I really thought this was a headline from @theonion.com. Alas, it is not.
Dork. Except when too busy being a doofus. Also, sometimes I go outside and pay attention to things.
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I really thought this was a headline from @theonion.com. Alas, it is not.
#FirstBirdOfMyDay: A hawk flying over the river, seen from below as I crossed the bridge. My identification skills for birds of prey in flight are practically nil, so "hawk" is the best I can do.
That's what it seemed like to me. They gave him his eulogy ahead of time.
Ever take a holiday off from work? Congratulations: You've benefited from the labor movement. Let's use our day off to let our lawmakers and leaders know that our numbers will matter more than the handful of billionaires when election time comes. #ARpx #Resist #LittleRock
#FirstBirdOfMyDay: A pair of mourning doves
Working on my sign. See everyone Monday. #ARpx #Resist #Arkansas #ARProtest #LittleRock
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#FirstBirdOfMyDay: American robin, finally. Was beginning to wonder where all the birds were hiding.
They're up to something. 😁
I feel bad giggling at things like this, but I feel worse thinking about all the lives he has ruined and ended in 7 short months.
We can't have nice things.
The moment hopescrolling returns to doomscrolling.
I failed miserably as well. Connections Puzzle #811 🟨🟨🟦🟨 🟨🟦🟨🟨 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟪🟪🟪🟦 🟩🟪🟪🟪
They did dry out, eventually! We received 6 inches/152 mm of rain on Thursday, but the sun returned on Friday. The rain was much-needed, but it would be nice if we didn't get it all in one day.
Wheee! This is what makes life in Arkansas so exciting! 😕
Good luck!
Zuck and Musk already know your IP address. 😂
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#FirstBirdOfMyDay: Northern cardinal, male
I use Verizon as well for home internet, so that is weird!
It's chimney swift migration season in #Arkansas! If you've never watched migrating swifts funnel tornado-like into a roost at sunset, here's your chance:
Using Wi-Fi right now, and it seems to be working. My phone usually thinks I'm in Tennesee (Memphis or Nashville 🤷♀️) ‐‐ it doesn't seem to affect connectivity or usability for me.
🍊💩 is pouting because there is a billionaire he couldn't buy with a government post.
I don't think they've said.
Similar experience. First time was in school, but I don't remember when exactly. Have occasionally seen it since, and it was even mentioned (criticizingly) in a book I read at some point over the past year, which made me look it up to remind myself what it was.
I remember it, the manifest destiny painting. "American Progress" for white European colonizers at the expense of everyone and everything else.
#FirstBirdOfMyDay: One very wet house sparrow, soon joined by the whole crew of very wet house sparrows. #WhatsYours
My point is, we can feel good about the camp closure, but let's not forget there are still lives at stake.
I'm glad for the end to this detention center, but the unlawfully detained immigrants now will be sent to other concentration camps where they will continue to be mistreated, or they will be deported immediately to whatever country amuses 🍊💩 and 🐶🔫.
😈🐂🛁⁉️ I had to Google that one. 😄
True
And abortion bans.
The transformational president of the American worker? 😳❓️I mean, I guess she didn't say it was a positive transformation.
I cheated a little. Some unidentified blip was first, but was seen so briefly that I couldn't even tell you its shape. The dove was actually second. They are slowly returning to the cedars, where their winterlong family reunion is held.
He got his peanuts. He needed to stop griping.
Exactly! 🤣
Yes. They usually forage on the ground but will sometimes check out the feeders. The adults manage it better.
Ha ha, thanks!
Yes, it was! One of the benefits of getting out at sunrise. 😄
Same!
#FirstBirdOfMyDay: Mourning dove this morning
8/27 - ARKANSAS 📣 LITTLE ROCK - TODAY: 2 PROTESTS, 1 DAY! ☀️ Morning: Woodrow Overpass Theme: Solidarity to DC | Nat Guard ≠ Cops | FREE DC 🕖 7AM Early & LOUD 🔥 Rush Hour: W. Markham & Broadway 🕓 4:30 PM — Be there. #FreeDC #50501Arkansas #ThePeoplesProtestsAndMarchesAR #50501LittleRock
The cats alerted me. Who needs watchdogs? 🤣
When you wake up to two police cars parked outside your house ... It's nothing, right?
Lol. I was wondering if she knows Scandinavia is not a country.
Leslie Rutledge kept her mouth shut? Hunh. There's a first time for everything.
I wish I were even slightly surprised.
And second, impeach Vance for being complicit in keeping in power a president who is obviously unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office.
I think it was supposed to be his imagined Trump response. Pretty good, actually, since it was so meandering and unintelligible.
Ah ... I checked the FAQ on the AR secretary of state's website after I posted that, and they have 4 days posted. Accident? Or willfully making voting difficult?
No, wait, I thought he third bullet said 4 days prior, but I just reread it and it says same day, so now I think all three are wrong. 🤣 Which one is true?
That's a tough one ... I'm pretty sure we still have a 30-day deadline, so I think the first bullet is wrong. Also, I don't remember the paper app being changed, so I think that bullet is wrong. The third one seems unlikely, but since I'm 97.5% sure on the first two, I'm going to choose 3 as true.
Aww, it left a present for you! 😵💫
#FirstBirdOfMyDay: Juvenile starling cleaning up the mealworm remains
Ugh. Sorry it got you. I've read covid is on the rise again. Hope it's a mild case!
#FirstBirdOfMyDay: American robin
😮 Fantastic!
Bookish sounds interesting! Have you watched any of it?
I came here to say exactly this.
#FirstBirdOfMyDay: Blue jay letting all win hearing distance know his dissatisfaction with breakfast being late.
Sounds wonderful!
I live in one of those states. I believe it.
Guess I'm gonna get to learn first-hand what it's like to live in a police state. Bring it.
Agree. And Boone County, AR, is famous for its racists. They put their racist views right up on the billboards along the highway so there's no mistake about who is welcome. I wouldn't doubt that they think they need the National Guard to protect them.
🤣 I'll never get tired of watching this. Best thing he's ever done on TV.
Meal Team 6's intimidation tactics were very amusing. Bringing out their drug-sniffing dog to water the grass really put the fear into me. 🤣
#FirstBirdOfMyDay: American robins
Time to let the Guard know how we feel about this. 3-4 p.m. today (Saturday) at the bike path near the gates to Camp Robinson, 706 E. Military, NLR. #NoGuardForICE #Resist #ARProtest #ARpx @50501arkansas.bsky.social
They need to add a little spray-tan orange to the makeup so it'll match the rest of his skin.
#FirstBirdOfMyDay: The starling gang, attacking the feeders as though they haven't eaten in days.
Just Googled. Fantastic!
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#FirstBirdOfMyDay: A juvenile brown thrasher trying to take a free meal from the feeders but losing the game to the starling gang. #WhatsYours
"That's fair," replied the Republicans, nodding.
I guess Putin has made his statement to 🍊💩.
Oh, I think it's bee balm! Way too tall for dead-nettle.
Dead-nettle?
And Hegseth by his side grinning like the fool he is.
It really is. The official field guides still say that central Arkansas does not have a breeding population, but that has changed in the years since I've lived here. They need to update their books. 😄 (The online sources are more accurate.)
A big, fat "obey in advance" from the Arkansas Guard. #ARpx
Somebody forgot to keep his phone locked away until he got his morning meds. He admitted he's not doing well?
🔥 Never let 'em rest.
This.
OK, @governor.ca.gov, it's go time! #Resist
I wanna laugh, but ...
We didn't hit HD as hard as we hit Target.
A new FBOYD! Nice.
#FirstBirdOfMyDay: A bird of prey, seen only for a moment, from behind, as it flew away from a tree I walked past. Juvenile Mississippi kite, I think (only about 75% certain).
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Me neither. Haven't stepped foot in there since February. Bonus result: I've learned there are a lot of things I thought I needed that I can actually live without.
Exactly.
I'm a little ashamed that I didn't get the blue row first. 😳 Connections Puzzle #800 🟩🟦🟨🟪 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟪🟪🟪🟪
Because he has no intention of allowing a free and fair election in 2028. Or any election at all.
It's our own fault!
I'll be sticking to drinking coffee at home, without the café ambience. 😕 (I might have stocked up on my favorites before the Brazil tariffs kicked in ...)
#FirstBirdOfMyDay: Northern cardinal in a cedar tree, fanned tail feathers backlit by the rising sun, making every barb visible
Coffee shop prices vs. pay are about the same here. Luxury item.
That is so cool! I once briefly considered opening a cat café/co-working space. I had a location picked out and a name: The Purrcolator. 😹 But I know nothing about running a café. I only know about herding cats.
Accurate.
