Rob from Maryland
@peromyscus.bsky.social
Birder, music lover. Inside the Beltway. He/him
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Today marks one year since the Dec. 3, 2024 martial law declaration that rocked South Korea and still reverberates today. What’s on my mind today is the grit of South Koreans who rushed to the National Assembly that night, in freezing weather, to demand a return to democratic government.
December 3, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Today marks one year since the Dec. 3, 2024 martial law declaration that rocked South Korea and still reverberates today. What’s on my mind today is the grit of South Koreans who rushed to the National Assembly that night, in freezing weather, to demand a return to democratic government.
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Trump is summarily executing people suspected of being drug dealers, without providing any proof.
How close are we to Trump ordering the execution of Americans he considers opponents? https://robertreich.substack.com/p/trumps-illegal-executions
How close are we to Trump ordering the execution of Americans he considers opponents? https://robertreich.substack.com/p/trumps-illegal-executions
December 2, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Trump is summarily executing people suspected of being drug dealers, without providing any proof.
How close are we to Trump ordering the execution of Americans he considers opponents? https://robertreich.substack.com/p/trumps-illegal-executions
How close are we to Trump ordering the execution of Americans he considers opponents? https://robertreich.substack.com/p/trumps-illegal-executions
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The shingles vaccine not only offers protection against the painful viral infection, a new study suggests the 2-dose shot may also slow progression of dementia. Shingles is caused by the varicella-zoster virus, presenting as a painful rash. The risk of shingles & its complications increase w/ age👇
Shingles vaccine may slow progression of dementia, new study suggests | CNN
The shingles vaccine not only offers protection against the painful viral infection, but a new study suggests that the two-dose shot also may slow the progression of dementia.
www.cnn.com
December 2, 2025 at 11:55 PM
The shingles vaccine not only offers protection against the painful viral infection, a new study suggests the 2-dose shot may also slow progression of dementia. Shingles is caused by the varicella-zoster virus, presenting as a painful rash. The risk of shingles & its complications increase w/ age👇
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Many factors make that so-recent gift of time to almost all of humanity possible.
One of the most important: vaccines.
This is chart is what RFK Jr. and his allies (Trump and Rs) are trying to flip.
One of the most important: vaccines.
This is chart is what RFK Jr. and his allies (Trump and Rs) are trying to flip.
Currently dorking out over this graph about child mortality with my brother. Just mind boggling to take in.
December 2, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Many factors make that so-recent gift of time to almost all of humanity possible.
One of the most important: vaccines.
This is chart is what RFK Jr. and his allies (Trump and Rs) are trying to flip.
One of the most important: vaccines.
This is chart is what RFK Jr. and his allies (Trump and Rs) are trying to flip.
Oh fck
Shocking footage out of Minneapolis emerges as activists on the ground report ICE is pulling people out of their cars simply because they look Somali:
Jordan Uhl on Instagram: "ICE is reportedly increasing its presence in Minneapolis/St. Paul to target Somali communities."
The Trump administration's plan to increase ICE's presence in Minneapolis and St. Paul has sparked concerns among local leaders and residents. Critics argue it amounts to racial profiling, violating d...
www.instagram.com
December 3, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Oh fck
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iTunes shuffle just seguéd The Residents "New Hymn" into The Minutemen "Jesus and Tequila" and let me tell you, this is a beautiful thing
December 2, 2025 at 7:08 PM
iTunes shuffle just seguéd The Residents "New Hymn" into The Minutemen "Jesus and Tequila" and let me tell you, this is a beautiful thing
Um, wow
Raccoon gets drunk at a Virginia liquor store and passes out in bathroom
Raccoon gets drunk at Ashland ABC store and passes out in bathroom
Talk about a trashed panda.
www.axios.com
December 2, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Um, wow
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Pre-1987 The Fall records that make a decent season of Stranger Things episode titles:
December 2, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Pre-1987 The Fall records that make a decent season of Stranger Things episode titles:
Today I saw the American Bittern in DC, and 3 Long-tailed Ducks in Maryland, east of DC. Aaand, a Black-chinned Hummingbird found yesterday, also in Maryland. A friend helped me with all three of them. It was sunny and cool
And in the meantime the bird I most wanted to see changed to American Bittern in DC. But as I said, things came up and I continued to listen to WPRB
December 2, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Today I saw the American Bittern in DC, and 3 Long-tailed Ducks in Maryland, east of DC. Aaand, a Black-chinned Hummingbird found yesterday, also in Maryland. A friend helped me with all three of them. It was sunny and cool
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild
Short-tailed Shrew
Cloudless Sulphur
Common Loon
Limpkin
Green Frog
Short-tailed Shrew
Cloudless Sulphur
Common Loon
Limpkin
Green Frog
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you’ve seen in the wild (but first, read Laurel's story about the lynx)
Red-billed blue magpie
Ornate helicopter damselfly
Philopotamid caddisfly larva
Black bear
Limpet
Red-billed blue magpie
Ornate helicopter damselfly
Philopotamid caddisfly larva
Black bear
Limpet
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you’ve seen in the wild.
Across Ontario version.
Moose
Lynx
Rainbow trout
Hummingbird moth
Osprey
Across Ontario version.
Moose
Lynx
Rainbow trout
Hummingbird moth
Osprey
December 1, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild
Short-tailed Shrew
Cloudless Sulphur
Common Loon
Limpkin
Green Frog
Short-tailed Shrew
Cloudless Sulphur
Common Loon
Limpkin
Green Frog
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Sir Tom Stoppard obituary
Sir Tom Stoppard obituary
One of Britain’s most outstanding playwrights famed for the ‘hypnotised brilliance’ of his prose and dialogue
www.theguardian.com
November 30, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Sir Tom Stoppard obituary
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've seen
Horsegirl
The Smile
Waterson:Carthy
David Bowie
Fugazi
Horsegirl
The Smile
Waterson:Carthy
David Bowie
Fugazi
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you’ve seen
Wanda Jackson in a dive bar
Mary J. Blige & Nas together
Aretha Franklin
Lauryn Hill (she showed up over an hour late, performed for 45 mins 😒)
Grandmaster Flash
Wanda Jackson in a dive bar
Mary J. Blige & Nas together
Aretha Franklin
Lauryn Hill (she showed up over an hour late, performed for 45 mins 😒)
Grandmaster Flash
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you’ve seen:
David Bowie
Peter Gabriel
Devo
Tom Waits
Cab Calloway
David Bowie
Peter Gabriel
Devo
Tom Waits
Cab Calloway
December 1, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've seen
Horsegirl
The Smile
Waterson:Carthy
David Bowie
Fugazi
Horsegirl
The Smile
Waterson:Carthy
David Bowie
Fugazi
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What were your #Top5Birds or bird moments from the past week?
Mine, in Gloucestershire:
1. Enormous cloud of Golden Plover in flight
2. First of year Bewick’s Swan
3. Hand-feeding a Rook
4. First of year White-fronted Goose
5. Male Shoveler looking glorious in evening sunlight
🪶
Mine, in Gloucestershire:
1. Enormous cloud of Golden Plover in flight
2. First of year Bewick’s Swan
3. Hand-feeding a Rook
4. First of year White-fronted Goose
5. Male Shoveler looking glorious in evening sunlight
🪶
November 30, 2025 at 8:12 PM
What were your #Top5Birds or bird moments from the past week?
Mine, in Gloucestershire:
1. Enormous cloud of Golden Plover in flight
2. First of year Bewick’s Swan
3. Hand-feeding a Rook
4. First of year White-fronted Goose
5. Male Shoveler looking glorious in evening sunlight
🪶
Mine, in Gloucestershire:
1. Enormous cloud of Golden Plover in flight
2. First of year Bewick’s Swan
3. Hand-feeding a Rook
4. First of year White-fronted Goose
5. Male Shoveler looking glorious in evening sunlight
🪶
Snow potential index — 2/10 (↑): Outside chance of a modest accumulation early Tues before rain; we’ll have another shot Friday night into Saturday, too.
The snow potential index is a daily assessment of the potential for at least 1 inch of snow in the next week in the DC area, on a 0-to-10 scale.
The snow potential index is a daily assessment of the potential for at least 1 inch of snow in the next week in the DC area, on a 0-to-10 scale.
December 1, 2025 at 12:46 AM
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Around Portland, during a very long jaunt from southwest 23rd into downtown, then riverwalk to the pedestrian bridge, back southeast along division street. Absolutely zippo "war-ravaged" stuff. Just so many nice, thoughtful, creative people met in casual conversation along the way. 1/2
November 30, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Around Portland, during a very long jaunt from southwest 23rd into downtown, then riverwalk to the pedestrian bridge, back southeast along division street. Absolutely zippo "war-ravaged" stuff. Just so many nice, thoughtful, creative people met in casual conversation along the way. 1/2
Gorgeous
Bald eagle flying in front of the Moon yesterday by Conowingo Dam in Darlington, Maryland. 🪶 🦅
November 30, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Gorgeous
Student Deported As She Went Home for Thanksgiving politicalwire.com/2025/11/30/s...
Student Deported As She Went Home for Thanksgiving
"A 19-year-old college student was about to board a flight to surprise her family for Thanksgiving when she was detained at Boston Logan International Airport and deported to Honduras two days later,"...
politicalwire.com
November 30, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Student Deported As She Went Home for Thanksgiving politicalwire.com/2025/11/30/s...
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I take Wikipedia for granted. Reading this Jimmy Wales interview reminded me in our Fantasyland age what a remarkable and important creation it is. True pillar of civilization. Runs on only $200 million a year. Requires our support. So I’m finally donating. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/18/m...
The Culture Wars Came for Wikipedia. Jimmy Wales Is Staying the Course.
www.nytimes.com
November 30, 2025 at 1:51 PM
I take Wikipedia for granted. Reading this Jimmy Wales interview reminded me in our Fantasyland age what a remarkable and important creation it is. True pillar of civilization. Runs on only $200 million a year. Requires our support. So I’m finally donating. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/18/m...
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“We’re broken and we’re being poached by ICE,” one official with the prison workers union told ProPublica. “It’s unbelievable. People are leaving in droves.”
By @keribla.bsky.social
By @keribla.bsky.social
As Federal Prisons Run Low on Food and Toilet Paper, Corrections Officers Leave in Droves for ICE
Many of the problems the agency is facing now are not new, but staff and prisoners fear an exodus of officers could make life behind bars even worse.
www.propublica.org
November 30, 2025 at 5:41 PM
“We’re broken and we’re being poached by ICE,” one official with the prison workers union told ProPublica. “It’s unbelievable. People are leaving in droves.”
By @keribla.bsky.social
By @keribla.bsky.social
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Thanks @charlesgaba.com for sharing all this ACA coverage info that our government should be providing (along with a lot of other things) but isn’t.
📣 REPOST: Grouching Towards Enrollment: My 2026 #ACA Open Enrollment Guide:
acasignups.net/25/11/28/gro...
acasignups.net/25/11/28/gro...
Grouching towards Enrollment: My 2026 ACA OEP Guide (Updated w/2 more tips!)
Almost exactly a year ago I began my 2025 ACA Open Enrollment Period guide with the following words: This is the best OEP ever for the ACA for several reasons: The expanded/enhanced premium subsidies ...
acasignups.net
November 30, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Thanks @charlesgaba.com for sharing all this ACA coverage info that our government should be providing (along with a lot of other things) but isn’t.
Morning weather: a few minutes of sleet, then it stopped. A while later, rain started. Result: I am still indoors, listening to WPRB.com. The bird I am/was most likely to look for is miles to the west, where there has been actual snow. And most DC area drivers don't know how to drive in snow ...
WPRB 103.3 FM – Princeton, NJ – Community Supported Independent Radio
WPRB.com
November 30, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Morning weather: a few minutes of sleet, then it stopped. A while later, rain started. Result: I am still indoors, listening to WPRB.com. The bird I am/was most likely to look for is miles to the west, where there has been actual snow. And most DC area drivers don't know how to drive in snow ...
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November 30, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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Pretty much ANY statistic you see cited to frighten you about vaccines comes from the VAERS database. (Including the recent evidence-free missive from Vinay Prasad). Here's why VAERS can NEVER be a proper source for population-level vaccine risk estimates.
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November 30, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Pretty much ANY statistic you see cited to frighten you about vaccines comes from the VAERS database. (Including the recent evidence-free missive from Vinay Prasad). Here's why VAERS can NEVER be a proper source for population-level vaccine risk estimates.
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