#Introduction

I am a poet and aware
Of some of the baggage
That comes with That

I belong to a protected class
And a gender, and I am aware
of that debt, Inherited and still owed

I am in love with us
And the temple we call Earth
I despair in our hatred

I create
Because that is when
I know the Universe

So now I am
#Introduced
and still #unknown

Disappointed #girl #mom shared #powerful #post about #gendered #clothes at #Gap—it immediately triggered #change.

The mom expressed her #grievance about #kids being #introduced to #genderroles as early as 2 years of age and her #plea was heard.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #GenderRoles #GenderStereotypes #Hate #Bigotry #Discrimination #Misogyny #Homophobia #Transphobia

https://amplify.upworthy.com/disappointed-girl-mom-shares-powerful-post-about-gendered-clothes-at-gapit-immediately-triggered-change

Peaches Spread Across North America Through Indigenous Networks, Radiocarbon Dating And Document Analysis Show
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https://phys.org/news/2024-11-peaches-north-america-indigenous-networks.html <-- shared technical article
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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-52597-8 <-- shared paper
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https://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2024/nov/27/meet-the-peach-that-traveled-the-trail-of-tears/ <-- shared media article
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #FirstNation #cultivation #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #indigenous #forest #farming #sustenance #foodsecurity #traditional #deliberate #garden #ethnobiology #archaeology #anthropology #biology #forestgarden #transplanting #management #wildplant #biogeography #culture #ethnohistory #peach #peaches #fruit #tree #orchard #introduced #Spanish #indigenised #dates #dating #radiocarbondating #pits #peachpits #chronology #chronological #model #modeling #landmanagement #landuse #practices #socioecology #colonialisation #NorthAmerica #USA

Some exotics spotted today. A Chaffinch in Wānaka, and a Yellowhammer and Lesser Redpoll in Queenstown.

‘#Toxic and intense’ #character #introduced to #Hollyoaks #cast in #conversiontherapy #storyline.

The #Channel4 #soap’s long-running #storyline exploring the #dangers of #conversiontherapy follows #HollyoaksHigh #interim #headteacher Carter, as he implements his #sinister #scheme to “#convert” #LucasHay under the guise of a so-called #selfhelp #supportgroup.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #UK #Entertainment #TV #ConversionTherapy #Representation #Culture

https://www.thepinknews.com/2024/02/07/hollyoaks-conversion-therapy-episode/

#Maryland #House #committee #kills #bill to #ban #transgender #kids from #School #sports.

State Del. #KathySzeliga (R-Baltimore County) #introduced #HB47. More than a dozen other #Republican #lawmakers co-sponsored the measure.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Maryland #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate

https://www.washingtonblade.com/2024/02/01/md-house-committee-kills-bill-to-ban-transgender-kids-from-sports-teams-2/

#TedCruz Is A #Supernova Of #Hypocrisy. That's Right, We See You *Rafael*.

Despite Ted not being his #legal #name, the #Hatemongering #Republican Senator just #introduced a bill that would allow for #deadnaming.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Texas #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate

https://www.pride.com/politics/ted-cruz-is-a-hypocrite

#Bumblebee and flower: maybe a scotch thistle?

In #Australia, Bumblebees are only present in #Tasmania, having been #illegally #introduced there in the early 1990s, probably by individuals who wanted them to pollinate crops. Unfortunately they have also assisted pest plants to spread more widely and more quickly in that state.

From Thieving Parrots To Boozy Pigeons: Why New Zealand Is Obsessed With Its Native Birds
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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/may/26/from-thieving-parrots-to-boozy-pigeons-why-new-zealand-is-obsessed-with-its-native-birds <-- shared media article
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#newzealand #wildlife #nativebirds #MiamiZoo #kiwi #Pāora #ecology #Aotearoa #ecological #bird #birds #flightless ##conservation #endangeredspecies #feral #culling #introduced #feralpredators #cats #domesticcats #protection #extinction #birdoftheyear #tui #kākāpō #woodpigeon #moa #huia #Maori #Māori
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