Wishful thinking. Their most recent published Form 990 shows they have $590 million in net assets, having made $48million and $31 million in the prior two fiscal years. The CEO made almost $900k in the most recent year.
Like many non-profits who prey on stupid people, they are a scam.
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Should George Floyd have died? Nope. But he was a criminal who did dope (under the influence at the time of his death) and had committed some pretty outrageous crimes. Should the conduct of the police officers involved have been examined and adjudicated? Yep-and It was. Did BLM, the DNC and the MSM weaponize the incident and exploit it for personal gain, subvert the justice system and reduce the trial to a witch hunt? Yep. Did the BLM and its leadership publicly announce themselves to be trained Marxist's while personally profiting from the Floyd death? Yep. Have Black American's coast to coast questioned the use of BLM donation's? Absolutely. Did BLM rhetoric contribute to and encourage the rioting that cost lives and destroyed billions in property during the Covid lockdowns? Did the DNC encourage the riot's, conflate criminality with revolution and does it continue to encourage and exploit the chaos for its own purposes? Yep. Has the BLM, the DNC and corporate controlled media continued to play the race card and taken every opportunity to use race hatred as a wedge to divide American's? Of course. Did the Democratic Party found the Ku Klux Clan? Yep. Is BLM a racist organization? Has the BLM, the DNC and the feminist driven D.E.I. commissariat so infected, distorted and emotionally charged the American national dialogue with racist and sexist rhetoric that it makes it almost impossible for American's to objectively discuss any topic of serious financial, social or cultural concern? Is that the point? Yep.
I own binoculars, provide a constant water source and put out almost a ton of bird seed each year. Living on the edge of a National Forest I can see that birds, all living creatures (we also have puma, bear and elk) are under stress and threat. (Ask Black kid's in D.N.C. controlled Chiraq.) Streams that once ran year round now only flow in spring. Enter the forest and you can feel the hunger. I'm not a member of the Audubon Society.
We had Audubon print's on our walls when I was a child. The man was a major talent and a conservationist far ahead of his time. The spontaneity of Audubon Society membership in keeping the organization alive is commendable. The conscious display of concern and open proclamation of our connection to nature and our responsibility for its preservation cannot be questioned. Why and who would risk destruction of such a worthwhile endeavor?
The journalist was correct in reporting on the situation. It matters. But, as in every other heart rending report of this type it is merely, like snakebite, a report on the slow spread of poison in the lymph. The senseless cancellation of worthy lives. The de-platforming of yet another truthful voice. Journalist's berated and abused at the congressional hearing. The lockdown. The perpetual lie and the cover-up. All.
The more important point is theat Floyd died while in custody for alleged criminal activity, and resisting arrest. He died because he was resisting arrest. He did NOT die because his life was so important it was worth saving.
It DOESN'T stop, comrade! The revolution is ongoing. The struggle continues. Do not grow weary and do not waste bullets when hammers work just as well.
Thanks for pointing this out. This is what the author missed. He did a good job sketching out the argument for why people want the name changed. The argument against change he made sound like is only about losing brand recognition or salty older folks who think caring about names is "stupid."
No, actually the more significant argument against the name change campaign is due to the propensity of woke activism to shift any and all missions toward woke causes in the name of "diversity, equity, and inclusion." Many people who care about bird conservation want the mission to remain on birds.
Also, he did touch on this point, but it bears repeating: many people don't believe a cultural revolution is going to end well for most people. They'd rather learn from history than erase it. The Mao mindset is not good for the cause of true justice.
Well said, Leah. If you carry the rationale of the name changers to its logical conclusion, no one who's ever done [name your sin] is fit to be remembered, regardless of what societal contribution they may have made. If we're going to cancel and tear down statues of Jefferson and U.S. Grant, and rename the Audubon Society, are we going to hold other people and individuals to same standard?
For example, should the Democratic Party rename itself because so many of its members embraced segregation for 100 years after the Civil War? That chapter in Seattle -- are they going to push to change the name of their state from Washington? Should George Floyd Elementary School be renamed because he committed aggravated robbery on two occasions, along with twice committing crimes using a gun?
This whole thing seems very selective, as well as very Maoist.
And hey my kids grew up watching Sesame Street and loved тАЬAuntie AudubonтАЭ Big BirdтАЩs auntтАж.Thinking about how traumatized they will be if poor тАЬAuntie AudubonтАЭ is cancelled keeps me up all night worrying about the harm that will cause
Wait! You just suggested another way in which birding is . . . problematic: they keep labeling birds as male and female entirely on the basis of external markers like plumage, and behavior, and, you know, reproductive physiology.
No one has ever asked whether that male cardinal - brightly colored and singing loudly to mark its territory and attract a mate - perhaps *feels* like a female on the inside.
We laugh, but there is plenty of observed evidence that birds fill certain evolutionary roles, regardless of their sex. What we call gendered roles (I.e: hens and cocks), is performed regardless of sex if there are no biological males, or biological females to fulfill the role. I see it every day with my chickens, and IтАЩve seen it for decades with my parrots. And weтАЩve all heard the stories of the penguin pairs who are the same sex, as well as countless other avian examples. Birds do not conform to the Human social construct of gender if their survival necessitates it, but also they donтАЩt give a fig what we think anyways.
Until the egregious example of the National Basketball Association begins to diversify and play little people, I cannot in good conscience abide by DEI in the Audubon Society!
The obvious goal of DEI is to demonize Caucasians, wherever they are, in and out of every institution. It has risen to the top priority in the land. Its end goal is obvious - the end of Western Civilization, and the end goal is now in sight.
But they already have a DEI NBA - itтАЩs called the WNBA, it plays in arenas 1/5 the size of NBA arenas, and they still canтАЩt even sell out playoff games.
Height-challenged people are still discriminated against. As far as I know they have no league they can play in. Even the "6' under" leagues are dominated by people over five feet tall. I believe basketball is systemically bigoted. When height-challenged people identify as tall, they still do not qualify. Until tall people check their height privilege, B-ball arenas need to burn. Jus sayin
And what about Ageism??? IтАЩm 65 and the Patriots STILL havenтАЩt returned ANY of my calls about playing middle linebacker in their next Super Bowl! Equity, schmequity - where is the justice in this world?
Wishful thinking. Their most recent published Form 990 shows they have $590 million in net assets, having made $48million and $31 million in the prior two fiscal years. The CEO made almost $900k in the most recent year.
Like many non-profits who prey on stupid people, they are a scam.
Holy hell, you are right: $898,880, to be exact.
Though if the people interviewed in this article are the sort that the CEO has to deal with, he might have been underpaid.
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Should George Floyd have died? Nope. But he was a criminal who did dope (under the influence at the time of his death) and had committed some pretty outrageous crimes. Should the conduct of the police officers involved have been examined and adjudicated? Yep-and It was. Did BLM, the DNC and the MSM weaponize the incident and exploit it for personal gain, subvert the justice system and reduce the trial to a witch hunt? Yep. Did the BLM and its leadership publicly announce themselves to be trained Marxist's while personally profiting from the Floyd death? Yep. Have Black American's coast to coast questioned the use of BLM donation's? Absolutely. Did BLM rhetoric contribute to and encourage the rioting that cost lives and destroyed billions in property during the Covid lockdowns? Did the DNC encourage the riot's, conflate criminality with revolution and does it continue to encourage and exploit the chaos for its own purposes? Yep. Has the BLM, the DNC and corporate controlled media continued to play the race card and taken every opportunity to use race hatred as a wedge to divide American's? Of course. Did the Democratic Party found the Ku Klux Clan? Yep. Is BLM a racist organization? Has the BLM, the DNC and the feminist driven D.E.I. commissariat so infected, distorted and emotionally charged the American national dialogue with racist and sexist rhetoric that it makes it almost impossible for American's to objectively discuss any topic of serious financial, social or cultural concern? Is that the point? Yep.
I own binoculars, provide a constant water source and put out almost a ton of bird seed each year. Living on the edge of a National Forest I can see that birds, all living creatures (we also have puma, bear and elk) are under stress and threat. (Ask Black kid's in D.N.C. controlled Chiraq.) Streams that once ran year round now only flow in spring. Enter the forest and you can feel the hunger. I'm not a member of the Audubon Society.
We had Audubon print's on our walls when I was a child. The man was a major talent and a conservationist far ahead of his time. The spontaneity of Audubon Society membership in keeping the organization alive is commendable. The conscious display of concern and open proclamation of our connection to nature and our responsibility for its preservation cannot be questioned. Why and who would risk destruction of such a worthwhile endeavor?
The journalist was correct in reporting on the situation. It matters. But, as in every other heart rending report of this type it is merely, like snakebite, a report on the slow spread of poison in the lymph. The senseless cancellation of worthy lives. The de-platforming of yet another truthful voice. Journalist's berated and abused at the congressional hearing. The lockdown. The perpetual lie and the cover-up. All.
Right on the money. Great post!
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The more important point is theat Floyd died while in custody for alleged criminal activity, and resisting arrest. He died because he was resisting arrest. He did NOT die because his life was so important it was worth saving.
Brilliant post on all counts, political and ecological. The natural world is dying as we watch.
"Where does it stop?!"
It DOESN'T stop, comrade! The revolution is ongoing. The struggle continues. Do not grow weary and do not waste bullets when hammers work just as well.
Purge! Purge! Purge!
Thanks for pointing this out. This is what the author missed. He did a good job sketching out the argument for why people want the name changed. The argument against change he made sound like is only about losing brand recognition or salty older folks who think caring about names is "stupid."
No, actually the more significant argument against the name change campaign is due to the propensity of woke activism to shift any and all missions toward woke causes in the name of "diversity, equity, and inclusion." Many people who care about bird conservation want the mission to remain on birds.
Also, he did touch on this point, but it bears repeating: many people don't believe a cultural revolution is going to end well for most people. They'd rather learn from history than erase it. The Mao mindset is not good for the cause of true justice.
Well said, Leah. If you carry the rationale of the name changers to its logical conclusion, no one who's ever done [name your sin] is fit to be remembered, regardless of what societal contribution they may have made. If we're going to cancel and tear down statues of Jefferson and U.S. Grant, and rename the Audubon Society, are we going to hold other people and individuals to same standard?
For example, should the Democratic Party rename itself because so many of its members embraced segregation for 100 years after the Civil War? That chapter in Seattle -- are they going to push to change the name of their state from Washington? Should George Floyd Elementary School be renamed because he committed aggravated robbery on two occasions, along with twice committing crimes using a gun?
This whole thing seems very selective, as well as very Maoist.
Oh I see, Naro. So youтАЩre pro slavery then?
only if it happens elsewhere and I can have my Prius complete with battery
"They believe a rebrand will help conservation because more people of all races will be attracted to the cause"
Yea, and they can hire Dylan Mulvaney as their spokesgirl.
And hey my kids grew up watching Sesame Street and loved тАЬAuntie AudubonтАЭ Big BirdтАЩs auntтАж.Thinking about how traumatized they will be if poor тАЬAuntie AudubonтАЭ is cancelled keeps me up all night worrying about the harm that will cause
My wife says they should rename it "The Dead Birds Society".
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Wait! You just suggested another way in which birding is . . . problematic: they keep labeling birds as male and female entirely on the basis of external markers like plumage, and behavior, and, you know, reproductive physiology.
No one has ever asked whether that male cardinal - brightly colored and singing loudly to mark its territory and attract a mate - perhaps *feels* like a female on the inside.
That will be the next idea some crazy person will have.
We laugh, but there is plenty of observed evidence that birds fill certain evolutionary roles, regardless of their sex. What we call gendered roles (I.e: hens and cocks), is performed regardless of sex if there are no biological males, or biological females to fulfill the role. I see it every day with my chickens, and IтАЩve seen it for decades with my parrots. And weтАЩve all heard the stories of the penguin pairs who are the same sex, as well as countless other avian examples. Birds do not conform to the Human social construct of gender if their survival necessitates it, but also they donтАЩt give a fig what we think anyways.
Do your roosters lay eggs?
Do your hens fertilize one another?
If thousands were isolated awhile, would NOT be totally shocked if one self-fertilized. Has happened with other critters.
JLQ-- They don't have to announce it to the world and don't need to promote their 'way of life'. They just do it. Humans should follow suit.
Until the egregious example of the National Basketball Association begins to diversify and play little people, I cannot in good conscience abide by DEI in the Audubon Society!
The obvious goal of DEI is to demonize Caucasians, wherever they are, in and out of every institution. It has risen to the top priority in the land. Its end goal is obvious - the end of Western Civilization, and the end goal is now in sight.
тАЬShort people got no reason to liveтАЭ song by recording artist
~Randy Newman~
But they already have a DEI NBA - itтАЩs called the WNBA, it plays in arenas 1/5 the size of NBA arenas, and they still canтАЩt even sell out playoff games.
Height-challenged people are still discriminated against. As far as I know they have no league they can play in. Even the "6' under" leagues are dominated by people over five feet tall. I believe basketball is systemically bigoted. When height-challenged people identify as tall, they still do not qualify. Until tall people check their height privilege, B-ball arenas need to burn. Jus sayin
And what about Ageism??? IтАЩm 65 and the Patriots STILL havenтАЩt returned ANY of my calls about playing middle linebacker in their next Super Bowl! Equity, schmequity - where is the justice in this world?
We may laugh, but who knows?? Ha.
Yup, since we can't ask birds what their gender identity is I suppose the best we can do is say: 'an cardinal assigned male at hatching'.
Wait! There's this bridge over the East River!
Near T-Town?
Two words for the name changing crowd - Elihu Yale. No one would have ever heard of Robert E. Lee if it wasn't for Elihu Yale.
Huh?