For much of its devoted fanbase, Birds Aren’t Real is a respite from America’s political divide—a joke so preposterous both conservatives and liberals can laugh at it. But for a few followers, this movement is no more unbelievable than QAnon, a right-wing conspiracy theory turned marketing ploy that holds that someone with high-level government clearance is planting coded tips in the news. Therein lies the genius of Birds Aren’t Real: It’s a digital breadcrumb trail that leads to a website that leads to a shop full of ready-to-buy merchandise.
The creative muscle behind the avian-inspired conspiracy (and thinly disguised marketing scheme) is 20-year-old Peter McIndoe, an English and philosophy major at the University of Memphis in Tennessee. McIndoe first went live with Birds Aren’t Real in January 2017 at his city’s Women’s March. A video from the event shows McIndoe with a crudely drawn sign, heckling protesters with lines like, “Birds are a myth; they’re an illusion; they’re a lie. Wake up America! Wake up!” The idea of selling Birds Aren’t Real goods, he says, came after the stunt gained traction over Instagram.
Noe get the taje of the Audubon society, eho thinks birds are real. Which theu probably are but the internet is a fun place to explore.
The hills around Northern Genesee Valley and Rochester are still the state's biggest producer of bucks in the 2018 season, with the highest density of buck harvest in the state in Livingston County at 4.5 bucks per square mile and Yates County 4.4 bucks per square mile, Orleans County at 4.2 bucks per square mile -- WMUs 8N, 8M, 8P. Other hots spots include Wyoming County at 4.3 pucks per square mile WMU 9H.
Camping gear, at least bedding, wire, light, axe is back in my truck. The last thing to fix, the lights in the floor of my truck have been reconnected, all of the other things are working well. The cruise control works perfectly in my truck, and I checked the fluids today. The plan is to leave Wednesday directly from work for the Adirondacks. Should be a nice adventure.
First-time hunters who want to hunt in New York must first earn a hunter education certificate prior to purchasing their first hunting license. The certificate is then good for all future purchases of hunting licenses,.
Previously, classroom time, along with some required online homework ahead of time, was required to get a hunter education certificate. “Unfortunately, all traditional hunter education courses have been canceled due to the Covid-19 pandemic, leaving many new hunters unable to get a certificate before spring turkey season,” DEC said in press release.
I’ve been thinking this summer of doing more hammock camping. The idea would be to pack a small day pack with some food, the hammock, matches, flashlight, and maybe a backup battery pack for smartphone (for music/entertainment). I would hike back along a trail somewhere, find a place to spend the night along the trail, build a fire, cook on a small lightweight frying pan.
I did something similar for Memorial Day Weekend 2023, when I camped up on Cole Hill State Forest. It was a lot of fun, not too much work to set up and take down. Some nice sunsets and evenings in the woods, with a very simple camping set up and good meals cooked over a small open fire. I should consider other state forests and land around where I can do something similar.
I’ve stayed away from doing a lot of backpacking in the past, because i have memories of camping in Boy Scouts, where a night in the woods meant a heavy pack, loaded down with gear, and a tired back after hours of walking int he wilderness. But I don’t think I need to bring big pack frame with me for most trips, I could go much lighter, and camp much more minimally especially during warm summer nights.
We're seeing a lot of talk about tigers in the news right now thanks to the hit Netflix documentary series "Tiger King" about the captive breeding of these big cats. We won't dig into that show, or its colorful characters and weird conspiracies here.
We have noticed that people have plenty of burning questions about this cat species and today we will attempt to answer them.
