Judy Johnson
@ravens4kewl.bsky.social
Birds, bugs, and bat crap crazy! Progressive old fart in Fresno CA, believes deeply in diversity and inclusivity.
More from Merced NWR.
Black phoebe taking flight.
Black phoebe taking flight.
November 20, 2025 at 5:37 PM
More from Merced NWR.
Black phoebe taking flight.
Black phoebe taking flight.
I’M BACK BITCHES!
Made it to Merced NWR with my new mirrorless camera on a grim, dim, rainy day and did my best. This is one of my favorites, because you can see both snow and Ross’ geese, and because of that one bird (you’ll know it when you see it).
Made it to Merced NWR with my new mirrorless camera on a grim, dim, rainy day and did my best. This is one of my favorites, because you can see both snow and Ross’ geese, and because of that one bird (you’ll know it when you see it).
November 20, 2025 at 5:22 PM
I’M BACK BITCHES!
Made it to Merced NWR with my new mirrorless camera on a grim, dim, rainy day and did my best. This is one of my favorites, because you can see both snow and Ross’ geese, and because of that one bird (you’ll know it when you see it).
Made it to Merced NWR with my new mirrorless camera on a grim, dim, rainy day and did my best. This is one of my favorites, because you can see both snow and Ross’ geese, and because of that one bird (you’ll know it when you see it).
Been awhile since I’ve posted bird pictures. Fact is my birding camera was stolen because I am an idiot.
But I now have a nifty new camera! Mirrorless! I’ve managed one trip to my favorite birding spot, but it was rainy and dim. I will post my best later. (Camera details in alt text)
But I now have a nifty new camera! Mirrorless! I’ve managed one trip to my favorite birding spot, but it was rainy and dim. I will post my best later. (Camera details in alt text)
November 20, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Been awhile since I’ve posted bird pictures. Fact is my birding camera was stolen because I am an idiot.
But I now have a nifty new camera! Mirrorless! I’ve managed one trip to my favorite birding spot, but it was rainy and dim. I will post my best later. (Camera details in alt text)
But I now have a nifty new camera! Mirrorless! I’ve managed one trip to my favorite birding spot, but it was rainy and dim. I will post my best later. (Camera details in alt text)
So, I have to renew my driver’s license, and this time, because I am 70 years old, I have to go in and get my picture taken and pass the eye test. So I figured, I should try and get a Real ID. (thread)
April 11, 2025 at 6:01 AM
So, I have to renew my driver’s license, and this time, because I am 70 years old, I have to go in and get my picture taken and pass the eye test. So I figured, I should try and get a Real ID. (thread)
In the middle of the deep red Central Valley, we showed up.
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Fresno Joins Global Protest Against Donald Trump and Elon Musk
More than a thousand people gathered in Fresno on Saturday as part of a global “Hands Off!” protest against President Donald Trump, Elon Musk.
gvwire.com
April 6, 2025 at 5:35 AM
In the middle of the deep red Central Valley, we showed up.
gvwire.com/2025/04/05/f...
gvwire.com/2025/04/05/f...
This elegant Northern pintail is not the only one worrying about the dumpster fire that is the United States.
March 15, 2025 at 2:40 AM
This elegant Northern pintail is not the only one worrying about the dumpster fire that is the United States.
I *knew* it was him!
Cheetohead strong-
armed the Army Corp of Engineers into dumping water from 2 San Joaquin Valley reservoirs, even though there was no chance in hell that it actually reach Los Angeles. He just wasted water needed for summer agriculture.
Fuck him and the horse he rode in on.
Cheetohead strong-
armed the Army Corp of Engineers into dumping water from 2 San Joaquin Valley reservoirs, even though there was no chance in hell that it actually reach Los Angeles. He just wasted water needed for summer agriculture.
Fuck him and the horse he rode in on.
Army Corps knew Trump's water release order in California's San Joaquin Valley was a waste
The Army Corps responsible for releasing reservoir water at President Trump’s order knew it wouldn’t reach Southern California as promised.
www.visaliatimesdelta.com
March 10, 2025 at 1:11 AM
I *knew* it was him!
Cheetohead strong-
armed the Army Corp of Engineers into dumping water from 2 San Joaquin Valley reservoirs, even though there was no chance in hell that it actually reach Los Angeles. He just wasted water needed for summer agriculture.
Fuck him and the horse he rode in on.
Cheetohead strong-
armed the Army Corp of Engineers into dumping water from 2 San Joaquin Valley reservoirs, even though there was no chance in hell that it actually reach Los Angeles. He just wasted water needed for summer agriculture.
Fuck him and the horse he rode in on.
Reposted by Judy Johnson
An excellent deep dive intp the dats behind FIRE's "campus free speech" rankings. You won't be surprised to learn they are bullshit, riddled with errors and willful misrepresentions. This is not a serious organization and we would stop treating it as such. www.chronicle.com/article/the-...
Opinion | The Problem With FIRE’s Data
Their influential rankings are based on faulty information.
www.chronicle.com
February 21, 2025 at 12:24 PM
An excellent deep dive intp the dats behind FIRE's "campus free speech" rankings. You won't be surprised to learn they are bullshit, riddled with errors and willful misrepresentions. This is not a serious organization and we would stop treating it as such. www.chronicle.com/article/the-...
Gotta admit, I do NOT like caves. But today was the day I learned about Stephen Bishop, self taught geologist who explored Mammoth Cave. Many of the features of the cave were named by him. I would gladly tour Mammoth with this man.
Enslaved Tour Guide Stephen Bishop Made Mammoth Cave the Must-See Destination It Is Today
In the 1830s and '40s, the pioneering spelunker mapped out many of the underground system's most popular spots
www.smithsonianmag.com
February 19, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Gotta admit, I do NOT like caves. But today was the day I learned about Stephen Bishop, self taught geologist who explored Mammoth Cave. Many of the features of the cave were named by him. I would gladly tour Mammoth with this man.
Seems appropriate to bring up the importance of black trans people in the Stonewall riots, since the fuckers have removed any reference to transgendered people on the US Park Service Stonewall Inn Website.
aaregistry.org/story/black-...
aaregistry.org/story/black-...
Black History And The Stonewall Riots, a story
*Black history and the Stonewall Riots are affirmed on this date in 1969. The Stonewall riots, also known as the Stonewall Uprising, Stonewall Rebellion, or simply Stonewall, were protests by members ...
aaregistry.org
February 14, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Seems appropriate to bring up the importance of black trans people in the Stonewall riots, since the fuckers have removed any reference to transgendered people on the US Park Service Stonewall Inn Website.
aaregistry.org/story/black-...
aaregistry.org/story/black-...
Emmy award winning birder, barrier-breaking comic writer, conqueror of leash-less dog-walking scofflaws, and all-around good egg, I love Christian Cooper.
The Black Man 'Central Park Karen' Put in Danger Just Achieved An Extraordinary Win
The subject of the viral bird watching incident of 2020 earned one of the greatest awards in television at the Daytime Emmys over the weekend.
www.theroot.com
February 11, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Emmy award winning birder, barrier-breaking comic writer, conqueror of leash-less dog-walking scofflaws, and all-around good egg, I love Christian Cooper.
Living just an hours drive from the entrance to Sequoia National Park, the story of Charles Young has a special significance. The third Black graduate of West Point, Young was Captain of a company of Buffalo Soldiers when he was appointed acting superintendent of Sequoia NP.
Meet Charles Young, the First Black National Park Superintendent
A military leader and conservationist, Young made history at a time when the achievements of Black Americans were often erased from the record.
www.audubon.org
February 8, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Living just an hours drive from the entrance to Sequoia National Park, the story of Charles Young has a special significance. The third Black graduate of West Point, Young was Captain of a company of Buffalo Soldiers when he was appointed acting superintendent of Sequoia NP.
Vivien Thomas. An amazing man.
Vivien Thomas (1910-1985): The Surgical Technician Who Revolutionized Cardiac Surgery - AfroScience
Vivien Theodore Thomas was born on August 29, 1910, in New Iberia, Louisiana. Raised in Nashville, T
afroscience.org
February 7, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Vivien Thomas. An amazing man.
My last offering on the Nicholas Brothers. Long, but worth it.
The Nicholas Brothers documentary
YouTube video by EP's Vault 2
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February 7, 2025 at 6:33 PM
My last offering on the Nicholas Brothers. Long, but worth it.
The young Nicholas Brothers met Fred Astaire.
When the Nicholas Brothers met Fred Astaire...
YouTube video by My Lovely Dead Friends
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February 5, 2025 at 4:08 AM
The young Nicholas Brothers met Fred Astaire.
The Nicholas brothers with Gene Kelly.
Nicholas Brothers and Gene Kelly.
YouTube video by docludi2
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February 5, 2025 at 4:04 AM
The Nicholas brothers with Gene Kelly.
Very young Nicholas Brothers. It’s amazing how they make it look so easy.
The Nicholas Brothers - "Lucky Number" (1936)
YouTube video by J Vrd
youtu.be
February 4, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Very young Nicholas Brothers. It’s amazing how they make it look so easy.
The Nicholas Brothers were utterly amazing dancers. In celebration of Black History Month and because things are shitty and you cannot avoid smiling when watching these two artists, today I will be sharing several of their performances.
youtu.be/fNKRm6H-qOU
youtu.be/fNKRm6H-qOU
Nicholas Brothers .. The greatest dance sequence
YouTube video by docludi2
youtu.be
February 4, 2025 at 8:09 PM
The Nicholas Brothers were utterly amazing dancers. In celebration of Black History Month and because things are shitty and you cannot avoid smiling when watching these two artists, today I will be sharing several of their performances.
youtu.be/fNKRm6H-qOU
youtu.be/fNKRm6H-qOU
What the actual fuck?
Musk acolyte, 25, has access to 'nearly all payments made by U.S. government‘
DOGE employee Marko Elez has allegedly been granted administrator-level privileges to read and write code on two highly sensitive payment systems
www.independent.co.uk
February 4, 2025 at 6:52 PM
What the actual fuck?
I stumbled upon a documentary narrated by Morgan Freeman on the 761 Tank Battalion, a segregated independent (less politely, bastard) battalion in WWII. These men were amazing. Serving primarily under Patton, they penetrated the Siegfried Line, allowing US forces into Germany.
761st Tank Battalion (United States) - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
February 3, 2025 at 8:48 PM
I stumbled upon a documentary narrated by Morgan Freeman on the 761 Tank Battalion, a segregated independent (less politely, bastard) battalion in WWII. These men were amazing. Serving primarily under Patton, they penetrated the Siegfried Line, allowing US forces into Germany.
In honor of Black History Month, I give you the story of Henry Ossian Flipper, first Black American to graduate West Point. After serving with distinction in the Western frontier, he was courtmartialed for embezzlement, eventually being posthumously exonerated.
www.blackpast.org/african-amer...
www.blackpast.org/african-amer...
Henry Ossian Flipper (1856-1940) •
Born near Thomasville, Georgia on March 21, 1856, Henry O. Flipper rose to prominence as the first African American graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1877. Despite being ...
www.blackpast.org
February 2, 2025 at 6:46 PM
In honor of Black History Month, I give you the story of Henry Ossian Flipper, first Black American to graduate West Point. After serving with distinction in the Western frontier, he was courtmartialed for embezzlement, eventually being posthumously exonerated.
www.blackpast.org/african-amer...
www.blackpast.org/african-amer...
Reposted by Judy Johnson
Reposted by Judy Johnson
This photo hits hard.
The FBI’s core values, including integrity, compassion, fairness, and allegiance to the Constitution - and oh, yeah, diversity, are being painted over at the FBI Academy. Source: NYT.
January 31, 2025 at 8:55 PM
This photo hits hard.
Reposted by Judy Johnson
Trump's faucet uncovered!
Trump apparently directed the Army Corps of Engineers to meddle in local water policy and angered a whole bunch of farmers—and likely his supporters—all to try to win a political point. The water appears to be directed to recently *FLOODED* farm lands.
Decision to dump water from Tulare County lakes altered after sending locals into a mad scramble – SJV Water
Water managers were relieved Thursday evening after the Army Corps of Engineers agreed to back off of a sudden decision earlier in the day to dump massive
sjvwater.org
January 31, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Trump's faucet uncovered!