By Lambert Strether of Corrente Bird Song of the Day Great Bowerbird, Western Australia, Australia. Notes: “Male initially singing/calling near bower, then approach and scold me towards the end of the recording. Other Behaviors: Advertise, Scold. Habitat: Dry Forest.” * * * Politics “But what is government itself, but the greatest of all reflections on […]
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Read more...Yves here. This is the first time I’ve come across the People’s CDC, and I like the cut of their jib. They have a series of demands for Covid action. And while continued “access” to vaccines is on the list, it’s their dead last action item, with N95 masks and ventilation and testing and improved […]
Read more...As domesitc violence is rising, more union contracts are including provisions to help workers cope.
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