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02.03.2026 00:01 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Too many satellites? Earth’s orbit is on track for a catastrophe – but we can stop it Cultural, spiritual, and most environmental impacts aren’t taken into account when launching thousands of satellites.

From @theconversation.com: On the negative externalities of megaconstellations of satellites streaking visibly across the sky.
theconversation.com/too-many-sat...

28.02.2026 00:58 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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TIDINGS: Squeaky clean edition

Soap and sex in today's squeaky clean edition of Tidings, our weekly newsletter of recommended stories. seabird.kit.com/posts/tiding...

27.02.2026 20:19 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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They just wanted to grow food. Their suburban neighbors declared war. β€œWe are a sustainable community, but we are not a rural community.”

From @motherjones.com: A new book looks at the ongoing fight for the right to grow food, not just grass, in your own yard.
www.motherjones.com/environment/...

26.02.2026 01:31 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The big case against owning small pets Your pet fish β€” or bird, or hamster β€” is probably miserable.

From @kennytorrella.bsky.social in @vox.com: On the ethics of keeping small pets like birds, hamsters, and reptiles, providing alleged comfort but denying their natural tendencies to roam.
www.vox.com/the-highligh...

25.02.2026 17:02 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Humbled by Evolution Understanding the history and diversity of life inspires awe and wonder.

From @carlbergstrom.com and Lee Alan Dugatkin in @americanscientist.org, a very nice essay on the beauty of evolutionary theory and the wonderful diversity of life emerging from its simple principles. www.americanscientist.org/article/humb...

24.02.2026 21:06 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Last Yak Herder Of Ladakh | NOEMA As glaciers melt and traditions fade, one man’s journey across Ladakh’s sacred pastures is a living archive of a disappearing way of life.

From @noemamag.com: Stunning photographs and a visit with Thinlay Nurboo, one of the last people keeping up the traditional way of life of Himalayan yak herders in the face of climate change and modernity. www.noemamag.com/the-last-yak...

23.02.2026 21:36 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Beast of Bentonville | Olivia Paschal In retrospect, the week of Donald Trump’s inauguration was an inopportune time for Walmart to hold the grand opening of its new corporate campus.

From @oliviapaschal.com in @nplusonemag.com, on Walmart's fit for current times: "not quite conservative enough, not quite liberal enough, not quite a tech company, not just a brick-and-mortar retailer, either."
www.nplusonemag.com/online-only/...

21.02.2026 18:54 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Tidings from Seabird Subscribe for roundups of the most interesting and intriguing links shared by our community on the Seabird app.

Our weekly newsletter, Tidings, rounds up the best links and stories shared by the community on Seabird. Out on Fridays and completely free, subscribe here! tidings.seabirdreader.com

21.02.2026 18:51 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Bird of the Year | Poorly Drawn Lines Comics by Reza Farazmand

Who's your pick for bird of the year?
poorlydrawnlines.com/comic/bird-o...

20.02.2026 22:11 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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TIDINGS: You've got mail

Bookmark some weekend reading with the newest edition of Tidings, featuring lots of great stories shared by the Seabird community.
seabird.kit.com/posts/tiding...

20.02.2026 20:26 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Jeremy Vine loves him, motorists hate him. Is this man London’s most controversial cyclist? How Cycling Mikey's quest for road safety divided London

From @londonermag.bsky.social: Profile of Cycling Mikey, hero to some, a "pedaling pest" to others for his solo mission of enforcing traffic laws on behalf of cyclists.
www.the-londoner.co.uk/jeremy-vine-...

19.02.2026 17:34 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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In Search of Wikipedia’s Saviors β€” The Dial Can Tom, Betty, Patricia and Isidora rescue the site from AI?

From @imogenwk.bsky.social in @thedialmag.bsky.social: Dispatch from gatherings of Wikipedians, the volunteers keeping "a staggering feat of human endeavor" alive in the age of AI.
www.thedial.world/articles/new...

18.02.2026 17:18 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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How One Arkansas Family Is Rewriting the Rules of Rice Farming In flooded fields amid a waterfowler’s paradise, the Isbells are reimagining how to use the landβ€”and gaining the attention of sake brewers worldwide

An unexpectedly interesting profile of an Arkansas farmer whose innovative methods include growing specialty Japanese rice in America and acting as unofficial ambassador for American-grown rice in Japan.
gardenandgun.com/feature/isbe...

16.02.2026 17:44 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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TIDINGS: pedaling pest and magic mushrooms

This week's Tidings round-up of stories, available now! seabird.kit.com/posts/tiding...

13.02.2026 20:01 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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My Dog Tintin’s Trans-Atlantic Voyage on the Queen Mary 2

When your dog is too scared to fly but needs to cross the Atlantic, a luxury cruise is one alternative. An illustrated guide to taking a nervous canine aboard the QM2.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/t...

07.02.2026 18:40 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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TIDINGS: Happy as a clam

Every Friday we send out a free newsletter curating the most interesting links shared on Seabird. Check out this week's edition here and subscribe to never miss an issue!
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06.02.2026 20:58 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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TIDINGS: Happy as a clam

Every Friday we send out a free newsletter curating the most interesting links shared on Seabird. Check out this week's edition here and subscribe to never miss an issue!
seabird.kit.com/posts/tiding...

06.02.2026 20:58 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Album Review: Naive Melodies by Various Artists (BBE Music) Talking Heads covers filtered through Afrobeat, gospel, samba, and dubβ€”a tribute that reroutes the band’s rhythms back to the Black musical lineages they borrowed from.

From @thestandards.bsky.social: A new compilation explores the African, Latin, and gospel influences on Talking Heads through reimagined covers from contemporary artists. www.shatterthestandards.com/p/album-revi...

03.02.2026 19:33 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Fast, Affordable, Illegal | Sightline Institute Homes on wheels are a lifeline for families, but zoning codes are still trying to keep them out.

From @citizen-cate.bsky.social at @sightline.org: What other jurisdictions can learn from Portland, Oregon's embrace of tiny homes on wheels, a flexible housing option that appeals with or without legality.
www.sightline.org/2026/01/26/f...

02.02.2026 21:24 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Tariff Turmoil: Why America's Trade Policy Rocked the Global Cheese Industry | culture: the word on cheese For the specialty cheese industry, β€œLiberation Day” was anything but liberating. On April 2, 2025, President Donald Trump issued an executive order implementing a broad set of new tariffs, or taxes on...

As a year of chaotic tariffs impacts the cheese industry, you may need a Swiss bank account to afford a wheel of Emmental.
culturecheesemag.com/stories/amer...

31.01.2026 17:48 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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TIDINGS: Say cheese

Recommended reading for the weekend: tariffed cheeses, swift bricks, erotic typewriters, and more.
seabird.kit.com/posts/tiding...

30.01.2026 20:14 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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TIDINGS: Super feathers and extra inches

New Tidings is out today! Check it for your recommended weekend reads.
seabird.kit.com/posts/tiding...

23.01.2026 22:00 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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TIDINGS: Super feathers and extra inches

New Tidings is out today! Check it for your recommended weekend reads.
seabird.kit.com/posts/tiding...

23.01.2026 22:00 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Soul of the Grateful Dead The late Bob Weir was crucial to shaping the sound of the world’s greatest jam band.

From @dgraham.bsky.social in @theatlantic.com: An appreciation of Bob Weir, the late, underappreciated guitarist for the Grateful Dead.
www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026...

18.01.2026 18:16 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Double Take - Orion Magazine Are people crying Bigfoot when it’s really a bear?

Recommended weekend read: @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social in @orionmagazine.bsky.social on Bigfoot. Who needs cryptids when you have the wonder of real bears? orionmagazine.org/article/bigf...

17.01.2026 20:04 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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TIDINGS: Bigfoots and small canaries

New Tidings out today! Check out the highlights of what our community shared on Seabird this week.
seabird.kit.com/posts/tiding...

16.01.2026 21:16 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Seabird Reader A new way of finding worthwhile writing and other media on the internet

The web version of our link-sharing platform is now available in beta. If you'd like to see what we're working on and share your own recommended links, create an account with code "WaitIsOver"!
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16.01.2026 19:03 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Bar chart of most shared publications
New York Times (bar is at least three times as big as the next biggest bar)
The Atlantic
Guardian
Slate
BBC
Liberal Currents
New Yorker
Wall Street Journal
Oregonian
Washington Post

Bar chart of most shared publications New York Times (bar is at least three times as big as the next biggest bar) The Atlantic Guardian Slate BBC Liberal Currents New Yorker Wall Street Journal Oregonian Washington Post

Liberal Currents is the sixth biggest publication!....to be shared on @seabirdreader.bsky.social in 2025

16.01.2026 18:32 πŸ‘ 56 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1
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New year, new Seabird, and our community's top sources

The most-shared sites last year among Seabird users:
1. @nytimes.com
2. @theatlantic.com
3. @theguardian.com
4. @slate.com
5. BBC
6. @liberalcurrents.com
7. @newyorker.com
8. @wsj.com
9. @oregonian.com
10. @washingtonpost.com

seabird.kit.com/posts/new-ye...

16.01.2026 18:33 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1