Backyard and Beyond

Starting out from Brooklyn, an amateur naturalist explores our world.

As John Burroughs said, “The place to observe nature is where you are.”

Pied-billed Grebe

Podilymbus podicepsOur smallest grebe species is the Pied-billed, Podilymbus podiceps.Podilymbus podicepsThere was one in a flotilla of Canada Geese the other day in the Valley Water.Podilymbus podiceps(Same bird here, just a lot of differing lighting situations.)

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Two and a quarter million more Americans voted for Hillary Clinton than for Donald Trump, and counting (freaking California is so slow!). Considering the blatant voter-suppression tactics Southern Republicans have perfected in the wake of the Republican majority of the Supreme Court’s gutting of the Voting Rights Act, this is quite impressive.

Trump et al. are big-lying that the overwhelming vote against him is made up of “illegal voters.” Then surely he wants a recount in every state right? Of course not.

The Electoral College needs to step up and refuse to vote next month for this mendacious pestilence who has his fingers around the throat of democracy.

mthew

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3 responses to “Pied-billed Grebe”

  1. SB

    FYI, there’s a change.org petition that addresses the issue:

    https://www.change.org/p/electoral-college-electors-electoral-college-make-hillary-clinton-president-on-december-19?source_location=discover_feed

    More than 4.6M have already signed.

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    1. mthew

      Thanks, SB. I’ve signed that one, too.

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  2. Beverly Seaton

    Ageed. The electoral college is a disaster in modern times.

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