Trump Says Kennedy Center Needs Renovation, Despite Recent $250M Renovation"
Alternatives:
"With Artists and Audience Fleeing, Trump Closes Kennedy Center Indefinitely"
"Trump Says Kennedy Center Needs Renovation, Despite Recent $250M Renovation"
Breaking news: President Trump said that the Kennedy Center could temporarily close for roughly two years to undergo construction.
https://wapo.st/49VsdCk
https://wapo.st/49VsdCk
February 2, 2026 at 12:45 AM
Gonna beg media not to just repeat Trump's obviously bullshit framing in the headlines. Tell readers the truth in the headlines.
Alternatives:
"With Artists and Audience Fleeing, Trump Closes Kennedy Center Indefinitely"
"Trump Says Kennedy Center Needs Renovation, Despite Recent $250M Renovation"
Alternatives:
"With Artists and Audience Fleeing, Trump Closes Kennedy Center Indefinitely"
"Trump Says Kennedy Center Needs Renovation, Despite Recent $250M Renovation"
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I'm used to having to convince coastal types that there are people out there who genuinely believe in libertarian and traditionalist principles (rather than as laundry for regular bigotry). rarely, however, do you see those types publicly confronted with how little company they actually have
February 2, 2026 at 2:35 AM
I'm used to having to convince coastal types that there are people out there who genuinely believe in libertarian and traditionalist principles (rather than as laundry for regular bigotry). rarely, however, do you see those types publicly confronted with how little company they actually have
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He’s just describing The American Dream but you’re supposed to hate it for some reason
February 1, 2026 at 3:33 PM
He’s just describing The American Dream but you’re supposed to hate it for some reason
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This will be, or should be, featured in a million campaign ads
Trump: "People that own their homes -- we're gonna keep them wealthy. We're gonna keep those prices up. We're not gonna destroy the value of their homes so that somebody who didn't work very hard can buy a home."
January 29, 2026 at 7:56 PM
This will be, or should be, featured in a million campaign ads
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You can’t tell me we have a functioning economic system when the richest man in human history is one of the most profoundly stupid people in human history
January 27, 2026 at 2:11 AM
You can’t tell me we have a functioning economic system when the richest man in human history is one of the most profoundly stupid people in human history
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I voted against funding for DHS. Congress shouldn't pass funding for this lawless agency without major guardrails.
And the House should impeach Kristi Noem.
4/4
And the House should impeach Kristi Noem.
4/4
January 26, 2026 at 9:41 PM
I voted against funding for DHS. Congress shouldn't pass funding for this lawless agency without major guardrails.
And the House should impeach Kristi Noem.
4/4
And the House should impeach Kristi Noem.
4/4
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This is from the NYT masthead editorial about the murders of Renee Good and Alex Pretti. The highlighted line invalidates not just the editorial, but the very idea of newspaper editorials crafted by the consensus of a board. Better to publish nothing at all than to publish a line like this.
!["The temperature in Minneapolis is dangerously high. There is an urgent need for the federal agents deployed to the city to step back and take a breath before more Americans are hurt or killed. [Highlighted]: Those protesting the Trump administration have an equal obligation to avoid violence.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:zknk3rjsatent75sdbbopown/bafkreid6g5bmlf3gyxj2egzcy33hkwiaqgrzuoh3yhbpenmvdmvyyobfq4@jpeg)
January 25, 2026 at 8:08 PM
This is from the NYT masthead editorial about the murders of Renee Good and Alex Pretti. The highlighted line invalidates not just the editorial, but the very idea of newspaper editorials crafted by the consensus of a board. Better to publish nothing at all than to publish a line like this.
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The Department of Homeland Security is murdering American citizens.
Congress cannot allow that to continue.
Getting these people out of Minnesota and cutting off funding should be a minimum response.
This is an outrage and an assault on our rights and freedom and it must stop.
Congress cannot allow that to continue.
Getting these people out of Minnesota and cutting off funding should be a minimum response.
This is an outrage and an assault on our rights and freedom and it must stop.
January 24, 2026 at 9:47 PM
The Department of Homeland Security is murdering American citizens.
Congress cannot allow that to continue.
Getting these people out of Minnesota and cutting off funding should be a minimum response.
This is an outrage and an assault on our rights and freedom and it must stop.
Congress cannot allow that to continue.
Getting these people out of Minnesota and cutting off funding should be a minimum response.
This is an outrage and an assault on our rights and freedom and it must stop.
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Minnesotans are what Texans think they are.
January 24, 2026 at 6:33 PM
Minnesotans are what Texans think they are.
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Hey, does anyone know of a document that lays out what to do if a ruler quarters large bodies of armed troops among us, protects them for any murders which they should commit on us, abdicates government by declaring us out of his protection and waging war against us?
January 24, 2026 at 7:26 PM
Hey, does anyone know of a document that lays out what to do if a ruler quarters large bodies of armed troops among us, protects them for any murders which they should commit on us, abdicates government by declaring us out of his protection and waging war against us?
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Lots of good signs here, but I have to confess my favorite is a rebel alliance where they replaced the red insignia with blue and the Minnesota loon.
January 23, 2026 at 8:27 PM
Lots of good signs here, but I have to confess my favorite is a rebel alliance where they replaced the red insignia with blue and the Minnesota loon.
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I was told it was an outrage when prayer and worship is disrupted.
Arrests calmly ongoing.
This is going to take a while. There are a lot of clergy risking arrest.
This is going to take a while. There are a lot of clergy risking arrest.
January 23, 2026 at 6:55 PM
I was told it was an outrage when prayer and worship is disrupted.
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Republicans want us to vote to fund more of this.
Hell no.
Hell no.
January 21, 2026 at 10:47 PM
Republicans want us to vote to fund more of this.
Hell no.
Hell no.
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Good. This is exactly what I want my congressman to say. Saves me a phone call.
Republicans want us to vote to fund more of this.
Hell no.
Hell no.
January 21, 2026 at 11:42 PM
Good. This is exactly what I want my congressman to say. Saves me a phone call.
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*Hits head on desk*
PUTTING ALL PERSONAL OPINIONS ASIDE... it would be so, so easy for Dem leadership to say what's happening right now is making it harder for actual law enforcement to do their job.
It's removing trust and safety from the community! Etc!
They could spin this SO easily.
PUTTING ALL PERSONAL OPINIONS ASIDE... it would be so, so easy for Dem leadership to say what's happening right now is making it harder for actual law enforcement to do their job.
It's removing trust and safety from the community! Etc!
They could spin this SO easily.
To quote one source:
“They’re terrified of being labeled anti–law enforcement. They want this to go away so they can talk about the cost of living more. Problem is, it’s not going away.”
prospect.org/2026/01/21/j...
“They’re terrified of being labeled anti–law enforcement. They want this to go away so they can talk about the cost of living more. Problem is, it’s not going away.”
prospect.org/2026/01/21/j...
Jeffries Won’t Whip Vote Against ICE Funding - The American Prospect
While the House Democratic leader announced personal opposition to a funding bill for the Department of Homeland Security, he won’t pressure his colleagues to do the same.
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January 21, 2026 at 8:51 PM
*Hits head on desk*
PUTTING ALL PERSONAL OPINIONS ASIDE... it would be so, so easy for Dem leadership to say what's happening right now is making it harder for actual law enforcement to do their job.
It's removing trust and safety from the community! Etc!
They could spin this SO easily.
PUTTING ALL PERSONAL OPINIONS ASIDE... it would be so, so easy for Dem leadership to say what's happening right now is making it harder for actual law enforcement to do their job.
It's removing trust and safety from the community! Etc!
They could spin this SO easily.
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Fairly sure it’s unintentional, but the end date on this mug being sold by the Smithsonian does make it sound a little like they’re saying America dies in 2026…
January 19, 2026 at 9:04 PM
Fairly sure it’s unintentional, but the end date on this mug being sold by the Smithsonian does make it sound a little like they’re saying America dies in 2026…
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King about Albany: “The mistake I made there was to protest against segregation generally rather than against a single and distinct facet of it. Our protest was so vague that we got nothing, and the people were left very depressed and in despair.” /10
January 19, 2026 at 3:24 PM
King about Albany: “The mistake I made there was to protest against segregation generally rather than against a single and distinct facet of it. Our protest was so vague that we got nothing, and the people were left very depressed and in despair.” /10
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Also, not a con law guy, but don’t think the idea is that the 4th Amendment aims to PROTECT arrest powers but to LIMIT them.
They are trying to invert a Constitutional that focused on negative liberties (“state can’t do x”) to constrain the state into one of positive liberties FOR the state.
They are trying to invert a Constitutional that focused on negative liberties (“state can’t do x”) to constrain the state into one of positive liberties FOR the state.
DHS getting basic 4th Amendment law wrong on its official Twitter account.
Seems like this post is bound to show up as an exhibit in one of the cases challenging ICE/Border Control enforcement actions.
Seems like this post is bound to show up as an exhibit in one of the cases challenging ICE/Border Control enforcement actions.
January 17, 2026 at 7:04 PM
Also, not a con law guy, but don’t think the idea is that the 4th Amendment aims to PROTECT arrest powers but to LIMIT them.
They are trying to invert a Constitutional that focused on negative liberties (“state can’t do x”) to constrain the state into one of positive liberties FOR the state.
They are trying to invert a Constitutional that focused on negative liberties (“state can’t do x”) to constrain the state into one of positive liberties FOR the state.